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lenging time for the industry. As a keen race-goer, I will relish the
opportunity to make a contribution to the sport. I look forward to
working with both racing and bookmakers and am hopeful that we
can work together to ensure that the Levy system continues to benefit
all those with an interest in racing.” 25
Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe announced on 9 June 2009 a new voluntary
funding arrangement to bring in at least £15 million over the
next three years for research, education and treatment of problem
gambling.
The Responsibility in Gambling Trust (RIGIT) 26 will continue to
raise funds from the gambling industry and are committed to rising
over £5 million every year from now until 20012/13. A new body the
Responsible Gambling Fund has been set up to distribute the money
wisely and effectively in line with public policies set by the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
25 New Levy Board Chair Appointed, No
111/09, 5 August 2009; Horserace
Betting Levy Board.
26 The Responsibility in Gambling Trust
(RIGT) was established in 2002 and
since May 2009, following an organisational
restructure, it has concentrated
solely on fundraising. It will continue to
collect donations from gambling licence
holders as well as from industries that
profit from gambling.
In a press release issued by the Department for Culture, Media and
Sport on 9 June 2009 detailing the new regime Mr Sutcliffe said:
“I am confident that the new structure will be successful. But if, in
the coming months, it becomes clear that it is not working then I will
not hesitate to bring in a statutory levy. The protection of vulnerable
people remains my number one priority and I will not be giving the
industry a second chance to put this right.”
The recently created Responsible Gambling Strategy Board
(RGSB), chaired by Baroness Julie Neuberger, will work with the new
distributor and will set priorities for research, education and treatment.
A “Golden decade” lies ahead for British sport according to Nick
Harris of the Independent, a UK broadsheet newspaper. London will
host the 2012 Olympics, Glasgow has the 2014 Commonwealth
Games and England is bidding to host the 2018 World Cup. With this
in mind the all efforts from the Department for Culture, Media and
Sport and the Commission together with all other regulating and
assisting bodies must work proactively and together to minimise the
possibility of corruption in sport from inside the game to the lay person.
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Call for papers:
Conference on Law, Policy and the Olympic Movement
Ithaca College London Center
35 Harrington Gardens, London SW7 4JU
May 13 - 14th, 2010
With the Olympic Games coming to London in 2012, the
Ithaca College London Centre would like to take this opportunity
to convene the first of three conferences examining
the historical, legal, political and economic impact of hosting
the Olympic Games.
Abstracts and proposals for sessions are invited in the following
areas:
The Legal Issues Surrounding the Olympic Games -
Potential topics include, but are not limited to: gender equity;
WADA and doping; gender testing; athletes’ rights;
media and broadcasting rights; sponsorship and marketing;
image rights; and other issues.
Policy Issues Surrounding the Games - Potential topics
include, but are not limited to: development through sport;
economic impact of staging the Olympics; Olympic financing
and governance; environment and sustainable development;
sport facilities: economic boom or white elephants;
and the structure of the IOC.
The Olympic Movement - Potential topics include, but are
not limited to: the history of the Ancient Olympic Games;
the legacies of the modern Olympic Games; the Future of
the Olympic Games; and the politics of Olympic site selection.
The conference will feature keynote addresses by international
sport leaders and scholars, as well as open paper
sessions. Conference organizers encourage the submission
of both individual presentations and panel session topics.
Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words and should
include the paper/session title, and presenter’s name, affiliation
and email address.
Deadline for the submission of abstracts is: December 15, 2009.
Accepted presentations will be notified by: February 1, 2010.
All abstracts and questions should be sent to the Conference Organizers:
Bill Sheasgreen: wsheasgreen@ithaca.edu
or
Genevieve Gordon: sportslaw@venire.co.uk
For more information, please visit: http://www.ithaca.edu/hshp/depts/smm/Conference
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