Gambling Is No Help in Sport's Fight Against Corruption

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THERE were 10 minutes remaining at New Lawn Stadium the other evening and the visitors, Cambridge United, were clinging to their point. The Setanta commentator did his best to convey the frantic tension of the moment. 'Forest Green are 4 to 1 to win this game now,' he said. 'When they were 2-1 down, Blue Square had them at 20 to 1.' Perhaps you can get away with that sort of thing in the Blue Square Premier, where the gate is 789 and the television audience even smaller.

But be aware that the interactive bookies aren't sponsoring these lowly scuffles out of altruism. No, they are pursuing the punters. Hence that line about the odds and what might have been. As Del Boy used to tell his Rodney: 'This time next year, bruv, we'll all be millionaires.' It was a minor irritation, yet it hinted at something much more worrying.

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Gambling Is No Help in Sport's Fight Against Corruption

Historically, football has served as the working man's theatre. The football ground was the place he turned to for relaxation, stimulation and escape from the stresses of his week. But now his sanc...

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