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Angola’s ISJ attends INTERPOL match-fixing meeting in Lisbon

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Angola’s Institute for Gambling Supervision (ISJ) said it took part in the 16th INTERPOL Match-Fixing Task Force meeting in Lisbon from 27 to 29 October 2026. More than 200 law enforcement and sports integrity officials from over 60 member countries attended discussions on match-fixing, illegal betting, money laundering and cross-border intelligence sharing.

The ISJ said the meeting informed measures to strengthen oversight of Angola’s domestic betting market.

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INTERPOL task force discusses eSports match-fixing and betting risks

Participants at INTERPOL’s 16th annual Match-Fixing Task Force meeting in Portugal discussed investigative challenges linked to manipulation in eSports competitions and betting-related fraud. The report also says the UK Gambling Commission’s Sports Betting Intelligence Unit received just under 600 reports a year, with total reports of possible sports manipulation and corruption rising 28% between 2024 and 2025; that increase was not specific to eSports.

The 16th annual meeting of INTERPOL's Match-Fixing Task Force is being held in Portugal, where participants discussed the difficulty of investigating manipulation in eSports competitions and fraud linked to betting, according to the meeting's organisers. The gathering brings together law enforcement representatives, sports bodies and private-sector parties working on competition integrity.

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