Do major leagues secretly fix games to beat bettors?

[Mpamaegbu]

So here’s the question, do you believe the league itself could be the mastermind, doing this to beat the betting public?

There's nothing mankind isn't capable of, including this you mentioned here. So, we can't completely rule that out in sports and betting.  I believe if that's possible at the lower league, it will also be possible at whatever top league there is. It's just that those at the more established leagues will be more discreet than the amateurs, knowing what's at stake and the dire consequences if their cover is blown off.

We've seen awards go to players we ordinarily believe didn't deserve them. If anything, such alleged skewed awards also point to rigging. Anything handled by humans is bound to harbour compromises. Match fixing isn't an exception. That's my conclusion.

[Promocodeudo]

I have argued on this topic matter a long time ago when I said that nothing is actually impossible and there's some secrets that can be hidden from light but some persons said that it is very difficult for the major Leagues to fix matches so I just believe too that they are not fixing matches. Although not everything can remains secret forever, if there's such rigging going on, one day the secret will definitely be leaked and until then, I will continue to believe that top leagues can not be easily rigged like the small leagues often do.

Let's say this can actually happen but the thing is, even though some legaues can do this, they do it being extremely careful because they know whats at stake if they are being caught in the act, yes of course one thing leading to another this kind of thing may come to the lime light in the future.
With what we know and the rate at which this match fixing of a thing is been frowned at, any legaue that's doing this will be doing it with great fear, I agree with you that well known leagues may not actually find it easy to fix matches  because of many reason, like getting people that could get this done to the table of discussion, let's not forget that both the players and the management of this big leagues are already made, so it will even be difficult for anyone to approach them on something like this.

[Dunamisx]

From what I have known right from time, major leagues don't fix games, because there will always be a reason for people around the world to either bet for a team or against the same team in a league play, so if we can imagine that the same gamblers knows that they were being rigged, they may not gamble any more, another reason that it will not be in favour of the leagues as well to do this one for the benefits of their own self of the gambling casinos, because major leagues are sport bets and this kind of pattern does not fit in at all.

[CryptoYar]

Many people wonder if major sports leagues like NBA or NFL rig games just like smaller leagues do but biggest difference is huge risk involved. But rigging game could make league more money and create exciting stories it would be almost impossible to keep secret and single leak could ruin entire industry.

Most experts agree that individual players or referees might be corrupt league wide conspiracy is too risky to be realistic. For bettor who believes games are rigged best strategy would be to ignore player stats and instead look for strange betting patterns like favored team suddenly getting much of money placed against it.

And this is very risky way to bet because fixed game could just be unpredictable outcome or result of insider information. So if you ask me so safest way to bet is to stick with careful analysis and accept that sports can be truly unpredictable.

[_BlackStar]

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There's nothing mankind isn't capable of, including this you mentioned here. So, we can't completely rule that out in sports and betting.  I believe if that's possible at the lower league, it will also be possible at whatever top league there is. It's just that those at the more established leagues will be more discreet than the amateurs, knowing what's at stake and the dire consequences if their cover is blown off.

We've seen awards go to players we ordinarily believe didn't deserve them. If anything, such alleged skewed awards also point to rigging. Anything handled by humans is bound to harbour compromises. Match fixing isn't an exception. That's my conclusion.

Of course - sports can be rigged for personal gain by individuals or groups. Match-fixing, bribery of players and referees and other similar practices may still exist - but these practices are conducted in a highly secretive and structured manner. We never know what really goes on behind the scenes until it's revealed in the future, so always gamble wisely, as gambling can be a very tempting business for some.

Lower leagues are the most likely to experience such cases - but even the top leagues are no exception, as gambling mafias are always looking for ways to maximize profits. Cases like this have happened before and they certainly won't be easily forgotten - as they are now considered history.

[Die_empty]

From what I have known right from time, major leagues don't fix games, because there will always be a reason for people around the world to either bet for a team or against the same team in a league play, so if we can imagine that the same gamblers knows that they were being rigged, they may not gamble any more, another reason that it will not be in favour of the leagues as well to do this one for the benefits of their own self of the gambling casinos, because major leagues are sport bets and this kind of pattern does not fit in at all.

The entire team in major leagues might not fic matches but individual players might engage in them. There have been news on players in too League like the EPL fixing games by receiving yellow cards or even causing some infringements. I guess one of the reasons why match fixing is not popular in top Leagues is because of strict supervision and harsh sanctions on any player found guilty of such an offence.

[shasan]

When small leagues get caught rigging games, they lose credibility, so do you really think it never happens in major leagues?

I’m talking about the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS, and global football (soccer) leagues. If you’re not new to sports betting, I’m sure you’ve heard or read speculations that some games might be rigged. But since these are major leagues with billions of dollars at stake, if the industry were to be exposed, it could collapse. That’s why no one big ever gets caught, only players or referees who could just be the fall guys.

So here’s the question, do you believe the league itself could be the mastermind, doing this to beat the betting public? And if this is really happening but can’t be proven, what’s our approach as bettors to still make a profit from it?

First of all I do not think that the league could be the rigged itself so there is no question to me whether it could be public or not and what will be the result if it happens or what to do to prevent. I think the player, referre and/or the team owner can be the rigger and they could betrey with the team as well as the community.

[Ruttoshi]

From what I have known right from time, major leagues don't fix games, because there will always be a reason for people around the world to either bet for a team or against the same team in a league play, so if we can imagine that the same gamblers knows that they were being rigged, they may not gamble any more, another reason that it will not be in favour of the leagues as well to do this one for the benefits of their own self of the gambling casinos, because major leagues are sport bets and this kind of pattern does not fit in at all.

The entire team in major leagues might not fic matches but individual players might engage in them. There have been news on players in too League like the EPL fixing games by receiving yellow cards or even causing some infringements. I guess one of the reasons why match fixing is not popular in top Leagues is because of strict supervision and harsh sanctions on any player found guilty of such an offence.

The money that a player will get from match fixing wouldn't worth the amount of money that he is been paid monthly. When they consider this and the ban penalty, it's enough to discourage any player in a big league to involve in match fixing. When a match is fixed, it kills the game quality. This is why big leagues are against it.

Match fixing is a norm in smaller leagues where corruption is the order of the day because those are small countries with corrupt sport officials.

[rachael9385]

These accusations always arise when their are close call games or from the fans whose team lose but I don't think there's any possibility of fixing on the management level of any popular leagues. The same can't be said about less known leagues and leagues from third country. The reason why there's much demand for gambling in those leagues are also due to their trustworthiness.
People are indeed making profit gambling on large games and many people are losing as well. So, it's like any other gambling where the winners stays quite while the losers claims games to be rigged.

I also tend to think this way.
Perhaps it's an accusation based on a psychological factor resulting from the loss, rather than facts on the ground. In general, when a team loses, fans tend to accuse the referee of manipulating the result of the match because they psychologically believe their team performed admirably and they don't accept that their team lost, blaming the referee.

The same goes for gambling, where gamblers tend to accuse the casino or bookmakers of manipulation when they lose.

In fact, there are matches where the decisions of referees and players look very questionable. I believe that match-fixing exists in sports games, both team and pair events. It is not a systematic phenomenon, but it still occurs. From the perspective of a person placing a bet, this is essentially just another possible outcome, as no bet offers a 100% guarantee anyway.

The only thing that looks suspicious to me a lot of times is when a referee extends the time of a game more than it's supposed to be, giving an unneccesary duration of extra time makes it always seem like the officials have been bribed to make sure a team wins the other or equalizes. I remember having such issues whenever I bet on some leagues that are not really popular, this might actually be a plot to beat bettors or maybe it's not

[ShowOff]

So here’s the question, do you believe the league itself could be the mastermind, doing this to beat the betting public? And if this is really happening but can’t be proven, what’s our approach as bettors to still make a profit from it?

First of all I do not think that the league could be the rigged itself so there is no question to me whether it could be public or not and what will be the result if it happens or what to do to prevent. I think the player, referre and/or the team owner can be the rigger and they could betrey with the team as well as the community.

Club owner, players, and referees can directly influence the flow of a match, which is why they are more likely to be involved in match fixing. In some cases that have been revealed to the public, especially in football, the league organizers were not involved. The consequences for match fixing are severe,one of them is being banned from playing for life.

Currently, match fixing cases are rare, especially in major leagues like the Premier League. I am not sure if this kind of thing still happens frequently in less popular leagues. What is clear is that with technological advances like VAR, I think match fixing is becoming increasingly rare, because it's very easy to detect.

[Dunamisx]

Leagues are different in this regard, because they are not the owners of the casinos we use in gambling and are not the ones paying us our winning prize when we gamble and win, the money we lose also to the casinos are not going to their pockets either, we can bet to gamble as according to how we were able to play and take the risk for winning or losing.

[DiMarxist]

When small leagues get caught rigging games, they lose credibility, so do you really think it never happens in major leagues?

I’m talking about the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS, and global football (soccer) leagues. If you’re not new to sports betting, I’m sure you’ve heard or read speculations that some games might be rigged. But since these are major leagues with billions of dollars at stake, if the industry were to be exposed, it could collapse. That’s why no one big ever gets caught, only players or referees who could just be the fall guys.

So here’s the question, do you believe the league itself could be the mastermind, doing this to beat the betting public? And if this is really happening but can’t be proven, what’s our approach as bettors to still make a profit from it?

There's actually no concrete evidence that small leagues are actually rigged. But like you said with billions involved if rigging ever comes to the doorstep of an organisation the response will be huge so any wrongdoing would likely be covered or even pinned on individuals.
Tho to me I don't really feel or should I say think that the league themselves openly fix matches. We man not know the full truth since we are not members of the league, but we keep watching and continue keep a sharp strategy.
But the best approach if such a thing is occurring as bettors, we should limit our emotional betting.

[GigaBit]

When small leagues get caught rigging games, they lose credibility, so do you really think it never happens in major leagues?

I’m talking about the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS, and global football (soccer) leagues. If you’re not new to sports betting, I’m sure you’ve heard or read speculations that some games might be rigged. But since these are major leagues with billions of dollars at stake, if the industry were to be exposed, it could collapse. That’s why no one big ever gets caught, only players or referees who could just be the fall guys.

So here’s the question, do you believe the league itself could be the mastermind, doing this to beat the betting public? And if this is really happening but can’t be proven, what’s our approach as bettors to still make a profit from it?

There's actually no concrete evidence that small leagues are actually rigged. But like you said with billions involved if rigging ever comes to the doorstep of an organisation the response will be huge so any wrongdoing would likely be covered or even pinned on individuals.
Tho to me I don't really feel or should I say think that the league themselves openly fix matches. We man not know the full truth since we are not members of the league, but we keep watching and continue keep a sharp strategy.
But the best approach if such a thing is occurring as bettors, we should limit our emotional betting.

Usually, such allegations are made in small leagues, but most of the time there is no proof of it and if there is no proof, there is no opportunity to take any action. I do not know, but in general I think that such fixing may be involved in high levels in both small and big tournaments, but it is very secret that the common people never has the opportunity to understand it. Many times it is not possible for the ordinary to understand whether the match has been fixed or not. Now, since there is no proof, there will be no point in discussing such issues. Gamblers must accept their fate in gambling and not to be emotional.