2025 Gaming in Spain Conference reveals Mikel Arana as keynote speaker

• 2025 Gaming in Spain Conference brings Spanish regulator’s top insider
• Spain is set to undergo important changes that affect country-facing operators
• The event will similarly focus on how these operators may thrive in Latin American markets

The 2025 Gaming in Spain Conference has had another piece of interesting news to drop, as the event has revealed the name of its keynote speaker, Mikel Arana, a seasoned regulatory insider and veteran.

Regulatory heavyweight joins 2025 Gaming in Spain Conference

Arana serves as the Director General of Spain’s Directorate for the Regulation of Gambling, the country’s watchdog. DGOJ is tasked with overseeing the market, enforcing rules, and issuing licenses to operators, which makes his attendance and keynote speech an invaluable opportunity for anyone who wants to garner a better understanding of the local market.

Arana will dive deeper into the latest regulatory developments and obligations that Spanish-licensed online operators need to meet in order to operate locally.

2025 Gaming in Spain Conference will focus on addressing a range of topics that have had a consequential impact on the local iGaming ecosystem, from the Supreme Court’s decision to bolster advertising restrictions to an idea being floated to introduce a cross-operator deposit limits such as the ones in place in Germany, to the enhancement of problem gambling detection through a new algorithm that has been rubberstamped by the regulator.

The event has been able to draw on a range of experts who will be better-prepared to provide their expertise into crucial and market-defining discussions and developments over the event’s full-day course on June 26.

Multiple experts to attend, crucial developments to be addressed

The 2025 Gaming in Spain Conference is hosted out of the Auditorium ECJA, Calle de Serrano 69 in Madrid, Spain, and it will reunite prominent industry figureheads as:

• Jorge Hinojosa, Director General, JDigital
• Xavi Muñoz, Partner, ECIJA
• Camille Gonzálvez, Gambling Lawyer, ECIJA
• Josh Hodgson, COO, H2 Gambling Capital

Gaming in Spain Founder Willem van Oort has welcomed the opportunity to see the event take place, hailing its significance not just for the Spanish market but also for markets across Latin America, such as Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.

"For Spain-facing operators, LatAm is an exciting region to consider for expansion. Happily, we have speakers who are fully updated on local regulations and market conditions," van Oort explained. Registrations for 2025 Gaming in Spain are now available here.

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