TLDR Spain’s DGOJ is offering €950,620 in competitive grants to fund research on gambling harm, prevention and risks Universities, health institutions and non-profits can apply for projects running through June 2027 Research must cover one of six themes including early detection of problem gambling, links between video games and gambling, and gender impacts The DGOJ also opened a public consultation on banning influencers and celebrities from gambling ads New online gambling accounts in Spain dropped 55% between 2020 and 2023 following earlier ad restrictions
Spain’s gambling regulator has committed nearly €1 million to study the harms caused by gambling. The Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling, known as the DGOJ, published the call for proposals on May 20 in Spain’s official government bulletin.
The competitive grant programme has a total budget of €950,620. It will fund research focused on the prevention, effects and risks tied to gambling activities.
Who Can Apply and What the Research Must Cover
The funding is open to a wide range of institutions. Public and private universities, health institutions, non-profit organisations and development centres are all eligible to apply.
Applicants must show they have an established track record in gambling-related research. Projects must start no earlier than January 1, 2026 and wrap up by June 30, 2027.
The DGOJ has outlined six research themes that proposals must address. These include the early detection of risky gambling behaviours and the individual, family or societal harm linked to gambling.
Other themes cover the development of tools to reduce gambling’s negative consequences. The connection between the video game industry and gambling is also a priority area.
The final two themes focus on the structural characteristics of gambling businesses and the gender-related impacts of problem gambling. The government has stressed the need for gender-sensitive research, noting