In an effort to assist the Virginia Lottery in implementing, regulating and monitoring statewide legal sports gambling, U.S. Integrity respectfully suggests certain language to be incorporated into the relevant sports wagering legislation. We believe the principles embedded within the proposed language are significant in ensuring the successful maturation of the sports gambling market in Virginia and the integrity of the applicable contests wagered on in the state. Most importantly, it provides the Lottery practical and efficient methods of monitoring and overseeing said integrity and maturation, thus benefitting the Commonwealth of Virginia and ensuring integrity in all forms of legalized sports gambling.
Specifically, the non-invasive transfer of data from sportsbooks to regulators will equip Virginia with the information required to – among other things – efficiently resolve customer disputes, identify and investigate suspicious activity and report data-driven market insights to stakeholders across the industry.
Below is certain verbiage that incorporate the tenets above: