TLDR Spain’s gambling regulator set a default deposit cap of €700 a day, €1,750 a week and €3,300 over four weeks. The cap follows each player across every licensed online operator instead of applying per site. The limits are being tested now and become binding on 26 March 2027. A free Player Portal launched alongside the cap, showing deposits, losses and linked accounts. Players can change the cap, but changes take three working days and raises are allowed only once every three months.
Spain’s gambling regulator has introduced a single deposit limit that applies to each player across all licensed online gambling sites. The default cap is €700 a day, €1,750 a week and €3,300 over four weeks.
The Directorate General for Gambling Regulation, known as the DGOJ, launched the system on 21 October 2026. It is in a testing phase now and becomes binding on 26 March 2027.
Spain’s consumer affairs ministry, which oversees the DGOJ, announced the cap along with a new Player Portal. iGaming Business first reported the rollout on 23 October, and CasinoBeats covered it on 25 October.
How the New Deposit Limits Work
Until now, deposit limits in Spain were set by each operator. A player with five accounts in effect had five separate allowances.
The new model counts deposits per person instead. Once a player’s combined deposits across all licensed sites reach the cap, no operator may accept another deposit.
Andrés Barragán, Spain’s secretary general for consumer affairs and gambling, shared the news on Bluesky. “We are launching a new tool to help limit losses on betting,” he wrote, translated from Spanish.
Players can lower, raise or switch off the joint cap. They must use a special procedure that includes extra information about gambling risks.
Any change takes effect only after