Integrisport 3

There is still an overall lower level of awareness amongst law enforcement (LEA) and the judiciary (JA) with regards to the high risk of sport competition manipulation (SCM). The low priority in policy formulation and high variability of preventative methods results in a major gap in the legislative framework. This weakness is emphasized by failed investigations and prosecutions in recent cases. IntegriSport 3.0 (2023-2024) builds off the work of IntegriSport and IntegriSport Next to catalyze enhanced methods of preventing, discovering, investigating, and prosecuting SCM cases. The project partners aim to reach all LEA and JA departments related to corruption, money laundering, fraud and organized crime in Austria, Estonia, Greece, Romania, Spain and Bulgaria, and to prepare them for identifying and triggering SCM investigations. LEA and JA beneficiaries will also receive training and best practices in cooperating with national and transnational public and private organizations in this respect. This project will thus provide comprehensive theoretical and practical support to LEA and JA on aspects of SCM. Following extensive research of each country, the project will implement Awareness Raising Practical Sessions, Peer-to-Peer meetings, and an Operational Expertise Service to inform beneficiaries about addressing criminal aspects of sport, e-sport, betting, virtual currencies and policymaking related to SCM. Cooperation will be facilitated with other relevant stakeholders (sport movement, betting organizations) nationally and transnationally. This project will be coordinated once again by CSCF Foundation for Sport Integrity, in partnership with the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) and the National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia, as well as the Ministries of Sport of Greece and Romania, the Estonian Centre for Sport integrity, Play Fair Code (AT), the Bulgarian Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Spanish National Police, and FIFPro as supporting partner.