As mobile fuels sports betting boom, corruption concerns mount


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 21 Jan 2016

Customers prepare their sporting bets at the betting shop Victoria in Madrid in this October 11, 2008 file photo. The rise of mobile betting is transforming global sports wagering faster than regulators can react, flooding the industry with cash and potentially contributing to corruption scandals like the one roiling world tennis, experts and insiders say. REUTERS/Susana Vera/Files

SYDNEY: The rise of mobile betting is transforming global sports wagering faster than regulators can react, flooding the industry with cash and potentially contributing to corruption scandals like the one roiling world tennis, experts and insiders say. 

Allegations this week that tennis authorities failed to deal with widespread match-fixing has rocked the game, following similar allegations that have blighted cricket, football and other sports. 

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