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In a bid to crackdown on suspicious betting activity, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has launched an extensive monitoring operation on bets placed during the IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. The new collaborative operation supports the integrity body’s ongoing drive to counter competition manipulation and identify when and where sporting corruption may have occurred.  AIU Chairman David Howman explained: …

Industry software and systems supplier Comtrade Gaming has inked a new strategic technology partnership with Mansion88, which will see Mansion88 migrate its complete backend system and player portal onto Comtrade’s iCore platform. Under the terms of the new partnership, the iCore platform will replace Mansion88’s current legacy system, and will deliver scalability.  “Mansion is currently going through a phase of …

Coingaming Group’s cryptocurrency sportsbook Sportsbet.io has been announced as co-developer of Argentine Superliga football club Rosario Central’s matchday mobile app. Issuing a club statement, Rosario Central management confirms that it has reached a ‘commercial alliance’ with Sportsbet.io, which will see the crypto bookmaker work with app developer Eclectica Ltd, developing an engaging free matchday app for Rosario fans. Once developed, …

The Tennis Integrity Supervisory Board has given the green light for the organisation’s anti-corruption and anti-doping divisions to be merged to form a ‘single, combined and expanded integrity organisation for professional tennis.’ The Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TCAP) currently oversees all issues pertaining to betting-related corruption, while the International Tennis Federation (ITF) manages the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme (TADP). “We are confident …

Football media platform Onefootball has deepened its partnership with Sportradar by appointing the sports data intelligence firm to develop its OTT proposition. Berlin-headquartered Onefootball seeks to expand its football content capacity showcasing ‘premium football rights’ across its digital platforms via PPV modules delivered by Sportradar. Covering over 100 international leagues comprehensively, Onefootball operates the world’s most popular football app, which last …

Adam Wilson, Co-founder of swipe-to-bet mobile app Bookee, said that his enterprise is in a healthy condition and will return to business once the start-up finds a new platform provider. Bookee has been forced to cease UK operations following the decision by its platform supplier EveryMatrix to terminate its B2C licences for remote betting and casino services. The UK Gambling …

AFC Wimbledon Manager Wally Downes has been suspended by the League One club after the Football Association (FA) has issued charges for breaching betting rules. Downes, who has managed Wimbledon since 2018, has been charged by the FA for Misconduct under FA Rule E1(b), after it was found that he had placed eight bets on matches taking place between 30 …