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Board Gambling discussion
Re: Does match fixing concern you often?
by
temple
on 19/12/2023, 18:21:08 UTC
I recently had this thiught, that in many places the stakes for betting can be so high, that in many occasions it might be worth money wise for team bosses to fix a match result and still have enough to pay everyone involved instead of just playing fairly for a good clean win.

Some might think that this issue could be especially prevalent in smaller countries where streaming rights and add may not pay teams that much... But I guess match fixing could also be a big issue in big countries with popular leagues because there the stakes for betting are even higher.

On the other hand, it's probably not so healthy to think about match fixing as a gambler that much because there's very little you can do to actually have recourse against it as a mere player, as match fixing is organized at a very high level.

What have your experiences about this been? Is match fixing considered a common occurrence in leagues you place bets at?

It is an interesting question and I think the real answer can only be given by someone who has been involved with that shit. But from what I have read in the past about this, I think bookmakers are quite well on top of things and it isn't easy to place a bet for someone to make millions (and perhaps even share it with other people as you said). You have all these camera angles, you have scripted referee talk in some leagues I believe. You have all the rules, like how much scope is there left for a referee or a player to fix a match with an action that the whole world can watch on repeat from 10 angles? I still don't want to come across as naive and there is probably a lot of stuff going on, but with technology becoming so much better, I think it's tough to fix a match without anyone noticing. And I think that bookmakers are quite careful when they notice someone trying to bet a million on the next throw in. I wouldn't say it is not a thing anymore, but I believe it is quite hard to pull off.