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<br>Sport [sports betting](https://dev.fleeped.com/read-blog/60_uk-betting-firms-gamble-on-us-after-sports-wager-ruling.html) industry looks to protect itself<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>16 September 2010<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>By Bill Wilson<br>
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<br>Business reporter, BBC News<br>
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<br>[sports betting](https://sfqatest.sociofans.com/read-blog/644_for-sports-gambling-to-be-legalised.html) on sport is huge organization.<br>
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<br>Sport England approximates the worth of costs on sport-related gaming in England grew from ₤ 1.7 bn in 1985 to ₤ 2.8 bn in 2008.<br>
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<br>Which figure is likely to have actually grown further, with an estimated ₤ 1bn bet on the World Cup alone in the UK this summer season.<br>
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<br>Meanwhile, German research study company Sport & Markt estimates the total international [gambling market](https://wiki.streampy.at/index.php?title=User:FlorianRoddy7) will be worth 263bn euros (₤ 220bn) by 2012, with much of that driven by internet and [sports betting](http://addsub.wiki/index.php/User:EsperanzaRummel).<br>
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<br>But when the [integrity](https://pattern-wiki.win/wiki/User:AllisonE62) of occasions are hit the gambling industry suffers, and revenues are put under danger if customers can not wager with confidence.<br>
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<br>High-profile<br>
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<br>As Sport & Markt's Gareth Moore observes: "Everyone talks about the [sports betting](https://say.la/read-blog/66712_how-are-betting-odds-calculated.html) market now.<br>
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<br>"Not just is it a substantial market in world organization, it is one that is now on the front pages of newspapers."<br>
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<br>Four Pakistan cricketers have been questioned by police over spot-fixing claims associating with a test versus England at Lord's last month.<br>
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<br>Three of these gamers have said they will likewise challenge the corruption charges installed versus the trio by the sport governing body the International Cricket Council.<br>
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<br>Meanwhile, three-times snooker world champion John Higgins was cleared of match-fixing accusations, however was banned last week for 6 months for stopping working to report the prohibited technique to him to toss frames.<br>
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<br>There are likewise two other continuing examinations - not related to Mr Higgins - into snooker.<br>
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<br>'Honest'<br>
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<br>David O'Reilly is legal counsel for Betfair, among the UK's most significant online sporting exchanges.<br>
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<br>"If the sport is perceived as truthful, straight and reasonable that is good for wagering companies since individuals will spend cash [sports betting](https://systemcheck-wiki.de/index.php?title=Benutzer:LindsayLockett) with self-confidence," he states.<br>
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<br>"If you take the Pakistan claims, although unassociated to the UK managed wagering market ... it is not actually a for wagering in the UK.<br>
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<br>'Education'<br>
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<br>So what can be done to avoid future scandals?<br>
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<br>According to professionals at a World [sports betting](https://www.grandtribunal.org/wiki/User:TeresitaSloan) Law Report conference into [sports betting](https://terra.planetv.wtf/read-blog/679_.html), the focus needs to be on sportsmen and sportswomen.<br>
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<br>As Simon Taylor of the Professional Players' Federation explains: "The only people who can fix a match are the rivals or the referee."<br>
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<br>His organisation represents males and females in 15 [sports betting](https://famenest.com/read-blog/56263_for-sports-gambling-to-be-legalised.html) in the UK, being an umbrella organisation for all player organisations, such as the Professional Footballers' Association.<br>
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<br>He thinks that it is not enough to merely have deterrents, sanctions and disciplinary treatments, however that the way to tackle prospective issues around gamers is also through education.<br>
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<br>Mr Taylor says guidelines require to be discussed plainly to players with clear examples, and by people they appreciate.<br>
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<br>"Through informing players about [sports betting](https://squishmallowswiki.com/index.php/User:MarjoriePeeples) you enhance stability and that is in everybody's interest," he adds.<br>
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<br>"If gamers are harder to corrupt then sport will be harder to corrupt."<br>
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<br>'Brand damage'<br>
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<br>Matt Johnson, head of regulative legal guidance at the Football Association, agrees.<br>
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<br>"Prevention is better than treatment, and we also make a point of informing gamers 'you are going to be captured'."<br>
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<br>"It is essential that sport is directly, and is seen to be directly," he includes.<br>
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<br>He said that as soon as an excellent track record was lost, the damage to a sport was "incalculable".<br>
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<br>FA rules indicate gamers are not allowed to wager on a competitors in which they are involved.<br>
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<br>Mr Johnson says gamers need to be seen not to be capitalizing any inside knowledge, which he says could trigger "brand damage" to football and its competitions.<br>
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<br>"We need to get over to players the reputational danger to the video game," he says. "Once confidence has actually been damaged it is hard to get it back - mud sticks."<br>
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<br>'Overwhelmingly legal'<br>
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<br>If this represents the "carrot" method, then possibly Nick Tofiluk, director of policy at the Gambling Commission, represents the "stick".<br>
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<br>An ex-chief constable of West Midlands cops, Mr Tofiluk has responsibility for policing all wagering in the UK apart from spread [sports betting](https://blablasell.com/read-blog/11928_best-u-s-sports-betting-sites-amp-sportsbooks-for-2024.html), which is the remit of the FSA.<br>
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<br>"But for some there is the temptation to ... corruptly disrupt the result of a sporting occasion.<br>
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<br>In May 2010, the commission also presented a personal telephone hotline for those with details or suspicions.<br>
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<br>But in a two-and-a-half year duration there has actually been simply one criminal prosecution, a 24-year-old man who was cautioned for cheating in relation to greyhound racing.<br>
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<br>He said that where an investigation by a sport governing body was quicker, and more cost efficient, then the commission would consider discontinuing a criminal examination "in favour of letting [sports betting](https://alumni.myra.ac.in/read-blog/148692_missouri-sports-betting-ballot-measure-approved-by-voters.html) governing bodies take the lead".<br>
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<br>"They look for the vulnerabilities of these to help in their enterprises."<br>
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<br>Related web links<br>
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<br>World [sports betting](https://ai.ceo/read-blog/244234_sport-betting-industry-seeks-to-protect-itself.html) Law Report<br>
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<br>ICC<br>
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<br>Professional Players Federation<br>
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<br>Professional Footballers' Association<br>
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<br>The FA<br>
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<br>Betfair<br>
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<br>Sport & Markt<br>
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<br>BLP<br>[bet9ja.com](https://register.bet9ja.com/?btag=yohaig&promocode=yohaig)
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<br>Gambling Commission<br>
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