The French market for sports betting is governed by a robust and sophisticated legal framework, designed to enable regulated competition, protect consumers—particularly minors—and safeguard the integrity of sport. A key illustration of this framework lies in the regulation of online football betting, which remains a major focus for operators, clubs,
The Swiss triathlete, Imogen Simmonds, provided a sample under the International Testing Authority (ITA), the independent Results Management Authority of IRONMAN, a half distance triathlon event in more than 40 countries, during an unannounced out-of-competition doping control carried out on 8 December 2024. This resulted
With so much at stake in sport - in financial and sporting terms – cheating takes many different forms. A recent case in point involved two Norwegian Olympian ski jumpers, who have accepted three-month suspensions for their part in the tampering of their ski jumpsuits during
Generally Artificial intelligence (AI) is now embedded in sport and especially across football — from computer-vision performance tools and injury-risk models to hyper-personalised fan apps. Israeli innovators are at the forefront of this shift, supplying advanced analytics, body-worn sensors that track movement and physiology in real time,
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected two requests for provisional measures filed by the Israel Gymnastics Federation (IGF) in relation to the 53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, being held from 19–25 October 2025). On 10 October 2025, the Indonesian government stated
It has been reported that GESPA, the independent Gaming Regulator, which is based in Bern and oversees lotteries, sports betting, and other games of chance in Switzerland, has filed a criminal complaint against FIFA , the world governing body of association football, regarding alleged irregularities
Football in the United Kingdom (UK) is regulated by the national governing body, the Football Association (the FA), and overseen by the new government-backed Independent Football Regulator (IFR) for professional clubs. The FA sets and enforces in respect of all levels of football - professional and grass roots - the
Despite ongoing campaigns aimed at increasing female participation in sport in the United Kingdom (UK), gender equality in UK sport continues to face challenges in several respects. Fewer girls are participating in team sports; there is a higher drop-out rate for girls by the age of 14;
Introduction The main goals of competition law are to promote consumer welfare and economic growth by ensuring healthy competition, which leads to lower prices, better quality, and greater choice for consumers. It achieves these goals by preventing anti-competitive practices, such as price-fixing and market allocation; prohibiting the
The sports betting market is one of the most heavily regulated yet sensitive sectors of the Italian sports economy. Its legal framework sits at the intersection of competition law, administrative regulation, and sports justice, involving a wide array of actors, from the state to sports federations,