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North Carolina Lawmaker to Introduce Bill to End College Player Prop Bets

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  North Carolina legislator intends to introduce legislation to ban college player prop bets, according to a staff member. North Carolina State Representative Marcia Morey, D-Durham, a former Olympic swimmer, will submit a bill by the bill filing deadline on Thursday to ban these bets, Hannah Smith, Administrative Assistant, told Gambling.com on Monday. The North Carolina Legislature began meeting…

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AGCO Requires Ontario Gaming Operators to Stop Offering WBA Bets Due to Integrity Concerns

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  The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has mandated all Ontario-registered sportsbook operators to halt offering and accepting wagers on World Boxing Association (WBA) events immediately. This measure is being taken to protect the Ontario betting public following concerns that WBA-sanctioned boxing matches are not adequately being safeguarded against match-fixing and insider betting.…

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Bulgarian Tennis Umpire Receives Lifetime Ban for Breaching Anti-Corruption Programme

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Reading Time: < 1 minute   The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has announced that Bulgarian tennis official Pavel Atanasov has been banned from the sport for life due to multiple breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme (TACP). Atanasov, a national-level official, initially contested the charges before withdrawing their appeal ahead of a hearing before…

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Elys BMG Group Announces Approval for The Ugly Mug Sportsbook in Washington, DC.

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  Elys BMG Group announced that The Ugly Mug in Washington D.C. has been granted provisional approval from the District of Columbia Office of Lottery and Gaming Regulation and Oversight Division (DCOLG) to open its sportsbook at 723 8th St. SE. As the fourth privately owned sportsbook venue in the District powered by Elys’ innovative…

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$4.3 Billion Wagered Illegally During March Madness, Fueled by Social Media Influence

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  Latest analysis by online marketplace intelligence specialists, YieldSec, commissioned by the Campaign for Fairer Gambling (CFG), has revealed a stark contrast between legal and illegal online gambling activities during the 2024 NCAA Men’s & Women’s March Madness Basketball Tournaments in the US. YieldSec’s monitoring unveiled an overwhelming majority of betting-related social media posts and…

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IOC and UEFA host joint betting integrity workshop

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Reading Time: 2 minutes   Sports betting entities and international federations joined UEFA and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 11 April for a full-day workshop focused on how sport and the sports betting industry can work together to fight match-fixing. Co-organised by the IOC and UEFA, and held at Olympic House in Lausanne, the…

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