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Qatar Hired a Former CIA Agent to Spy on FIFA and Win 2022 World Cup Bid

A new report by the Associated Press published earlier this week has levied allegations against the World Cup 2022 hosting country, Qatar. Specifically, the investigation claims that the country contracted a former US CIA agent who spied on the world’s soccer governing body, Fédération Internationale de Football Association to obtain actional intel and use it […]
Qatar Hired a Former CIA Agent to Spy on FIFA and Win 2022 World Cup Bid
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Sports

Filipino Lawmaker Warns Online Cockfighting, Gambling Are Country’s New Pandemic

Alan Peter Cayetano is an ex-House Speaker from the Philippines currently hunting for a seat in the Senate. On Monday, he pleaded with Congress to reject the applications for 25-year legislative franchises requested by two different e-sabong companies in the country. His legislative endeavor follows Deputy Speaker Eddie Villanueva’s last week’s attempt to convince Congress to give a […]
Filipino Lawmaker Warns Online Cockfighting, Gambling Are Country’s New Pandemic
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Business

Stats Perform to Assist A-Leagues in Establishing Digital Footprint

Provider of sports data and AI technology Stats Perform entered into a partnership with Australia’s premier soccer league body, the A-Leagues. The A-Leagues encompasses the pinnacle of professional Men’s Women’s Youth and E-Sports competitions in the country, which will now all benefit from Stats Perform data-driven and industry-focused solutions.  Stats Perform will leverage its technology to power the […]
Stats Perform to Assist A-Leagues in Establishing Digital Footprint
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Casino

Man Who Spent GoFundMe Money on Gambling Enters Guilty Plea to Feds

A 42-year-old man from New Jersey who invented a heart-wrenching story to raise funds online in 2017 pleaded guilty in front of the U.S. District Judge Noel Hillman in Camden on Monday. Investigators named the man, Mark D’Amico, to be the mastermind behind the scam. Together with then-girlfriend Katelyn McClure and homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt […]
Man Who Spent GoFundMe Money on Gambling Enters Guilty Plea to Feds
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Sports

FanDuel Joins Grupo Globo for Subscription DFS Platform in Brazil

Flutter Entertainment brand FanDuel has teamed up with Grupo Globo to provide the latter’s Cartola FC brand with daily fantasy sports (DFS) solutions. The pair are developing a new paid platform dedicated to the DFS experience by the name of Cartola Express, marking an ambitious expansion move for the vertical in Brazil. Grupo Globo to Leverage Its Strong Ties with […]
FanDuel Joins Grupo Globo for Subscription DFS Platform in Brazil
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Sports

PointsBet Enters Virginia with Colonial Downs Group Partnership

PointsBet has entered Virginia, expanding its footprint and betting platform to another jurisdiction in the US in the process. The company has been awarded a temporary supplier license by the state lottery, which enables it to offer interactive sports betting products in Virginia.  Another Successful Launch in the US PointsBet teamed up with Colonial Downs Group to secure market […]
PointsBet Enters Virginia with Colonial Downs Group Partnership
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Casino

Kids House of Seminole Accountant Allegedly Gambled with Stolen Charity Money

61-year-old Carrie Wagner is an ex-Kids House of Seminole accountant who was arrested after turning herself in for charges of embezzlement last Thursday. The Summa Cum Laude university graduate was taken into the custody of the Seminole County Jail for having plundered the Children’s Advocacy Center’s accounts.  A Contrite Accountant Faces 58 Charges Wagner is accused of […]
Kids House of Seminole Accountant Allegedly Gambled with Stolen Charity Money
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Sports

Ghana Snubs South Africa’s Accusation of Match-Fixing During World Cup Qualifier

A World Cup qualifier between Ghana and South Africa has become the subject of criticism after reports surfaced that there may have been match-fixing involved. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has issued a stern rebuke to those accusations and argued that there was no foul play in the game. The allegations come from South Africa’s […]
Ghana Snubs South Africa’s Accusation of Match-Fixing During World Cup Qualifier
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Business

Parimatch Taps Dmitry Sergeev to Help Russian Division, Lead Eastern European Pivot

Parimatch Russia is expanding its clout in Eastern Europe with the hire of Dmitry Sergeev who will lead the company’s pivot in the region. Specifics as to what will happen in Eastern Europe will be disclosed next year, while the company adjusts several corporate cogwheels in the coming weeks. Sergeev was previously chief executive officer […]
Parimatch Taps Dmitry Sergeev to Help Russian Division, Lead Eastern European Pivot
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Casino

Sightline Argues the Case for Remote Verification in Nevada Casinos

Cashless payments were all the rage during the pandemic, and the momentum such solutions gathered during 2020 and the better part of 2021 may finally be transforming them into a permanent part of the casino gambling landscape in places such as Nevada. A proposal by Sightline Payments, an expert in the delivery of such technology, was […]
Sightline Argues the Case for Remote Verification in Nevada Casinos