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Authorities issue lengthy match-fixing bans in tennis and football
December 30, 2013
iGaming Business – Bans have been handed out to Spanish tennis player Guillermo Olaso and several football players and officials in Malaysia as the sporting world continues to fight match-fixing. Olaso, who is currently ranked 236th in the world, has been handed a five-year ban from the game and fined £15,300 (€18,286/$25,039) by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) anti-corruption authority. The TIU said that Olaso had been found guilty of “contriving or attempting to contrive the outcome or any other aspect of any event”. Olaso has also been punished for failing to report approaches to give information or influence any…