The Network of National Platforms which was set up to fight against the manipulation of sports competitions has approved the features of its surveillance and alert tools.
The “Group of Copenhagen” thus allows its members to exchange their information concerning suspicious activities which are either related to sports betting or not, and to co-operate more efficiently when curbing possible manipulations. This system will be used as part of a co-operation exercise with the International Olympic Committee during the XXIIIrd Winter Olympic Games (Pyeongchang, South Korea, 9-25 February 2018).
The Network of National Platforms is also committed to establishing a database which will collate alerts produced by the various national and international, public and private actors involved in the fight against the manipulation of sports competitions. This new tool will allow the Group of Copenhagen to provide targeted information to law enforcement agencies to help them fight crime and corruption in sport. By doing this, the Group of Copenhagen is putting into practice the co-operation it currently has with EUROPOL and INTERPOL.
An initial co-operation agreement with GLMS (Global Lotteries Monitoring Systems) will kick-start the data collection process and tests the analysis procedures. Other agreements of this type are being considered, for example with the IOC’s “Information Betting and Integrity System” (IBIS).
The Group of Copenhagen was set up by the Council of Europe in July 2016.
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