Duck racing.. a new variety?

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Well, if I was passing and see where this kind of race competition is going on, I will not hesitate to drop by and witness it myself. If after observing and I see it's a fair game, I will place a bet. What's just running through my head now is, can ducks be also trained to perform these kind of activity? It's the first time and hearing this.

People are exploring new sports to entertain themselves and also increase gambling options so I'm not too surprised to see that there's duck racing. If it can be proven that the animals are not harmed in any way and put through rigorous training that is beyond their capacity, then it's a fun sport. What I will not support is animal fight for our entertainment and gambling, I think that it's cruel to engage animals to fight without their consent which is not possible to get. Animal sports like horse, dog or duck racing must have strict rules to protect the animals from unnecessary harms.

Am not surprised at all by this kind of racing, perhaps I have heard about so many other types of games that doesn't exist in my country but it is happening in some other countries and people are betting on it. Speaking of animal fighting, we have dog fighting, those dogs are already trained to do what they are being prepared for, it is just like boxing and wrestling. It's not a life or death game, just a fight to get a winner.

[traderethereum]

I never see a competition between ducks but I have seen a cockfighting here which attract many people to join. Although right now cockfighting prohibit, I guess some people still go to a secret place and continue to do that.
The competition using animal is not fair for gamblers because their animal can died against animal. But for organizers, they can get the money and profit but I don't know how the calculations.
Maybe animal competition just existed in some local and not grow in many places because that can related to the regulation from the government. If the government prohibit gambling using animals, people will not try it unless they are often do that in a hidden places.

[Hispo]

After learning there are people literally betting their money of marble races and also people who bet their money in pigeon races in Asia, there is little left out there when comes to betting which could actually impress me, to be honest.
Long ago I was watching a documentary film about betting and the dark site of it and I learnt there are hospital staff who are willing to bet on the remaining time patients could have left between being completely cured or dead: the so-called hospital Deadpools.
If people are willing to literally bet on the life of other human beings, this is not supposed to be outaide of the scope of greed and love for money.

Makes me wonder whether there has been some bet on me without me knowing about it.

[aoluain]

Yea I have the same impression on betting on Duck races, its seems nonsensical to
be doing that  Especially when there are lots of opportunities to bet on real actual sports.

Well, if I was passing and see where this kind of race competition is going on, I will not hesitate to drop by and witness it myself. If after observing and I see it's a fair game, I will place a bet. What's just running through my head now is, can ducks be also trained to perform these kind of activity? It's the first time and hearing this.

People are exploring new sports to entertain themselves and also increase gambling options so I'm not too surprised to see that there's duck racing. If it can be proven that the animals are not harmed in any way and put through rigorous training that is beyond their capacity, then it's a fun sport. What I will not support is animal fight for our entertainment and gambling, I think that it's cruel to engage animals to fight without their consent which is not possible to get. Animal sports like horse, dog or duck racing must have strict rules to protect the animals from unnecessary harms.

Am not surprised at all by this kind of racing, perhaps I have heard about so many other types of games that doesn't exist in my country but it is happening in some other countries and people are betting on it. Speaking of animal fighting, we have dog fighting, those dogs are already trained to do what they are being prepared for, it is just like boxing and wrestling. It's not a life or death game, just a fight to get a winner.

Could never understand the depths of human depravity to use animals as
entertainment and for betting, like dog fighting and cockfighting. I wonder if
I would put Dick racing in this bracket....ok the Ducks are not fighting but there
really is no need for this.

[Fiatless]

Am not surprised at all by this kind of racing, perhaps I have heard about so many other types of games that doesn't exist in my country but it is happening in some other countries and people are betting on it. Speaking of animal fighting, we have dog fighting, those dogs are already trained to do what they are being prepared for, it is just like boxing and wrestling. It's not a life or death game, just a fight to get a winner.

You can hardly see all these unconventional games in online or crypto casinos. They are usually organized by individuals who determine the rules and bets. Dog fighting or other kind of violent animal sports is banned in some countries. It is usually organized secretly to avoid sanctions from government law enforcers. Like in the US, dogfighting is illegal in all the states.

Organizing dog fights is a felony, and it’s additionally persecuted by the Federal Animal Welfare Act. A person found guilty can go to jail for up to 5 years. , Depending on prosecution, the organizer of dog fights can get away with a fine or be put on probation. Spectators in dog fights can get up to one year of jail time or pay up to $5,000, or both. Bringing a minor to the fight increases the punishment.

https://petpedia.co/dog-fighting-statistics/#illegal%20in%20all%2050%20American%20states

[sompitonov]

I have encountered rubber duck race before but the real duck, I haven't. But definitely, if there's rubber duck, more than likely, there's real duck. It may be new to some, but I believe, this has been going for so long.

An example is the Great British Duck Race in 2007 at River Thames, London with 165k rubber ducks participating.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_race

When it comes to real duck, the issue here is that some will accuse the organizers with animal cruelty and other things related to it. This is why some are against with real ducks. They are very careful with how they do things here.

However, among artificial ducks it looks like just chance and luck, and nothing else depends on it. It is just as easy to hold a lottery with a lottery drum and not think about unnecessary troubles. The only thing is that it is more fun and spectacular, and also amuses passers-by and spectators. But in the race of real ducks, it is the strength, genetic data and other real features of the duck that are important. Therefore, it is more realistic to predict the winner in advance, for those who understand something about this. As for my personal preferences, I would bet only once for interest on a real race, but not more than once. After all, football is more interesting to me than races with animals.

[EarnOnVictor]

* Has anyone found an interest in stopping by the fields where these games are initiated before?

Competitions like this are always fun if you have a little time to spare and I've witnessed a few of them but are not a duck competition. This is not the first time that animals are used to compete whether in fights, races or other activities and these animals are already trained for such purposes.

* How was your experience?

It's always entertaining and if you are not in a hurry to anywhere, you might not know the time you would have spent hours there.

* Do you think it's a fair game for the gamblers and the organizers as well?

This is one of the realest competitions in my opinion because it's live. Fine, there could be a planned work where the strong animals would be paired with the weak ones and it will be difficult for the gambler to solve the tricky puzzle. This is why it's only good to gamble only where you are familiar with and the team you know very well.

In this case, I'd rather watch and get entertained than gamble since I know little or nothing about the organizers, animal owners and the competing animals.

[Agbamoni]

I never see a competition between ducks but I have seen a cockfighting here which attract many people to join. Although right now cockfighting prohibit, I guess some people still go to a secret place and continue to do that.
The competition using animal is not fair for gamblers because their animal can died against animal. But for organizers, they can get the money and profit but I don't know how the calculations.
Maybe animal competition just existed in some local and not grow in many places because that can related to the regulation from the government. If the government prohibit gambling using animals, people will not try it unless they are often do that in a hidden places.

I don't see any big deal using animals for sports games because if we humans can do sports then they can as well partake in sports activities. The only addition to it is that people do bet on them. But what is the fun of the game if we don't have our favorite side to win and other losing side. That is why it's called sports and gambling is involve in sports so that gamblers will have fun or profit out of it.

Animal competition does exist in a lot of countries. Even those countries that it was bound in, people still practice the gambling and animal sports secretly.

[Julien_Olynpic]

This is the first time I've heard of such competitions. It looks funny, although there are many opportunities for manipulation. Most likely, there may be what I call "duck doping". It's funny, but has anyone tested the blood of these ducks for banned substances? Of course, you may find it funny and such competitions are held mainly for fun, but if people like them, then they can be held regularly. And regular competitions imply rules and restrictions.

[nimogsm]

Why not?) A rather cute type of competition for mine took it. It would be appropriate for the eg in the park of attires or on the family TTIP FARKS where to come with children and for the symbolic amount of the ticket to study in racing. And for residents of rural areas, you could bring your own ducks for participation. I would have the opportunity to observe me, I would be glad.
But of course, subject to moral standards and not to drive ducks for several hours in a row so that they do not experience stress and fatigue, this is important.

[coin-investor]

Well, I've been doing alot of reading in the past days.. During one of my expeditions, I stumbled on a video -- The competition between ducks ( not the rubber or simulated ones) -- a real duck!

This is just for entertainment and cannot be taken seriously We have something like this during our fiesta and sometimes its dogs, carabaos and cows, This is for people to have fun during fiesta where the organizers will think of  varieties of sports just to entertain people and honor their patrons.

This is usually done on remote countryside but making this a serious event will not get the support of bettors or even the government, I consider this cruelty to animal because ducks are not made for racing just like horses and some countries have laws against this.

[hedgeh0g]

Why not?) A rather cute type of competition for mine took it. It would be appropriate for the eg in the park of attires or on the family TTIP FARKS where to come with children and for the symbolic amount of the ticket to study in racing. And for residents of rural areas, you could bring your own ducks for participation. I would have the opportunity to observe me, I would be glad.
But of course, subject to moral standards and not to drive ducks for several hours in a row so that they do not experience stress and fatigue, this is important.

I have never bet on races. It is probably popular somewhere, but not among my circle. My friends and I prefer to bet on team games like hockey, there is excitement, struggle and interest. And races are something like fun and nothing more. Maybe there are epic horse races, where the rivalry is very close and at the last moment the underdog overtakes the leader, but I think this does not happen often. Nevertheless, in the last century it was very popular, probably some made a fortune on it or, on the contrary, lost huge amounts. In any case, duck races are only suitable for entertaining children)

[dansus021]

Duck racing.. a new variety? Heck everything can be gambling nowadays frenn hahahah I found that some people do gamble in grammy award who nominee that gonna win, president election and etc. So no wonder if I find duck racing user for gambling to be honest it looks fine tho hahaha.

Here in Indonesia you there is gambling game called "Sabung Ayam " that basically you bet to chicken fighting like this

[YOSHIE]

* Has anyone found an interest in stopping by the fields where these games are initiated before?
* How was your xperience?
* Do you think it's a fair game for the gamblers and the organizers as well?

During my gambling adventures, I have encountered such as: flying birds, horse racing, dogs, buffalo and so on, I have not found the duck game in my area, even though it looks unique, it seems to be fun and looks fair in the game.

Maybe you are interested in enjoying this bet, to be honest, I don't have any experience in that matter, but if you look at duck racing, it is not much different from betting on dog racing and so on, where the one who runs fast will win the bet.

We understand that recently many new types of gambling have emerged, as long as the animal can be competed and making money is not an obstacle for traditional gambling lovers, this is an interesting adventure and needs to be competed.

[adultcrypto]

This is more of entertainment than gambling. I have seen a couple of those funny events and what I like most is the fun the people derived from those events. I have even see one involving babies crawling, where the winning is usually the first to move from one end to the other. It is usually more of fun than the gambling, maybe this is where gambling for fun really come in. Animals can actually be trained to be competitive so predicting the outcome of their even could be easy judging from their past records.

[Fredomago]

Duck racing.. a new variety? Heck everything can be gambling nowadays frenn hahahah I found that some people do gamble in grammy award who nominee that gonna win, president election and etc. So no wonder if I find duck racing user for gambling to be honest it looks fine tho hahaha.

I see your point and it's true just a matter of artistry on how gambling facilatators will manage to attract interest from those gamblers around , just like with your example, those are options that gamblers can use to pick their bets, so no wonder something like this will be offer and there are people who might  find interest placing their bets.

Not going to be surprising as there's always people who will go and take the risk as long as there's possible profits if luck permits them to win.

[Weawant]

Well, I've been doing alot of reading in the past days.. During one of my expeditions, I stumbled on a video -- The competition between ducks ( not the rubber or simulated ones) -- a real duck!
* Has anyone found an interest in stopping by the fields where these games are initiated before?
* How was your xperience?
* Do you think it's a fair game for the gamblers and the organizers as well? More illustrations on the picture below:

I have not come across such but it really do sound interesting like something that will be worth the time to watch, I have heard of other animals racing such as horses, dogs and one rare occasion tortoise tho that was a traditional settings, these animals can actually be trained to fit in to this activities and they are very likely to give premium entrainment from their activities, that which I witnessed did cause crazy adrenaline rush im most of the viewers presents as supporters of various tortoise were so intrigued a d really wanted to see the one they are supporting win, lol. As for the fairness of the game, it was at some point a really fair one as these animals were given the freedom to participate equally and they were also trained before the contest, given them equal competitive conditions.

[sunsilk]

We're seeing more of these odd races and games to bet on. There's also the mouse race that I've seen and I forgot that website where the race will happen.

People are easily entertained that anything can be made into a eace and bet. I have seen some snail races as well. Must be a long race then, lol.   I have seen quite some odd ones as well. I have seen not animals but husbands carrying their wives race to the finish line.

Haha, this is the first time seeing that there's also this one. That's why we often see odd races that are being done from other parts of the world. This is slower than the rabbit and turtle race story.

The marble race too, etc. There are too many of them and I think that I saw that a long time ago when I was still a kid during local celebrations in the countryside.

I think in fairs, there are still games like that. But even online I see people betting in marbling races. I often see it on youtube or tiktok or some betting platforms.

Yes, I've only seen that on youtube and it seems enjoying to have but I haven't seen some bookies done that so probably just some local and p2p betting for those involved in the race.

It's fun but you'd see the animal welfare organizations will be dismayed by such races being organized.

That is why a lot of these races are often kept a secret and not really well known because I am sure they are violating a lot of animal rights just to make some of these races happen.

In fairness with this one shared by OP, stompix has explained that it's legal and no ducks have been harmed.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Well, I've been doing alot of reading in the past days.. During one of my expeditions, I stumbled on a video -- The competition between ducks ( not the rubber or simulated ones) -- a real duck!
* Has anyone found an interest in stopping by the fields where these games are initiated before?
* How was your xperience?
* Do you think it's a fair game for the gamblers and the organizers as well? More illustrations on the picture below:

The picture you shared is too blurred, and I can't really see any illustrations there, aside people just sitting around and maybe three or four ducks supposedly walking around.
But all the same, it's amazing to see or think that a live duck race is possible, this is the very first time I am coming across such.

All my life, I've known about horse and dog racing, never heard of duck racing, and right now, I am really wondering how organizers manage to get the duck to race against each other, are they possibly given some kind of training or what please?

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Am not surprised at all by this kind of racing, perhaps I have heard about so many other types of games that doesn't exist in my country but it is happening in some other countries and people are betting on it. Speaking of animal fighting, we have dog fighting, those dogs are already trained to do what they are being prepared for, it is just like boxing and wrestling. It's not a life or death game, just a fight to get a winner.

You can hardly see all these unconventional games in online or crypto casinos. They are usually organized by individuals who determine the rules and bets. Dog fighting or other kind of violent animal sports is banned in some countries. It is usually organized secretly to avoid sanctions from government law enforcers. Like in the US, dogfighting is illegal in all the states.

Organizing dog fights is a felony, and it’s additionally persecuted by the Federal Animal Welfare Act. A person found guilty can go to jail for up to 5 years. , Depending on prosecution, the organizer of dog fights can get away with a fine or be put on probation. Spectators in dog fights can get up to one year of jail time or pay up to $5,000, or both. Bringing a minor to the fight increases the punishment.

https://petpedia.co/dog-fighting-statistics/#illegal%20in%20all%2050%20American%20states

Such gambling activitie doesn't happen in my country and I believe we have less of gamblers compared to some other countries that will gamble on what ever activity, even if it's life threatening or even if the activity is banned there, you will see some persons doing it secretly and putting their self at risk.