MADRID 14.12.2011

After the critically acclaimed report of 2007, MECN now publishes its 2011 report to coincide with the end of the application date for online gaming licenses. 

Liberalisation of the Spanish online gambling market will be a success as the market will grow to 680m€ by 2015.

In May the Spanish government passed a law that will transform and liberalise most sectors of the Spanish online gambling market starting at the beginning of 2012. Now the final act of the market opening in Spain is implemented, and the first operator licenses will likely be granted very soon – among them industry leaders, such as Bwin.Party, PokerStars, and local heavyweights Codere and Cirsa. Liberalisation always sounds good, but the question is whether it will turn into a success story in Spain. MECN has analysed the situation in depth and compiled the most comprehensive and detailed report on the Spanish gambling market available.

At the Gaming in Spain Conference 2011 this was all announced by Juan Carlos Alfonso Rubio:

MECN’s new report – The Spanish gambling market

The increased complexity of the market has also led to increased demands on market research and analyses - simple and short answers just do not work. Therefore, MECN spent several months compiling the most comprehensive and detailed report (ca. 120 pages) on the Spanish gambling market. The report includes detailed analyses of all relevant topics:

·       Analyses of all sectors - The report analyses all sectors of the gambling market: focus on interactive/online gambling, betting, lottery, bingo, casinos, and gambling machines.

·       Liberalisation process - Up-to-date information about the ongoing liberalisation, including detailed explanations of regulations (e.g., taxes, …) - produced in cooperation with the leading legal experts of Asensi Abogados.

·       Current market figures - Comprehensive market data up to 2010, such as market size and development of sales/turnover as well as gross revenues.

·       Forecasts to 2015 - Detailed forecasts (2011 to 2015) for all sectors with a special focus on the interactive/online market.

·       Analyses of operators’ strategies - Analyses of operators’ strategic plans for Spain, relevant players today and in the future, …

·       Unique insights through a survey of market insiders - Many analyses are based on the results and unique insights we gathered from our survey of Spanish market insiders and operators.

The study can be obtained at www.spain-gambling.mecn.net