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Spain Jurisdiction News
World-renowned DJ Roger Sanchez will perform at EPT Barcelona Poker Festival party
28 Jul 2014
The party, which is being sponsored by PokerTracker, will kick-off at 10.30pm on August 20 at Teatre Principal, located in the heart of the city’s famous Las Ramblas boulevard.
EPT gears up for spectacular 100th event in Barcelona
22 Jul 2014
An unrivaled schedule of pursuits will be on offer for all players at the historic 100th EPT event.
EPT set to break qualifier records for 100th event in Barcelona
9 Jul 2014
The historic 100th EPT kicks off mid-August and numbers already look set to beat last year’s EPT Barcelona Poker Festival record of 378 qualifiers.
EPT announces schedule for 100th EPT in Barcelona
2 Jun 2014
Joining forces with the national Estrellas Poker Tour once again, the festival will feature a total of 43 events from August 16 to 27, 2014.
European Poker Tour to host Europe's largest-ever poker festival to celebrate 100th event
13 Jan 2014
Poker players and fans will not want to miss this historic celebration which will likely set European prize and attendance records from August 16 – 27, 2014 at the Casino Barcelona.
World Tennis Number One Rafa Nadal wins Live Poker Tournament in Prague
13 Dec 2013
Tennis star beats Brazilian football legend Ronaldo and world number one poker player Daniel Negreanu to win €50,000 for charity.
Brazilian football legend Ronaldo heads to Barcelona for Spain's biggest poker festival
9 Sep 2013
Ronaldo Nazario, in Barcelona this week, to take part in an invitational charity poker tournament, part of the European Poker Tour.
Spain: People cutting back on gambling
8 Jul 2013
A new study shows that the Spanish cut their back on gambling spend in 2012.
Playtech licensees launch casino and poker rooms in the newly regulated Spanish market
5 Jul 2012
Playtech was ready for the Spanish market prior to the issue of online gaming licenses by the Spanish government on 1st June, ensuring Playtech licensees were among first to launch in Spain.
Spain awards license to 888
4 Jun 2012
The license is for the provision of casino, poker, bingo and sport.
Spain embraces online gambling
1 Jun 2012
Spain due to announce today who has been awarded an online gambling license.
Bwin.party will pay Spanish back taxes
21 May 2012
Bwin.party to settle back-taxes under newly applied historic law as part of its bid to acquire a Spanish online gambling license.
Report predicts liberalisation of Spanish online gambling market will be a success
19 Dec 2011
Spanish gambling market is currently at the top of the strategic agenda of most industry executives.
Spanish court hears unfair competition challenge
13 Apr 2011
Civil lawsuit before Spanish courts as Codere challenge bwin and Real Madrid over unfair competition.
Spanish lotto winner tosses tickets
7 Jan 2011
Spanish man accidentally chucks out syndicate's winning ticket worth $12 million.
Rank revenue rises
10 Dec 2010
The snow has slowed business at bingo halls, but Rank sees its revenue rise.
Euromillions: UK ticket-holder wins record £56m prize
15 Feb 2010
The largest-ever Euromillions lottery prize has been won by a ticket purchased in England and in Spain.
Flu keeps Spanish woman from learning of lottery jackpot
13 May 2009
International news brief: 25-year-old Spanish woman only learned of her good luck days later after spending the weekend bed-ridden with the flu.
75-year old wins Spanish Poker Tour
23 Jul 2008
Cayetano Garcia, at 75 years old, is the oldest person ever to win a major poker tournament in Europe.
Spain's first bookmaker opens shop
17 Apr 2008
International News Brief: Spain's first sports betting shop opened for business on Wednesday, one of thousands that foreign bookmakers hope to launch in the football-crazy nation which already bets more than any other European country.
Begawin targets Spain
19 Nov 2007
International News Brief: Begawin Malta Ltd has announced the launch of Begawin.com, a new online casino and sportsbook aimed at the Spanish market.
Bwin beings Madrid pilot project
19 Oct 2007
BWin's pilot
retail project is now being developed in Madrid, Spain, in collaboration with
Betbull.
bwin sponsors Spanish team
11 Jun 2007
bwin is pleased to announce a
new partnership starting on 1 July 2007 as official main sponsor of Real
Madrid, the top Spanish football club.
CAP Euro back in Barcelona
3 May 2007
CAP Euro is back with an even bigger and better event in sunny Barcelona, and best of all affiliates still go free.
CAP Barcelona in October
27 Apr 2007
Following the huge success of CAP Euro in London, the organisers have announced a follow up event to take place in Barcelona at the beginning of October immediately following EIG the leading European iGaming event.
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