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Swedish regulator proposes ban on certain bets in match-fixing crackdown

15th January 2020 8:35 am GMT
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Sweden’s gambling regulator has proposed new rules to combat match-fixing in the country, including a ban on certain bets involving individual players.

The draft regulations released by regulator Spelinspektionen would prohibit certain bets on individual performance, such as betting on a footballer to receive a yellow card or a tennis player making a double fault.

Spelinspektionen general director Camilla Rosenberg said that the proposed regulations would deter players from manipulating results themselves, as well as disincentivising outsiders from trying to influence individual players.

The regulator also [...]

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