Posts From: November 2024

Political figures who bet on election date may face police charges

According to Sky News: “The UK Gambling Commission is looking to prosecute at least three suspects, but possibly up to five. This includes a politician and a close protection guard.”...

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FanDuel and MLB Players Association reach image rights agreement

A commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association settled a lawsuit with FanDuel on Friday over the alleged unauthorized use of the names and images of MLB players...

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Google ordered to let Lottoland advertise in South Africa

The Competition Tribunal has issued an interim order directing Google to permit Lottoland to access its advertising services known as “Google Ads” for now, according to a statement from the Competition Tribunal. ...

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Spain shuts down illegal football streaming platform

Spanish authorities said Friday they had shut down the country’s biggest illegal streaming platform Cristal Azul, which had been offering La Liga and second division football matches online for free....

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FDJ ordered to pay European Commission €97m for lottery and betting exclusivity

FDJ takes note of the European Commission’s decision concluding that no State aid was granted to FDJ during its privatisation and that the equalisation payment should be re-evaluated from €380 million...

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Second bettor pleads guilty in Jontay Porter scheme

Asecond gambler has come forward and admitted their role in a sports betting scheme involving former NBA player Jontay Porter. Mahmud Mollah on Wednesday pleaded guilty in the gambling case, resulting in...

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Australian senator on labour’s flawed gambling laws

Documents tabled in response to an order of the Senate moved by ACT Independent Senator David Pocock to produce documents reveal a cosy, open door relationship between the PM, his...

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NCAA wants social platforms to stop online harassment

Over the past several months, the NCAA has partnered with Signify Group — using its Threat Matrix service powered by artificial intelligence — to investigate online harassment in college sports. On Thursday, the NCAA released the complete...

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Ex-Jacksonville Jaguars employee sues FanDuel for $250M

A former Jacksonville Jaguars employee who stole more than $22 million from the team sued FanDuel in federal court on Tuesday, claiming the sportsbook “exploited” his gambling addiction and intentionally ignored its...

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Lucas Paqueta in FA investigation into alleged spot-fixing 

The spot fixing investigation into the alleged deliberate soliciting yellow cards by Brazil and West Ham’s Lucas Paquetá has taken another turn with another Brazilian player, Luiz Henrique, being linked...

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