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| − | Can you still recall the days | + | Can you still recall the days each time a football game only agreed to be a football game? I mean, it was a true contest between two rivals and the fans had no vested desire for sbobet what sort of game is going to do with all the bookmakers. These were the times when fans were real fans and not betters. they were the periods when you knew that match fixing won't happen since there was no financial reason to take action. These days, its an incredibly different story altogether. In many ways, sport now exist due to betting.<br><br>While horse racing has always been an activity that relied on betting, it's now overshadowed by major sports with mass appeal which is drawing in a lot of interest in the bookmakers. With horse racing, the unknown factor from the horse got something exciting and thrilling plus it added that unpredictable factor that is suited to betting.<br><br>When you are looking for regular sports, you know the human factor will likely be involved along with the lure of big bucks will almost always be at play. When South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje was caught inside the match fixing scandal it shook the concept of cricket and sport around the world. Many claim that it was just the tip from the iceberg and that he copped it for lots of other people. With Australians Steve Waugh and Shane Warne also implicated, the matter was quickly swept beneath the table in order to save face with fans.<br><br>How deep and how wide match mixing really goes nobody will really know. The question is if it really belongs in sport where athletes can fix games. Is it changing sport forever? Is it changing sport to the better? Yes, its driving plenty of money into sports but if its dirty money it could just hurt sport permanently and reach a place where fans lose their confidence in the honesty with the contest. |
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Can you still recall the days each time a football game only agreed to be a football game? I mean, it was a true contest between two rivals and the fans had no vested desire for sbobet what sort of game is going to do with all the bookmakers. These were the times when fans were real fans and not betters. they were the periods when you knew that match fixing won't happen since there was no financial reason to take action. These days, its an incredibly different story altogether. In many ways, sport now exist due to betting.
While horse racing has always been an activity that relied on betting, it's now overshadowed by major sports with mass appeal which is drawing in a lot of interest in the bookmakers. With horse racing, the unknown factor from the horse got something exciting and thrilling plus it added that unpredictable factor that is suited to betting.
When you are looking for regular sports, you know the human factor will likely be involved along with the lure of big bucks will almost always be at play. When South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje was caught inside the match fixing scandal it shook the concept of cricket and sport around the world. Many claim that it was just the tip from the iceberg and that he copped it for lots of other people. With Australians Steve Waugh and Shane Warne also implicated, the matter was quickly swept beneath the table in order to save face with fans.
How deep and how wide match mixing really goes nobody will really know. The question is if it really belongs in sport where athletes can fix games. Is it changing sport forever? Is it changing sport to the better? Yes, its driving plenty of money into sports but if its dirty money it could just hurt sport permanently and reach a place where fans lose their confidence in the honesty with the contest.
