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Why is it that wagering contests are usually on games with a house edge and not on sports betting?

I’ve seen a few contests where you need to reach a certain wager amount to qualify, and sometimes the player with the highest total wagers wins by the end of a set date and time. But it’s almost always on slots or other casino games with a house edge, not on sports. Any reason why that’s the case?

If they allow sports betting people can hedge their bets on a different cassino to always win and game the contest.

With casino games you need to be luck and play for real on their games, and this is probably more profitable for the casino so they see the idea as good for business. Getting people used and hooked to your games is necessary to make more money.

I think that's why Stake.com increased the wagering multiplier of Sports betting because it lacks the continuous times of bets.

Wagering means a gambler should keep on betting, and that doesn't happen in sports. Most of the time, or most of the sports bettors would place their bets, watch the game, and just look at the result. End of the day.
While in slots and other casino games, it's a 24/7 type of gaming where gamblers could keep on betting, especially those who receive a lucky strike on their first few bets. They will have enough money to gamble again and increase their wagering amount for the contest.

Like Mike said, if you are allowed to participate on this wagering contest on sports, everyone knows it's the same outcome in casino A and casino B so the likelihood of registering in several casinos just to win more is very high as humans are known to be greedy so the twist on casino games is that it's peculiar to every casino, the outcome here will never be as others so if provided wagering contest here you are obligated to only participate in one casino hence the profitability of the casino is assured.

So don't also forget that the casinos are in business because you loss to them so they can't let you win them all the time, it's the open secret.

Wagering contests favor games with a house edge like slots because the more you bet, the more the casino profits. Sports betting has no fixed edge and can be beaten by skilled bettors, so contests there pose more risk to the house. That’s why casinos push volume based promos on slots, not sports. As a slot user I often agreed to it. Maybe its all about business anyway.

matched betting is the problem for the sporstbooks

a lot of people already abuse sign-up/welcome-bonuses by doing matched bettings

if they allow wagering for contests by betting on sports event

people can make same bets with different outcomes on different platforms and win

and also complete the wagering requirements needed

casino games on other hand favour the casino, i've tried almost all casino games

and in the end u come out a loser, which is why wagering condition always says to play casino games

They don't always win.

If they place bets on a different casinos, it's either they win all or lose all, it carry the same risk. They do need to go all in because sports require time to bet, unlike slots where you can play at any time.

People would argue the gamblers can bet on match with odds less than @1.10 or fixed games in low leagues, but the casinos can just have a rules the gamblers must bet on match with odds higher than @1.50 and top leagues.

I think the casinos don't want to make it complicated, in slots, they don't have to set many rules.

Casinos want much money from the losing gamblers. But that doesn't stop gamblers from increasing their bet and reaching the wagering requirement. I don't know why they don't do that on sports betting but perhaps, they think that they can get a lot of money from slots or other casino games. We can just speculate about that without knowing the truth so if you still want to know, you can ask all casinos ;D

I used to participate in those sports betting contest, and based on what I see in the leaderboards, it's usually lack of interest from the players or profit gained by the site.

There's a bigger risk where the competition might not be that stacked, unlike casino contests where it's always intense even in the lower ranks.

With how big the limits are in sports betting, it sometimes becomes a sniping game, where the high rollers would wait until the last day and drop a few big bets to overtake the top players.

The goal of the casino is to make money right? They can't do that if they just give away all the profits, that's why a wager contest is done on games with a house edge. This way contests almost always pay for themselves. If you have the bankroll and know games that squirt a juicer often, the contest can become break even or profitable for you. Break even on your play and winning a prize as profit is the goal for the player.

Because its on the count if you tried to play with the sports betting its only one single bet at a time and there's a limited number of bets only and of course people only bet into limited sports they know, so slot games with just a single theme, multiple rolls has the higher chance this will be use with the wager, and also its a wager contest even you make a roll with the slot games you can get a money back upon rolls, wins and every roll so the wagered 200$ can be roll multiple times with wins can be an outcome of 300$ with total wagered so people addicted with this are the enjoy of this event.

HOUSE EDGE

This would be the main reason. The more money they do wager they do able to make even more money on which this could be that able to patch up into the prize pool that they had set out.
Plus, the money or profits that they would be getting at the time that gamblers will be losing up their money at the time that they are trying out to build up their wager amount.
Its a win-win situation for the casino on which this isnt that shocking anymore. They would be that wanting or liking to have those wagering competitions because they do know that they are at advantage.
For those newbie gamblers out there, then they would be that seeing this to be that interesting but actually its not specially on the moment that you do realize things.

One of the main reasons on why I do stop on joining up these promotions is that I do treat those things as a trap. Yes, the prize were good but its not worth on trying to join.
I would rather be that having that kind of entertainment on my own.

It's because that's how they make money quickly. They won't just go with making contests, and they're not going to have any edge on it. Also, they're a quick phase games and that's why the advantage is on them. While the gamblers and participants are getting themselves some thoughts that they should win the race through wagering more. It's a psychological marketing that's done by the casinos because they know that the rewards and prizes that they will distribute through it is also going to come from all of the participants. So, they still made money, made people participate and made participants happy too.

Honestly, I've never seen a wager contest with the exception of certain games like sportsbook. In fact, if you play at sportsbook as a participant in a wagering contest, you will miss out on many opportunities to win. You will lose:

1. Time
2. Unexpected payout (like in slots)

Sportsbook isn't a good place to get high wager amount, it's a goal hinderer.

One reason I could think of which is the reason why casinos only list casino and slot games when it comes to wager contest is because casino and slot games are constant, it's a wager contest and the participants need equal opportunities where they are all playing games that are constant.

In sports betting, one has to wait a couple of minutes, hours or even days to see the result of their bet, and remember that participants in the wager contest may not all bet on one game, everyone will bet on their different favorite sports game which may not end the same time..

But in constant games where players are able to play and see the result of their games instantly, every one has equal opportunities and this why I think casinos make casino and slot games the games for wager contest.

I think it's fair for them, first it is fast paced game and you can easily wager easily compared to sports betting, second thing all of the games are games of chance and you can't analyze it to increase your chance of winning and lastly it's for their own good, the more you play in the slots/provably fair games the more they are winning since they have house edge, so in short it's a win win for them.

They would earn because many people will try to wager, the more people will be losing and they will earn from house edge.

To me I just sense that Sports betting are more likely to win, there are people who would just pick 1 odd game and wager it with higher amount to win, although most of the betting site gives total odds to bet. Wait, I think I have came across sports betting contest where they gave you a total odds limits and wagering amount. Although why they don't like is that winning are more easier than casino games where you gamble and lose your money.

Good question OP. I recently participated in a contest and won. I failed to read the content in the OP that says "You can play or withdraw the winnings instantly. Only 1x wagering is required".

From the wagering instructions, they said I could use sportsbook but when it was time I saw the notification below. So I am wondering why they sportsbooks are not allowed, maybe they feel in sportsbook 1x can easily be wagered.

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Every business pursue two things pursue profits and turnover. If you've more turnover, then your profits margin would be higher.

There's more turnover from casino based games than sports betting. People spend more money within a short time frame on casino games than sports betting, so it's only professional to encourage more the business model that bring in more profits.

First, what is the essence of the wagering contest? It's for the casino and some lucky gambler and in the contest, the casino wants to utilize the opportunity they make profit, not because they want to allow every gamblers to make profit, if they allow sports betting to be used that means there a large possibility that they will lose more compare to if they use games with house edge, that's my they use the games with house edge, so that they can also stay profitable.

That is reason they don't includes sports betting?
So doesn't it mean that sport betting or sports games are more easily to be breaking into? For long I haven't came across gambling site that host any contest in sport because sport could be that possible for contestant to manipulate over because seems to be that simple and brings more winning that regular than casino games. But come to think of it, don't you think that most of the gambling site that hosts contest are also gambling with the contestant? Where they fixed a specific amount to won and let people go in with requirements knowing too well that winning is not that possible and they go away with those who loses?

It doesn’t really matter as long as it’s not the same casino. And about hedging, even if gamblers do it, they’re paying around 10% juice for betting both sides, so they’re already losing that 10% off the top. I think the reason casinos don’t usually include sports bets in these contests is that they’re not making big profits there; they’re just collecting the juice. With slots and similar games, they can maximize profits, which gives them room to offer huge prizes for the competition.

This is arbitrage betting you are suggesting which is not allowed by most casino.

Also there’s a wrong misconception on this thread for assuming sportsbook doesn’t have house edge since it has HE that varies depending on the bookies.

Anyway most wagering contest not necessarily required to play on slot or other casino games, it’s just the perfect game for this game due to its fast phase game that can quickly earn wager.

Wagring contests may or may not include specific games, or they can be a general wagering contest (all games included). There are "special" contests like slot wars, in-house wars, and there are sports betting promotions... By the way, there are slot multiplier contests, both the highest one and on points (for every win over x50 (just for example) you get certain points), and I am sure there are some other contests with different setups.

When it comes to wagering in general, it's hard to wager a lot on sports betting... or at least it's hard if you are not a whale. While with some luck-based games you can wager a lot with a small amount and some luck.

In addition to this, despite slot games has lower house edge than the typical house edge of sports betting, Slot games offer quick game and even turbo mode which means casino can gain house edge quickly per spin that’s why it’s the ultimate money drainer on the casino.

You can’t do that kind of quick betting on sportsbook that’s why the contest always use slot that offers good house edge and quick game in advantage for the casino to recover their spending on the rewards.

Because casino games are quicker to increase wagers and take less time, they're also more exciting than sports betting.
Sports betting requires time to analyze, and bettors typically watch the game, so it takes longer.
However, I believe the reason is because casino games are more popular than sports betting. When contests are held, more people participate, resulting in greater profits for the casino.

You should first understand the meaning of the word "contest" itself, if you understand you will know why sports bets cannot be made as a contest.

In short, the contest is often colored with competition or competition, assessment criteria and so on or something activities are taken from the criteria, competition or the ability of participants in the contest itself, of course the final results of the contest are taken from the best.

For that online casino often uses contests in slot games, in slot games there are doubles or the highest or best blows during games such as 200x 100x and so on, whereas in sports betting you cannot double or hit, you are only placed to bet 1x2.

Sports contests can be done specifically at the event or the best competition team and record, in gambling betting cannot, because you don't play like slots, sports betting you cannot compete or create victory, abilities, competition such as slots.

I'm not sure but as far as I know, all games are usually counted for wagering contest including sports betting.
Do you know wagering contest that exclude sports betting? Or are you trying to find wagering contest for sports betting only?
In general, wagering contest is all about wagering no matter what kind of games you are playing and it will be a bit strange if there are casinos with wagering contest that count few specific games only.

This is a very good observation. I believe the ultimate reason reason is this casino games with house edge gives players long term profits, regardless of how huge the game maybe.when it comes to sports betting, the result is not that predictable and bettors that are skilled will easily beat the book , making the platform to be more riskier.
Slots and RNG games appears to be more faster than sports games . In sports games one will definitely have to wait for the matches to end.
In edge house game it is easier to win rake when compared with sports betting that is the reason why they use edge house games for contest.

I don't honestly understand you at all. You can create huge multipliers with multi bets in sports, and you can definitely compete on how much people would make with them.

And how would house games tell more of your "abilities", when they are mathematically favoring the house anyway. Just like in sports odds favor the bookie. Hitting a specific odds or wagering volume doesn't tell anything about your abilities in neither one, house games or sports.

But reason is obvious: With a house edge, casinos just make more money.

The cause for betting competition often remains on slots and casino plays is easy maths. Casinos earn more as the total wager rises and all the gratitude goes to house edges. Sport gambling can't guarantee you steady revenue since the risk is more equal on both sides with odd makers use vigorish not built in margin, so competitions fall short on dependently "paying for themselves". if you desire value find low-end games and play to come out even and win prizes as gain, casino promos are made for that, sport wagering is not.

When a casino offers a prize in a certain contest, it's clear that the casino also wants to gain something in return for the money given as a reward. I mean, no casino actually wants to lose money, they obviously aim for mutual benefit when offering prizes. But users are required to place bets on slot games that have low chance of winning. A scenario like this shouldn't be a public secret anymore, and I'm sure everyone knows that no casino wants to operate at a loss.

That's why Stake holds several contests directly on its platform, such as slot multiplier events and a few others, including free roll poker contests. And in the case of free rolls, it's actually more favorable for the gambler because there's no need to spend anything for a buy in, it’s completely free.

That is the best approach they have seen for this, if you play bet that is more of luck, then they try to subject you to a particular wagering requirements to have fulfilled before withdrawal or so, this is done base on my reasons best known to the operators, but as i know, house edge games and bound with opportunities and you stand a chance to win without boarders, while on sport games, you ability speak in playing bets, theirs is odds determinant mostly.

Sport betting takes time for a player to receive the outcome, imagine participants waste so much time trying place bets that would kick start the day the contest is ending, how do you think the casino platform would generate their money. They going to loose in it big time and a man such, the potential winner will wager little amount of money and win bigger amount of money.

Also, contest on slot and the rest casino based games needs a competitive changes on the leaderboard, shows there is competition going on, players fighting one another to evict others, that's the beauty of the game, instant predictions, Instant results.

Isn't it just because the house edge is more profitable for the bookmaker?

Every roll has a win that players expect, so they will continue to increase their bets in the contest in order to win, and indeed slot games are more addictive than sportsbooks.

Casinos rarely hold sportsbook contests, either because there is little interest or because the casino's profits are clearly small and rare.

Sport games takes too much time to end and another thing I think is that the sport games can be predictable. Because it's predictable, some particular person's will always be winning. However, despite the fact that a gambler needs luck to win, your predictions can also bring luck closer to you.

Casinos are a business like any other, so the events held by said business will be influenced by the need to promote their own games, attract more customers, and get them to participate more. If you're a regular player, you'll benefit from such events if you're lucky. Sports betting isn't a casino-specific event; it's a foreign event, so it doesn't make sense for a casino to hold them for marketing purposes.

What is the percentage of you against the house in slot and you in sports betting. Slots in a casino are far higher having a 50/50 chance of them winning against you, you just have minimum luck to succeed with the wager and still have huge profits on top except hitting a huge multiplier that happen slightly.

In sports betting, $10 deposit on X10 is $100 while in slots, raising $10 to $100 what is the chances, the casino looks at the difficulty because it has to favor them.

Main task is increasing their income which is easily possible through games with house edge specially slot and dice are had more chances of getting money just because of this I always watch them having wagering contest on these games.

Sports betting is always slow in bringing profit with chances are also not good to go through even few casinos added their wagering in contests also but still they prefer games with house edge which attract more members and bring more profit Usually wagering contest also have enough funds for staying in which give better option to members as well few games are always helpful for members to keep them at the top.

That's because they know that if gamblers bet on sports they would have more chances of winning and this games doesn't give the casino enough Profit. It's easy for gamblers to lose a huge amount of money when playing casino games, sports betting on the other hand is kinda slow, after placing a bet it's possible to wait for several hours before knowing the outcome of the game. Casinos are after making quick income

I doubt gambler will have high chance of getting profit when playing sports betting but you’re right that they do choose slot games for the reason that players lose more on this game due to volatility and pure random of this game compared to sports betting that player can minimize their risk through proper sports betting analysis.

Slot games is the worst game to choose for a wagering contest if you want to accumulate wager for the sake of tournament. So if there’s a choice of game, house games like Plinko is the best due to the option with high winning chance and have a turbo mode.

Yes, it is a way for the house to make money while at the same time rewarding those who wagered the most to get to the top 10 or top 20 by wager. It depends on the rules of the contest and the way prizes are distributed among winners.
You need to remember casinos and exchanges highly depend on a high enough volume, to the edge they have programmed on their games can start to work and they ultimately pocket money from that volume, that is the reason for those races or contests to exist, and unlike sport betting, casino games are resolved instantly, so it is more appropriate for people who do not wish to have any constraint when comes to gambling and accumulate wager at the own pace.
Those contests/races are not for everybody, one needs to be aware those are mostly targetted towards individuals with much money, and can afford to lose tens of thousands or even morey for the sake of claiming the biggest prize, small gamblers and middle class gamblers should avoid those races if they feel they are driven by money and not for entertainment.

I'm wondering how feasible this will be because not all casinos have contest the same time. If you hedge your bet, you will lose miserably because you will be spending more money across the various casinos and when you add up your wins, it may be cancelled out by the losses. Even if you decide to play sports events that have only two options such as total goal even or odd, there is a way they designed it such that if you bet both ways, you lose.

That is because slots are the most played game for a casino. People love spending time on playing games with an instant result much different than other games, even poker for me would be a great way to run those contests like making it with rounds, like you start with a sit n go and you have some scheduled tournaments with players knocking each out other until some persons reach the top. Again this is not very much profit for the casino operator running such contests and that is why most such contests run on slots, they provide a whole lot more profit for the casino operator compared to running such contests in other games, plus in the slots even if someone gets lucky winning a lot the majority will lose a lot so in this case there is guaranteed profit for the casino operator.

And my answer is that if a bettor finds the same competitions in different bookmakers, then he can constantly bet on different results in different bookmakers, and in the end one of his results will turn out to be very productive.
Therefore, this can be considered not as his skill, but as a scam, which ultimately will simply be unprofitable for different bookmakers.

And if casinos organize competitions specifically in slots, then they see that none of the gamblers can cheat.

It’s because casino games like slots have a built-in house edge, so the casino always makes money in the long run, even during contests. With sports betting, outcomes are less predictable and skilled bettors could actually win long term, which is riskier for the house. Also, slots let you place tons of bets quickly, which fits better with “highest wager” contests.

Since i have not been into a casino business i cant be precise about their main reason behind this, but as we already, house edge is more common with the slots games and other related games of its kind, while in terms of sport bets, we may have a long time experience playing it and still have almost the same proportion of winning and losing at the long run, if we look at the two in consideration, there is no one having more edge than the other, either in playing slot or sport bets, they are all known for their kind and requirements to play them.

Honestly , casinos arent here to be your sugar daddy, they rule ""slot multiplier"" competitions and freeroll poker tournaments to boost turnover and sweep, garner attention and hold players spinning under a built in house edge so most players suffer a loss in general. The slot competitions arent just, they are cunning marketing playing dopamine circle and UX. Freeroll poker may seem free but it functions as a funnel, operators built in , pull sweep from converting players later on and profit from your future action. Rewards arent charity, they are ads with payback.

Recently, I've played daily 24‑hour BTC prize‑race contests on a reputable casino, they run such contests not only for slots but also for sportsbook, which seems quite good to me.

You know, most slot games prop up a fixed house edge something like 3%. Stake.com is offering near around 96.5% RTP on most slot games, even some slots like Mega Joker can go as high as 99% :o. So, slots in general provide a lower long‑term loss rate than skill based sports gambling, spesh if you are doing parlay or hunt tight margin. So I don't think house edge is the main fact, the main fact is that some sports games are too much predictable and time consuming.



Hi Alex, Im sure you are talking about Stake.com. the 24‑hour BTC prize races via Stake.com which indeed offer $100K daily across both slots & sportsbook. If you are heavy bettors, then such volume contests suit for you.

I feel they don't need to include physical games.. I'm not able to figure out the main reason for now, but the quickest one in my mind is that those games can turn out to be rigged for a contest of say -- $100k

It's simple.. casino games takes only few seconds to click the tabs and produce the synthetic results that determines who the winners will be. Sports games need to run for at least 90 minutes in football, 2 hrs in basketball and the rest to determine who the winner is. How much of those can you bet with in the space of 8 hours to the stoppage time for an entry? Way less than what a casino gambler will submit.

The bookmaker's margin in betting is higher than the casino's margin in roulette, so I don't think your assumption is correct. In roulette, you can also make hedging bets (simultaneously bet on red and black, for example, sometimes losing money when the ball lands on zero) and increase the wager very quickly. I think casinos avoid betting because it is a different kind of gambling, not the one they are interested in advertising.

If we look, we can see many contest threads on games and round boards about sports betting where casinos or sportsbooks are running betting content. So it's not just about wagering contests here.

And besides, I think that the casino team has a marketing plan here, and if you want to run betting on sports games, you have to do it according to the fixtures of the sports, on the other hand, the casinos can run wager contests at any time according to their convenience.

For me, it's because wagering contests are not meant to reward players but to make users lose more specially if the wager contest only counts on games with house edge.
I usually only win a wagering contest when the online casino has just launched and there are only a few users playing, so the chances of winning are higher. Also, they don’t count sports wagers, only like slot wagers because the idea is for you to lose more and keep chasing your losses.

I know you have your own opinion on this. And I want to hear that. lol

Isn’t it self explanatory? It is because that’s how the casino generate the most money from its luck based games. Yes some lucky people will make some money but if you look at the big picture, you’ll see that the casino makes a killing from these contests alone. You know what house edge is probably. It prints money for the casino as long as there people playing those slot/dice games and the best way to attract players is to give them an incentive to play. It is a brilliant idea when you think about it. Casino operators really know their shit.

I quite agree with some people who have given their arguments because however the nature of sportsbetting can clearly still be used as a thing that leads to analysis not only about luck so that maybe this can be minimized to get more benefits in terms of wagers than some casino games such as slots or original games that they prepare.

If the bookmakers provide flexibility for wagers, it is certain that sportsbetting will be the main place for gamblers because it has a greater winning ratio than some casino games such as slots which although this can also still be an option for the shortest way but the winning ratio will be much smaller than we choose sportsbetting so it is quite natural in the end when the bookmakers and casinos do not make wagers for all games and only focus on casino games compared to sportsbetting.

I think the goal for the wagering contest is for the casino to gain a massive amount of bets/profit, as the bettors will probably get enticed with the amount of money to whoever wins it.
Sports betting purely depends on the event, and bettors have different preferences in choosing the sports they like to place a bet on. So, It is less profitable for them. Whereas, on the pure luck-based games, bettors can roll the slots & the dice as much as they want, and that means more profit for the casino.

But which is more profitable? Running a casino with slots and roulette or a bookmaker for sports? I think slots give you a lot more profit since it's more addicting and people like to shoot for big wins, compared to sports betting where you only bet if you think the team will win and if you are going to watch the match.

I think it's because they want to get you hooked on the game, so you come back for more.

Casino operators get back their total prize pool ten times more by hosting contest, imagine a player depositing more just for reaching the top position and still yet other players knocking him out of the line, it's really competitive and interesting while casinos are calculating the profits off the competitive situation. It's just happening this way making them to be more profitable.

They sure do and the more the participants, the more return that they'll get. It's an effective strategy for them to attract a lot of gamblers.
So, these wagering contests are also a pride moment for all of the joiners because it's something that they can make records for themselves.
As long as they have all the means to wager and continue to rank on the leaderboard for the eligibility of each prizes shown there per rank.
They'll continue to wager and most of them even have more than double of the wagers that they do than the receiving prize reward that they'll have.

I also have the same winning experience when it comes to wagering contests. Once there's actual competition and the big users start to flock in, i'd rather give up and play normally. It's very rare to see contests with little competition, but it still happens whenever several casinos launch around the same time and one of them overshadows the rest.

Wagering contests for sports are just not that effective, and it's why bookies prefer to push for parlay or multiplier contests instead, because gamblers tend to lose a lot with those kinds of bets.

Biggest parlay odds winner… feels like that’s way harder to pull off compared to slots. In slots, anyone lucky enough can hit a x10,000 multiplier, but in sports betting, that kind of return seems almost impossible. I wonder why there aren’t many contests with this format. If there was one, I’d be happy to join. It’s not even that costly since parlay results take time and aren’t instant like slots.

There were some that you missed and maybe you are not playing on that casino, that's why you missed it. One of them is in Shuffle, what you need to be the first to beat the highest multiplier from the previous winner on parlay bet to win $2500. It was running for more than half a year if I remember it correctly. The other one was in betcoin with more winners but lower prizes. I believe there are some other places with similar contest, so you need to explore more sports betting sites if you really like to participate in multi-bet contest.

Sports games are easiest among some of the gambling games for participants to win therefore the casino aren't going to give you an easy game for you to win. Games like slots games are based on probability which is luck and in those type of games, you can't use any strategy to have an advantage and that's what the casinos wants. They want to give you the rewards but at the same time, they don't want it to be easy for you to win because imagine everybody that got the rewards won, it means the casino will owe alot of users and this might make them to go bankrupt. Some people don't even consider sport betting as gambling because the results aren't based on luck but skills and experience.

I may not have the correct or accurate answer, but this is looking pretty clear that the casino is benefiting more from their slots and games more than what they get from Sportsbooks. Most casinos are built without a personal sportsbook since it is really hard to manage, we know it’s an integrated system as we always see the same template in several casinos.
Probably they are getting a tight percentage of winnings from their providers, while they get more from slot providers and original games. That’s my 5 cents and I might be wrong.

The reason is profit. Casinos want to make more profit. So it is why they have a contest that will profit them.

If you are a business owner, you will host many events that will interest your customers to return. With some promotions, you can invite more people to participate. The more people participate, the more profit you can get.

If you want to participates in similar contests, you must make sure you are ready with the risks. You can get more losses if you don't think more before deciding.

I think it depends on the casino and which area it is more focused on. For example, if a casino puts its main emphasis on slots, then the competitions will mostly be held in those games. But I’ve seen quite a few betting-related contests on forums, where you had to guess the minute a goal would be scored, the number of goals, and so on, so there are a lot of those kinds of contests too. You may have seen more competitions regarding casino games.

That's what should be instilled in the minds of gamblers, because others don't think about it, as long as their mindset is that they might get lucky so they will gamble with small amounts
only because they are confident of winning a big amount.

And the communities that have this mindset are often poor individuals and sometimes maybe people in the middle class who are also players. And since the casino is a business,
we shouldn't wonder why it is usually the losers playing in the online casino business.

I don’t think it’s necessary to point that out as we already know the risks. of course we understand our chances are low, but we gamble mainly for fun. As long as we can afford what we’re betting, it’s our choice, and we don’t really care what other people think about it.

And when it comes to wagering contests where the highest multiplier wins, of course we might feel tempted to bet more to beat someone else’s big parlay win. That’s normal, it’s a competition after all. As long as we’re enjoying it, it doesn’t really matter if the chances are low and we lose in the end.

The problem is volume, you can't trick that easily a guy who plays sports into throwing money at things he doesn't know.
Once you get someone hooked on slots, he will spin and spin and spin and in 5 minutes, he will have already lost (on average per bettor) more than guys in sports betting would even wager completely. Slots, roulette, dice area all fast games, bet, win, bet again, win, bet, lose, bet with sports (except for my fav horse racing) it's bet, wait 2-3 hours, bet, go to sleep.. ;D

Also, there is another thing, gambling sites get a larger chunk of that money from casino games, with sports they need to pay their bookmaker more, and that guy also has a shitload of expenses, those 10-15% might look attractive but they end up being on par with slots.

Anyhow, I don't think any sports gambler has a chance to win such a contest against a slot player, even if they both have nearly the same bankroll.
Multiplier contests? Not even trying!

I can't argue what is cheaper for a casino to maintain - games or betting. As far as I know, with betting you pay the quotes providers and for the software, and for slots for the supply of games and software. Slots are certainly a more autonomous thing (for live betting you need to fulfill many conditions to protect yourself), but I don't know what the final difference is. Hmm... by the way, I remembered about live games like roulette (video broadcast), it seems that the costs here should also be not small.
I agree that slots and similar gambling are poison. If a person is caught in the pleasure of mindlessly pressing one button, then he will quickly lose his money  ;D

And those charge you way more, Betradar was known to practice even 30% of profits when it had almost a complete monopoly and could hammer small sportsbooks into submission, then there is the extra charge of offering a live feed, spinning slots is free, a live broadcast is not.
The whole problem arises from the number of intermediaries you have to deal, with, slots you use pragmatic, and they deal with licenses, with sports you have to go one by one, and then end up in a situation where you have to pay a dozen licenses for everything. One of the main reasons some sites don't offer horse racing for example or why even sites like bc game don't offer British but Irish racing much to my annoyance.

That is very true, we as players must have a unique control so that we do not get Carried Away , the bad thing about this is that it is money that is lost, nothing more , but it is money that we need for Absolutely everything , personally between sports betting and the fees that the casinos must pay and the slots I think that both things should be equivalent in price to pay for the casino.

I actually think that there are more casino games lover than sport bettors, but let's not talk about that anyway. However casino games can't be predictable and that's the reason why wagering context is always on casino games and not sport games. On the other hand it seems that casino games don't take much time than sport games that normally take a lot of time for a single round to round up. But the other thing is that the house always want to be on profits so they know how to do it best in a way that they won't be at loss.

As we put it this way, casino games are fast paced where you can start and end basically at any time. Whereas, in sportsbetting, there is certain schedule that you need to follow. So I would say, the management is quite easy. Also, of course, the casino has their upper hand on this as they have higher house edge. The more players participating on this event, the better for their income. Very rare that I've seen a bookie which is running a wagering contest in their sportsbetting section. Usually, it is more on casino classics and sometimes there are also certain games included in such contest.

Because it is easier to manipulate the winner by just keep betting on a game with lowest odd and huge wager and they can just keep repeating it until they win but in casino game the house got the edge so the player can't ensure profitable in long term which makes sense from business point of view. And sport betting wager not just add to the wagering contest but it also doesn't add upto the ranking and in some casino certain games are even doesn't count for vip rank.