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In 2012 London will host the Olympic Games for the third time in history. The last Olympic Games held in London was in 1948. The event has grown enormously over the years.
Members of the International Olympic Committee have expressed their concerns regarding the measures to take in order to combat illegal sports betting. The International Olympic Committee intends to combat illegal activities by monitoring betting patters and anomalies in wagering of one of the largest and most frequented online sports book operators in the UK.
IOC's main concern is that illegal bookmakers could attempt to corrupt athletes, thereby compromising the solidity of the games.
The International Olympic Committee announced it will have special security operatives. This year, the London 2012 Olympic Sports will be monitored by a Swiss-registered service called the International Sports Monitoring. The ISM has signed agreements with major internet bookmakers across Europe, who have agreed to share betting information.
IOC President Jacques Rogge said: It is clear that betting, through the financial benefits it generates, provides huge opportunities to sports organizations. However, there is a significant problem when betting leads to the manipulation of competitions and therefore threatens the integrity of sport. Cheating driven by betting is undoubtedly the biggest threat to sport after doping.
For the sports movement it is crucial to develop a unified strategy and to collaborate closely with public authorities and the legal gambling industry. Only then will we be able to address efficiently this complex issue, Rogge concluded.
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