Tag Archives: Gilles Maillet

ULIS appoints Gilles Maillet as President within new Executive Committee

SBC News ULIS appoints Gilles Maillet as President within new Executive Committee

The United Lotteries for Integrity in Sports (ULIS) has selected Gilles Maillet as the organisation’s new President. The new President brings a ‘profound knowledge and expertise’ in the area of work carried out by ULIS, the body detailed. He will hold the position for the 2023-2025 term, after being elected during a General Meeting in Sibenik, Croatia, on 6 June. …

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Future of sports betting in the spotlight at SBC Summit Barcelona

SBC Summit Barcelona

SBC Summit Barcelona is set to deliver valuable information about how to navigate the changes the sports betting industry is facing, with executives and specialists from Entain, Pinnacle Sports, Betfred, Parimatch, Sportium, Kaizen Gaming, FDJ, and 888 Holdings among the speakers ready to share their insights with delegates.    With Catalonia and Barcelona now open for business events, SBC’s global betting …

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Why prohibiting betting markets ties the hands of the licensed market

SBC News Why prohibiting betting markets ties the hands of the licensed market

As countries around the world were plunged into lockdown, punters turned towards the more niche betting markets such as Belarussian football, table tennis and lower-league Swedish football. But one issue that arose, in the case of the Swedish market, was the growing concern that the lower tiers of football may be more susceptible to match-fixing and betting corruption – which …

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Niels Erik Folmann: The pandemic was not just a commercial issue, but also one of integrity

SBC News Niels Erik Folmann: The pandemic was not just a commercial issue, but also one of integrity

With a lack of live sports markets over the last few months, betting companies and punters alike have switched their attention towards a range of new sports, leagues and betting opportunities – but doing so has resulted in fresh concerns regarding the integrity of such markets. Discussing how the pandemic has affected the ways in which companies approached the last …

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SBC Digital Summit: Stamping out corruption as lesser leagues take centre stage

SBC News SBC Digital Summit: Stamping out corruption as lesser leagues take centre stage

Sports betting integrity has become even more prominent as smaller leagues, such as the Belarusian Premier League, receive high scale attention due to the limitation of live-sports.  However, in order to prevent these small scale tournaments from being susceptible to match fixing Andrew Ashenden, Chief Commercial Officer at Stats Perform, has called for every sector in the industry to work …

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