Malcolm Speed

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THE INTEGRITY ISSUE THE IMPACT OF SPORTS
BETTING
Malcolm Speed Chief Executive Officer Internationa
l Cricket Council
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THE INTEGRITY ISSUE THE IMPACT OF SPORTS
BETTING

• Greatest integrity challenge faced by a sport in
  the 20th Century
• Other sports face the same risk
• Why is it an integrity issue

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CRICKETS PROBLEMS

• The volume of betting a sitting duck
• - ICC CWC 1.5 billion bet on one match
• - India v Pakistan 500,000 million
• Illegal
• Unregulated
• Realisation of massive problem
• Cricket is shaken to its roots

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WHY DID IT HAPPEN?

• Corruption in any aspect of life is caused by
  human weakness, greed and opportunity
• Lord Condon

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HOW HAS CRICKET ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM?

• Realisation of massive problem
• Cricket reacted forcefully
• - Code of Conduct Commission
• - Anti Corruption Unit
• - Annual budget of 1 million
• - Clear penalties
• - Stringent security measures
• - Extensive education and awareness programs
• - Brochures and posters
• - Security managers
• - Internal and external audit processes
• - Code of Ethics

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2005 ? WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

• 3 Mechanisms
• 1. Continue internal processes
• 2. Government responsibility

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2005 ? WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

• - UK Gambling Act
• Cheating
• A person commits an offence if he
• a) Cheats at Gambling
• b) Does anything for the purpose of enabling or
  assisting another person to cheat at gambling
• ..cheating at gambling may consist of actual or
  attempted deception or interference in connection
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• b) a game race or other event or process to
  which gambling relates.
• 3. Sport uses its commercial muscle

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CONCLUSION

• Attack strikes at integrity of the sport
• Cricket is free from serious corruption but the
  risk remains
• Other sports face significant risk of attack
• Arguably the most serious integrity issue faced
  by an international sporting body in the 20th
  Century
• Sports will need to protect themselves
• Governments have a huge role to play cheating
  at sport provisions are a key part of
  governments role

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MALCOLM SPEED Chief Executive Officer Internationa
l Cricket Council