570 sporting alerts recorded in Europe, GLMS report reveals
As published in its 2019 Monitoring & Intelligence Report, the Global Lottery Management System (GLMS) has identified 33 matches to its partners.
Over the course of 2019, GLMS has alerted 157 matches to its partners, with the vast majority of the alerts being attributed to football partners FIFA and UEFA (98 alerts).
The rest of the alerts were sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC), law enforcement authorities, local gaming authorities or regulators.
570 of the 787 alerts were recorded in Europe, with Asia generating 88 alerts, and 65 alerts recorded in South America.
In his message to partners and members, GLMS President Ludovico Calvi wrote: “Looking back to the year 2019, we are proud to have so many achievements added to our track record. The year saw growth in the GLMS membership base, new key partnerships, the organization of an important educational event in Lausanne, as well as a General Assembly during which we had the opportunity to update our members on the progress of our work.
“We also further enhanced our communication channels, notably via the creation of a new website, which we invite you to regularly visit at www.glms-sport.org. In 2019, we were also excited to see the long-awaited Council of Europe Convention on Sport Competition Manipulations come into force.
“As you will read from our report, we were quite operationally active throughout the year, flagging early warning signs based on evidence and data related to sporting events across countless categories to our partners; as well as collaborating and delivering critical analysis and intelligence in our reports to our GLMS stakeholders, upon request.
“As we look ahead to 2020, we will continue in our effort to expand our global membership base. We are also planning to open a new Integrity Hub in Canada, following Hong Kong to further consolidate the process of globalization of GLMS targeting North American jurisdictions.”
Source: SBC News
