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The Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS), founded in 1998, is a third party organisation that settles disputes between gambling establishments registered with IBAS and their customers in the United Kingdom.〔(Explain…Disputed Goals ), guardian.co.uk, 23 January 2000, accessed 1 May 2009.〕 The organisation, which was originally part of the Sporting Life's Green Seal service, was formerly known as the ''Independent Betting Arbitration Service''.〔(IBAS marks 10 years as it looks for future funding ), betting-business.com, 1 November 2008, accessed 1 May 2009.〕 The Service dropped ''Arbitration'' from its name in 2007, opting instead to use ''Adjudication'' to better reflect its role after the enactment of the 2005 Gambling Act.〔(IBAS Adjusts to Changes in the Betting Industry ), racingpost.com, 9 June 2007, accessed 1 May 2009.〕 IBAS deals with several sectors in the realm of gambling. The sectors include: *Betting Exchanges *Betting Intermediaries *Betting Shops *Greyhounds *Greyhound Stadia Pool Betting *Lotteries *Online Gambling (UK and Offshore) *Gaming Machines *Mobile Gambling *Totalisator Betting == Dispute involvement == Since its inception, IBAS has been handling the majority of gambling disputes in the UK.〔(Big shape-up in betting laws ), guardian.co.uk, 27 March 2002, accessed 1 May 2009.〕 In 2000, the first year that IBAS was fully operational, approximately 800 disputes went to panel, a number which remained relatively constant the following year in 2001. In 2002, the number of cases to panel rose to 1126 due to the abolishment of the UK's gambling tax.〔(Concerns at huge rise in bet disputes ), guardian.co.uk, 6 August 2002, accessed 1 May 2009.〕 Again, IBAS saw another increase in cases to panel, this time as a result of the 2005 Gambling Act. In 2007, nearly 1700 disputes were handled by the IBAS panel, 372 of which were of the internet variety. IBAS claims to have awarded customers over £365,000 from dispute resolutions in 2007.〔(IBAS 2007 Annual Report )〕 There are also instances when IBAS rules in favour of the establishment, rather than the customer.〔(England Fan Bookie Won't Pay Me £9000 ), dailyrecord.co.uk, 12 January 2008, accessed 1 May 2009.〕〔(Saints fan loses out on £700 bet – after backing Cobblers! ), northamptonchron.co.uk, 30 May 2008, accessed 1 May 2009.〕 IBAS will become involved in a dispute only after the gambling establishment and the customer(s) have made attempts to resolve the issue amongst themselves. If a deadlock remains, the dispute will be reviewed by IBAS if the following conditions are met: *a resolution has not been reached to satisfaction of either party involved *both parties agree to the terms and conditions of involving IBAS as a third party adjudicator If the dispute merits involvement, IBAS will accept written statements describing the conflict from both parties involved. IBAS verifies the establishment has upheld their own rules and regulations for gambling. If no rule that covers the dispute exists, IBAS will set forth its own rule based on what would be acceptable by industry standards. Both parties are bound by IBAS's ruling. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Independent Betting Adjudication Service」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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