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April 14, 2025

Weekend Report: First US approval for Beter, STS new sportsbook chief, woman wins $15 million judgment against casino

Welcome to the Weekend Report, where iGB looks at the news that you may have missed across the last few days. This week: Beter gains first US approval, STS names new sportsbook chief and a woman wins a $15 million judgment against a Las Vegas Strip casino.

Beter lands first US approval in New Jersey

Sports betting odds, data and content provider Beter has secured its first approval in the US.

Vendor registration from the New Jersey Department of Gaming Enforcement enables Beter to work with licensed operators in the state. This includes delivering its real-time data and live streams.

The first approved product is its flagship Setka Cup table tennis tournaments. This is already live in New Jersey from Bet365.

Beter arranges over 11,000 Setka Cup matches per month, offering more than 30 betting markets per event. In total, it organises over 46,000 fast-betting events monthly across esports and sports disciplines.

“This is a milestone moment for the Beter team,” CEO Gal Ehrlich said..

April 14, 2025

ITIA suspends tennis officials over betting corruption

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has issued suspensions to three officials after they were found guilty of betting-related corruption.

Luis Rodriguez, Antonio Sosa and Wellingthon Lopez have all been charged over corruption. Each tennis official denied the charges relating to breaches between 2018 and 2021.

According to the ITIA, the officials entered false data into match scoring devices to facilitate betting. The ITIA deemed their actions as breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme (TACP).

Rodriguez issued lifetime ban from tennis

In the case of Rodriguez, he denied charges over six matches in the Dominican Republic between 2018 and 2020. However, a hearing in December 2024 found him guilty of the breaches.

Independent anti-corruption hearing officer (AHO) Richard Young issued a lifetime ban and a $15,000 (£11,386/€13,184) fine. This came into effect on 21 January this year.

“As a chair umpire, he was in an important position of trust charged with uphold..

April 11, 2025

Gambling Commission outlines rates per licence for statutory levy

The UK Gambling Commission has clarified the rates each licensee will have to pay for the new statutory levy, which the government hopes will raise £100 million (€115.3 million/$130.7 million) for harm prevention against gambling.

The UK statutory levy came into effect on 6 April, having been included in the previous government’s Gambling Act white paper in 2023 with the belief operators weren’t paying their fair share to support gambling harms under the voluntary levy.

Gambling minister Baroness Twycross told the Betting & Gaming Council’s (BGC) AGM in February the new UK statutory levy was a “huge step forward” for the gambling sector, with the hope it will reduce problem gambling.

On Monday (7 April), the Gambling Commission released an update on the levy including the rates each licence holder will be required to pay, with online gambling generally set to face the highest rate.

What are the statutory rates?

The statutory levy rates are as follows:

Online gambling licence typ..

April 7, 2025

ANJL slams anti-betting comments from financial association director

The National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) has hit out at “disrespectful” anti-betting comments from the director of the Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Market Entities (Anbima).

The response from the ANJL comes after Aquiles Mosca, CEO of the financial institution BNP Paribas in Brazil and director of Anbima, wrote an article published in the Brazilian newspaper Valor Econômico last week. It was titled “Bets: The bookmaker who lives in your pocket will make you unhappy”.

In the article, Mosca slammed the regulated online betting sector in Brazil, which launched on 1 January. He detailed the potential consequences of addiction such as marital problems, bankruptcy and suicide.

The ANJL, alongside the Brazilian Gaming Association (Abrajogo), the National Gaming Association (AIGaming) and the Brazilian Institute of Legal Gaming (IJL), defended the licensed betting sector in a note of repudiation issued on Friday (4 April).

“By comparing the regulated bettin..

April 7, 2025

ITIA sanctions more tennis players over Belgian match-fixing case

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has issued heavy sanctions against a further five players over their links to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium.

Yannick Thivant, Thomas Brechemier, Gabriel Petit, Thomas Setodji and Hugo Daubias have all been banned or suspended from tennis. The ITIA on Friday said each player committed corruption offences during 2017 or 2018.

The organisation also confirmed each case is linked to the high-profile match-fixing syndicate led by Grigor Sargsyan. A criminal case led to Sargsyan being convicted and given a five-year custodial sentence in 2023.

However, while the case against Sargsyan has ended, the ITIA continues to search for other individuals who were involved. This has led to a host of players being sanctioned, with this group the latest to face action.

ITIA issues lifetime ban to Thivant

Thivant, 38, has been hit hardest. For his role in the scheme, he has been handed a lifetime ban by the ITIA. Anti-corruption hearing officer (A..

March 27, 2025

Brazil betting CPI chief demands further laws to restrict online gambling access

Senator Soraya Thronicke, rapporteur of the parliamentary inquiry commission (CPI) on betting in Brazil, has urged politicians to back news bills to restrict consumers' access to online gambling.

Thronicke voiced her concerns at Tuesday’s (25 March) meeting of the betting CPI, which was established in November last year amid increased concerns over the impacts of gambling, ahead of the legal online market launch in Brazil on 1 January.

On Tuesday, Thronicke called upon the congress to establish new laws to restrict the population’s access to online betting sites.

She also criticised the long delay between the initial passing of legislation in 2018 and the final approval in December 2023. Many blamed the proliferation of illegal sites during that period for ongoing concerns over betting addiction in Brazil.

“We need to make it increasingly difficult [to access online betting sites],” Thronicke said at the hearing. “We are here to make amends. We need to legislate to minimise th..

March 17, 2025

Weekend Report: FanDuel launches RG TV series, Bet365 live in Illinois and Tennessee, Scientific Games WLA re-certification

Welcome to the Weekend Report, where iGB looks at the news that you may have missed across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This week: FanDuel TV launches responsible gambling series, Bet365 launches in Illinois and Tennessee and Scientific Games secures WLA re-certification.

FanDuel to debut ‘The Comeback’ RG series

First in the Weekend Report, the FanDuel TV division of FanDuel Group has announced the launch of a responsible gambling series, ‘The Comeback’.

Responsible gambling ambassador Craig Carton, who has been very public describing his own past addiction issues, will interview people who have experienced addiction themselves. Carton will cover stigma surrounding gambling disorder and highlight the support available to people.

The first episode will feature 11-year NBA veteran and recovered problem gambler Randy Livingston. Both Livingston and his wife have recently joined FanDuel as responsible gambling ambassadors.

The Comeback will be streamed across both FanDuel’s YouTube c..

March 17, 2025

Darts player banned for eight years over match-fixing

English-Indian darts player Prakash Jiwa has been banned from the sport for eight years after being found guilty of match-fixing and betting on darts in the UK.

Issued by the Darts Regulation Authority (DRA), the ban will run through 6 November 2031. The ban, announced by the Gambling Commission on 14 March, means Jiwa will not be able to participate in any DRA events for six and a half years.

The DRA issued the eight-year ban, which has been partially backdated. It set out details of the offences during a Disciplinary Committee hearing in January. Four matches of interest were flagged for match fixing, all of which featured Jiwa.

Jiwa lost 4-0 to both Owen Bates on 16 February 2023 and Adam Hunt a day later. He also lost 4-1 to Peter Hudson and to Willie Borland, in matches that took place on 1 June 2023.

Suspicious darts betting flagged by IBIA

Detailing the case, the DRA said it was made aware of the issue by an International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) alert the day ..

March 3, 2025

Weekend Report: Trump set to pardon Pete Rose, new Genting Berhad CEO, Pope betting

Welcome to the Weekend Report, where iGB looks at the news that you may have missed across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This week: Trump set to pardon Pete Rose, Genting Berhad names new CEO and controversial Pope betting markets.

Trump pledges to pardon Pete Rose

US president Donald Trump has said he will pardon baseball legend Pete Rose and hit out at the decision to exclude him from the sport’s Hall of Fame.

Rose was banned from baseball for life after admitting to betting on the sport back in 2004 but never bet against his own team. His bid for reinstatement was rejected in 2015.

Rose, who also served five months in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion in 1990, died last year aged 83.

Writing on social media last week, Trump said he will pursue a “complete pardon” for Rose.

“He never betted against himself, or the other team. He had the most hits, by far, in baseball history and won more games than anyone in sports history,” Trump said, according to ESPN.

Genting Berh..

February 21, 2025

State of the Union: RG study might not be what it seems; Canada election betting

Welcome to iGB's State of the Union, a look at the biggest North American sports betting stories we've covered over the week and briefs on others we found interesting.

Study raises RG alarm, but should it?

Since the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was overturned in 2018, the number of internet searches terms around “gambling addiction” has risen 23% nationally, according to an American Medical Association JAMA Internal Medicine investigation. Published on 17 February, the responsible gaming (RG) study revealed that searches rose most in Pennsylvania (50%), Massachusetts (47%), New York (37%) and New Jersey (34%).

In the abstract, investigators wrote, “The results of this time series study suggest that access to sportsbooks, sports wagers and potential help-seeking for gambling addiction increased substantially and highlight the need to address the health implications of sportsbooks, including recognition and treatment of gambling problems and their b..

February 13, 2025

IBIA 2024 report flags 17% rise in suspicious betting alerts

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) received 219 alerts of suspicious betting activity in 2024, a 17% rise on 2023’s figure. The report was released today (13 February).

However, despite the surge of nearly a fifth from 2023’s revised total of 187 suspicious betting alerts, the IBIA noted the figure remained 11% below the annual average of 245 observed between 2020 and 2023.

As was the case in 2023, football (75 cases) and tennis (58 cases) again led the way for the sports with the most notifications, with both attracting more alerts than in 2023. They combined for 61% of all notifications, down from 64% in 2023.

The IBIA’s alerts system contributed to 33 matches being deemed corrupted, with the association involved in the sanctioning of 17 clubs, players and officials for betting violations.

The association’s membership represents over 70 companies with an annual global betting turnover of $300 billion (£240 billion/€287.7 billion), covering 50% of all regulate..

February 12, 2025

Bangladesh cricket player banned over match-fixing at T20 World Cup

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Bangladesh player Shohaly Akhter for five years after she admitted to fixing matches.

Akhter was found to have breached several provisions of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. As such, she will serve a five-year ban from cricket, with this covering any form of participation in the sport.

The ICC, which published its decision yesterday (11 February), did not say how many matches were impacted. It did, however, confirm that the corruption case relates to the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa. Akhter did not play in the tournament.

Five breaches of cricket fixing rules

In total, the 36-year-old bowler was found guilty of five breaches of the Anti-Corruption Code. The first is Article 2.1.3, relating to fixing or in any way influencing an international match by deliberately underperforming.

Akhter also admitted to breaching Article 2.1.3, in reference to seeking, accepting or offering a bribe or other reward to influence a match…

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