Posts From: May 2023

18-year-old charged with hacking 60,000 betting accounts

An 18-year-old Wisconsin man has been charged with crimes related to a cyberattack on a fantasy sports and betting site this past fall that impacted approximately 60,000 accounts, according to...

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Brentford striker banned for eight months for breaching FA betting rules

Ivan Toney has been suspended from all football and football-related activity with immediate effect for eight months, which runs up to and including 16 January 2024, fined £50,000 and warned...

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Spain launches anti-match-fixing programme

The Ministry of Consumption has signed an agreement on Tuesday with the General Directorate of Police (DGP) by which it will carry out criminal investigations into possible manipulation of sports...

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Betsson hit with prohibition notice in Finland

The National Police Board of Finland has prohibited BML Group Ltd from marketing its gambling services in Finland in violation of the Finnish Lotteries Act and imposed a EUR 2.4...

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MLS Player Max Alves Suspended Amid Betting Investigation

Max Alves, a winger for the Colorado Rapids of the MLS, has been suspended due to his alleged connection with illegal sports gambling.  Colorado, along with the MLS, released statements...

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FA charge Mitch Clark with alleged betting breaches

Accrington Stanley defender Mitch Clark has been charged with misconduct in relation to alleged breaches of betting rules by the Football Association. The charge relates to the alleged placing of...

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Bet365 pays DKK4.7m penalty for breach of athletes media rights

Hillside (New Media Malta) Plc T/A Bet365 must pay compensation to 23 Danish athletes, including soccer star Christian Eriksen, for using their names and photos on social media without consent,...

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Tennis player banned for match-fixing

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has today confirmed that Baptiste Crepatte, a 28-year-old tennis player from France, has been banned from the sport for three years after multiple breaches...

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IBIA confirms 40 suspicious betting alerts in Q1

The International Betting Integrity Association’s (IBIA) latest quarterly Integrity Report reported 40 incidents of suspicious betting activity identified by its members, who represent nearly 50% of all commercial online betting...

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State of Ohio stops all gambling related to Alabama baseball

Ohio gambling regulators on Monday instructed the state’s sportsbooks to halt betting on Alabama college baseball games after suspicious wagering activity was detected on the Tide’s game against LSU on...

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