Traces of (dis)organised crime in sports gambling: a case study of the 2011 K-League match-fixing scandal

Gambling-related match-fixing is a form of corruption that has become a global issue particularly since the start of the new millennium. Research on match-fixing has often emphasised the involvement of mafia-like criminal groups in match-fixing arrangements. By incorporating an activity-centred view...

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VerfasserInnen: Tak, Minhyeok (Verfasst von) ; Jackson, Steven J. (Verfasst von) ; Sam, Michael P. (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2025
In: Trends in organized crime
Jahr: 2025, Band: 28, Heft: 2, Seiten: 131-149
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