Watching the games you bet on is meant to be a part of the fun. (2)

[Rruchi man]

This discussion is mostly about sporting events, for instance, football.

Do you consider gamblers who bet on fewer games that they can watch to be gambling more for fun than to make money?

My answer
It is a yes for me, because fun is not just in betting on these games, but following up with these games by watching them contributes to the fun you intend to have. If you bet on so many games across many leagues that have kick-off times clashing, then you are obviously betting with more intention to make money than have fun because there is no way you are going to watch all these games at the same time.

What do you think? Is it possible for a gambler with a long bet slip to be gambling for fun?

[HONDACD125]

What do you think? Is it possible for a gambler with a long bet slip to be gambling for fun?

There can be two situations where a sports bettor might only bet on games that they watch or can watch. The first reason is the one you mentioned, it's for fun because it makes it more fun when you have a bet on the game you are watching, the other reason is that the person wants to get some profit but he wants to watch the games live on which they made their bets, so they don't make a lot of bets and only do it when they know they can watch the games live to find out the results immediately after the game is over.

If you ask me, if I'm that kind of a bettor who only bets on games they watch, I would say it will only be for fun because if I want to earn profit from sports betting, there is no way I wouldn't make bets on other games that I can't watch because there are hundreds of such opportunities where you can get an easy win but you might not be able to watch the games live.

[Wiwo]

This discussion is mostly about sporting events, for instance, football.

Do you consider gamblers who bet on fewer games that they can watch to be gambling more for fun than to make money?

My answer
It is a yes for me, because fun is not just in betting on these games, but following up with these games by watching them contributes to the fun you intend to have. If you bet on so many games across many leagues that have kick-off times clashing, then you are obviously betting with more intention to make money than have fun because there is no way you are going to watch all these games at the same time.

What do you think? Is it possible for a gambler with a long bet slip to be gambling for fun?

On the general note, I for once don't like betting on games I intend to watch and the reason is because if I should place a bet on such games I won't be able to followup with my bets to take some action that can save me from total loses, this is because when watching a football match you could easily be carried away with the fun of the games.

So for be when I want to have fun, I just watch the match without placing any bet on them, and if I want to gamble I know I am not in for fun but for the winning and at point I only bet and follow up with the games from my device to be able to make any possible cash out when the time be in other to prevent total lose or take the avaliable profits if I don't want to wait till the end of the game.

[Patikno]

What do you think? Is it possible for a gambler with a long bet slip to be gambling for fun?

True entertainment can only be had by gamblers who bet on sports matches that they also watch, so if they make long betting slips, I'm not sure they are aiming for entertainment. However, in different cases, they might get fun, of course with a small betting amount, they do it just to try their luck on the analyzes they have done.

[Sandra_hakeem]

I don't even consider betting on games as something really fun to do.. I mean, I'm wagering with my money and all I'm left with are the tickets and an "increased anxiety".... Who's ever happy with that? What hold keeps me in the game without wavering is the fact that I could cut a win at the end.

Watching the game is a different space of entertainment that is almost irreplaceable; The hype, the trolls, the moments where the ball hits the cross bar and everyone screams in symphony? The whimpers? .... It's just indescribable!
I mean, I can feel very okay by watching a football match without wagering on it, but I won't feel better in any case if I wagered without the facilities to watch the game -- I'd rather get engaged with real life problems.

[Orpichukwu]

What do you think? Is it possible for a gambler with a long bet slip to be gambling for fun?

Not possible I'm always a victim of such. I do place bets for as long as 30 games, and out of those games, it can only be 5 of them that I can be able to watch because that's where I pick interest.
 
The rest of the games that are available on that bet slip are not for the purpose of fun but rather to increase the potential amount that I could be able to win from the slip if there is any luck, so it's for the winning and not entirely for the fun, but some people can argue that it's for both.

[passwordnow]

What do you think? Is it possible for a gambler with a long bet slip to be gambling for fun?

Yes. At the end of the day, it is on us if we want to watch all of those games that we bet on and still consider everything for fun. We can't change someone's justification if they have a long bet slip and then will say it's all for fun. We get nothing from proving them wrong and there's no sense with such. And even I, sometimes I got a long bet slip but I have decided to bet only for few because I am enjoying it and also I am able to watch some of the games that I am betting on. The fun is on our part whether it is about betting itself, watching the game or plainly both of it. I don't mind others business if they are up for fun or not as long as I am for it.

[Charles-Tim]

What do you think? Is it possible for a gambler with a long bet slip to be gambling for fun?

It is also fun to bet having a very long slip but using just $1 for the bet. You do not necessary need to watch the whole matches that you bet on. I do not watch the match that I bet on. I prefer to let the match end before checking the bet slip. Although, there are exceptions, especially if the match is from well known league like English Premier League. I remember I bet on Chelsea versus Manchester City and I watched it while I was with my friend drinking and eating where we hanged out. It has been the last that I bet on that I watched till now.

[mirakal]

You can actually do it not just for fun but also for money making. You know, it's useless to bet on many games that you aren't familiar either, you'll still end up losing most of your bets and your money. So it's best to bet only on selected games wherein you have good background on its players or on the teams that are involved in it because that  would mean giving you the opportunity to win more rather than just betting on random games and lost all your funds with just a blink of an eye.

[Cantsay]

What do you think? Is it possible for a gambler with a long bet slip to be gambling for fun?

It’s just as you have said it - if a gambler should go for a parlay and just try to accumulate games for different sports or same sport but different leagues then it’s obvious that they won’t have the time to watch those games and might just be doing it for the intent of making money off of it.

But there are other times when a gambler can select one or two games that they want to watch and then just add a few others to it, just to make it long and also to test if their prediction luck will work in favour of them or not. It depends on the gambler some can go for a long game and still have fun with it (not all the games though, but with few of them) while others don’t even bother to watch the game whether it is a single ticket with not game or a single ticket with multi games.

[Hispo]

To me watching the match one has betted on makes it all more fun and enhances the whole gambling/betting experience.
It is something I do, actually when the time of the World cup of football comes around I pick up the matches I feel interested in and get a moderate wager on them, when I wait for the game to start and relax while watching it.
It is even more fun than just watching for the sake of the love for the sport, having a stake on the match makes the dopamine and the thrill to increase and each goal (regardless of the side) can make us feel things which would not otherwise.
There will be people who bet on matches and yet they do not watch anything because of lack of time, to me those people are missing out the best part of loving an sport and betting on it.

[Jody.Drummer]

This discussion is mostly about sporting events, for instance, football.

Do you consider gamblers who bet on fewer games that they can watch to be gambling more for fun than to make money?

My answer
It is a yes for me, because fun is not just in betting on these games, but following up with these games by watching them contributes to the fun you intend to have. If you bet on so many games across many leagues that have kick-off times clashing, then you are obviously betting with more intention to make money than have fun because there is no way you are going to watch all these games at the same time.

What do you think? Is it possible for a gambler with a long bet slip to be gambling for fun?

In my opinion, those who bet on sports they watch are most likely to have fun, but that doesn't mean that there aren't any who aim to make money, of course there will be. However, I agree with what you said, if we make a lot of bets on different matches but at the same time or close together, the most likely goal is to make money or profit. And conversely, for those who aim to have fun, they certainly won't do that because it's impossible for them to watch all the matches that take place simultaneously.
For those who do that, they will probably only watch one match and with other matches where bets are made, they will probably just wait for the final news by seeing whether their chosen team wins or not.

[robelneo]

What do you think? Is it possible for a gambler with a long bet slip to be gambling for fun?

Yes why not? Whatever the case is, a gambler should play for fun, Whether you have a long bet slip, that should not stop you from having fun, its ok to look for profit when you're betting but that does not mean that having fun should take the backseat.

I used to do this I bet on horse racing and, at the same time, bet on boxing, while I was looking to make money but it was fun doing this because of the excitement and anticipation that contributed how exciting it was it was to see the outcome, you having betting a lot.

Whatever you do in gambling, even if you're looking for money, always bring the fun so it ease you up whatever the outcome is.

[Wexnident]

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Hmm, I think it depends? There are probably two factors I'd consider, the amount of money involved and how much that person is attached to that money. It's no surprise that the greater the amount of money involved in a bet, the more drawn you are or emotional you are towards the match. At that point, you wouldn't be enjoying the "match" itself, but rather just the result. Even an insanely great play would become a massive blow to you if it came from the opposing team.

The second factor is directly tied to the first since someone may just be that insanely rich that even if they bet big, it doesn't really matter for them that much. However, a poor person betting all their life savings in in the opossite spectrum of such a person. In general, if you bet low then I guess it can still be fun. But if you bet something to the point that "regret" comes into play, then I highly doubt it'd be one (unless you win lol).

[Poker Player]

Well that's not my case, although I'm not your typical sports bettor. A couple of times I did sports betting I did it for a promotion and in the end I didn't watch the games. One of them I was interested in but I don't remember now what I was doing when the game was broadcasted that I didn't watch it.

[Russlenat]

What do you think? Is it possible for a gambler with a long bet slip to be gambling for fun?

Of course, yes. Just because you're watching a game doesn’t mean you’re gambling for fun. You can also enjoy yourself even when you’re just focused on the betting odds, similar to how a trader operates. If you apply that to gambling, where the data you analyze helps increase your chances of winning, you can definitely have fun with that. Even for me, I don’t bet on every game I watch. Sometimes I don’t even watch the game but still enjoy keeping track of the scoreboards. The definition of "having fun" runs deep, but let’s be honest, the most fun is when you actually win.

[len01]

When someone comes to a restaurant, they don't always order food but sometimes just buy 2 drinks and sit back and joke with their friends.
Just like sports bettors who come to place bets on various leagues but only watch 1 match to get the thrill of watching the match. Even though the result is losing in several bets, it is only considered a frequent occurrence and has no regrets because the main purpose is just to bet and watch the match of their favorite team.

[Hirose UK]

If there are many betting slips with the ambition of gambler himself, then I would call it still to make money and not for fun, for example, on weekends there are several competitions and each competition has betting slip from almost all the matches there are, then it is impossible if it is done just for fun.
People who have fun with sports betting will likely only choose few matches such as in matches of their favorite teams or big team that are popular from each League competition, moreover, those who are ambitious will be willing to spend more money with many bets because they are chasing the chances of winning and the amount of profit.
On the other hand, almost all match schedules also have similarities in the time the match starts, I personally, if there is similarity in broadcast time, prefer to watch the team I like and bet on the team that I consider to be favorite team that can provide pleasure if watch it and still provide opportunities for betting wins for satisfaction.

[Tmoonz]

What do you think? Is it possible for a gambler with a long bet slip to be gambling for fun?

There can be two situations where a sports bettor might only bet on games that they watch or can watch. The first reason is the one you mentioned, it's for fun because it makes it more fun when you have a bet on the game you are watching, the other reason is that the person wants to get some profit but he wants to watch the games live on which they made their bets, so they don't make a lot of bets and only do it when they know they can watch the games live to find out the results immediately after the game is over.

If you ask me, if I'm that kind of a bettor who only bets on games they watch, I would say it will only be for fun because if I want to earn profit from sports betting, there is no way I wouldn't make bets on other games that I can't watch because there are hundreds of such opportunities where you can get an easy win but you might not be able to watch the games live.

I agree with you on this in as much as it feels good and very fun watching games that we bet there is no possibility that one must watch all the games that we bet on, the truth is out of our numerous games that this being bet on there are those that must be of higher interest to watch than the others hence one could only consider watching the most interested games and probably watch the highlights of the other games when they are already over in order to be updated about the team performance as to this regard and that doesn't make one not actually gambling for fun as to the op assertion.

[uswa56]

What do you think? Is it possible for a gambler with a long bet slip to be gambling for fun?

True entertainment can only be had by gamblers who bet on sports matches that they also watch, so if they make long betting slips, I'm not sure they are aiming for entertainment. However, in different cases, they might get fun, of course with a small betting amount, they do it just to try their luck on the analyzes they have done.

Placing bets on the matches that we watch certainly gives a different sensation than not placing bets by placing bets, of course we will always pay attention to the game of the team we place bets on, and when they make ridiculous mistakes, of course it will be very disappointing and could be the result of these mistakes making us lose money in betting and it is true as you said when they bet on many teams, of course they Not only looking for entertainment but they hope that luck will be able to win the bets placed and by analyzing the team that we will bet on, of course this will be very important to get luck in the bets we place.