Online Gambling in Spain: Who Plays and How Much They Spend — DGOJ 2024 Report

Spain’s gambling regulator, DGOJ, has published its annual report on online gambling behavior. The 2024 data reveals record user activity and transaction volumes, along with high churn rates and an uneven distribution of spending and profits.

👥 Player Profile

• 1,991,550 active players (+21.63% YoY)
• 83.15% men, 16.85% women
• 85.7% aged between 18 and 45
• Average monthly active players: 953,182
• Average activity span: 5.74 months
• New players: 459,266

🔸 22% (436,279 users) were only active for 1 month

🔸 Only 17.82% remained active all year

➡️ Indicates high churn and short-term platform testing

⏰ Daily Activity

• Deposit peak: 19:00−20:00
• Activity peak: 22:00−23:00
• Most active day: Saturday

🎰 What They Play

• Sports betting: 1,568,197 players
• Casino games: 1,123,839
• Poker: 394,898
• Bingo: 91,761

💳 Financial Behavior

Deposits:

• Total: € 4.57 billion (+19.4%)
• Main methods:
• Bank cards — 73.16%
• E-wallets — 11.78%
• Bank transfers — 5.2%

Withdrawals:

🔵 Total: € 3.14 billion

🔵 Main methods:

• Cards — 50.71%

• Bank transfers — 33.28%

• E-wallets — 13.18%

💸 Average Spending

• € 706/year or € 58.82/month per player
• Men: € 740 | Women: € 538
• Highest-spending group: 46−55 y.o. (€ 1,146/year)
• Lowest-spending group: 18−25 y.o. (€ 299/year)

📉 Losses vs Winnings

• 76.34% of players incurred net losses
• 21.25% ended with net profit
• 36.9% lost between € 0−100
• 10.4% won between € 0−100
• Only 1% earned more than € 3,000 in profit

🔍 80% of total losses come from just 10% of players — indicating a high concentration of losses within a small group.