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Georgia and Lithuania could play a fixed match

At the weekend in Tbilisi, Georgia took Lithuania and easily won 4-0. This match came under suspicion and could be fixed, according to Francesco Baranka, a representative of Federbet, a non-profit organization. The Italian specialist notes that from beginning of the game, there was a surge in staggered activity for …

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Bethard suspended the marketing campaign with Zlatan Ibrahimovic

iGaming company Bethard, which works with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, postponed the launch of his marketing campaign because of fears that it could violate the rules of the English Football Association (FA). The online gambling group which at present times targets the Nordic betting markets, released a statement announcing that it had …

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Hackers attacked the National Lottery of Great Britain

The National Lottery of Great Britain called on its customers to change passwords for their online accounts after suspicious activity was detected in the system. Camelot Group, which operatd the lottery, reported a rapid increase in the number of accounts, which immediately reported to the police. Camelot is currently working …

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2 million tickets have already been sold for 2018 World Cup

FIFA, is satisfied with the progress in ticket sales for the 2018 World Cup, which kicks off in 11 cities across Russia 14 June. FIFA Director of Competitions Colin Smith, who is currently in Yekaterinburg on an inspection visit with a delegation of FIFA experts, said the organisation was pleased …

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Irish and Russian boxers could hold a fixed fight in Rio-2016

This statement was made by the coach of the national team of Ireland Joe Hennigan. The manager is confident that the fight between Russian boxer Vladimir Nikitin and Irishman Michael Conlan were fixed. Hennigan claims, head coach Zaur Antia, fluent in Russian, that the hopes of bantamweight world champion Michael …

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FIFA allowed the fourth substitution in the playoff matches of 2018 World Cup

FIFA decided to approve the possibility of making the fourth substitution during the extra time of the 2018 play-off matches. This practice was tested at the club level in the FA Cup and Germany, at the national team level – at the Olympic football tournament in Brazil, the World Women’s …

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WorldMatch moves in Colombia

Specializing in the development and provision of games for online casinos, WorldMatch received certification from the Colombian regulator COLJUEGOS, and then signed a supply agreement with Wplay.co. The arrangement will cover WorldMatch’s portfolio of more than 200 games, all of which will now be available to Wplay.co customers. Wplay.co will …

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Sportradar expands with International Tennis Federation

Specializing in working with sports information and with digital content, Sportradar has extended the existing agreement with the International Tennis Federation. The tennis body will now have access to Integrity Services Sportradar services. Sportradar will use its fraud detection system to monitor and analyze bet patterns in more than 50,000 …

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Greek football-player has been handed a suspended two-and-a-half year jail sentence

Defender of the Greek national football team Abraham Papadopoulus was sentenced to 2.5 years’ imprisonment by decision of the Greek court. The 33-year-old player was one of 58 people who were ordered by the Athens Court of Appeal in connection with the scandal over the contractual match that took place …

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LVbet will cooperate with German Ice Hockey Federation

The German Ice Hockey Federation eV (DEB) announced the start of cooperation with digital sports betting company LVbet. Under the terms of the contract, a European betting operator registered in Malta will become an official partner of the DEB and the German national hockey team. LVbet brand will gain exposure …

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Sweden will tighten gambling legislation from January 2019

The Swedish Government has introduced a new gambling law, including updated regulations for the gambling market. The draft law has already been submitted to the European Commission for consideration and will enter into force on January 1, 2019. The new gambling rules should be designed as a licensing system, whereby …

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Saudi Arabia may lose its right to participate in 2018 World Cup

FIFA is considering an option of exclude Saudi Arabia from the 2018 World Cup. World football’s governing body is closely monitoring apparent political interference involving Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over the last few months. In the case of Saudi Arabia, the result of the interference could be …

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Skenderbeu banned for 10 years in UEFA competitions

UEFA’s Ethics and Disciplinary Inspectorate has recommended a 10-year ban from UEFA competitions and 1 million euros fine for Albania’s top soccer team KS Skenderbeu for match fixing offenses during the last seven years. The European football’s governing body suspects Skenderbeu who have dominated Albanian football in the past six …

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Sportradar signed a partnership deal with the Bulgarian Football Union

The well-known provider of sports data and statistics Sportradar presented an educational strategy for the Bulgarian Football Union (BFS), which includes 32 master classes for judges, BFS officials and all football players of the first and second professional leagues. Sportradar will monitor the Bulgarian market with the help of more …

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Neimar spent 19,700 dollars in the lottery

The striker of the Brazilian national team and PSG acquired 5,000 lottery tickets to support the Turkish football club Boluspor. Defender Boluspor and former Brazilian player Andre Santos were handed tickets to the 26-year-old Brazilian, who was invited to Paris to the birthday party of Neimar. “Captain of our team …

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French iGaming industry got nearly €1 billion in 2017

The online gambling market of France for the calendar year 2017 grew by 18% compared to the previous year and received a profit of €962 million. Betting and first deposit amounts also grew on a 9% percentage to reach €9.2 million. What has perhaps been most impressive is that French …

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AvaTrade entered into an agreement with Manchester City

The well-known forex and CFD-broker AvaTrade reached an agreement with the leader of the English Premier-League Manchester City. The company signed a new multi-year regional deal, under which it will become the official online partner of Manchester City in China, Asia and Latin America. AvaTrade will use this partnership to …

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The German government support e-sports

The German government admits that cybersport can soon be included in the list of Olympic disciplines. After long negotiations, Angela Merkel’s CDU and Martin Schulz’s SPD are closing on a coalition, and one of the subjects on which they agreed was the recognition of esports as sports. Within the framework …

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ESports in Japan is moving to a new level

Japan follows the example of its neighbors China and South Korea and creates an e-sports association that will be called Japan Esports Union, or JESU. Executive vice president of Sega Sammy Holdings Hideki Okamura will become director of JESU. New association has committed itself to promoting and supplementing the growth …

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