Australia

Australia forms anti-match fixing unit

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6 years ago

February 6, 2019

Niji Narayan

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Australia has decided to the Sports Betting Integrity Unit, to intensify its fight against the illegal practices in the betting industry. This unit will strengthen the national anti-doping regulator.

The new body is expected to tackle match-fixing and cheating in local sports. It will also oversee the nation’s top sporting codes, such as the AFL and NRL. The new national sports integrity commission is likely to begin its operation in July 2020 and will gather and act on intelligence about match-fixing and corruption.

The Department of Home Affairs, the Australian Sports Anti-doping Authority (ASADA) would also get more powers to tackle doping under this new guidance. The authority will also work with federal agencies to collect intelligence and work with integrity units.

The creation of the new unit comes after an inquiry by former police corruption royal commissioner James Wood, who raised concerns after it was revealed that information about corruption and organised crime infiltration of sport was not being acted upon.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.