collocation · academic
sports betting regulation
UK/ˈspɔːts ˈbɛtɪŋ ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/US/ˈspɔrts ˈbɛtɪŋ ˌrɛɡjəˈleɪʃən/SPORTS BET·ting re·gu·LA·tion
Laws and policies governing betting on sports events, intended to prevent corruption and protect consumers.
Examples
“Countries are tightening sports betting regulation to combat match-fixing.”
“Effective sports betting regulation requires international cooperation.”
“Poor regulation of sports betting can lead to addiction and corruption.”
Band 8 sentence
“Robust sports betting regulation is essential to protect the integrity of competitions and to reduce the social harms associated with problem gambling.”
Collocations
- tighten sports betting regulation
- introduce sports betting regulation
Word family
Common mistakes
sport betting regulation→sports betting regulation
regulation for betting→sports betting regulation
betting law→sports betting regulation
Say it for a higher band
5betting law→6regulation of gambling→7+sports betting regulation
Synonyms
gambling regulation
Easily confused
gambling regulation
“The government introduced new gambling regulation to cover online casinos as well as betting shops.”
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