Betting on sport = gambling?

[aranachristianjay]

Betting on sport = gambling?
Please write your mind.

Yes of course as long as you putting your money at stake and hoping to wager a bigger amount to win whatever kind of game is it, then it is still called gambling.

Betting on sport are still gambling as you are still hoping to win money with the use of money that are on stake.

[bandung01]

Betting on sport = gambling?
I guess so , but I chose to gamble hahaha

[Jasad]

yes of course its part of gambling,people give more money on sports betting,even team who playing can predicted,but balls is circle,its can't guessed.and i think Professional betting is not a myth,of course some big and pro sport betting can influence the game result,its called match fixing.

[maku]

I think betting and gambling are two different things .Completely.Here's why.

Betting : Is completely based on some logical aspects .Always ! For example consider two friends betting weather it will rain today.Now if one friend is thoroughly watching news,weather man's report,NASA's climate analysis and analyzing all other relevant data regrading to today's weather, he is more likely to win the bet as he has some kind of background study  or patterns .Same goes for sports and other stuff.If someone has great knowledge in football,they are most likely to guess if tonight's match between Manu vs Everton will be won by whom.

Gambling:Based on random events.Completely random.If you have 50 years of expertise playing poker but you still get some shitty cards you are likely to lose. Ofcourse they're always some shady strategies like understand the opponents reactions and stuff but still luck is all you need.Gambling works because people want it to be random,had it never been random we would never call it gambling.

Really good description I like it... but I think you overestimating betting a lot here, from what you said it looks like betting is the process where you could 'learn' the patterns and pick a winner, a stronger (on paper, by statistics etc.) team which always gonna win. And we all know that this is not working all the time, upsets are happening, heck if it was working 70% of times I would be professional bettor myself.

[BitMaxz]

Yes am gamble in sports betting its easy to predict than the other games.. and i can make a profit with this game.. unlike dice it can drain my wallet fast.. in gambling site it gives me thrill while watching tv because of my bet involve money..

[mtnsaa]

It's definitely gambling because in Sports there's also house edge. In fantasy leagues like Draftkings (especially on Baseball) there are a couple of mathematicians that work full time and earn a living and then some as far as I know. It's all based on player stats so they know which lineup will have the best % to win that day. Most don't even know how the sport is played and can substitute players for potatoes, it's all about numbers and percentages.

[WaffleMaster]

It's definitely gambling because in Sports there's also house edge. In fantasy leagues like Draftkings (especially on Baseball) there are a couple of mathematicians that work full time and earn a living and then some as far as I know. It's all based on player stats so they know which lineup will have the best % to win that day. Most don't even know how the sport is played and can substitute players for potatoes, it's all about numbers and percentages.

Really? Like they compare stats of the two teams across all players that will go against each other and then can predict the result to a pretty good assumption? That doesn't really sound like gambling, that sounds like math. And of course they also take into consideration emotions and home field advantage etc...

[shinratensei_]

Betting on sport = gambling?
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I think that's right something have a relationship with betting we can call this gambling Because basically gambling is identical with betting. it's my opinion.

[pooya87]

anything that has risks involved is considered gambling. and those risks are not normal usual risks but some special form of risks. the risks that you can not predict, like when you roll a dice you don't know the result of in sports betting you don't know what can happen sometimes the other team pulls something off and wins against the odds so it is gambling.

[ning_chang]

Betting on sport = gambling?
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Betting on a sport site for me is gambling, You are risking your money to earn your odds on the opposing team.

[Cyaren]

Betting on sport = gambling?
Please write your mind.

Betting on a sport site for me is gambling, You are risking your money to earn your odds on the opposing team.

Yeah, anything that includes voluntary risk taking for a potential reward is gambling. And sports betting is no different to dice, except that there are rankings that can tell you the odds better.

It's definitely gambling though. For example directbet offers sports betting.

[Bitcoinbro]

Betting on sport = gambling?
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Betting on sports games is the best way to gamble and the easiest gambling way to make money. You can get the odds in your favor by betting on the better team, you will earn less money but the chance is bigger of winning.

[maxhor]

Sports betting is one of the best option to place bet because some time we can make a lot of money with very low risk factor, some teams playing wonderful so if we have good knowledge than it is easy to predict what is going to happen into this match, even it is similar to gamble but has good safety than.

[Ares]

Yes of course sports betting is gambling. People are down hundreds of thousands betting on sports. Saying that, to me it is much more worthwhile to have a few small bets a month on your favorite team or horse than play against the house.

My personal reason is I know a little about sports and I have some experience which gives me the slight edge I need to be slightly profitable with good bankroll. As with any gambling its about not getting carried away and be happy with small wins risking small amounts.

[gerXhonza]

Sports betting is one of the best option to place bet because some time we can make a lot of money with very low risk factor, some teams playing wonderful so if we have good knowledge than it is easy to predict what is going to happen into this match, even it is similar to gamble but has good safety than.

Yeah sports betting allow us to make some profits and its less risky in compare to casino games where everything is dependent on pure luck, I love to play live sports betting.

[BTCLovingDude]

of course it is gambling. that much is obvious.
anything that you are betting on based on your guess, and you are not 100% sure of the result is a kind of gambling.
this is exactly why some peopel even consider trading as gambling, because you sometimes never know the result of your trades which makes then similar to bets.

[Chrismeister]

off course betting on sports ia also gambling everything where you put money into called gambling you cant hide it. There are allot of people gambling on soccer games and that is not strange because you will have a nice winning percentage.

[Daffadile]

Betting on sport = gambling?
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No because you get a certain level of control you wouldnt normally get with gambling. With betting you can prepare and compare teams and players and make informed decisions . Random things do happen and sometime the underdog wins. But Living is a risk is it not ? Going to work u could crash and die ? So I don't think its any more risky then an investment or running a startup company.

[RussianRaibow]

I'm pretty sure that the word "betting" presupposes you gambling.  You can't make a bet without also gambling at the same time.  They go hand in hand.  So yes, no matter what you are betting on, whether it is sports or cards, you are gambling.

[ardentvolcanoes]

Betting on sport = gambling?
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Yes actually because you are also staking your money on sportsbetting maybe they are different in some Aspects but we can never deny that it is also a sort of gambling where you can also win or lose depending on the teams of the different sports that you are staking your bet .