PGA hires bet probe firm

The US PGA Tour is tightening its gambling policy from 2018 to monitor global betting markets.

Betting by players on PGA Tour events is already prohibited but the new Integrity Program will extend to virtually anyone related to tournaments, including players and their support teams, all tournament staff and volunteers. As part of the policy, the PGA Tour partnered with London-based Genius Sports, a leader in sports integrity services, who will track real-time betting activity and identify potentially suspicious patterns.