The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has established a data-sharing agreement with the Slovak Football Association. 

As the governing body of football in Slovakia, the Bratislava-based Slovak Football Association (SFZ), has ultimate responsibility for the development of football in the country, and runs its national teams. 

Commenting on the news the MGA’s Sports Integrity Manager, Antonio Zerafa, said:

“The agreement with the Slovak Football Association joins a continuously growing list of data-sharing agreements with international partners from the sporting world. We are proud that through such agreements we are placing ourselves as an important contributor to match-fixing investigations across the globe, and we hope that we can now provide the same level of assistance to the Slovak FA also.”

While Integrity Officer of the Slovak Football Association, Jakub Čavoj, added:

“I hope that this agreement will be very useful for both sides and help us achieve a common goal – protecting the integrity of sport competitions.  For the Slovak FA and police investigations this exchange of information could be important in collecting evidence because many betting companies popular in Slovakia have a Malta gambling license. Sharing best practice and exchange of information is key in the fight against match-fixing.”

AYO.NEWS says:

The MGA has been busy strengthening its monitoring capabilities by forming partnerships with a number of associations recently. In May it announced a data-sharing agreement with the World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association (WPBSA), while in April it inked a partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC). In October 2019, the MGA also entered a data-sharing agreement with the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) – the anti-corruption body that covers all professional tennis tournaments.

Meanwhile, at the end of November, the MGA launched its Suspicious Betting Reporting Mechanism (SBRM), making it available to all B2C Malta-licensed operators which offer betting on sports events.

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