This episode is also available as a blog post: http://sportslawandpolicyreviewreporter.com/2022/02/10/match-fixing-and-associated-deterrence-mechanisms-need-for-a-special-legislation-in-india/

Match Fixing and Associated Deterrence Mechanisms – Need for a Special Legislation in India

The uncertainty of the result is an essential part of a sport’s desirability. When matches are fixed, there is a loss of integrity in the sport, and fans feel distanced from the sport they love. Matches get fixed when inducements are offered to players/teams to underperform to drive the game to a particular result. Fixers tend to bet on the match, knowing the result which they have already fixed or which player will underperform, et al. These days, spot-fixing is another phenomenon that is becoming increasingly prevalent. It is essentially a form of manipulation in which an isolated aspect of a game, typically unrelated to the final result or outcome of the game, is pre-determined and fixed to ensure a specific result in a wager placed on such aspect.