Glms welcomes three new associate members

Luca Esposito Poleo, Glms General Secretary commented on the new memberships, “Exchanging information is paramount in the fight against manipulation of sports competitions, expanding our membership to include the growing stakeholders involved in the sports and sports betting community helps us in achieving our objective to preserve the integrity of sport.” Commenting on Epathla’s new membership, the Greek Secretary General of Sport at the Ministry of Culture and Sport, and Chair of the Macolin Committee, George Mavrotas said, “Manipulation of sport competitions is a global threat for sport and its values. It’s a threat that requires national and international coordination and cooperation for addressing it. During the last years Greece has made significant steps for combating match-fixing, we strongly believe in value-based sport and this agreement between Epathla and Glms, a leading partner in the field, is another step towards this direction. It is essential to join forces and exploit synergies in order to protect sport from the corrosive phenomena that devalue it”. Remarking on the membership of Cscf, Director and former Hungarian Lt. Colonel and Intelligence Officer at Europol (European Police Office), Dr. Norbert Rubicsek, commented, “ Cscf has been working with Glms intensively within projects and related activities, and has appreciated the strong relationship we have built over the years, fostering a greater understanding and concrete activities, notably with regard to law enforcement and judiciary, as well as in curricula for young and female athletes. It has been enlightening for our country partners to engage with Glms and with the Glms lottery member at national level, resulting in concrete national actions. Becoming an associate member can further strengthen our collaboration, in education and regulatory issues as well as building a stronger inter-stakeholder relationship, combining efforts and encouraging consistency across domains". Finally, The Supervisory Authority for Regulatory Affairs of Hungary President, Dr. Marcell Biró, shared: “We are glad that the Global Lottery Monitoring System (Glms) has supported our authority’s application to become an associate member of Glms. This cooperation will contribute to our efforts as a regulatory authority to fight match-fixing via gaining information on the risks endangering the integrity of sports and on effective prevention tools.” Their membership was further supported by the lottery member,SzerencsejátékZrt. Ceo Dr. Alex Bozóky, who commented, “As a responsible national lottery operator, Szerencsejáték Zrt. has long been dedicated to safeguarding the integrity of sport. To this end, beyond our internal rules and regulations we also advocate the most stringent guidelines of international federations, furthermore we welcome all efforts that aim to further strengthen this mission. We are convinced that the decision by the Supervisory Authority for Regulatory Affairs to join the Global Monitoring System is also another important step in this field.”