Big East Conference Signs Comprehensive Partnership with U.S. Integrity
Conference Expands Sports Wagering Integrity Initiatives
Las Vegas, NV (December 7th, 2023) — The BIG EAST Conference and U.S. Integrity today announced a partnership that will provide the Conference with monitoring software and tools that will play a pivotal role in protecting the integrity of competitions and educating student-athletes, coaches, and staff about the sports wagering landscape.
This partnership will see BIG EAST officials provided access to U.S. Integrity’s monitoring software and resources via its proprietary dashboard, which includes regular monitoring reports and sports gambling industry insights based on USI’s extensive analysis of wagering activity. In addition, U.S. Integrity will offer comprehensive educational resources to BIG EAST student-athletes, coaches, staff, and officials.
“Protecting the integrity of our competitions and those who participate in them is of utmost importance to the BIG EAST Conference, particularly as the sports wagering landscape nationally continues to accelerate," said BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman. “We look forward to taking advantage of U.S. Integrity's state-of-the-art services to provide additional protections to our schools through enhanced monitoring and educational programs.”
“With the expansion of sports betting jurisdictions that impact the BIG EAST Conference, it’s important for the BIG EAST and their respective teams to have integrity measures and tools to track, in real time.” says Matthew Holt, USI’s CEO & co-founder. He continued, “We’re excited to work with the exceptional team at the BIG EAST. All our partners are committed to the highest integrity standards, and they are no exception. These types of partnerships help ensure sports betting integrity and strengthen the unique & proprietary anomaly-detection tools we have developed at U.S. Integrity.”