\nCDC Comment (Jeffrey Compton):<\/p>\n
\tWhen a world class organization needs help curbing possible illegal betting where does it turn? Not to Europe, or Macau, but to the United States (in this case, Nevada), because when it comes to gaming investigation, regulation and enforcement, no one does it better.<\/p>\n
\tJanuary 22, 2014 at 6:20 pm
\n\tHannah Dreier, Associated Press<\/p>\n
\tLAS VEGAS (AP) \u2013 Olympics officials have asked Nevada gambling regulators to help watch for cheating at the Winter Games in Sochi.<\/p>\n
\tThe Nevada Gaming Control Board announced Wednesday that it was partnering with the International Olympic Committee to help prevent match fixing and other kinds of manipulation.<\/p>\n
\tCasinos are not allowed to take Olympic wagers in the gambling capital of the U.S., but regulators also monitor illegal and offshore sports books.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cThere\u2019s no telling what we could find in our investigations,\u201d Enforcement Chief Karl Bennison said.<\/p>\n
\tThe state bans gambling on all amateur games except for college sports.<\/p>\n
\tThe board already works with prominent organizations including Major League Baseball and the NFL. This is the first year it will partner with the Olympics.<\/p>\n
\tState investigators look for irregular betting patterns, or, more often, are alerted to them by bookies.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cWe might be contacted by a casino, and they might say we have unusual or awkward activity on the betting,\u201d Bennison said. \u201cFor example, people could be betting one way on the game, and all of a sudden a lot of money comes in on a different side.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tThe board played a role in bringing down a point-shaving scheme at Arizona State University in the 1990s. In that case, two ASU basketball players took bribes to throw the point spread of four games. Las Vegas casinos noticed that people involved with the scam were placing unusual, extremely rich bets, and alerted state regulators, who passed the tip to the FBI.<\/p>\n
\tBennison said Olympics officials reached out to regulators as a safeguard, not because either side expects dirty dealing at the upcoming games.<\/p>\n
\tCommittee spokesman Mark Adams said the collaboration was part of the organization\u2019s effort to support clean playing, which it has dubbed the \u201cIntegrity Betting Intelligence System.\u201d<\/p>\n
\t\u201cIBIS collates alerts and information on manipulation through betting on sport, and will also be placed at the disposal of International Federations during their major championships,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\tThe committee announced last month that is was setting up a $10 million fund to guard against match fixing and illegal betting.<\/p>\n
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