PMU Joins The European Sports Security Association

The European Sports Security Association (ESSA) announced that the French online and land gambling group Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) joined them in efforts to combat corruption in international sports. ESSA secretary general Khalid Ali said that the ability to provide intelligence related to suspicious betting activity is improved by PMU's membership. Pierre Pages, PMU general secretary, said, “We are constantly aware of the need for all of sport's stakeholders to work together to combat match-fixing. We believe that ESSA, with its excellent links not only with sports governing bodies but also regulators and other intelligence units, is the correct platform to coordinate this effort.”