Which one is fun, watching with bet or without a bet?

[famososMuertos]

Some time ago I made a topic that dealt with the feeling of my bet, even betting against my favorite team, I realized that I was moving away from the essence of being a fan for a bettor, that is intrinsically the same as what you propose .

The fact of the bet should not influence the fun of the game, in this case there is an ambiguity, but the result does not matter, in any case it is something that you can isolate yourself from in an easy way, You do many bets, so, you have the corresponding daily bets and then look at the profit.

That si, if the heart is involved in one of those bets, get it out of there, that is the solution to  you can sit and watch calmly.

Otherwise, it is the topic that abounds today, many have been interested in a certain sport for the sake of betting, that is fine, if you want to be an expert in betting but a fan should not do it.

If You does, no problem, a fan is devotion his team, in the same way what you do not follow him just because of the result to betting.

Finally, just as you can disappear from online casinos, you can try to watch sports on a weekend without having a bet involved, like we did when we were little, so if you can do it you are a sports fan and not a " interested" in sports for a "filthy" bet.  

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[Rabata]

Just trying to get the communities opinion based on their experience about the topic.

Personally, a a bettor, I find it very stressful when watching the game you are betting especially if it will end up a losing bet.

If we have the same experience, how do you cope up with that problem, after all, gambling should be fun but why we have this kind of feeling that we feel disappointed when our bet loses?

It is quite natural that a gambler places a bet where he expects to win. Because only if he wins, he can earn money on his bet. I think it's really hard to find those types of gamblers who enjoy gambling just for the fun. Although many express it verbally, in reality he expects to win there as it is related to money. But there are many gamblers who don't mind losing because they know there is no point in worrying about losing bets and there are many who are very worried. Gambling is not suitable for those who cannot afford to lose. Moreover, since it is not an income platform, those who use it as a source of e-commerce or gambling for the purpose of making money from it will never enjoy the joy of gambling. After gambling they lose anxiety.

[reagansimms]

For most sports fans, watching a match without betting is like vegetables without salt, there is no sensation or can't feel the mixed emotions when not placing a bet. Even some of them watch sports matches because they place bets, not because they want to watch a match. They will feel a different sensation when the team they support scores a goal or doubles their lead, they will be euphoric by celebrating the goal because they think they will win the bet. I really enjoy watching sports matches when placing bets, every time the team I support tries to threaten the opponent's defense area, there is always a very entertaining excitement.

[uneng]

If you can't relax and enjoy the match when having placed a bet on it, I think you are more concerned about the bet than the match itself, potentially because you are gambling with money you don't want to or can't lose at all... And it will remain like this while you maintain this mindset.

I believe the only way to be able to have some fun watching the match and betting on it at same time, it's to not care about the money. That is, you already made the bet knowing you could lose that money, so if it happens, it's fine, as this budget was already directed to gambling. So watch the game like you would if there weren't any bets involved. And maybe at the end of the match you will have a good and profitable surprise.

If it's hard to do what I'm saying, try starting with low sums of money wagered on each match.

[Juse14]

It depends on our habits when watching matches. If you were previously unfamiliar with betting and have never placed a bet, then this watching activity will still be exciting. However, when we already know and place bets, then when you just watch without placing a bet, the sensation and adrenaline when watching the match will decrease. We are so used to betting that eliminating this when we watch a match becomes very difficult. Because sometimes when watching the match it becomes a little empty.

If you feel stressed when you lose, it means that you like betting more than watching the excitement of the game between the two teams. And to overcome this, what needs to be changed is your mindset towards betting, as much as possible you have to think that you are making bets so that you always get sensation and adrenaline, as well as more excitement when watching the match. Not to seek profit.

[rhomelmabini]

Just trying to get the communities opinion based on their experience about the topic.

Personally, a a bettor, I find it very stressful when watching the game you are betting especially if it will end up a losing bet.

If we have the same experience, how do you cope up with that problem, after all, gambling should be fun but why we have this kind of feeling that we feel disappointed when our bet loses?

I think we can agree that we're more having fun when we don't have a bet and we are watching our friend losing or your bet wasn't accepted because it was already close, lol. One thing that we tend to mind when we have bet is the hope that you can win sometimes without enjoying the game at all especially when it's about sports. I think that's nomal if we feel upset if we lost, it's not normal if you still feel upset if you win. I mean, that's the default.

[ChiBitCTy]

For me it depends on what I'm betting on and how much I'm betting.  Let's say I'm getting ready to watch a Thursday night NFL game and it's sort of a boring game, I may place a bet simply to make the match that much more enjoyable to watch.  If I didn't have any "skin in the game", it would be much less of interest to me.  On the other hand I'll place bets on games that I really want to watch that I sometimes will turn off because the stress is just too much for me.  I try not to fall in to this category, but it happens.

[len01]

in this scenario it depends on how a bettor views gambling, if only to try his luck using the amount of money he can afford to lose, I am sure losing will not make him angry or stressed, but on the contrary, if a bettor uses his money to make a profit or hopes to win with big odds, of course every defeat will make him emotional and cause stress on his mind. this incident is very common because a bettor in sports betting thinks this type of betting is very easy to make money or get a profit but still there is always a surprise which we can call luck where the favorite team is defeated by a weak team and in the end the bet is lost. and with incidents like this, bettors should think again before betting because even though this is sports betting, luck still plays an important role when surprises come.

and for myself to overcome this, if I really want to get consistent profits, I usually use a budget that can afford to lose, after that choose a single bet, focus on teams that have bigger chances, it's easy and dont trust small odds too much because sometimes small odds are like a trap and can lose when surprises come.
always think that this is just a bet even though we hope to win but we will not be able to beat the bookmaker to continue to get consistent wins and always think that this is just entertainment and focus on watching the match on your favorite team.

[Renampun]

Just trying to get the communities opinion based on their experience about the topic.

Personally, a a bettor, I find it very stressful when watching the game you are betting especially if it will end up a losing bet.

If we have the same experience, how do you cope up with that problem, after all, gambling should be fun but why we have this kind of feeling that we feel disappointed when our bet loses?

Honestly, watch a sports match without betting then the satisfaction won't reach 100% lol. I will definitely immediately place a bet if the team I idolize is competing and if the team that I chose went loses, then I don't really bother thinking about it, I will accept the loss. There's no point in thinking too hard about a bet we've lost, move on from that and continue again tomorrow, that's the best way to treat the trauma caused by losing gambling.

[qwertyup23]

Just trying to get the communities opinion based on their experience about the topic.

Personally, a a bettor, I find it very stressful when watching the game you are betting especially if it will end up a losing bet.

If we have the same experience, how do you cope up with that problem, after all, gambling should be fun but why we have this kind of feeling that we feel disappointed when our bet loses?

Simple answer: it is because money is involved.

Take away the monetary aspect of gambling, then everything would be bleak and boring. The potential of a person winning big is what makes gambling so attractive to users. Given that a monetary aspect is involved, this also contributes to the adrenaline feeling whenever people bet and risk their money. After all, gambling is mostly about luck- watching your odds win/lose can make you feel both excited and anxious at the same time in which some people crave for such feeling.

In conclusion, when money is involved, then people would feel anxious about their bets. If they win the bet, then they would feel ecstatic; but if they lose, then the feeling of regret and revenge are mostly the initial reaction to people.

[Mahanton]

Just trying to get the communities opinion based on their experience about the topic.

Personally, a a bettor, I find it very stressful when watching the game you are betting especially if it will end up a losing bet.

If we have the same experience, how do you cope up with that problem, after all, gambling should be fun but why we have this kind of feeling that we feel disappointed when our bet loses?

Simple answer: it is because money is involved.

Take away the monetary aspect of gambling, then everything would be bleak and boring. The potential of a person winning big is what makes gambling so attractive to users. Given that a monetary aspect is involved, this also contributes to the adrenaline feeling whenever people bet and risk their money. After all, gambling is mostly about luck- watching your odds win/lose can make you feel both excited and anxious at the same time in which some people crave for such feeling.

In conclusion, when money is involved, then people would feel anxious about their bets. If they win the bet, then they would feel ecstatic; but if they lose, then the feeling of regret and revenge are mostly the initial reaction to people.

Agree into this sentiment on which if there would be no money involved then just like you said that everything would really be boring because you do really know that you cant really be able to gain something which is unlike when you are really that you are putting up some bets on which you could really be able to find yourself into a condition on which you are really that expecting something out of your bet.
You do know that you could really be able to win up money or lose money and as a human being then it would really be just that so normal that you would really be having those kind of approach
and reactions whether your team is winning or losing. We are just humans then those reactions are really that evident. This is where entertainment do starts on which betting on something
which you do know that you could win up money or not.

It wont be called betting in the first place if you arent that putting up some money on those teams or players that you are rooting for them to win.
The only important thing on here is that on the time that you do make out bets then you should really be that mindful or sensible on the spending you are making.
You should not make yourself that impulsive because this is where mostly people do mess up on the time that they do make out impulsive bets.

[bitgolden]

For me, you kinda feel the thrill, excitement, and fun when you bet while watching because when you win your money can be doubled and it's very overwhelming to feel and want to bet more. But sad to say that nothing is permanent you win and you lose and then start to feel like you have to win your money back.


I believe that when it comes to gambling our fate relies on luck and if luck was not on your side, accept the fact that you lose, and when we lose we get stressed but then decided to bet again.  The reality is that gambling is very addicting, that when you started it there is no way to get out or there is no turning back.

Maybe others may prefer watching the games without any bet especially in sports as they can simply focus and at the same time enjoy watching the sports without overthinking with their money or any pressure and distraction.
Their only goal is to watch the game not to bet with the game.

Yeah true, it must be the same for everyone but then the excitement could turn into fear as well. When you bet on a team to win, if that team is winning then the game is more entertaining and I can understand that, there is nothing wrong with that and it's normal, however if you bet on a team to win and they are not winning, or even losing, then the fear becomes even bigger, normally when a team loses, even if you are a big fan of that club the most you gonna feel is disappointment, we all had our teams end up losing, it is normal part of football, sometimes they play like shit and lose, it's normal.

However, if you bet on that game then you are going to lose your money and that's not easy, it's going to become much worse.

[dothebeats]

I totally get invested in a game when there is something at stake. When there isn't, I just try to enjoy every moment of it and savor it as much as I can. It becomes stressful when the team you bet on isn't performing the way you expect them to be based on the lines that was provided and based on the information you have gathered. Then of course, it becomes a different story when you win the bet and get something by watching your team crush it.

[Issa56]

Just trying to get the communities opinion based on their experience about the topic.

Personally, a a bettor, I find it very stressful when watching the game you are betting especially if it will end up a losing bet.

If we have the same experience, how do you cope up with that problem, after all, gambling should be fun but why we have this kind of feeling that we feel disappointed when our bet loses?

It's normal to feel disappointed when gambling and losing, It's annoying when I am gambling, for example, on football, and the club that I place bet on is losing. It's better if I don't even watch the match, but there is always fun and joy whenever I am gambling, and the club that I am betting on is winning. I don't think anyone will be happy losing their bet and watching the match, even if you are gambling with a small amount of money, but some people might not care about following up on their bet even when they are losing. When gambling, sometimes you will be happy and sometimes you will feel disappointed, even if you are gambling for fun and not for the sake of money.

[KTChampions]

Just trying to get the communities opinion based on their experience about the topic.

Personally, a a bettor, I find it very stressful when watching the game you are betting especially if it will end up a losing bet.

If we have the same experience, how do you cope up with that problem, after all, gambling should be fun but why we have this kind of feeling that we feel disappointed when our bet loses?

In fact, I think that clarifications need to be made. To begin with, let's completely discard the case when we watch the game of our favorite team or the team we like - it is obvious that we will experience emotions here without additional stimuli.

Now as for the bets - they can be either frivolous ones made just “for laughs and entertainment” or serious ones, when firstly you risk a significant amount for you, and secondly you spent a lot of time to find an outcome that in your opinion has value and trying to make a profit. I think it’s not worth clarifying that the outcome of the game on which we made a serious bet worries us and can really put us under stress.

How do I deal with this? It may be hard to believe, but I prefer not to watch the game online and just spend time (with or without benefit hahaha) and only when I know for sure that the game has already ended I check the result. And I do this even with games of my favorite teams (if the game has serious tournament significance or something like that) - for me there is no problem watching the game in the recording knowing the result or simply not watching it at all, knowing that the result will upset me. Yes, this is a rather selfish approach and “real” fans may condemn this behavior, but I try to avoid stress, disappointment and bad mood 

[Hispo]

It can certainly be an unpleasant situation: not to seek positive feeling from betting but all the contrary: to accumulate stress. Honestly, when I have decided to bet on world cups and also to watch the match with my friends or family members, it only enhances positively the experience I have had during those moments.
If I met someone who did not enjoy watching matches they have betted on, then I would advice them not to bet or decrease their wager, to be honest. Gambling and betting have and very important fun/entertainment components on them, so there would be detrimental to continue to partake in them if one is only suffering from negative feelings while waiting for the result of the matches to come out.

If you believe you enjoy your favorite sports without putting a stake on the results, then it would be better just not to do so with a while, perhaps some months, and then start to bet again using much less money, until you find the equilibrium or the right amount which allows you not to feel anxiety or stress while watching the events unfold on your TV. Just my personal opinion, though.  

[rachael9385]

Yah what a nice topic to discuss about, I don't like to watch a match live mostly when I bet on it because most times it chokes, like one might get frustrated if he or she stake a bet and he or she's watching it and the team the bettor stake on start losing.
It might even put a gambler in a big pressure, so I am trying to be safe as I can't stand a chance of watching the team I bet on lose. However, there is a big difference between watching for fun and watching just because you get on the team, if I don't bet on any of the team, I will feel relaxed watching if because i didn't stake on any of the team.
Although, there are a lot of gamblers that live to watch their bet live but I do t know why, though.

[topbitcoin]

Even without a bet involved, the activity of watching sports matches, especially football, is fun. Especially if you watch the match with friends. and if I use betting in it, the match I watch will be even more exciting and challenging.

I quite like sports betting, because by placing bets, I can get a sensation when watching the match, and this is like boosting my adrenaline which makes the match even more tense.
However, even so, I can't afford to place bets every time I watch a match. Because clearly this can be detrimental to me and when I bet too often, I'm afraid this will become a bad habit that can lead me to become addicted to betting. and when it becomes addictive, it will be a very difficult thing for us to solve.
And I personally only bet one to two times a week with a certain amount that I'm prepared to lose.

[gabbie2010]

Just trying to get the communities opinion based on their experience about the topic.

Personally, a a bettor, I find it very stressful when watching the game you are betting especially if it will end up a losing bet.

If we have the same experience, how do you cope up with that problem, after all, gambling should be fun but why we have this kind of feeling that we feel disappointed when our bet loses?

I always bet with the amount of money I can afford to lose so I am not move even when losing while watching the game I bet on, however in most cases I do accumulated betting so that means 4 or 5 matches outcome combined would determine the fate of my bet, therefore watching one of the game wouldn't affect me after all the outcome of other matches would also determine my chances of winning, though I specialized in over 1.5 goals type of betting in soccer that means I always bet in a strong team scoring atleast 2 goals in a match against a weak team or both team scoring a goal apiece thus I can confidently watch that kind of matches after placing a bet.

[hedgeh0g]

I hadn't even thought about this before. It seemed to me that it was more fun to watch with a bet, but apparently I was wrong. I presented those recent matches that I watched with and without bets. So, those matches that I watch with a bet influence me, since sometimes I can bet against my favorite team because, according to my calculations, they should lose. When a match takes place, I begin to experience double feelings: on the one hand, I want my bet to win, and on the other hand, I feel sorry when my favorite team loses points. Thanks to your topic, I came to the conclusion that a match without a bet is still better than a match with a bet. Because when you watch, you feel real emotions without money, just for the sake of sporting interest, we must keep this in our hearts.