Spain Q3 2025: Online Gambling GGR Hits €405M, Up 16.5% Year-on-Year

Spain's Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) has published its Q3 2025 market report, revealing gross gaming revenue (GGR) of €405.36 million for July-September 2025. While this represents a slight quarterly decline of 1.35%, year-on-year growth remains robust at 16.49%.

Market Performance by SegmentCasino continues to dominate the Spanish online market, generating €230.98 million (56.98% of total GGR) with impressive 22.93% annual growth. Slot machines led the charge with 27.78% year-on-year increase.

Sports betting contributed €149.50 million (36.88% share) but experienced a notable 13.02% quarterly decline. The data reveals a significant shift in betting behavior:

Conventional pre-match betting dropped 42.98% quarter-on-quarterLive/in-play betting surged 32.82% quarterlyOther fixed-odds betting increased 23.85%Poker showed positive momentum with €21.71 million GGR, up 13.59% quarterly and 5.80% annually. Tournament poker grew 15.98% while cash games increased 8.82% from Q2.

Bingo continues its decline, generating just €3.18 million with drops of 5.92% quarterly and 13.48% annually.

Marketing Spend and Player ActivityOperators spent €154.84 million on marketing, down 6% from Q2 but up 17.89% year-on-year. The breakdown shows:

Promotions: €82.03 millionAdvertising: €54.65 millionAffiliate costs: €15.86 million (up 13.40% quarterly)Sponsorship: €2.30 million (down 53.61% quarterly)Average monthly active accounts reached 1.66 million, up 14.32% annually despite a 2.73% quarterly dip. New account registrations averaged 153,286 monthly.

Operator LandscapeOf 77 licensed operators, 64 held active singular licenses in Q3: 52 for casino, 44 for sports betting, 9 for poker, 4 for bingo, and 2 for contests.