Source: ANJ (France)
France’s ANJ presented its sports-manipulation monitoring arrangements during the Rugby World Cup on 5 October, ahead of the France-Italy match. The regulator said French bets on the competition had reached €75 million and that it had found no suspected manipulation at that stage. It also said its national platform had handled 76 notices since January 2023.
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