The flourishing of online bridge during the time of Covid-19 and the social restrictions arising from it, has also brought with it the unwelcome presence of cheating which, while easier in a number of ways is also more easily detectable due to the recording of all players' actions by the software under which these games are run.
Here are a number of articles addressing the issue:
- EBU Online Games - Ethics 2013, updated 17 Apr 2020
- EBL Statement about Online Cheating 29 Jul 2020
- Ethics Reporting - BBO 8 Sep 2020
- Online Ethics Investigation Group OEIG 11 Sep 2020
- EBU Online Cheating statement 28 Oct 2020
- Nordic Bridge Union letter about cheating, and EBU sentencing guidelines 25 Nov 2020
- Changes to Sentencing Guidance 31 Dec 2020
- Member Suspended 4 Jan 2021
- New Disciplinary Conviction 8 Mar 2021
- Disciplinary Acquittal 8 Mar 2021
- New Disciplinary Conviction 15 Mar 2021
- More Disciplinary Cases 16 Mar 2021
- Interim Playing Suspension 19 Mar 2021
- Breach of IPS 22 Mar 2021