CORONAVIRUS IMPACT ON SPORTS GAMBLING

[JollyGood]

Even with all sports betting cancelled people can go on to online casinos to bet on slot machines, card games and other games. I hope people do not start placing excessive amounts of bets just to start passing the time because there is a real risk of addiction during the periods people are spending more time at home as a result of the coronavirus.

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[FlightyPouch]

Almost all sports branches stopped due to coronavirus, international flights were restricted. Coronavirus becomes easier to spread due to the spectators, all sports should wait for a while except for e-sports, we are having a hard time, i wish the best of everything.

No, esports have it rough too. I don't know why people think that if it is an esports it will always be online. There are a lot of tournaments being done on Lan, and online tournaments are not that done particularly since there are also those people that still do (hack) in the tournaments. A lot of esports majors and minors are cancelled, delayed and postponed too, not just sports.

[Becky666]

Even with all sports betting cancelled people can go on to online casinos to bet on slot machines, card games and other games. I hope people do not start placing excessive amounts of bets just to start passing the time because there is a real risk of addiction during the periods people are spending more time at home as a result of the coronavirus.

What exactly do you want people do in this stay at home policy by the world government, this trying time will make many gambling addict's. This has be my worries during the banned movement in our country. Few days ago, I got into gambling which caught me unaware with my stakes. A whooping sum of #30,000 (NGN) was lost in the process, this fund wasn't meant for that purpose (gambling) but for the family upkeep. Sincerely speaking, this was my very first time to experience partial addiction ( if there is anything like that) and I regretted my actions after the ugly incident happened.

Bet you that; the numbers of addiction in gambling will definitely increase beyond our imagination after this pandemic come to an end. My fears still remain that, I be able to cope with this policy of stay at home and not be an addict at the end.

[JollyGood]

I hope you and others refrain from excessive gambling while staying at home during these difficult times of constraint because of the coronavirus pandemic. My fears about people who never gambled before (and those that may have done so but within affordable limits) remain the same - I hope there will not be a wave of gambling addicts created as a result of people staying at home in front of their PCs for long periods of time trying to keep themselves occupied.

Even with all sports betting cancelled people can go on to online casinos to bet on slot machines, card games and other games. I hope people do not start placing excessive amounts of bets just to start passing the time because there is a real risk of addiction during the periods people are spending more time at home as a result of the coronavirus.

What exactly do you want people do in this stay at home policy by the world government, this trying time will make many gambling addict's. This has be my worries during the banned movement in our country. Few days ago, I got into gambling which caught me unaware with my stakes. A whooping sum of #30,000 (NGN) was lost in the process, this fund wasn't meant for that purpose (gambling) but for the family upkeep. Sincerely speaking, this was my very first time to experience partial addiction ( if there is anything like that) and I regretted my actions after the ugly incident happened.

Bet you that; the numbers of addiction in gambling will definitely increase beyond our imagination after this pandemic come to an end. My fears still remain that, I be able to cope with this policy of stay at home and not be an addict at the end.

[Tate Jenkins]

I think this is the time when people will remain alone with themselves and I hope they will have something to do during the period while everything is in quarantine and gambling as well.

The only thing I can say is that it’s difficult for me now to combine online work, online education, a small child and everyday things. There is not enough time in days. But I think those who do not have children really have more time and they can get bored. I hope they do not get into strange addictions because of this.

[greenvie99]

To be honest, I did not expect this virus to become a worldwide pandemic. This is very scary what is happening now. And I can’t even imagine how all sectors of life will be able to recover from such a blow.

It seems to me now no one even makes forecasts, everyone says that everything is frozen for an indefinite time, right..?

[nadstar]

big majority of good casinos are on quarantine  now till the april so I'm waiting until they open

No choice friend, we have to wait, and i think this is good for us since we will not be able to spend our money, instead we can allocate this on our basic needs to survive this crisis, I've been consistently betting in sports, but since no sports available for now, I can say I'll be able to save money.

Very true words! and we really have no choice, but lets see something good here: we save our money, nature rests from us, we spend a lot (even more than lot) time with loved ones.

[roosbit]

Now that almost all sporting events all over the world are cancelled, those wanting bet of sports events are left with having to find alternatives. What are the majority doing?

found myself trying to build an intrest in a sport i have never heard of its called marble racing, found it hilarious if you ask me and the commentary is right on the money, if you love horse races this is what you looking for

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JJWQbWFxHc

Are some giving up and trying to become reformed gamblers?

not sure whats happening right now just trying to get my mind off all this panic and reality of corona

What are alternatives most sports betting users are now switching to?

apparently online casinos are still open and a few games being played like esports, table tennis which is difficult to predict because favourites hardly win their games

[mindrust]

United State
Australia
Israel
and China

these four countries claim that they have found the Corona Vaccine , we do not know whether the news they convey is true and also we do not know what they mean by claiming this when panic is still very high.

The world really needs this so that all sporting events begin again, many big game matches are postponed because of the large spread of this virus. it's better to play online gambling for now...

Yes, right. Better play online. I also saw news about the vaccine, but it will take a lot of time to test it. It seems to me that eliminating all the consequences will take at least a year..

Corona virus has been treated with different medicines and most of them were working or even our immunity is capable of handling this virus and get us fully recovered that is why most of the affected people from China are getting recovered.So this is not a deadly disease but only we have to breakdown the transmission chain to stop the spread and cure the affected ones and let the remaining world in peace.

The medicine is not targeting the virus itself as far as I know. They are mostly targeting the symptoms.

That's still better than having nothing but If there was a solid cure, we wouldn't be having deaths right now. Today nearly a thousand people died in Italy. Does that look like there is an effective medicine to you? Not to me.

It is getting worse and will be a lot worse.

[finaleshot2016]

United State
Australia
Israel
and China

these four countries claim that they have found the Corona Vaccine , we do not know whether the news they convey is true and also we do not know what they mean by claiming this when panic is still very high.

The world really needs this so that all sporting events begin again, many big game matches are postponed because of the large spread of this virus. it's better to play online gambling for now...

Yes, right. Better play online. I also saw news about the vaccine, but it will take a lot of time to test it. It seems to me that eliminating all the consequences will take at least a year..

Corona virus has been treated with different medicines and most of them were working or even our immunity is capable of handling this virus and get us fully recovered that is why most of the affected people from China are getting recovered.So this is not a deadly disease but only we have to breakdown the transmission chain to stop the spread and cure the affected ones and let the remaining world in peace.

The medicine is not targeting the virus itself as far as I know. They are mostly targeting the symptoms.

That's still better than having nothing but If there was a solid cure, we wouldn't be having deaths right now. Today nearly a thousand people died in Italy. Does that look like there is an effective medicine to you? Not to me.

It is getting worse and will be a lot worse.

Probably china has already develop an anti-bodies that kill the infected cells of the virus and will cure it through medication. Also, China is recovering fast, I hope they help other countries as well like Italy and the USA that's suffering from the virus, all of us don't deserve this. After that, we can already continue all of the sports competitions and tournaments for sports gambling, and the market will be alive again.

[Botnake]

Probably china has already develop an anti-bodies that kill the infected cells of the virus and will cure it through medication.

We can just speculate right now, but if they really have the cure already, its there responsibility to share it to other countries, but there was no news about that until now, hopefully they are not playing a "power game" where they want to be in the Top and want other countries to bow down first, including the US.

Also, China is recovering fast, I hope they help other countries as well like Italy and the USA that's suffering from the virus, all of us don't deserve this. After that, we can already continue all of the sports competitions and tournaments for sports gambling, and the market will be alive again.

The market can wait, but people dying everyday, this is already worst, unacceptable if we have the cure but was not shared to the affected countries.

[Ailmand]

Probably china has already developed an anti-bodies that kill the infected cells of the virus and will cure it through medication.

We can just speculate right now, but if they really have the cure already, its there responsibility to share it to other countries, but there was no news about that until now, hopefully, they are not playing a "power game" where they want to be in the Top and want other countries to bow down first, including the US.

There are some articles that say China's lab contains different strains of viruses and there are speculations that the virus itself was created in China. Let's hope that once either of any leading countries finds the cure for the virus will not take advantage of it, hence share it with the world. The pandemic had hit each of us in all aspects: economy, business, tourism, gambling, and almost everyone is crippled. Let's hope everything will go back to normal and that we can learn all the lessons we've learned because of the lockdown and pandemic.

Keep safe everyone.

[Gyfts]

Even with all sports betting cancelled people can go on to online casinos to bet on slot machines, card games and other games. I hope people do not start placing excessive amounts of bets just to start passing the time because there is a real risk of addiction during the periods people are spending more time at home as a result of the coronavirus.

I gamble trivial amounts of money for fun and people play like idiots on online card games. I play blackjack on a few of the Bitcoin casinos providers and I've never seen people play like such morons before. I'm convinced most of them are underage and you don't have this sort of issue on land based providers.

[libert19]

Esports is still viable, of course not huge events are happening but it's less affected than other 'physical' sports.

[Naida_BR]

Esports is still viable, of course not huge events are happening but it's less affected than other 'physical' sports.

Esports is a good way to overcome coronavirus.
The profits that you can earn from esports are not so much as the favorites win in most of the times and the bookers do not provide a lot of odds for them.
Virtual sports is much better in my opinion.

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Yeah, I think this is the right time that esports should enter the game and take advantage cause of the current situation while sports betting and traditional casinos are suffering and taking a pause in operating... There are popular online games either PC or mobile but I much prefer playing with my smartphone because I'm comfortable with it and it is handy.

[mindrust]

Esports is still viable, of course not huge events are happening but it's less affected than other 'physical' sports.

By esports, you mean what exactly? Dota2, Counter Strike? LoL? Fifa maybe? Do you think millions of people will sit down and watch fifa 20 tournaments just because they have nothing else to do? It is not the same thing as watching real people. Esports is not viable at all. It is mostly for geeks and children. Maybe it will change in time but not now

[libert19]

Esports is still viable, of course not huge events are happening but it's less affected than other 'physical' sports.

By esports, you mean what exactly? Dota2, Counter Strike? LoL? Fifa maybe? Do you think millions of people will sit down and watch fifa 20 tournaments just because they have nothing else to do? It is not the same thing as watching real people. Esports is not viable at all. It is mostly for geeks and children. Maybe it will change in time but not now

Just because you don't like esports, doesn't mean no one else like it either. Your comment sounds ignorant.

[mindrust]

Esports is still viable, of course not huge events are happening but it's less affected than other 'physical' sports.

By esports, you mean what exactly? Dota2, Counter Strike? LoL? Fifa maybe? Do you think millions of people will sit down and watch fifa 20 tournaments just because they have nothing else to do? It is not the same thing as watching real people. Esports is not viable at all. It is mostly for geeks and children. Maybe it will change in time but not now

Just because you don't like esports, doesn't mean no one else like it either. Your comment sounds ignorant.

No. I do like esports. I played dota2 a lot when I was younger. I watched the international. (the first 3) I didn't say there isn't anybody who like esports. I said the demand for esports is too tiny compared to "real" sports.

It just cannot replace the real thing.

[jademaxsuy]

It's a great disaster for sport gambling platform owner since they don't have much to show bettors which team to bet since we all know that many sports are being cancelled. Anyway, they can still have one that bettors can bet if the sportsbook start it. My thought is that it is more likely that they still want people in their platform. My prediction on what kind of event is "When will the corona virus be cured or disappear?" something like that and then put the odds and then the closest answer will win.