CAS Arbitrator & FIFA Consultant Rodrigo Arias Grillo: Sports Integrity is More Than Match-Fixing

CAS Arbitrator & FIFA Consultant Rodrigo Arias Grillo: Sports Integrity is More Than Match-Fixing

First the NBA, then MLB, and finally the NCAA: over the past year, the United States has seen a steady stream of sports betting scandals make headlines. At this point, for most fans and industry observers, the question isn’t if there will be another scandal, but when, as they wait for the next shoe to drop.

When betting scandals hit the news cycle, they raise uncomfortable questions among the public, who are left wondering just how widespread the problem is and just how many of the games they’ve watched have been compromised by fixing, inside information, or someone gaming a prop market.

During an hour-long interview, CasinoBeats put those questions and more to sports integrity expert Rodrigo Arias Grillo.

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Milliseconds Matter: Why Inside Information is Sports Betting’s Biggest Vulnerability

Milliseconds Matter: Why Inside Information is Sports Betting’s Biggest Vulnerability

Take a look back at some of the biggest betting scandals of the last few years, and you’ll notice something surprising: they weren’t just about what happened during the game; they were about what a handful of people knew before everyone else.

There’s the former NBA role player banned for life, who later pleaded guilty to a wire-fraud conspiracy tied to prop-bet manipulation. And there are the two Major League pitchers indicted for allegedly throwing predetermined pitches outside the strike zone to benefit a small group of insider bettors.

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Sportsbooks Shift Ad Spends Toward NBA & MLB — Are NFL Spots Too Expensive Now?

Sportsbooks Shift Ad Spends Toward NBA & MLB — Are NFL Spots Too Expensive Now?

For sports betting advertisers, the NFL is still the top priority, but many operators are shifting ad dollars toward the NBA and MLB in pursuit of greater cost efficiency.

New data from iSpotshared with CasinoBeats, shows that sportsbooks still spend the majority of their gambling ad dollars on NFL broadcasts, by a significant margin. However, those ads aren’t going as far as they used to, with impressions down per dollar compared to last season.

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