The BITTER truth about illegal betting and match fixing – the government should make legal changes to their gambling laws.
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The revelations that tennis players may have taken money to lose matches has once again raised the question how sports can cope with illegal betting and match fixing. It is all very well to say, as some have, that the answer is to ban betting from sport. This is both ridiculous and impossible.
The very nature of sport makes betting inevitable. A Mozart concert can take you to a world which is beyond Lionel Messi’s football magic. But there is one huge difference between listening to Mozart and watching Messi with a ball at his feet - that is the element of surprise. Even when Messi is at his best there is no guarantee that his wizardry will ensure victory for his team. For all the magic of Mozart’s music a surprise conclusion to the concert is not something you will experience.
The revelations that tennis players may have taken money to lose matches has once again raised the question how sports can cope with illegal betting and match fixing. It is all very well to say, as some have, that the answer is to ban betting from sport. This is both ridiculous and impossible.
The very nature of sport makes betting inevitable. A Mozart concert can take you to a world which is beyond Lionel Messi’s football magic. But there is one huge difference between listening to Mozart and watching Messi with a ball at his feet - that is the element of surprise. Even when Messi is at his best there is no guarantee that his wizardry will ensure victory for his team. For all the magic of Mozart’s music a surprise conclusion to the concert is not something you will experience.
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