A new Sports Betting Integrity Action Plan designed to safeguard against risks to the integrity of sports and sports betting has been published this week.
The action plan has been developed by the Sports Betting Integrity Forum and sets out the focus of the Gambling Commission, law enforcement agencies, sports governing bodies, player associations and betting operators in delivering effective actions to tackle the risk of match-fixing and sports betting integrity.
"The integrity of sport is absolutely paramount and we have to do all we can to protect it,” said Minister for Sport and Gambling Tracey Crouch. “The Sports Betting Integrity Action Plan is about ensuring that Britain remains a safe place to bet on sport and to tackle any threat of corruption that emerges. We cannot be complacent. The Gambling Commission, sports bodies and law enforcement agencies all are aligned on this with effective collaboration vital in the fight against match fixing."
It is the aim of the plan to ensure that spectators, viewers and participants have confidence in the integrity of sporting events and that, at the same time, consumers have the confidence that when they place bets with UK licensed operators they are doing so on markets that are fair and free from corruption.
“Maintaining confidence in the integrity of sport is key to its healthy future development,” said SBIF joint chairs Darren Bailey and Mike O’Kane. “The action plan with its coordinated, proactive and collaborative approach across all relevant stakeholders will help meet the challenges of protecting sports from integrity threats, however large or small.”
