Dutch government announces a fast-track reporting system for match-fixing

Sander Dekker, the minister for legal protection in the Netherlands, has announced a fast-track reporting system which people can use for suspicions about match-fixing.

The new system comes into effect after recent concerns that the country’s new Money Laundering Act could make the fight against match-fixing more difficult.

The new Anti Money Laundering Act will come into force later this year. Some of the  main criticism against the Act is that its confidentiality protocols are detrimental to match-fixing reporting. According to the confidentiality protocols, the details about the acts of money laundering should be reported only to the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) of the country, and not anywhere else.

Since match-fixing may involve money-laundering, reporting match-fixing could end up as an act of violating the confidentiality protocols.

On April 1 of this year, the Dutch Remote Gambling Act has come in force, allowing online operators to secure their gaming license for the Dutch market.