NRL match-fixing just the tip of the iceberg.

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    Description

    This article surveys the connection between sport and organised crime, particularly in terms of the trade in performance enhancing drugs and illegal gambling. The article contends that recent trends in the NRL and the broader sports market support the findings of Australian Sports Commission's 2012 report, 'Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport', which was basis for the so-called darkest day in Australian sport.

    Period2 Jun 2016

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    Keywords

    • sport
    • organised crime
    • gambling
    • match-fixing
    • doping