SPORTS BETTING: HOT TOPICS, CONCERNS & CHALLENGES
At the IAGA Summit Berlin, Karen Moorhouse, CEO of the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), will examine the shared challenges facing sports betting stakeholders, from illegal markets and athlete harassment to regulatory restrictions and wagering bans. With a focus on collaboration and education, the discussion will explore how operators, regulators, and governing bodies can work together to safeguard sport and strengthen integrity across jurisdictions.
The ITIA publishes annual updates to its Tennis Anti- Corruption Programme (TACP). What have been the major changes to TACP over recent years in response to the rising risk of illegal activity?
Tere haven’t been any substantive changes over the last few years because TACP is well established and what's probated is well understood. Te real thrust of changes over the last few years has been about making the process as efficient, flexible and fair as possible. For instance, one of the key changes over the last couple of years is the introduction of agreed sanctions. Tis avoids cases going to a hearing, saving time and expense for all parties and, for the player, avoids the stress that inevitably comes with any hearing.
We've also extended this to include instances when people aren't engaging with the investigation or case management process. Of course, there are rights to appeal, but it saves going through the process of a tribunal without a respondent. More broadly than the rules, we've looked at refreshing our roster of anti-corruption hearing officers. We're conscious that we're a global integrity agency so it's important that the people hearing the cases reflect that geography and there's a good gender split.
Who is covered by ITIA's anti-corruption rules?
We have a vast remit. Te rules cover anyone who takes part or is associated with the events of our funders - the ATP, the WTA,
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the four Grand Slams and the ITF. Anyone who takes part in their events are covered by the rules. Tere are just under 15,000 players who fall within that scope. In addition, junior players who take part in ITF events are captured by the anti- doping rules which also extend to the support personnel around all those players. How is the ITIA educating players, match officials, coaches and others about corruption and integrity?
Education is the front and centre of our strategy. One of our three key pillars is education. We want to ensure we are helping and supporting players to make good decisions, understand the rules, and the mitigations that they can take to not breach those rules. Tennis is differentiated from team sports in that players are independent contractors. Tey're not associated with a particular team nor necessarily closely associated with their own national federations.
Tere are practical and logistical challenges of delivering
education to all those people. We require all the events that are run by funders to do an online course to ensure that everyone has got the basics across both of our anti-doping programme and anti-corruption programme. We then target key points in a player's pathway to supplement that online education with face-to-face training.
We also have a real focus on junior players. We want to make sure that the first interaction every player has with us is in
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