{"id":5765,"date":"2020-12-01T14:06:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T14:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bettingwebsites.org.uk\/?page_id=5765"},"modified":"2021-09-16T14:15:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T14:15:47","slug":"insider-betting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bettingwebsites.org.uk\/articles\/betting-guide\/insider-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Insider Betting and What Are The Rules?"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the world of betting, the idea of insider betting is a lot like insider trading<\/a>: those with knowledge that others don\u2019t have shouldn\u2019t use that to make themselves money. It\u2019s a difficult thing to draw a line under, however, on account of the fact that it\u2019s not always easy to know what the knowledge that someone has is considered to be knowledge only afforded to an \u2018insider\u2019.<\/p>\n Obviously the betting industry has put rules in place in order to stop those with insider knowledge from taking advantage of what they know, but that doesn\u2019t always mean that those rules are followed. The tricky thing is knowing where the line is to be drawn and the difference between active insider betting and just happening to have some knowledge that others don\u2019t.<\/p>\n The best way of explaining insider betting is to think of it as knowledge that isn\u2019t in the public domain. If you\u2019re friends with a footballer, say, or related to a tennis player, there\u2019s a chance that you\u2019ll be able to gain information that Joe and Jane Bloggs who work in the local supermarket aren\u2019t privy to. If it\u2019s something not everyone knows, you shouldn\u2019t take advantage of it.<\/p>\n The body responsible for the governance of the betting industry, the United Kingdom Gambling Commission, is quite specific in terms of what it considers to be a misuse of information<\/a>. The key approach that they take is to just each occurrence on its individual merits, rather than just using sweeping rulings for any and all cases of insider betting.<\/p>\n The UKGC\u2019s rules on insider betting are as follows:<\/p>\n The above points as laid out by the Gambling Commission relate to information that is not available to the public, therefore making it privileged. The likes of someone knowing that a team or a player won\u2019t play in a game or won\u2019t be able to play to the level expected would be classed under this system. This includes the likes of a player suffering from an injury, for example.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll note that the list also makes reference to non-sporting events, which is in order to cover the likes of reality television contestants or political machinations. The UKGC encourages betting companies to disrupt bettors from misusing information that they\u2019ve come across that others are not privy to wherever and whenever possible.<\/p>\nInsider Betting Explained<\/h2>\n
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