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Definition History Football Economic Affecting economy/ Economic Crisis Affecting Sports view Violence Threats/ Mafia
Definition How does it apply in sports Who’s Involved Club Owners High bidder's Winning Bets Mafia’s
Racketeering Boxing Baseball Football Stopping Racketeers‘ Gambling Illegal Disqualifying athletes
Racketeering Easy way to gamble Hard to Recognizing the scenario. Boxers “Taking a dive” action
Overwhelmed by match fixing The Black Sox Scandal Players banned for life Stopping gambles
Match fixing in Europe 380 matches under review Match fixing outside of Europe In Africa Asia and South and Central America 300 Matches under review
Racketeering Affecting other sports In Japan Sumo had racketeering problems
Sports Economy Successful Racketeers Causing Decline in Economy
Fans Losing interest towards game Countries Economy Racketeering is hurting economy worldwide
Racketeering involved in all sports Actions Stop racketeers Sports view/ Reputation
Destroying/ Weakening sports image Sports is one of the most attractive entertainment Taking advantage To gain money Taking serious actions against Racketeers Risk of gaining money and avoid investigations.
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