PWC has been mandated by the Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) to conduct an investigation on the behavioral patterns of the remote betting areas. The PWC will incorporate its investigation in a two phase segment in conduct of the undercover research on whether these remote betting sites are undertaking illegal gambling. This is in response to the customer’s attitude towards betting machines that were licensed by the RGT back in December 2014.

The initial phase will involve PWC indulging in a thorough research on the existence of the remote betting sites and together with Canada’s Responsible Gambling Council will try to eradicate any harm emanating from these betting sites. The second phase of the research involves analyzing their industrial data as well as control system and come up with a proper way in recommending the various ways to be incorporated in attempt to reduce illegal betting in these sites.

RGT announced the tender in March 2015 and after a stressful selection process, PWC was chosen among the best for the job. After eight months of the research, PWC will table its final results to the RGT.

The Chief Executive of the Responsible Gambling Trust, Marc Etches claimed that the main aim of initiating this research process was not only coming up with a clear understanding of behavior portrayed by players but also make much impact in the development of the industry as well as reducing illegal betting cases. He added that the vigor selection process has seen PWC scooping the investigation tender and believed that the company would perform to the very best in coming up with solutions that would minimize if not eradicating any form of illegal betting in these remote betting sites.

At the same time, PwC Partner and Gaming Leader David Trunkfield claimed that he was happy to work closely with RTG in not only partnering in business but also doing something that would change people’s purpose and habits as far as betting is concerned. He continued to claim that his company was ready for the task ahead and would incorporate a data led approach that would in turn bring practical recommendations that would reduce any harm caused by these remote gambling sites.

Betting operators are keen to see the outcome of the Australian government review that would oversee some changes in the old legislation on gambling.

Australia is blessed with some well-known betting operators from across the globe. Such includes; Casino Mate, Guts Casino and Betspin. However, these firms may see radical change to their rules by Christmas as the federal government led by Tony Abbott the governor and Prime Minister of Australia.

The main agenda in this category involves the changing of the legislation that is 140 years old with offshore betting operators given the freedom to offer their clients without necessarily requiring government’s clearance. This move has been pushed hard by Senator Nick Xenophon who claims that even after few changes made to these rules in 2001, nothing much has made impact. This has prompted the Australian government in according the 2001 Interactive Gambling Act review to social service minister Scott Morrison.

Morrison took the initiative of assuring all betting operators that it is his duty to perform the task given without any prejudice and especially in a free and fair method that would not favor any of the sides. Nonetheless, it has been claimed that Xenophon may have come up with the final conclusion to the matter. This comes after it was evident that he had drafted a revised legislation that would forever eradicate both the in-play betting as well as betting markets in any sporting event.

His review comes congruent to another review that was made in 2013 and claimed that the in-play betting be made lawful depending on the results of sporting events. Nonetheless, the 2013 review was not implemented at all despite it being published. In any way, it is evident that in-play betting in Australia is demising day in day out.

In making it clear on the contents of the review, Morrison claimed that he would acquire the clear understandingthe betting operators as well as global regulators in advance of coming up with a fresh legislation towards year end. At the moment, the main and probable issue to be implemented would involving acquitting problematic bettors to safeguard themselves.

A new Sport betting Integrity Action Plan has been initiated by the Sports Betting Integrity Forum (SBIF). The betting commission despite the fact that illegal betting has been minimized in the UK apart from few cases, it body is yet to be satisfied.

The new plan stipulates ways in which the government of the UK will incorporate in fighting illegal betting with more attention focused on Gambling Commission, Player Associations, Betting operators, Sports governing bodies, Law enforcements as well as the government and all these would help in the identification of match fixing scandals in order to maintain the dignity of sports betting.

Tracey Crouch the Minister for Sport and Gambling claimed that it is their duty to safeguard the veracity of sport in every way possible. She added that the main objective of the Sport Betting Integrity Action Plan is to ensure that betting in UK is made safely and eradicating any corruption case that may arise. This would give fans, viewers as well as contestants’ confidence in the faithfulness of the sport they take part in. consequently, wagers would have the freedom and would bravely place any bet without fear of losing the wage. The wagers should be accorded with trust in that they can wage their income in free and fair betting platforms.

This was echoed by the Law enforcement agencies who claimed that they would dispose every force including the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), Police Scotland as well as the National Crime Agency (NCA) in giving mutual support to the SBI Action Plan. The agencies continued to claim that it is also their duty to protect sports betting from any corruption of illegal match fixing.

Darren Bailey and Mike O’Kane the two chairs of the SBIF claimed that keeping faithfulness in sport is fundamental in the future of betting developments in the nation. The Action Plan backed by other stakeholders will be determined to keep Sports betting pure by eradicating any threat that comes along no matter its magnitude.

This Plan is a subsidiary of the Report of the Sports Betting Integrity that was initiated in 2010 and will make way for the UK Anti-Corruption Plan initiated in 2014. The SBIF will publish reports gathered yearly starting from October this year.

It was reportedly reported that the investigation that was developed by the Hesse Ministry of Interior and Sports (HMDIS) to the regulations of the Germany online sport betting seems to have hit a rock after they were scheduled for a later time. The investigation was to be undertaken by European Court of Justice Authorities (ECJ).

Many betting firms have been hiding behind authority’s rules and regulations and avoid heavy taxation which they claim would not be crucial for their profit making. Other land based operators have indulged in illegal betting in maximizing their profits. However how these acts are against the law, it has taken the efforts of the law enforcements in fighting off these illegal acts. It has been claimed that huge sums of money have been gained through illegal betting.

It was claimed that the investigation conducted by the ECJ had come up with verdict that several online betting firms should be stripped off their licenses while others had not fulfilled the requirements to be awarded licenses. The verdict was to be made public at the middle of September but this seems to have not be the case.

Lately, the ECJ claimed that it wouldn’t rush into its final conclusion concerning the issue and would extend its D-Day by a full month up to the 22^nd day of October. It is also claimed that the main reason for this delay would be attributed to the fact that both the EU and Industry insiders had not received an official decision from the ECJ and this would continue if a clear statement is not delivered.

It is not yet clear if the HMDIS framework will be adopted by the end of 2015. As a result several shareholders have been left in darkness as they are not sure if German online sports betting will be guaranteed its operations as other operators are not sure if they would reapply a new license.

Criticism have been raised all across the year on the operations of the HMDIS regulatory body. It all started in the Q1 of 2015 when the body claimed to issue 20 operators with licenses, however, this sparked critics towards the government which was accused of segregating few operators in the awarding of the licenses.

After making a request to the European Court to clearly define illegal sports betting sometimes in July with the fear that this would prohibit some betting firms in offering betting to European nations, Malta has recently withdrawn it and has decided to back FIFA and other sports bodies in fighting match manipulation.

Convention Seeks to Improve Defense of Match Integrity

The Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competition was initiated in July with an attempt of eradicating fixed matches. This was followed by the introduction of the a consistence flow of communications from national to international sporting organizations whereby those regulators who were suspected to incorporate match fixing would face the law. The drafting of the Convention was definitely going to involve Malta which was seen as the targeted business operation for illegal match fixing.

Nonetheless Malta went against the Convention as it claimed not to clearly understand the definition of illegal sport betting. Malta claimed that this Convention can be given an example to a law that is not concerned with regulating the regulated betting sites who they think stands a little chance of committing match manipulation but rather seeks to destroy the unregulated betting sites.

However, the nation later opted to drop the request but promised to help sports bodies in fighting match fixing despite being a non-signatory member to the Convention.

Perform Group Teams with FIFA to Improve EWS

In attempt to eradicate match fixing, the Perform Group has put pen on a paper in a deal with FIFA’s Early Warning System as they attempt to safeguard the pureness in soccer events. The deal involves the incorporation of Perform Group Opta data into FIFA monitors as they try to perceive any match fixing scandal.

Ralf Mutschke, FIFA director of security the deal with Perform will play a bigger role in attempt to fully eradicate match fixing with this being a start of an essential foundation in the scheme.

Matthew Drew, director of integrity and security for Perform on the other hand claimed that he was pleased to see Perform digital contents being of use in the detection of any peculiar match manipulation in sporting events.

After filling an opinion to the EU Court of Justice on the 8^th of July 2014, involving the companionability of the Council of Europe Convention on the Exploitation of Sports Competitions with the EU Treaties, Malta has revisited the claim and has decided to as the court to eradicate it. This comes after Malta claimed that it had submitted this court request so that they can be made understand if “illegal betting” was reliable with the main aims of the Treaty. Malta had argued that the clear definition of “illegal sports betting” was deemed to go as far as conventional capacity and would not indulge in the match fixing brawl.

According to parliamentary secretary for competitiveness José Herrera, the point of view on the Convention of Malta will be open and unmovable. Malta has been on the fore front in the support of this main aim of Convention that will be vital in the prevention of any competitive sport exploitation. Furthermore Malta is currently undertaking an implementation that will see the execution of harsh rules that would eradicate fraud as well as sports exploitation.

Herrera continued to note that it has been of great concern for Malta to have it understand the clear elaboration of ‘illegal sports betting” which it believes that it has been seen to surpass the vastness of the Convention but it is not in any way involved in the eradication of match fixing. This prompted Malta to table in several proposals that would see the Conventional changed in some clauses.

However, the committee in charge rejected these schemes and Malta opted to disband and reject the implementation of the Convention. This was followed by the refusal of putting a signature on the initiation of the Convention in September 2014.

He concluded by saying that the current affairs which were followed by a deeper go through of the legislative proposal, Malta decided to believe that there will be other open chances that would be more readily available. As per now, Malta has decided to drop the request and indulge in internal state affairs which would be achieved via a comprehensive dialogue with the European top level which it believed would never renounce its rights as well as its privileges.