Investment & Strategy

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

‘Abnormally high’ number of bets recorded during Miralles vs Sela clash

Police sources have suggested that the tennis match between Bernabé Zapata Miralles and Dudi Sela has flagged ‘irregular patterns’, according to a report from...

Belgium Justice Minister pushes for betting advertisement ban on sports

Belgium's Minister for Justice has proposed an advertising ban on the betting industry and sports, according to De Tijd - a local news outlet.Vincent...

Terms for Todd Boehly’s £2.5bn Chelsea bid confirmed

Chelsea FC has confirmed that terms have been agreed for Todd Boehly’s group to purchase the club from Roman Abramovich following his sanction earlier...

Italian gambling authorities shut down three esports venues

The Italian Agency of Custom and Monopolies (ADM) has shut down three ‘digital entertainment venues’ used for esports in Northern Italy. Responsible for overseeing gambling...

Jdigital targets sports corruption as integrity training efforts increased

Spanish online gambling trade association Jdigital has cooperated with the country’s National Police Department to share knowledge on sports corruption and match-fixing.The organisation’s Director...

GLMS highlights Beijing and AFCON operations as football dominates Q1 alerts...

Football was the cause of most alerts in the Global Lottery Monitoring System’s (GLMS) Q1 report, whilst the body also highlighted its sporting integrity...

Sports betting deals approved by NCAA for schools and conferences

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is allowing for schools and conferences to sign deals with data companies that sell that information on to...

International women’s football tournaments secure free-to-air status

The UK Government has confirmed that two women’s sports events will be added to the Listed Events Regime - the FIFA Women’s World Cup...

Tennis accounts for a third of suspicious bets in IBIA Q1...

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has reported 42 ‘suspicious betting’ cases during Q1 of 2022, with 14 of these being placed on tennis...

UK Government shows support for new football independent regulator

The UK government has approved the introduction of an independent regulator for English football, which would also include an ‘integrity test’ for individuals looking...