Revenue for the first quarter totaled €350.7m.
Spain.- Gross online gambling revenue in Spain was €350.7m in the first three months of the year. That’s a 15.1 percent increase from Ql 2023 and an 11.2 percent rise from the previous quarter.
According to figures from the Spanish gambling regulator, DGOJ, online casino was again the main driver, contributing €167.8m, 47.8 percent of all online gambling revenue. This was up 17 percent year-on-year but down 2.1 percent from Q4 2023. Within this, the standout performers were slots, up 15 percent, and roulette, up 22 percent.
Meanwhile, sports betting revenue came in at €150.3m, representing 42.9% of all revenue. The figure was up 15.4 percent from the first quarter of 2023 and 31 percent from Q4. Pre-match betting revenue was up by 588.8 percent while in-play revenue was down 31.7 percent. Other bet types saw a rise of 1.6 percent, but horse racing betting revenue fell by 28.4 percent.
Poker revenue was up 4 percent at €28.5m (8.1 percent of all revenue), with increases in revenue from both tournament and cash games. Bingo revenue was up 24.9 percent at €4.2m, while revenue from contests fell 99.4% to approximately €2,000.
At the end of the quarter, Spain had 78 licensed online gambling operators: 50 offerings online casino, 41 betting, nine poker, four bingo, and two contests. Total deposits were up 15.9 percent at €1.09bn while withdrawals rose 13.9 percent to €740m, and the number of new accounts rose by 33.6 percent to 446,586.
Marketing spending was also up in Q1, rising 14.9 percent year-on-year to €112.8m. Some €55.7m was spent on promotions, €41.8m on advertising, €14.3m on affiliates and €1.1m on sponsorship.
Last month, the DGOJ initiated work on data administration policies and practices for the creation of a common centralized registry of gambling data. The registry would compile customer data from all Spanish-licensed online gambling operators to provide a holistic view of activity.
DGOJ Director General Mikel Arana has taken input from the Sectoral Commission, the General Assembly’s advisory body for policy and federal directives. Initial discussions are focusing on improving data integration across public administrations and integrating the data into a comprehensive report on gaming activity.
