The Tennis Integrity Supervisory Board has appointed Jonathan Gray as the first CEO of the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU). Gray will take up his new role in February 2020. He will report to the independent Tennis Integrity Supervisory Board and work closely with TIU director Nigel Willerton.

“This is a unique opportunity to work with a global sport in tackling issues around corruption and doping. I share the absolute commitment of tennis to achieving the highest standards of integrity and believe passionately in fair and clean sport. It is clear to me that much good work has already been done in this area, and I am looking forward to building on those strong foundations,” Gray said.

Gray is having more than 14 years of experience as a senior partner at specialist global risk consultancy Control Risks. He also had a 20-year career in the British Army, commanding operations in Belfast and Iraq, and also seeing action in the Balkans, Falklands, Canada and Europe.

“Jonny was the outstanding candidate in a very strong and varied field. He shares our determination to create the best, most innovative integrity organisation in sport, and his skills and experience will be vital in helping tennis to realise that ambition,” Jennie Price, independent chair of Tennis Integrity Supervisory Board said.

TVBET has launched its new game Lucky6 as a part of its global expansion. The well-known classic game is now available at the Demo section on the official website and planning to be added on the partners’ platforms soon.

“Being one of the leaders on the global live-games market TVBET focuses on providing our clients with the most relevant content, and our new Lucky6 is in full accordance with the requirements of the more demanding audience. This game is a madly popular of their genre, and our company has launched it in a highly qualitative live-format, including also adjustable bonuses, promo codes, and jackpots. Today, we’re happy to present the content that will help our partners in reaching their business goals,” Peter Korpusenko, CEO of TVBET said.

Lucky6 is a classic game in which the player is offered 48 numbers, 35 of which are selected randomly. The player is offered to guess 6 balls. The last, sixth, ball brings special fortune to the lucky winner – the winning coefficient depends on the position of his loss.

French horse betting company Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) has reported consecutive growth quarters for its racing vertical. Chief Executive Cyril Linette revealed that French racing wagers during Q2 and Q3 trading had consecutively grown by 0.5% to €1.9 billion.

Despite a tough opening to 2019 racing (−3.4%), with the PMU reducing its race schedule and revamping its “Quinte+ prognostic” product, PMU governance estimates that French racing will be delivered at −1% wagering for 2019 trading.

“This is proof that the strategy put in place is bearing fruit despite a reduction in supply (−20% of races), even if we do not end the year in growth, for six months we have shown real growth, which is of great satisfaction” Linette said.

Under Linette’s guidance, at the start of 2019, the PMU launched its “revitalisation programme” approved by the operator’s core shareholders of France Gallop and Le Trot Francais.