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Peru’s Congress adopts anti-match-fixing bill before executive veto

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Peru’s Congress adopted a bill to strengthen anti-match-fixing and sports integrity rules, but the Executive vetoed it and it is awaiting further legislative action, according to the report. Gaming law specialist Carlos Fonseca also identified illegal operators and market competitiveness as challenges for the country’s betting sector.

The bill’s legislative status leaves proposed sports integrity requirements unresolved for Peru’s betting sector.

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G2E panel examines AI use in detecting match-fixing

Reportedly, a Global Gaming Expo panel examined AI and match-fixing detection. Moderator Susan Bala, co-founder of AdvancedCompliance Technology, put annual US sports wagering at $168bn.

A panel at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) examined the use of artificial intelligence in detecting match-fixing, with moderator Susan Bala, co-founder of AdvancedCompliance Technology (ACT), opening the discussion. Bala said $168bn is bet on sports annually in the United States and that the global figure is close to $5tn.

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