Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has reported that fines totalling €71m [$76m] have been imposed on online gambling businesses during the first half of 2023.

The Ministry, which oversees federal governance of Spanish gambling, stated that these penalties were imposed on 30 online gambling firms, in which the most ‘serious infractions’ of unlicensed gambling were fined ‘€5m each and suspended for two years’.

A full list of infringements was published on the website of the Directorate General of Spanish Gambling (DGOJ), which reported imposing the maximum fine of €5m each on 14 unlicensed operators (totaling €70m), primarily domiciled in Curaçao under NV and BV egaming licenses.