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 <br>By Bill Wilson<br>
 <br>Business press reporter, BBC News<br>
 <br>[sports betting](https://personal.spaces.one/read-blog/3111_the-ins-and-outs-of-betting-on-the-nfl-draft.html) on sport is big business.<br>
 <br>Sport England estimates the value of costs on sport-related betting in England grew from ₤ 1.7 bn in 1985 to ₤ 2.8 bn in 2008.<br>
 <br>Which figure is likely to have actually grown even more, with an approximated ₤ 1bn bet on the World Cup alone in the UK this summer season.<br>
 <br>Meanwhile, German research study company Sport & Markt approximates the general international gambling market will be worth 263bn euros (₤ 220bn) by 2012, with much of that driven by web and [sports betting](https://peoplesmedia.co/read-blog/12446_how-to-play-bet9ja-online.html) gaming.<br>
 <br>But when the stability of events are struck the gaming industry suffers, and profits are put under hazard if clients can not wager with self-confidence.<br>
 <br>And there can have been couple of higher-profile sport wagering stories than those affecting cricket and snooker this year.<br>
 <br>High-profile<br>
 <br>As Sport & Markt's Gareth Moore observes: "Everyone speak about the [sports betting](https://iuridictum.pecina.cz/w/U%C5%BEivatel:Eileen11R53565) gambling market now.<br>
 <br>"Not just is it a substantial market in world company, it is one that is now on the front pages of papers."<br>
 <br>Four Pakistan cricketers have been questioned by police over spot-fixing allegations connecting to a test against England at Lord's last month.<br>
 <br>Three of these gamers have stated they will likewise challenge the corruption charges mounted against the trio by the sport governing body the International Cricket Council.<br>
 <br>Meanwhile, three-times snooker world champion John Higgins was cleared of match-fixing allegations, but was prohibited last week for six months for failing to report the illegal method to him to toss frames.<br>
 <br>There are likewise 2 other continuing investigations - not associated to Mr Higgins - into snooker.<br>
 <br>'Honest'<br>
 <br>David O'Reilly is legal counsel for Betfair, one of the UK's biggest online sporting exchanges.<br>
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 <br>"If you take the Pakistan allegations, although unassociated to the UK regulated wagering industry ... it is not really a positive story for betting in the UK.<br>
 <br>"That is since the perception is that 'cricket is now something we might have to take care about'."<br>
 <br>'Education'<br>
 <br>So what can be done to avoid future scandals?<br>
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 <br>As Simon Taylor of the Professional Players' Federation explains: "The only individuals who can fix a match are the rivals or the referee."<br>
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 <br>He thinks that it is insufficient to simply have deterrents, sanctions and disciplinary procedures, but that the method to deal with possible problems around players is also through education.<br>
 <br>Mr Taylor states guidelines need to be discussed plainly to gamers with clear examples, and by people they respect.<br>
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 <br>"If gamers are harder to corrupt then sport will be harder to corrupt."<br>
 <br>'Brand damage'<br>
 <br>Matt Johnson, head of regulatory legal recommendations at the Football Association, concurs.<br>
 <br>"Prevention is better than treatment, and we also make a point of informing gamers 'you are going to be captured'."<br>
 <br>"It is essential that sport is directly, and is seen to be directly," he adds.<br>
 <br>"If it loses that then individuals don't desire to bet, that is not in gaming firms' interests, and it is not in our interests."<br>
 <br>He stated that when a great credibility was lost, the damage to a sport was "enormous".<br>
 <br>FA rules suggest gamers are not permitted to wager on a competitors in which they are involved.<br>
 <br>Mr Johnson states players need to be seen not to be capitalizing any inside knowledge, which he states could cause "brand name damage" to football and its competitors.<br>
 <br>So, even a Second Division player knocked out of the FA Cup in the fall can not bank on a Manchester United v Chelsea cup last the following spring.<br>
 <br>"We have to get over to players the reputational danger to the video game," he says. "Once confidence has actually been harmed it is difficult to get it back - mud sticks."<br>
 <br>'Overwhelmingly legal'<br>
 <br>If this represents the "carrot" technique, then perhaps Nick Tofiluk, director of regulation at the Gambling Commission, represents the "stick".<br>
 <br>The Gambling Commission was set up under the Gambling Act 2005 to regulate industrial gaming in Great Britain.<br>
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 <br>In May 2010, the commission also presented a personal telephone hotline for those with information or suspicions.<br>
 <br>'Vulnerabilities'<br>
 <br>But in a two-and-a-half year period there has actually been just one prosecution, a 24-year-old man who was cautioned for unfaithful in relation to greyhound racing.<br>
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 <br>He stated that where an examination by a sport governing body was quicker, and more expense reliable, then the commission would think about stopping a criminal investigation "in favour of letting [sports betting](http://woorichat.com/read-blog/10229_how-to-play-bet9ja-online.html) governing bodies take the lead".<br>
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 <br>"They look for out the vulnerabilities of these to help in their enterprises."<br>
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