Even though it is early in 2013, gambling has not been far from
the headlines in the Australian press.
The integrity of Australian sport has been subjected to
significant comment as a result of the release by the Australian
Crime Commission (ACC) of its paper "Organised Crime and Drugs
in Sport". This report, and commentary relating to the report,
have intimated that Australian athletes who use prohibited
substances are at risk of being targeted by organised criminal
groups involved in match fixing. Despite the strident headlines
suggesting that match fixing may become endemic in Australian
sport, there have been a number of other articles which have
indicated that there exists a considerable number of safeguards
already in place through the licensed sports betting sector to
address these integrity concerns. These safeguards include measures
which have the objective to detect match fixing attempts at the
earliest possible stage. These integrity concerns were addressed
