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GESPA files Swiss criminal complaint against FIFA over NFT gambling allegations

Enforcement & compliance

Switzerland’s Gambling Supervisory Authority filed a criminal complaint against FIFA, alleging its FIFA Collect platform offers unlicensed gambling under Swiss law. GESPA said the NFT drops and Right-to-Buy token functions meet the legal definition; the case has moved to prosecutors, and FIFA had not publicly responded.

The complaint puts NFT products linked to chance-based rewards under scrutiny by Swiss gambling authorities.

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Gibraltar reviews ADI Predictstreet after $108m linked-wallet trades

Blockchain analysis reported by The Wall Street Journal found that about $108m of the $167m traded on FIFA prediction market partner ADI Predictstreet through late September came from wallets apparently tied to the company. Gibraltar's gambling commissioner, Andrew Lyman, said a preliminary review found no breach of self-trading rules and no consumer harm. The findings do not prove deliberate manipulation, the report said.

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