Four reasons why people gamble
Rags to riches, social, ask taking, escapism from worries or stress
Match fixing
Playing to a predetermined result
Spot fixing
Betting on a particular situation in a match that does not affect the result
Self betting
Betting on competitions/games you are involved in
Mohammed Amir
Convicted of taking bribe from a bookmaker to deliberately bowl no balls at pre arranged times
Mohammed Amir- type of gambling
Spot fixing
Mohammed Amir- punishment
5 year ban and 6 month jail term
Stephen Lee
Agreed to lose specific snooker matches or frames
Stephen Lee- Type of Gambling
Match fixing
Stephen Lee- punishment
12 year ban
Hansie Cronje
Took $100,000-150,000 from bookmakers to manipulate match results
Hansie Cronje- type of gambling
Match fixing
Hansie Cronje- punishment
Banned for life
