Betting has probably had a much bigger impact on sports than we know. It’s playing with fire though. Fans will leave if they start to think they aren’t watching

Betting has probably had a much bigger impact on sports than we know. It’s playing with fire though. Fans will leave if they start to think they aren’t watching a real competition. I haven’t watched a full NBA game since the 2007 betting scandal. Might be illogical, but finding out those nail-biter playoff games were rigged killed my interest in the league.