Weird sports we didn’t know existed, available for betting

[bitbollo]

I would never bet or gamble in a market that is clearly illegal without any form of warranty.
Moreover, I would never bet or gamble in a "small" market likewise a minor sport or minor series.
Since these players on these events are getting really low payment (most of the times they play like an hobby and not for economic return) it could be easy they can get tricked with rigged events and so on...
By the way for all of these sports in article posted by OP I haven't never seen nothing on main bookmakers (and sincerly I have really doubts there are markets for these "games"/sports).

[Natalim]

Anyone could bet on any game or sport they like. I'm not surprised they have betting on that, but I didn't know that type of game really existed for betting. Well, that's interesting, but here's my question: has anyone already bet on that kind of sport/game? And is it available on our very own bookies here? I'm just curious, since it's already been shared, so might as well ask if anyone has experience betting on it.

[kotajikikox]

actually in some locality in my country this game is existing specially in fiesta but not sure if there are someone betting on this and yeah this is not in existing in any betting site available here .

Wife Carrying

Here is something we have seen people bet on over the Internet, as wife-carrying is a fairly established competitive activity (believe it or not) in Finland, Estonia, Australia, and Ireland. According to most, this sport in modern times got introduced in Finland in 1992, and it now has multiple disciplines, such as fireman’s carry, Estonian-style, and classic piggyback.

Of course, the objective here is for a male to carry a female to a finish line, usually passing various obstacles set in his way. The fastest course time wins on an official track length of 253.5 meters or 832 feet.

I have watched this once when i visited a relatives somewhere and yeah this is really a exciting and fun game.

[bubilas]

Weird Sports You Didn’t Know Existed, Available for Betting Fun

After reading this article it got me thinking how many games are out there that most of us haven't even heard of, but they do exist and some groups of people bet on those games. Here in Serbia, everyone bets on popular games, and the cock fighting (just one example) is not popular here, but in illegal circles there are some dog fights. Still, I wish to discuss just "legal games" with available markets in some casinos.

I guess a lot of people heard about these games from the article, but I didn't know that people actually bet on something like this. So I am interested if there is anyone here who bet on "not popular" sports/games, maybe some description, and where we can learn more about that game/sport.

If I am not mistaken, cockfighting is one of the oldest activities on which bets began to be placed. In addition, bets on these fights are known throughout the world, with a predominance in the Southern countries. Thus, in ancient times, poor people entertained themselves by betting on one of the fighting cocks. In my opinion, these cocks were also equipped with steel spurs so that the fight would not be too long.

I do not approve of such entertainment, as it encourages cruelty.

[Doan9269]

from my own view, its more better for us to gamble on sports activities we are conversant with and that are trusted, this will help a lot because they are being made open to the public and not that we go for some kind of weird betting whereby we secretly bet on rare games which we cannot boast or come out in public to announce about what we do, gambling is for fun and betting is legality.

[coin-investor]

Weird Sports You Didn’t Know Existed, Available for Betting Fun

I guess a lot of people heard about these games from the article, but I didn't know that people actually bet on something like this. So I am interested if there is anyone here who bet on "not popular" sports/games, maybe some description, and where we can learn more about that game/sport.

Anything can be bet on; gamblers have unlimited imagination when it comes to betting. All the events listed in the article are popular in our country; we are also betting on rock, paper and scissors, wife-carrying and cheerleading.
Our fiestas offer many events on which people can bet. We are doing this for fun, and the organizers of the events think of sporting events in which people can participate and bet.
The most popular event that we hold is palosebo

PALO SEBO is one of traditional game in the Philippines, where CONTESTANTS try to climb the pole in turns to secure the prize, and anyone who fails to reach the top is disqualified!

https://view.genially.com/6033a824b00f0b100d12fdf6/vertical-infographic-palo-sebo

[KTChampions]

Weird Sports You Didn’t Know Existed, Available for Betting Fun

After reading this article it got me thinking how many games are out there that most of us haven't even heard of, but they do exist and some groups of people bet on those games. Here in Serbia, everyone bets on popular games, and the cock fighting (just one example) is not popular here, but in illegal circles there are some dog fights. Still, I wish to discuss just "legal games" with available markets in some casinos.

I guess a lot of people heard about these games from the article, but I didn't know that people actually bet on something like this. So I am interested if there is anyone here who bet on "not popular" sports/games, maybe some description, and where we can learn more about that game/sport.

There is no point in betting on unpopular games because the smaller the market, the greater the likelihood of various kinds of insider/fraud, so bookmakers accept bets on such markets with very bad odds. It is better to bet on popular markets where the bookmaker's margin is 4-6 percent than on some exotic ones where it is closer to 8% or higher.
I don't understand the whole idea - if you like some exotic sports/entertainment, you don't necessarily have to bet on them.

[Eternad]

I guess a lot of people heard about these games from the article, but I didn't know that people actually bet on something like this. So I am interested if there is anyone here who bet on "not popular" sports/games, maybe some description, and where we can learn more about that game/sport.

The Wife carrying sports is hilarious but I do bet on unfamiliar market sometimes like the dog race on some sportbook. I just don’t bet consistently and just doing it for fun and curiosity for the result since I can’t watch the game live due to the broadcast restrictions.

I think many user here doesn’t bet regularly on this kind of sports since it’s not televised globally or it’s very hard to access the stream since this games is unique and not that widely available in most country.

I just want to add the Curling sports which I’m not aware that this is already an olympic sports. I frequently just watch it on fb reels but I never thought it’s already an olympics sports.

[YOSHIE]

I guess a lot of people heard about these games from the article, but I didn't know that people actually bet on something like this. So I am interested if there is anyone here who bet on "not popular" sports/games, maybe some description, and where we can learn more about that game/sport.

Maybe we here often see articles writing strange bets that we have never seen around us, @Joe has attracted the attention of the community here by writing interesting articles, but I can't imagine what it would be like if the Quidditch game in the Harry Potter films were played in the real world, whether anyone in this world could control a flying broomstick, I don't know.

But of the several types of games that I saw in the article written by @Joe, only one game that I have seen is: (holding the wife) which is done when commemorating my country's independence day, In fact, the most exciting part of the game is taking/carrying someone's wife wrongly, because the player's eyes are closed, which is great.

Indeed, the insight into sports games is diverse, I admit that Asia has hundreds of types of games that are unique and no less exciting than the various games, essentially they are all for entertainment, We hope that in the future we will see unique games added to gambling sites.

[Poker Player]

This is no novelty I think, as I agree with coin-investor:

Anything can be bet on; gamblers have unlimited imagination when it comes to betting.

Gambling has been with mankind since its inception as a form of exciting pastime if you have a chance to win or lose something. It is not uncommon in the internet age to find more variety. There are even types of local gambling that we do not know about but are popular in remote villages and regions.

[Wapfika]

from my own view, its more better for us to gamble on sports activities we are conversant with and that are trusted, this will help a lot because they are being made open to the public and not that we go for some kind of weird betting whereby we secretly bet on rare games which we cannot boast or come out in public to announce about what we do, gambling is for fun and betting is legality.

But why do you need to announce to the publice what you are doing especially gambling achievements? Even with regular bets I never announced anything about it in the public because there’s nothing to gain.

There’s nothing wrong on betting with exotic games given that you will enjoy it. All this games are unique and fun to watch while adding some bet on it will spice your watch mood.

Imo, it’s only wrong to bet on it if you are just betting randomly without any reference for your bets. Same application to any type of bets even with normal sports.

[TheUltraElite]

People just need a reason to gamble, that is all. So they take up every game they can think or or have been thought of and put money on it. This is because the need to gamble is inherent in humans and risk taking provides a good stimulation to anyone's brain.

Most of us have seen these games in action but it is not difficult to comprehend that they are sources for gambling too.

When you can bet behind the table on full blackjack tables, there is no surprise here.

[lovesmayfamilis]

I would never bet or gamble in a market that is clearly illegal without any form of warranty.
Moreover, I would never bet or gamble in a "small" market likewise a minor sport or minor series.
Since these players on these events are getting really low payment (most of the times they play like an hobby and not for economic return) it could be easy they can get tricked with rigged events and so on...
By the way for all of these sports in article posted by OP I haven't never seen nothing on main bookmakers (and sincerly I have really doubts there are markets for these "games"/sports).

Perhaps such games will be interesting to those who consider gambling entertainment without any speculation about unfairness. I think that there are no expensive bets involved, and it is unlikely that anyone will play them regularly. A simple test of luck and at the same time a fun pastime. After all, the moment of competition is always interesting when winning is motivated by profit.

[BABY SHOES]

Strange sports... But I'm sure it won't be available in many casinos because it's not a sport most people are familiar with.

Rock Paper Scissors is a childhood game, but don't think it can be bet on, and how to judge this bet.

Carrying the wife? This is a little difficult for me to understand... maybe for sports or races there is something to bet on that is a little more difficult to figure out.

[Pandu Geddon]

I would never bet or gamble in a market that is clearly illegal without any form of warranty.
Moreover, I would never bet or gamble in a "small" market likewise a minor sport or minor series.
Since these players on these events are getting really low payment (most of the times they play like an hobby and not for economic return) it could be easy they can get tricked with rigged events and so on...
By the way for all of these sports in article posted by OP I haven't never seen nothing on main bookmakers (and sincerly I have really doubts there are markets for these "games"/sports).

Perhaps such games will be interesting to those who consider gambling entertainment without any speculation about unfairness. I think that there are no expensive bets involved, and it is unlikely that anyone will play them regularly. A simple test of luck and at the same time a fun pastime. After all, the moment of competition is always interesting when winning is motivated by profit.

such games will be suitable for a break when starting to get tired in other games that may be quite demanding of focus. unpopular sports games have few enthusiasts to be seen in terms of profitable bets. except for sports that are indeed popular in certain areas and online casinos are indeed from those areas. a strategy to get their local gamblers.

[dansus021]

Weird sports we didn’t know existed, available for betting haha to be honest after i read  in other thread that there is gambling about an artist and politics it just make me think can anything use as a gamble nowadays haha.

And after read the article rock paper scissors can act as game but Competitive Cheerleading and Quidditch i dont know this even exist hahaha

[stompix]

article(full link below), in that article "cow chip tossing" was mentioned and did some more quick searching and found out that it is basically cow dung tossing contest.

What, you thought those were potato chips for cows? 
Oh, and coming from a guy who spent decades at a farm, those are dried just as the ones used for fuel were, they don't smell or anything.

If I am not mistaken, cockfighting is one of the oldest activities on which bets began to be placed. In addition, bets on these fights are known throughout the world, with a predominance in the Southern countries.

It's been banned in a ton of countries and hopefully, soon in every single one of them, it's the most pointless game of all, this and bullfighting need to end, if anyone says anything about tradition then we should also ring back gladiator games too.

[knowngunman]

Anyone could bet on any game or sport they like. I'm not surprised they have betting on that, but I didn't know that type of game really existed for betting. Well, that's interesting, but here's my question: has anyone already bet on that kind of sport/game? And is it available on our very own bookies here? I'm just curious, since it's already been shared, so might as well ask if anyone has experience betting on it.

Not everyone know about this games and not all bookies have them available in their game options. The truth is not everyone will be familiar with most of them these unpopular games and only few people place bet on them. People place bet on the games they are well familiar with and I also belong to this category.  The bookies are also interested to provide what people are seeking for so they would generate a good income. And yes, some reputable bookies offer some of these unpopular games but some other bookies offer limited games based on what their customers are after.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

There're only about six popular sports games that are mostly prioritized by gamblers in my country, and the most popular one is soccer. Although I know that there are some dedicated gamblers who can actually bet on any form of activity, they are aware that they can make a profit if the bet is successful. For example, there's someone I know who placed a bet on their friend. The bettor was in doubt that his friend could not finish twelve bottles of beer, so he decided to place a huge bet and was surprised that the guy finished it all and won the money. People can really do wired things for the sake of betting, but there are some of those wired games that cannot be added to casinos.

[SmartGold01]

If someone are not betting on those games that are not popular it shows that they don't know about them even though they knows it means they aren't fan of it and could be hard for them to bet it. Using that example you made mentioned I will say it's not popular either in my country rather people loves betting on regular games such as sports betting which includes; soccer, Tennis, Baseball, basketball, hockey game and so many on. Like I does, most times I am trying to learn different games so I can pick up interest to start betting on them but what matters is time factors since I barely have free moment to do everything I wanted to run on within and before my 24hrs runs out.