Sport Bookmakers Seek Safety in Numbers against Cheating
Sport bookies seek security in numbers against cheating
10 November 2010
The recent choice by Pakistan's cricket authorities to suspend the main agreements of 3 gamers means one of the summer season's biggest sport gaming stories refuses to disappear.
Batsman Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif are under examination for supposed spot-fixing throughout Pakistan's tour of England earlier this year.
They remain provisionally suspended from all cricketing activities by the International Cricket Council.
"The accusations around the Pakistan cricket team and their UK visit this summer have actually been so incendiary that they still remain in the headlines," says Khalid Ali, secretary general of the European Sports Security Association (ESSA).
'Confront obstacles'
Brussels-based ESSA was established by leading online sports book operators in Europe to monitor any irregular betting patterns or possible expert wagering from within each sport.
It has signed memorandums of understanding with a number of sports bodies - consisting of FIFA, UEFA, EPFL, the FA, DFB, ATP, ITF and WTA - and has actually established close relations with the IOC and numerous other sports regulators.
"Nobody wants to bank on contests whose outcomes they feel are rigged," states Mr Ali, speaking about sports betting.
"The certified wagering industry is determined to challenge the difficulties head-on."
It was a scandal 5 years ago which resulted in the creation of this bookmakers' intelligence operation, one developed to keep an eye on and snuff out suspicious betting patterns.
The body came about in 2005 following a scandal in Germany which saw a referee repairing games - the notorious Hoyzer case.
Sport bookies seek security in numbers against cheating
10 November 2010
The recent choice by Pakistan's cricket authorities to suspend the main agreements of 3 gamers means one of the summer season's biggest sport gaming stories refuses to disappear.
Batsman Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif are under examination for supposed spot-fixing throughout Pakistan's tour of England earlier this year.
They remain provisionally suspended from all cricketing activities by the International Cricket Council.
"The accusations around the Pakistan cricket team and their UK visit this summer have actually been so incendiary that they still remain in the headlines," says Khalid Ali, secretary general of the European Sports Security Association (ESSA).
'Confront obstacles'
Brussels-based ESSA was established by leading online sports book operators in Europe to monitor any irregular betting patterns or possible expert wagering from within each sport.
It has signed memorandums of understanding with a number of sports bodies - consisting of FIFA, UEFA, EPFL, the FA, DFB, ATP, ITF and WTA - and has actually established close relations with the IOC and numerous other sports regulators.
"Nobody wants to bank on contests whose outcomes they feel are rigged," states Mr Ali, speaking about sports betting.
"The certified wagering industry is determined to challenge the difficulties head-on."
It was a scandal 5 years ago which resulted in the creation of this bookmakers' intelligence operation, one developed to keep an eye on and snuff out suspicious betting patterns.
The body came about in 2005 following a scandal in Germany which saw a referee repairing games - the notorious Hoyzer case.