CIRSA Markets, Operators and Gambling Licences

CIRSA's Geographic Footprint: Countries, Territories and Channels

CIRSA describes an international portfolio spanning casinos, gaming halls, bingo, gaming machines, sports betting and online gambling. Its corporate map includes Spain, Italy, Portugal, Morocco, Mexico, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay and Puerto Rico. That list should not be read as twelve independently verified national gambling licences. Puerto Rico is a United States territory; moreover, a corporate location may represent a land-based venue, an investment or a local operating company rather than an online betting website.

CIRSA's corporate website also publishes a figure of 11 countries. That is a company-reported geographic measure, not a count that can be reconstructed by treating every place on a map as a sovereign state or a separately licensed online market. The group's 2026 entry into Paraguay through Slots del Sol adds a dated change to its footprint, while Puerto Rico is a US territory rather than an independent country. Accordingly, the number of named jurisdictions may differ from the company's headline figure. The helpful question is not simply how many CIRSA countries there are, but which legal entity is authorised to provide which product in each market.

Retail terminals, casinos and remote platforms may require different permissions within one country. Consolidating their financial results does not make CIRSA the licence holder. See our CIRSA business model analysis for the commercial channels.

CIRSA Market and Gambling Licence Matrix

The matrix distinguishes a regulator-issued permission from a company description and a historical record. “Not independently verified” is not the same as “unlicensed”. Dates describe the evidence or the stated validity period, not an assurance that a registration will remain unchanged.

Evidence checked to 4 November 2026. Regulator and corporate sources are itemised in the non-public editorial evidence register. The matrix is a selected jurisdiction-specific audit, not an exhaustive register of every venue, machine or authorisation within the CIRSA group.

For the complete commercial portfolio rather than the licensing chain, see CIRSA brands and subsidiaries.

Spain: What the Sportium Licence Actually Covers

In Spain, the important starting point is Sportium Apuestas Digital, S.A., identified by tax number A65640252. The national gambling regulator, the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), maintains an operator page and decisions for its gaming authorisations. Those records provide a firmer basis for a Sportium licence statement than the brand's name or a sportsbook review. Permissions are issued by activity class: betting, gaming machines and other online casino categories should not be compressed into one undifferentiated right to offer all gambling.

A second Spanish company, Sportium Apuestas Deportivas, S.A. (A84911825), appears in CIRSA's corporate structure. Similar names do not make these companies interchangeable. Nor does the existence of national remote-gambling authorisations prove that every Sportium-branded retail location has identical permissions: physical betting and premises can involve regional requirements. The operator, activity and territorial regulator have to be checked together.

There is also a cross-border trap. A Spanish Sportium authorisation does not authorise sportium.it in Italy or sportiumbet.mx in Mexico. These products sit in separate jurisdiction-specific legal and permit structures. The distinction is more useful to readers than any blanket claim that “Sportium is licensed internationally”.

Italy: Separate ADM Concessions for Three Websites

Italy's remote-gambling system is supervised by Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM). E-Play24's published compliance declaration connects three domain names with three numbered GAD concessions: 16004 for eplay24.it, 16005 for sportium.it and 16006 for betwin360.it. The entity identified by the operator is E-Play24 ITA Limited, registered in Malta as C52511. A Maltese incorporation is not itself a substitute for an Italian ADM concession.

These numbers are useful identifiers, but the evidence has a defined limit. The operator's own compliance statement was accessible when checked; a complete live ADM concession extract could not be independently retrieved through the available route. Accordingly, this article attributes the domain-number mapping to the operator declaration rather than claiming to have inspected every condition in ADM's current administrative record. Older licence numbers 15232 and 15220 found in historical marketing material should not be substituted for the newer declared concessions or presented as current authorisations.

Concession numbers, company numbers and domains must be compared separately. Later changes require an ADM check.

Portugal: CasinoPortugal Online Is Not the Figueira Land-Based Concession

Portugal offers the clearest example of why an operator-level approach matters. CasinoPortugal, on casinoportugal.pt, is associated with SFP Online, S.A. (NIPC 513843000) in the Portuguese regulator's list of licensed remote operators. The Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) records two distinct online permissions: licence 007 for fixed-odds sports betting and licence 009 for casino games.

Both began in 2017 in the name of Sociedade Figueira Praia, S.A. and were transferred to SFP Online on 19 October 2018. The regulator's 2026 documents show later renewals: a decision in May 2026 extended the sports-betting licence through 22 June 2029, and a July 2026 decision extended the casino-games licence through 3 September 2029. These are renewal dates and expiry dates; neither should be mistaken for the original grant date.

The similarly named Sociedade Figueira Praia, S.A. (NIPC 500266263) is separately identified by SRIJ in relation to the Casino da Figueira da Foz land-based casino. It is not accurate to say that the physical casino operates under remote licences 007 and 009. The online operator's licence record and the physical casino's concession must be checked independently, even where corporate investment connects the businesses.

CIRSA's investment in this Portuguese business belongs to its expansion story. The acquisition history, rather than the full transaction mechanics, is covered in CIRSA's history and acquisitions.

Mexico: Permit Holder versus Sportiumbet Operator

A search for a “CIRSA Mexico licence” can obscure two legally different roles. Mexican federal gambling authority SEGOB issued permit DGAJS/SCEVF/P-03/2005 to Promociones e Inversiones de Guerrero, commonly abbreviated PRINGSA. The original instrument states a term from 17 May 2005 to 16 May 2030, covering specified remote betting centres and number-draw halls. That date range describes the original instrument; it does not, on its own, certify the current status of every venue or website.

CIRSA's 2025 prospectus names Operadora General de Entretenimiento, S.A. de C.V. as the operator of the online business previously associated with ganabet.mx. It describes authorisation of that operation in December 2022 and a transition to sportiumbet.mx in October 2023. PRINGSA remains the named permit holder in the documented arrangement; Operadora General de Entretenimiento has the operating role. This is more precise than attributing the permit simply to “CIRSA Mexico” or to the Sportium brand.

Bincamex, S.A. de C.V. sits in the Mexican corporate holding structure shown in CIRSA's audited accounts, but shareholding does not make Bincamex the holder of PRINGSA's permit. A separate Mexican entity, Digital Gaming México, also appears in the group accounts and must not automatically be assigned the Sportiumbet domain. The underlying permit, 2025 prospectus and corporate ownership schedule support different claims; none should be used to fill gaps in another document.

The SEGOB permit specifies a capacity of 53 remote betting centres and 53 number-draw halls, not a verified 2026 trading count. Website-specific administrative letters have not all been recovered as primary scans, so live online scope still needs confirmation.

Paraguay: CIRSA's 2026 Entry and the Licence Gap

CIRSA announced the acquisition of a majority interest in Slots del Sol on 13 July 2026, describing it as the group's entry into Paraguay. The acquired business combines an online casino at slotsdelsolonline.com with physical gaming venues. CIRSA's 4 November 2026 third-quarter announcement specifically described the addition of two casinos and two gaming halls. These company disclosures establish a 2026 market entry and two different channels of operation; they do not establish a single authorisation covering them all.

A separate historical CONAJZAR permit, 44/2019, has been associated in research material with Entretenimientos del Sur, S.A. (RUC 80027799-6). We have not established the documentary legal chain connecting that particular permit to Slots del Sol, nor uninterrupted validity in November 2026. It is therefore excluded from the current CIRSA licence matrix. The permit must not be attributed to Slots del Sol, Entretenimientos del Este or another acquired business by inference. A current licence conclusion requires the exact holder, activity and regulator record.

Puerto Rico and the Remaining Evidence Gaps

Puerto Rico appears in CIRSA's geographical materials, but is a territory rather than an independent country. Elsewhere, the corporate map includes Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Colombia, Peru and Morocco. These references support an international footprint; they are not presented here as a complete set of named licensees, current permit numbers or online product permissions. That requires jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction register work. The conservative distinction is deliberate: a missing licence number in this article is an evidence gap, not an allegation of unlawful operations.

What Does This Mean for UK Players?

None of the Spanish, Italian, Portuguese or Mexican authorisations described above gives a company permission to market remote gambling to British consumers. A UK-facing offering would need its own applicable licensing basis under the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) regime. Our research did not independently establish a current UKGC B2C operator-to-domain chain for CIRSA or Sportium. The full register download could not be retrieved through one verification route, so this is not proof that no such permission exists.

The practical conclusion is narrow: CIRSA's international market presence is not evidence that a particular betting website is available or authorised for Great Britain. This page does not recommend an overseas CIRSA brand to UK players. For the broader exposure created by licensing changes and local regulation, consult CIRSA risks and opportunities.

How to Read and Check CIRSA's Licensing Evidence

A brand is the public-facing trading identity; a domain is the internet address; an operator supplies the gambling service; a permit holder is the entity to which a regulator issued a permission. A concession is a jurisdiction-specific authorisation, while a renewal extends an earlier right under stated conditions. These roles may overlap, but they must not be assumed to do so.

Bottom Line

CIRSA has a substantial international business, but the reliable unit of licensing analysis is the named entity, product, regulator, permission and date. Spain's Sportium, Italy's ADM concessions, Portugal's two CasinoPortugal online licences and Mexico's PRINGSA arrangement show why this matters. Where the documentary chain is incomplete, we say so. The evidence on this page was reviewed on 4 November 2026 and needs refreshing before any later publication or legal-status claim.