The Entertainment Fraud

Professional sports.

The biggest fraud in the entertainment industry.

Sixty or so years ago there was big bruhaha made about payola - radio disc jockeys being paid to play records of a specific label's featured artists. The payola scandal resulted in people losing their jobs, even going to jail.

Sixty or so years ago there was also a big bruhaha made about quiz shows - contestants who were deemed to be appealing to viewers were being fed answers in order to keep them on the show as long as possible. The quiz show scandal resulted in people losing their jobs, even going to jail.

Tonight I watched a National Football League football game that featured a manipulation of the game's outcome by the only people who literally have absolute control of the game - the officials.

It was glaringly obvious that the officials were doing everything possible to ensure that the home team would receive every advantage possible, and it was disgusting.

Which is okay with me, as hockey has started, and hockey is still not corrupt...I hope.