I don't think that the punishment is harsh in anyway, it's said that 'if you can't do the time don't do the crime '. So if any professional players that knows this and goes ahead to involve in match fixing, they should be ready to face the consequences of their actions if caught. Although it's very important for a thorough investigation to be carried out to ascertain if actually the player truly committed the crime of match fixing so that he'll not be unjustly banned. I hope that max fixers should always be caught and prosecuted inorder to sanitize the leagues.

The impact on gambling should be positive because gamblers will be assured that bets are not manipulated by players and officials.