by Ryan Rodenburg, ESPN Chalk
Stakeholders in the sports betting industry have discussed the creation of an integrity monitor association that would share betting information in an effort to identify suspicious activity aimed at compromising sporting events.
The American Gaming Association, a Washington, D.C.-based group that represents the casino industry, said it is collaborating on a “robust suspicious information sharing repository.”
“The AGA has had productive discussions with our members and the leagues about the formation of an integrity monitoring association, which would provide an enhanced reporting system,” wrote AGA senior vice president Sara Slane.
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in May that paved the way for states to legalize sports gambling, nearly everyone in the sports betting industry — sportsbooks, data providers, sports leagues, advocacy groups and lawmakers — has stressed integrity as a top concern.
“We believe a federal requirement that all parties share information is best suited to benefit sports integrity,” Andy Levinson, senior vice president of the PGA Tour, said in a phone interview. “Such a holistic approach would be a three-way street of transparency between sports leagues, regulators, and betting providers.”
The concept of an integrity monitoring association was made public for the first time last week when the AGA sent a letter to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
The prospect of such an association mirrored Schumer’s earlier suggestion that everyone involved should be required to “notify each other of suspicious or abnormal activity or any other conduct that corrupts a betting outcome of a sporting event.”
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