Spain’s gambling regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) has appointed Jose Antonio Garcia as its new Director General of Management and Industry Relations. Garcia will replace Laura Minguito, who has stepped down from the general management position. Garcia takes over having consulted the DGOJ on industry relations and policy. Garcia has a background in engineering focusing on telecommunications …
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European operators eye up Spanish market entry
Having closed its application window on 9 December, La Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) Spain’s gambling regulator disclosed that it had received general applications for licences from a twelve European igaming operators. Industry news source EGR Magazine, has reported that sports betting operators Eurobet and Betclic Everest are amongst the twelve applicants who have applied for general licences. …
Read More »12 new operators apply for Spanish DGOJ licences
La Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), Spain’s national gambling regulator has revealed that 12 online gambling operators have filed applications to enter its regulated market. The DGOJ re-opened its online gambling application service last month to allow operators to indicate their market entry interest. The DGOJ application window was officially closed yesterday, the regulator disclosed that twenty general …
Read More »Spain re-opens licensing window for new online gambling applicants
Spain’s gambling regulator La Direccion General de Ordenacion del Juego (DGOJ) has re-opened its online gambling licensing window, in a move to create new market entrants for the Spanish online gambling market. The DGOJ will review new business submissions of online gambling operators who wish to participate in Spain’s regulated online gambling market. The regulator confirmed that the window would …
Read More »Sports betting aids improved Q1 2014 for Spanish igaming sector
The latest industry figures published by Spain regulatory body – Direccion General de Ordenacion del Juego (DGOJ), have demonstrated that the Spanish igaming market grew 10% year on year, as the sector enjoyed a strong opening quarter to 2014. Total gross gaming revenues for Q1 (figures reported from January 1- 31 March 2014) reached €66.9 million (£56.8 million), up 12% …
Read More »Spain’s DGOJ to allow online slots & betting exchanges
Spanish gambling regulator Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), are set to add new amendments to the current Spanish online gambling bill which will see online slots and sports betting exchanges allowed to be serviced by licensed online gambling operators. The DGOJ are finalising amendments to current Spanish online gambling regulations, which may see the integration of slots and betting …
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