Red-flagging the Leagues: The U.S. Sports Most in Danger from Match-Fixing
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Subject: LCSH
Sports betting, Gambling and crime, Corruption, Organized crime--Prevention
Abstract
On May 14, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively allowed single-game sports wagering in America. The current U.S. sports gambling market is estimated at somewhere between $67 billion and $400 billion—and with legalization is expected to grow larger. The social, economic, and sports changes already have begun: thirteen states have legalized sports gambling; there is a sports stadium named after a bookmaker; and a television channel dedicated to 24/7 of coverage of the sports gambling market has been launched. However, few analysts have tried to estimate which American sports are most at risk from the gambling related match-fixing that has plagued many international sports leagues. Using a wide-range of interviews with gambling and match-fixing insiders, this paper proposes an indicator to predict the vulnerability of a sports league to match-fixing, along with seven specific factors that lead to corruption.
DOI
10.1080/17430437.2020.1804114
Repository Citation
Declan Hill, Chris Rasmussen, Michele Vittorio & David Myers (2020) Red-flagging the leagues: the U.S. Sports most in danger from match-fixing, Sport in Society, 23:11, 1774-1792, DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2020.1804114
Publisher Citation
Declan Hill, Chris Rasmussen, Michele Vittorio & David Myers (2020) Red-flagging the leagues: the U.S. Sports most in danger from match-fixing, Sport in Society, 23:11, 1774-1792, DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2020.1804114
Comments
This article was originally published in the journal, "Sport in Society," volume 23, issue 11, 2020.