Preserving the integrity of sport is no easy fix

The Australian Open commenced this week. In advance of the first morning session, Tennis Australia held a workshop on match-fixing at which Jack Anderson presented and got an insight into the efforts taken by a major sporting organisation to protect the integrity of a global sporting event against gambling scams.

The source of sport’s problems with match-fixing is often traced to the activities of criminal syndicates exploiting the massive unregulated betting markets of South East Asia.

The motivation for match-fixing by these gangs appears to be tied to money laundering.