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DCMS officials warn UK lawmakers of increasingly complex match-fixing

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Department for Culture, Media and Sport officials warned the House of Lords that match-fixing poses a threat to sport and the regulated betting market in the UK. Reports to the Sports Betting Intelligence Unit showed incidents rose 28% between 2024 and 2025; a committee expects to complete its report on the Macolin Convention by autumn.

The warning raises integrity risks for regulated betting as lawmakers consider ratifying the Macolin Convention.

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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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