Betfair Online Gambling Sponsors British Athletes Commission

An historic moment has just come to pass as the online gambling group Betfair has announced it has signed a three year agreement with The British Athletes Commission to be an official sponsor. Betfair will assist the British Athletes Commission in raising awareness about issues related to wagering on sports.

Betfair and the BAC will develop an awareness campaign to teach the young athletes engaged in all Olympic, Paralympic, and other major sporting events that they can make a difference in making the right decisions when it comes to preventing corruption in sports related gambling.

The chief executive officer of the BAC, Pete Gardner, commented, “The BAC is delighted to announce Betfair as its first sponsor, their support will be vital in ensuring athletes receive a key strand in their ongoing education, as Olympic and Paralympic sport becomes ever more professional,”

The BAC chairperson, Karen Pickering, said, “At a time when the IOC has just agreed on a series of recommendations for Olympic sport, I am delighted that the BAC will be working with Betfair to educate British athletes in how they can prevent corruption and protect the integrity of sport.”

Betfair’s, chief executive officer, David Yu, had this to say, “We are delighted to be working with the BAC, a vital step in our ongoing efforts to safeguard the integrity of sport. We have seen that there are very few integrity issues when betting on sport is entirely transparent, and when sportsmen and women understand the rules in place and the penalties for breaking them. This partnership gives us a unique opportunity to work together in educating athletes in the run up to the 2012 Olympics in London.”

The British Athletes Commission approached Betfair to produce the educational material to be presented to the Commission at the next BAC conference.

Source: online-casinos.com