A Data Analysis of Outcomes in FA Betting Cases - Alastair Campbell, Partner, LEVEL - E117

Tuesday, 24 August 2021

Alastair is an experienced litigation lawyer for LEVEL, who acts on behalf of sophisticated clients in all forms of dispute resolution, with a particular focus on sports law and arbitration. He has acted on a broad range of commercial disputes, advising clients on complex issues – from contractual matters to questions of public law – across multiple jurisdictions. He has experience in advisory work and has extensive knowledge of regulatory structures in football.

He has written several articles for LawInSport with the latest being an analysis of the FA's past betting cases and has appeared as a speaker for LawInSport conferences including the Football Law Digital Conference 2021.

LawInSport · A Data Analysis of Outcomes in FA Betting Cases - Alastair Campbell, Partner, LEVEL - E117

In this interview Alastair talks to Sean Cottrell about:

2:04 – Why he decided to analyse these betting cases
5:15 – His rationale behind regulations covering bets across all football matches and not just those that involve the participant
6:59 – An explanation of categories 5 and 6 of betting cases
7:50 – Which were the most prominent categories out of the published cases in terms of quantity
11:03 – Other trends that he spotted during his analysis
14:05 – Participants having addiction problems
16:17 – Participants who were unaware of the regulations
19:45 – His views on there being no provisions in place for betting on draws
23:23 – Call for feedback on article and final thoughts on the FA's regulations