Going all the way back to Plato, the question has often been asked, "Is there honor among thieves?" Iowa has definitively answered the question, heh.

>>8048126 More or less a consensus here that pro sports are rigged. Would this not be true everywhere, throughout history? Imagine a 12th century jousting tournament. A powerful noble sends word to some up and coming knight that he will throw his next bout. Of course he does it—no choice. Or deals between knights. For sure, always. Run the mind back to the Mayans & the court ball game where allegedly the losing team got whacked. If the results of those games were used to settle big money issues, or even more importantly, political/social issues, there would be an imperative to be certain that the players gave 100%, all out effort–explaining the perplexing die-if-you-lose thing. With a facade for the peasants that this had some religious function.

>>8048477 Like Grassley & respect his work. He is wrong with this statement. Not only is justice REQUIRED here, but it must be a thorough & widespread justice. About a million people worldwide need to be doing the air dance.

>>8048657 Love, love, love the look on security's face. Not messing around.