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What have your experiences about this been? Is match fixing considered a common occurrence in leagues you place bets at?
No experience so far or at least not to my knowledge. I also prefer betting on top leagues like most members. I have heard of match fixing accusations from local sport leagues but it's usually the accuser's words against the accused. No real evidence to support it so I cannot really call the game as rigged. There are bettors that are just sore losers so can't take them seriously.
Is this happening in this current dispensation? If it is, then it can't be in the top leagues, or better still, they must be very secretive in doing it. As we all know, what we actually see might not be what actually happened, but this is not fair if it truly happens, and it is a serious offence if caught at the same time. Mind you, allegations or accusations are still not facts, I heard of such too, but these days, you can't because of an allegation or accusation sanction teams anyhow, there must be proof, a valid one for that matter, which is what I believe is always difficult to puzzle out. As it is now, I would like to take my mind off this kind of allegations, whether it happens or not, as long as they do not deprive me of the entire tourney, there is nothing concerning me.
It will be left to how the involved teams could play and display their talent to know whether they are worth the trophy or not. There are many benefits of match-fixing though which might attract some parties to get involved in it. But this can't be in major matches where every team is getting ready for the celebration and the glory of lifting the cup, for real. And if they would ever comprise for other teams, there must be a very huge sum of money that must be paid for that purpose by the parties involved.