Spain

17 January, 2013

Spanish Market Troubled by Liquidity Shortfall, Potential Operator Withdrawals

After six months since entering the dot.es market, a number of igaming operators are preparing to return their licenses and withdraw from the country, eGamingReview has revealed. Several ope...

0 51 17 January, 2013 Poker Law & Legislation

04 January, 2013

Spain Eyes Online Slot Regulation in 2013

Spanish regulators have begun the process of expanding the recently regulated egaming market by building the framework for online slot legislation. According to eGR Magazine, the Dirección ...

0 63 04 January, 2013 Poker Law & Legislation

14 November, 2012

Spain Orders Unlicensed Sites to Cease and Desist

Twelve unlicensed gaming operators have received warnings from Spain's gambling regulator to cease activities in the country or be subject to enforcement proceedings that carry a penalty of ...

0 52 14 November, 2012 Poker Law & Legislation

09 March, 2012

Pre-Approval For Spanish Licence Applicants

The regulator for the new Spanish licences has given pre-approvals to over eighty percent of the applicants, according to eGaming Review. Over 40 applicants hoping to operate in the Spanish ...

0 51 09 March, 2012 Poker Law & Legislation

28 February, 2012

Spanish Gaming Licences For Early April

It has been announced on Poker-Red that licencing for Spanish online gaming operators could happen as soon as the first half of April. Current issues however are the need to finalise the tax...

0 24 28 February, 2012 Poker Law & Legislation

10 February, 2012

Microgaming Permits Spanish License Applicants to Continue Accepting .Es Traffic

Despite reports that the Microgaming network is pulling out of the Spanish market, PokerUpdate is pleased to confirm that all Microgaming operators who are currently applying for a Spanish l...

0 26 10 February, 2012 Poker Law & Legislation

30 November, 2011

News Bite: PokerStars Purchases Cara de Poker

PokerStars has bought former iPoker skin Cara de Poker to augment the operator’s player base in the newly regulated Spanish market. As of November 30, the Spanish site has been rebranded b...

0 23 30 November, 2011 Poker Business & Finance

22 November, 2011

News Bite: GameAccount Network Confirms Spanish Operators

Online games developer GameAccount Network has announced that the two Spanish-facing brands of Rank Group and Sportingbet (enRacha and Miapuesta, respectively) will be the first operators on...

0 43 22 November, 2011 Poker Networks & Rooms

17 November, 2011

Spanish License Applications Expected by Week's End

Ahead of the market opening in January, Spain’s Ministry of Economy & Finance published 10 decrees today in the State Gazette outlining rules and restrictions for regulated games. Six ...

0 58 17 November, 2011 Poker Law & Legislation

02 November, 2011

News Bite: Madrid Launches Spain's First Online Casino

Spain’s Casino Gran Madrid launched its Playtech-powered gaming platform yesterday, providing online casino games to residents of Madrid.Representatives of Casino Gran Madrid revealed that...

0 35 02 November, 2011 Poker Law & Legislation

31 October, 2011

eCOGRA Approved as Testing Agency in Spain

Following its accreditation as a testing agency by the Italian regulatory body AAMS in August, eCOGRA has been approved for certifying online gaming software and information systems security...

0 29 31 October, 2011 Poker Law & Legislation

13 October, 2011

News Bite: Microgaming Powers CIRSA Software

Spanish gaming operator CIRSA has reached a deal with Microgaming to use its software for the new Spanish gaming site, Cirsa.es. Previously known for its land-based casino and bingo hall off...

0 46 13 October, 2011 Poker Networks & Rooms