\u201cWe have extremely good networks in bookmaking around the world, as well as informants from law enforcement, the police, and the match-fixing world,\u201d Krannich said. \u201cAnd what they were telling us was that match-fixers were running out of money and they were thinking: \u2018OK, how can we compensate? How can we make profit out of this situation?\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cAnd what they have done \u2026 they\u2019ve diversified,\u201d he added. \u201cWe have seen sports that were previously seen as an add-on become more targeted by fixers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The financial pressures of the coronavirus pandemic are leaving many sports vulnerable to match-fixing, according to a report by Sportradar. The Switzerland-based sports data provider said that 2020 had seen a steep rise in suspicious betting patterns in friendly soccer matches, as well as fringe sports like table tennis, esports, and volleyball. Sportradar is the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":164663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Match Fixing \u2018Diversifying\u2019, Spreading in COVID-19 Era: Report<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n