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Call for rules standard welcomed by industry - Betview May 2008 - Friday 2nd May 2008
Proposals by the Independent Bookmakers' Association (IBA) for a bookmaker's standardisation of rules have been welcomed by some quarters of the industry. During the IBA's AGM earlier this ...read more
IBAS To Adjudicate Over Category B Disputes - Betting Business February 2008 - Thursday 14th February 2008
IBAS, the Independent Betting Adjudication Service, looks set to widen its area of expertise once more by taking on disputes over gaming machines in betting shops. The independent body is teaming ...read more
Holding the Balance - Betview December Edition - Saturday 1st December 2007
As the Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS) prepares to celebrate a decade of sterling service in 2008, we speak to the organisation’s Chief Executive Chris O’Keeffe to find out ...read more
IBAS Kept Busy Through Both Days - Racing Post Betting Show Review - Thursday 22nd November 2007
Chris O'Keeffe, chief executive of IBAS, says their stand was busy through both days. "What was surprising is that many bookmakers do not seem to understand the boxes they have ticked to get ...read more
Testing Disputes Could be Heading to Court - Betting Business October 2007 - Monday 1st October 2007
The betting industry can expect to see test cases in the courts started by gamblers with disputes after the Gambling Act became law last month, according to the chief executive of the betting adjudication ...read more
IBAS to Run Rule Over Greyhounds - Racing Post - Friday 31st August 2007
IBAS, the Independent Betting Adjudication Service, is to establish a link with greyhound racing as the sport embraces the new regulations under the Gambling Commission licensing scheme writes ...read more
IBAS still 'the only game in town' - now with added adjudication - Racing Post - Friday 31st August 2007
Bookmakers are required under the Gambling Act 2005 to sign up to an arbitration service - and that service is set to continue to be Ibas, albeit with a slight name change, writes Turia Tellwright. The ...read more
IBAS Adjusts to Changes in the Betting Industry - Racing Post - Saturday 9th June 2007
Nine years after being spawned from the Green Seal Service, betting-dispute arbitrator IBAS has undergone a name change, writes Howard Wright. This pre-shadows ...read more
IBAS Aims to Branch Out - Racing Post - Thursday 7th June 2007
IBAS is entering a period of significant evolution as it bids to become the adjudication service of choice for a wide sector of gambling-related industries. The Gambling Commission ...read more

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