Nigel Mawer QPM WPBSA Vice Chair and Chairman of the

ESSA
Sports Betting Integrity
Good Governance in Sport and Betting –
a symbiotic relationship
14TH October 2015
Nigel Mawer QPM
Independent Sports Integrity Advisor,
Vice Chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
1. What should sport governing bodies
be doing?
• Prevention
– Player interaction
– Action at events
– Partnerships
• Law enforcement
• Regulators
• The betting industry
2. What should sport governing bodies
be doing?
• Education
– Players
– Officials and event staff
– Coaches
– Managers
– SGB Board Members
Players, Coaches and Officials
Anti-Corruption Education in China
3. What should sport governing bodies
be doing?
• Enforcement
– Monitoring and intelligence
– Investigation
– Rules that are fit for purpose
– Effective crisis management
– Effective and efficient disciplinary processes
Investigation pre event
• Crisis management
– Information gathering
– Processes and points of contact
• Decision makers
– Match intervention
• Dressing room ?
• Match officials?
• Stop match?
– Media and social networking
Investigation post event
• Criminal or discipline
– Police
– Gambling Commission
• Ability to gather evidence
– Consents
– Information sharing
• Importance of powers under rules
– Requirement to support investigation
*****3685
Paul Jones
********2252
Betting in Action
William Hill, Melton Road,
Leicester
Ladbrokes, Hinkley Road,
Leicester
Ladbrokes, Melton Road,
Leicester
William Hill Betting
UK Championship 2008 - 1st Frame, 1st Round
£4,000
£3,474
£3,500
£2,500
£2,000
£1,500
£1,000
£500
Name of Player
S Davis
Junhui
Holt
Robertson
Swail
Higgins
McCulloch
Carter
Bingham
Allen
Burnett
Maguire
Gould
Murphy
Higginson
Ebdon
Williams
Selby
Lee
£80
£0 £0 £20 £0 £0 £7 £62 £0 £0 £0
£0 £52 £2 £0 £1 £0 £37 £66
Hendry
Hawkins
Fu
Trump
King
M Davis
Perry
McLeod
O'Sullivan
Dott
Doherty
Stevens
£0
£71 £73 £11 £0 £100 £1 £0 £0 £0 £0 £3 £0
Day
Amount Staked
£3,000
Disciplinary Processes
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Effective and proportionate disciplinary rules
Jurisdiction
In house or outsourced hearings?
Standard of proof
Player suspension issues
Rights of appeal
Costs
SGB Integrity Good Practice
• Effective partnerships with Law Enforcement,
Regulatory Authorities and the Betting Industry
• Education programme
• Confidential contact lines
• Crisis management processes
• Intelligence gathering and monitoring processes
• Investigation capability
• Rules that are fit for purpose and allow for evidence
gathering
• Effective and lawful disciplinary processes
Questions ?
Nigel Mawer: 07973 989986
mawernigel@hotmail.com