Inside Asian Gaming

IAG MAY 2023年5月 亞博匯 60 contingencies, but to date has not had to intervene because the sports are managing this aspect satisfactorily. Does the scheme work? Absolutely. It eliminates most illegal sports betting as there is no need for it. The integrity of sport is enhanced. And the betting companies contribute to the costs of integrity management by the sports. There have been a number of instances where the betting companies have identified people banned from betting by their sport who have nevertheless foolishly placed bets. This information has been conveyed to the relevant sports controlling bodies. The sports then implement their internal integrity procedures which usually results in those players or officials being banned from the sport for a period of time. Should a sports controlling body not take suitable action, the Victorian gaming regulator can intervene and strip the sports controlling body of its approved status. This has never been COLUMNISTS 平公正造成太大風險，或者未能保障公 共利益，而對那些特定投注選項進行限 制。其中一個被認為不合乎公共利益的 投注項目，大概就是對於運動員受傷一 事收受注碼。維多利亞的博彩監管機構 亦有權對於某些未來事件結果的預測下 達投注禁令。但到目前為止，該機構從 未作出任何干預，因為各項運動在這方 面的管理尚算理想。 那麼，維多利亞的那一套監管模式 又是否行得通呢？答案是絕對行得通！ 該模式杜絕了大部分非法體育投注，因 為它們已經不再需要存在。體育賽事本 身的公正程度亦有進一步改善。另外， 投注公司也在財政上支援了維持體育公 平公正時衍生的開支。曾經有一些被禁 止投注於與自身相關體育項目的人，愚 蠢地嘗試下注，但最後都被投注公司識 破。這些資訊最後都被傳到相關的體育 監管機構。該運動界別之後就會執行內 部操守調查程序，最後通常都會對這些 運動員或職員實施一段時間的禁賽或禁 止參與令。 即使體育監管機構未能執行合適的 行動，維多利亞的博彩監管機關也可以 介入，褫奪該機構的許可。雖然監管當 局從未需要動用這項權力，但這事一旦 發生的話，所涉及的體育項目將失去法