PARAGUAY FOOTBALL CHAOS AS TEAM OWNER LINKED TO BETTING PAYMENTS
Paraguay’s football governing body is demanding a halt to betting on its matches following the revelation that one of its team owners is deeply connected with local sports betting operator Aposta.la. This week, the executive council of the Asociación Paraguaya de…
FOOTBALL AUTHORITIES AND OPERATORS JOIN FORCES TO PROMOTE SPORTS INTEGRITY IN PERU
Key players within the sports wagering sector in Peru signed this week an Agreement for Sports Integrity and Sports Betting, to begin a series of joint efforts focused on implementing educational, prevention, and damage control initiatives related to match-fixing in…
SKY AND BT PREPARE FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MEDIA RIGHTS BATTLE
Sky Sports is expected to rival BT Sports for the television rights to the UEFA Champions League (UCL) and Europa League, with bids set to be submitted today for the 2021 to 2024 broadcasting rights. Sky has previously stated that due to the importance of Premier…
CAN GOOGLE TEMPT SPORTPESA BACK TO KENYA
By Iwo Bulski Now, thanks to a new ruling by Google, it appears likely that gambling is going to become an even bigger deal within the country. We can say this with confidence because of the relaxation of Google’s regulations on…
BRAZIL CONTINUES SPORTS BETTING DEBATE
SECAP, an entity from the Ministry of Finance, invited industry representatives to a seminar on sports betting in Brazil. Brazil.- A seminar on sports betting took place earlier this week in Brasilia. The hearing was organised by the Secretariat of…
HOW SERIE A MIGHT BE THE CLOSEST TITLE RACE IN EUROPE THIS SEASON
Liverpool and Manchester City are sure to duke it out to the death in the English Premier League. Barcelona and Real Madrid look set for a bitter battle in the race to be La Liga champions. In the German Bundesliga,…
BELGIUM FOOTBALL DEMANDS THAT BGC CLARIFY ITS TERMS ON BETTING ADVERTISING
Belgian Juliper Pro League football club KAA Gent has urged the Belgium Gambling Commission (BGC) to clarify its advertising conditions related to football marketing conducted on behalf of betting firms. The BGC has launched an investigation of KAA Gent for distributing a promotional email…
OSASUNA FANS DEMAND THAT FOOTBALL CLUB DROPS KIROLBET AS PARTNER
La Liga football club CA Osasuna is being pressured to end its relationship with shirt sponsor KirolBet. At the Pamplona club’s ‘public assembly’, Osasuna’s membership passed the decree that the club should terminate all agreements with ‘compromising partners’. The assembly saw numerous members…
GERMAN SPORTS BETTING ASSOCIATION DEMANDS REGULATION
DSWV, the German body in charge of sports betting, has demanded a practicable and consumer-oriented regulation. Germany.- The German Sports Betting Association (DSWV) has called for a fundamental reform of the local gambling regulation. The association will be part of the annual ministerial…
US: SPORTS BETTING TO GROW TO $149BN BY 2023
The sixth annual report from Activate says the sports betting industry in the US will be worth US$149 billion by 2023. US.- Activate, a management consulting for media, technology and sports business, released the sixth annual report that studies the state…