“In some jurisdictions, a withdrawal of amateur
matches or certain market types is already happening. This action decreases the possibility of betting on fixed matches and has a clear benefit from the sports
integrity perspective. From the financial aspect, I believe that this is a far greater blemish than it is a cure for the betting operators.”
Robert Matijevic
A significant number of betting operators are in Te International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). Te association plays a vital role in investigating, prosecuting, and sanctioning parties involved in match-fixing.
Feed providers are also very active in solving the problem of match-fixing. As a part of the NSoft Sportsbook solution, in cooperation with Sportadar, we offer Sportsbook Managed Trading Service that also includes successful cooperation with the Sportradar Integrity Service. Tis branch within Sportradar is a supplier of sports integrity solutions for sports governing bodies, anti-doping organisations, clubs and state authorities.
A notorious match-fixing case in the American NCAA league by two basketball players from Arizona State University is a perfect example of match-fixing detection, investigation and an epilogue in a form of court trial. Te scandal from the year 1994 was recently described in Netflix’s Bad Sport series.
Arizona's point guard, Stevin Smith, an NBA prospect, was the main protagonist of the scandal. Having trouble with debts and gambling issues, Smith set up a point shaving fix with the help of his bookmaker. Te scam was soon discovered by the proactive Las Vegas bookmakers, and reported to the FBI. Te investigation ended with trial and jail sentence.
Point shaving is a type of match-fixing where the participants try to change the game's final score without changing who wins. Players usually do this to prevent a team from covering a published point spread, and this is a very common type of basketball match-fixing.
Last year, NSoft and Sportradar extended their existing partnership, with an additional agreement signed to help raise global product
awareness of the NSoft-developed Vision software. Could you briefly tell us about NSoft’s AI-powered Vision software? Could this software be used to help protect sports betting integrity?
Vision is NSoft's AI-powered video management system that harvests the data collected by security cameras in order to improve various aspects of a land-based business - from business analytics to security issues. It opens a possibility to reduce pay-ins on fixed matches.
It is much easier for bookies to detect and limit registered punters or betting syndicates online. Anonymous betting at a bet shop operator or SSBT is suitable for match-fixing scams in land- based businesses. Vision module within Seven Sportsbook software opens a possibility to link tickets made from potentially fixed matches with anonymous punters. Such punters then can be flagged within the system as a potential risk and trigger an alert if seen in bet shops or using self-service betting terminals.
By following the patterns of punters' behaviour and betting preferences, AI will surely play a more significant role in detecting and preventing betting on fixed matches.
What is the best approach to prevent match fixing? Is it harsher sanctions on players? Would the banning of certain bets such as certain in-play markets or banning betting on matches in lower leagues work to prevent match fixing?
More severe sanctions for all involved in the scam would surely decrease the number of match-fixing. Still, sometimes it is not easy to collect the evidence, and some countries don't even have a clear regulatory framework to deal with and sanction such activities.
In some jurisdictions, a withdrawal of amateur matches or certain market types is already happening. Tis action decreases the possibility of betting on fixed matches and has a clear benefit from the sports integrity perspective. From the financial aspect, I believe that this is a far greater blemish than it is a cure for the betting operators. It directly affects their competitiveness when everybody is under pressure to offer the best live betting with as many markets as possible.
As of sportsbook software providers, investment in risk management and AI prediction models could significantly prevent damage caused by match-fixing. A globally, centralised database on players, teams, referees, match-fixing shared among sportsbook providers, betting operators and sports associations, together with punters black book shared among operators would make it easier on everybody.
And for the bookies, it's just another day in the office anyway.
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