POSTED: Thursday September 10th 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

20th SPORTEL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

Panel 1 : Monday, 12 October 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

« Relationship Between Sports-Rights Holders and Online Sports Betting»

•    What relationship between sports-rights holders and online sports betting operators?

Sports betting is soon to become legal in various countries in Europe and worldwide. In France sports betting operators
must sign an agreement with rights holders, but this commercial agreement is only valid in France. Thus international agreements should also be signed in order to protect the general interest of sports-rights holders.

Presentation of an exclusive study by Francis Merlin, Marketing & Communication International Consultant
-    The sports betting market in France
-    Other online sports betting markets: United Kingdom, Spain and Italy
-    The market for online sports betting advertising & sponsorship
-    The market for online horse-racing betting
-    The online sports betting market soon shifting toward mobile telephony (mobile internet)
-    The issue of agreements between online sports betting operators and sports-rights holders
-    The situation of online sports betting in key countries around the world
-    The turnover forecast for online sports betting worldwide

Keynote Speakers :
Denis Masseglia, President French National Olympic and Sports Committee (FNOSC) (confirmed)
Laurent-Eric Le Lay, Chairman & CEO, Eurosport Group (confirmed)
Isabelle Parize, General Manager, Mangas Gaming (confirmed)
Charlie McCreevy, Member of the European Commission (TBC)
A Member of the French Government
A representative of IMG

•    How to insure the ethics in online sports betting?

Online sports betting not only represents an opportunity for the financing of sport but also a danger to its values in various ways: faked bets, illegal games, fraud (non-payment of gains, odds manipulation, money laundering, players addiction…).

To face the problem sports organisms/entities must seek and present solutions to the governing bodies and sports betting operators.

Keynote Speakers :
Denis Masseglia, President, French National Olympic and Sports Committee (FNOSC) (confirmed)
Sigrid Ligré, General Secretary, European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) (TBC)


Moderators:
Francis Merlin, Marketing & Communication International Consultant
Jonathan Martin, Former Director, BBC Sports

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