The classes come as the CFL looks at the world of the event and its teams have forged several partnerships with sports sites.
Canadian Football League players are taking a crash course in spotting and reporting match-fixing amid the expansion of legal sports and their adoption by professional teams.
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) recently announced the launch of an e-learning course for CFL players and details the league’s new adjustment manipulation policy, “the first of its kind for a professional league in Canada,” a press release stated. .
“As sports betting grows, we will need to continue to focus on education, accountability and accountability across the league,” CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie said in the statement.
Those who take the course will be informed about corruption crimes and their consequences, as well as how to report match-fixing and contribute to investigations. various partnerships with sports betting sites, such as Sports Interaction.
In addition, the course featured a wave of reported incidents similar to integrity and sports betting. In one of those cases, the National Football League suspended several players for violating its game policy, with one player telling ESPN he didn’t know the rules.
“The CFL’s game manipulation policy was implemented to protect the integrity of the league and opposed the developing threats of game manipulation, also known as festival manipulation,” the press release said. “A singles CFL game can generate more than $6 million in bets from around the world, indicating that there is a threat that the league will be vulnerable to fixing, and that players and non-players will be targeted for match-fixing.
The CCES said the new adjustment manipulation policy was developed with the help of McLaren Global Sport Solutions (MGSS). There are 4 goals: for the integrity of the league, to guard against any attempt to fix the settings, to create a “uniform rule”. and consistent enforcement formula and penalties” for all persons subject to the policy, and to ensure that sports betting meets the CFL’s needs for its licensed gaming operators.
“As with all policies, it is imperative that all Americans have a transparent perception of their rights and day-to-day jobs under this policy,” CCES President and CEO Jeremy Luke said in the statement. that CCES has provided players with and will ensure that pupils perceive the fundamental elements of the policy and provide them with the equipment to identify appropriate manipulation in practice. “
The CFL’s preseason is underway. Regular-season play begins June 8, with the newly installed Winnipeg Blue Bombers with the lowest odds in legal sports to win the 110th Grey Cup.
Meanwhile, CCES and MHA will host this week in Toronto the 2023 Symposium on Competition Manipulation and Gambling in Sport (where Covers will provide information on sports and media). The CCES is a not-for-profit organization that also oversees the Canadian Anti-Doping Program.
“Match manipulation is recognised as a major risk to the integrity of the game globally and, without measures in place to manage betting on games and corruption, will continue to grow,” the centre’s press release warned. “CCES works with trusted partners for the integrity of Canadian gaming and to teach the gaming network about the dangers related to such activities.