Sports controlling bodies FAQs

No, a Sports Controlling Body's (SCB's) role is to monitor, investigate and sanction any alleged match fixing. Each SCB has the expertise, as demonstrated by its approval as an SCB by the VGCCC, to investigate any alleged match fixing. The VGCCC's role is to make sure the SCB has a policy and process in place to investigate any potential match fixing. An SCB is required to report any potential breach within 14 days of it being made aware. The SCB is also required to inform the VGCCC within 14 days of the commencement of an investigation and within 14 days of an investigation being resulted. The VGCCC may decide to investigate an SCB's response to such allegations.

The VGCCC can only investigate Sports Betting Providers (SBPs) licensed in the state of Victoria.

All online and telephone betting providers in Victoria or elsewhere providing interactive wagering and betting services to Victorian residents must comply with strict requirements under the direction of the Minister for Consumer Affairs, Gaming and Liquor Regulation, and any applicable federal legislation.

The Victorian Government, working jointly with states and territories and the Australian Government, has developed the National Consumer Protection Framework for Online Wagering in Australia (the NCPF) to reduce the harm from online wagering by providing nationally consistent minimum protections for people using legal online wagering service providers in Australia. For more information, see: Online and telephone betting

Since August 2012, Tabcorp Wagering (Vic) Pty Ltd currently holds a single state wagering licence. For more information about the single state wagering licence, see: single state wagering licence 

The VGCCC's role is to make sure the SCB has a policy and process in place to investigate any potential sports betting. An SCB is required to report any potential breach within 14 days of being made aware of the potential breach. The SCB is also required to inform the VGCCC within 14 days of the commencement of an investigation and within 14 days of an investigation being resulted. 

The VGCCC monitors integrity concerns related to all betting events, even when there is no approved SCB. Any such concerns may be investigated, and where warranted, the VGCCC may determine to reassess the betting event as an approved betting event if the integrity concerns cannot be mitigated.