The platform encourages users to collect and trade blockchain-based non-fungible tokens, or NFT, in return for special access to buy FIFA World Cup tickets.
“During the investigation, suspicions were confirmed that collect.fifa.com offers gambling services that are not licensed in Switzerland and are therefore illegal,” the regulator said in a statement.
FIFA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
–Reuters–
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