The Sports Betting Integrity Forum (SBIF), an initiative launched by the English Football Association (FA), has published a new action plan in an effort to combat corruption in sport in the UK.
Launched in November last year, the government-backed initiative focuses on issues such as match-fixing and corruption in British sport by bringing together representatives from sports governing bodies, betting operators, sport and betting trade associations, law enforcement and gambling regulation.
Through the new ‘Sports Betting Integrity Action Plan’, the ABIF will set out plans to deliver actions to identify and control risks that are associated with match-fixing and sporting integrity.
“The integrity of sport is absolutely paramount and we have to do all we can to protect it,” UK Minister for Sport and Gambling Tracey Crouch said.
“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.”
Darren Bailey and Mike O’Kane, joint chairs of the SBIF, added: “Maintaining confidence in the integrity of sport is key to its healthy future development.
“The action plan with its co-ordinated, proactive and collaborative approach across all relevant stakeholders will help meet the challenges of protecting sports from integrity threats, however large or small.”
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