New measures centred on communication between key actors in Sweden’s fight against match-fixing will come into force in July.
The Swedish gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, must now share information about suspected cases of match-fixing on a common platform.
The regulator has been tasked with setting up this platform, with the rules set to come into force on July 1.
“Match-fixing fattens the gangs at the same time as, among other things, harm is done to youth sports,” said Sweden’s minister of Financial Markets Niklas Wykman at a joint press conference with Spelsinspektionen director general Camilla Rosenberg.
“Athletes should not be pawns in the activities of organised crime. In order to fight crime and protect sports, it is important to stop match-fixing.”
Spelinspektionen must share details of suspected match-fixing with sports federations and gambling companies.
The Swedish government said in a press release: “Through expanded opportunities to share information, an overall picture of concrete suspicions can be created based on a compilation of vague suspicions by individual actors.
“It is therefore of great importance that these actors can exchange information with each other.”
