Sports Betting

22 Feb 2013

The International police agency's secretary general, Ronald Noble, said in the Malaysian capital that Singapore needed to move on Tan Seet Eng, also known as Dan Tan, who has emerged as a central...

Fifa security chief calls for strict match-fixing laws

21 Feb 2013

Fifa's director of security Ralf Mutschke told a two-day gathering with Interpol that the world governing body's "zero tolerance" for match-fixing must be buttressed by "the right policies for law...

Ex-Fifa official blames match-fixing on Southeast Asian gambling houses

8 Feb 2013

European police shone a spotlight on the region on Monday when they announced that a Singapore-based syndicate had directed match-fixing for at least 380 soccer games in Europe alone, making at...

Fate of cycling a stark warning for football

8 Feb 2013

Long before Europol's announcement on match-fixing, those who have monitored match-rigging in football with mounting concern already knew that law-enforcement authorities in Germany previously...

HK$200m annual windfall for Hong Kong government in betting change

7 Feb 2013

After more than six years of Jockey Club lobbying, the Home Affairs Bureau on Wednesday backed the two-way combining of betting pools with foreign jurisdictions, allowing overseas punters access...

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European betting firms at 'lesser risk' from match-fixing

A rigorous integrity system, clear audit trails and information sharing with sports federations mean European betting firms are less at risk than Asian counterparts from gamblers hoping to profit...

New Jersey sport betting should be a certainty

The bookies in this gambling city are grumbling a bit, which is always good news for those inclined to wager a few dollars on their favourite NFL team. Profits are down this season, thanks to some...

Sport of kings still behind the times

Under an impossibly blue sky over the ultramarine Bosphorous water that joins Asia and Europe, Istanbul's Asian Racing Conference was trying to bridge the sport's many worlds this past week.

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Singapore & Co need the big fish like Hong Kong

The concept of the home pool is being badly stretched out of shape now with international simulcasting and Hong Kong's coverage of Singapore's big meeting revealed something of the future of...

Confused about horse racing terms? Now there's a 'guide for dummies' to the sport of kings

Budding racing enthusiasts, party people and media types gathered at the Jockey Club's Adrenaline bar and lounge in Happy Valley for an evening of cocktails and horses, and to try their hand at...

No points, but Super plus takes prize

Six horses came into last night's Happy Valley meeting with a shot at winning the 1010 Million Challenge , but it was clubhouse leader Super Plus who fell into first despite not scoring a point,...