The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) announced today that leading sports lottery supplier Sporting Solutions has joined GLMS as an Associate Member, becoming the first dedicated sportsbook supplier to do so.

Sporting Solutions is part of the FDJ Gaming Solutions, an FDJ company. They are the premium supplier and market leader for odds provision, trading expertise and risk management services. Today, Sporting Solutions work with many of the leading Tier 1 and lottery sportsbook operators in the UK and internationally.

Associate membership with GLMS will support the ongoing development of Sporting Solutions highly advanced Quantitative Trading Services, which are designed to deliver a superior player experience, improve visibility over sportsbook trading and operations and optimize partner returns by leveraging advanced economic techniques from financial markets.

Commenting on this development, GLMS President, Ludovico Calvi stated, “I am delighted to welcome Sporting Solutions within the GLMS family. They are a perfect complement to the GLMS global monitoring and intelligence capabilities with their history in pricing, trading and risk management services. We are delighted that Sporting Solutions, by adhering to the GLMS Code of Conduct and its vision and mission, has shown a clear commitment to promote transparent and socially responsible betting operations, in line with the highest standards of sport betting integrity. We look forward to working closely with Sporting Solutions with the objective of protecting our core values and acting as a shield against global sport corruption”.

Edward Peace, Managing Director of Sporting Solutions added, ‘’ We’re really excited to join GLMS. Our partnerships throughout the WLA are founded on the highest standards of trust, integrity and operational excellence – this milestone further demonstrates the culture and values we share with the lottery sector. The commendable work of GLMS to protect the integrity of sports betting and educate the industry is invaluable. We’re very proud to join the growing GLMS family and strengthen our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of sports betting integrity”.

As a GLMS Associate Member, Sporting Solutions will be linked to the GLMS visual identity and overall operations. It will receive summaries of GLMS global alerts and will have access to education and prevention tools, as well as to the Global GLMS information network. Sporting Solutions will also benefit from sponsorship and communication opportunities at GLMS events and will actively participate in GLMS’ key working groups, bringing with it a detailed understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing lottery sportsbooks today.

Sporting Solutions is the fifth company to have joined the GLMS family’s associate membership program.

ABOUT SPORTING SOLUTIONS

Sporting Solutions is the company in charge of the provision of betting services in FDJ Gaming Solutions, an FDJ company (EPA : FDJ). Alongside market-leading pricing, data and software solutions, its partners benefit from deep trading expertise unique in the outsourced market. It is a partner to 40+ operators in regulated jurisdictions, the majority of which are either lottery or Tier 1 & 2 operators.
Visit: www.sportingsolutions.com

ABOUT GLOBAL LOTTERY MONITORING SYSTEM

GLMS is the state lotteries’ mutualized monitoring system on sports betting. It aims at detecting and analyzing suspicious betting activities that could question the integrity of a sport competition. Building on six years of experience with the establishment in 2009 of ELMS with European Lotteries, GLMS went global in January 2015 extending the network to other continents. GLMS facilitates the sharing of sports betting information as part of the collective efforts of its members in ensuring sports integrity globally, and is dedicated to effective cooperation with all key stakeholders: regulators, law enforcement authorities, sports organizations.

Visit: https://glms-sport.org/

GLMS currently has:

32 Individual Members
Africa: La Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports, Morocco, Loterie Nationale du Sénégal – Senegal
Asia: China Sports Lottery – China, Hong Kong Jockey Club – Hong Kong, Singapore Pools – Singapore, Ktoto Co – South Korea
Europe: Österreichische Lotterien – Austria, Loterie Nationale – Belgium, Hrvatska Lutrija – Croatia, SAZKA – Czech Republic, Danske Spil – Denmark, Veikkaus – Finland, La Française Des Jeux – France, Opap SA – Greece, Szerencsejatek – Hungary, Islenk Getspa – Iceland, Israel Sports Betting Board – Israel, Lottomatica – Italy, Sisal – Italy, Maltco Lotteries Ltd – Malta, Norsk Tipping – Norway, Santa Casa De Misericordia da Lisboa – Portugal, STOLOTO – Russia, Sportna Loterija – Slovenia, Svenska Spel – Sweden, Loterie Romande – Switzerland, Swisslos – Switzerland, Nederlandse Loterij, The Netherlands
North America: Loto-Québec- Canada, OLG – Canada
South America: Polla Chilena de Beneficencia – Chile, Banca de Quinielas de Montevideo – Uruguay
2 Collective Members: European Lotteries Association (EL) and World Lottery Association (WLA)
5 Associate Members: IGT, INTRALOT, ODDSET GmbH, Scientific Games International (SGI), Sporting Solutions

By DOMENICO DRAGONE

iGaming expert - with over 10 years of experience in the retail market in Italy and knowledge of global online gaming. In the past he has worked with the largest national gambling companies and he managed some land-based shops on their behalf. Entrepreneur, investor and enthusiast of difficult challenges, in 2015 he founded The Betting Coach Group, an international news and social marketing agency geared towards sports, esports and gambling companies. He is currently the C.E.O of The Betting Coach and is a consultant for Loginbet.it Mr. Dragone collaborates with providers (game developers) and event organizers with the aim of helping them develop networks and business across continents. Passionate about journalism, he is the creator and promoter of iGaming Cafè, the first talk show in Italy, dedicated to companies and delegates from the gaming world.