Amplify this comment, please. I believe I understand what you want to say, but do not want to assume anything.
Which "opportunity"?
"Cheat" in what way?
“Cheat” in what way?”
An FAA medical is very simple: No heart conditions, good eye sight, good hearing, and few other key ingredients that are not hard to achieve, like not be on certain medications. Under the Sport license using the driver’s license there are no changes to the requirements. Same list.
So, if the two licenses have the same medical requirements, then why does one have an FAA medical certificate required and the other does not?
Simple. People that cannot get an FAA medical and know they have a disqualifying medical condition fly under the Sport regulations illegally. I personally can name a number of them. One guy had cataracts so bad he could barely drive. We had to turn him in but he had been flying for several years before that. One guy had a heart attack. Didn’t tell the FAA then moved to Sport where he didn’t have to. Other guys don’t want to complete the requirements to get a pilot’s license because of the medical issue but then fly at night or more than 25 miles from their home airport without the instructor certifications.
It’s all about rigging the system to cheat the medical.