Spain’s DGOJ Reports Total Online Gambling Fines of €84М
There were total online gambling fines of €84.1 million in the first half of this year. 53 operators were sanctioned. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs in Spain has warned about the need for better monitoring practices in online gaming sector.
53 targeted operators gathered €84.3 million ($86.6 million) in fines. Last year, 21 operators were sanctioned. 21 of them had their licenses revoked. They were asked to shut down their websites and make them unavailable for Spanish players.
DGOJ has revealed the list of infringements that took place in 2022. Purple Rain NV, Famagousta BV, CrackerJack Entertainment, and Abundantia Bv were the operators that were sanctioned with license revocation. An additional 17 operators were found guilty of serious infractions and fined between €4 million and €5 million. The rest of the issued fines totaled €1 million ($1.1m) each.