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‘the World Betting Game’: Is Football More Susceptible To Match-fixing In Australia? | Jack Snape

Integrity experts are concerned over the strength of laws in parts of the country, with the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup deemed particularly vulnerable

Australian football faces a significant and ongoing threat given what is known about the recent A-League match-fixing case, which returns to court this week. Yet two of Australia’s most prominent sport integrity voices are concerned that an even greater peril lies in the opaque pit that is the illegal international online bookmaking market, and that local laws are not doing enough to mitigate the risk.

Former Western United player Riku Danzaki and his friend Yuta Hirayama pleaded guilty last week to charges related to a scheme in which the pair bet on Danzaki receiving yellow cards in the A-League Men competition. They will be sentenced this week and face hefty fines. According to court proceedings, Danzaki and Hirayama used Australian-licensed bookmakers Bet365, Sportsbet and Tabcorp and won more than $20,000 in the scheme, but were undone when Tabcorp rejected their final bet and reported them to police.

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‘the World Betting Game’: Is Football More Susceptible To Match-fixing In Australia? | Jack Snape

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