UK gambling regulator sees no problem with courtsiding, other in-play edges

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That was directive the UK Gambling Commission had for operators after it concluded that in-play edges such as courtsiding don’t require further regulatory measures.

Courtsiding is a practice of relaying information from sporting events to bettors, or of placing bets directly from a sporting event such as tennis. Recently, the practice—along with other edges including high-speed internet and advanced computer software—started drawing flak allegedly because it enabled players to get favorable in-play odds.

On Monday, the gambling regulator published a paper addressing the issue, in which it determined that there’s no need for additional controls over in-play betting since operators could “set their own time-delay standards for live betting and cash-out functionalities without the need for an industry standard.”