Betting Offences in UK Law
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Betting Misconduct In Sport Tennis And Cricket
... ... The offences are far reaching and cover solicitation, bribery, intentions to negatively influence a player's best efforts, the provision of inside information and ... ...
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“Bribery” In Football: What Are the Legal Consequences?
The top story in the UK media today is about alleged corruption in English football. Someone said to be a “fixer” for betting syndicates was secretly recorded boasting that the results of English l...... ... Someone said to be a fixer for betting syndicates was secretly recorded boasting that the results of English ... Act, along with fraud , money-laundering and conspiracy offences. The Bribery Act carries a maximum sentence of ten years and large fines ... ...
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Gambling Comparative Guide
... ... never been the subject of an outright ban and gaming houses and betting on horse racing was a common feature of aristocratic entertainment in the ... investigating and prosecuting gambling offences ... The cornerstones of the Gambling Act 2005 are its three licensing ... ...
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Football Bribery: Jail for Ex-players and middlemen
A former professional football player, Delroy Facey, has been convicted and imprisoned for offences under the UK Bribery Act. The BBC reports the conviction and sentence here. If you love sport it’...... ... player, Delroy Facey, has been convicted and imprisoned for offences under the UK Bribery Act. The BBC reports the conviction and sentence ... with a group who wanted to fix matches in order to profit from betting markets. Facey and another footballer were to identify players amenable to ... ...
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GDPR And Sport: Make Sure That You're On The Ball!
... ... rather than fixing a match? The sharing of information between betting operators and governing bodies about suspect sports betting (e.g. under a ... a key tool in the investigation and prosecution of disciplinary offences, and it will be interesting to see how broadly they are applied ... ...
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'Bribery' In Football: What Are The Legal Consequences?
... ... Someone said to be a "fixer" for betting syndicates was secretly recorded boasting that the results of English ... Act, along with fraud , money-laundering and conspiracy offences. The Bribery Act carries a maximum sentence of ten years and large fines ... ...
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Failure To Prevent Fraud Offence: What Do Professional Sports Teams Need To Know?
... ... for the organisation's benefit (outward fraud) ... The offences proposed in the Bill will carry strict liability ... meaning liability ... betting-related match fixing alone are estimated at approximately ... EUR 120 ... ...
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Sponsorship And Gambling In England And Wales In 2007: New Opportunities Or New Pitfalls?
... ... the existing legislation governing gaming, betting and ... participating in lotteries, all now coming under the ... regulate further ... THE STATUTORY OFFENCES ... The seriousness of compliance, not only with the advertising ... ...
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Combating Cybercrime In Betting And Gaming - Creating A More Effective Anti-Money Laundering Strategy
... ... Security Act 2001 (ATCSA 2001) and the Terrorism Act ... 2006 (TA 2006)). The Terrorism Act establishes a ... series of offences related to involvement in arrangements for ... facilitating, raising or using funds for terrorism ... purposes ... 4.2 A brief ... ...
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Money Laundering And The Gambling Industry
... ... to deposit large sums of money that were the proceeds of criminal offences. These payments led to gains for William Hill of around £1.2M. But the ... The betting was either an attempt to launder the money - to make it harder to identify ... ...
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