Education key to combating match-fixing

[Hannman]

While study has concluded that match-fixing in women’s sports occurs with far less frequency than with men, there’s not enough data to draw clear conclusions. To this end, the study authors made a series of recommendations to bolster integrity in women’s sports, including:

• Strengthening monitoring and enhancing cooperation between sports governing bodies, betting operators, and law enforcement agencies
• Developing tailored education and communication programs for athletes, coaches, and support staff to raise awareness about the risks of corruption and match-fixing
• Promoting fair wages and economic transparency in women’s sports to reduce the risk of corruption and match-fixing

“This study wants to be the beginning of a conversation with the betting industry on how it addresses women’s sports,” said Christina Thakor-Rankin, co-founder of the All-in Diveraity Project “By understanding what this new and rapidly evolving landscape looks like, we put ourselves in the best possible position to keep customers, sports betting operators, athletes, and sport safe for all.”

In addition to All-in and the IBIA, the study was sponsored by Entain, Flutter, and Stats Perform.