Xenophon calls for suspension of sports gambling industry

In a recent report by smartcompany, Senator Nick Xenophon has called for the sports gambling sector to be suspended in light of the recent Australian Crime Commission investigation into the sports industry, triggering potential loses for the betting industry.

The current ACCC investigation unconvered a myriad of crimes including match fixing, organised crime and widespread doping, however no particular sports, teams or players have yet been implicated.

Xenophon was quoted in The Australian as saying an urgent response was needed to ensure the integrity of Australian sport.
 
"The revelations contained in the ACC report are so grave, are so serious, that a number of measures must be implemented to ensure the integrity of our sporting codes."

The response from many sporting codes is that they are being pro-active, not reactive against the charges from the ACCC commission.

AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou told ABC radio today:
 
"We're ahead of the game here. We've invested in our integrity unit for many years to try and get ahead of the game.
 
"If there are any bets to be introduced in the game we have the right to veto some of those bets. We've taken very pro-active action as far as all the issues around gambling in sport."

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