Spain’s DGOJ Extends Betway’s Blackjack, Roulette and Horse Racing Betting Licences

^{Betway’s logo. Spain’s gambling regulator has extended three of Betway Spain’s licences. (Image: Betway Group / Wikimedia Commons)}

Spain’s gambling regulator has extended three licences held by Betway Spain, S.A., covering blackjack, roulette and fixed-odds horse racing betting. The Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) recorded the decisions on its public register of licensed operators in the past two weeks.

The register lists Betway Spain, S.A. as the operator behind betway.es. The decisions extend licences the company already holds. They do not add any new product, and the register does not show any change to the terms attached to them.

What the Register Shows

According to the DGOJ register, the extension for the blackjack licence is dated 29 October 2026. Resolutions granting extensions for the roulette licence and the horse racing licence, described in Spanish as “apuestas hípicas de contrapartida”, are both dated 6 November 2026.

Trade reports said each extension runs for three years and that Betway filed its renewal applications in September. The register entries confirm the dates and licence types. The company did not issue its own announcement that Casinos.com could find.

Betway’s presence in Spain has been built up in stages. The register shows an extension for its general betting licence on 11 October 2024, and for its slot machine licence on 27 September 2024. A second technical system approval covering its betting and slots licences followed in September 2025.

The register also records an earlier corporate change. On 14 October 2020 the entity changed its name from Betway Spain PLC to Betway Spain, S.A., and the DGOJ took note of the transfer of its registered office abroad. The operator has held its Spanish authorisations through that change.

Trade reports added that renewals depend on the operator still meeting the conditions of its original authorisation, including keeping at least 60% of licensed operations in the relevant period and having paid outstanding gambling taxes and charges. The regulator’s register itself only lists the resolutions.

Why Licence Renewals Matter in Spain

Spain licenses online gambling by product. Operators need a general licence for each type of game, such as betting or other games, plus singular licences for products including blackjack, roulette and slots. Each runs for a fixed term and must be renewed, which is why the register shows a steady stream of extension decisions.

The renewals land as Spain tightens its player protection rules. The regulator has set joint online deposit limits of €700 a day and opened a player portal, and trade reports put full operation of the centralised system at 26 March 2027. Operators will need to be ready for it.

Spain has also changed how unverified accounts are handled, putting unverified customers’ winnings on a six-month clock. Licensed operators in the market are working to both sets of rules.

For Betway, the decisions mean its Spanish casino table games and horse racing betting continue under the same licence terms. The company has not published any change to its Spanish offer alongside the renewals. The DGOJ register is updated as resolutions are signed, so further decisions for Betway or other operators can appear at any time.