Spot-fixing attempts to defraud bookmakers by a player taking a pre-arranged action to fix the result of that specific event.
[2] Following his retirement, Matt Le Tissier admitted that he had bet on the timing of the first throw-in in a match he played for Southampton against Wimbledon in 1995.
On 17 May 2024 near the conclusion of the 2023–24 A-League Men season, New South Wales Police arrested multiple players from Macarthur FC following an investigation into yellow card spot fixing.
[8] In India, three Indian players in IPL Season 6 (2013) were arrested for spot-fixing: Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila.
[10] In England, allegations of spot-fixing were made against Essex bowler Mervyn Westfield, after he bowled poorly in a Pro40 match against Durham in September 2009.
In 2011, Tandy was found guilty of attempting to dishonestly obtain a financial advantage on 6 October 2011, and he received a six-month correction order from the courts and a life ban from rugby league.