European Economic
and Social Committee
EU Athletes, European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), European Sports Security Association (ESSA) and Remote Gambling Association (RGA)
Summary of the initiative
Description of the Initiative
Sector
Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act
Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act
Geographical Coverage
Description
Description
<li>There is a real lack of information at the grass-roots level of sport.</li>
<li>Some sports federations have no rules on sports betting, or fail to communicate them to players.</li>
<li>Players’ associations are well placed to provide guidance to sportsmen.</li>
<li>Direct, locker-room level contact with players is key.</li>
Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulatees | Conduct regular visits and spot checks | Initiate complaints procedures | Maintain database of those bounded by the norms | Produce regular reports | Receive complaints and verify if norms were breached or not | Reflexive dialogue with the - stakeholders | Other | |
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European Commission | ||||||||
National public authority | ||||||||
International public authority | ||||||||
Private regulator (code owner) | ||||||||
Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors) | ||||||||
Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs) | yes | yes | yes | yes |
- The EU Athletes sports and betting year 2 programmes: These programmes will operate through a number of different channels (website, posters, wallet cards), but a unique feature of these activities are that top athletes actually go into the dressing-room to discuss face-to-face with their peers about how to behave properly – and be seen to behave properly – in relation to sports and betting. The programmes have already had a major impact in 2010 with players and is helping to keep sport clean.
- The CEN Workshop Agreement on Responsible Remote Gambling Measures (self-regulation standards): 6.21 "For sports betting there should be procedures for identifying suspicious betting transactions and patterns which might identify a threat to the sport's integrity or an offence of cheating. Where a threat is identified there should be a procedure for notifying the relevant sporting body or Regulatory Authority in line with applicable data protection requirements."
Faming, shaming and blaming | Judicial sanctions | Membership suspension/exclusion | Private fines | Other | |
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Private Regulator | |||||
Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors) | |||||
Court system | yes | yes | |||
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR) |