and softball, has betting rules similar to those of Major League Baseball. Participants in any WBSC-sanctioned event are banned from betting on the following: Any WBSC competition in which they are participating. Any event in the participant's sport, even if not directly governed by WBSC. For example: An individual involved with a national baseball team cannot bet on a Major League Baseball game. However, someone involved solely with a national softball team can bet on an MLB game. Any event in any multisport competition in which an individual is participating. For example, an Olympic baseball or softball player cannot bet on any Olympic event taking place at that specific Summer Olympics. The WBSC statutes define "participant" as any player, team staff member (including coaches/managers), tournament official (such as umpires and official scorers), or anyone in an ownership, executive, or staff role within any entity that organizes or promotes a WBSC-sanctioned event. The betting ban, as in the case of The FA's rules outlined above, also extends to providing inside information that the tipper could reasonably believe will be used to bet on a WBSC event. Cricket The International Cricket Council imposes a blanket ban on what it calls "corrupt conduct" by anyone it defines as a "participant". Under the ICC anti-corruption statutes, a "participant" is defined as: Anyone who has been selected to play in any international or domestic match that falls under the jurisdiction of any national cricket federation within the previous 24 months (defined by the ICC as a "player"). Anyone who "is employed by, represents or is otherwise affiliated to" any international or domestic team falling under the jurisdiction of any national federation (defined by the ICC as "player support personnel"). Those who have served in such a role in the past remain subject to the code for 24 months after the end of their term. Any cricketer or player support staffer who is currently under a ban imposed for violations of the ICC anti-corruption code, or the equivalent code of any national federation. Any ICC administrative official, match referee, pitch curator (groundskeeper), player agent, umpire, or umpire support staffer. The ICC shares anti-corruption jurisdiction with national cricket federations, all of which have anti-corruption rules substantially identical to those of the ICC. The ICC has elaborate mechanisms for determining whether it or a national federation will take action under the relevant anti-corruption code. In general, the ICC