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Brazilian sports betting and casino site Aposta Ganha has joined the Sportradar Integrity Exchange.  This will enable the bookmaker to monitor suspicious betting activity, with IBIA members playing an “active role” in exchanging data-driven insights on match-fixing. Hugo Baungartner, Aposta Ganha CCO, said: “The Sportradar Integrity Exchange is a vital initiative for operators across the globe to unite and ensure …

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has highlighted that the threat of match manipulation ‘has not gone away’. Addressing the first FIFA Integrity Summit – which was held in Singapore in collaboration with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) – Infantino stated that the issue can only be tackled if the world governing body and its …

Yolo Group has become the latest member of the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA).  The company – established in 2014, now with offices in Estonia, Malta, Brazil, Australia and Guernsey – will see its Sportsbet.io brand feed into IBIA’s global integrity monitoring network.  Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA, stated: “I am delighted to welcome Yolo Group to the association. Yolo …

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has announced a partnership with IXUP Limited as part of a US sports betting integrity initiative. The Australia-based software company will now collaborate with the group on improving the sports betting compliance landscape, whilst promoting the integrity monitoring solution from the IBIA to its partnered operators, regulators and teams. Khalid Al, IBIA CEO, commented: …

Amir Mirzaee, Chief Commercial Officer and Managing Director of Bayes Esports, dives into all things AI and its use cases within the wider esports industry – most importantly, how its misusage is hurting the esports industry Artificial Intelligence, or just AI for short, has become a contentious topic in the recent past. Programs such as “ChatGPT” opened the door to …

Andrii Nekrutov, Chief Integrity Officer at BETER, discusses integrity best practices in sports and esports, with a focus on BETER’s in-house events such as its Setka Cup and ESportsBattle content streams. Drawing on his extensive experience at INTERPOL as well as various security positions, Nekrutov outlines how important it is to bake integrity into every part of your organisation. SBC: …

Sportradar Integrity Services has linked with World Aquatics in a two-year deal that will see the pair work to monitor international water polo matches. Over 450 matches will be analysed, including the Men’s and Women’s Water Polo Tournaments at the World Aquatics Championships, the Men’s and Women’s U20 Championships, and the Men’s and Women’s Water Polo World Cups.  Sportradar Integrity …

Mark King has been suspended from the World Snooker Tour (WST) during an ongoing investigation into reports of irregular betting activity. In particular, the 48-year-old’s 4-0 defeat against Joe Perry at the Welsh Open on 13 February is being studied by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). The governing body’s Chairman, Jason Ferguson, explained that King is now …

The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has announced a data sharing partnership with the The Badminton World Federation (BWF) Integrity Unit. Looking to demonstrate the BWF Integrity Unit’s commitment to a ‘clean and fair sport’, the agreement has been recognised as a key component of the badminton’s monitoring of suspicious betting activity. “I am very pleased to see the Badminton World …

Ivan Toney is to face a lengthy ban after he admitted breaching the FA’s sports betting rules. The Brentford striker has reportedly pleaded guilty to a number of the 262 charges that the FA issued to him in 2022, but has also denied a number of others against his name.  232 of these had been put to the England international …