Well, Panam really isn't a real place in North Anerica. And the Hunger Games don't exist. Katniss, Peeta, Gale, Prim, Cato, Effie, Clove, Thresh, Cinna, Venia, Glimmer, Foxface, Marvel, Gloss,...
Suzanne Collins does not answer this question in any of her books, but if I were a rebel while answering it, I would say, "The capitol has the Hunger Games to satisfy the hunger to watch children get...