MAGAZINE OF THE EUROPEAN LOTTERIES, 2011, SEPTEMBER ...
MAGAZINE OF THE EUROPEAN LOTTERIES, 2011, SEPTEMBER ...
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nancial imbalances. Taking individual measures to<br />
prevent financial chaos in the clubs will be high on<br />
UEFA’s agenda in the years to come. This shows how<br />
serious the relationship between football and money<br />
has become.<br />
INTEGRITY AND SPORTS<br />
In recent months a series of sporting events embroiled<br />
in match-fixing and corruption scandals made<br />
international headlines. Football has been the sport<br />
most affected but it is by no means the only one. Cricket,<br />
snooker, and even sumo wrestling have received<br />
media exposure for corruption scandals according to<br />
Mr. Thierry Pujol, Security and Risk Management Director<br />
at la Française des Jeux, and Chairman of the<br />
WLA Security and Risk Management Committee.<br />
Mr. Philippe Lemaire, also of La Française des Jeux,<br />
said that sporting events have progressively become<br />
a vehicle for money laundering. He explained the<br />
stages of the money laundering – placement, layering<br />
and integration – and how this system covertly<br />
works to perpetuate crime and corruption.<br />
Concluding the theme of integrity and security, WLA<br />
President, Risto Nieminen, emphasized that the role<br />
that our Lotteries play in raising awareness of the<br />
dangers of corruption and match-fixing is of greater<br />
relevance than it has ever been. The European Lotteries<br />
Monitoring System, actively built and financed<br />
by 19 Lotteries across Europe, is one method of rai-<br />
WORKSHOPS<br />
sing such awareness. Working to make this system<br />
a truly global effort covering all Lotteries offering<br />
sports wagering will be a priority for the coming year.<br />
As always, the EL Sports Working Group has put significant<br />
time, effort and devotion into the business<br />
program. The EL and the WLA thank them for their<br />
hard work and dedication. We would also like to<br />
express our thanks once again to Sisal for their generous<br />
hosting and gracious hospitality.<br />
Jean Jørgensen,<br />
WLA Executive Director and Moderator<br />
29 NEWS 37 <strong>SEPTEMBER</strong> <strong>2011</strong>