Spain to issue poker liquidity licences in January
Spanish regulator says licences will depend on operators meeting certain marketing and technical conditions
The Spanish gambling regulator (DGOJ) has signed a resolution to enable operators to offer shared poker liquidity with France, Portugal and Italy from mid-January.
A DGOJ statement said licences for shared liquidity would depend on operators meeting certain marketing and technical conditions.
“The effective implementation of this framework in Spain, after the one in France, opens the possibility for operators to offer tables with players from both countries starting in the coming weeks,” the DGOJ statement said.
“The possibility of liquidity with players from other jurisdictions, through environments that are safe for Spanish users, increases the variety and innovation and therefore the consumer choices, reinforcing the regulated online gambling market and with it its social sustainability.”
The four European countries signed the pact to offer shared pools back in July 2017, although Italy has delayed its involvement after facing growing political opposition to pooled poker.
French regulator ARJEL was the first to launch its licensing scheme for shared liquidity in December 2017, with PokerStars’ France-facing site the first to obtain a licence.