Soccer betting is rampant in Asia, and the rules that Asian bookmakers employ are that a match abandoned once it reaches halftime, will have the score at the time of the stoppage be declared official for wagering purposes. British soccer saw a flurry of early second-half power outages and this tactic is widely known as the ?Asian Power Play?.
In the past there has been isolated point shaving in college sports. But, the Pros? Can you payoff someone who is making millions? Do you believe that every time a big favorite loses straight-up, that the fix is in? Who is involved? The coaches? The Refs? An isolated player or the whole team? Who buys off those involved? Why would they risk it?
Once the perceived integrity is gone, the gambling is gone, once the gambling is gone, the interest is gone, once the interest is gone, the TV money is gone, the players salaries are gone. With so much at stake, do you think anyone would risk it?
Where there are large sums of money, there always has and will continue to be crooks looking for the easy buck, be it stocks, politics, or the gaming industry. Horse racing is infamous for its fixes in the past, yet the public still flocks to the betting windows.
