LSports announced a data partnership with ADI PredictStreet, with the service active during the 2026 FIFA World Cup and continuing beyond the tournament. The deal covers pre-match and live data and odds, Prediction Markets services and the StatScore suite across sports covered by LSports.
The agreement supplies ADI PredictStreet with multi-sport data for prediction markets during and after the World Cup.
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A study of World Cup 2026 broadcasts counted 9,360 prediction-market logos and 6,429 betting-operator logos in match footage, reportedly including brands shown together. The report says the international FIFA feed carried the same advertising to viewers in Italy, where the 2019 gambling-advertising ban applies, and questions whether broadcasters could face liability under existing AGCOM guidance.
The Council of Europe supported Copenhagen Group findings on integrity risks at the 2026 World Cup, contradicting FIFA's statement that its taskforce identified no suspicious betting. The group reported seven yellow alerts and 12 major controversies; the reason for the differing assessments was unclear.
It was reported that Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset proposed an immediate integrity dialogue with FIFA. He raised concerns about in-play betting, political influence and the tournament’s prediction-market partnership.
Germany’s GGL opened a formal investigation into ADI Predictstreet advertising displayed during the 2026 World Cup, reportedly examining compliance with advertising rules and whether German residents could access the platform. ADI Predictstreet introduced geoblocking for users in Germany after the regulator’s intervention, according to the report.
Gibraltar authorities approved ADI Predictstreet’s initial regulatory framework, the company said, allowing it to proceed with a phased expansion beyond football. The planned markets include other sports, entertainment, culture, weather and selected political events; Germany’s GGL has separately opened an investigation into the platform’s advertising and whether it provides illegal gambling there.