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Belgium – Napoleon Sports & Casino joins International Betting Integrity Association

Napoleon Sports & Casino, one of the leading gambling operators licensed in Belgium, has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA).

The operator, which runs land-based casinos in Middelkerke, Knokke and Ninove, has offered online sports betting since 2012 and its sportsbook will now join around 50 other licensed retail and online sports betting brands feeding into IBIA’s unique global betting integrity monitoring and alert platform. It continues the ongoing expansion of the world’s largest operator-run sports betting and integrity association, with five new members joining in 2019.

Khalid Ali, CEO of the International Betting Integrity Association, said: “I’m delighted that Napoleon Sports & Casino has joined IBIA, further demonstrating its commitment to protecting the integrity of betting products and sporting events. Regulators are increasingly requiring operators to have robust betting integrity measures in place. IBIA membership ensures that Napoleon Sports & Casino, as with all of our members, is well-placed to meet any integrity requirements in existing and emerging markets, and able to reap the related commercial benefits from those markets.”

Francesco Postiglione, CEO of Napoleon Sports & Casino, said: “We are committed to protecting our consumers and sports from corruption and to ensuring that our sports betting product meets the highest standards of fairness and integrity. IBIA is the global standard-bearer for our sector and is recognised as such by major sports and regulators alike. We look forward to working closely with the association and to continuing to strengthen our internal customer and business protection protocols to identify and punish sports betting corruption.”

De International Betting Integrity Association is de leidende mondiale stem op het gebied van integriteit voor de gokindustrie met licentie. Het wordt gerund door operators voor operators en beschermt zijn leden tegen corruptie door middel van collectieve actie. Het monitoring- en waarschuwingsplatform is een zeer effectief anti-corruptie-instrument dat verdachte activiteiten op de gokmarkten van zijn leden detecteert en rapporteert. De vereniging heeft langdurige partnerschappen voor het delen van informatie met toonaangevende toezichthouders op het gebied van sport en gokken om haar gegevens te gebruiken en corruptie te vervolgen. Het vertegenwoordigt de sector op beleidsdiscussiefora op hoog niveau, zoals het IOC, de VN, de Raad van Europa en de Europese Commissie.