ALL POSTS TAGGED "sports betting"

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/ 957 days ago

FA hoping to ban bets on yellow cards during matches

The Football Association (FA) wants gambling companies to stop allowing bets on yellow cards during matches. The governing body of the sport in England has growing concerns of players manipulating incidents to receive extra money. These decisions could end up creating match-fixing problems in the Premier League and lower divisions. Mail Sport is claiming that […]

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/ 1183 days ago

Investigators eye suspicious betting in Oxford vs Arsenal FA Cup tie

Investigators are taking a long look at possible suspicious betting actions during an FA Cup match between Oxford United and Arsenal. The Gunners won the match away to Oxford 3-0 in convincing fashion. The score itself is not under question. Instead, authorities are looking at a dubious booking late in the match. Referee David Coote […]

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/ 1298 days ago

Manchester City partnership with Asian betting site raises eyebrows

Premier League powerhouse Manchester City announced a partnership with little-known Asian betting site 8Xbet earlier in the summer. The brand became the official betting partner of the club in Asia. “We are delighted to welcome 8Xbet as a regional partner of Manchester City today," stated Tom Boyle, Vice President Global Partnerships Marketing and Operations, City […]

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/ 6039 days ago

UEFA Investigating Match Fixing

UEFA has confirmed that it plans to investigate 40 cases of suspected match-fixing in the Champions League and UEFA Cup. Most of the cases were from Eastern Europe and involved games in the early qualifying rounds of the tournaments, according to Peter Limacher, UEFA's head of disciplinary services. Last year, the number of games being […]