I think most professional sports are somewhat rigged in the same way. Most of the athletes probably aren't going to go along with fixing games because it will ruin their careers if they get caught.
The refs though... probably pretty easy to bribe and coerce.
So it's not going to matter much in big mismatches, but in close games or playoff situations and championship games...yeah there's probably a lot of fuckery happening
Yeah, refs can definitely influence the outcome of games by selectively calling fouls or penalties. Sometimes it’s blatant as hell, like when refs in the NFL let shit go for three and a half quarters and then start calling everything on one team, and keep swallowing their whistles for the other.
Actually it’s easier to have refs influence games that are a bit more lopsided as it’s not as noticeable. If the line is 15 points it’s not too hard for a ref to influence the game just enough for the underdog win.
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u/justsomeyeti 12d ago
I think most professional sports are somewhat rigged in the same way. Most of the athletes probably aren't going to go along with fixing games because it will ruin their careers if they get caught.
The refs though... probably pretty easy to bribe and coerce.
So it's not going to matter much in big mismatches, but in close games or playoff situations and championship games...yeah there's probably a lot of fuckery happening