Match-fixing in the Modern Sports World

By Gage Roberts, of the University of West Florida The ongoing rise of sports gambling in modern society raises many concerns for the negative impact it can generate. A colossal money-making entity that relies on seemingly unpredictable outcomes of sporting events undeniably opens the door for illegal and unjust activity. The most prevalent being match-fixing. Match-fixing is a tactic in which individuals who have an influence on the outcome of a game use that influence to dictate a des