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Andy Murray finds it “hypocritical” that tennis authorities are trying to stamp out match-fixing run by gambling syndicates but have partnered with a major gambling company that is now advertising on the Australian Open’s show courts. The two issues are separate but have collided at this year’s Australian Open,...
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Sporting reputations are tumbling so fast, I doubt even Usain Bolt can keep up with them. We’ve had match-fixing in cricket and snooker, corruption in football, and doping in cycling, rugby, baseball and athletics. Now it’s the turn of tennis – and back to fixing matches. A joint Buzzfeed-BBC investigation...
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The decision to restrict player liquidity in Portugal, as reported back in December, has resulted in members of ANAon—the Portuguese Player Association—angrily declaring that they will boycott nationally regulated online poker rooms. That is, unless the regulator agrees to shared international player liquidity—which does not look very likely at...
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Zurich, Switzerland – Corruption, fraud, money laundering, back handers, cheating, doping, state-sponsored doping (allegedly), match-fixing, spot-fixing, self-interest and greed – greedy, corrupt old men. That has been sport in the year 2015. Having covered the relentless succession of sports scandals for Al Jazeera this year, let me first acknowledge a...
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NUMA INICIATIVA SEM PRECEDENTES, NA CONFERÊNCIA SOBRE CONFORMIDADE DO JOGO REALIZADA EM LISBOA NA SEGUNDA-FEIRA, A DIRETORA DO SRIJ E RESPONSÁVEL PELO JOGO ONLINE, MANUELA BANDEIRA, ANUNCIOU QUE O PÓQUER ONLINE REGULAMENTADO EM PORTUGAL SERÁ SEGREGADO. Trata-se de um rude golpe para os jogadores portugueses e para os operadores...
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Regulations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016 On 8 December 2015, the IOC Executive Board approved the Regulations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016 on the prevention of the manipulation of Olympic competitions. Regulations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016 REDE DE...
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A few days before the IF Forum is hosted in Lausanne with its focus on governance in sport and the manipulation of competitions, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Sportradar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday, which will see both organisations exchange information that they are privy...
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Those that play at the PokerStars Casino may notice a new tab at the top of the client. In addition to Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat and other table games, Video Poker is now available in select markets and presumably will be rolled out further in the near future. PokerStars first...
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Placard é o nome do novo jogo de apostas desportivas lançado esta terça-feira pelo Departamento de Jogos da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, que vai testar os conhecimentos dos apostadores em futebol, ténis e basquetebol. Segundo o Departamento de Jogos da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (DJSCML),...
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Os tenistas italianos Potito Starace e Daniele Bracciali foram irradiados esta sexta-feira pela Federação italiana de ténis, acusados de corrupção e manipulação de resultados. Starace, de 34 anos, foi também condenado a pagar 20 mil euros de coima, enquanto Bracciali, de 37 anos, em 40 mil euros. Apesar da...
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The 2016 edition of the collection “Ethics” The 2016 edition of the collection “Ethics” includes the IOC Code of Ethics and all its implementing provisions, including the Rules of Conduct for the Candidature Process Olympic Games 2024, the Rules Concerning Conflicts of Interests, the Basic Universal Principles of Good...
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O novo decreto-lei que liberaliza a atividade do jogo “online” vai entrar em vigor no próximo dia 28 de junho, 60 dias após a publicação do diploma, que ocorreu esta quarta-feira em Diário da República. “No essencial este regime é de modelo liberal, uma vez que permite a distribuição...
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On 15 April 2015, a Special Event was organized by UNODC and the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS). The event was opened by the Executive Director of UNODC, the Secretary-General of the Thirteenth Congress and the President of the International Centre for Sport Security, in the presence of...
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Ireland’s stalled plan to tax online gambling has been sent to the president to be signed into law, finance minister Michael Noonan said on Thursday, clearing the way to begin imposing the levy on bookmakers this year. The new tax comes as Paddy Power and other major bookmakers such...
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Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on the manipulation of sports competitions with regard to matters related to substantive criminal law and judicial cooperation in criminal matters. CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL Match-fixing is widely regarded...
Andy Murray finds it “hypocritical” that tennis authorities are trying to stamp out match-fixing run by gambling syndicates but have partnered with a major gambling company that is now advertising on the Australian Open’s show courts. The two issues are separate but have collided at this year’s Australian Open,...
Sporting reputations are tumbling so fast, I doubt even Usain Bolt can keep up with them. We’ve had match-fixing in cricket and snooker, corruption in football, and doping in cycling, rugby, baseball and athletics. Now it’s the turn of tennis – and back to fixing matches. A joint Buzzfeed-BBC investigation...
The decision to restrict player liquidity in Portugal, as reported back in December, has resulted in members of ANAon—the Portuguese Player Association—angrily declaring that they will boycott nationally regulated online poker rooms. That is, unless the regulator agrees to shared international player liquidity—which does not look very likely at...
Zurich, Switzerland – Corruption, fraud, money laundering, back handers, cheating, doping, state-sponsored doping (allegedly), match-fixing, spot-fixing, self-interest and greed – greedy, corrupt old men. That has been sport in the year 2015. Having covered the relentless succession of sports scandals for Al Jazeera this year, let me first acknowledge a...
NUMA INICIATIVA SEM PRECEDENTES, NA CONFERÊNCIA SOBRE CONFORMIDADE DO JOGO REALIZADA EM LISBOA NA SEGUNDA-FEIRA, A DIRETORA DO SRIJ E RESPONSÁVEL PELO JOGO ONLINE, MANUELA BANDEIRA, ANUNCIOU QUE O PÓQUER ONLINE REGULAMENTADO EM PORTUGAL SERÁ SEGREGADO. Trata-se de um rude golpe para os jogadores portugueses e para os operadores...
Regulations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016 On 8 December 2015, the IOC Executive Board approved the Regulations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016 on the prevention of the manipulation of Olympic competitions. Regulations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016 REDE DE...
A few days before the IF Forum is hosted in Lausanne with its focus on governance in sport and the manipulation of competitions, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Sportradar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday, which will see both organisations exchange information that they are privy...
Those that play at the PokerStars Casino may notice a new tab at the top of the client. In addition to Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat and other table games, Video Poker is now available in select markets and presumably will be rolled out further in the near future. PokerStars first...
Os tenistas italianos Potito Starace e Daniele Bracciali foram irradiados esta sexta-feira pela Federação italiana de ténis, acusados de corrupção e manipulação de resultados. Starace, de 34 anos, foi também condenado a pagar 20 mil euros de coima, enquanto Bracciali, de 37 anos, em 40 mil euros. Apesar da...
Ireland’s stalled plan to tax online gambling has been sent to the president to be signed into law, finance minister Michael Noonan said on Thursday, clearing the way to begin imposing the levy on bookmakers this year. The new tax comes as Paddy Power and other major bookmakers such...
