Darts Player Andy Jenkins Banned for 11 Years Over Match-Fixing Scandal

_{Andy Jenkins banned from sport for 11 years. (Image: Alamy)} 

Darts player Andy Jenkins has been banned from all Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) events for 11 years and will pay a £17,580.03 fine for fixing 12 matches.

Prakash Jiwa's Eight-Year Ban Highlights Match-Fixing in Darts

This is the second high profile darts player to be banned. Darts player Prakash Jiwa was banned from all Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) events for eight years after being found guilty of match-fixing and betting on darts.  The Gambling Commission which regulates land based and online casinos announced the news on their website.
 

Role of Sports Betting Intelligence Unit in Darts Investigations

The Gambling Commission’s Sports Betting Intelligence Unit (SBIU) supported the investigation by facilitating information gathered in the course of its enquiries.

Following a hearing before the DRA Disciplinary Committee, Jenkins was found guilty of fixing 12 matches between 22 February 2022 and 5 July 2023 and passing information relating to this to bettors.

Jenkins also admitted using his own account to place 88 bets on matches between 17 March 2022 and 4 May 2023, breaching a DRA rule preventing any player from betting on any darts event.

Darts Regulation Authority Statement – Andy Jenkins

​The Darts Regulation Authority Disciplinary Committee has delivered its decisions in the case of Andy Jenkins. At a Hearing before the DRA Disciplinary Committee on 17th March 2025, he denied twenty-four charges of match fixing and providing information on those matches. He accepted one charge of betting on Darts.

The Committee have found him guilty of all twenty-four charges relating to match fixing and accepted his guilty plea to betting on Darts.

The sanction imposed is:

For charges 1 – 24 relating to the twelve fixed matches in which he was involved at the Modus Super Series, Jenkins is suspended from playing in or being involved in any way in any DRA regulated events for a period of 11 years;

For the breach of DRA Rules relating to betting on Darts between 17 March 2022 and 4 May 2023, Jenkins is suspended from playing in or being involved in any way in any DRA regulated events for a period of 12 months. This suspension will be concurrent with his other sanction.

Additionally, Jenkins is ordered to pay costs of £17,580.03. These costs are payable by 31 December 2026 or such other date as the DRA may agree at its discretion, provided that date is before 14 November 2034.

Jenkins’ suspension period is deemed to have started on 15 November 2023, the date on which he was first suspended by the DRA and will end at 23.59 on 14 November 2034.

There is no suggestion that the other players in the matches in question were involved in any way.

Darts Players Face Severe Penalties for Betting and Match-Fixing

John Pierce, Commission Director of Enforcement, said: “This case sends a strong and unequivocal message to all sportspeople - if you fix matches, you are likely to be caught and face serious consequences.

“Betting customers in Britain deserve confidence that the markets they engage with are fair and free from corruption.

“Our Sports Betting Intelligence Unit will continue to work closely with partners such as the Darts Regulation Authority to identify and prevent match-fixing.”