The rule says that no one can bet on competitions or any other outcome that the ANJ has not already specified, after talking to the appropriate sports federation. 333-1 of the Sports Code. The Sports Betting Boon has increased concerns about changing the outcomes of sports events. To address this, the General Assembly of the French National Olympic and Sporting Committee (CNOSF) approved the sports charter of ethics and deontology on May 10, 2012.
Principle 3.5 says that sports institutions should help sports competitions grow in a fair and cooperative way. Penal Code Article 445-2-1 says that it is against the law to help change the supposedly unintended fair conduct of a sporting event on which a bet is placed, either directly or indirectly. People who are thought to have taken part in the contest will have to stay away from any programs that are thought to be connected to betting on sports competitions that they are directly or indirectly connected to.
Sports betting: what are the dangers?
Someone else calls you and wants to bet on one of your game’s stages. They say they would pay you to lose the first half of the game. It is against the law to deliberately change the outcome of a sporting event in order to gain an advantage or benefit. If you do this, you might go to jail for five years and pay a fine of 75,000 euros. If your sister, who plays on a team, requested you to bet on a game between two teams from a competition that your own team isn’t in, that would be another example.
As of January 1, 2018, it has been against the law for anybody to anticipate events on behalf of a betting operator or to gamble on a competition for their own gain or to discipline someone else, as outlined by Article L. 131-16 of the Sports Code.
Letting the right person know about any situation or request that seems questionable If you think that some actions or remarks are against the law, you should tell your federation’s Integrity Delegate or another authorized authority, including the federal bodies, leagues, clubs, or the ANJ.
Concrete examples
The national platform against the manipulation of sports competitions is responsible for receiving and analyzing information about strange and suspicious bets placed on competitions held on national territory. The “national platform” participants stuck to these ideals and launched the anonymous “Signale!” report in November 2018.
This report is the only way for anyone who wants to report instances of sports competition manipulation to do so. In fact, the platform protects whistleblowers very well under both US and international law. The Signale! system will be up and running soon. When someone has this illness, they can’t help but make big wagers to satisfy a hunger that could hurt their physical and emotional health. The World Health Organization (WHO) says that gambling addiction is a disease. It is important to let the addict talk to friends, family, and support groups about what they are going through or have been through, since this could have serious effects on their physical and emotional health.
Faced with a suspicious situation: what to do?
You can call Joueurs-Infos-Service at 09 74 75 13 13 to reach one of those buildings. Article 5 of Law No. 2010-476 of May 12, 2010, which changed the rules for opening up to competition and regulating the online gambling and betting sector, says that selling gambling or betting games to minors, even if they are free, will result in a fine whose amount is decided by a decree.
Article 3 of the May 10, 2012 law says that the state’s policy on gambling and games of chance is to limit and regulate their availability and use in order to protect minorities and stop compulsive or unhealthy gambling. This is especially clear when it comes to rules about gambling and advertising that is dependent on chance. There is a free translation service at https://anj.fr/jouer-en-toute-securite/proteger-les-mineurs.
Conclusion
Principle 3.5 says that sports institutions should help sports competitions grow in a fair and cooperative way. The national platform against the manipulation of sports competitions is responsible for receiving and analyzing information about strange and suspicious bets placed on competitions held on national territory. This information is then sent to governments, public authorities, sports organizations, and/or sports betting operators to alert them to possible violations of the law or sporting rules. The “national platform” participants stuck to these ideals and launched the anonymous “Signale!” report in November 2018.
