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I recently made a poll for which gambling game people think has more odds for winning.
I was actually surprised that a lot voted for Sportsbetting, so I read up a bit about it. http://docomocasino.com/pros-cons-sports-gambling.html
I was expecting Dice to take the lead,(I prefer Dice myself), I would like to try Sportsbetting (they say it has highest odds?) but I can't seem to get past the research required to learn about the sports involved, to actually make a bet. Especially since individuals who are not into sports has way worse chances of winning compared to those who are actually interested.
Comments? I'll probably just stick to Dice. lol.

Sports where a lot easier say 10 years ago before stats and analytics where scoured to a higher percentage for the lines.
Also the factor in a lot sports realizing where the main viewers are coming from,drove games to be manipulated for more excitement.
The good ole days.

I don't think betting on sports has to be that time-consuming and research-heavy. If you focus building your knowledge around just a few leagues, then it's pretty easy to continue following those leagues, and you aren't overwhelmed by the sheer number of teams around the world and all the stats surrounding them. Get to know a few leagues very well, and from then on you can trust your gut instinct when betting rather than having to spend hours researching teams or players you are unfamiliar with.

sportsbetting only takes upto a hour or less for me and that's researching player conditions, team histories, and many other stats when determing where to place a wager :D its fast and a winner for many inc me :P

Lol, nothing is actually made for everybody even if some people are told to bet who will score first in a big team versus small team tournament, they will still lose not because they are unlicky just because its not meant for them and I like you for recognising your call and sticking to it. Its a good way as some people can be good in all ways but that even is not meant for everybody... My opinion though...

Sportsbetting isn't for everyone. Its a form of gambling just like the others, where you can sometimes get an edge by doing good research on the games. With a lot of resources to do the research before the games helps in getting a small edge on sportsbetting.

Yeah not everyone if you are not making a profit in sports betting and you are making a profit in dice game better to stay in dice game instead. because people are not the same luck if i can make a profit in dice game i will choose other game like sports betting and try my self their if there is a goo result..
And decide where i can stay or not..

Sportsbetting requires dedication. lol. I tried it before but never really had a good pick onmy own and won. I always relied on the tipsters around here in the forum. You need to be an avid sports fan so you can get the fun in this kind of gambling compared when you are playig dice which onl requires patients and some analizing skills.

Sportsbetting is good if you follow all sports related news, transfers, keep on checking forms of all players, can figure out stronger team for every new season and also addicted towards sports. And also i have seen few guys who are really good at predicting results with their analysis but sometime their predication also fails. Sportsbetting is risky and not always profitable but if you know all about that sport than you can earn good amount of money betting on games whose result can be predicted easily.

I used to play slots but then since some time I tend to follow tipsters here and so far they have made me money rather than made me lose it but as a precaution I always bet what I can afford to lose. Its the number one golden rule in gambling. Tipsters say they do research for their work and so far I have seen they are right most of the time so whenever I have spare money I follow one of them as there are many here and the good thing is many are free.

 Try to pay for tips, that works for many. For that you need to be big player, to have money for tip, and to have money to bet. Also you can choose to follow people from here, I saw couple good threads with some good predictions. You have that around the internet, specialized sites, facebook pages, twitter also, and many more places.

 If you think betting on sports is too expensive, then stick on dices, dices can be played with very small amounts, sports is different you need to invest a bit more then on dices. What ever you decide, I hope luck will follow you, just try to be happy no matter do you win or lose.

No dedication need in sports betting, Only knowledge on games and players and team performance is enough to win our bet. The basic understanding and follow some experience person prediction is sufficient to win bet in sports betting. But this is not possible in Dice game. It is purely Luck base game. Yes, sports betting not for everyone it is just for only sports lovers.

Without knowing anything about one particular sport, how one person could bet with it?
But anyone can start gambling in dice without any prior knowledge. But sports betting must require "at least" what are the rules for that sport. But knowing the strength of a particular player will help you to predict the results more accurately.
This way, I too believe sports betting is not for everyone. But anyone can learn sports betting by showing interest on a sport.

But I feel, if luck is your prime weapon then there is no difference between sports betting and other gambling. Because you can start sports betting by blindly bet on any team / any score. If you have extreme luck on that day, you will find positive results for your betting even you have entered without having any knowledge / prediction on that sport.

I do not follow sports with enough dedication for me to believe that I would have an advantage. 

That's a fact, and I think most of us here bet on popular leagues/tournaments like FIFA, NBA, MLB, tennis and etc., and this one of the reasons why I regain my interest on sports. People do care on their bets, since they know what is going on in the professional scene, but some people just follow on some tipsters here for the promising profit, not for the sport itself.

i think it is not for everyone because it requires a lot of skills to make quality bets

You are completely right on this one. Sports betting, require a lot of thought and knowledge about the games you are betting. it's not a guaranteed win, because sports are of course still very hard to predict, but they do have some margin for skill to kick in, and let you get some profit.

On dice etc, it's just about luck and you cant "beat" the house edge.
Of course bookies still have their edge, by offering creating a book bellow 100%, so they should always profit no matter the result of the game, if they keep their bets well, but you can also profit if you are skilled enough in predicting results. So you only need to be better than the other guys that bet, and not the bookie, so you can profit.

i always like sportsbetting because i think i never get any luck if playing dice games , always get lost even just started to play and only waste my money , but in sportsbetting especially soccer game i can analyze both team who play and can decide what good bet to pick. that is why i think sportsbetting is safer to do than dice games

If you don't like sports then definitely just stick to dice.

The main reason I sports bet is because I watch so much sports and
pay attention to the teams and have an edge when betting it in most
cases. Also it just makes the game more fun to watch when having a
bet on it.

Well me too, I like sportsbetting and it is mean while the most fair game in gambling. And the hands of the team who you are going to bet is going to play for your money. That is why sports betting for me is the best gambling fairness. But I know there are mafias too in sports betting but it is not obvious if they are just selling a game.

I think yes, it's not for everyone. IMO It is mostly for people who are really into sports and who have some interest and idea on how sports work. If you're not, I don't think that you will enjoy sports betting. You must not just listen to what other people say then bet, you must have your own sports betting knowledge and stand by it with confidence. BTW, just like you, it's not also for me, but I do believe that there is a higher chance of winning there when you have knowledge than on the dice (just for me).

If you want to bet in all sports then yes it is not for everyone because they need to acquire a lot of knowledge on all sports first but everyone will have their favourite sports and to bet on those favourite sports we all can predict more accurately. My favourite game is cricket and so for my bets on cricket matches gave me good profit.

The reason why people prefer sport betting is because the chances being scammed is lower unless they are doing fixed match scam, and now the rumour of provably fair from casino has been question by the gambler, somehow they are not really believed that the site is really legit eventhough the site can prove the provably fair

Don't think sports betting is anywhere near legal where I live.  I wouldn't mind betting on a college basketball game, but I think in that area I would be way out of my league.  Most sports just leave me cold.  I know it's easy to bet on horses and such...but that never interested me.

It definitely isn't for everyone.  We had a radio show host who would constantly talk about his sports picks.  He was the most addicted, obsessive, problematic sports gambler I have ever heard.  But I think he was good at it and sold his sports picks in subscriptions.  Aside from anything else, he was passionate about sports.  Many people, especially in the nerdy-nerd bitcoin world, are not.

Yes you are going to have to do vast amounts of research and get many pointers and tips from experienced people and learn from them. Learn from the managers and players about certain things like strength and weakness of certain sports. Where people fail more where they fail less.

i like dice games myself too.
i think i explained in that other topic too, when you are betting on sports if you know that sport then you have a better chance of winning but if you don't even know the sport or the teams then it is no different than playing dice and it is actually worse.

Exactly, even not in sports betting and as well as other profitable ways you need to know something about it and what is going to be the more profitable way of having good strategy into it and if you are going to make some research to it know that all of things about it. And as well as the advantages and disadvantages.

Dice and sports betting are both form of gambling and both have equally risks and benefits too. I played some dice in fast in Primedice.com and I didn't see any good thing in dice. (100% lost) and I also use to bet on some cricket matches and luckily I won all my bets. but I am not saying dice is just a way to loose. if you are getting good wining from dice then stick to dice.


and it is even more easier when you bet on the sports which you already know and regularly watch all the matches. like I watch cricket and usually I know which team win. like this.

Stick on what you know and like most, because it is simply about preferences. If you do not know about sports so it is not recommended to gamble your money on it. Dice is the simplest game ever to play, but sports betting is the most played gambling all over the world.

Getting knowledge about sports is really the requirements in sports betting that is why the name of the game is that.

And next, you must know the teams who are playing and their handicaps upon playing. But I disagree that sports betting is not for everyone, anyone can play sports betting as long as he knows the game itself.

The bigger the knowledge about the sports who you are betting the bigger chances for you to win, and people who follow or should we called sports fan are mostly wins on sportsbooks since they can locate who is the best and stronger team and who are underdogs and so by that you can wim big money by the odds and i dont think theres a luck on that betting site because it is based on team analysis.

Exactly, it is just like a career in trading that's why you are going to improve your knowledge about sports betting and as well as the sports as well.

Knowledge is really applicable in every thing that you are going to do if you are going to cultivate, it is also a requirement in sports betting.

But , the different between sportsbetting and the other gambling games is there are many possibilities you can choose with Sportsbetting.
Like you can choose which team would win , or a total score on full time match , and etc. So you can choose the best pick with your mind.
Even you not really like sports you can bet with it , unlike the other games you only need a extreme luck for gain a profit.

Sports betting is great for the casual gambler. You can have a bet for fun on a team you think will win and get hours of entertainment for a small stake. You can also easily get better and more serious about it by studying the sports and the bet types you are interested in betting on as all the relevant information is available for free online. There are so many bet types that you can use to make sure you get a win.

Sports betting is one of the best form of gambling if we have some knowledge about the sports, in sports betting the outcome depend on how we are experienced to pick the best option for that game, I think it's much easy to make profit as compare with dice.

Sports betting is for real gamblers and not casual ones. I used to work in a casino before where I work now and it was opened in 2004 for the European Championship then. I saw people reading news all day and betting only after they had read almost every single new regarding that event. They lost their wife, their family and everything but in the end they won a lot of money. They used to stay in the casino which was also a sports book and provided PC-s to check everything before you bet. I have learned from them since 2004 and now I am using their exact method to make money from sports betting. It's not that difficult.
I had 4 months of great tipping February-May 2016 where everybody made profit.
I had 1 month since 6 July to 6 August 1 month of free tip with results more than 0.60 btc profit.
So its not difficult at all and even if someone tells me its by chance, how come is by chance 5 months of consecutive profit in sports book ?

For the people who can't win in sports betting they can always follow a tipster. I have followed almost any tipster in this forum and with all of them I have had good results and the best part as that I never bought any tips from them but only took advantage of the free tips they were posting. They made me some money until know but I have quit sports betting for sometime, will resume as soon as I will need some money as I found it an easy way to make some additional cash by following the tipsters here.

Sportsbetting is for everyone and gambling on sports is really good and it's not provably fair like dice sites. There are many options to bet on each match.

yes sport betting is not for everyone because this games not only needed luck to do so because basic knowledge such as for the history teams, analysis strength, or etc is very important here but for those who have good results during his sport betting he would more confident to do sport betting than other games

Everybody has different mind and thought about the gambling, as I think if any person has enough knowledge than sports betting is working wonderful for him, that is true sports betting is not for everyone who don't have any interest in sports matches, that is the reason people are not satisfied with the result of sports matches.

It is only for sports fans, some people lost money easily because they don't have enough knowledge. Therefore i think sports experts, arbers and so forth can win profits in the long term.

As you said you need good knowledge, however this isn't too hard. Just find the sport you know most about right now(however little that is) and watch like a whole season, or a whole bunch of games and tournaments(this obviously depends on the sport). Once you've watched enough you'll get a feel for who is good against who and bad against who. After that you're set, but this may take a while. It's all about just sitting and observing for a while.

Yeah and if you are following any particular sport since long time then it will be easy for you to judge what will be an end result, but the fact is many matches are fixed nowadays so it becomes risky to judge the result.

Yes, if you know any particular game then you can easily guess winning team more accurately otherwise very easy to lose money in sports betting. Don't ever follow any one's suggestions to bet because those suggestions never be 100% accurate you may lose quite a lot of money. So it is better you try to gain knowledge before betting on any sports.

Sports betting needed some knowledge in able to have higher percentage of winning. But remember, this is gambling. There is still possibilities you will lose even you have knowledge on the person or teams you bet for.

i think it is mostly depending on you and what you prefer to do with your time playing.

for example someone prefers dice another person prefers playing slots and someone else poker. so it is obvious that if you prefer and enjoy playing dice you will never be successful in poker because you don't like it and the same thing is true the other way around.

and since a lot of people like sports and betting on them they obviously choose sports betting.

sportsbetting is overrated by people here , I mean it's for sure fun to bet on matches that you are going to watch for more thrill
but people think that they have better chances in sportsbetting , but sportsbetting is kinda like poker
if you are good then you can make money but if you aren't good then probably it's better to play a casino game and hope for the good

thats true, people who watch sports only can make some good profit out of sports betting right now, though that is just my opinion to be honest

You have to be very interested in sports and what you betting on including the team and players. Its no good making a bet when you dont know either team very well. Its best to understand each team involved in the game fpr their weaknesses and strengths and execute your strategy acdordingly and as best you can so as not to make a bad discussion that incures much lose.

Maybe to start with stick to large popular events, this could be events that are well known and it is clear who are favourite. Examples include events like the Olympics. Sites I use are directbet and sports, both offer good odds.

But still for some pro player they can manage to get some winning through sportbetiting because sport betting is really easy for them to play and there is no house edge on them. They are just playing only with odds and most of pro players manage to win it just by collect more information on how much each games will be played

I agree that sportsbetting isn't for everyone and the reason is simple,you have to put an effort studing the teams,the players,the stats and doing a lot of research in order to bet seriously.You can't just rely on luck and win as much as on dice for example,maybe you can win a few times if you make random bets but in the long run it will be  a disaster.

Once I watch a soccer game in an bookie chatting room, one guy said he is not a soccer fan even doesn't know the soccer rule, but he gambled a lot, and lost a lot, lol. So he should have some brain problems.

in sportsbetting, minimal we know about the team and know the history on each team, then we can have a chance to win the games and make some money. if we don't know nothing, then we can read all information that we can get. knowing the team first, then start sportsbetting.

sportsbetting is for everyone that want to use it except for minors because it is not legal for them. There's no rules and regulation on sportsbetting that it is limited for those have knowledge and good analysis on sports. Because both expert and non-expert players are both the same players in gambling cause there is no guarantee that you will win if you have a good analysis. the only difference is there chance of winning. so probably sportsbetting is for everyone. but if OP's main intention is for profit. maybe it is only for an expert in sport analysis.

To be honest, I think that complete newbies can profit from sports betting as well, obviously not as well as professionals, but they still can profit.

For newbies, they can follow a tipster on bitcointalk, read a sports discussion thread here in bitcointalk's gambling section, or find a sports discussion forum.

I find that discussion threads on bitcointalk can be useful for newbies; they have helped me a lot. Be sure to double check the info provided though.

If you don't have an understanding of sports, then yes, stick to the Dice.  If I had to choose between Dice and Sports, I definitely choose SPORTS (NFL, MLB, a little NBA - I do NOT mess around with College foots).

Also, IF you decided to bet sports, then I hope you can find a local "book". There are some reputable online sites, but that leaves a trail you do not want esp if you live in the States.

Best of Luck in whatever you decide to do.

Yes ofcourse almost everyone can play and try his luck at sportsbetting,i was talking about profits and the chance of winning,a newbie who's placing random bets does not have the same chances to win with an expert and this is the main difference that sprotsbetting has from a game that is based in pure luck (dice for example).
Sportsbetting it's more a skill than luck to sum it in a few words

i think he is mainly talking about the fact that you can still use tipsters and make bets on the sports that you don't even know anything about them.

but i don't personally like this way of making bets, because you will be trusting another person and he can be wrong or worst he can be running a scheme to lead others to bet against him and win bigger himself.

Actually there is not any single person in this world that dont like sports matches, all people sure like sports matches but the problem is not everyone know how to bet on sport betting although you have knowledge and you can gather a lot of information to boost your winning chance but sometimes you need to analyze it too

i just won in esports without analzying that i just
randomly betted in teams then boom i won

esports is like sportsbetting but playing games instead like csgo

Sports betting is best i would still say it among all types of gambling but only for those who have some good knowledge about certain sports weather its cricket,soccer or basketball.My speciality is cricket so i can say it is possible to win in gambling in sports betting consistently if we can have self control and only bet in sport in which we have the knowledge,also the odds we get are the best in it and we are totally dependent on ourselves in the sports betting.

you said it buddy " pro play " and in my post I meant the majority of people not the ones who are really good
people tend to love sportsbetting cause it looks like it's easy to predict , like you can pick Barcelona in any game but in order to have profit in the long run this isn't simple like that
honestly I find achieving profit in poker in the long run is way easier than achieving that in sportsbetting

Sports betting is for everyone I think. There is many sports and games every day. If someone follow any sport and like to predict scores to make watching of the game morw interwsting, its easy to put a bet, normally if someone have a wish for that.
It is for everyone, cause there is no need for big thinking, no one needs big knowledge or special skills. Someone just needs to find a game he like, and place a bet on winner or loser, more or less goals for example. Easy and simple, everyone can do it.

Everyone can actually engage in sports betting. You don't really have to be that much knowledgeable in sports, nowadays just listening to news would give you a lot of ideas about several leagues. Also try reading or asking friends about a couple of information about the sport that you're thinking about betting on. I think sports betting, among other forms of gambling, has one of the highest chance of you winning

Yes, people will get knowledge on sports very easily, if we follow all sports threads in this Bitcointalk forum is enough to bet on sports. We will get daily updates and predictions from experts in sports. SO we just follow them means we can make some profit. I don't say it is for everyone. But this is the good way to make money gambling.