INVS 6640 - International Gambling, Fixing, and Corruption

Students will study the criminal side of international sports: the links between global organized crime and major American sports; the doping and spy rings at the Olympic Games; geo-political "sports washing" by authoritarian regimes in boxing and MMA; and match-fixing gangs linked to the globalized sports gambling market. In-class presentations will feature ex-spies, covert whistleblowers, and investigators. The final project will address how to best protect sports from these challenges and/or how to investigate them. 3 credits.