ACC – In this eBulletin, we provide an overview of the findings arising from the Sorbonne-ICSS Integrity Report into the prevalence of match-fixing and illegal betting in international sport. The report details how a lack of regulatory oversight and the explosion of online betting have gone hand-in-hand with the growth of the illegal betting market, and has allowed criminals to launder approximately $US140 billion annually through sports bets. The report also highlights the problem of match-fixing at all levels and across a variety of disciplines of sport, with a particular emphasis on football and cricket, two sports that the report…

Totally Gaming – Singapore police have arrested 18 people believed to be part of a multi-million dollar illegal football betting ring. With less than a month before the World Cup starts, the police said in a statement that preliminary investigations had revealed that the suspects were believed to have received illegal soccer bets amounting to an estimated $6.4m in the past two weeks alone. The nationalities of the suspects, 16 women and two men, who were detained during raids on Sunday and Monday, were not revealed, but cash totalling over $1m, as well as computers, mobile phones, and documents detailing…

iGaming Business – The Australian Football League (AFL), the top division of Aussie rules in the country, has announced a number of new initiatives as part of an effort to combat illegal gambling amongst players, coaches and officials. The AFL’s Gambling Rule has now been extended to prohibit betting on all Aussie rules competitions, as well as just the AFL. In addition, all players, coaches and officials have been ordered to “perform on their merits” at all times. The rule change is part of an effort from the AFL to wipe out illegal activity in the sport, with a number…

Police from the southern Italian city of Potenza seized homes and assets worth €8 million across Italy in an illegal betting operation involving a ring, investigators said on Wednesday. Two people have been placed under house arrest and another seven ordered not to leave town. The police operation dubbed ‘game over’ reportedly uncovered a criminal gang which used rigged slot machines and computer games. The nine people involved in the investigation are charged with controlling illegal gambling and betting enterprises as well as money laundering. The gambling and betting joints across the southern Basilicata region allegedly offered customers rigged online…