People generally are not intelligent enough to figure out that this actually happens. High up mafia guys have gone on record saying they’ve fixed nhl, nfl, nba games. It’s easier to plug your ears and close your eyes I suppose. Also there was a court case in the states involving a major football game being fixed and the judge ruled that the only thing fans pay for is entertainment. So it doesn’t matter that, the particular game appeared to be rigged, as long as the participants act like entertainers(WWE style)