It isn’t cause they’re American, if it was any other team the reaction would be exactly the same. They don’t want to split the money more. I know we all want to make it into an anti-American sentiment, but I genuinely believe they don’t care what nationality the team is.
The main concern seems to be prize pool dilution? Why is hard to make it a sliding scale, factoring in # of teams racing? Or is it they just don't want the competition? It leaves a sour taste in my mouth their approach both limiting competition meanwhile denying entries.