Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAY 2023年5月 亞博匯 56 The Victorian model enhances not only the integrity of betting, but also the integrity of the sports upon which bets are placed. 這套維多利亞模式，不單令到投注變得更加 公平公正，同時也提升了被投注體育項目本 身的公正性。 S ports betting has been legal in Australia for over 40 years. Initially only available in retail premises and through telephone betting, online sports betting has grown exponentially over the last 20 years. Most regulatory models around the world attempt to protect sports and sports betting by monitoring the results of sporting events or individual plays within events. This is fundamentally an “after the event” form of managing risk. In the Australian state of Victoria, an alternative approach is being taken. Since 2008, Victoria has been using a regulatory framework which puts in place measures to reduce the risk of corruption occurring in the first place. The Victorian model enhances not only the integrity of betting, but also the integrity of the sports upon which bets are placed. The model has four integrated components. First, Victoria’s gaming regulator has to determine whether to approve a sport as suitable for betting. It will only do this if the sport has manageable integrity risks, the sporting events are administered by organizations capable of enforcing rules to ensure the integrity of the sporting events, and if betting on that sport would not be considered offensive or contrary to the public interest. Secondly, the scheme motivates sports to be active in COLUMNISTS