UEFA take steps to curb betting
2008-02-21 22:08
Nyon - UEFA officials met several leaders of the European betting industry on Thursday in an effort to improve monitoring of suspicious wagers on soccer matches.
UEFA president Michel Platini is looking to find ways to speed up an early-warning system that gives soccer authorities information to identify people placing bets.
An investigation into suspicious wagers made on an Intertoto Cup match played between Bulgarian side Cherno More and Macedonia's Makedonija last July is still ongoing.
Platini said: "UEFA is continuously monitoring football betting patterns and it is clear that we will take the necessary actions in any cases where that could be justified."
European Lotteries, the gaming industry's representative body, and Betfair, the London-based online betting exchange which last year reported suspicious betting patterns in men's tennis, attended the meeting at UEFA headquarters.
- SAPA