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The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) has issued guidance prohibiting financial institutions operating in the region from providing financial services to any businesses involved in virtual currency, citing concerns about money laundering and terrorist financing. In a statement citing an earlier press release the AMCM said that: “Bitcoin is...
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Gambling figure Eddie Hayson is denying any involvement in match-fixing Organised Crime Squad investigating match-fixing allegations in the NRL Mr Hayson is rumoured to be at the centre of allegations He claims his involvement is a rumour made up my a man called ‘Wiggy’ He refused to give ‘Wiggy’s’...
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Organised Crime Squad responding to claims of match-fixing in the NRL Manly games against Rabbitohs and Eels allegedly under the spotlight Statistics show Sea Eagles missed 41 tackles against South Sydney Manly made 16 errors in the round 24 fixture against Parramatta Both those totals were the team’s worst...
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An Italian prosecutor has called for more than two dozen top tennis players to be investigated by the Tennis Integrity Unit for possible links to betting rings. Roberto Di Martino has told the BBC that tennis authorities should be doing more with evidence he has gathered concerning at least...
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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 men’s world tennis number one, Novak Djokovic, has confirmed he was approached to fix a match. Djokovic says he rejected the offer, made in 2006, immediately. The BBC and BuzzFeed News have obtained secret files that contain evidence of suspected match-fixing in tennis. Those files indicate that, over...
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The tennis world is rocked by a BBC report into match fixing at the top level of the sport. Documents obtained by the BBC and the website Buzzfeed News describe ‘strong evidence’ linking betting syndicates to players — but they were not pursued by the sport’s anti-corruption body....
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A normative rule published in the Official Journal of the European Union establishes new rules for the gaming industry across the EU. The directive seeks to address “the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing.” It amends a previous...
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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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In a report to the European Parliament, Federbet said more 50 matches were fixed in Europe over the past 12 months. Without releasing detailed evidence of how they uncovered the information, the group said matches had been fixed in the following countries: Italy; Belgium; Greece; Portugal; Cyprus; Ukraine; Sweden;...
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Professional Players’ Federation study shows 6.1 per cent of professional sportsmen have gambling problems Twice as many again ‘at risk’ according to new research Gambling addiction linked to poor on-field displays and match-fixing risk Study interviewed almost 350 players across football and cricket Hundreds of professional footballers and cricketers...
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Channel 4 reveals the shocking underworld of soccer....
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This is beyond shame for Ghana football and the various dedicated Ghanaian footballers. It seems football politics is not the only disease killing football in Ghana—as high ranking Ghana Football Association officials including the president have been caught on camera by investigators as being involved in matching fixing....
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UEFA and the European Union’s law enforcement agency, Europol, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at reinforcing the fight against match-fixing in European football. The memorandum was signed today at the House of European Football in Nyon by the President of UEFA, Michel Platini, and the Director of...
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SportAccord’s Global Programme to Stop Match-Fixing in Sport aims to raise awareness about what is responsible sports betting behavior and aims to help you to stop match-fixing from destroying your career and your sport. The manipulation of sports results or ‘match-fixing’ refers to the irregular influencing of the course...
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We ask Emine Bozkurt (S&D) and Salvatore Iacolino (EPP) how Parliament is helping clean up the beautiful game....
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An Asia-based group is thought to have been working with criminal networks around Europe. Europol, the European anti-crime agency has identified about 680 suspicious matches across 30 countries. They include World Cup and European Championship qualifiers and Champions League matches. Europol Director Rob Wainwright said: “This investigation coordinated multiple...
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INTERPOL, FIFA and UEFA take joint stand against match-fixing at groundbreaking Rome conference Law enforcement and football unite to tackle illegal activity which generates billions ROME, Italy — International efforts against corruption in football took a significant step forward today after the Secretaries General of INTERPOL, FIFA and UEFA...
The Monetary Authority of Macau (AMCM) has issued guidance prohibiting financial institutions operating in the region from providing financial services to any businesses involved in virtual currency, citing concerns about money laundering and terrorist financing. In a statement citing an earlier press release the AMCM said that: “Bitcoin is...
Gambling figure Eddie Hayson is denying any involvement in match-fixing Organised Crime Squad investigating match-fixing allegations in the NRL Mr Hayson is rumoured to be at the centre of allegations He claims his involvement is a rumour made up my a man called ‘Wiggy’ He refused to give ‘Wiggy’s’...
Organised Crime Squad responding to claims of match-fixing in the NRL Manly games against Rabbitohs and Eels allegedly under the spotlight Statistics show Sea Eagles missed 41 tackles against South Sydney Manly made 16 errors in the round 24 fixture against Parramatta Both those totals were the team’s worst...
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post....
An Italian prosecutor has called for more than two dozen top tennis players to be investigated by the Tennis Integrity Unit for possible links to betting rings. Roberto Di Martino has told the BBC that tennis authorities should be doing more with evidence he has gathered concerning at least...
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post....
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 men’s world tennis number one, Novak Djokovic, has confirmed he was approached to fix a match. Djokovic says he rejected the offer, made in 2006, immediately. The BBC and BuzzFeed News have obtained secret files that contain evidence of suspected match-fixing in tennis. Those files indicate that, over...
The tennis world is rocked by a BBC report into match fixing at the top level of the sport. Documents obtained by the BBC and the website Buzzfeed News describe ‘strong evidence’ linking betting syndicates to players — but they were not pursued by the sport’s anti-corruption body....
A normative rule published in the Official Journal of the European Union establishes new rules for the gaming industry across the EU. The directive seeks to address “the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing.” It amends a previous...
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...
In a report to the European Parliament, Federbet said more 50 matches were fixed in Europe over the past 12 months. Without releasing detailed evidence of how they uncovered the information, the group said matches had been fixed in the following countries: Italy; Belgium; Greece; Portugal; Cyprus; Ukraine; Sweden;...
Professional Players’ Federation study shows 6.1 per cent of professional sportsmen have gambling problems Twice as many again ‘at risk’ according to new research Gambling addiction linked to poor on-field displays and match-fixing risk Study interviewed almost 350 players across football and cricket Hundreds of professional footballers and cricketers...
Channel 4 reveals the shocking underworld of soccer....
This is beyond shame for Ghana football and the various dedicated Ghanaian footballers. It seems football politics is not the only disease killing football in Ghana—as high ranking Ghana Football Association officials including the president have been caught on camera by investigators as being involved in matching fixing....
UEFA and the European Union’s law enforcement agency, Europol, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at reinforcing the fight against match-fixing in European football. The memorandum was signed today at the House of European Football in Nyon by the President of UEFA, Michel Platini, and the Director of...
SportAccord’s Global Programme to Stop Match-Fixing in Sport aims to raise awareness about what is responsible sports betting behavior and aims to help you to stop match-fixing from destroying your career and your sport. The manipulation of sports results or ‘match-fixing’ refers to the irregular influencing of the course...
We ask Emine Bozkurt (S&D) and Salvatore Iacolino (EPP) how Parliament is helping clean up the beautiful game....
An Asia-based group is thought to have been working with criminal networks around Europe. Europol, the European anti-crime agency has identified about 680 suspicious matches across 30 countries. They include World Cup and European Championship qualifiers and Champions League matches. Europol Director Rob Wainwright said: “This investigation coordinated multiple...
INTERPOL, FIFA and UEFA take joint stand against match-fixing at groundbreaking Rome conference Law enforcement and football unite to tackle illegal activity which generates billions ROME, Italy — International efforts against corruption in football took a significant step forward today after the Secretaries General of INTERPOL, FIFA and UEFA...
