World Sports Leagues Want US Regulation of Online Casinos - Online Casino Advisory

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Both online casinos and sports regulating groups are calling for greater cooperation between the two in preventing gambling scandals. Early Warning System, a group responsible for watching World Cup and Summer Olympics wagering patterns, hosted a sports betting conference in Switzerland to discuss problems and possible solutions.

FIFA has just released an announcement that sports gambling may be the biggest problem facing soccer, especially in regards to the illegal and unregulated Asian betting market. In response, online gambling operator Bwin's CEO, Norbert Teufelberger, pushed for organizations to use their political power to urge for national regulation of sports gambling.

Referring to such events as the World Cup and the Olympics, Teufelberger said, "Our idea would be that only countries with a modern, regulated sports betting regime can be part of that family and organize those events."

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