Professional darts player Andy Jenkins has been issued an 11-year ban by the Darts Regulatory Authority (DRA), suspending the player from participating in all DRA events.
This decision comes after a thorough investigation found the dart player guilty of breaching betting rules and, more concerning, of fixing 12 matches.
The decision was announced on the 30th of April 2025, and comes after a Disciplinary Committee hearing by the DRA that concluded Jenkins was involved in serious match manipulation between the period of February 2022 and July 2023.
Additionally, the DRA also found Jenkins guilty of a total of 24 charges in relation to sharing inside information with bettors and match-fixing.
Moreover, the player also admitted to placing a total of 88 bets on darts between March 2022 and May 2023, which in turn is in direct violation of DRA regulations that prohibit players from betting on darts.
For this, Jenkins was issued a fine of £17,580.03 ($23,414), with the DRA setting a deadline for him to pay the fine until December 31st, 2026, or by the other agreed-upon date of 14th November 2034.
The ban is already in effect, as it is retroactively effective since the 15th of November 2023, and is set to expire at midnight on the 14th of November 2034. Along with this ban, Andy Jenkins faces an additional 12-month suspension for betting violations that will run concurrently with the match-fixing prohibition.
This investigation by the DRA was supported by the Gambling Commission’s Sports Betting Intelligence Unit (SBIU), assisting the DRA by enabling the exchange of information.
John Pierce, Director of Enforcement at the Commission, commented on the ban and said that the severity of the fine serves one purpose – to warn sportspeople of what happens if they fix matches.
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.
In related news, the DRA issued similar bans to dart players Billy Warriner and Leighton Bennett back in December 2024, suspending them from participating in official dart matches for ten and eight years, respectively, after the authority found them guilty of similar violations.
