Without money, does it still qualify as gambling?

[Fredomago]

~ Right. For me, this is more of a marketing strategy so that those who might predict correctly might be gambling sooner and start to wager an amount to bet. Maybe for now, what the site is offering is not gambling yet, but knowing this is a gambling site, it will eventually tempt you to bet an amount the next time you play in it as the rewards are quite impressive and promising. The end point here is to see you finally gambling in their site so they can start profiting from your funds.

I agree, the site from the OP isn't a gambling site itself, but it refers you to a real gambling site(anyone can see it after going by the link). So, I wouldn't recommend using the predictor to underage youth and to people with potential gambling problems. Other than that, if it will be referring you only to honest platforms, it looks totally fine to me.

Yeah eventually you'll going to play when you feel that you are good in predicting games, not recommendable to those who can't control their emotions and have a possibility of being addicted, at first they are just trying to win the pot money a free prediction challenge that will allow them to win decent amount.

The next thing you will realize is that you are already playing using your own money and trying to win from the house that the site is promoting.

[letteredhub]

There are kinds of gambling we play in our local settings doesn't demand the inclusion of money, it's all for the fun that comes with it and it's still regarded as gambling just same way with the superpick game. They're all gambling without or without money involved.

[iv4n]

There are kinds of gambling we play in our local settings doesn't demand the inclusion of money, it's all for the fun that comes with it and it's still regarded as gambling just same way with the superpick game. They're all gambling without or without money involved.

You didn't feel it... maybe you are too young, or older but without experience. Anyway, if you don't risk you don't gamble! And the more you risk the higher excitement can be! Some people feel it and get hooked for life.

Once again I can only point out that risking money is not the craziest gambling, in the chase of excitement people are ready to risk a lot more than "just money". That risk and excitement that comes from that can't be felt in playing "demo modes or playing some games on your console".

It's not gambling if you don't risk any money (or anything else) for a chance to get something more from that. End of story. OP should lock this thread, some comments are really ridiculous. Spend some time reading others before you post anything...

[Mahanton]

There are kinds of gambling we play in our local settings doesn't demand the inclusion of money, it's all for the fun that comes with it and it's still regarded as gambling just same way with the superpick game. They're all gambling without or without money involved.

You didn't feel it... maybe you are too young, or older but without experience. Anyway, if you don't risk you don't gamble! And the more you risk the higher excitement can be! Some people feel it and get hooked for life.

Once again I can only point out that risking money is not the craziest gambling, in the chase of excitement people are ready to risk a lot more than "just money". That risk and excitement that comes from that can't be felt in playing "demo modes or playing some games on your console".

It's not gambling if you don't risk any money (or anything else) for a chance to get something more from that. End of story. OP should lock this thread, some comments are really ridiculous. Spend some time reading others before you post anything...

Correct! You would be able to find out the difference when it comes to emotion or simply with the thrill on the time that you do gamble out something compared to none on which you would be able to find out that there's soo much difference when it comes to this matter. Having no risking on something cant really be called gambling at all since same as you said that gambling does really involved on risking something to
get something. It wont really be giving out that kind of heart pumping situation because on the time that you've been dealing on something but knowing that you wont lose nothing then it doesnt
really give out that kind of excitement.

Yeah eventually you'll going to play when you feel that you are good in predicting games, not recommendable to those who can't control their emotions and have a possibility of being addicted, at first they are just trying to win the pot money a free prediction challenge that will allow them to win decent amount.

The next thing you will realize is that you are already playing using your own money and trying to win from the house that the site is promoting.

If you are emotionally that impulsive then you do lose. This is really that a very common behavior on which gamblers do really have and this is why its not
really that recommendable on making yourself get attached nor get involved with gambling because this is where things becomes that much worst
specially if you cant be able to control up yourself towards gambling. If ever you do able to encounter some free bets and still able to have
chance on winning money then its a rare opportunity i should say.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

There are kinds of gambling we play in our local settings doesn't demand the inclusion of money, it's all for the fun that comes with it and it's still regarded as gambling just same way with the superpick game. They're all gambling without or without money involved.

You are right friend, this is same thing I pointed out in my previous comment, gambling is gambling, whether  money is involved or not, when money is involved, we gamble for the money, but when money is not involved, we gamble for the fun of it.

There is this card game called "whot whot" in my country, I remember way back when I used to play this game with friends, there are days where by we bet money to play it, and there are other days we just play it for fun, and in all, we still see it as gambling as long as we are competing against each other  who would come out as over all winner.

[Fortify]

Have you heard of Superpicks on DSTV? where you can make predictions and win money without staking your money?

if you have not, check it out.

My question is can it still be called gambling if it is not played with money?

It's really not gambling if no money is involved and you might as well be playing Tetris (no offense intended to any fans!). Adding in money adds a certain edge to the excitement and the opportunity to make "easy" money via betting is what draws people to it and arguably gets them addicted. There is no comparable rush when you're just playing around with some virtual figure that has no bearing on your wealth in the real world. If people manage to find an advantage in any field of gambling, for instance being able to pick out a streak of profitable bets in a consistent pattern, then they could potentially bring themselves life changing fortunes - that's never going to happen when messing around with games that have no real world upside.

[danadc]

~ Right. For me, this is more of a marketing strategy so that those who might predict correctly might be gambling sooner and start to wager an amount to bet. Maybe for now, what the site is offering is not gambling yet, but knowing this is a gambling site, it will eventually tempt you to bet an amount the next time you play in it as the rewards are quite impressive and promising. The end point here is to see you finally gambling in their site so they can start profiting from your funds.

I agree, the site from the OP isn't a gambling site itself, but it refers you to a real gambling site(anyone can see it after going by the link). So, I wouldn't recommend using the predictor to underage youth and to people with potential gambling problems. Other than that, if it will be referring you only to honest platforms, it looks totally fine to me.

Yeah eventually you'll going to play when you feel that you are good in predicting games, not recommendable to those who can't control their emotions and have a possibility of being addicted, at first they are just trying to win the pot money a free prediction challenge that will allow them to win decent amount.

The next thing you will realize is that you are already playing using your own money and trying to win from the house that the site is promoting.

I have played in casinos where they have a lot of games and slots all the time, some say that if you enter the casino and play with free throws and they win they can withdraw, but the catch is that when you win, all you have to do is deposit money, this is the only gaming method that I have found where money is not included to bet, but it is a scam site, I do not recommend it, so anyone who can avoid sites that don't pay attention to them and do not play, play in recognized casinos.

[CryptSafe]

~ Right. For me, this is more of a marketing strategy so that those who might predict correctly might be gambling sooner and start to wager an amount to bet. Maybe for now, what the site is offering is not gambling yet, but knowing this is a gambling site, it will eventually tempt you to bet an amount the next time you play in it as the rewards are quite impressive and promising. The end point here is to see you finally gambling in their site so they can start profiting from your funds.

I agree, the site from the OP isn't a gambling site itself, but it refers you to a real gambling site(anyone can see it after going by the link). So, I wouldn't recommend using the predictor to underage youth and to people with potential gambling problems. Other than that, if it will be referring you only to honest platforms, it looks totally fine to me.

Yeah eventually you'll going to play when you feel that you are good in predicting games, not recommendable to those who can't control their emotions and have a possibility of being addicted, at first they are just trying to win the pot money a free prediction challenge that will allow them to win decent amount.
The next thing you will realize is that you are already playing using your own money and trying to win from the house that the site is promoting.

I have played in casinos where they have a lot of games and slots all the time, some say that if you enter the casino and play with free throws and they win they can withdraw, but the catch is that when you win, all you have to do is deposit money, this is the only gaming method that I have found where money is not included to bet, but it is a scam site, I do not recommend it, so anyone who can avoid sites that don't pay attention to them and do not play, play in recognized casinos.

After saying this, many would still fall for it as a result of their greed. When it comes to free throws, you would get them many and that is how the get scammed thinking they are wise but not knowing that they are hanging themselves as a result of their greed. With this method as you have said that is how casinos get the greedy gamblers who wants to run away with big wins gotten from free spins given to them as a result of their ongoing bonus. After allowing them to win big, upon withdrawal, they withhold their wins and ask the greedy players to make deposit before they could withdraw and then out of their greed they make deposit and the scam casino run away  with their funds.

[Webetcoins]

Have you heard of Superpicks on DSTV? where you can make predictions and win money without staking your money?

if you have not, check it out. Superpicks.com

My question is can it still be called gambling if it is not played with money?

For sure it can be called gambling, since you are able to win, so all the games you watch become more emotional, that's what I'd call gambling spirit... As for not losing money in case of bet team losing, the mood anyway changes, so it can be considered "money loss" as well

Can you please elaborate on how it can be called gambling only because you can win? So anything, where you can win something, can be called gambling? That's a new explanation of gambling for me. I thought gambling is when you put something at stake in order to win something else with it, and the chances are you either win more than what you've staked or lose it all.

The change of your mood is not considered to be a sort of "money loss" at all, it's just upsetting if you don't win if you are playing for free but that doesn't make it gambling since you have nothing to lose even if you don't win and that is now how gambling works.

[delfastTions]

Have you heard of Superpicks on DSTV? where you can make predictions and win money without staking your money?

if you have not, check it out. Superpicks.com

My question is can it still be called gambling if it is not played with money?

For sure it can be called gambling, since you are able to win, so all the games you watch become more emotional, that's what I'd call gambling spirit... As for not losing money in case of bet team losing, the mood anyway changes, so it can be considered "money loss" as well

Can you please elaborate on how it can be called gambling only because you can win? So anything, where you can win something, can be called gambling? That's a new explanation of gambling for me. I thought gambling is when you put something at stake in order to win something else with it, and the chances are you either win more than what you've staked or lose it all.

The change of your mood is not considered to be a sort of "money loss" at all, it's just upsetting if you don't win if you are playing for free but that doesn't make it gambling since you have nothing to lose even if you don't win and that is now how gambling works.

For someone, you can lose $100 and not be upset at all, and someone can be very upset even after losing $1. 

I think quite a lot depends on where the person plays, what mood and atmosphere he has.  For example, physical casinos in Las Vegas create such an atmosphere that losing $100 in them usually does not upset the player much, but simply creates a state of euphoria and fun in him.  This is the payment for the game and for the pleasure received.  When they play as if without money, as discussed in this thread, it's like something a person loses or gains.  Including the state of the psyche, a different mood. 
But to call such a process a gambling game is most likely wrong.  It's more like just an "emotional swing".  It's like games when children play.  After all, there is no money in such a children's game, but there is fun and excitement.

[Mauser]

Have you heard of Superpicks on DSTV? where you can make predictions and win money without staking your money?

if you have not, check it out. Superpicks.com

My question is can it still be called gambling if it is not played with money?

I can open the website, but I am only on my work cell phone today and don't really want to do any gambling related things from it. Tomorrow evening from home I can take a closer look. What I saw was that they offer some kind of N Dollars, no idea what that is. Are you only waging with playmoney here or can you make real profits? It doest matter if real money is involved or not, it's still gambling in my opinion. Same goes for playing poker with playmoney, or joining a lottery without paying for the ticket.

[Reatim]

There are kinds of gambling we play in our local settings doesn't demand the inclusion of money, it's all for the fun that comes with it and it's still regarded as gambling just same way with the superpick game. They're all gambling without or without money involved.

well , thus  that is still a gambling game right? that superpick? is it some kind of lottery ?
i don't know what is this but surely it is something that connected in gambling though
they are not asking for any amount to choose.
maybe this is kind of advertising to lure people get into it?
sorry but just heard it now.

[ethereumhunter]

After saying this, many would still fall for it as a result of their greed. When it comes to free throws, you would get them many and that is how the get scammed thinking they are wise but not knowing that they are hanging themselves as a result of their greed. With this method as you have said that is how casinos get the greedy gamblers who wants to run away with big wins gotten from free spins given to them as a result of their ongoing bonus. After allowing them to win big, upon withdrawal, they withhold their wins and ask the greedy players to make deposit before they could withdraw and then out of their greed they make deposit and the scam casino run away  with their funds.

It has happened to many people and unfortunately, it does not deter them from avoiding it. They are so caught up with the many offers offered by casinos that they forget to care for themselves while gambling. Maybe at first, they don't see it as gambling but because they follow every game or whatever it's called, they start to become addicted and later, the site will introduce tokens or coins that can be used to bet. And in the end, it will still be the gamble we all know so well. And because those people were used to predicting many matches, with tokens or coins or whatever it was called, they became even more interested. There, they would end up gambling as they had done in other casinos.

[delfastTions]

There are kinds of gambling we play in our local settings doesn't demand the inclusion of money, it's all for the fun that comes with it and it's still regarded as gambling just same way with the superpick game. They're all gambling without or without money involved.

well , thus  that is still a gambling game right? that superpick? is it some kind of lottery ?
i don't know what is this but surely it is something that connected in gambling though
they are not asking for any amount to choose.
maybe this is kind of advertising to lure people get into it?
sorry but just heard it now.

Of course, it can also be an element of an advertising campaign.

But there is another option for which hundreds, thousands or more people begin to respond to free offers in which, theoretically, you can even earn money, or, for example, win some kind of prize or a sum of money.  I am talking about the option of conducting sociological surveys by some authorized organizations, sometimes even related to state authorities, or, in other words, clarifying public opinion or identifying the current moods of the general population.  This option, perhaps, should not be excluded either, because this may well be authorized and paid for by interested persons or authorities.  In the process of people's participation, of course, statistical records are kept on the basis of which either businessmen whose profile of work is gambling, or government officials quite accurately find out what the broad masses of people want and how to further develop the business or how to make other, most likely optimal decisions in the field of public life  .

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

There are kinds of gambling we play in our local settings doesn't demand the inclusion of money, it's all for the fun that comes with it and it's still regarded as gambling just same way with the superpick game. They're all gambling without or without money involved.

You are right friend, this is same thing I pointed out in my previous comment, gambling is gambling, whether  money is involved or not, when money is involved, we gamble for the money, but when money is not involved, we gamble for the fun of it.

At least I can see people who think the same way as mine,  because in gambling money don't have to be the only thing of value people put at stake, because just as I said in my previous comment, both our knowledge and skill are things of value that can be gamble upon just in the case of "Superpicks", whereby all a user need is to predict 6 correct scores of a football match and stand the chance of winning over $130, 000 which is quite a huge sum of money, because for the fact that a user needs the predict the outcome of a sporting event, it could be classified as gambling.

[Dunamisx]

There are kinds of gambling we play in our local settings doesn't demand the inclusion of money, it's all for the fun that comes with it and it's still regarded as gambling just same way with the superpick game. They're all gambling without or without money involved.

From the local settings perspective, when money is not involved in gambling, we may refer to it as game because we can guess or argue about games of different kinds within the neighborhood, when we put in our money, then we are in for taking the risk and we have set in for gambling because in gambling, you make use of money to place a bet before you can enjoy gambling, here you put in all your efforts towards it and have the potential of winning a particular amount in gambling.

[South Park]

In my opinion.

Everything you do, activity and other think on the casino are gambling. You're not gambling now, but there has some chance you are gonna to gambling soon in the future. The temptation are high, If you are stay on gambling sector.

So, I call it gambling. It's promotion, you get free money soon you're losing then are gonna triggered you to deposit.

I think somewhat similarly to this, people think that since they have done something a lot of times before then there is no risk in doing those activities, but this is false, something as common as taking a shower can be extremely risky as a great deal of the injuries people suffer on their homes happen there, so when you begin to think about it you will realize there are risks everywhere, the risks are small but they are still there and we simply decide to ignore them as we cannot worry about every single thing all the time.

[Wiwo]

There are kinds of gambling we play in our local settings doesn't demand the inclusion of money, it's all for the fun that comes with it and it's still regarded as gambling just same way with the superkick game. They're all gambling without or without money involved.

I think what make games to be referred to as gambling is the involvement of stake amounts if there is no stake it can just be referred to as a playing game, but as soon as you can win and bet it gambling ait requires some level of financial input at some point.

I understand the kind of games you are talking about, bit those games are not in gambling categories and are just playing for fun and nothing more.

[Volgastallion]

Have you heard of Superpicks on DSTV? where you can make predictions and win money without staking your money?

if you have not, check it out. Superpicks.com

My question is can it still be called gambling if it is not played with money?

First to all, i just see this thread and i see you in exact 1000 merits, congratulations to you man! Soon you are gonna be promoted to Legendary rank


About your question, no  i dont know that page, because seems like a local page from your country, b ut still very similar to another ones.
Yes they give money, but its """"for free"""" this kind of page are entry gates to the gambling world, to people who doesnt want yet to put his money.

So they dont make this because they are good, they make this thinking in catch some new players, you can see the advertisement of one bet page.

Also i think they sell some data to info/data analizers about what people think about X match.

[rhomelmabini]

My question is can it still be called gambling if it is not played with money?

If it involves money, prediction and the anticipation that you'll gonna win or there's some kind of competition, I think that can be categorized as gambling. It still anticipates a reward at the end so for me that's still gambling.