Barcelona, 9 September 2026. With far reaching regulatory innovations on the horizon, the 2026 Gaming in Spain Conference, which takes place on Thursday, October 15, 2026, is an event that simply cannot be missed.
This event offers the perfect mix of highly pertinent topics, relevant attendees and speakers, and up to date thought leadership.
Key topics
The 2026 Gaming in Spain Conference will cover the following topics: the implementation of cross operator deposit limits and the DGOJ’s central problem gambling detection algorithm; future gambling reform and the industry’s response; strategies for countering offshore offerings and to ReclaimTheMarket for licensed operators; fraud prevention and AML; and the current and future permissibility of new products, including prediction betting and sweepstakes.
Gaming in Spain founder, Willem van Oort, commented:
I am extremely happy that we managed to bring together so many key stakeholders, representing the regulator, licensed operators, suppliers, and even Spain’s National Police. I think this is representative of what Gaming in Spain and, more broadly, Gaming in Europe are trying to achieve, which is facilitating the kind of discussions that help foster long-term sustainability for regulated gambling. All this, of course, against the backdrop of the growing threat of unprotected gambling due to unfair, unlicensed, and offshore competition. Reclaiming the market requires both cooperation and shared knowledge.
Meet the people who matter
As always, the Gaming in Spain Conference is the place to meet key stakeholders and decision makers in Spain’s online gambling market. Sometimes, face to face is just better.
Initial agenda
An overview of confirmed topics and speakers is included below. Stay tuned for further updates.
| BLOCK 1 · REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS | |
| Keynote | Mikel Arana, DG, DGOJ |
| Regulatory update & analysis | Xavi Munoz Bellvehí, Managing Partner, ECIJA Barcelona |
| Implementing cross-operator deposit limits | Justo Sancho, Director of Safe Gambling, DGOJ; Sander Hoogendoorn, Senior Consultant, Chevron Group; Camille Gonzálvez, TMT & iGaming Lawyer, ECIJA (mod.) |
| Melilla & regulated gambling in Spain | Patricia Lalanda, Partner, LOYRA Abogados |
| BLOCK 2 · SPANISH GAMBLING AND THE THREAT OF THE BLACK MARKET | |
| The Spanish iGaming market in numbers | Josh Hodgson, COO, H2 Gambling Capital |
| Game popularity: Onshore and offshore offerings compared | Dmitry Belianin, Co-Founder, Blask Business Intelligence |
| Against illegal gambling advertising: Taking the fight to Big Tech | Björn Fuchs, Chair, VNLOK |
| Crypto vs. regulated: Who is winning the player experience? | Mauro De Fabritiis, Founder, MDF Partners |
| BLOCK 3 · ALGORITHMS AND PLAYER PROTECTION IN THE SPANISH MARKET | |
| Problem gambling detection algorithms & player protection | Pedro Romero, Chief of Safer Gambling Partnerships, BetBlocker; Paula Murphy, Head of Commercial, Mindway AI |
| BLOCK 4 · IGAMING REGULATION AND LICENSED OPERATORS | |
| The industry’s perspective on sustainable gambling reform | Jorge Hinojosa, DG, Jdigital |
| BLOCK 5 · FRAUD PREVENTION AND AML | |
| Fraud prevention in regulated gambling | David Calvete Sarasa, Chief Inspector, National Police |
| The practical impact of the EU’s new AML/CFT regulation | Pedro López Martín-Andino, Managing Partner, MartínAndino Abogados; Jochen Biewer, Managing Director, Chevron Group |
| BLOCK 6 · NEW PRODUCTS AND TECH SOLUTIONS FOR THE SPANISH MARKET | |
| AI-powered “live” casino for the Spanish market | Gustaf Hagman & Jonas Delin, Co-Founders, Avanti Studios |
| Emerging gambling and betting formats | Camille Gonzálvez, TMT & iGaming Lawyer, ECIJA |
| AI and effective affiliate marketing | Andreas Ditsche, CEO, iGaming.com |
| iGaming & compliant payment solutions | Juan Jose Llorente, Country Manager Spain & Portugal, Adyen |
| BLOCK 7 · LATAM UPDATE | |
| The state of play in promising LatAm markets | Speaker TBA |
| BREAKOUT SESSIONS | |
| Promotions in Spain: Who leads, who lags, and what works | Mario Chamorro, Partner, MDF Partners |
| Other sessions TBA | |
Practical information
The 2026 Gaming in Spain Conference takes place Thursday, October 15, 2026, at the Auditorio ECIJA in Madrid.
