Published: April 25, 2018

GLMS welcomes the recommendations of the Interim Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis and looks forward to further cooperating with the TIU towards its implementation

PUBLICATION OF INTERIM INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF INTEGRITY IN TENNIS

GLMS welcomes the recommendations of the Interim Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis and looks forward to further cooperating with the TIU towards its implementation

Wednesday, 25 April 2018: The Interim Report of the Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis was published today. In February 2016, the ATP, the WTA, the ITF, and the Grand Slam Board, appointed an Independent Review Panel to address betting-related and other integrity issues facing the sport. The Panel conducted an Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis, addressing the nature and extent of the problem over time and submitted its Interim Report on April 25.

The panel recosnises the positive actions taken by the sport to address the integrity issues but also its vulnerabilities, particularly at lower category levels. The Interim Report provides 12 recommendations which include the establishment of a restructured, more independent TIU, enhanced education and prevention, expanded rules, and greater co-operation and collaboration with the betting sector and  sports community. The Panel also urges the relevant national authorities to ratify and implement the Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sport Competitions.

GLMS President, Ludovico Calvi, has stated: "With a general commitment to integrity, GLMS welcomes the decision of the tennis governing bodies to proceed to an independent review. The recommendations included in the Interim Report go in the right direction and GLMS will be further contributing in the consultation with concrete inputs and suggestions. We are particularly pleased about  the proposal for further cooperation of the TIU with betting operators, the need for betting expertise within the TIU, as well as the recommendation for the entry into force of the macolin Convention. We look forward to consolidating our joint effort with the TIU to safeguard the integrity of this wonderful sport". 


LINKS: 

  • Read the full Interim report here.

About GLMS
GLMS is the state lotteries’ mutualized monitoring system on sports betting. It aims at detecting and analyzing suspicious betting activities that could question the integrity of a sport competition. Building on six years of experience with the establishment in 2009 of ELMS with European Lotteries, GLMS went global in January 2015 extending the network to other continents. GLMS facilitates the sharing of sports betting information as part of the collective efforts of its members in ensuring sports integrity globally, and is dedicated to effective cooperation with all key stakeholders: regulators, law enforcement authorities, sports organizations. GLMS comprises 29 Members from all over the globe.
 
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