🇪🇸 Spain gambling license check

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Spain licenses online gambling through Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego, and every real DGOJ licence can be confirmed in the authority's public register. If a casino claims a Spain permit, type its name or web address below and the search checks it against the DGOJ register.

Check a casino against the DGOJ register

Searching 137 casino and betting names from the DGOJ register, read 2026-10-27.

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Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego · DGOJ
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How to verify a Spain license

  1. Open the DGOJ operator search on ordenacionjuego.es
  2. Enter the operator's company name or the website domain in the search field
  3. Confirm the exact .es domain the casino uses appears among the operator's registered websites
  4. Check which game types the operator is licensed for using the licence-type filter
  5. If the site is not found, treat it as unlicensed for Spain regardless of any licence claim on the site

License types in Spain

A general licence covers a category of online gambling activity for the whole of Spain, and each specific game requires an additional singular licence tied to that general licence.

  • General licence for betting, Apuestas
  • General licence for contests, Concursos
  • General licence for other games, Otros juegos
  • Singular licences per game, covering slots, roulette, blackjack, poker, bingo, baccarat and betting variants

Key facts about the DGOJ regime

  • General licences run 10 years, renewable for an identical period. Singular licences run 1 to 5 years, renewable
  • Minimum share capital EUR 100,000 for betting and other-games operators, EUR 60,000 for contests only
  • Licensed operators must pass definitive certification of their gaming technical systems within 6 months of award
  • The regulated online market opened in June 2012 under Law 13/2011, with 77 licensed operators at verification
  • Licensed operators run Spanish-facing sites on .es domains registered with the DGOJ
  • Royal Decree 520/2026 adds a joint deposit limit across all licensed operators of EUR 700 a day, EUR 1,750 a week and EUR 3,300 per four weeks, which applies from 25 March 2027
  • Each operator must also apply default deposit limits of EUR 600 a day, EUR 1,500 a week and EUR 3,000 a month, which a player can lower at once

What the license means for players

A DGOJ licence means identity verification, participation in Spain's player-protection framework and access to the RGIAJ national self-exclusion register, which blocks registered players from all licensed online gambling. The DGOJ records a voluntary registration within three days of receiving it, and the ban is indefinite and can be cancelled after 6 months. Player complaints go first to the operator. If the reply is unsatisfactory or does not arrive within one month, the player can file a complaint with the DGOJ, attaching the complaint to the operator and its answer.

Red flags and fake DGOJ claims

  • Spanish-facing site operates on a .com or other non-.es domain
  • Operator or domain does not appear in the DGOJ buscador de operadores
  • Site claims a Spanish licence while displaying only a Malta, Curacao or Gibraltar licence
  • No RGIAJ self-exclusion check at registration

Legal status and tax

Online gambling is legal and regulated nationally under Law 13/2011 on the Regulation of Gambling, with the DGOJ issuing licences since 2012. Royal Decree 958/2020 imposed some of Europe's strictest gambling advertising restrictions, although parts were struck down by the Supreme Court in 2024. Royal Decree 520/2026, published on 25 June 2026, creates a joint deposit limit system run by the DGOJ that applies to every licensed operator from 25 March 2027. Land-based gambling remains a competence of the autonomous communities.

The gambling activities tax is 20% of GGR for most online games, filed quarterly, with a reduced 10% rate for operators genuinely established in Ceuta or Melilla. A small annual administrative levy of 0.75 per mille of gross operating revenue also applies.

News about the DGOJ license

Frequently asked questions

Who regulates online gambling in Spain?

Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego, usually shortened to DGOJ, oversees gambling in Spain. A general licence covers a category of online gambling activity for the whole of Spain, and each specific game requires an additional singular licence tied to that general licence.

How do I check if a casino holds a Spain license?

Type the casino name or its web address into the search on this page, which reads the DGOJ register every day. A real licensee appears there under its own name. Official operator directory, the buscador de operadores. It can be searched by name or website, and it can also be browsed in full, 77 operators at verification, with each row listing that operator's authorized domains. No single download file is offered.

What does a DGOJ license mean for players?

A DGOJ licence means identity verification, participation in Spain's player-protection framework and access to the RGIAJ national self-exclusion register, which blocks registered players from all licensed online gambling. The DGOJ records a voluntary registration within three days of receiving it, and the ban is indefinite and can be cancelled after 6 months. Player complaints go first to the operator. If the reply is unsatisfactory or does not arrive within one month, the player can file a complaint with the DGOJ, attaching the complaint to the operator and its answer.

How do I spot a fake Spain license claim?

Spanish-facing site operates on a .com or other non-.es domain Operator or domain does not appear in the DGOJ buscador de operadores Site claims a Spanish licence while displaying only a Malta, Curacao or Gibraltar licence No RGIAJ self-exclusion check at registration

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