Spain’s Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) has renewed three licences held by Betway Spain, allowing the operator to keep offering blackjack, roulette and fixed-odds horse racing betting for another three years.
The blackjack licence was renewed on 29 October 2026, while the roulette and horse racing betting authorisations were extended on 6 November. All three decisions concern existing licences rather than new gambling products.
Betway meets regulatory requirements for licence renewals
According to the DGOJ’s official records, Betway Spain submitted renewal applications for all three licences on 22 September 2026, plus documentation demonstrating continued compliance with regulatory requirements.
The regulator confirmed that Betway had maintained the conditions under which its original licences were granted and had operated the authorised activities without interruption for at least three-fifths of their respective validity periods.
Also, the company demonstrated that it had paid the required gambling taxes and administrative fees. These approvals were issued under Spain’s Law 13/2011, which governs nationally regulated gambling activities, alongside the regulations covering each gambling product.
Existing gambling licences extended without changes to conditions
Betway’s blackjack and roulette licences fall under the general category of other games, while its fixed-odds horse racing betting authorisation falls under betting. Each licence has been extended for three years from its previously scheduled expiry date.
The DGOJ confirmed that the existing terms and conditions would remain unchanged. The extensions will also be recorded in Spain’s General Register of Gambling Licences, which maintains the official record of gambling authorisations.
These decisions were signed by DGOJ Director General Mikel Arana Echezarreta and include notification requirements for the Autonomous City of Ceuta, where Betway Spain maintains its registered office.
Betway’s Spanish licensing history dates back to 2012
Betway Spain first obtained its blackjack and roulette licences on 1 June 2012, with both authorisations subsequently renewed several times, most recently in April 2024. The operator received its fixed-odds horse racing betting licence in August 2018, followed by renewals in February 2021, April 2024 and November 2026.
Betway also holds authorisations covering sports betting, other fixed-odds betting and gaming machines, the regulatory category that includes online slots. The company maintains general licences for betting and other games, under which its individual gambling products are authorised.
The November decisions do not expand Betway’s permitted gambling activities but allow it to continue offering its existing products under the same regulatory conditions.
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