DGOJ chairs COFAD meeting on sports betting fraud and competition integrity

Spain’s DGOJ took part in SiGMA World Roma on 3 November 2026, where its director general, Mikel Arana, joined regulators from Cyprus, Greece and the Czech Republic to discuss enforcement against unauthorised online gambling. The participants considered barriers including website blocking, payment services, social media, mirror domains and prediction markets, and discussed cooperation with digital platforms and other industry participants.

Spain's DGOJ took part in SiGMA World Roma, where its director general joined a panel with representatives of European regulatory authorities. The panel was titled "Europe's Enforcement Era: Regulation Is Winning But At What Cost?" and examined how enforcement has evolved in Europe, the results of supervisory measures and the challenges authorities face against illegal gambling.