Sports Betting Integrity Seminar

1. Sports Betting Integrity Seminar

2. Welcome and Introduction by Tim Lamb CEO Sport and Recreation Alliance & Chair Sports Betting Group “Importance of sports integrity and addressing the recommendations in the Parry report”

3. Hugh Robertson Minister for Sport “Government’s position on sports betting integrity and support for the implementation of the Parry recommendations”

4. Sir Craig Reedie IOC Executive Board member “Importance of integrity in sport and why sporting bodies and national governments must work together”

6. “Importance of integrity in sport and why sporting bodies and national governments must work together”Sir Craig Reedie, London, 8 February 2011

7. Irregular versus Illegal Betting Irregular Betting suspicious betting patterns with betting operators legally registered in a country sport can monitor Illegal Betting forbidden practices of betting operators not officially licensed needs power of public and police authorities

8. Integrity in sport a MUST

9. Similarities to Doping Cheating driven by betting: • threat to sport’s integrity • subject to criminal networking • can happen to all sports and in all countries • serious and unified strategy needed

10. IOC Strategy Protection of the integrity of the Olympic Games through • monitoring • education of stakeholders • clause in entry form Unify the Olympic Movement’s strategy + call for rules Collaboration with public authorities

11. Need for a Unified Approach

12. The way forward

13. Rick Parry Chair Sports Betting Integrity Panel “Explaining the Parry report recommendations. The benefits of working towards a new ‘code of conduct’ on integrity in relation to sports betting”

14. SPORTS BETTING INTEGRITY PANEL • Established by the Minister for Sport in summer 2009 • Reported back to the Minister in February 2010 OBJECTIVE: To recommend to the Minister a practical, effective and proportionate plan of action that has the support of those responsible for delivery

15. TERMS OF REFERENCE • Possible threat to the integrity of sport remains an ever present problem requiring multi- solutions • Sports, the betting industry and enforcement authorities all play important roles • The Panel was created to: • - help coordinate the work of those parties and to facilitate collaboration • - examine the issues and recommend on how the bodies can work to together more effectively • -design an integrated strategy to uphold integrity in sports and associated betting

16. PROCESS • Sports that have experienced problems (horse racing, cricket and tennis) responded by: • - adopted robust rules and disciplining procedures • - implementing a comprehensive education program for all participants • - created an integrity unit with intelligent and instigative capabilities

17. RECOMMENDATIONS • Rules and discipline • Education • Sports Betting Intelligence Unit • Government to review the definition of cheating in the Gambling Act 2005 and the powers of the Gambling Commission • Gambling Commission to review the operation of license condition 15.1 to secure greater consistency and transparency • Betting operators to vary terms and conditions to embrace breaches of sports rules

18. RULES AND DISCIPLINE • New Code of Conduct for Governing Bodies (Replacing the 2006 10-point plan • Rules on Betting • Inside information • Commitment to enforcement • Sanctions • Information sharing and cooperation • Create a Sport Betting Group monitor Progress

19. EDUCATION • Each Sport to provide regular education and communication programmes • Involve Governing Bodies and Player Associations • Utilise range of communication methods • Include verification of understanding

20. RULES AND DISCIPLINE • Several Sports have created effective integrity units • Pan-Sports integrity unit • Is cost effective • Aids information sharing • Shortens lines of communications • Ensures resource is directed where it is needed • Locate within the Gambling Commission • Has powers of inquiry and prosecution • Already has intelligence and investigatory functions • Avoids duplication of resources and activity

21. Questions for the Panel?

22. Coffee break

23. Session 1: Integrity Infrastructure Darren Bailey – The FA “Overview of the core functions and considerations that a sport has to undertake on sports integrity and how sports can implement these measures through a mixture of in-house action and calling on wider agency support.”

24. Overview • Integrity – why it is a core governance function • A strategic approach to establishing a regulatory framework for integrity • Identifying appropriate rules on betting – maintaining a sports specific approach • What is inside information

25. Overview cont… • Defining Participants • Enforcement and implication processes • Disciplinary procedures and sanctions • Utilisation of complementary powers with external agencies

26. IntegrityA core function • Critical to the success of a sport • Underpins participatory and commercial sustainability • Seeing is believing • Significant and ongoing reputational damage • A core function of governance

27. Sports Betting Group • From sport, for sport • Advocates for compliance - responsibilities • Assistance to sport in relation to the Code • Ongoing reporting to DCMS • Assessing the effectiveness of the Code • Sharing experiences and interactive approach

28. A strategic approach to establishing a regulatory framework • A sports specific risk assessment • Proactive not reactive • Clear and enforceable betting rules • Participant obligations – e.g. reporting • Categorisation of Participants • Partnership approach (e.g. information sharing)

29. Identifying rules on betting • The Code of Conduct • Minimum standards • Independence and autonomy in rule formulation • Sports specific considerations • A commitment to adopt and enforce

30. Minimum standards • A Participant shall: • 2.1 not place or attempt to place a bet on a match, race or other event or competition in which he or his club participates in • 2.2 not solicit or facilitate, or attempt to solicit or facilitate another person to bet on a match, race or other event or competition in which he or his club participates in

31. Minimum standards cont… - 2.3 not offer or attempt to offer, a bribe in order to fix or contrive a result or the progress of a match, race or other event or competition in which he or his club participates in

32. Minimum standards cont… - 2.4 not receive, or seek or attempt to receive a bribe in order to fix or contrive a result or the progress of a match, race or other event or competition in which he or his club participates in

33. Minimum standards cont… - 2.5 report any approach or other activity which contravenes, or which may contravene, the sports rules on betting, co-operate with any investigation and/or request for information including the provision of documentation (eg telephone/betting records to officials engaged in the investigation of suspected integrity issues in the sport in relation to betting)

34. Minimum standards cont… - 2.6 perform to the best of his ability in any match, race or other event in which he participates in

35. Inside information definition • Live and growing markets • Value of information • A necessary regulatory protection but clarifying scope is key • No generic definition • Sufficiently wide ranging to cover all perceived eventualities

36. BHA example • “Inside information is information about the likely participation or likely performance of a horse in a race which is known by an Owner, Rider, Stable Employee or their service providers as a result of acting as such and is not information in the Public Domain”

37. Public Domain • A sports specific assessment • Credible • “Information not published, not on the public record and not easily accessible by an interested member of the public” • Strict liability / rebuttable presumption

38. Participant definition • Participant not prescribed definition in Code • Sports specific approach • Sufficiently wide ranging and risk based to cover all relevant persons under governing body’s jurisdiction • Illustrations

39. Participant definition cont… • Rugby Football League “Clubs, Club Officials, Players, Licensed Agents and any other Party participating in any capacity in any events or other activities organised, convened, or authorised by the RFL whether or not such party is a citizen or resident of the UK”

40. Supporting disciplinary procedures • Establishing complementary procedures • Partnerships/agreements on jurisdiction • Carriage of investigation • Sport, Gambling Commission, Police • Consider specific arrangements for betting cases – and avoid prejudicial actions • Appropriately expedited procedures

41. Sanctions • Sovereignty retained • Proportionate but sufficiently robust • Assessment of overall impact on integrity of the sport • Identify mitigating factors and aggravating factors to promote consistency and understanding

42. Designated person • A “go-to” person • Take ownership of the issue • Respond to events • Procure compliance • Fulfil local education role

43. Utilisation of complementary powers • International federations • Gambling Commission • Police • Betting operators • International agencies

44. Session 2: Intelligence, Investigation and Enforcement Part 1: Matthew Hill – The Gambling Commission “Presentation by the Gambling Commission covering their remit with regards to the Sports Betting Intelligence unit, and subsequent enforcement of MOUs for working with designated persons”

45. Session 2: Intelligence, Investigation and Enforcement Part 2: Paul Scotney – British Horseracing Authority “The role of the British Horseracing Authority intelligence unit”

46. SPORTS BETTING INTEGRITY SEMINAR DCMS – 8th February Tackling Betting Related Corruption – A BHA Perspective Paul ScotneyDirector of Integrity Services, Compliance & Licensing British Horseracing Authority

47. Betting on Sport • Globally betting on Sport is at an all time high – and is still growing. • It is now a main leisure-time activity for many millions of people world-wide. • The range of sports on which betting is now a legal pastime continues to expand. • Technological advances mean people can place a bet from their homes on live sporting events taking place anywhere the world. • Football is now challenging Horseracing’s position as the largest sport’s betting market globally.

48. Threats to the integrity of sport? Past and recent history shows the threat is real – if Sports Regulators ignore this, the consequences are high • Damage to the reputation of the Sport - loss of public confidence in the Regulator and/or the Event. • Loss of sponsorship opportunities - important revenue streams for the sport. • Disincentive for people to attend/watch sporting events. • Media (television/radio) reluctance to cover events. • Loss of confidence in the sport by betting organisations which can impact on all of the above.

49. How Serious is the Problem? • There has been limited betting on sporting outcomes for several hundred years – Horseracing and football (Since 1780). • Examples of fixed sporting events for betting purposes go back more than 100 years (although until 20 years ago again mainly Horseracing and Football). • As betting has spread to other sports so have betting related scandals. • Sports to suffer recently include Tennis, Rugby, Cricket, Boxing, Snooker, Darts - as well as further revelations in Horseracing and Football. • Suspicious betting on a sport still a rare event.

50. Role of Sports Betting Regulator • Those who run and regulate sport must create a culture in which integrity is paramount. • Sports Regulators have a responsibility to establish an infrastructure that is designed to prevent and detect any malpractice within their sport. • Effective sanctions - in horseracing, in the last 6 years, we have suspended more than 15 jockeys from the sport. • Governments have got to wake up to the issue and act together – take as seriously as Doping.