Betting on sport = gambling?

[IIpeBeD_MeDBeD]

Betting on sport = gambling?
Please write your mind.

[Joel_Jantsen]

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.

[Pony789]

Betting on sport = gambling?
Please write your mind.

By definition on dictionary, the word "gamble" means "to play a game in which you can win or lose money or possessions". http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamble So of course, sports betting is a form of gambling.

[JumperX]

For me yes coz both are having a chance to gain and lose money, its just like another way of gambling

[WhoCaresCoins]

Yes sure because it's gambling you can win or lose with your money.

[SyGambler]

it is gambling when someone is betting without doing researches or tracking the results for teams
in general everything is considering gambling when you pay money in order to win more with the possibility that you can lose what you paid
but there is +EV and -EV , and that's what makes the difference
in sportsbetting there are some people who are able to make steady income , but most of people will end up losing cause they don't know what they are doing 

[BTCevo]

IMO betting = gambling. Why? Because you offer something small to get something big so yeah both of them are prety much alike. May be there is a difference, gambling you need a balance something about money to play it but betting may be you offer things to get things or money. The rest I think it is much a like so betting will be categorized gambling too

[xuan87]

in my opinion i think betting on sport equal with gambling,

the reward of the winning both of them are money and if you are losing you are losing money

the difference is in sport betting you can do analysis and in gambling just pure luck

[UnknownUsername]

Betting on sport = gambling?
Please write your mind.

Yes, if sport betting is not gambling then the websites that offer sport betting service wouldn't be in the gambling section they would have their own sub-forum.

[bearex]

I think yes. Because the sports betting places have profit, so it means you cant earn. You know, even a what you think is 100% game, could go wrong and you lose money

So yes, i think it is simillar to gambling, only you have the feeling of being in control.

[WhatTheGox]

Betting on sport = gambling?
Please write your mind.

If you are good enough over a period of time you can become a advantage gambler, its not really gambling though when you have +ev combined with bankroll management.  What it boils down to semantics.  I consider +ev not gambling and -ev gambling personally.  Some advantage gamblers have safer bets mathmatically vs house buying or working in a job for a living so doesn't seem lke gambling to me.

[WENGER]

For me of course it's a gambling one since you gamble on your money by betting on an event that could either lead you to win or losses so it's rather a self explanatory one on this case regardless of what some sites might say about it.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

You can analyse & compare the exact definitions of gambling & betting until you're blue in the face but for me they're exactly the same thing.

You place money on something that is in essence out of your control & you hope to win. That's the end of it for me.

[damiano]

Betting on sport = gambling?
Please write your mind.

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.

[hasiramasenju]

yes it's definitely gambling because i was considers if any chance to lose or win it's must be gambling although do not play some particular game and only for betting

[HostSurf]

Yes I do believe betting on a sport is gambling. It's the same risks that you take, to you lose your money when you have the choice to keep that money in your pocket.
I believe that as long as you're putting money down and there's a chance for you to win and make profit, it's a gamble.

[futurebit640]

Any form betting is considered as a gambling, whether you bet on sports or event or you bet money in dice games. Anything you try to predict some thing based on you're guessing for doubling your money than it is considered as a gambling. So if you're trying to win something from your money means, it is a gambling.

[Oscoda]

It's a bet so yes therefore I believe it's a gamble. Any bet is a gamble because you're never sure if you're going to win or not.
That's why I see this as a gamble.

[LuckyYOU]

Yes I do think betting on a sport is a gamble. How could you think that it's not? You're placing a bet on a sport, there's no guarantee that you will win. It's the same chance you take.

[Snail2]

Betting on sports is not really about luck. It's more like making (more or less) educated guesses, according to some sort of statistics. So I wouldn't call it gambling.