“The Big 12 Conference is thrilled to partner with U.S. Integrity as a continuation of its commitment to sports betting compliance. Given the current landscape of sports betting in our industry, it’s more important than ever to double-down on ensuring sport integrity across our Conference.”
— Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark, in a statement announcing the conference’s recent deal with U.S. Integrity
“Gambling is a major concern on college campuses—not just for student-athletes—and the potential harm to a student’s mental health and physical well-being is great.”
— David Chadwick, founder and CEO of RealResponse, speaking about the consequences of not keeping the sports betting right side up.
“If the backup quarterback finds out he’s starting on Saturday, you don’t want to tell him he can’t tell [his] parents he’s starting on Saturday.”
— Troy Dannen, Tulane athletic director on the fine line tread on keeping within the regs.
“The diamond in the rough, which is the coast of Rocha, needs to be polished and that is what the departmental government and the Ministry of Tourism are working towards as those responsible for public policies.”
— Tabaré Viera, minister of tourism for Paraguay, announcing a bidding process for a luxury hotel-casino in the port of La Paloma, in the Rocha Department
“We will take legal action to challenge this unconstitutional and prejudicial decision for the soccer industry in Ecuador. We cannot allow the undermining of our Constitution and the destruction of one of the few entertainments that maintain the spirit of our country.”
— Professional Soccer League of Ecuador, LigaPro, announcing it will challenge a ban on sports betting advertisements
“It’s important that lenders continue to evolve their approach to identifying gambling harm by adopting stringent checks and affordability assessments.”
— Peter Tutton, director of policy at the debt charity StepChange, commented on proposed U.K. government affordability checks for some gamblers
