Spain sets a 700 euro daily deposit limit for online casinos

Spain's Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) has launched a new system that brings together a player's deposits across multiple licensed online operators under a single limit. The default limits are 700 euros per day, 1,750 euros per week and 3,300 euros per four weeks. The system is currently in a test phase and will become mandatory on 26 March 2027.

Until now, deposit limits in Spain were applied separately by each operator. A player with accounts on five different sites could therefore use five separate limits. Under the new arrangement, the limit is calculated per person. Once a player's total deposits across all sites reach the cap, no operator will be able to accept a new deposit.

Consumer Affairs Secretary General Andrés Barragán announced the measure on his social media account and said a new tool had been introduced to limit betting losses. Players can lower the shared limit, raise it or switch it off entirely. However, this requires a dedicated process, during which more detailed information about gambling risks is provided. Existing operator-level limits will remain in force below the shared limit.

The DGOJ will run the system itself and monitor compliance with the shared limits in real time. Because operators will not need to share player data with one another, the government says the system protects privacy. Under the change, licence holders will also have to check with the regulator before accepting any deposit.