{"id":13478,"date":"2025-08-27T13:35:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=13478"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:35:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:35:25","slug":"fake-spanish-casino-ads-flood-social-media-using-dgoj-and-casino-barcelona-logos","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/fake-spanish-casino-ads-flood-social-media-using-dgoj-and-casino-barcelona-logos\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake Spanish casino ads flood social media, using DGOJ and Casino Barcelona logos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Madrid \u2013 August 27, 2025.<\/strong> Online scammers in Spain have upped their game\u2014posing as legitimate authorities to lure unwitting players. Recent posts on social media blatantly impersonate two revered brands: the <strong>DGOJ<\/strong> (Spain\u2019s gambling regulator) and <strong>Casino Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These fraudsters are exploiting trusted names and images to create a false sense of legitimacy\u2014delivering cloned logos, photos, and official-sounding language to disarm even cautious users. One expert quoted by Casasdeapuestas.com noted that this alarming rise in illegal gambling ads exposes vulnerabilities in the regulatory net<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An investigative piece warns of the growing impunity and frequency of these campaigns, saying they&#8217;ve become especially prevalent during August. The problem underscores how tech-savvy operators bypass traditional enforcement to reach targets directly through Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/spains-gambling-regulator-invests-121k-to-boost-public-profile-with-high-level-communications-hire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spain\u2019s gambling regulator invests \u20ac121K to boost public profile with high-level communications hire<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities are already taking action. The DGOJ has released public alerts urging citizens to disregard any offers using its name or that of Casino Barcelona. Yet, with the pace of content sharing easier than ever, blocking one ad does not mean the next won&#8217;t appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/fake-spanish-casino-ads-flood-social-media-using-dgoj-and-casino-barcelona-logos2-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/fake-spanish-casino-ads-flood-social-media-using-dgoj-and-casino-barcelona-logos2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/fake-spanish-casino-ads-flood-social-media-using-dgoj-and-casino-barcelona-logos2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/fake-spanish-casino-ads-flood-social-media-using-dgoj-and-casino-barcelona-logos2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/fake-spanish-casino-ads-flood-social-media-using-dgoj-and-casino-barcelona-logos2.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For European players and regulators alike, the takeaway is clear: <strong>the fight against illegal gambling is no longer confined to dodgy websites\u2014it plays out in your newsfeed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These fraudsters are exploiting trusted names and images to create a false sense of legitimacy\u2014delivering cloned logos, photos, and official-sounding language to disarm even cautious users. 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