The Sports Betting Intelligence Unit (SBIU) of the UK Gambling Commission recently completed an investigation into six former British Basketball League (BBL) players who faced severe sanctions for allegedly participating in match-fixing, with some potentially banned from playing for life.The investi
The community team Everlasting Luv, originally scheduled to participate in the MPL Singapore Season 9 playoffs, was suspended from the competition and had their advancement slot cancelled due to suspected match-fixing activities before the game.Everlasting Luv was one of the six community teams that
Darts player Andy Jenkins has been banned from all Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) events for 11 years due to his involvement in manipulating 12 matches and violating betting rules.The sanction was announced on April 30, 2025, following a hearing by the DRA disciplinary committee, which found Jenki
Starlizard Integrity Services (SIS) recently conducted a study on global betting activities and monitored 74,386 football matches held in 2024.According to the survey results, SIS found that 159 matches held throughout the year showed "signs of potential manipulation".However, this result has decrea
The players participated in meetings that addressed the risks of athletes' involvement with sports betting.Brazil.- The Club Athletico Paranaense (CAP), in collaboration with Loterías del Estado de Paraná (Lottopar), conducted talks for the athletes of the team's youth categories. The players attend
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Bangladeshi player Shohaly Akhter from participating in matches for five years after she admitted to manipulating matches.Akhter was found to have violated several provisions of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. As a result, she will be banned from part
Brazil has relinquished its global leadership in the ranking of countries with the most suspected match-fixing games. Brazilian football recorded a 48% decrease in the number of matches with signs of match-fixing in 2024 compared to 2023. The data comes from the annual integrity report by Sportradar
Despite there being no signs of match-fixing yet, the Argentine Football Association decided to sideline Matías Beares due to the severity of the situation.Argentina.- Matías Beares is the referee who has recently been expelled from his squad after being accused of engaging in sports betting. The Ar
The Riksdag has approved changes to Sweden’s Gambling Act 2018, allowing licence holders to process personal data related to legal offences.The amendments, authorised on 28 November, give licence holders the right to process data under specific circumstances, such as detecting criminal activity, mon
Darts prodigy Leighton Bennett has been banned from darts competitions for eight years for match-fixing.Bennett was found guilty by the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) of fixing four matches and was subsequently given a long-term ban.The 18-year-old, who won the BDO World Youth Championship in 2019
Sweden’s Riksdag (parliament) has officially approved amendments to the Gambling Act of 2018, granting license holders the ability to process personal data related to legal offenses. The new provisions, which aim to enhance regulatory oversight and combat illegal activities, will take effect on Febr
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has imposed sanctions on three Nigerian tennis players for violating the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).These actions are related to a 2023 criminal case involving a match-fixing syndicate, which, following investigations by the ITIA and Belgia
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has signed a key agreement in Brazil to improve the monitoring of match-fixing. The sports betting integrity cooperation agreement between the IBIA and Brazil’s Ministry of Finance will allow both parties to share information regarding suspic
On Tuesday (29), Genius Sports signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement at the Ministry of Finance to deliver its expertise in combating match-fixing to the government. Through the partnership, the company will exchange cutting-edge data on suspicious manipulation activities to contribute to the int
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has banned 38 players and five club officials for life following a two-year probe into match-fixing and gambling, marking the latest effort by authorities to crackdown on corruption in the country's soccer scene. The probe, which uncovered the manipulation of 1
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