Tag Archives: Match Fixing
Brazil – Chamber of Deputies President announces inquiry into sports betting
The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira has announced that he will set up a parliamentary commission of inquiry into sports betting and match fixing. The proposal initially came from Deputy Felipe Carreras who was given Lira’s endorsement to start collecting the necessary signatures in March. The call for an inquiry came after a match fixing scandal…
Brazil – Match fixing scandal hits first division football
At least six games in Brazil’s first division football league have been caught up in an investigation for match-fixing. Both the homes of businessmen and of players were raided in a nationwide probe. The names of the players have not been released although it is believed that players may have been offered between $10,000 and…
Brazil – Sports betting integrity organization formed in Brazil
Genius Sports, Entain, Rei Do Pitaco, Bichara e Motta and Maia Yoshiyasu Advogados (FYMSA) law firms have announced the formation of the “Associação Brasileira de Defesa da Integridade do Esporte” (“ABRADIE”) a non-profit organization that will address issues threatening the integrity of Brazilian sports. According to a Genius Sports press release the association will bring…
Spain – More arrests made in match fixing probe
The National Police, in a joint operation with Interpol and Europol, have arrested 23 people allegedly incriminated in a sophisticated match fixing scam in lower tier football matches. The matches took place in the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), the Gibraltar National League and the Andorra League. The arrests, were carried out in several provinces…
Brazil- Match fixing on the rise in lower division football
Ten games were flagged up over suspected match fixing in 2022 in the under 20’s division of The Campeonato Gaúcho Segunda Divisão. Commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho Série B it is the third-highest professional football league in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. According to local media, the matches were considered to be suspicious due to the unusually high betting…
Sweden – Swedish FA slams regulator for failing to ban Division 2 betting
The Swedish Football Association (SvFF) has slammed Spelinspektionen; the national regulatory body, for not stopping licenced operators from offering betting on its second division following a match fixing scandal. The SvFF said once it had received evidence of match-fixing in 13 games in Division 2 Södra Svealand, it advised Spelinspektionen to ban betting on the…
Spain – Investigation into match fixing continues with 21 more arrests
Twenty-one people have been arrested as part of a police operation against football match fixing across Spain. Police sources say that most of the raids were carried out in the autonomous communities of Andalusia and Extremadura. Members of the Unit of Specialised and Violent Crimes (UDEV) as well as EU’s law enforcement agency Europol took…
Spain – Nationwide match rigging investigation underway in Spain
A full-scale investigation has been launched into match fixing in the third (Segunda B) and fourth tier (Tercera) divisions in the Spanish football league. At least 28 people have already been arrested with police forces focusing their efforts in the provinces of Barcelona, Albacete and Badajoz. However, officials are arresting those involved and carrying out…
Portugal – All bets off in Portugal following match fixing fears
For the first time betting on a first division match in Portugal has been suspended after a large amount of money was placed on a game between Rio Ave Futebol Clube, and Clube Desportivo Feirense. Details of the exact nature of the bet are as yet unknown, but local sports daily O Jogo said that…
