Betting fraud, not match fixing, is main enemy - expert


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 15 May 2014

PARIS (Reuters) - Betting fraud, not match fixing, should be the main target for those fighting for cleaner sport and there must be a global crusade against that South East Asia-dominated threat, according to a leading expert.

Commenting on an International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) report that says criminals are using sports betting to launder $140 billion (83.57 billion pounds) per year, Sport Integrity director Chris Eaton said the target has to change.

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