The Remote Gambling Association (RGA) has released a report examining the impact of sports betting on the integrity of sporting events in Europe.
With claims coming thick and fast that the integrity of major sporting leagues in both both Europe and Asia are under threat from organized crime lead match fixing, the RGA has undertaken a study of its own into whether this is the case.
Just recently, a match fixing ring was uncovered in Europe that was believed to have impacted the outcome of up to 200 football games. The situation in Asia is worse, with many leagues destroyed from widespread corruption and match fixing.
RGA commissioned independent consultants Europe Economics to report on the matter. The report, released just this week, claims that there is no correlation between availability of sports betting services and increased sports corruption. In a press statement released by the RGA announcing the report, CEO Clive Hawkswood said,
'we welcome the production of this independent report which aims to cut through the rhetoric surrounding these issues in order that proper evidence-based policies can be developed to address integrity in sport... there is no evidence that betting-related corruption is on the increase and it is very clear that there are far greater threats from other sources of non betting related corruption, such as doping.'
The full RGA release can be read here.
About the RGA:
The RGA are an online gambling lobby group representing the collective interests of its members which include the largest online gambling operators in Europe (William Hill, Betfair, Ladbrokes, 888.com, PartyGaming, bet365, Unibet etc). They are strong advocates of open, regulated online gambling markets across Europe.
To visit the RGA website, click here
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