The staggering amount of money that is being bet on average in the Cymru Premier
CARDIFF, WALES. 18 January 2020. Cardiff Met Uni FC vs Caenarfon Town FC in the JD Cymru Premier league at Cyncoed Campus in Cardiff. Photo © Matthew Lofthouse - Freelance Photographer.
A staggering amount of money is being bet on each JD Cymru Premier match according to a figure.
The figure produced by Sportradar Integrity Services in November 2019 says £745,000 is being bet on JD Cymru Premier matches on average – a 15% increase from the last figures in 2017.
Sportsradar have continued to assist the Football Association of Wales in working with all JD Cymru Premier clubs on preventing match-fixing.
At the workshops, topics covered are focusing on education and preventing match-fixing presentation.
They were provided real-life situations and was studies, alongside key stakeholders of the Welsh game at a FAW Integrity training workshop which provides anti-match-fixing education.
Other topics include motivations of match-filers, how they recruit targets, the risks and consequences of match-fixing and how to prepare against the integrity risks.
“The FAW have been long-standing partners of ours and have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to integrity down through the years,” said Andrew Whittingham, the Head of Education for Integrity Services.
“This is our third integrity tour in conjunction with the FAW, and it is really reaffirming to see the importance they continue to place on anti-match-fixing education.
“We look forward to visiting all 12 teams in the JD Cymru Premier and engaging with their players and staff once again over the coming weeks”.
Jonathan Ford, Chief Executive of the FAW, added to Whittingham’s comments saying: “Dating back to 2014, we have worked alongside Sportradar’s specialists in the integrity field to deliver educational workshops to our teams as part of our overall integrity programme.
“This autumn will see these integrity workshops commence once again, as we at the FAW understand that this is no time to be standing still.
“Integrity risks are ever-evolving, and our players and their teams will have the most up-to-date educational content delivered to them so they are ready to continue upholding their responsibilities to the Welsh game.”
(Featured Image: Matthew Lofthouse)
