#betting-integrity

#betting-integrity

Hockey is the top Winter Games sport among gamblers, but curling with its sliding stones, spirited sweeping and cheating allegations has surprised oddsmakers. Bettors are showing significant interest in the quirky sport, which piques viewers' curiosity every four years at the Winter Olympics. There's definitely a stronger curling-hockey split than what was expected, said Chris Pearce, a senior trader at Caesars Sportsbook.

The Football Association has been strongly criticised by the regulatory commission that cleared Lucas Paqueta of spot-fixing charges over its failure to provide an independent assessment of the betting data on the West Ham player receiving yellow cards. A 314-page report by the commission that heard Paqueta's case was published on Wednesday and makes damning reading for the FA, with its evidence criticised for containing an obvious flaw, namely the lack of an independent assessment of the data.