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Esports betting operator Ultimate Tournament eSportsbook has joined the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) as an  Anti-Corruption Supporter. In joining the programme, Ultimate Tournament will assist ESIC in investigating suspicious betting activity across their betting platform, endorsing ESIC’s greater effort against match-fixing and betting fraud within the esports betting industry. Anti-Corruption Supporters work closely with ESIC to provide information needed for …

Professional sports clubs are increasingly turning away from sponsorship agreements with betting and gaming companies, as the construction and engineering, automotive and financial services sectors increase their market share. According to the latest figures from Caytoo, the gambling industry accounts for 8.1% of all sponsorships across football, rugby and cricket. Holding the top spot two year ago, the industry has …

The greylisting of Malta by the the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has had no immediate impact on the island’s ratings or those of its domestic rated banks, according to Fitch Ratings. However, the firm did acknowledge that the greylisting demonstrates structural weaknesses in Malta’s anti-money laundering infrastructure, and the Mediterranean territory will be required to demonstrate progress on a …

STATSCORE has extended its partnership with the Polish second tier Fortuna 1. Liga for a further two years, continuing to provide sports data solutions, match centres and statistical visualisations for the league and its clubs. First initiated in 2020, the partnership has seen STATSCORE Scouts operate directly from the league’s venues, collecting information on various actions taking place within a …

Spelinspektionen, Sweden’s gambling inspectorate, has warned licensed online sportsbook operators to closely follow and maintain its rules with regards to their in-play market offerings.  The notice follows official Spelinspektionen warnings to Swedish state-owned racing operator AB Trav Galopp (ATG) and Polar Limited, the operating firm of Coolbet.com for breaching Gaming Act provisions on sportsbook markets. During Q1 trading, ATG has …

Sokratis Kokkalis, founder and chief executive of Intralot SPA, has underscored the technology group’s ‘business priority’ to bolster and accelerate all North American units, services and customer contracts.     Having retaken leadership of the Athens-listed group last November, Kokkalis presented Intralot’s new strategic vision to investors at the firm’s AGM on Tuesday 29 June. Despite facing ongoing COVID-19 adjustments across its …

Danish national lottery and gaming provider Danske Spil has announced that Pernille Mehl, CEO of Danske Lotteri Spil (DLO), will leave her role after six years with the company to take on a new position as CEO of a tech company. She will remain at DLO until November 1 at the latest. As of writing, Mehl was not in a position to reveal exactly …