Match-fixing is a big headache in the gambling industry. Whether it’s a player helping intentionally throw a game, or betting markets experiencing strange wager patterns, a lot of money is impacted by the integrity-lacking acts.
ESPN’s Dave Purdum was at the SBCAmericas conference earlier this month in which various gaming executives discussed the different ways limit the amount of illicit activities in the betting world. Specifically: “Is the sports betting industry doing everything it could to combat match-fixing?”
Purdum mentioned that less than one percent of sporting events find “suspicious betting patterns” and there are clear areas where misconduct is occuring:
