Posts From: May 2024

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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Two tennis players sanctioned by ITIA

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) can today confirm sanctions for two tennis players under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).  The sanctions are linked to a recently concluded criminal case involving...

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Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter agrees to plead guilty in $17M sports gambling scandal

Ryan Boyajian, a current cast member of Bravo’s reality TV series “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” is the bookmaker’s associate to whom Ippei Mizuhara wired money to pay his...

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Netherlands regulator sends €280,000 a week fine to Sarah Eternal

The Dutch Gaming Authority (Ksa) explains Sarah Eternal S.R.L. an order subject to penalty for offering games of chance without a license on the casinosky.com website. Offering games of chance...

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ASA labels JeffBet advert misleading

UK advertising watchdog The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a series of complaints against JeffBet featuring a promtion “BET £10 AND GET £30 FREE BET” on the homepage of its website...

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Brazil regulator publishes ordinance regulating fixed-odds betting systems

The Brazilian Ministry of Finance’s Prizes and Betting Secretariat (Gaming Authority) published SPA/MF Ordinance So. 722 to regulate minimum requirements for platforms and systems that operators will use to run betting and...

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Newcastle midfielder handed two-month suspended ban for 50 breaches of FA betting rules

Sandro Tonali has escaped an extension to his global 10-month betting ban after admitting gambling on Newcastle matches following his move to the Premier League. The midfielder has been given a suspended...

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UK affordability checks announced at £125 a month amid host of white paper changes

The UK Gambling Commission has announced widespread changes aimed at increasing safety and customer choice. The changes, consistent with the Government’s White Paper High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age,...

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