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afc wimbledon · 08-30-2010, 07:37 PM

I think you are all missing the point if you are thinking players get involved to make money, they get involved by betting, which leaves them vunerable to blackmail, either due to betting on their own sport or if they are addicted to gambling due to the debts they can rack up in a hurry regardless of what they earn, this is also what brings them to the attention of those that have most to gain if a player is fixed, bookies.

Sometimes it would be due to family back in the old country (assuming its Russia) who are the preasure point. The criminals like the players to take money as it cements the deal for them, at that point the player is part of the conspiricy and wholly owned, but it pretty well always starts as blackmail.

08-30-2010, 07:37 PM	#29
afc wimbledon Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: east van Exp:	I think you are all missing the point if you are thinking players get involved to make money, they get involved by betting, which leaves them vunerable to blackmail, either due to betting on their own sport or if they are addicted to gambling due to the debts they can rack up in a hurry regardless of what they earn, this is also what brings them to the attention of those that have most to gain if a player is fixed, bookies. Sometimes it would be due to family back in the old country (assuming its Russia) who are the preasure point. The criminals like the players to take money as it cements the deal for them, at that point the player is part of the conspiricy and wholly owned, but it pretty well always starts as blackmail. Last edited by afc wimbledon; 08-30-2010 at 07:39 PM.