IBIA appoints Jean-Fran ois Reymond as Education Ambassador for Athletes

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has appointed Jean-François Reymond as its new Education Ambassador for Athletes

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has ordained Jean-François Reymond as its unexampled Education Ambassador for Athletes.

IBIA noted that the appointment highlights its continued consignment to rearing the monetary standard of betting education inwards all sports globally, inward particular the rapidly growing Frederick North and South American markets.

“Jean-François has been at the forefront of betting wholeness education inwards Europe since its inception,” said IBIA CEO Khalid Ali.

“He led the developing of the tonality principles on sports betting for athletes and, as a former professional, his apprehension of the importance of establishing trust with, and unmediated access code to, players has been instrumental in shaping the way inwards which betting teaching is approached.

“I’m delighted that we tin haul on Jean-François’s unrivaled expertise, knowledge and connections to make grow tailored training programs for sportsmen and women to assist them inward discernment the challenges and threats inwards this area.”

Reymond will work closely with tonality stakeholders - notably participant associations and IBIA partners - inward a range of jurisdictions, to base and living betting educational activity campaigns.

A professional person hoops player for o'er 12 years, he became Secretary General of EU Athletes inward 2012, leading ii major European sports betting instruction projects. He was also a fellow member of the Gallic subject political program against the use of sports competitions from 2016 to 2019, and until 2017 was Vice-President of the World Player Association.

Reymond commented: “Protecting the unity of summercater way protecting the integrity of athletes. group A want of awareness of a growing number of differing regulatory models and sporting rules is creating an progressively challenging surroundings for sportspeople.

“The knock-on impact on their professional careers, reputations and livelihoods tin be severe, as we make regrettably late witnessed in the NFL. That is what motivates me, as an ex-professional myself, to let this of import message across to all athletes.

“I am delighted to be working with the IBIA to financial support them in their foreign mission to help promote and erect the stock of breeding and apprehension around sports betting.”