Illegal gambling bigger threat than doping, experts warn

ZURICH, Switzerland -- As reported by Reuters: "Illegal gambling and match-fixing attempts pose a bigger threat to soccer than doping, FIFA betting experts told a Zurich congress on Monday.

"...According to EWS officials, illegal betting could account for more than 100 billion of an estimated $350 billion revenue generated by gambling worldwide.

"...According to congress speakers, the biggest difficulty lies in connecting unusual betting patterns with actual attempts to rig results.

"'We have had more than 25 UEFA-organised matches in the last two seasons that were very likely manipulated but the investigations are still ongoing,' said Carsten Koerl, chief executive of bet monitoring firm Sportradar..."