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The Spanish Ministry of the Interior has released an advisory that shares the statistics of the e-Gaming licenses that the country has awarded and warned operators that they will face stiff penalties if they operate within the country illegally.
Spanish regulators have:
Issued 277 licences to 53 online gaming companies in total to date.
91 general licences
186 unique licences
3 general licences and 5 unique licence applications submitted by two companies are pending
2 licence applications have been denied.
Of the 186 unique licences:
27 pertain to online poker
26 to online bingo
31 to online roulette
19 to the point and bank
28 to online blackjack
7 for additional games
8 to horse racing
17 to sports betting
4 to mutual horse racing
1 to mutual sports betting
9 to others.
Licencees comprise 50/50 experienced gaming operators (26) and new market entrants (27)
The Ministry also went on to state that illegal operators may face fines of up to €50 million and have their sites closed.
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