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When I first saw the headline of this article (link below) I thought it was a joke, but then it hit me that it could be real too as there’s no major tournament also going on now. It’s pertinent to note that I never knew that there was a sport game called Trotting, and what further amazes me is the amount of money that gamblers are currently wagering on it. Lastly I would like to know if you’ll have ever gambled on Trotting, and marbles if yes how was your experience gambling on it.

Source:

https://www.ft.com/content/71aa11ad-cf3e-47b3-8cfe-9233c436ea32

Edit: check this link https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-sports-betting-gambling-5da13f2e-9bce-441a-b8c9-b6ccfebee66c.html

I can't read the article. Can you quote it?

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I'm not familiar with Trotting, is it the same with Harness racing? It appears that it has been around for a very long time and it's popular among early Europeans.

Anyway, gamblers will always be gamblers. If there's a platform and there's an event to bet on, some will always try to wager be it Trotting, Marbles, and other not-so-popular games/sports.

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I don't know what I did wrong but it's not working for me. I click the link form my inbox and it still redirects me to the main site which requires subscription.

I am not familiar with trotting too and tried to look at the definition.


Reference is from Wikipedia. It seems at times like this people will still be looking for something to bet on since most major sports events are cancelled.

Wtf, they need a subscription to read the article?
Anyways never heard of trotting or marble racing before, but I did a quick search and found them to be quite interesting to watch. But I obviously won't bet on it as its purely a luck-based game.  I avoid pure luck-based games at all costs.

I read such content by using twitter.

If you use twitter then follow this.
- Open your inbox
- Send article link to yourself and ofcourse open it  :P

Voila.. you can read any content without subscriptions.

Thank you very much for the help.


That is from the article about trotting.


And this page is from Wikipedia about harness racing, and I guess that it's related to the articles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harness_racing

And I think this is the image for Harness racing

https://i.imgur.com/6f2UBIy.jpg

I think that will be the same as the horse betting or dog fights or similar betting which using the animal to bets. I cannot imagine how it will torture the horse when the horse needs to run faster. I don't know in another country, but I guess that in some country that sports will be prohibited. Probably, that sports will also be prohibited in these situations because that can attract so many people in that country to watch the game.

The percentage of gamblers actually betting on such unknown sports are probably very low since it is still possible to continue betting on games like Table Tennis etc online right now which are far more popular games in comparison.

Due to the lockdowns around the world, it is difficult for anyone to step out for anything other than essential stuff these days(Groceries etc) which is why I am guessing that the percentage is probably low.

Not sure bro, why its not working for you because Twitter basically allow us to bypass any paywall so it should work fine. try one more time?

This is my first time heard about it, I wonder what kind of games it is. Thanks for sharing it with us. gotta search the internet to know more details about the game and how it works. I'm not familiar about this game but base on what I have read here: https://www.ft.com/content/71aa11ad-cf3e-47b3-8cfe-9233c436ea32
is a kind of racing game that looks like the horse racing but they have some sort of cart behind the horse which makes it more original. The article's story's base on Sweden. they do this alternative to the other gambling activity.

Could be right since this kind of sport is unfamilliar to most gamblers and I find it unique, as mentioned above it could be a local sport. Since most people don't have a choice where to bet on this could be an alternative choice. Would be fun to see a unique sport event due to the lockdown.

how was that possible when there is stil an outbreak going on ? many sports events are now being cancelled .  i havent heard of this game before and i dont also open the link but instead i just search the term on google and i see that it was some kind of horsing game  . never see trotting on the sportsbetting category on the site that i play  . i dunno why this game is so underated but maybe people already foccus on the normal horse game than this one  . about marble , is that a different game too  ? the one that small round crystal like balls  ?

Same Here the site needs subscription before using it. but anyway i have search in YouTube and it brings me in this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5DZgsr23Vo in which i believe i have seen before,Game that a Horse is pulling a small cart with a Jockey sitting.

what i cant see is that Marbles game But this only prove that gamblers will do anything just to sustain their Lust or addiction in gambling.

Gambling addicts would try to creating or bet on anything that they could use in order to fulfill their addiction.
Due to corona virus many of sports event and other events that could be used to gamble has been cancelled so they couldn't bet on anything so they are using what they could to ease their desire to gamble.
I think there would be more if this lock down continue we could see more ways for them to gamble.

This is the first time I see anything like trotting but it could be rewarding for some gamblers.

Down here, peeps have resorted to gambling or virtual leagues, dog race, and this color gambling.
I don't know much about them, but it seems the isolation period is bringing out the best in gamblers

I don't care about Trotting but I did know about Marble Racing betting. There's actually a league called "Marbula One" (nice play on words, eh?) and I remember seeing (season's over) a lot of sportsbooks offering lines for the new sensation: competitive marble races.

For those who don't know, this is what a common Morbula One race looks like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTVYLdKqxcI

pretty epic, right?  :D

I never think that trotting will hit today as pandemic is ongoing, marble racing on the other hand is a very good sport to bet these days coz all the host to to is a platform for the marbles to race. The Olympics is delayed due to covid19 too, so other sports that is being done outside should be cancelled too. Marble racing, who would have think that it will be a topic on sports betting huh

I have watched a lot of these marble race, I find it just a fun game for kids, I didn't think it would come a long way through here.

It is the first time I hear about Trotting but I am not surprised that gamblers are betting in such events now that they are all playing from home finding new ways to keep themselves busy and entertaining.If gamblers see a new gaming platform by their nature they want to try it out.

I have watched some marble races on Youtube few weeks ago, but hell, I'm not that desperate to bet on it :D. It's interesting how they determine odds, because it's completely random thing which marble will win.
Trotting - well, I had to Google to see what this term means. In simple words, it's good old horse racing. But betting on horse races always been quite a big and popular thing among gamblers. But when there is not much other sport events, people who never bet on it before started to show interest. But as I see, there is not many horse races in action now because of pandemy.

I guess it's the only lines available on those sportsbook that's why there was a big increase and those markets are only available on selected providers. If you want to check the odds there's a few bitcoin sportsbook that offers them like mbet and sportsbet. Marbles is another game basically several marbles in a race track but I think they're newly added compared to trotting.

In fact, trotting is a well known sport in some countries and it has a big audience.
Many enjoy watching horse racing and betting on it in RL but It doesn't seem to be an attractive sport for online gamblers.

It may be a good opportunity for gamblers to experience different types of games  :)
We should not neglect eSports which is gaining more popularity too.

I guess it was expected for the less popular sport game to gain more traffic since major sports events are cancelled. also, I think the reason why a lot of gamblers or people haven't heard of this sports is due to it's unpopularity to the masses or only a few gambling sportsbooks caters to this sport.

I thought you were talking about two different sport/game because I've seen marble racing in person and I've seen a game or two online although there was no betting involved. but the one I've seen in person has bets

gamblers will always be gamblers. finding ways where to bet. lol Marbula One is nice though, i dont think they can rig that game. the performance is all on marbles!!

People are hella bored and thankfully there is online stuff that could entertain you right? Is there any way to join the fun but in crypto?

I have seen this game before but in which countries this game is popular mate?is this a european sport?they are look cooler sitting behind the horses tail .
Yeah this is what gambling needs to be now and also gamblers because of no chances playing outside so may favor if focusing in Online betting.

Anything new in gambling it wants to try including gambling Trotting I also do not know how to bet maybe people there are some many experiences so it is more comfortable playing gambling in Trotting.
If I don't know, then I will not do this kind of gambling, the better I understand it, the more meaningful it will be.

I think the demand is on fiat online sportsbook although maybe the number is not that high. It's just that, they noticed a significant increase compared to its usual.

And as for the article related to what OP shared, trotting is popular in Sweden. For the record, Sweden currently has 11,445 confirmed cases on which have 1,033 death and 381 recoveries. Australia, one of the countries where horse racing is also popular (also on trotting) has 6,400 confirmed cases on which have 61 deaths and 3,598 recoveries.

How come they can freely play sports? Or maybe it was done in another country? I can't think of another country or region that is COVID-free that this kind of sport is popular.


https://sportsbet.io/sports/horse-racing (Harness TAB)

For marbles, I can't found some.

How much is the average amount currently wagered on that sports? I can't see it in the article.

And can we know too how much is the amount wagered before the pandemic virus spread in the world?

I want to see the preview of how much it increased. If it's much then these sports aren't really demanding before in online betting I guess.

Thanks for sharing the horse betting. Anyways, I have only seen the racing of marbles online. Is that the one where they roll downhill? Lol.

The marbles race or marbula one finished  sometime last week that's why there's no lines available anymore.

I think the percentages says it all, some gamblers probably have no choice but to try what's left on their sportsbook besides esports and casino games.

So I could access it in Sportsbet? I can't seem to find it or any history though.

Is that the one's that is always showing up on social media platforms? It is too fun to see that there is actually a commentary with it while the game is on but in terms of using this kind of game in a betting site, I think it doesn't actually could give fair and good games as they need to make sure the weight of each ball is the same and the only difference is its design and color. Just like what lottery ball games are doing, they first weigh the ball to make sure it is fair to bet for people.

i see your point bro but what about other kind of gambling game that have online versions  ? how can we sure that they are legit ? well a site provides a page where you can see that your bets are fair  , i think they can also use this method for this type of games  . game can be in a randomize mode though but the animation are still there just to make people think that they are really playing a real gambling  . these games are new to my ears but why not  ? as long as they are still available i will alwyas try them out  .

The game looks a bit strange.
Hopefully the horses are not made or force to walk in their unnatural pattern. Or maybe that is their natural walking pattern? They probably should use virtual horses instead of the real ones for this sort of thing.

Despite big number of confirmed cases, there is no quarantine in Sweden. Restaurants, shops work as usual, there is many people on streets and parks without face masks. Only events with more than 50 people is banned. So, they even play football friendly games without spectators.
Don't knowvabout Australia, but from stats that you've posted, situation doesn't looks bad in their country, so maybe such events is allowed.

I cannot read the firsrt link of article ypu have attached in your post but I have been able to read the next article you have attached whem you edted your post. Well, I haven't heard of trotting before so I got into y curiosity to find for its definition online and based on what I have read trotting is a kind of horse racing wherein there's a two wheel cart attached at the back of the horse ride by a jockey. Seems familiar to me since it was like a transportation here in my country which is called "kalesa or calesa". I haven't heard of this before that this can be played on sports betting. Well, it just shows how creative people are when it comes to fulfilling their wants despite of the situation we have making unfamiliar games to bet just to be able to play sports betting on gambling.

Seems australia has pretty sensible rules for the crisis:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/apr/15/can-i-visit-my-family-parents-coronavirus-australia-lockdown-rules-covid-19-restrictions-nsw-victoria-queensland

The country is probably not too strick from what I have read there ^. I didn't read everything though. So maybe I missed some important information on the actual level of strictness there.
If the game is currently allowed in the country, it's likely that rules will not permit more than 10 persons watching the game physically especially without proper distancing and other preventative measures.

is this another form of Horse racing but different style?because as i check the game it seems to be the Jockey is riding in separate cart?
this is cool because this is the first time i have seen this game lol.
Perhaps this is not New in gambling sports?because people here in this thread seems familiar with the game and i presume that this is a European game?

During these times when everyone cannot go out and live their normal lives, believe me, boredom makes everyone do some crazy things and discover new things they have never even heard of before. Same with gambling. There literally isn't any games right now on any big leagues on multiple sports, though some obscure ones remain to be playable today. Hell, some of the Filipinos here are betting on cockfights on rooftops just to kill time and gain some profit on gambling! Trotting is quite popular in some countries in EU, I believe, though Marbles is a different story, I'd say!

Afaik someone suggested it on their thread but they didn't offer markets for it. Nitrogensports had odds for it since they made a post (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=355081.msg54153487#msg54153487) about the marbula one (if you're still interested) but it seems like the next marbles race or at least the next season will start in September.

I don't know what Trotting, I just read it above and in terms of marble, I never thought it would be that mainstream this lockdown.

Been seeing a lot of streams playing marbles and I even saw a Facebook video in the past shoutcasting a marble tournament in a track or obstacle he just made. I also watched a tournament in 2018 in Southern England about a Marble Tournament and I don't even think that people would bet on it, I mean people are just that bored I think.

Sure people found some interest betting in an event you didn't expect will be betting on. Lol, I just saw this marble vids on fb as well, as I see a single man did it all, the track, the shoutcasting, and the tourney itself. Now that it became a mainstream, it makes me wonder what would it look like in the long run? I mean, isn't it just a temporary thing for now because people are bored, or this kind of thing would go big in gambling industry. This is intresting though, pure luck would dictate the entire game.

Betting in a sports that you don't know is like drawing without any passion, it means you will just do it for the sake of the trend. You should bet on the sports where you have an idea and you enjoy watching, like basketball, soccer and other sports. That's the reason why the percentage of gamblers in an unknown sports is not that high compared to other sports that is famous enough. It still depends on the people if they want to bet on a certain sports like trotting, marbles, or archery and etc. If you know some gambling platform or casino that offers a sports betting that you prefer, then that's good. During this lockdown, you should find a gambling casino online where you can play while you're staying inside your house and safe with your family.

Also this is my first time about knowing trotting related to gambling because I only know some sports like basketball, hockey, football, baseball, and etc., but trotting sounds new to me. If you're a gambler and you have no idea about a sports that you are interested to bet in, you must try to seek information first or knowledge in order for you to know the rules in the game. It is very hard to bet in a sport if you have no idea about it, being curious is good because the learning is unlimited and your knowledge will increase in the world of gambling. But it is not easy to find a gambling platform where they offer trotting betting online casino. Nowadays, it is better to find a good online gambling casino where you can bet on the sports that you really like, not only trotting.

is this about marble race?the one who has a track that in this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfmPuuEvCtM

i don't understand how this works and whats the rules but it seems to be boring lol.
Looks like the Horse Race and that is also the way to bet(i think so) because the track is the same.But well for addicted gamblers they will Learn and surely try this one now for a change .

I haven't heard about this game Trotting.
In my opinion, the reason why so many people are gambling on this is  of course the fact that there is a pause in all sports activities but also this game should be known in nations that have big populations.

Yeah, that is the one I am saying but I don't think that is the one they are betting to.

I think this site is also responsible for that marble games or race and people bet on it before the run time. The link in the OP seems to be that way. In terms of the trotting, I guess that is better than the marbles.

When so many people are doing nothing at the moment then why can't gamblers wait for the sports to resume and then bet on it. I don't like people doing gambling or betting on things because other betting options are not available right now. Its time for the gamblers to take a rest too.

I don't get what the trotting game is about and there is nothing related to this on the article you provided but I guess it is just an indoor sport so people can bet on it when there is no tournament to bet all around the world.But it doesn't goes against social distancing which is strictly imposed by many governments.

For real in Sweden? :o

Just look at how much it increase 3 days after my post, from 11,445, it now rose to 13,216 with 1,400 deaths from 1,033. Looks like it's more important for them to just continue their usual activity amid pandemic virus.

And there are lots of upcoming horse matches. Don't know if some of those are from Sweden but I can now confirm the majority of matches are done in Australia and New Zealand. And yes, it looks like these regions somehow able to control the spread of the virus on their country and really implementing strict guidelines.

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I see.

Thanks, mate.

Due to the outbreak that is happening all over the world, people are getting an alternative to traditional sports that would not need huge spectators and can be watched on the comport of your home, I guess many are thinking ways in doing it with a minimal of people getting involved in operating it and can be certainly watched on a Television or the Internet, suggesting this kind of sports betting that is very unusual in the public eye,

1st we have Spider Wrestling - well if you are familiar with it some in my country are breeding this kind of spider that they are using for derby or just for their hubby but apparently I guess this can be legalized prior for having a pandemic outbreak we had right now well that would be just my opinion, I guess there are many here that have suggested or commented here that it can be a great alternative to boxing, wrestling, UFC or MMA but using spiders as their fighters.

2nd Jai Alai - if anyone here familiar with this kind of sports that involved bouncing of the ball on a wall using a Cesta to throw the ball and catching it by another player and the points will go to the player that likely making the other player out of the bounce I think this game was originated within the Latin American countries and make it to the Philippines from its Hispanic influence and it is used for sports betting but banned it in the years 1986, then 2000 because of problems in a game being fixed but have returned in the year 2010, I guess this game can be a great alternative in sports betting with just two or a team play and doesn't need many audiences because it is being watched live in the Television back then, but certainly if this becomes legal in the certain condition that we have right now.

The article in your first link isn't available for free, and the second one doesn't deal with trotting and marbles racing unfortunately. :-[
Trotting races are pretty common in France, and many gamblers bet on them.
Your can read the article of the FT here for free : https://archive.is/9Ln7q

I see and you maybe right because i don't see a race on that Video instead only marbles going to tracks or maybe the Fastest Time wins?
I love Betting in Off track here in my place in which the Horse race is being broadcasts Live and bettors can Bet in Bookies and i believe this trotting is almost the same as the normal horse race when the winning combination is the first 2 horses to finish the race?

Personal preferences I think. Since they don't have anything to do at home, they are finding other gambling games to bet on. Most gamblers will not be contented sitting on their homes. They will always find a way how to satisfy their inner desires in gambling.

I am not here how this works, I need to check those videos to understand this form of gambling. In lock down you generally do not have anything Tom do as you are restricted to one small location. In that location you have to be innovative to play new games and convert them to gambling games.

Betters betting on sports they do not know is extremely common even before the coronavirus lockdown my friend,,, I know all my friends who bet on soccer, maybe a few of them know it, even fewer play it, the rest bet because they like the club, or like the country, or think there is a good odd for a team to win because a newspaper articles said so.

This depends on the gambler, the few profitable gamblers that I know are very specialized and they only bet on particular sports of which they have a great deal of knowledge, as you may guess in order to attain that knowledge they need a lot of information so they only bet on popular leagues and sports, however there are many gamblers that only bet in order to make the games more exciting and they can bet in almost any sport as their aim is not really to make money but to feel the rush of betting and winning their bet from time to time.

Yes and it will be through something that is not conventionally known like this one.

The casinos have to do something to keep the players incoming too. They have to run their business and so we see this current rise in number of email bonuses, social media promotions and homemade games to bet on which can run indoors.

I am sure some friendly betting games occuring in social gatherings have reduced but it does not take long to combine a digital payment system and an IM chat with making bets with friends and this can be an alternative to gambling at local casinos.

Best works with friends who are into gambling. Anway it is still fun though the game might be uncommon but when you played it with your friends it won't ever get boring, not at all.

For casinos, their only best bet is to run it online. There's nothing they can do on having gambling except online although there will be only few users who have the materials to do it but at least they kept it running.