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The UK election gambling scandal shows the dangers of inside information – but what exactly is it?

  • Written by: Jack Anderson, Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
The UK election gambling scandal shows the dangers of inside information – but what exactly is it?Richard M Lee/Shutterstock

In the iconic 1980s movie Back to the Future II, the elderly villain, Biff Tannen, steals a Grays Sports Almanac.

He travels back in time to his youth and creates an enriched future for himself by knowing and betting on the outcome of every major United States sporting event from 1950-2000.

The Biff Tannen/sporting...

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