Spain's Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) has published an updated technical specification for the Joint Deposit Limits System for Operators. The new September version replaces the technical specification issued in June.
It introduces new requirements covering system security, transaction handling and data retention.
One key change concerns how operators access the Joint Deposit Limits System. The updated specification establishes specific authentication procedures designed to strengthen the security of system access.
The DGOJ has also introduced measures to prevent transactions from being recorded twice when connectivity problems or processing interruptions occur.
Under the new framework, data must initially remain in standard-access storage for 12 months before being transferred to a long-term storage system for an additional three years. At the same time, the DGOJ specifies that credentials and access tokens must not be stored.
DGOJ's recent figures unveiled that the online gambling sector has hit new heights, with Q2 2026 posting a record-breaking Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) of €539.2m ($676.3m). This jump marks an 18.66% increase over the previous quarter and a 31.16% surge compared to the same period last year.
Betting led the charge, boasting a GGR of €253.6m, a 47.46% year-on-year increase. The online casino vertical maintained its momentum, generating €261.3m, a 20.61% rise.
Earlier this month, the latest data from the Spanish Observatory on Drugs and Addictions (OEDA) showed that the proportion of Spain’s adult population identified as potentially experiencing problem gambling fell to 1.4% in 2024.
This figure was 2.6% in 2018, before falling to 2.2% in 2020, 1.7% in 2022 and 1.4% in 2024.
Research from Spanish health authorities suggests that gambling participation does not automatically lead to problematic behaviour, noting that risk depends on factors such as frequency and individual characteristics
