Sports betting and corruption: How to preserve the - SportAccord

Sports betting and corruption: How to preserve the integrity of sport
3. The danger arising from so-called “illegal” and Asian betting ........................................... 42
Is the Asian betting market responsible for corruption in sport in Europe? .............................. 42
4. Betting operators and fraudulent betting .............................................................................. 46
Professional gamblers ................................................................................................................ 47
Hedging risks, or covering the risk of fraudulent betting by a section of the market................ 47
II. The fight against corruption in sport linked to betting .................................................................. 50
A. Those involved in prevention and the interaction between them .............................................. 50
1. The sports movement ............................................................................................................ 50
2. Sports betting operators ......................................................................................................... 52
3. Public authorities ................................................................................................................... 53
B. Targeted action against those involved in corruption: from those at grassroots level to
organised crime ................................................................................................................................. 54
1. Integration into the sports movement: information and deterrence ....................................... 55
Factoring risk into regulations ................................................................................................... 56
Factoring in risk by raising awareness among stakeholders ...................................................... 58
Factoring in risk by setting up dedicated structures .................................................................. 60
2. Strengthening investigation and sanction methods ............................................................... 61
In the face of transnational criminal organisations: ................................................................... 61
the need for intelligence and international police coordination................................................. 61
Punishing fraud in sport ............................................................................................................ 64
C. An action targeting the context of corruption: the global sports betting market .......................... 67
1. Regulating the offering: managing and monitoring bets ........................................................... 68
A concerted operation with the sports movement ..................................................................... 68
The issue of modes of betting that generate risks ...................................................................... 70
2. Controlling fraud ....................................................................................................................... 71
Monitoring systems ................................................................................................................... 71
The regulator s role as an interface ........................................................................................... 78
The opportunity for a European approach to combat the illegal market ................................... 79
RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................................... 82
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