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Europol and GLMS unite to tackle Sport Competition Manipulations

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2 years ago

November 19, 2018

Niji Narayan

Europol and GLMS unite to tackle Sport Competition Manipulations

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The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) and the European Union’s law enforcement agency, Europol, have inked in The Hague a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). According to the MoU, both the institutions will actively communicate with each other and share information about sport competition manipulations and related organised crime investigations. The institutions will also run joint activities and implement projects together to spread awareness about the malaise.

GLMS President, Ludovico Calvi, said: “We are delighted to consolidate our long-lasting and fruitful relationship with Europol and strengthen our joint efforts. Europol has played a significant role in recent years in the fight against organised crime involved in sport competitions manipulations with concrete results in relevant investigations. We have always valued their experience and innovative investigative approach. Thank to our global monitoring platform and network, we are confident that GLMS can support Europol effectively leveraging the ‘glocal’ nature of our association with global presence and local intelligence”.

Europol Deputy Executive Director of Operations, Wil van Gemert, added ”With organised crime infiltrating sport, the phenomenon of sport competition manipulations is unfortunately an active threat to EU citizens. Europol has been taking this matter very seriously and has successfully supported far-reaching investigations over the past years. We are delighted to count on the relationship with GLMS, which thanks to its strong global network and local presence will further support us in this challenging task. Most importantly, with this agreement, we send out an important message to organised criminal groups that law enforcement and private actors like the lottery sector stand united in combating organised crime and safeguarding the integrity of sports and the values of European society.”

ABOUT GLMS:
GLMS is the state lotteries’ mutualized monitoring system on sports betting. It aims at detecting and analyzing suspicious betting activities that could question the integrity of a sport competition. Building on six years of experience with the establishment in 2009 of ELMS with European Lotteries, GLMS went global in January 2015 extending the network to other continents. GLMS facilitates the sharing of sports betting information as part of the collective efforts of its members in ensuring sports integrity globally, and is dedicated to effective cooperation with all key stakeholders: regulators, law enforcement authorities, sports organizations.

ABOUT EUROPOL:
Europol is the European Union’s law enforcement agency. Headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands, Europol supports the 28 EU Member States in their fight against terrorism, cybercrime and other serious and organised forms of crime. With over 1 100 staff members, Europol uses state-of-the art tools to support some 40 000 international investigations each year, serving as a centre for law enforcement cooperation, analytical expertise and criminal intelligence.

eSports

BIG enters partnership with Babbel

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14 mins ago

January 26, 2021

George Miller

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BIG enters strategic streaming partnership with e-learning platform Babbel for educational content.

We are delighted to announce that we have entered a strategic streaming partnership with the language learning platform Babbel, marking one of our first initiatives in bringing educational services to our fans!
Although we are a German organization, we are lucky to have fans from all over the globe, coming from different countries and cultures. All of us are united under the BIG banner as one large family, and find that we are all similar in our love for esports and gaming. Through Babbel, our fans will have the opportunity to take their knowledge even further, and learn new languages and words that will bring our community even closer together.

Not only will fans be introduced to the application through which they can learn languages, they will also find new interactive features on the streams of our players and streamers where they can engage with the stream and other fans in an educational way. Make sure to keep an eye out for further information about the activities and offers we will announce as part of our partnership.

Statement Daniel Finkler, CEO

Communication is critical to success in any team sport. We have managed many multinational teams in the past. In all these teams, clear communication between the different nationalities was often a significant challenge, which is still true today. Therefore, I am delighted to have Babbel, one of the leading providers for web-based language learning, as our partner. We will use the app internally with our professionals to support their language learning processes, which ultimately improves our team communication.

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Set sail for reel winnings in Captain Venture™: Treasures of the Sea

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31 mins ago

January 26, 2021

George Miller

Set sail for reel winnings in Captain Venture™: Treasures of the Sea

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Pragmatic Play Rolls Out Slots With StarVegas.it

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36 mins ago

January 26, 2021

George Miller

Pragmatic Play Rolls Out Slots With StarVegas.it

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Pragmatic Play, a leading content provider to the igaming industry, has seen its full slots offering go live on Greentube’s Italian B2C brand, StarVegas.it.

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