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The National Lottery operator, Camelot, is “considering its options” after the man who allegedly claimed a £2.5m prize by fraudulent means was named in the media as a convicted rapist. The Gambling Commission said on Thursday that it had fined Camelot£3mfor paying out the £2.5m prize in 2009 on a ticket that...

Global casino operators are vying to move into Japan’s potentially lucrative market after a ban was lifted by lawmakers in Tokyo, despite warnings over gambling addiction and the involvement of organised crime. Japan’s parliament approved legislation in the early hours of Thursday allowing the construction of “integrated resorts” that...

Japan is rolling the dice on casinos to help boost its struggling economy. The Japanese parliament passed a new law early Thursday that paves the way for a gaming industry that could generate more than $30 billion a year, according to analysts. At the moment, casinos are illegal in...

Problem gambling costs the UK up to £1.2bn a year, according to a report that its authors say should serve as a “wakeup call” to the government. The report, commissioned by charity GambleAware and written by the IPPR thinktank, charts the costs associated with problem gambling, such as mental health...

The amount gamblers can stake on controversialshould be slashed and councils given powers to stop bookmakers “clustering” betting shops on high streets, an influential group of MPs has said. The recommendations, timed to coincide with a government review of betting machines, won support from gambling campaigners but were dismissed as...

LONDON: MotoGP claimed a motorsport first on Wednesday by announcing a multi-year partnership with a company that monitors betting patterns for signs of fraud. Series promoters Dorna said in a statement that Sportradar Integrity Services would apply their Fraud Detection System to all 54 races across MotoGP, Moto2 and...

Afastamento da equipa albanesa deverá ser formalizado depois da decisão do TAS. A UEFA confirmou esta quarta-feira que deverá formalizar o afastamento dos albaneses do Skenderbeu da Liga dos Campeões 2016/2017, na sequência do processo de manipulação de resultados. Em junho, o Tribunal Arbitral do Desporto (TAS) deu razão...

Moscovo aprovou em Junho a abertura de casinos na Crimeia, península no Mar Negro que a Rússia usurpou recentemente à Ucrânia e anexou ao seu território. A Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) tem sido apontada como uma das empresas atentas às oportunidades ali criadas e há quem especule...

O parlamento japonês aprovou uma lei para legalizar os casinos, um passo determinante para abrir o mercado. A câmara baixa do parlamento japonês aprovou hoje uma lei para legalizar os casinos, um passo determinante para abrir o mercado, visto como uma possível potência global na indústria de jogo. Alguns...

Jogadores, dirigentes e árbitros podem ficar impedidos de jogar no Placard e outros sites Um novo tipo de crime pode estar a caminho. Dá pelo nome de ‘aposta antidesportiva’ e é um projeto de lei que o Partido Socialista vai levar a votos no Parlamento. À procura de colocar...