I understand why you would not want athletes to throw games on purpose if they place a large bet for the opposing team to win, however let’s say I am a pitcher in baseball, and I place a bet for my own team to win, wouldn’t that only motivate me to play better because I stand to win more money by doing so?
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I thought about this the other day and realized that a team could sandbag the odds and then change the lineup or some other kind of manipulation. Or they could report injuries that aren’t as bad as they say… etc.
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