GLMS' April 2021 Newsletter

Welcome to our April 2021 Newsletter!

The Racing Partnership Case – The Rights and Obligations Of Distributors Of Live Sports Betting Data

Published Wednesday, 28 April 2021.

National Football League Taps Genius Sports Group As Exclusive Distributor of Official League Data

NEW YORK, NY and LONDON, UK, April 1, 2021 – The National Football League (NFL) and Genius Sports Group (“GSG” or “Genius”), a global leader in digital sports content, technology and integrity services, today announced a new multi-year strategic partnership to power the future of NFL fan experiences using personalized, data-driven technology. Going forward, Genius will be the NFL’s exclusive distributor of real- time official play-by-play statistics, proprietary Next Gen Stats (NGS) data, and the League’s official sports betting data feed to media companies and sports betting operators globally, including the U.S., where legal. In addition, Genius and the NFL will develop a jointly governed technology center/hub dedicated to driving the future of NFL betting through innovation of NFL’s data feeds, data products, and fan engagement offerings.

Match-Fixing In Cricket: A Review Of Shakib Al Hasan’s Sanction For Failing To Report Corrupt Approaches

Published Wednesday, 24 February 2021.

Betting On Inside Information In Football: Lessons from the Trippier and Sturridge cases

Published Thursday, 04 February 2021.

Sports Law In 2021 – Key Issues to watch in Africa, Asia & Australia

Published Wednesday, 06 January 2021.

Key sports law cases and developments of 2020 – Africa, Asia & Australia

Published Wednesday, 23 December 2020.

Betfred to partner three England teams in 2021

Betfred are to become an official partner of all three England teams at next year’s Rugby League World Cup, extending their commitment to the sport.

French line umpire banned for betting on tennis matches

Unranked British tennis player banned for betting offences

Bingoal continues IBIA membership growth

Belgian-based retail and online gambling company Bingoal has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). It will see the operator incorporate its sportsbook operation with IBIA’s global betting integrity monitoring and alert platform. Bingoal will share information on suspicious betting with around 85 other leading betting brands, further expanding the scope of the world’s largest betting integrity platform. It becomes the fifth new member to join IBIA in 2020, following five new members in 2019.

IBIA reports 76 cases of suspicious betting in Q3 2020

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) reported 76 cases of suspicious betting to the relevant authorities during the third quarter (Q3) of 2020.

Stats Perform first to support the IBIA data standards process

Stats Perform, the SportsTech leader in data and AI technology, pledges full support of today’s announcement by the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) issuing a set of minimum standards governing the procedures for the collection of sporting event data for betting.

INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin 13-26 October 2020 (Copy)

GLMS Monitoring and Intelligence 2020 Q3 Report

GLMS is pleased to share the 2020 Q3 Monitoring & Intelligence Report, in which you will find key facts and figures from GLMS' monitoring and intelligence work over the summer months in the service of its members.

INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin 26 August 2020 - 14 September 2020

Artificial intelligence in sports – the legal and ethical issues at play

Published Friday, 21 August 2020.

Sports integrity (betting and financial corruption) – the year in review 2019/20

Published Friday, 12 June 2020.

INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin – 25 May 2020

INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin - 18 February 2020 - 2 March 2020

New York appellate court rules fantasy sports is illegal gambling

Published Thursday, 13 February 2020.

BHA responds to Levy Yield for 2020/21

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) welcomes the announcement from the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) that around £80 million has been generated in Levy in the year ending on 31 March 2021.

Racing was suspended for the first two months of the year and licensed betting offices have been closed or restricted for much of the period since.

Sports Integrity (Betting And Financial Corruption) – The Year In Review 2020/21

Published Thursday, 29 April 2021.

Heath Streak banned for eight years under ICC Anti-Corruption Code

Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak has been banned from all cricket for eight years after he accepted five charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin 16-29 March 2021

2021 Tennis Anti-Corruption Program - Important Changes To Courtsiding & Inside Information Rules

Published Tuesday, 09 February 2021.

Regulating Against Competition Manipulation In Sport

Published Tuesday, 12 January 2021.

Sports law in 2021 – key issues to watch in UK & Ireland

Published Wednesday, 06 January 2021.

Key sports law cases and developments of 2020 – UK & Ireland

Published Wednesday, 23 December 2020.

Why the Competition Appeal Tribunal refused Football DataCo’s application to transfer Sportradar’s claim to the High Court

Published Wednesday, 16 December 2020.

Government to examine reform of the Horserace Betting Levy in 2021

GLMS becomes an observer to the Macolin Convention Follow Up Committee

Bulgarian brothers banned from tennis

The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has today confirmed that two Bulgarian tennis players have been banned and face significant fines, after being convicted of a number of corruption offences.

Integrity in Tennis discussion with Sportradar, GLMS and the Tennis Integrity Unit

A session from Betting on Sports Europe Digital in 2020:

INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin 13-26 October 2020

Joint Statement by the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) and ESEA regarding sanctions against seven CS:GO players for betting offences

ESIC and ESEA have been jointly investigating multiple instances of breaches of ESIC’s Anti-Corruption Code within the Mountain Dew League (“MDL”) by several individuals.

Gerard Joseph Platero Rodriguez suspended and fined for courtsiding, betting and non-co-operation offences

Unranked Spanish tennis player Gerard Joseph Platero Rodriguez has been suspended for four years and fined $15,000 after being convicted of courtsiding, betting and non-co-operation offences. Six months of the ban are suspended on condition that no further breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP) are committed.