Posts From: June 2024

MLB player faces ban for betting on baseball

San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is under investigation by Major League Baseball for allegedly betting on baseball and could be subject to a lifetime ban, according to a person...

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England bowler banned for placing 303 bets on cricket matches

England pacer Brydon Carse has been banned from playing cricket after being found guilty of breaching ECB’s (England Cricket Board) gambling regulations by placing 303 bets on several cricket games...

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More players accused in Australian soccer match-fixing investigation

Two more A-League players have been named as participants in an alleged bet-fixing scheme involving their Macarthur FC teammates. Matthew Millar and Jed Drew are accused of participating in a...

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Kindred Group reduces penalty to SEK30m on appeal

The Administrative Court of Appeal in Jönköping (Sweden) has today reduced the sanction fee that Kindred Group received in 2020 for bonus rules violations in 2019. The sanction fee of...

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Hacksaw fined for working with unlicensed Swedish operators

Hacksaw Studios AB (Hacksaw Studios) was granted a license on March 22, 2023 to manufacture, provide, install or change such game software that is used in the provision of online...

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West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta charged by FA for alleged breaches of betting rules

The English Football Association (FA) has charged West Ham midfielder Lucas Paquetá with allegedly breaching betting rules. Paquetá, is charged with four breaches for “influence the progress, conduct, or any other aspect of, or...

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ACMA moves to block more illegal sites

The ACMA has requested that Australian internet service providers (ISPs) block more illegal gambling websites, after investigations found these services to be operating in breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. The...

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MLB is expected to investigate David Fletcher for gambling on sports

David Fletcher, a former Los Angeles Angels infielder currently playing for the Atlanta Braves’ Triple-A affiliate, and a friend of his, who also played in the minor leagues, both bet on sports with...

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Germany experts reject sponsorship ban

At a public meeting of the Sports Committee of the German Bundestag, experts rejected a ban on sports sponsorship and emphasized its importance for German sport. The loss of funding from...

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Three footballers from the Australian top flight arrested for illegal betting

Three A-League players have been arrested this morning, following an investigation by the Organised Crime Squad into alleged betting corruption under Strike Force Beaconview. Strike Force Beaconview was established by...

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