Online gambling operator Parimatch has partnered with the Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC).
The Cyprus-based operator, which has already collaborates closely with anti-match fixing organisation FederBet, will work with the commission to help combat betting fraud and cheating in esports. Specifically, Parimatch will provide ESIC with betting data to help it investigate possible match-fixing and fraud.
Discussing the initiative Head of Esports at Parimatch, Stepan Shulga, explained:
“Parimatch stands for complete transparency and honesty in working with its clients. We care about fair play, not only in traditional sports but also in esports, as the fastest growing and most promising category.
“We do not see reason for different approaches to traditional sports and esports, and respect the choice of each fan. That is why we did not hesitate to become a partner to ESIC in the fight against fraud, and thank the ESIC team for their initiative.
“Targeted actions aimed at identifying suspicious matches in esports can help the entire industry to be sustainable and reliable, both for people who are keen on betting and ordinary fans of esports.”
While Commissioner of the Esports Integrity Commission, Ian Smith, added:
“We are delighted to welcome Parimatch into our global anti-match fixing supporter network. To have a key betting operator, with a huge esports offering in Russian language territories, become a member is a big step forward for ESIC as we seek to expand our suspicious betting alert system. The team at Parimatch has been wonderful and very professional to work with, and we are looking forward to continuing our co-operation with them.”
The Esports Integrity Commission already counts Betway, BLAST, DreamHack, ESP.Bet, Intel, LVP, Rivalry, and Unikrn among its members, and is quickly becoming a leading force in the fight to keep esports fair and transparent.
According to the commission, the number of betting alerts connected to esports doubled between 2017 and 2018.
AYO.NEWS says:
While it is true that corruption in esports is nowhere near the level of traditional sports, it’s going to be much easier to keep on top of things, rather than let it escalate and then try dealing with it, so it’s great to see yet another major bookies sign up to help the ESIC.
Earlier this month ESIC partnered with Clarion Gaming, acting as the official sanctioning body for the ICE Esports Arena $250k CS:GO tournament. While last September, esports bookmaker LOOT.BET also entered a partnership with the commission.
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