Chinese football authorities have banned 43 individuals for life due to their involvement in gambling and match-fixing scandals. 

Two professional Chinese snooker players have been banned for life and eight others have been suspended for match-fixing, according to the independent World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) Disciplinary Commission. A provisional suspension was been issued to all 10 in January, pending the investigation.

A total of 23 members of an alleged betting syndicate have been arrested on suspicion of fixing football games of Hong Kong Premier League, including a coach and 11 footballers from the same team. The case is believed to be the biggest crackdown on match-fixing in recent years in Hong Kong.

Sportradar has launched the Sportradar Integrity Exchange, which is an initiative designed to help the industry stamp out match-fixing. 

Match-fixing betting profit amounted to about EUR165 million ($182 million) in 2021 as sports betting turnover reached record highs, according to a report from Sportradar.

The Covid pandemic has triggered a spike in attempts to fix matches and is likely to continue to do so for some time, according...

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has reinforced its commitment to safeguarding the integrity of football in Asia by signing a four-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA).

Singapore is heading towards cashless play at casinos, with new amendments to its Casino Control Act passed. While the introduction of virtual credits is allowed, crypto has been ruled out due to money laundering risks. The bill also tweaks regulatory oversight, and increases responsibility for casino operators and those associated, aiming to future-proof the industry. Meanwhile, in Macau analysts are seeing a slight dip in GGR after the strong summer period, with mixed expectations for the October Golden Week holiday.

There is a need for a multifaceted strategy, robust regulatory frameworks, advanced technological interventions, and international cooperation to address the complexities of illegal gambling, a recent criminology research report shows.

Genius Sports and the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) have agreed a global sports betting integrity information sharing and wider anti-match-fixing partnership.