Russian-owned betting company 1XBet has been declared bankrupt and owes millions. Yet it still operates, using porn stars to attract punters, and is a partner of FC Barcelona. It expanded into Ukraine, but was recently banned for its support of Putin’s war machine.
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A company directly and heavily involved with the World Cup in Qatar, with thousands of employees, is blackmailing its workers.
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In July 2022, the French Football Federation (FFF) terminated the contract of Daniel Galletti, head of referees in Paris, without giving any reason. He was removed for sexual blackmail and sexual harassment of underage referees.
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For years Noël Le Graët, president of the French Football Federation, and other senior officials at the federation have been covering up multiple cases of sexual abuse, including abuse of underage players.
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“There is something fundamentally wrong with the [Caf] administration”, says Andrew Kamanga, president of the Zambian FA, of the Fifa controlled African confederation.
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Without offering an explanation, cash-strapped Caf has removed a valid proposal from the Zambian FA to cut costs. The reason why is closely related to Gianni Infantino’s fight for re-election.
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Manchester City’s new training kit sponsor, cryptocurrency exchange OKX, is under investigation in Canada for “violating securities law” and “failing to comply with the registration and prospectus requirements under Ontario securities law”, Josimar can reveal.
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You’d have thought that with the imminent publication of the British government’s White Paper on gambling and the current public interest in – and criticism of – that business, English football clubs would have taken a step back in their toxic relationship with bookmakers. At least for a while.
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The data companies that collect and sell information from sport to gambling operators, enabling them to offer bets, don’t check whether they are legitimate or licensed.
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Welcome to the crazy world of betting on English non-league football. All the way down to the tenth tier matches are on the global betting market.
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The triad gangster at the heart of English football gambling.
Mystery surrounds 8XBet, Manchester City’s new Asian betting partner. Open-source intelligence points to the UAE.
Since Fifa took control over Caf in 2019, the confederation’s economy has collapsed. Now they are on the verge of bankruptcy.
Bet365’s foray into the Chinese market may have expanded to include more than 12,000 domain names during the pandemic. IP addresses registered in Australia but located offshore, some possibly in Hong Kong, have been a key part of its operation.
A football player or official in England is being charged once every three weeks on average by the Football Association in one of the sporting world’s biggest probes for betting on matches.