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GLMS Reported Slight Increase in Alert Reports in 2020

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 […]
GLMS Reported Slight Increase in Alert Reports in 2020
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Sports

Former EA President Moore Believes Card Packs Are Not Gambling

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 […]
Former EA President Moore Believes Card Packs Are Not Gambling
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Sports

FIFA & UNODC Launch Reporting of Match-Fixing Campaign

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 […]
FIFA & UNODC Launch Reporting of Match-Fixing Campaign
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Esports

EA Adds FIFA Tool Similar to Online Casino Self-Exclusion

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 […]
EA Adds FIFA Tool Similar to Online Casino Self-Exclusion
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Esports

AC Milan Debuts Esports Offer with Qlash by its Side

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 […]
AC Milan Debuts Esports Offer with Qlash by its Side
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Sports

FIFPro Criticizes FFA’s Life Bans Issued to Ukrainian Players

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 […]
FIFPro Criticizes FFA’s Life Bans Issued to Ukrainian Players
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Legal

EA Unconvinced by Court Ruling, Will Seek EU Judgement

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, […]
EA Unconvinced by Court Ruling, Will Seek EU Judgement
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Sports

GLMS Released Its Third Quarter Alerts & Reports Statistics

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 […]
GLMS Released Its Third Quarter Alerts & Reports Statistics
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Sports

FIFA Endorses a New App Fighting against Match-Fixing

A new mobile app – Red Button by FIFPro will be helping FIFA in the fight against match-fixing. The new app enables professional footballers to report potential match-fixing and will be distributed by affiliated player associations. The Red Button App by FIFPro Endorsed by FIFA FIFA and FIFPro (International Federation of Professional Footballers) inked an […]
FIFA Endorses a New App Fighting against Match-Fixing
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Esports

Deep Dive into EveryMatrix: “The State of Esports Betting 2020”

EveryMatrix has released a comprehensive 41-page report entitled “The State of Esports Betting,” analyzing the betting market in 2020. Recent State of Esports Betting and Sportsbooks In March, EveryMatrix announced that it was working on an esports feed for sportsbooks which wanted to diversify their offer and introduce esports markets in a hurry. The company […]