By Julie Moraine

Sports

Svenska Spel Sees Qatar FIFA World Cup as Opportunity for Change

March 24, 2021

Swedish lottery and gambling operator Svenska Spel issued a statement to defend its decision to continue to sponsor the national football team of Sweden ahead of the launch of the first round of qualifying games for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Sponsorship Commitment Confirmed The statement written by sustainability manager Kajsa Nylander at […]

By Eva Ivanova

Sports

FIFA Partners up with the UN to Launch an Integrity Program

March 16, 2021

FIFA, the International Federation of Association Football, partnered up with UNODC, United Nation’s Office on Drugs and Crime, to launch an integrity program aiming to reduce match-fixing on a global scale. FIFA Teams up with the UN to Fight Match-Fixing FIFA and the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) teamed up to launch the […]

By Julie Moraine

Industry

GLMS Reported Slight Increase in Alert Reports in 2020

January 24, 2021

The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) published its 2020 Annual Monitoring and Intelligence Report, providing the main highlights in terms of objectives, key facts and figures. As part of the report, GLMS released data related to the number of suspicious alerts for the year. Alerts and Alert Reports The integrity body dealing with detection and […]

By Julie Moraine

Sports

Former EA President Moore Believes Card Packs Are Not Gambling

January 8, 2021

FIFA Ultimate Team card packs are not gambling according to Electronic Arts (EA) president by time the randomized mechanics were introduced in 2008 Peter Moore. Moore shared his thoughts on the hot subject in an interview related to his recent appointment as a director at mobile sports games developer Nifty Games. Origin of Card Packs […]

By Julie Moraine

Sports

FIFA & UNODC Launch Reporting of Match-Fixing Campaign

December 9, 2020

World’s football governing body FIFA and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will work together on a new campaign against match-fixing, UNODC announced in a press release today. Feel Confident to Report Suspected Match-Fixers The initiative will seek to raise awareness of the availability of confidential reporting tools that will make people […]

By Mike Johnson

Esports

EA Adds FIFA Tool Similar to Online Casino Self-Exclusion

November 13, 2020

Electronic Arts is introducing a new tool or FIFA Play that allows players to set limits on how much they can spend on microtransactions in the company’s flagship FIFA franchise. The tool reminds of the responsible gambling solutions used in online casinos. EA to Roll-out New Tools to Control Spending in FIFA 21 Facing criticism […]

By Stoyan Todorov

Esports

AC Milan Debuts Esports Offer with Qlash by its Side

November 2, 2020

AC Milan will debut teams in EA’s FIFA 21 and Supercell’s Brawl Stars with Qlash helping the soccer team shape its esports footprint. Qlash and AC Milan Join Efforts to Create Esports Club   Italy’s AC Milan is the latest athletic organization to follow in the footsteps of others and opt for esports exposure. Earlier […]

By Mathilde Adam

Sports

FIFPro Criticizes FFA’s Life Bans Issued to Ukrainian Players

November 1, 2020

The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro) said that the Football Federation of Armenia (FFA) has sanctioned a number of Ukrainian players without due process. FFA Kept Players in The Dark The FFA Disciplinary and Ethics Committee issued the lifetime bans, which are solely based on reports from unnamed sports data suppliers. FIFPro criticized the […]

By Julie Moraine

Legal

EA Unconvinced by Court Ruling, Will Seek EU Judgement

October 30, 2020

The gambling regulator in the Netherlands re-issued a €5 million financial sanction to Electronic Arts (EA), alongside a “cease and desist” order for the company and its European subsidiaries. The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) dished the penalty as part of its enforcement action against EA in 2019, arguing the video games developer had violated Dutch gambling laws, […]

By Julie Moraine

Sports

GLMS Released Its Third Quarter Alerts & Reports Statistics

October 11, 2020

The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) released its monitoring and intelligence report for the activities during the third quarter of 2020, recording a significant increase in the number of alerts for the period. The global lottery alliance against sport competition manipulation tracked 452 occasions where an alert had to be generated. King Football Rules The […]