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CLEAN SPORT - SECURE BETTING

www.eu-ssa.org

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In the wake of a German soccer/referee bribe scandal (the “Hoyzer affair"), betting manipulation became a topic in January 2005.

With online gaming, the transparency of the Internet makes it possible to track customer behaviour in real-time.

In order to prevent fraud and manipulation in the most efficient way by means of Know-Your-Customer (KYC) principles, some of the leading European online gaming operators founded the European Sports Security Association (ESSA) in 2005.

The purpose of ESSA is to act as a partner of sports organisations by reporting any irregular betting patterns or insider betting to them, thus keeping sport clean.

ESSA is a non-profit, self-regulatory organisation with its own Code of Conduct.

ESSA’s Early Warning System allows to report any irregular betting patterns to sports organisations to prevent manipulation and to contribute to sports being clean and free of corruption.

The mission: to keep sports clean and free of corruption

Who we are?

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ESSA a partner of sport

Sports organisations

•BTF – Bavarian Tennis Federation

•RBFA - Royal Belgian Football Association

•DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund

•BetRadar

•SBF – Swedish Basketball Federation

•EPFL – European Professional Football League

ESSA membersMemorandum of understanding

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A placed bet that cannot be explained rationally.

A high number of new customers who opened accounts to place bets on one selected sports event.

A high number of bets placed on a single sports event within a short time span.

A high number of so-called special bets placed on the outcome of “events within an event”, for example half time score, or correct score bets.

A high number of bets coming from the same region e.g. close proximity to the participants.

When odds are reduced dramatically and clients still continue to place bets at any price (which implies they already know the outcome of the event).

What is an irregular betting pattern?

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ESSA’s Early Warning System (EWS) takes effect, if some or all irregularbetting pattern criteria are reached.

Step 1: ESSA Risk Manager on duty sends alert to all ESSA members.

Step 2: After having received this 1st Stage Alert, all members are to report within 30 minutes to ESSA Risk Manager whether they detected any irregular betting patterns on their books or not.

Step 3: ESSA Risk Manager collects information upon which he might set off the second stage of the alert.

Step 4: If there is more than one positive response, the ESSA Risk Manager passes on all information for evaluation and decision to the concerned sports organisation.

It is then up to the organisation to take action.

In case of legal action, ESSA assists with ongoing investigations upon request.

ESSA Early Warning System

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All of ESSA’s activities are founded on its Code of Conduct.

All ESSA members are committed to responsible sports betting where customers are given a fair and reliable product by keeping sport clean and free from insider betting or bet rigging and manipulation.

ESSA regards the Code of Conduct as an important statement by its members of their commitment to socially responsible sports betting. The requirements of the Code are additional to each member's national licensing requirements.

Registration and ongoing player verification processes (exclusion of minors).

The ability for players to be excluded.

The ability for players to establish bet and deposit limits.

The ability to provide players with a statement of their account activity.

Security measures to combat fraud.

ESSA Code of Conduct

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CompulsoryGamblerExclusion

- self excluded

BlacklistedCustomerExclusion

- syndicates- match fixers- cheaters- other

fraudulent customers

ManipulatedMatchCommunicat.

- unusualbetting patt.

- professionalinvolvement

- fixed results

ESSAAdvanced Security Platform

ProfessionalExclusion

- athletes- players- managers- trainers- other officials

Covered in releases 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 Covered in release 2.0.

ESSA Advanced Security Platform

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Who benefits from ESSA?

How do the ESSA members benefit from their membership?

Become a partner of sports

Guarantee fairness to all customers

Risk management tool (especially for publicly listed members)

Become a less attractive target for fraud

How does sport benefit from ESSA?

Support in keeping sport clean and fair

Additional control further to control function exerted by federations

Prevention of insider betting

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ESSA – our way forward

Increase the number of ESSA members

Sign further memorandums of understanding with sports organisations

Become the number one sport security platform

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ESSA – European Sports Security Association

Thank you!