Is it still gambling if you're sure you're going to win?

[Marvelockg]

There are event you can predict on that even though it's not 💯 guaranteed that you're going to win,  a level of certainty makes you think that you're surely going to win.

The downside of that feeling is that you might become over confident to use a big amount in the game since you're to a large extent certain that you're going to win.

Can we still say we are gambling if the event is something we are at least 90% sure that we are going to win?

[red4slash]

There are event you can predict on that even though it's not 💯 guaranteed that you're going to win,  a level of certainty makes you think that you're surely going to win.

The downside of that feeling is that you might become over confident to use a big amount in the game since you're to a large extent certain that you're going to win.

Can we still say we are gambling if the event is something we are at least 90% sure that we are going to win?

This could make it possible to win, given the probabilities involved. but on the other hand, it also depends on the performance of the bet in the end, as well as considering the worst-case scenario that could occur during the bet.

I think for those who are always involved in sports betting, this situation is quite common, where some matches seem easy with small odds, but that’s very normal because the teams being bet on are often unbalanced. Will it be a win? The probability is high. But will it win overall? The answer is clearly not always like that because sometimes unexpected things can happen.  During the soccer season (last season), I faced this situation several times, but I didn’t win all of them, and I didn’t bet on all of them either. I realized that overconfidence and overly small odds also need to be considered, and I prefer to look for other opportunities rather than betting on odds that are too small, even if the probability of winning is very high.

[yahoo62278]

Is this a real thread? If you put money on it, you are gambling. No IFS, ANDS, or BUTS. I was sure Mike Tyson was going to kick Buster Douglasses ass  but guess what, he didn't. There are tons of events in sports where this or that is almost a guarantee, but shit happens and it doesn't go the way people thought it would.

[Merit.s]

There are event you can predict on that even though it's not 💯 guaranteed that you're going to win,  a level of certainty makes you think that you're surely going to win.

The downside of that feeling is that you might become over confident to use a big amount in the game since you're to a large extent certain that you're going to win.

Can we still say we are gambling if the event is something we are at least 90% sure that we are going to win?

If course, any activity that involves staking of money in order to make profits or loss is called gambling whether your bet is guaranteed or not. However, there is nothing like sure bet because a lot of people have had confidence in such events/games and bet with huge amounts of money and still lost the bet. Gambling results are unpredictable, only if it's rigged or match fix.

Betting with confidence can lead you into depression if your bet didn't work out because it will make you use the amount of money that you cannot afford to lose.

[Charles-Tim]

There are event you can predict on that even though it's not 💯 guaranteed that you're going to win,  a level of certainty makes you think that you're surely going to win.

This is how some people will think and stake their money on a game or bet and lose. They may think that they would win and just lose because they are overconfident of their decisions.

Or maybe you can explain what you mean better and also let us know the kind of bet. But I have not seen a better that is 100% guaranteed before.

[Slow death]

Can we still say we are gambling if the event is something we are at least 90% sure that we are going to win?

Of course, we can still say we're betting. Take, for example, games with odds of @1.10. You might think it's a guaranteed win, so you can bet all your money, but then lose. I've seen many cases of this. I've made some mistakes myself, placing high-odds games like @3.00 and very low-odds games like @1.15 in a parlay. Then, I'd win the high-odds games and lose the low-odds game.

From this, you learn that there's no 90% or 100% guarantee when it comes to sports betting and gambling in general. Take the recent case of the Club World Cup final, where the odds were as follows: Chelsea win @5.00 and PSG win @1.60. At the end of the game, Chelsea won. So, if you and some others were 90% confident that PSG would win, you would have lost the bet.

[sunsilk]

Can we still say we are gambling if the event is something we are at least 90% sure that we are going to win?

Of course, you're staking money on it, and you are not guaranteed to win. And so, what makes you think that something like 90% of the potential chance of winning wouldn't be considered gambling?

As long as you're taking chances, you're putting money with or without a chance, you're gambling and that's the reason that we're all gamblers.

We're taking chances and even if we know that we're going to lose money, we still bet.

[CryptoYar]

That is interesting point about gambling even if you feel 90% sure you will win you are absolutely still gambling. This feeling of certainty can lead to risky overconfidence causing you to bet more money which makes remaining 10% chance of losing much more painful.

This is because gambling always involves putting money at risk for uncertain outcome even highly likely events can have unexpected results and emotional highs and lows are still present. Ultimately this feeling of near certainty can be dangerous as it makes people ignore smart ways to manage risk.

[viljy]

There are event you can predict on that even though it's not 💯 guaranteed that you're going to win,  a level of certainty makes you think that you're surely going to win.

The downside of that feeling is that you might become over confident to use a big amount in the game since you're to a large extent certain that you're going to win.

Can we still say we are gambling if the event is something we are at least 90% sure that we are going to win?

If you are 90% sure of winning, then this game is 10% gambling. If we are talking about sports betting, then this can be a trap. By the way, if this confidence is present in many bettors, then such a bet does not make sense. The gain will be negligible relative to the loss (which still has a chance). In general, it would be nice if you could give a specific example of what exactly we are discussing. Since the situation you described looks somewhat abstract.

[avp2306]

There are event you can predict on that even though it's not 💯 guaranteed that you're going to win,  a level of certainty makes you think that you're surely going to win.

The downside of that feeling is that you might become over confident to use a big amount in the game since you're to a large extent certain that you're going to win.

Can we still say we are gambling if the event is something we are at least 90% sure that we are going to win?

Is there anything like that exist? because there's no one will run a business if they give 90% chances of winning for their gamblers.

But I think that that of set up can still be called as gambling. Since even if you stated that they have great chance to win there are still 10% that can change their current situation and make them a loser. This is provably the dream situation of the gambler since for sure there are lots of people there are tired to have 50% chance or lower to win on the games of chance they playing.

[Oluwa-btc]

Can we still say we are gambling if the event is something we are at least 90% sure that we are going to win?

Definitely it's gambling provided you're risking money and you're expecting to get a win so sure it's gambling. What makes gambling gambling is the guarantee we get when we predict a particular game and then it's at a 50/50 play out either to give us returns or losses, so being sure about an event isn't a necessity to certify that but based on we're risking money and sometimes lose defines everything.

[Apocollapse]

Whenever I bet on sports, I always think all of my picks will win, but in reality I'm at loss.

With this thread created, now I'm curious is there any gambler who bet when they're not sure with their picks? why bet in the first place? I would avoid to bet if I'm not 100% sure with my analysis and feeling.

Is there anything like that exist? because there's no one will run a business if they give 90% chances of winning for their gamblers.

All betting sites give 90% chances of winning, as long as they always bet less than @1.10 odds https://oddsjam.com/betting-calculators/implied-probability

[Outhue]

A group of armed robbers must have been sured that they will successfully rob a bank before getting out of their cages and launch their attacks, the question is how dare of them?

They are about to forcefully take something in a world where there are security personals and also special forces, the chances of coming back alive is even the lowest, they can take the money they needed but come back home safe is not promised.

Many people have had confidence on stupid plans and things yet they failed, and for the fact that we all know what a gambling is all about how dare you to develop confidence on something that's near impossible to beat?

Gambling is even more crazy because it's future based, it is like turning yourself into Doctor Strange from Marvel Universe, and start bending time to your will.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

There are event you can predict on that even though it's not 💯 guaranteed that you're going to win,  a level of certainty makes you think that you're surely going to win.

The downside of that feeling is that you might become over confident to use a big amount in the game since you're to a large extent certain that you're going to win.

Can we still say we are gambling if the event is something we are at least 90% sure that we are going to win?

I'm not sure what you meant here, but being a gambler I think majority of us here thinks that we are going to win whenever we play. We should always be positive, otherwise if you have that negative mindset then you are going to lose. So it's not that we can predict, but deep in our hearts we're going to win. But the outcome might be a different story, as even we are very optimistic, there is  this element of luck. And not every one has it, or maybe that night, the stars didn't align and so you are going to lose. Maybe in sports betting you can have this kind of mindset, like feeling that the team that you bet are going to win. Maybe they are the favorite or their opponent is weak so chances are very high that they are to win my ML or handicap covered. But in luck base games, yeah, you need to be positive that you are going to win.

[Questat]

There are event you can predict on that even though it's not 💯 guaranteed that you're going to win,  a level of certainty makes you think that you're surely going to win.

The downside of that feeling is that you might become over confident to use a big amount in the game since you're to a large extent certain that you're going to win.

Can we still say we are gambling if the event is something we are at least 90% sure that we are going to win?

I have a question, OP. Have you been betting with uncertainty? What makes sense of betting when you're in doubt? Because for me, I bet with certainty. I bet on the team that I believed would win.

That is why we have to analyze the game to decide which one of them we will put our bet on. Even though we rely on luck, at least we do something that increases our chances of winning. At least we never call ourselves stupid and gamble blindly. We don't just bet, but we analyze.

[Muba20]

Can we still say we are gambling if the event is something we are at least 90% sure that we are going to win?

In gambling, sometimes being overconfident can lead to good results, but it is not always possible. If your confidence increases, you can get a positive result in your bet, but at the same time, there will be a greater chance of losing. If someone is overconfident and thinks that they will win the bet, even if they expect to win up to 90% of the time, there will be a greater chance of losing. You can never be sure of winning in betting. I have seen that despite having a 99% chance of winning in a bet, I had to lose in that bet, which I could never have imagined. From my point of view, no matter how much you are ahead in winning a bet, it is definitely gambling. Even if you are 99.99% in winning, you are still gambling.

[SATWAT]

In gambling nothing is sure because always things can go against you ifs and that's also part of this because no one can give you guaranteed of win in any case many times I have results which were never been supposed but happen.
Usually peoples have their views different about few things because they want to be linked with gambling even they are also understanding how this is working.
If you are feeling not good just avoid this best option for you but if you are in and then trying to have other options these are always just fake theory nothing with any other thing in sports betting, I also listen many theories, but these have never been up to mark.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Gambling is same thing no matter the circumstances. Take for example, some sports activities are being rigged and the outcome is being secretly shared to those ready to buy the game and they stake on it with huge amount targeting a huge win and in a situation like that, they are 100% sure and guaranteed of the outcome. So, since they are sure of the outcome, should we not call it gambling?

The fact that you are 90% certain about the outcome of a game doesn't mean that every other gamblers have same certainty, so it is still gambling.

[junder]

Being confident in winning is like being confident, and while confidence is good, we must be able to limit it. Overconfidence in gambling can be disastrous, I have no doubt about that.

I suspect that many people who become addicted to gambling and experience significant bankruptcy initially had high self-confidence, so even after losing, they still believed they could turn things around by winning enough to cover their losses. However, instead of being confident in winning, it only leads to despair.
We must remember that luck is paramount in gambling. If we're lucky, we'll win, and if we're unlucky, no matter how hard we try, we won't win.

[cryptoaddictchie]

Can we still say we are gambling if the event is something we are at least 90% sure that we are going to win?

Yeah even at 0.1% or 99% wining or not you are still gambling. Though even at 90% chance you can still lose.

Gambling isn't just about the chances of winning, it's about risking something of value on an uncertain outcome. That 10% chance of losing still means you're taking a risk. And the danger is, as you said, overconfidence can make you risk more than you should, thinking you're in control. Even the bestlooking bets can go sideways. That's why true professionals always manage risk no matter how "certain" something feels. Cause that chance can flop too anytime.