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When we think of sports betting, we usually imagine the more mainstream games of soccer, basketball, baseball and maybe horse racing. These are all exciting sports that offer bettors a great chance of making some winnings. ut there are also plenty of other less-well known sports from around the world that also offer the possibility of placing a wager. Some of these are both strange and unique in that they are so obscure as to only have one paricular town and it's people participate in.

Though there's probably a lot of match-fixing going on in many sports, tennis has attracted more than a fair share of betting mafia attention. Due to the nature of bigger bets being allowed in Asian countries, the potential profits are that much bigger than for European sports gamblers. With huge sums of winnings at stake, the easiest means of fixing a match is to encourage the players themselves to lend a hand in the process, especially with so many tennis players struggling financially.

It's true that Azeem Rafit suffered horrible racism whilst playing at Yorkshire. And this is absolutely unacceptable. Unfortunately, after the PCA had to suffer their worse public grilling in front of a select committee, some personal negative news appeared to leak out about Rafiq. Apparently, it was that the PCA was disappointed with the ex-player. After all, hadn't they helped him when he had a serious gambling problem? To the point of clearing his gambling debts and giving him counselling.

With money playing such a huge role in all professional sports, then it's easy to see why match-fixing is so prevalent today. Thanks to the internet, bets can be placed from anywhere, even on games happening in different time zones. With betting syndicates having the potential to earn millions of euros, it's just a short step to ensure that the result goes the way of your wager. Both players and officials can be swayed by an envelope of cash to ensure that everyone involved makes a nice profit.