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“The Odds of Match Fixing – Facts & Figures on the integrity risk of certain sports bets”. By Ben Van Rompuy

Media reports and interested stakeholders often suggest that certain types of sports bets would significantly increase the risks of match fixing occurring. These concerns also surface in policy discussions at both the national and European level. Frequently calls are made to prohibit the supply of “risky” sports bets as a means to preserve the integrity of sports competitions.

Questions about the appropriateness of imposing such limitations on the regulated sports betting, however, still linger. The lack of access to systematic empirical evidence on betting-related match fixing has so far limited the capacity of academic research to make a proper risk assessment of certain types of sports bets. 

The ASSER International Sports Law Centre has conducted the first-ever study that assesses the integrity risks of certain sports bets on the basis of quantitative empirical evidence. 

We uniquely obtained access to key statistics from Sportradar’s Fraud Detection System (FDS). A five-year dataset of football matches worldwide, which the FDS identified as likely to have been targeted by match fixers, enabled us to observe patterns and correlations with certain types of sports bets. In addition, representative samples of football bets placed with sports betting operator Betfair were collected and analysed. 

The results presented in this report, which challenge several claims about the alleged risks generated by certain types of sports bets, hope to inform policy makers about the cost-effectiveness of imposing limits on the regulated sports betting offer.



Feel free to download the report here: The-Odds-of-Matchfixing-Report2015.pdf (773KB)

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Asser International Sports Law Blog | Opening - Managing Editor of the International Sports Law Journal - Apply by 17 March

Asser International Sports Law Blog

Our International Sports Law Diary
The Asser International Sports Law Centre is part of the T.M.C. Asser Instituut

Opening - Managing Editor of the International Sports Law Journal - Apply by 17 March

T.M.C. ASSER Press is looking for a new managing editor for the International Sports Law Journal. This position is ideal for a starting or mid-term PhD researcher with a strong focus on international sports law.


You have:

  • A master in international or European law with distinctions
  • A proven interest in academic research
  • A proven interest in international sports law
  • Experience in editing academic work
  • Outstanding English language skills
  • Outstanding communication skills


You are looking for:

  • An opportunity to gain experience in editing the leading academic journal in the international sports law field
  • An opportunity to build a large network in the field of international sports law
  • An opportunity to collaborate with the staff of the ASSER International Sports Law Centre
  • An opportunity to collaborate with a renowned academic publishing house 


We offer:

  • A two-year position as managing editor
  • A compensatory fee of € 3.500 per year


Apply by 17 March by e-mail only to press@asser.nl, including a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae and a writing sample.

For more information on the position please contact Frank Bakker.


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