French govt creates on-line betting watchdog
The French government has launched a new watchdog to monitor online betting in a bid to combat match-fixing, Sports Minister Thierry Braillard announced on Thursday.
The body will allow for an exchange of information between the different authorities regulating on-line betting at national and international level along with sports federations and betting operators.
"This platform bringing together all stakeholders will allow us to better arm ourselves against the scourge that is the manipulation of sports competitions," said Braillard.
It involves the creation of a coordination unit to inform and fight against the problem under the presidency of a director of sport, as well as a unit for surveillance of the French market.
The initiative is linked to the Council of Europe's International Convention for the fight against corruption in sport, which was signed by France in October 2014.
Its ratification by member states came up against the non-signature of Malta, the home of many betting operators.
The new French initiative comes just ten days after a bombshell report alleging widespread match-fixing in tennis.
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