Tag Archives: Sorare

ANJ to prioritise player protection in 2024-26 strategy

Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, ANJ

France’s gambling regulator Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has placed reducing excessive gambling and the protection of minors at the heart of its 2024-26 strategic plan and has called on all economic and institutional stakeholders to work alongside it to reach those targets. ANJ’s plan marks the end of its first cycle of regulation since it succeeded ARJEL as industry …

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Sorare to give Premier league fans a new way to engage

SBC News Sorare to give Premier league fans a new way to engage

Sports entertainment company Sorare has announced a four-year digital card partnership with the English Premier League.  The agreement will allow the platform to release collectibles of players from all 20 English top-flight clubs as part of its free-to-play online fantasy football game. Nicolas Julia, CEO and Co-Founder of Sorare, commented: “The Premier League is a truly global competition and has …

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Sorare agrees on platform changes to soothe French regulatory concerns

SBC News Sorare agrees on platform changes to soothe French regulatory concerns

Sorare, the collectable NFT football game, will expand free-to-play access on its platform in response to concerns by French gambling authority l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ). Since March, ANJ had scrutinised Sorare due to concerns about its NFT platform’s legibility to maintain customer protections, underage gaming and money laundering risks.  Founded in 2018, Sorare is an Ethereum blockchain-built football game …

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Sorare to develop FTP fantasy game for the NBA

SBC News Sorare to develop FTP fantasy game for the NBA

The US’ NBA and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) have announced a partnership with blockchain-based fantasy sports platform Sorare. As the Official NFT Fantasy Partner of the NBA under the terms of the multi-year partnership, Sorare will develop a free-to-play digital collectible-based fantasy basketball game for the league. The Sorare: NBA product will be launched this winter ahead of the …

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EPIC independently funds education delivery to 35k UK students in 2021/22

SBC News EPIC independently funds education delivery to 35k UK students in 2021/22

In tandem with an expansion of its transatlantic operations, EPIC Risk Management has reported success in its founding country. The gambling harm minimisation consultancy detailed that during the 2021/22 financial year it reached a total of 34,759 students across UK schools and colleges with educational material, funded independently without industry contributions. Of this total, 13,821 students across 84 state schools …

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Sorare: How NFTs add the ‘extra dimension’ to the sporting experience

SBC News Sorare: How NFTs add the ‘extra dimension’ to the sporting experience

NFTs are infiltrating numerous industries, with both major sports leagues and betting companies increasingly drawn towards the emerging digital assets, although this has not gone unnoticed by regulators. Shortly after assuming his position as Head of Sales at Sorare, the providers of an NFT-based digital fantasy football platform, Dan Sormaz discussed sports’ engagement with the blockchain with Insider Sport, whilst …

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Sorare enlists SEON to enhance fraud prevention capabilities

SBC News Sorare enlists SEON to enhance fraud prevention capabilities

Fantasy football platform Sorare has entered into a partnership with SEON, leveraging the latter’s solutions to detect fraud within its referral programme. The agreement will see Sorare utilise SEON’s onboarding monitoring, device fingerprinting and tailored risk rules offerings to identify and prevent referral fraud and protect its Non-Fungible Token portfolio. Solutions included under the terms of the partnership include Email …

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Sorare backs its non-gambling status under UKGC evaluation

SBC News Sorare backs its non-gambling status under UKGC evaluation

Sorare has issued a response to the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) placing its blockchain fantasy football platform under investigation.   Yesterday the UKGC issued a warning, alerting the public that Sorare (Sorare.com) did not maintain a UK gambling licence.   The Commission confirmed that it was evaluating Sorare’s fantasy football game and digital collectables platform with regards to whether the business was …

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UKGC issues public warning on unlicensed Sorare 

SBC News UKGC issues public warning on unlicensed Sorare 

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has alerted the public that Blockchain-based fantasy football operator Sorare (Sorare.com) does not carry a UK gambling licence.  The Commission warned players that “any activity completed on the site by consumers in Great Britain is outside of the gambling regulations that a licensed operator should comply with”. Launched in 2018, Sorare is an Ethereum blockchain …

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Gerard Piqué takes on Strategic Advisor position at Sorare

SBC News Gerard Piqué takes on Strategic Advisor position at Sorare

Fantasy football operator Sorare has gained a new Strategic Advisor in FC Barcelona and Spanish national team defender Gerard Piqué. Sorare is hopeful that Piqué’s contribution, in addition to the “significant investment” he has made in the company, will help expand its global presence and reach new fan bases across the world. Furthermore Piqué and his new colleagues at Sorare …

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