# DEFEND Overview

> **Protect your sportsbook with intelligent risk controls**

DEFEND is LSports' risk management platform that gives you complete control over betting limits, player behavior, and financial exposure.

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## What DEFEND Does

DEFEND answers the critical questions every sportsbook risk team needs to know:

* **What's happening on my platform?** — Real-time bet monitoring with P\&L tracking
* **Am I exposed?** — Platform-wide and entity-specific limit controls
* **Who are my risky players?** — Player intelligence with individual limit management
* **Should I accept this bet?** — Automated approval/rejection based on your rules

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## Key Modules

### Bet Monitor

Track all betting activity in real-time with comprehensive metrics.

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**Key Metrics:**

* Total Stake, Net, and GGR
* Betting Division (Accepted / Rejected)
* Win-Loss Ratio

[Learn more about Bet Monitor →](/u/defend/bet-monitor.md)

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### Risk Controls

Configure platform-wide and entity-specific betting limits.

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**Limit Types:**

* **Platform Limits** — Global limits across your sportsbook
* **Entity Limits** — Sport,,Location, league, or fixture-specific overrides

[Configure Risk Controls →](/u/defend/risk-controls.md)

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### Player Intelligence

Manage individual player limits and restrictions.

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**Capabilities:**

* View all players with betting history
* Set player-specific platform and entity limits
* Define a customer segmentation
* Block players instantly

[Explore Player Intelligence →](/u/defend/step-4-player-management.md)

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## Who Uses DEFEND

| Role                         | How They Use DEFEND                                                    |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Head of Risk**             | Strategic limit policies, exposure thresholds, compliance oversight    |
| **Risk & Integrity Manager** | Day-to-day monitoring, suspicious activity review, player restrictions |
| **Fraud Analyst**            | Pattern detection, player investigation, bet slip analysis             |

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## Integration

DEFEND works with any odds provider — whether you use LSports TRADE or an external feed.

**TRADE Customers:**

* Automatic sync of fixtures and markets
* Direct navigation between TRADE and DEFEND

**External Feed Customers:**

* Submit data via Customer Integration API
* Map your feed to DEFEND's structure

[Integration Guide →](/u/defend/integration-guide.md)

Historical betting data can also be ingested on request, subject to technical coordination with the LSports team. Providing historical data allows DEFEND to build a richer understanding of your players and bet slip patterns from the start, improving the accuracy of bet slip scoring and customer segmentation.

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## Related

* [Capabilities](/u/defend/capabilities.md) — Full feature breakdown
* [FAQ](/u/defend/faq.md) — Common questions
* [API Reference](/u/defend/api.md) — Developer documentation


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