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Consultation response

Changes to information requirements in the LCCP, regulatory returns, official statistics, and related matters

Parts I and II of the consultation response that sets out our position in relation to the information the Gambling Commission requires licensees to provide us.

Published
30 July 2020

Last updated
16 March 2023 - Changes

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Proposal 16: Changes to ordinary code provision 4.2.8 (betting integrity)

Proposal

We proposed to amend ordinary code provision 4.2.8. to clarify that licensees should ensure that a condition of their accepting bets is that for a bet to be valid, customers placing such bets must not be in breach of any rules (as opposed to rules concerning irregular and/or suspicious betting) on betting or misuse of inside information relevant to a sports governing body.

Consultation question

Question 1.16. Do you agree with the proposed changes to the code provision?

Respondents' views

Several respondents commented that the proposed changes were reasonable and minor. One respondent stated that the proposed requirement is already met within their current operations.

There was a suggestion that the code be worded to reflect that it related more broadly to a breach of rules applied by a sports governing body, other professional body of which they are a member, or their employers; and not only those related to betting.

Our position

The provision is designed to ensure that licensees should a) take active steps to make themselves aware of Sport Governing Body (SGB) or other professional body rules on betting and or misuse of inside information, and b) wherever possible not to accept bets from those who might be in breach of such rules (for example a sportsperson betting on their own sport where this is not allowed by an SGB).

This ordinary code provision 4.2.8 supports licence condition 15.1.2 (2) which requires operators to report breaches of betting rules to the relevant SGB. It would be disproportionate to expect operators to familiarise themselves with 'all rules applied' by a SGB, other professional body of which they are a member, or their employers, particularly as some of these rules will not be relevant to placing a bet with an operator.

The following changes will take effect from 31 October 2020.

Final wording of amended to ordinary code provision 4.2.8 (betting integrity)

Ordinary code provision 4.2.8
Betting integrity
All betting operating licences, including betting intermediary, ancillary remote betting, and remote betting intermediary (trading rooms only) licences

1 [No change]

2 Licensees should ensure that a condition of their accepting bets is that for a bet to be valid, customers placing such bets must not be in breach of any rules on betting or misuse of inside information relevant to a sports governing body, other professional body of which they are a member, or their employers. Where a breach of these rules is identified, licensees should then take steps to void the bet.

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