SVET STAV // THE WORLD OF BETTING
documentary, 52 min, 2014, RTV Slovenija & Eustahije Film
STORY
What is more extraordinary – a football match that ends with a result of 134:0 or a handball game finished without goals?Sports betting became a huge business for millions. Illegal and on-line betting providers ignited the number of options, used to manipulate a contest. Consequently, profit invited criminal organizations - betting syndicates, that control the world of betting and represent the biggest evil of the modern sport. Exposing the examples from different sports, mainly tennis and football, the documentary presents wide options of possible match-fixing, concentrating on athletes, officials, criminals and betting providers.
Presenting: Velibor Džarovski - Džaro, dr. Declan Hill, Richard Gasquet, Gael Monfils, Aleksander Čeferin, Ben Paterson, Ermin Rakovič, Stanislav Kuzma, Blaž Kavčič, Grega Žemlja, Aljaž Bedene, Peter Štastny, Peter Božič, Aleš Pipan
QUOTES
"They blamed me to fix 22 football matches, which is not true. There were 23 of them.""Somebody knocked on my door and offered me 30 thousand dollars if I lose match the next day."
"Until there is a chance, we will see match-fixing on every continent, because it is just to easy to cover it up."
pre-movie
THE WORLD OF BETTING
26 min, 2014, RTV Slovenija & Eustahije FilmThe documentary was released together with its preview-movie »Prirejanje stav«, a 26-minute introduction to betting. The pre-movie focuses on the Slovenian legislation and follows the practical experiment of betting over a period of month. The question that arises is what would the change of legislation bring and what's the attitude of the European Parliament when talking about monopolistic betting providers.
CREW
Writer, director and editor: TONI CAHUNEKCamera opperators: MARKO SOK, ALJOŠA KORENČAN, BORIS KAESKI, SAŠA GRMEK, ŽIGA TRNKOCY
Art design: TINA STRGAR
Music: MIHA ERŽEN – MIXXLE
Color correction: MATEJ PEVEC
Sound editing: MARJAN DROBNIČ
Production: RTV SLOVENIJA