MATCH-FIXERS face up to 10 years in jail under new laws introduced to weed out corruption in Victoria's multi-million dollar sporting industry.
People involved in match fixing, race fixing and spot fixing, where part of a game is fixed, will be the targets of the new legislation placed before state parliament this week.
Premier Ted Baillieu says the laws aim to protect the integrity of Victorian sport.
"Anyone who attempts to manipulate professional sport for betting outcomes is a cheat and they will be caught and punished under these tough new laws," he said.
It comes after Australia's peak crime fighting body alleged in February there is widespread use of drugs and organised crime involvement in professional sport.
The Australian Crime Commission's 12-month investigation found links with crime groups may have led to match-fixing and phoney manipulation of betting markets.
Under the Victorian proposed laws, a person found guilty of match fixing will face a maximum 10 years' jail.
The move brings Victoria into line with laws recently introduced in NSW and legislation now before the South Australian parliament.
While a January report found horse racing in Victoria is not endemically crooked, it said the investigative powers of those policing it need to be drastically increased.
Racing integrity commissioner Sal Perna found there was no evidence of systemic race-fixing but added that his inquiry was severely hamstrung by legislative and procedural restrictions and its conclusions could be unreliable.
It also found betting by jockeys, which is totally prohibited by the rules of racing, was a major issue.
The inquiry, which had no powers to compel anyone to give evidence, relied on information offered voluntarily and this resulted in only one prosecution.
Victoria Police have raised concerns about a high risk of match fixing in Australia, especially for sports which attract significant offshore betting.
It set up a specialised squad to investigate organised crime in sport following the ACC's revelations.
Federal Sport Minister Kate Lundy called on other states to follow the lead of Victoria, NSW and South Australia so there were consistent national criminal offences for match fixing.
"This legislation sends a strong message that corruption in sport will not be tolerated and that the rigging of a sporting event for personal gain is a crime," she said.
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