Cricket Council Teams up with Betfair

19 Jan 2004

LONDON -- As reported by the Agence France Presse: "Cricket chiefs on Saturday opened up a new front in the war on match-fixing - by teaming up with an online betting firm. The International Cricket Council's (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) signed a memorandum of understanding with betting exchange company Betfair.

"…Under the agreement, the ACSU will be able to request information which they hope will identify individuals behind activity which has given rise to strong suspicion that corruption may have taken place.

"…We are delighted to be able to widen the breadth of agreements we have with the governing bodies of sport," said Mark Davies, Betfair's Director of Communications…"

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	Cricket Council Teams up with Betfair 19 Jan 2004 <a href='https://ad.casinocity.com/adclick.php?n=a21efcd1'><img src='https://ad.casinocity.com/adview.php?what=-site:vendors/width:250/RON&n=a21efcd1' border='0' alt='' /></a> LONDON -- As reported by the Agence France Presse: "Cricket chiefs on Saturday opened up a new front in the war on match-fixing - by teaming up with an online betting firm. The International Cricket Council's (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) signed a memorandum of understanding with betting exchange company Betfair. "…Under the agreement, the ACSU will be able to request information which they hope will identify individuals behind activity which has given rise to strong suspicion that corruption may have taken place. "…We are delighted to be able to widen the breadth of agreements we have with the governing bodies of sport," said Mark Davies, Betfair's Director of Communications…"