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Integrity & the fight against match-fixing European Sport Summit 2013 Major e vents : Major opportunities Thursday 20 june 2013 Harri Syväsalmi . Scale. According to Interpol match-fixing is reported over 70 countries accross 6 continents in the last 12 months alone .
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Integrity & the fightagainstmatch-fixingEuropean Sport Summit 2013Major events: Major opportunitiesThursday 20 june 2013Harri Syväsalmi
Scale According to Interpol match-fixing is reported • over 70 countries • accross 6 continents in the last 12 monthsalone. Match-fixing often involves serious organised crime networks operating at national and international level.
”As recentcases show, irregular and illegalbetting is a globalphenomenon and no sport, eliteorotherwise, is immunefromthisscourge. It is an extremelyseriousissuethatthreatens the veryintegrity of sport.This is whyit is at the top of our agenda and wewillconveneourworkinggroup on 14 May to continueourjointefforts.” Jacques Rogge IOC Foundingworkinggroup • Education • Monitoring, intelligence, analysis • Legislation, regulations
MINEPS V Declaration of Berlin, 30 May 2013 UNESCO MemberStatesarecalledupon to (inter alia): • Thoroughlyexamineallsuspiciouscasesbyusingappropiatetechnology…. • Ensurethatinvestigationsfocusnotonly on potentialmanipulatorsbehind the scenes, butalso on athletes and theirentourage, sport agents, coaches, referees, representatives of associations/clubs and sport federations, includingtheirofficials, managers and emplyees; Ministersarecommitted to (inter alia): • Examine the feasibility of establishing national level, independent, integrityorganisations and encouraging international coordinatedefforts to monitor and addressissuesrelating to corruption.
Fight against Match-fixing in the EU • Booming issue on the EU agenda; 2011 Communication on Sport • Seriousness of the phenomenon and need to ensure cooperation recognized e.g. in • European Union Work Plan for Sport for 2011-2014 (2011) • Council conclusion on combating match-fixing (2011) • Presidency conclusions on establishing a strategy to combat the manipulation of • sport results (2012) • Commission communication on online gambling (2012) • 2012 Preparatory Action 'EuropeanPartnership on Sports', priorityline for projectsfocusing on the prevention of match-fixing • Alsomentioned as one of the objectives of the Sport Chapter of the proposedErasmus for All / Erasmus + Programmeallowsanti match-fixingactions to besupportedafter2014. • The Commissionmandatedby the MemberStates to participate on behalf of the EU to the Council of Europe Drafting Group meetings on a Draft International Convention against Manipulation of Sports Competitions
Council of Europe instrument ? • An issue of sports ethics, but also rule of law and fight against corruption • Use CoE assets • Existing bodies (EPAS, GRECO, CDPC, T-PD, T-DO, T-RV, Moneyval, Cybercrime…) • Experience in standard-setting • Possibly open to non European states • Pioneer role (as on corruption, doping, cybercrime, …)
Stakeholders • Identification of action to be taken by : • Governments • Sports • Betting regulators • Corruption • Criminal law • … • Betting operators • Private industry • Lotteries • Sport organisations
The drafting group : delegations with multiple expertise Sport Betting regulators Law enforcement
Scope of a possible Convention • Prevention and co-operation • Exchange of information • Implementation of criminal law • Sanctions • International cooperation • Follow-up
Scope of a possible Convention • not on corruption of governance in sport • not on opening of the betting market • not on funding of sport • no request for specificoffence in domesticcriminallaw
Our vision (in 3-5 years) • World-wide mobilisation • Cooperation (Sport/BO/PA) • Education, prevention • Effective detection (betting monitoring systems + exchange of intelligence) • Clear legal provisions • Effective law-enforcement (incl. cooperation with sports movement)
Monitoring • 24/7 - 365 • Individuals; players, coaches • Worldwide
