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FIFA endorses new reporting app against match-fixing

The Red Button app, developed by FIFPro in partnership with the Finnish player association, allows players to anonymously report potential match-fixing after which FIFA’s integrity department will then investigate. According to FIFPro, the anonymity provided by the new app, which will be added to FIFA’s existing reporting platforms such as the FIFA Integrity App, will […]

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CEO relishes “huge honour” as Football Index achieves Sunday Times accolade

The accolade is an impressive one, considering the site was launched in October 2015. It has over 500,000 users, its own podcast and a YouTube channel, allowing players to buy and sell shares in footballers. The operator works in a fashion that allows Football Index to take commission off every trade, rather than a player

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Parimatch seals two-year Everton partnership

The two-year deal will make Parimatch official betting partner of the team in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The betting company will benefit from brand exposure during matchdays at Everton’s home Goodison Park stadium, with advertising to be shown on LED perimeter and ribbon boards around the pitch. Everton football club finished eighth

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Bally’s acquires Bet.Works for $125m

With Bet.Works technology including marketing, operations, customer service, risk management and compliance, Bally’s will be able to offer a full sports betting service in the US. Bally’s, which recently rebranded from Twin River Worldwide Holdings, expects to close the transaction during the first quarter of 2021. Chairman of Bally’s Corporation’s Board of Directors Soo Kim

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France Galop: French horseracing to lose €30m in new lockdowns

France entered a new period of lockdowns from the end of October as a result of rising COVID-19 cases in the country. Racing was permitted to continue in this second period of lockdowns, however, the closure of non-essential shops has resulted in a decline in the amounts wagered on the vertical. According to the group,

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BetMakers agrees deal to acquire Sportech’s global Tote and digital business for $41.3m

The Australian-based gaming technology supplier will purchase the sports betting company’s US, UK and European racing and digital assets on a cash-free, debt-free basis, aimed at accelerating BetMakers’ international growth plans. The deal, which BetMakers considers “transformational for the company’s financial and growth prospects” includes Sportech’s Americas Tote business, which provides betting solutions, hardware and

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