Spot-fixing
Sign in to saveSpot-fixing is an illegal activity in a sport in which a specific aspect of a game, unrelated to the final result but upon which a betting market exists, is fixed in an attempt to ensure a certain result in a proposition bet. Examples include minor events such as timing a no-ball or wide delivery in cricket or timing the first throw-in or corner kick in association football.
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Spot-fixing is an illegal activity in a sport in which a specific aspect of a game, unrelated to the final result but upon which a betting market exists, is fixed in an attempt to ensure a certain result in a proposition bet. Examples include minor events such as timing a no-ball or wide delivery in cricket or timing the first throw-in or corner kick in association football.
Spot-fixing attempts to defraud bookmakers by a player taking a pre-arranged action to fix the result of that specific event. It differs from match fixing in which the final result of a match is fixed or point shaving in which players (or officials) attempt to limit the margin of victory of the favoured team. Unlike these other forms of corruption, spot-fixing can be perpetrated by a lone fraudulent player without any other players or officials needing to co-operate.