"On Tuesday 18th March 2008 the DRA Chair David Douglas attended a seminar held in London by the British Bookmakers Association(ABB). Along with representatives from sports such as football, cricket, horse racing and others discussions were had on formulating Memoranda of Understanding with the ABB so that any 'suspicious' gambling activity is reported directly to both the Gambling Commission (the Statutory body) and the relevant sport's Regulatory Authority (DRA). The Trading Directors of Ladbrokes, William Hill, Corals and other independent bookmakers described in detail their very sophisticated systems for identifying unusual betting patterns in sport. Under the new licensing regime brought in by the Gambling Act 2005 all bookmakers' significant employees have to be individually licensed. They clearly take their obligations under the Act very seriously and have the DRA as a specific point of contact for any concerns they may have arising from tournaments sanctioned by the DRA. The dialogue between the ABB and DRA will continue with further meetings" 

ANDY JENKINS and Jason Clark have been suspended by the Darts Regulation Authority. Andy Jenkins has been banned for one year, with nine months suspended, following complaints over his conduct at the PartyPoker.net German Darts Championship in December.