Ethics and deviance-gambling Flashcards
According to sportradar in 2013 what was the amount of money spent on betting in the UK (illegal and legal)?
Between £435 billion and £625 billion
Why is gambling on contemporary sport a concern?
Addiction
Financial difficulties
Match fixing, bribery, illegal sports betting- deviant
What are some of the concerns with illegal gambling?
Lost tax revenue from undeclared transactions
Puts out legal bookmakers
Match fixing from illegal syndicates
Players coerced into match fixing through bribery-threatened violence on players family etc.
Define match fixing
When a sports competition is played to a pre-determined result
This is illegal so it’s deviant behaviour
Define bribery
The practice of offering money to gain a dishonest advantage
Define illegal sports betting
Placing bets with an unregistered bookmaker(deviant)
‘Punters’ may be tempted to use illegal bookmakers as they might offer better odds
Define spot fixing/betting
When a specific aspect of a sports competition is illegally pre-determined
A bet is placed on this occurrence by others aware of the scam
Give some risks to illegal gamblers
No official records-may refuse to pay out
Unregulated
Debt problems
May bet on fixed events, so will have no chance of winning
Violence when collecting gambling debts owned
Give 2 positive effects of sports gambling
People enjoy it
Worldwide business generating huge amounts of money-eg.sponsorships
Give some examples of high profile match fixing, spot betting and consequences
.Chris Cairns- former New Zealand cricketer-paid over £15,000 to match fix-had to become a labourer as his ‘name became toxic’
.Juventus match fixing scandal-Italian football team in league-accused of selecting favourable referees-stripped of 2004-05 title, downgraded to last place in the 2005-06 championship and relegated
.Stephen Lee-snooker player-suspended in 2012 due to match fixing 7 games-had a 12yr ban(until 2014)
