The inaugural Sports activities Betting Integrity Convention, hosted by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), underscores the Authority’s unwavering dedication to selling transparency and combatting corruption inside the gaming sector.
This milestone occasion introduced collectively distinguished stakeholders from numerous spheres essential to sports activities betting integrity, together with esteemed entities such because the Union of European Soccer Associations (UEFA), the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC), the Worldwide Betting Integrity Affiliation (IBIA), the United Nations Workplace on Medication and Crime (UNODC), the Worldwide Tennis Integrity Company (ITIA), the eSports Integrity Fee (ESIC), Genius Sports activities, and Sportradar.
Notably, native stakeholders such because the Malta Police Pressure, the Malta Soccer Affiliation (MFA), the Authority for Integrity in Maltese Sports activities, and the Workplace of the Lawyer Common additionally participated, reflecting a complete method to addressing integrity issues at each nationwide and worldwide ranges.
In his opening tackle, MGA CEO Charles Mizzi emphasised that safeguarding the integrity of sports activities betting transcends mere regulatory compliance—it embodies the essence of the Authority’s dedication to nurturing an equitable and sustainable gaming ecosystem.
Mr. Mizzi underscored the first objective of the convention: to spearhead a unified entrance in tackling the multifaceted challenges related to preserving integrity in sports activities and sports activities betting. Because the trade undergoes speedy evolution, marked by the arrival of recent applied sciences and more and more subtle methodologies, collective motion and knowledge-sharing change into indispensable for staying forward of these in search of to undermine the integrity of sports activities and wagering.
Such collaborative boards function invaluable platforms for pooling assets, exchanging insights, and disseminating finest practices, thereby catalyzing optimistic change inside the trade. The MGA extends its heartfelt appreciation to all contributors for his or her lively engagement and contributions towards advancing the shared mission of making certain integrity and equity in sports activities betting.
