International sports betting : integrity, deviance, governance and policy / Edited by Jean-Patrick Villeneuve and Martial Pasquier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Villeneuve, Jean-Patrick, editor.

Pasquier, Martial, editor.

Series:

Routledge research in sport business and management ; 10.

Routledge research in sport business and management ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports betting.

Sports--Corrupt practices.

Sports.

Sports--Law and legislation.

Gambling--Social aspects.

Gambling.

Physical Description:

108 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

Summary:

"Sport betting has become a truly global phenomenon, facilitated by new communication technologies. As a result, the development of deviances, from match-fixing to money laundering, has accelerated. This new reality has numerous implications, for both the regulation of this billion-dollar industry and the very integrity of sport, sport financing and betting operations. Written by an international team of academic researchers and industry professionals, International Sports Betting explores the central concepts of integrity and deviance, governance and policy, as well as perennial issues linked to the gambling sector, such as regulatory responsibilities and the fight against gambling addiction. Unlike other treatments of the gambling industry, the book offers a multi-disciplinary sociological and managerial critique that goes beyond a traditional focus on law and regulation. This is fascinating reading for any student, researcher or practitioner working in the areas of sport business, international business, international regulation, policy studies or gambling studies"-- Provided by publisher.

With the development of communication technologies, sport betting has become a truly global phenomenon. Far from the traditional small local betting operator, the current dynamic sees vast sums of money being bet by punters in one country to a betting operator located in a second for a match located in yet another jurisdiction. As a consequence, the development of deviances, from match-fixing to money laundering has accelerated. This new reality has numerous implications, for the regulation of this billion dollar industry as well as for the very integrity of sport, sport financing and betting operations.

Contents:

Introduction- sport betting: a series of transversal challenges

Canada's regulatory framework for sports betting: a fragmented reality

Multidimensional performance of sport betting operators

Cases of match-fixing in tennis and snooker

Match fixing and money laundering

Integrity challenges for protection of minors: Australian compromises on sports broadcasting betting advertising.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138784758

1138784753

OCLC:

1054459993