Lets take this a point at a time.
Someone said, why hasnt ONE former player come out and said the games are fixed. For just ONE....Larry Johnson...former NFL All Pro RB has repeatedly talked about how the NFL games are just entertainment....and that the games are scripted
The owner of the KC Chiefs in 2016 in a speech to his team regarding standing for the National Anthem has said he is the owner, the field is his stage, and the players are paid entertainers(google and read the speech)
The easiest way for NFL games to be fixed....the REFS...they are paid employees of the LEAGUE and will do as they are told
How else can they be fixed. Ever watch some videos of former capo Mike Franzese of the Mafia. He explained in some of how "debts" were passed up to him, in some instances, he referred how some high level players were then in his debt for gambling, and explained how he arranged for certain games to be fixed. He never named names though.
For those who say the players make too much money, they cant be paid enough to throw games. HERE is another example. In the NBA, during his retirement speech(when he "left to go play baseball"), Michael Jordan was asked if he would ever play in the NBA again by a reporter. His answer, if they David Stern(the NBA) let me back in. Watch the entire thing on Youtube. Its almost a hour, but the words came out of the camel's mouth. what do you think he was referring to when he meant.....if they let me back in. To me, it means at that time, his "retirement" wasnt voluntary. But, you can come to your own conclusions.
Tim Donehay(sp) was the ref convicted of betting on NBA for his own benefit and thrown out of the league.
People have asked....give me some examples. Well....there are some.
IF you STILL want to choose that games in sports are not/cant be fixed, I have no problem with YOUR CHOICE.
What used to make this forum great was the intelligent exchange of ideas. NOW? There is too much trash talking back and forth
With the advent of many sports teams forging partnerships AND TV Broadcasters(such as ESPN/FOX) aligning with businesses that take wagers as a business, in my opinion, the integrity is only going to diminish further.