opened a hotline to collect complaints

It is now almost the order of the day in the United States of events related to stars and stripes sports involved in unclear and even less lawful situations connected to illegal bets about events. By the interested parties themselves, whether they are coaches, players or simple members. So it was decided to open a hotline to open inquiries and investigations based on the complaints that will arrive. Strictly anonymous.

The initiative is called “Athlete Alert Powered by RealResponse” and was made official in recent days by US Integrity, a company whose main purpose is “help ensure that every sporting competition is fair and transparentSo in partnership with some of the largest professional sports leagues and collegiate unions in the United States, as well as liaising directly with the major sports betting operators in the area, it was decided to try to ensure the integrity of the sport through a line of complaint made available to citizens.

An initiative that has already caused much discussion in America where the double thread that binds sporting events of the utmost national importance has always been strengthened in recent times, with the round of betting, also leading to some egregious scandals after the opening of federal investigations. The last of which developed precisely following some anonymous complaints, around a baseball game at the University of Alabama for various alleged wrongdoings. Following this, Alabama fired its baseball coach for suspected offences.

Earlier this month, state gambling regulators and Ohio officials opened another investigation into other sporting fixtures, while in Iowa more than 40 athletes are currently reportedly subject to disciplinary action by both law enforcement agencies and the NCAA for ineligible online betting at various sporting events. Therefore, an initiative that would seem to have had the desired effect: “Nothing is more important than the health and well-being of professional and college athletes who have dedicated their lives to competing at the highest level” explained by the top leaders of US Integrity. “Our job is to help protect this paradigm”. Which has already found, however, many detractors who have identified the classic weak point of the system: the complaints, all strictly anonymous, could trigger a dangerous domino effect of spite and against spite between opposing clubs and fans.