Dcms announce sports betting integrity panel betfair

TODAY Sports Minister, Gerry Sutcliffe MP, announced the establishment of an expert panel on sports betting.

The panel will be chaired by Rick Parry, Chief Executive of Liverpool Football Club. betfair
Managing Director, Mark Davies, will be one of the panel members. Other people on the panel include representatives from the betting industry, the police, players, fans, sports governing bodies, the legal profession and the Gambling Commission.

The panel will examine the scale of the current risk to sports’ integrity through betting corruption, including how suspicious betting patterns are identified and assessed, in markets within and outside the UK.

The panel will report back to the Minster within six months with a clear set of recommendations to help uphold integrity in sports and associated betting.