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Corrupt sport fits with different definitions of corruption according to various criteria. It is to be distinguished between corruption from within sport and corrupt sport that interlinks sport insiders (athletes, coaches, referees, managers) and sport outsiders whoever they are. Corruption from within primarily pertains to on-the-spot petty corruption and barter corruption. The latter is hard to detect and calls for statistical detection. More frequent interactive insider–outsider corruption is illustrated in this chapter with point shaving.
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To be compared to the prize for a stage winner in the 2013 Tour de France that was €8000 while the second-ranked rider of a stage was winning €4000. Accepting a €15,000 bribe for “throwing” the stage, a corrupt second-ranked rider comparatively would increase his gains (4000 + 15,000 – 8000 = 11,000) and would be financially worth off than if he had been winning the stage (11,000 > 8000).
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Volume 3 will show that with networked online betting indeed the amounts placed can be enormous.
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Andreff, W. (2019). Corruption in Sport: Insiders and Outsiders. In: An Economic Roadmap to the Dark Side of Sport. Palgrave Pivots in Sports Economics. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28479-4_1
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