Investment & Strategy

News and analysis relating to sports investment and the strategy employed by sports teams globally, including financial results.

IBL deepens partnership with Genius Sports to tackle match-fixing

The Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) has expanded its partnership with Genius Sports to launch a comprehensive integrity programme to tackle the threat of match-fixing.Genius...

IBJR and IBIA form a collective effort to protect Brazil’s sports...

The Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR) has signed an agreement with the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) that ensures the protection of sports...

MLS match-fixing scandal deepens as player banned ‘to protect integrity’

An unnamed Major League Soccer (MLS) player has been banned from future team activities until further notice after allegedly participating in sports gambling practices. This...

IBIA sets out to protect Brazil’s sports betting integrity

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has pledged to further its efforts in eradicating match fixing operations in Brazil.This comes in the wake of...

Power Slap suffers sports betting setback 

A meeting of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) saw a deeper dive into several US integrity talking points, specifically after requests for Dana White’s...

Bet365 ordered to pay Eriksen $200k by Danish court

The Danish Maritime and Commercial Court has ordered online gambling operator bet365 to financially compensate 23 athletes for misusing their identities.Among the names that...

Brazil’s Ministry of Sports targets 16% GGR tax rate 

Brazil’s Sports Minister Ana Moser has brought forward a proposal that would see the gross gaming revenue (GGR) tax rate increase from 15% to...

Betfair sanctioned over unauthorised Swedish football betting markets 

Betfair has received a penalty fee of SEK 4 million over allowing betting on Under-21 football. According to the regulatory framework in the region, operators...

UK athletes may oppose gambling apparel sponsorship under new White Paper...

Following the UK governments long-awaited release of the Gambling Act White Paper, UK athletes are set to gain the right to oppose wearing any...

MLB and US Integrity renew partnership after “successful first season”

Sports wagering monitoring service US Integrity has announced that it will continue its partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) following what both entities labelled...