We Uncovered the Illegal Scam Happening at Every Stadium
People are spending upwards of $60,000 on Super Bowl tickets.World Cup tickets are going for as much as $230,000.The cost of going to a game is out of control. We investigated what billionaire owners don’t want you to know — how to fix this mess.
Producer: Alec Opperman
Editor: Anthony Mascorro
Videographers: Addison Post, Poppy Lynch, Justin Feltman
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@tremoo5987
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
5:09 Tigers must have seen this video, they they mo money now
@thesmithersy
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
This is why we in the UK make sports team owners pay for their own stadiums
@Kgercsn
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
🙄 We’re in a market economy. Quit going to games or quit buying food. I’m pretty sure you can go 3 hours without eating.
Maybe you’d prefer a socialist economy where the government would receive all of the money and then make the prices go up. Much better idea.
@N.Bernard
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
On the morning before sporting events we cooked up thousands of wieners and kept them in 45 gallon drums, until the evening, then one by one placed them on the rolling warmer, then we would take the left over popcorn from a previous event and fill the bottom third of every bag. Any food that was untouched in the luxury suites was recycled to the next event. But the best was when they cleaned out the freezers, and served all the expired patties to the staff🍔🌭
@corey6393
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
Does the same law apply to airports? Airplane food and drink?
@OhioDave1345
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
What an insanely stupid video. Is this supply and demand. If the price is too high, don't go. You don't need to be there. You don't need to eat there. I'm a Detroit Lions fan. The prices are too much money. I have made a decision not to go. I don't need the government to be my nanny. I make my own financial decisions. When I used to go to games, I would eat ahead of time. Because I thought the food was too expensive. If the teams charge too much money, they will price the fans out of the game. Then people will stop going. If the stadiums are full, people are paying the price. If you're putting it on a credit card and running up debt, you're a fool. Let's all get back to making sound financial decisions on our own.
@ericg9942
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
Just more legally stealing money by the wealthy .. junk fees, price gauging, tax breaks and the free money they get to make themselves richer
@GarrettWease
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
Eye opening. Fantastic. Thank you.
@ronaldclark9245
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
How about food prices at airports?
@rickthe533
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
Doesn't take a genius to figure out I'm getting scammed after paying $20 for a slice of pizza
@kenneth9271
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
The couch at home >
@That_Guy_Says_Hi
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
These are "Wealth Transfer Points," folks. That's all.
@ryankenyon5010
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
Good for him. I'm tired of being bent over every time I make a purchase.
@garybowler5946
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
Nobody who is worried about food prices can afford a ticket to sports events.
@thetarrpit
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
2 videos into this channel, and I'm very impressed! deep investigative work into issues that affect everyday Americans. Any politician that ran on these platforms would have my vote
@Inquisitor6321
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
And remember… WE the tax payers paid for these stadiums!
@Fl0_oRr
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
17 bucks a beer and more than 9 for a hot dog???? And people don't riots??? This is ridiculous! You have to protest, to boycott this kind of thing! They will continue as long as you, guys, accept it
@zc7396
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
Or you just don’t buy the hotdog. What a waste of time this video was.
@RRambo19
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
Its funny because you don’t have to buy a hotdog or anything! You should be allowed to bring in your own food if you want now the ticket price is something that has gotten egregious and usury! So my solution is don’t go BOYCOTT THE HALF SCAM!
@WorkJayJaywork
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
Panem et circenses
@coreyfranco7060
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
If you cant afford the stadium food then watch it at home. They have the right to charge whatever they want
@Sierra4435
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 pm
The higher the price of something means the higher tax on it and the governments get the taxes. Don't expect the government to help you fight it.
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