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Spain ratifies Macolin Convention on sports competition manipulation

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Source: DGOJ (Spain)

Spain deposited its ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions on 17 October 2024, the DGOJ said. Spain becomes the 12th country to ratify the convention, which is due to enter into force for Spain on 1 February 2025. The DGOJ also described a portal for reporting suspected betting fraud, with alerts assessed by its SIGMA service.

Ratification and the reporting portal add measures relevant to sports-betting integrity in Spain.

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