CORONAVIRUS IMPACT ON SPORTS GAMBLING

[pakhitheboss]

I am missing cricket and football, it has been more than 30 days that I have seen any live matches and nobody knows when they will start. This situation is killing me. For recreation sports is the best option. Untill a cure is out things will remain the same.

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[aioc]

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

The only alternatives I can think of is online gambling or gaming, sports bettors can choose between the two as long as they are comfortable and they are entertained,  because of the lockdown people are fighting boredom and these two online gambling and gaming are the two best option that is very near to sports betting.

[yazher]

All of us cannot go outside, especially those who are in the regions severely affected Coronavirus. But for online gamblers, they still can gamble even in a small amount of money. The problem is many sports are stopped. So, people who usually gamble on sports cannot bet or gamble nowadays. They must move to other sectors, maybe play dice, slots, or others else.

In our country, there are some people who are out of their mind trying to gamble with the cockfight and has caught by the police. even though the rules of quarantine are still active, they didn't follow the instruction instead they mocked it. the end result is they got caught and their rooster has been cooked by the police to feed to the prisoners.

[Twinkledoe]

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

The only alternatives I can think of is online gambling or gaming, sports bettors can choose between the two as long as they are comfortable and they are entertained,  because of the lockdown people are fighting boredom and these two online gambling and gaming are the two best option that is very near to sports betting.

eSports betting is one of the emerging alternatives aside from online casinos. I think what you refer as gaming here is eSports as video gamers can compete via online format. And this industry is already multi-million so I believe there are a lot of gamblers who will explore this option.

[Oasisman]

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eSports betting is one of the emerging alternatives aside from online casinos. I think what you refer as gaming here is eSports as video gamers can compete via online format. And this industry is already multi-million so I believe there are a lot of gamblers who will explore this option.

Not everybody is a fan of online gaming, I have tried some of my co-workers and friends to bet or try to play online game such as Dota2, but they just don't want to switch their gambling experience. They all loved betting with sports. Though, I agree that the eSports industry is generating millions of prize pool and income, thus attracting big time investors and gamblers to engage in eSports. The same reason why there are several TV channels available for eSports already.
There's just people who doesn't like online games.

[Finestream]

Not everybody is a fan of online gaming, I have tried some of my co-workers and friends to bet or try to play online game such as Dota2, but they just don't want to switch their gambling experience. They all loved betting with sports. Though, I agree that the eSports industry is generating millions of prize pool and income, thus attracting big time investors and gamblers to engage in eSports. The same reason why there are several TV channels available for eSports already.
There's just people who doesn't like online games.

We just have to consider what they love, if people are already working, I like to assume that they are not playing online games anymore because it requires time to master the games, and some of them are not really a fun, but with male workers, they love sports because they play it also.

Like me, I play basketball and I Idolize a lot of NBA players so I thin sports betting is suitable for me as it gives me a feeling that I can win since I know the game very well, at at the same time I'll be able to enjoy it.

[pakhitheboss]

Sports betting has nothing to do with the spread of this virus, it has done nothing wrong to impose their credibility, and of course, they do not. There is no real choice but to stop and continue again once everyone has returned.

There is nothing wrong with gambling gamblers trying online casino games. They may also like it and this is their first time entertaining before the situation subsides.

You are right, during this difficulty most of the people will attract to online casino games, they can spend their free time on gambling. Instead of going outside. I don't find anything negative in sports betting because now due to the situation of the Corno Virus many people are staying away from it, so people who gambled on sports betting will return once they start again.

If someone is into sports gambling then for him/her it is very hard to adjust to online gambling games. I am sure many of you here will agree. Sports gambling is a completely different niche as the outcome here is not decided by the house but the actual game.

No one knows when live sports will resume for now it has to wait as lives of people matter more than entertainment.

[GDragon]

Not everybody is a fan of online gaming, I have tried some of my co-workers and friends to bet or try to play online game such as Dota2, but they just don't want to switch their gambling experience. They all loved betting with sports. Though, I agree that the eSports industry is generating millions of prize pool and income, thus attracting big time investors and gamblers to engage in eSports. The same reason why there are several TV channels available for eSports already.
There's just people who doesn't like online games.

We just have to consider what they love, if people are already working, I like to assume that they are not playing online games anymore because it requires time to master the games, and some of them are not really a fun, but with male workers, they love sports because they play it also.

Like me, I play basketball and I Idolize a lot of NBA players so I thin sports betting is suitable for me as it gives me a feeling that I can win since I know the game very well, at at the same time I'll be able to enjoy it.

I'm a fan of esports, I'm into Csgo and Dota 2. At the same time, I still understand what you feel about other people still wanting the regular sports they've been watching because I missed it too. It is still different watching a real human playing. Really miss watching basketball and baseball.

And I agree its hard to understand the esports with high prize pool, specially to those who are not technologically advance gamblers. Still remember how hard it is for me to understand when I first play those games, the graphics and so many buttons to click just to play it good. They can play other easy games but I don't think it will fun as much as the sports they love in the first place.

[LogitechMouse]

Not everybody is a fan of online gaming, I have tried some of my co-workers and friends to bet or try to play online game such as Dota2, but they just don't want to switch their gambling experience. They all loved betting with sports. Though, I agree that the eSports industry is generating millions of prize pool and income, thus attracting big time investors and gamblers to engage in eSports. The same reason why there are several TV channels available for eSports already.
There's just people who doesn't like online games.

Different people have different hobbies and it looks like that your friends are not that interested in playing games but they love betting in sports events.

I have seen different Esports game emerge in the gambling industry and with the Esports industry growing year by year, I believe that there will be more and more gambling sites who will put Esports betting too. I want to bet on different Esports games like Dota2 or Mobile Legends if there is but so far, I don't see any sites or its just I'm not doing enough research .

[ethereumhunter]

All of us cannot go outside, especially those who are in the regions severely affected Coronavirus. But for online gamblers, they still can gamble even in a small amount of money. The problem is many sports are stopped. So, people who usually gamble on sports cannot bet or gamble nowadays. They must move to other sectors, maybe play dice, slots, or others else.

In our country, there are some people who are out of their mind trying to gamble with the cockfight and has caught by the police. even though the rules of quarantine are still active, they didn't follow the instruction instead they mocked it. the end result is they got caught and their rooster has been cooked by the police to feed to the prisoners.

I think that is happening in some of Asia country because I think people are bored to stay at home, and they tried to gamble with the cockfight. But unfortunately, the police knows what they did, and they caught those people. People are not aware of the rule that is applied in their country, so they think that they can still gamble in a secret place. I hope that shortly, people will not try to do that again because they will face the law, and maybe they will get punished for a long time because of gambling in pandemic situations.

[narcopop]

Not everybody is a fan of online gaming, I have tried some of my co-workers and friends to bet or try to play online game such as Dota2, but they just don't want to switch their gambling experience. They all loved betting with sports. Though, I agree that the eSports industry is generating millions of prize pool and income, thus attracting big time investors and gamblers to engage in eSports. The same reason why there are several TV channels available for eSports already.
There's just people who doesn't like online games.

We just have to consider what they love, if people are already working, I like to assume that they are not playing online games anymore because it requires time to master the games, and some of them are not really a fun, but with male workers, they love sports because they play it also.

Like me, I play basketball and I Idolize a lot of NBA players so I thin sports betting is suitable for me as it gives me a feeling that I can win since I know the game very well, at at the same time I'll be able to enjoy it.

I'm a fan of esports, I'm into Csgo and Dota 2. At the same time, I still understand what you feel about other people still wanting the regular sports they've been watching because I missed it too. It is still different watching a real human playing. Really miss watching basketball and baseball.

And I agree its hard to understand the esports with high prize pool, specially to those who are not technologically advance gamblers. Still remember how hard it is for me to understand when I first play those games, the graphics and so many buttons to click just to play it good. They can play other easy games but I don't think it will fun as much as the sports they love in the first place.

I think it's all well-connected. People are missing an energy coming from sports rivalry and the same thing coming from betting world. It's not that easy as it seems at the first glance. I would like to bet on smth interesting but betting is not like gambling for amateurs. You have to know smth about the discipline you bet on. Without it's practically meaningless.

[Vishnu.Reang]

I think that is happening in some of Asia country because I think people are bored to stay at home, and they tried to gamble with the cockfight. But unfortunately, the police knows what they did, and they caught those people. People are not aware of the rule that is applied in their country, so they think that they can still gamble in a secret place. I hope that shortly, people will not try to do that again because they will face the law, and maybe they will get punished for a long time because of gambling in pandemic situations.

Here also there were a few incidents. A few of the guys tried card games. What started with a handful of people soon grew in to a grand tournament, involving dozens of people. The cops raided the place and arrested all of them (except those who could run to safety). Can't do anything about it. People get bored, after staying at home for such lengthy duration.

[Viscore]

I think that is happening in some of Asia country because I think people are bored to stay at home, and they tried to gamble with the cockfight. But unfortunately, the police knows what they did, and they caught those people. People are not aware of the rule that is applied in their country, so they think that they can still gamble in a secret place. I hope that shortly, people will not try to do that again because they will face the law, and maybe they will get punished for a long time because of gambling in pandemic situations.

Here also there were a few incidents. A few of the guys tried card games. What started with a handful of people soon grew in to a grand tournament, involving dozens of people. The cops raided the place and arrested all of them (except those who could run to safety). Can't do anything about it. People get bored, after staying at home for such lengthy duration.

Everyone of us are bored, but that should not be an excuse to commit a crime, yes that is a crime because you are risking yourself and other people of getting infected with the virus, the measures of the government will not be that strict if the virus does not bring a high risk to people's health and lives.
if they make that as an excuse, then why are those people who follow the rules were able to stay at home, they just lack of discipline and violators of the law.

I think the government has to imposed a more serious penalty on these violators.

[bitbunnny]

I think that is happening in some of Asia country because I think people are bored to stay at home, and they tried to gamble with the cockfight. But unfortunately, the police knows what they did, and they caught those people. People are not aware of the rule that is applied in their country, so they think that they can still gamble in a secret place. I hope that shortly, people will not try to do that again because they will face the law, and maybe they will get punished for a long time because of gambling in pandemic situations.

Here also there were a few incidents. A few of the guys tried card games. What started with a handful of people soon grew in to a grand tournament, involving dozens of people. The cops raided the place and arrested all of them (except those who could run to safety). Can't do anything about it. People get bored, after staying at home for such lengthy duration.

Everyone of us are bored, but that should not be an excuse to commit a crime, yes that is a crime because you are risking yourself and other people of getting infected with the virus, the measures of the government will not be that strict if the virus does not bring a high risk to people's health and lives.
if they make that as an excuse, then why are those people who follow the rules were able to stay at home, they just lack of discipline and violators of the law.

I think the government has to imposed a more serious penalty on these violators.

Let's be a little bit patient, in the upcoming months situation should be better.
I'm not for too strict suppression.imposed by governments. Yes, we have to protect ourselves from virus but not on every price, our human rights are important too.
We all miss sport events for betting and get a bit bored but soon everything will improve, hold a little bit more.

[peter0425]

Sports betting has nothing to do with the spread of this virus, it has done nothing wrong to impose their credibility, and of course, they do not. There is no real choice but to stop and continue again once everyone has returned.

There is nothing wrong with gambling gamblers trying online casino games. They may also like it and this is their first time entertaining before the situation subsides.

You are right, during this difficulty most of the people will attract to online casino games, they can spend their free time on gambling. Instead of going outside. I don't find anything negative in sports betting because now due to the situation of the Corno Virus many people are staying away from it, so people who gambled on sports betting will return once they start again.

but this long days?i'm sure people had already spend their money to play and now they are having nothing but just enough to buy foods not unless those millionaires but i think they have already spent too much as well.

I think that is happening in some of Asia country because I think people are bored to stay at home, and they tried to gamble with the cockfight. But unfortunately, the police knows what they did, and they caught those people. People are not aware of the rule that is applied in their country, so they think that they can still gamble in a secret place. I hope that shortly, people will not try to do that again because they will face the law, and maybe they will get punished for a long time because of gambling in pandemic situations.

Here also there were a few incidents. A few of the guys tried card games. What started with a handful of people soon grew in to a grand tournament, involving dozens of people. The cops raided the place and arrested all of them (except those who could run to safety). Can't do anything about it. People get bored, after staying at home for such lengthy duration.

so Guerilla gambling is not in palces?but we cannot blame them because thats the only way they can spend time in gambling they use to be.

[yazher]

Let's be a little bit patient, in the upcoming months situation should be better.
I'm not for too strict suppression.imposed by governments. Yes, we have to protect ourselves from virus but not on every price, our human rights are important too.
We all miss sport events for betting and get a bit bored but soon everything will improve, hold a little bit more.

There seems quite different nowadays than the previous weeks because nowadays we have few infected people recorded and most of the heavily affected countries has been subsided. yeah, if things will continue like this, we will soon see some match up again and some sports event that we wanted to see all this time.

[Raflesia]

Let's be a little bit patient, in the upcoming months situation should be better.
I'm not for too strict suppression.imposed by governments. Yes, we have to protect ourselves from virus but not on every price, our human rights are important too.
We all miss sport events for betting and get a bit bored but soon everything will improve, hold a little bit more.

There seems quite different nowadays than the previous weeks because nowadays we have few infected people recorded and most of the heavily affected countries has been subsided. yeah, if things will continue like this, we will soon see some match up again and some sports event that we wanted to see all this time.

This epidemic can be controlled by the local authorities in various regions, although this is not fully recovered but slightly reduces those who have been infected at this time, healing is increasing, it means that their immunity has begun to regain health, maybe in the next few months we will return to normal activities. as before.

Of course now there is a lot of news that sports news will start soon, including football which is widely discussed and maybe we will see our favorite sport by betting again.

[ethereumhunter]

I think that is happening in some of Asia country because I think people are bored to stay at home, and they tried to gamble with the cockfight. But unfortunately, the police knows what they did, and they caught those people. People are not aware of the rule that is applied in their country, so they think that they can still gamble in a secret place. I hope that shortly, people will not try to do that again because they will face the law, and maybe they will get punished for a long time because of gambling in pandemic situations.

Here also there were a few incidents. A few of the guys tried card games. What started with a handful of people soon grew in to a grand tournament, involving dozens of people. The cops raided the place and arrested all of them (except those who could run to safety). Can't do anything about it. People get bored, after staying at home for such lengthy duration.

That is right. That card games can attract so many people to come, and they start the other card games in those places. I think we cannot blame that person because maybe they need another entertain which can help them to stay at home. But playing card games or another activity at the outside of our homes will not be better in these situations because we are still lived with the pandemic. We must take cares our life first, and survive for the future.

[JollyGood]

The sports industries have been affected in ways unimaginable and with it those that gamble and place bets on sporting events have also been affected. The betting industry has been heavily affected by the lack sports out there but hopefully that would mean more and people saving their money rather than finding alternatives to place bets (such as online casinos and gaming websites)

[xMarcel]

Skyexchange (one of Betfair affiliates) launched VIRTUAL cricket competitions. Firstly, virtual IPL and now t10 league. They stream simulation matches from game console on youtube and accept bets on it  lol.
Actually, if you think about how much desi punters and other fans still want to bet on their favorite sport during pandemic that decision make sense.
It's just how football fans enjoy playing and watching EA Sports FIFA football simulator on PS4.

The only problem is that bets accepting based on bookmaker model, not on exchange model.
Why Betfair didn't implement something similar...