Spain’s regulated online gambling market generated €993.6 million in gross gaming revenue during the first half of 2026, putting the €1 billion mark within touching distance.
Second Quarter Pushes Revenue Higher
Spain’s online gambling operators generated €539.18 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR) during the second quarter of 2026, according to data from the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ).
That was an 18.66% jump from the previous quarter and a 31.16% increase compared with Q2 2025. Combined with the €454.1 million recorded during the opening quarter, first-half revenue reached €993.6 million, up 23% year-on-year.
Casino and Betting Take Almost the Entire Pot
Casino remained Spain’s biggest online gambling vertical in Q2, producing €261.25 million in GGR and accounting for 48.45% of the market.
Casino revenue climbed 5.56% from Q1 and 20.61% from the same quarter last year. Slots were a major contributor, with revenue from the vertical rising 22.40% year-on-year.
Betting was close behind at €253.59 million, giving it a 47.03% share of quarterly GGR. The vertical enjoyed the sharper growth rate, climbing 44.93% quarter-on-quarter and 47.46% year-on-year.
Conventional fixed-odds sports betting was particularly strong, with revenue rising 83.57% compared with Q1. Live betting also moved higher during the quarter.
Poker Takes a Quarterly Hit
Poker was one of the few areas to move in the other direction. Revenue fell 25.65% from Q1 to €21.03 million, although that figure was still 10.06% higher than a year earlier.
Bingo contributed €3.30 million, down 8.71% quarter-on-quarter and 2.34% year-on-year. Together, poker and bingo accounted for less than 5% of Spain’s Q2 online gambling revenue.
More Players Are Logging On
The growth was not confined to operator revenue. Spain recorded a monthly average of just over 2.03 million active online gambling accounts during Q2, an 8.20% increase from Q1 and 20.13% higher than a year earlier.
New accounts rose even faster. The monthly average reached 253,626, representing a 40.27% quarterly increase and a 50.39% rise year-on-year.
For players, those numbers point to an increasingly crowded regulated market. More active customers give operators plenty of incentive to compete for attention, although that does not automatically mean a return to the anything-goes bonus battles of years past.
Marketing Spend Reaches €194 Million
Operators spent €194.46 million on marketing during the second quarter, up 8.32% from Q1 and 17.96% year-on-year.
Promotions accounted for €91.25 million, while advertising reached €80.26 million. Affiliate spending came to €20.07 million and sponsorship accounted for another €2.89 million.
Spain had 77 licensed online gambling operators during the quarter, with 61 holding at least one active individual license. Casino was the most widely offered vertical, with 52 operators active in the segment, followed by betting with 42.
With almost €1 billion in GGR already on the books after six months, Spain’s regulated online gambling market enters the second half of 2026 considerably larger than it was a year ago.
