IN THIS EXCERPT FROM THE FIX: SOCCER AND ORGANIZED CRIME: HOW FIXES ARE ARRANGED, HOW THEY’RE SIGNALLED, AND HOW EVERYONE GETS PAID.

REVEALED ON THE NEW GAMBLING PHENOMENON, GHOST GAMES AND HOW BOOKMAKER SUFFER BIG LOSS FROM GHOST GAMES

A BOOKMAKER HAS LOST THOUSANDS OF POUNDS IN A BETTING SCAM, WHERE BETS ARE PLACED ON GAMES THAT NEVER HAPPEN.

INVESTIGATORS ARE EXAMINING WHAT COULD BE A NEW FRONT IN GAMBLING-RELATED CORRUPTION, THE PHENOMENON OF “GHOST GAMES” IN WHICH GAMBLERS ARE DUPED INTO BETTING ON GAMES THAT DO NOT ACTUALLY TAKE PLACE.

IS THERE AN ULTIMATE SOLUTION? WHEN IT COMES TO GHOST MATCHES, IT'S HARD TO CATCH WHAT DOESN'T EXIST.

ALLEGATIONS HAVE ROCKED THE SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION AND THE IMPLICATIONS STRETCH ACROSS THE WORLD