The sixth bet on Conference Football, which takes place in London at Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge from March 19-22, considers a number of important sports betting topics currently facing the industry. 

The main focus is the impact that VAR technology can have on football betting. In addition, the speakers addressed a range of issues including a delay in the betting industry. The latest big data improvements and how they can affect betting while playing, potential to bet on virtual sports, betting fraud in general and money laundering in particular, and a report on the global betting market.

What is VAR technology?

The video arbitration assistant, now known as VAR, is football’s new technology rating system, which will be used alongside goal-line technology, which is an established feature of the game. Designed to improve referees’ decision making, and thus introducing more fairness to the sport, VAR has been challenged and selectively introduced throughout the football world. Predictably, it met a mixed reception. Some people have focused on its value, such as approving red card decisions, while others complain that they are changing the game in ways that are never intended, for example. Using slow-motion playback can make certain challenges look worse than they actually are.

VAR is handled by a team of three officials (one of whom is an arbitrator or a former arbitrator). Their job is to review the match referee’s decisions to check if there was a clear error in the judgment on the pitch. The technology can intervene in two ways: at the request of the match referee to review the events of the match and inform his decision, or as a direct intervention initiated by the VAR team. if they discover incidents that occur within their scope and can overcome them.

VAR progress report

Experience so far seems to suggest that players and fans mostly accept VAR rulings. Many penalties are being awarded, and outside decisions are generally considered to be fairer. However, it is not clear that the player has yet to intervene from the dive to get a free-kick – something that the introduction of the VAR was designed to contain. And in addition, there are still too many cases of players surrounding the referees and creating ‘box’ signs to pressure officials to review play events in the hope of obtaining a reversed decision.

However, the consensus view is that, with some adjustments, VAR will enhance sport and so will stay here. It will bring additional transparency to many important decisions and help eliminate some foul plays. Moreover, most experts believe that its acceptance on the pitch can bring new dimensions to this sport. This certainly happened in cricket, for example, in which the Decision Review System brought backspin players back to the modern game as the main wrench player.