Spain Implements Enhanced Payment Verification Standards in Online Gambling

Spain has introduced a series of enhanced regulatory measures targeting the online gambling industry, focusing on the verification of payment methods and the management of financial transactions. The recently published Royal Decree 813/2026 updates the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regulations, placing greater responsibility on operators to confirm that both deposits and withdrawals are made using payment methods registered to the account holder. Under these new rules, operators are now required to authenticate the ownership of payment methods at the point of the first transaction. They must also maintain thorough records of these checks.