The State General Administration of Sport joins hands with the public security department to comprehensively combat false gambling practices
In particular, in March of this year, the State General Administration of Sport officially issued a circular on cracking down on gambling, match-fixing and other irregularities and violations of discipline and law, and effectively strengthening the industry's self-discipline and self-government, in which the circular explicitly requires that "athletes, coaches, referees and other relevant personnel involved in gambling, match-fixing and other irregularities and violations of discipline and law may be punished according to the severity of the circumstances with written reflections , fines, recovery of illegal proceeds, suspension of training allowances and incentive pay, expulsion from the sports team, and bans (lifetime bans), among other penalties."
The circular also specifically emphasizes that, in cases involving professional leagues, penalties shall be imposed simultaneously on the league organization, the affiliated clubs and the managers with direct responsibility. In the case of seriousness of the situation, bad influence or refusal to cooperate with the investigation or willful concealment, the punishment will be heavier.
In addition, the circular clearly requires public security organs at all levels to closely collaborate with the sports sector, timely detection and investigation of gambling-related violations, comprehensive collection and fixation of evidence, according to the law to be punished by public security management or criminal responsibility. "To track the clues, comprehensive and thorough investigation, digging deep into the organizers, operators, profiteers and behind-the-scenes 'umbrella' of gambling-related violations, to ensure that the crackdown is in-depth, to form an effective deterrent."
Suspected match-fixing at Guangdong Provincial Games could spark new storm
Beijing time on August 7, Guangdong Provincial Games U15 boys' football final "suspected" match-fixing incident through the network quickly spread, triggering widespread concern in society, the CFA also sent a working group at the first time south to carry out investigations.
On August 15, the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision Network informed that "the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision has set up an investigation group to investigate the sixteenth Guangdong Provincial Games men's soccer B A (U15) group Guangzhou team on the Qingyuan team final suspected of match-fixing events, in-depth investigation of the truth of the matter, with zero tolerance attitude in accordance with the rules and regulations and according to law to seriously pursue the responsibility for the blame."
On the evening of August 17, the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau website informed that the Guangdong Provincial Government held the province's sports match discipline and anti-doping warning education work conference, Governor Wang Weizhong attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Wang Weizhong pointed out that "we should deeply study and understand the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition, improve the political position, deepen the ideological understanding, will grasp the work of the match style and discipline as an important political task and political responsibility, in-depth to learn from the Provincial Games men's soccer B A (U15) group Guangzhou team against the Qingyuan team in the final of the suspected match-fixing incident lessons, learn from the experience of the warning, touching on the same thing, and must not touch! Match style and discipline of this sports business of the lifeline, high pressure line, and effectively put the loyalty to support the 'two established', resolutely do the 'two maintenance' to the implementation of specific actions."
In addition, in response to the recent problem of fake gambling in the football world, the CFA issued a circular of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) on August 17 on further strengthening the work of discipline in all kinds of soccer matches, asking for serious discipline in matches, complying with the main responsibility, and cracking down on fake gambling and black behavior. "The CFA will work with the Ministry of Public Security, discipline inspection, supervision and other departments to crack down with a 'zero-tolerance' attitude and resolutely put an end to the occurrence of such phenomena."
On August 18, the CFA once again issued a circular of the Chinese Football Association on further strengthening the management of referees, requiring serious match referees to work discipline, to prevent and eliminate all kinds of unethical practices, "strictly prohibit participation in gambling, match manipulation and other illegal acts, the participants and those who knowingly do not report the Chinese Football Association will be dealt with seriously, and will not be tolerated. "
Thirteen years ago shocked China's soccer world gambling anti-black storm, is from the Guangdong region formally launched, 13 years later, Guangdong Provincial Games boys U15 final "suspected" match-fixing incident will be further fermentation, it is not yet known.
