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- Match-fixing is an international phenomenon and is often linked to gambling, with criminal networks exploiting unregulated gambling markets. Match-fixing presents a major threat to the integrity of sporting events.
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Match-fixing (or ‘competition manipulation’) involves the deliberate manipulation of the outcome or specific elements of sporting events, typically for sporting or financial motivation. The...
Feb 5, 2013 · The Asian criminals deal with fixing the gambling market by placing bets in such a way that no-one suspects the games are fixed. In this way, there is a network of corruption that stretches quite...
Mar 15, 2018 · match-fixing is related to sports betting. Particular attention is paid to how sports betting creates a market that disrupts/distorts the way modern sports operate.
- What Is The Issue?
- Definitions
- What Is The Response?
- I Trust Sport View
Sport consists of a contest between individuals or teams who agree to compete by the same rules. The uncertainty of the outcome is an essential part of sport’s attraction, separating it from arts and other entertainment. If the result is pre-determined (or at least one aspect of the contest), the integrity of sport is lost and with it a large part ...
The Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions (2014) defines the manipulation of sports competitions as: “An intentional arrangement, act or omission aimed at an improper alteration of the result or the course of a sports competition in order to remove all or part of the unpredictable nature of the aforementioned sport...
While match-fixing scandals date back to the earliest days of sport, the current focus on tackling the threat of match-fixing dates back to the years soon after 2000 with high-profile cases in sports including football, cricket and tennis. The IOC now has its own strategy in place for the prevention of manipulation of competitions, based on three p...
Match-fixing corruption in sport related to gambling is a fundamental, worldwide threat to the future of professional sport. While the issue of match-fixing is acknowledged throughout the sports movement and new education programmes and other measures have sprung up, there is still much work to be done. I Trust Sport believes that these are some of...
Nov 5, 2023 · Earlier this year, The Athletic revealed that two Europa Conference League games had been flagged to UEFA because of suspicious betting patterns. The Athletic spoke to three experts to explain...
Nov 20, 2023 · Research on betting-related match-fixing can be categorised into four different approaches: (1) rational choice approach; (2) investigative journalism approach; (3) socio-cultural approach; and (4) institutional approach (Tak 2022).
Sep 21, 2022 · The chapter starts with a brief historical overview of the fluctuating relationship between sports and gambling. It outlines how the financial-ethical trade-offs have governed the relationship between sports and gambling and continue to raise integrity and public health issues.
