SPAIN Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Alla Serebrianskaia, Marta de Francisco, Sara Lao and Laura Llorca Asensi Abogados
Asensi Abogados is a boutique law firm specialising in the gaming and gambling sector. It represents and advises a large number of international gaming com- panies with interests across the Spanish and Latin American markets. The firm works for the largest on- line betting and casino operators, software providers, skill games operators, affiliates and payment solution providers, as well as land-based operators, slot ma- chine manufacturers and suppliers. Asensi Abogados has offices in Madrid, Mallorca, Ceuta and Bogotá, and is part of the Spanish Digital Gaming Association
(Jdigital). A team of three partners and 16 associates operates in Spain, while the Colombian office is com- posed of one partner and three associates. Recent work by the firm includes licensing procedures at both online and land-based levels, providing detailed advice on the practical application of the new regu- latory developments for online operators in Spain, and assisting international operators in relocating to Ceuta and Melilla, Spain’s two gambling business- friendly jurisdictions.
Authors
Alla Serebrianskaia is a partner at Asensi Abogados and specialises in gambling law, licensing procedures, and regulatory and compliance work related to both online and land-based operators. She is a member of the
Sara Lao joined Asensi Abogados in February 2025. Sara is a lawyer specialised in data protection and commercial law. Before joining Asensi Abogados, she worked at a leading law firm in the Balearic Islands, where
IMGL and IAGA industry associations. She is a frequent writer of articles on the Spanish gambling industry and is also a regular speaker at major international conferences in the gaming sector. Alla speaks English, Spanish, French, Russian, Hebrew, Czech, Croatian and Catalan.
she gained experience in corporate transactions, contracts, asset acquisitions, banking law, and regulatory compliance in data protection. Sara speaks Spanish, English and Catalan.
Laura Llorca joined Asensi Abogados in September 2025. Prior to joining the team, she gained valuable experience at one of Spain’s leading international law firms, Garrigues, where she worked in the tax
Marta de Francisco joined Asensi Abogados in July 2022, having previously worked for top-tier Spanish international law firm Garrigues, where she gained experience advising numerous national and international
department. She is fluent in both Spanish and English.
companies on pre-litigation and litigation, with specific expertise in civil matters. Marta graduated in Law from Universidad Carlos III of Madrid in 2017 and obtained her Master’s in Law from Universidad Pontificia Comillas and her Master’s in Global Business Law from ESADE Business School. She speaks Spanish and English.
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