MGA consultation paper on sports integrity measures

In August 2019, the Malta Gaming Authority announced the establishment of a Sports Integrity Unit.

The Unit’s role consists of the gathering of intelligence and information relating to suspicious betting and serves as liaison with the national platform that is being set up, local and foreign regulatory authorities, law enforcement agencies, betting monitoring systems, sporting bodies and gaming operators in order to investigate irregular and suspicious betting activity.

It is the authority’s intention to implement a set of Suspicious Betting Reporting Requirements, which will oblige B2C licensees offering betting on sporting events to inform the Authority of any instance of suspicious betting.

Prior to bringing into force these requirements, the authority is reaching out to stakeholders for feedback on the proposed mechanisms for due consideration. In consolidating perspectives of interested parties through public consultation, the authority is better placed to implement effective and efficient regulatory processes around suspicious betting in the sports betting sector.

In addition, the MGA said it is also interested in initiating a dialogue with B2B licensees to consider what their contribution towards sports integrity can look like in terms of detection and exchange of information with either B2C licensees, or the authority itself. Furthermore, the document underlines other areas of interest which the Sports Integrity Unit shall be looking into in the near future.

Queries, requests for clarification, as well as contributions or feedback from interested parties on the “Consultation Paper on the Suspicious Betting Reporting Requirements & Other Sports Integrity Matters”, are to be sent to [email protected]

Closing date for any related submissions is Tuesday, 17 July 2020.