FAW Integrity Guide and Betting / Match Fixing Rules
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As season 2023-24 gets underway, the FAW wish to remind all Clubs of the importance of educating and informing members of your Club of the pertinent Rules & Regulations with regards to betting in Welsh football.
The relevant rules have been attached to this email for your awareness and for distribution. The key points are set out below:
• You are not allowed to place any bets, or accept any bets, on any game within Wales.
• If your club participates in a competition outside Wales, such as the UEFA Champions League for example, you are not allowed to place any bets, or accept any bets, on your own team. Neither must you bet, or accept any bet, on any other match in that competition even if your Club is eliminated.
• You must not offer, or attempt to offer, any bribe or reward to anybody in order to influence the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of any match. You must also not accept any such bribe or reward.
• Whilst participating in a match, you must not fail to perform your duties or responsibilities to the best of your ability for any kind of reward.
• It will be an offence for you to fail to report to the FAW any approach from a person, organisation or third party if asked to influence the course and/or result of a match or competition in an unlawful or undue manner.
• It will also be an offence for you to fail to report any information or behaviour involving any person, organisation or third party should you be aware of any activities aimed at influencing the course of a match or competition in an unlawful or undue manner.
• You must never use or provide others with any information that is obtained through connections with people involved in the game, which damages, or could damage, the integrity of a match or competition.
The FAW wish to remind your Clubs and your Club Members of the importance of adhering to the aforementioned Rules. The Football Association of Wales (FAW) treats matters of integrity with the utmost importance and significance, therefore it is crucial that the information contained within this email is circulated to all relevant parties within your Club.
The FAW has developed an online Integrity course to help inform those involved in your Clubs about match-fixing and betting. A reminder that this course is mandatory for all players and staff to complete and can be accessed at