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Gambling Online Poker Online Betting Legal Gambling Ireland Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:01:00 +0100 https://www.legal-gambling-ireland.com/news-sport-Marko-Stojanovic-suspended-for-five-years-and-six-months-march-2024.html The Croatian tennis official Marko Stojanovic has been suspended from tennis for five years and six months by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) after admitting to breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).  Marko Stojanovic, a national-level official, admitted to 15 breaches of the TACP, including manipulating data from matches in which they were an official to facilitate betting. The Croatian official, who is accredited at national level and has officiated at ITF tournaments, co-operated fully with the ITIA investigation and accepted an agreed sanction, ... Gambling Sports Betting Online Gaming Online Betting Legal Gambling Ireland Wed, 13 Mar 2024 19:01:00 +0100 https://www.legal-gambling-ireland.com/news-sport-Tennis-Andrea-Rita-suspended-for-15-months-february-2024.html The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has announced that 23-year old Italian tennis player Andrea Rita has been suspended for a 15 month-period after admitting to breaches of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program (TACP).  The player, who reached a career-high ITF singles ranking of 1712 in June 2023 and is unranked on the ATP Tour, admitted to four breaches of the TACP between 2018 and 2020, including wagering on tennis matches and the failure to report a corrupt approach. The player has been fined $5,000, of which $4,000 is suspended.  Andrea Rita co-operated fully with ... Gambling Sports Betting Online Gaming Online Betting Legal Gambling Ireland Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:29:00 +0100