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Is padel betting legal? — Country-by-country guide to regulators and licensing

Padel betting is legal in most of Europe — but only through operators licensed by the local gambling regulator. Here's the country-by-country summary of who regulates what.

Last updated: 15 mayo 2026

Padel is treated like any other sport for betting purposes — football, tennis, basketball. The legal question is rarely about the sport itself. It's about the operator: whether the sportsbook you're using holds an active licence from the regulator in the country you're betting from.

Each EU country runs its own online gambling regime. There is no single pan-European licence: a Spanish DGOJ licence does not cover bets placed from France, an Italian ADM licence doesn't cover Germany, and so on. Operators have to apply, qualify and pay separately in each market they want to serve.

The summary below covers the four markets we track most closely. Coverage differs sharply by country: Spain has the deepest padel offering in Europe; the UK, Italy and France have only patchy coverage from a few operators.

Spain — DGOJ

Spain has the most developed padel betting market in Europe. The regulator is the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), a department of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs. Six DGOJ-licensed operators currently cover padel: Sportium, Codere, Betway, Winamax, Retabet and Kirolbet — all of them list Premier Padel main draws, several also cover FIP Tour events.

Spanish residents should bet exclusively through DGOJ-licensed operators. The .com versions of international brands (bet365.com, William Hill, etc.) are not licensed in Spain and don't cover padel.

For the detailed Spain-specific guide — DGOJ singular licences, RGIAJ self-exclusion, IRPF taxation of winnings, KYC — see our Spanish-language deep dive at /es/legalidad-apuestas-padel/.

United Kingdom — UKGC

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) licenses online sportsbooks for the British market. Coverage of padel from UKGC-licensed operators is currently limited: most major UK brands — bet365, William Hill, Betfair, Unibet — do not list padel in their sportsbook menus as of May 2026. Betway, licensed in the UK among many other markets, is the main exception with Premier Padel coverage.

The UK has no statutory tax on individual gambling winnings — operators pay a remote gaming duty instead. Self-exclusion is centralised through GAMSTOP.

Italy — ADM

Italy's online betting market is regulated by the Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM). Premier Padel has strong fan interest in Italy (the Italy Major is one of the tour's annual headline events), but coverage from ADM-licensed operators is still thin compared to Spain. Most Italian users follow the sport through the international circuit rather than betting locally.

ADM-licensed operators are listed on the regulator's public register at adm.gov.it. The minimum age for online gambling in Italy is 18.

France — ANJ

France's regulator is the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), the body that replaced the older ARJEL in 2020. Online sportsbooks need an ANJ licence to operate from a .fr domain. The French market is famously smaller and more tightly regulated than Spain's; padel betting is a niche product, served only sporadically by ANJ-licensed operators.

Note that Winamax France (winamax.fr) operates under a separate ANJ licence from Winamax España (winamax.es, under DGOJ). They share a brand but are distinct legal entities — the French site does not currently list padel; the Spanish one does.

Other markets

We don't currently cover legality in detail for markets outside these four. Padel-betting interest exists in Portugal (regulator: SRIJ), Argentina (Lotba/local provincial regulators) and Mexico (SEGOB), but operator coverage in each is too sparse to write a useful guide. If you bet from outside these jurisdictions, the rule of thumb stays the same: only bet through a sportsbook with an active licence from the local regulator. Offshore .com operators that "accept" you from anywhere have no recourse if something goes wrong.

Verifying a licence

Every regulator runs a public register of authorised operators. Three quick checks before opening any account:

Look up the operator on the regulator's register (DGOJ, UKGC, ADM, ANJ) and confirm the singular sportsbook licence is active, not suspended or revoked.
Check that the licence is for the domain you're using — brand-name and country-suffix mismatches are common.
Confirm the operator's published licence number on its own footer matches the regulator's record.

If any of these fails, walk away. This site lists only operators we've verified against the regulator's register, but we make no guarantees and you should always re-check before depositing.

Responsible gambling

Every legal sports betting regime in Europe requires operators to offer self-management tools: deposit limits, time-out periods and centralised self-exclusion. The Spanish RGIAJ, UK GAMSTOP, Italian Registro Unico, and French RNI all work the same way — once registered, you're blocked across every licensed operator in that country.

See our responsible gambling page for the full set of help-line and self-exclusion resources.

Frequently asked questions

Is padel betting legal across Europe?

Yes, in the countries we cover (Spain, UK, Italy, France) — but only through operators licensed by that country's regulator. There's no pan-European licence: a Spanish DGOJ licence doesn't authorise bets placed from France, and vice versa. Always check the operator's licence applies to the country you're betting from.

Which country has the deepest padel betting coverage?

Spain, by a wide margin. Six DGOJ-licensed operators cover Premier Padel and several also cover FIP Tour events. In the UK, Italy and France, padel coverage is sparse — Betway is one of the few operators with cross-market padel presence.

I live in the UK / Italy / France — can I bet on padel?

Yes, but options are limited. Betway covers Premier Padel across several markets including the UK. Italian and French operators rarely list padel on their main sportsbook. If you have a Spanish residence, the DGOJ market is by far the deepest.

Why doesn't bet365.com cover padel from my country?

bet365 is a UKGC-licensed global operator that, as of May 2026, does not list padel in any of the markets we track — UK, Spain, Italy or France. The same is true for William Hill, Betfair and Unibet. Padel is served almost entirely by regional specialists (Sportium, Codere) and a small number of cross-market operators (Betway).

How do I verify an operator's licence?

Each regulator runs a public register: DGOJ at ordenacionjuego.es, UKGC at gamblingcommission.gov.uk, ADM at adm.gov.it, ANJ at anj.fr. Search by operator name, confirm the singular sportsbook licence is active, and check the licence number on the operator's footer matches the regulator's record.

What's the minimum age for online sports betting?

18 years across all four countries we cover. Every regulated operator runs full KYC (ID document, proof of address, sometimes a selfie) before allowing withdrawals.

Are gambling winnings taxed?

It depends on the country. Spain — yes, declared as ganancias patrimoniales on the IRPF return. The UK — no tax on individual winnings; the operator pays a remote gaming duty instead. Italy and France — operators withhold a share at source; rules vary by product. For non-trivial amounts, talk to a local tax advisor.

What if my country isn't listed here?

The rule of thumb is the same everywhere: only bet through a sportsbook licensed by your country's gambling regulator. Offshore .com operators that accept users from anywhere have no recourse if a dispute arises. If you bet from a country we don't cover, the regulator's website is the first place to check whether an operator is on its authorised list.