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Steve Paine Co-Founder, Evolve Sports Integrity
Steve is the co-founder of Evolve Sports Integrity. Prior to Evolve, Steve spent a decade working in UK law enforcement before joining the UK’s Gambling Commission for a nine-year tenure, during which he led its Sports Betting Intelligence Unit and Betting Integrity Programme.
In 2021, Steve was elected to the Bureau of the Council of Europe’s ‘Group of Copenhagen’ (an international working group focusing on match-fixing). He also co-authored the Council of Europe’s Typology Framework, an internationally recognised mechanism used to classify different types of sports competition manipulation.
He has a postgraduate degree in Sports Law and his academic research focused on international approaches to tackling match- fixing (including both legislative and regulatory frameworks).
Do we have to accept that the adoption of sports betting inevitably means there will be match- fixing?
Match-fixers, like most criminals, are opportunists. Tey don’t discriminate between different types of sport or the geographic location of betting markets – they simply look for worthwhile opportunities to exploit. Increasing coverage of sports events, the availability of betting markets and the potential for human vulnerabilities at every stage, will therefore always represent opportunities for fixers.
Tere will undoubtedly be some sports or betting markets that are going to hold greater appeal to fixers than others, depending on how well-equipped stakeholders are in safeguarding their respective interests.
Being well prepared to tackle such threats doesn’t just happen by accident. It requires recognition of the risks and a commitment to act by the key players.
l Sports must educate their participants on
how to spot corrupt approaches and what actions to take. Tey also need to have robust rules and sanctioning regimes in place to effectively tackle wrongdoing when it is identified.
l Betting operators must understand the range
of threats, have effective preventative measures in place and the ability to act quickly when they
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