Sport Bookmakers Seek Safety in Numbers against Cheating
Sport bookies seek safety in numbers versus cheating
10 November 2010
The current decision by Pakistan's cricket authorities to suspend the main contracts of 3 players suggests one of the summer's greatest sport gambling stories declines to go away.
Batsman Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif are under examination for supposed spot-fixing during Pakistan's trip of England previously this year.
They remain provisionally suspended from all cricketing activities by the International Cricket Council.
"The allegations around the Pakistan cricket team and their UK check out this summertime have actually been so incendiary that they still remain in the headings," says Khalid Ali, secretary general of the European Sports Security Association (ESSA).
'Confront challenges'
Brussels-based ESSA was established by leading online sports book operators in Europe to keep track of any irregular wagering patterns or possible insider betting from within each sport.
It has signed memorandums of comprehending with a variety of sports bodies - consisting of FIFA, UEFA, EPFL, the FA, DFB, ATP, ITF and WTA - and has developed close relations with the IOC and many other sports regulators.
"Nobody wishes to bet on contests whose outcomes they feel are rigged," says Mr Ali, speaking about sports betting.
"The licensed betting industry is determined to confront the obstacles head-on."
It was a scandal five years ago which caused the creation of this bookmakers' intelligence operation, one created to keep track of and dispatch suspicious betting patterns.
The body happened in 2005 following a scandal in Germany which saw a referee repairing games - the well-known Hoyzer case.
Sport bookies seek safety in numbers versus cheating
10 November 2010
The current decision by Pakistan's cricket authorities to suspend the main contracts of 3 players suggests one of the summer's greatest sport gambling stories declines to go away.
Batsman Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif are under examination for supposed spot-fixing during Pakistan's trip of England previously this year.
They remain provisionally suspended from all cricketing activities by the International Cricket Council.
"The allegations around the Pakistan cricket team and their UK check out this summertime have actually been so incendiary that they still remain in the headings," says Khalid Ali, secretary general of the European Sports Security Association (ESSA).
'Confront challenges'
Brussels-based ESSA was established by leading online sports book operators in Europe to keep track of any irregular wagering patterns or possible insider betting from within each sport.
It has signed memorandums of comprehending with a variety of sports bodies - consisting of FIFA, UEFA, EPFL, the FA, DFB, ATP, ITF and WTA - and has developed close relations with the IOC and many other sports regulators.
"Nobody wishes to bet on contests whose outcomes they feel are rigged," says Mr Ali, speaking about sports betting.
"The licensed betting industry is determined to confront the obstacles head-on."
It was a scandal five years ago which caused the creation of this bookmakers' intelligence operation, one created to keep track of and dispatch suspicious betting patterns.
The body happened in 2005 following a scandal in Germany which saw a referee repairing games - the well-known Hoyzer case.