Online Gambling in Spain Sees 21.6% Surge in Player Numbers
The Directorate General for the Regulation of Gambling (DGOJ) in Spain has released its final report for 2024, highlighting a record-breaking rise in iGaming activity across the country.
📈 Key Online Gambling Stats for 2024
The DGOJ report presents the following figures:
- Active players: 1,991,550 (+21.63%)
- Year-on-year growth (vs. 2023): +21.6%
- Total Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR): €1.454 billion (+17.61%)
- Marketing spend: €526.3 million (+30.36%)
👥 Who’s Playing?
| Category | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Gender | 83.15% male, 16.85% female |
| Age | 85.7% are between 18–45 years old |
| New players | 459,266 joined in 2024 |
| Average monthly activity | 953,182 players |
| Average duration of activity | 5.74 months |
| Active ≤1 month | 21.91% |
All figures are sourced from the official DGOJ report.
🎲 iGaming Verticals
- Sports betting: 1,568,197 players (+25.43%)
- Casino games: +29.23% growth
- Poker: +13.02% growth
Players by single-vertical preference:
- 36.25% — only sports betting
- 11.37% — only casino games
- 3.78% — only poker
- 0.55% — only bingo
- Total: 51.96% play exclusively in one vertical
💶 Average Player Spending
- Overall average spend: €706 per year (~€58.82/month, €13.57/week)
- Men: €740/year; Women: €538/year
- Ages 46–55: €1,146/year; Ages 18–25: €299/year
🏆 Wins and Losses
- 21.25% of players ended the year with net winnings
- 5% won more than €489 over the year
- 35% lost more than €147 over the year
📊 Deposits & Payment Methods
- Total deposits increased from €3.826 billion in 2023 to €4.568 billion in 2024 (+19.42%)
- Number of deposit transactions grew by +20.41%
- Payment methods breakdown:
‑ Card — 73.16%
‑ E-wallets — 11.78%
‑ Bank transfers — 8.06%
‑ Prepaid — 3.23%
‑ Other — 3.78%
📌 Summary
In 2024, Spain’s online gambling sector experienced a notable increase in both player base (+21.6%) and revenue (+17.6%), along with higher deposits and marketing expenditures. However, a significant portion of players remain active for less than a month, and the majority stick to a single game category.