Key points:
- Spain’s regulator, DGOJ, has revealed €398.1m in Q1 revenue for the nation’s market, up 13.7%
- Casino and betting revenues rose during the quarter, with bingo and poker revenues falling year-on-year
- Elsewhere today the body presented its player risk detection model at an international regulatory event
Spain’s regulator, the DGOJ, has revealed a Q1 2025 GGR figure of €398.1m ($466.6m), down 2.68% in comparison to the final quarter of 2024, but up 13.7% year-on-year.
The regulator’s full Q1 report has revealed key statistical figures from the nation’s market.
Elsewhere today, the DGOJ has presented its risky player detection model at an international conference in Paris run by the French regulator, ANJ, which seeks to identify and support problem gambling initiatives in the EU marketplace.
Spain’s Q1 by sector
During the year’s first quarter, casino represented the Spanish market’s primary revenue driver – recording €203.6m, up 20.6% year-on-year, with slot revenues also rising by a notable 42% in comparison to results from the year prior.]
Casino was closely trailed by the betting market segment, which churned out €165.9m during the first quarter, up 11.2% year-on-year.
Following these two verticals was poker – €25.52m – and bingo, which recorded €3.63m, down 10.3% and 13.5%, respectively.
Q1 player statistics
Elsewhere, the number of deposits placed by players in the nation during the first quarter of the year rose by 23.85% in comparison to Q1 2024. Withdrawals also saw a marked increase of 29.4% year-on-year. Compared to the previous quarter, deposits and withdrawals also grew by 8.1% and 10.6%, respectively.
Also in comparison to the last quarter, marketing spend rose by 1.74%, with new accounts also seeing an increase of 14.4%.
Good to know: This week, DGOJ also released its 2024 executive summary, with players up 21.6% year-on-year
Spain’s regulator also announced the official sanctioning of 14 separate operators last month – handing out a total of €77.4m in financial penalties and barring the businesses from the nation’s market for two years.
