Never? The NFL has had no problems redirecting billions of state and local funding to build stadiums and other altars to their players. Thru things like food and beverage taxes, every US resident helps underwrite the NFL even if they never watch a minute of a game. If you do watch? Be prepared to spend hundreds or thousands to go to a game and buy merch.

Bread and circuses. And sell the bread if you need a ticket for admission.

It has happened before in cricket[1], I don't understand how do people not see this coming, or why they think it's still ok.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betting_controversies_in_crick...