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Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the governing body for football in France, has issued sanctions to 35 players for breaching a ban on sports betting. The LFP’s disciplinary committee announced the sanctions after the players were ruled to have violated LFP and French Football Federation (FFF) regulations during the 2021-22 season. Both the LFP and FFF have
Sports data and technology provider Genius Sports announced that it has extended its partnership with Football DataCo, the business that licenses the data rights for the English Premier League. Under the terms of the new deal, Genius will extend its official partnership with the data rights organisation to 2025 as well as cover new areas
Asia-facing operator BK8 has agreed a multi-year shirt sponsorship deal with Aston Villa, despite the English Premier League’s impending ban on such deals. Under the three-year deal, BK8 branding will appear on the front of players’ shirts through to the end of the 2025-26 season. BK8 will invest in a series of brand activations and
The International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA), said that its board of directors has approved the creation of a Responsible Gaming Committee. The IGSA said the committee will offer support for regulators and operators with a “multi-tiered framework” called the Responsible Gaming Maturity Model (RGMM). The standards organisation said that it hopes that this approach will
The German sports betting body Deutscher Sportwettenverband (DSWV) has taken aim at the country’s addiction association Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen (DHS) for “incorrect” turnover figures. The DSWV said that the DHS’s “Yearbook on Addiction 2023” incorrectly estimated the size of the sports betting market. In support of this point, the DSWV highlighted the nature of
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has said that it will not be “coerced” by animal rights group Animal Rising’s promise to halt protest action during the summer if the BHA partakes in a televised debate about the “morals of horseracing”. Animal Rising made the claim earlier today (16 June) at a press conference. Julie Harrington
Denmark’s Danske Spil reported a year-on-year increase in revenue and net profit for the first quarter, driven by growth within its lottery operator business. Total revenue for the group in the three months to 31 March amounted to DKK1.22bn (£139.9m/€163.3m/$177.1m). This was up 8.4% from DKK1.12bn in the same period last year. Breaking this down
Intralot has entered into a long-term deal to provide lottery system technology for Taiwan’s Public Welfare Lottery. The deal was brokered between LotRich Information Co. a Taiwanese joint venture in which Intralot is a major shareholder, and CTBC Bank Co., which was awarded the licence from the Taiwanese government to operate the lottery. The agreement
The Gambling Regulators’ European Forum (GREF) has elected French regulator l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux’s (ANJ) Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin to serve as the organisation’s chairwoman. The GREF General Assembly also elected a new board consisting of senior regulatory officials from around Europe. Founded in 1989, the forum acts as venue where European gambling regulators communicate and collaborate
