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“Sports Betting: Law and Policy.” The Regulation of Sports Betting in the Caribbean

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Sports Betting: Law and Policy

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This chapter will examine the regulation of sports betting in the Caribbean from a legal, historical and policy perspective. The chapter will analyse the legislative regulation of sports-related betting as well as the relevant, albeit sparse, case law. The study will highlight the law and policy of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica in particular, with references being made to other Caribbean territories by way of comparison. This book looks at the Law and the Policy on Betting and Sport in many countries around the world—sport is a global phenomenon—providing a very useful and valuable comparative survey on a subject that is so vital to safeguarding and preserving the integrity of those sports in which betting is legally allowed. The country reports show how sports-related betting is organized in the country concerned, also from a historical and policy perspective (national Lotteries Act; state run/state licensed lotteries and/or private operators; how the licensing system for public operators works; state supervisory mechanisms, etc.), and contain a treatment of the national case law.

J. Tyrone Marcus—Senior Legal Officer.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    “Kicking illegal betting out of football: Ian Blackshaw comments on FIFA’s early warning system’—January 26, 2010 (Source: www.asser.nl) accessed on January 26, 2010.

  2. 2.

    “Wimbledon Championships on Match-fixing alert” http://www.sports-city.org/news June 18, 2009.

  3. 3.

    Ibid.

  4. 4.

    Pakistan cleared of bookie claims”—BBC Sport, August 10, 2009.

  5. 5.

    “Minister quits over casino claims”—BBC, October 5, 2009.

  6. 6.

    “ICC lectures under-19 teams on evading corruption” www.cricinfo.com January 16, 2010.

  7. 7.

    Ibid.

  8. 8.

    Considered below.

  9. 9.

    Kearne Govia v. Gambling and Betting Authority, Warrick and St.John’s Baptist Church—Mag. App. 145 of 2005.

  10. 10.

    Ibid., at pp. 10–11.

  11. 11.

    “Gambling and Professional Athletics”—Anita Moorman, The International Sports Law Journal 2009/1–2, p. 90.

  12. 12.

    “Sports Betting in Canada”—Garry J. Smith—The International Sports Law Journal 2009/1–2, p. 106.

  13. 13.

    “History of the Game”—Christopher Gray, Trinidad Guardian newspaper, May 26, 1990 at p. 8.

  14. 14.

    Ibid.

  15. 15.

    Ibid.

  16. 16.

    “The History of Horse Racing in Trinidad and Tobago”—John Derek Cozier.

  17. 17.

    Ibid.

  18. 18.

    “The Social Roles of Sport in Caribbean Societies”—Michael A. Malec, at p. 246.

  19. 19.

    Ibid.

  20. 20.

    Ibid.

  21. 21.

    “Sporting Barbados”—2006 Edition at p. 66.

  22. 22.

    “Sporting Barbados”—2008 Edition at p. 60.

  23. 23.

    “Sporting Barbados”—2009 Edition at p. 98.

  24. 24.

    “World Class: An illustrated history of Caribbean football”—James Ferguson, at p. 31.

  25. 25.

    Ibid.

  26. 26.

    “Sports and Games of The Ancients”—Steve Craig, at p. 115.

  27. 27.

    Ibid.

  28. 28.

    Ibid.

  29. 29.

    Ibid.

  30. 30.

    “Gambling and Professional Athletics”—Anita Moorman—The International Sports Law Journal 2009/1–2, 90 at p. 96.

  31. 31.

    “Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act, 2009—Memorandum of Objects and Reasons”—Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Jamaica.

  32. 32.

    Ibid.

  33. 33.

    Excerpt from “Selected Developments in Latin America and the Caribbean in Anti-Money Laundering”—Bruce Zagaris, Paper presented to the Fourth International Money Laundering Conference, April 22–23, 1999, Miami Beach Florida.

  34. 34.

    Discussed at Section 5, infra.

  35. 35.

    Section 9, Betting Levy Board Act No. 35 of 1989.

  36. 36.

    Section 4(a), The Racecourse Betting Act Chapter 386.

  37. 37.

    The Provisional Collection of Tax (Betting, Gaming and Lotteries) Order, 2009-amendment to Section 2 of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act.

  38. 38.

    Ibid., amendment to Section 33.

  39. 39.

    “Jamaica Cabinet approves sports betting amendment”-Caribbean Net News-September 11, 2009.

  40. 40.

    Ibid.

  41. 41.

    Chapter 11:19 of the Laws of Trinidad and Tobago.

  42. 42.

    “A Gambler’s Gloom”—Stephanie Serac, Trinidad Guardian newspaper—April 18, 2007, at p. 35.

  43. 43.

    Appendix 1, Rule N 1.1, Clause 8.

  44. 44.

    “Assam sounds warning-Private betting shops fall under NTS”—Kathleen Maharaj, Trinidad Express newspapers—January 7, 1998 at p. 2.

  45. 45.

    Ibid.

  46. 46.

    Hansard-Racing Commission—November 19, 1999.

  47. 47.

    “Antigua gambles on trade case with US”—The Washington Times, July 5, 2006 Jeffrey Sparshott.

  48. 48.

    “US online gambling ban is protectionist says EU official”—Caribbean Net News, January 31, 2007.

  49. 49.

    Ibid.

  50. 50.

    “Sportingbet may bid for Antigua-based gaming company”—Caribbean Net News, Louisa Nesbitt, September 8, 2006.

  51. 51.

    “Gambling Law, Casino Laws in Caribbean Countries”—World Casino Directory Staff, October 17, 2009.

  52. 52.

    “Antigua-Barbuda Regulator takes legal action against BETonSPORTS”—Caribbean Net News, Friday December 1, 2006.

  53. 53.

    Ibid.

  54. 54.

    West Indies Players Association (WIPA) Code of Conduct-Section 1-Rules for Behaviour-Offences, Rule 8.

  55. 55.

    Decision of the WICB Disciplinary Committee—Para 5.

  56. 56.

    Ibid., at paras 15–16.

  57. 57.

    Ibid., at para 18.

  58. 58.

    Ibid., at para 20.

  59. 59.

    Ibid., at paras 25–26.

  60. 60.

    Ibid., at para 43.

  61. 61.

    Ibid., at para 44.

  62. 62.

    Ibid., at para 45.

  63. 63.

    High Court Action 1137 of 1996.

  64. 64.

    Ibid., at p. 3.

  65. 65.

    Ibid.,

  66. 66.

    Ibid., at p. 7.

  67. 67.

    Magisterial Appeal No.49/86.

  68. 68.

    Magisterial Appeal No.69 of 1975.

  69. 69.

    Ibid., at p. 1.

  70. 70.

    High Court Action No. 2141 of 1967.

  71. 71.

    Ibid., at p. 1.

  72. 72.

    Ibid., at p. 7.

  73. 73.

    [2006] EWHC 986.

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Tyrone Marcus, J. (2011). “Sports Betting: Law and Policy.” The Regulation of Sports Betting in the Caribbean. In: Anderson, P., Blackshaw, I., Siekmann, R., Soek, J. (eds) Sports Betting: Law and Policy. ASSER International Sports Law Series. T.M.C. Asser Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-6704-799-9_16

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