Gambling as a form of Mental Sports

[kryptqnick]

It’s interesting to look at gambling as a kind of mind sport, but we shouldn’t mix things up. Chess or professional poker really develop strategic thinking, attention to details, and the ability to predict an opponent’s moves.
As for blackjack or sports betting, I believe they challenge a different set of skills and require a combination of discipline, experience, and quick decision-making under pressure.
It's all training in some sense, but it also comes with risks.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

With your definition, that means sports betting isn’t based on luck alone. I mentioned this because out of all the gambling options, this is the most popular worldwide. Some people say it’s impossible to win in sports betting long term since it’s all about luck, but that’s not true. I just hope they educate themselves instead of making conclusions without even trying to gamble for profit.

Sports betting is like a mental sport, it’s a game for the smart bettors.
If we’re not sharp enough, then we belong to the majority who keep losing money.

Sports betting can never be based on luck alone, I used to think it was but after being more involved in it, I see that your skills in analyzing these games can improve over time and the more you spend time observing teams play, you can carefully be seeing some repeated pattens in their play that can form a selection for you. There are other selections you might want to explore like corner kicks which Chelsea and Manchester city play well, So I am going to be predicting them to play at least 8 corners in their respective matches. Although we can never totally remove the luck factor from the games, but your skill contributes to a very high extent which qualifies it as a mental sports since you spend a good deal of time analyzing and predicting.

[Accardo]

Well, isn't it same to poker? people need to understand the game and how to play better in order to win. If they only know the game, but not have a high knowledge, they will be beaten by skilled players.

No, Chess is exclusively not related to poker, no single form of luck exists in chess, unless a blunder is commited. In Poker whoever doesn't understand the game wouldn't win against a skilled player, yes, but with a couple good hands like a straight flush, they stand a chance of winning, unless proven otherwise. Like I said earlier, chess is strictly on rating, luck won't help anybody in 1500 Elo win against a player in 2200 Elo in a blitz game, a low rated player can only stand a chance in a slow game. That is why it'll not be a nice way for gambling.

[Dunamisx]

Gambling has been a motivation to some gamblers and also contributed to their mental performance, because each day they are into play bets they got to exercise their brain while playing and planning effectively to the suitable condition as they are gambling, you cant play some games without applying your mental support, because you have to reason and calculate well for the game even before playing it, which has really helped some positively.

[Muba20]

It was as a result of how many have been taking gambling extremely on a wrong approach that makes them to have much stress about their metal reasoning's and what they don't know is that the way they have been straining on their emotions and mental reasoning's also have to do with how they gambling and live their lives, playing bets in gambling is exercising to the rain and not that we take it wrongly for pressuring our own self being anxious for nothing.

As long as the gambler can play gambling within his control, it will be fun for him. But whenever gambling is taken wrongly, gambling will continue to have negative effects. If gambling is taken wrongly, it will create more stress on the person. That is why gambling should be taken easily. If the money that can be lost or the gambler does not have to be excited or face any financial crisis if he loses, then the gambler can easily enjoy gambling. When the gambler gambles wrongly, gambling will not be enjoyable for him.

[summonerrk]

The concept of gambling as a form of mental sports refers to the deployment of mental strength in some skill-based games and without physical display of strength or fitness.

Games like Chess, Blackjack, poker and even Sports betting fits in this criterion since professionals employ some good strategies, calculations and even critical analysis before taking the decision on your next line of action. These mental involvements stretch your mind and success in them is a product of strategy, constant practice, psychology and accurate decision under pressure.

There are yet other similarities between these mind sports and physical sports activities like

• Tournaments: Poker tournaments like WSOP features professional poker gamblers who assemble to compete against themselves and take away a big reward
• Rankings Most professional gamblers are ranked in terms of earnings, recognition and achievements
• Viewership Poker tournaments have some great viewership when televised and this shows it's value and entertainment prospects. Locally when professionals play Chess or drafts, they always assemble a little to semi-big audiences showing it has spectators
• Mental discipline: Such as analytical thinking, emotional control, decision made under pressure and even training programs since professional gamblers spend time to refine their skills by constant practices and experience just as athletes

Even though poker tournaments don't gather as many thousands of fans in the stands as football or hockey, poker is still always really interesting to watch because we see the passions running high between the players.
And, of course, I always look forward to the stage of the full disclosure of cards, because in the end, no matter how the players bluff or calculate the chance, the outcome of the game depends on the coincidence of combinations, and this is always very exciting.
And of course, this explains why many people play poker just for fun, because the game itself is very exciting.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

It was as a result of how many have been taking gambling extremely on a wrong approach that makes them to have much stress about their metal reasoning's and what they don't know is that the way they have been straining on their emotions and mental reasoning's also have to do with how they gambling and live their lives, playing bets in gambling is exercising to the rain and not that we take it wrongly for pressuring our own self being anxious for nothing.

That was my point, it can be an exercise for the mental health If not handled wrongly, there are some people that can not actually handle gambling casually without being anxious and mentally stress and that's because it involves playing with their money, if such person can not catch up with it, there is always room to play other games that doesn't require playing with money but they are still games that can help stir up one's brain.

[aioc]

The concept of gambling as a form of mental sports refers to the deployment of mental strength in some skill-based games and without physical display of strength or fitness.

Games like Chess, Blackjack, poker and even Sports betting fits in this criterion since professionals employ some good strategies, calculations and even critical analysis before taking the decision on your next line of action.

You cannot play these games without exerting effort with your mind and body, so it's considered a mental sport,  and every mental sport can become a form of gambling if casinos decide to include it in their platform and offer it to gamblers, even if the game is of a physical type, there is also an exertion of the mind, so every sports is considered a mental sports and it need discipline to become the top of this game.

[laspol65]

The concept of gambling as a form of mental sports refers to the deployment of mental strength in some skill-based games and without physical display of strength or fitness.

Games like Chess, Blackjack, poker and even Sports betting fits in this criterion since professionals employ some good strategies, calculations and even critical analysis before taking the decision on your next line of action. These mental involvements stretch your mind and success in them is a product of strategy, constant practice, psychology and accurate decision under pressure.

There are yet other similarities between these mind sports and physical sports activities like

• Tournaments: Poker tournaments like WSOP features professional poker gamblers who assemble to compete against themselves and take away a big reward
• Rankings Most professional gamblers are ranked in terms of earnings, recognition and achievements
• Viewership Poker tournaments have some great viewership when televised and this shows it's value and entertainment prospects. Locally when professionals play Chess or drafts, they always assemble a little to semi-big audiences showing it has spectators
• Mental discipline: Such as analytical thinking, emotional control, decision made under pressure and even training programs since professional gamblers spend time to refine their skills by constant practices and experience just as athletes

Gamblers lose money and win money, they create such an attitude that they continue to bet even after losing. Gamblers are mainly sports betting. More and more gamblers are losing money, but still they are placing sports betting bets again and again.
They participate in betting for a long time in the hope of getting big wins and every gambler bets with the aim of winning. Someday they will forget all the failures of the past by getting big wins, people who are more skilled love to take big risks.

[Peanutswar]

Gambling is a kind of risk you are willing to let go like part of your self so if you want to play a risk its still considered as a gambling. Now with the the listed kind of games they arent a form of gambling they are just keeping their selves more skilled and knowledgeable with the game so they are become of the top players. But in tournaments and ranking most likely its an official game and I dont think so the players are using their money to that game instead they are using a paper money of the game itself but of course its different story if its an outside of the ev ent like the total ranks of the gamblers in the leaderboard of the casino. With the combination skills, knowledge and experience gamblers becomes more efficient to play now its up to them how they will use this to dominate the world of gambling.

[Jaycoinz]

If someone wants to train their mind, they can still go for other mind games that doesn't actually require them to gambling with real money, some people can feel convinced that gambling can train their mind but once they dive in, it becomes a different story entirely. I don't disagree with you that gambling is a mental sport but in the way you described it, it's result will be different for every individual, it can only be used like that and would prove positive result in some individuals but for many people, you will get an opposite result since they would have a biased thought, not to stretch their mind again but to make money from what ever game it is.

I think I will disagree on this, I really don't know what's up with all the goodie goodie image that gamblers or some not even gamblers in the first place paint gambling as some sort of activity thats they can get good with , for me I think they are probably better and way safer options when it comes to the mind training and I believe gambling is an exact opposite of this all as it will ruin your mind rather than even develop it.

[terrific]

We cannot be a good and responsible gambler if we can't control our emotions. A good gambler knows their limit and they know how to manage their emotional being.
But once it is gone, it's also a sign that you cannot become a responsible one because it's part of the factors on how to be.
Keeping yourself in control and in all aspects of it when you gamble must be maintained. Because if not, you know where you should be picked next if most of it cannot be found in you.

Emotional control is one thing that every good gambler should give attention to because one thing about gambling addiction is allowing their emotions to override their senses so they are always thinking about gambling even though that they are losing money

And they can't help themselves from moving on because they're dealt to stick in the past and that's what they're doing.
Being emotional won't push you to become a better gambler but will only give you some regrets that you should have learned before you become one.
While those experiences give you an idea on how to act properly after you have dealt with those losses, it won't guarantee you still that you won't become addicted.

[CryptoYar]

That is strong case which is showing some gambling activities like poker and chess should be seen as mental sports. And yes  these games require mental strength and strategy and critical thinking to make smart decisions under pressure much like traditional sports. You also explained good similarities such as having tournaments and professional rankings and audience which show they are competitive events. I agree that both athletes and professional gamblers need discipline because with this they control their emotions and constantly practice to improve their skills and perform well when it matters.

[Odusko]

Well, isn't it same to poker? people need to understand the game and how to play better in order to win. If they only know the game, but not have a high knowledge, they will be beaten by skilled players.

No, Chess is exclusively not related to poker, no single form of luck exists in chess, unless a blunder is commited. In Poker whoever doesn't understand the game wouldn't win against a skilled player, yes, but with a couple good hands like a straight flush, they stand a chance of winning, unless proven otherwise. Like I said earlier, chess is strictly on rating, luck won't help anybody in 1500 Elo win against a player in 2200 Elo in a blitz game, a low rated player can only stand a chance in a slow game. That is why it'll not be a nice way for gambling.

Cheese do we consider that as a gambling game also, yes I think so but a high skill based game that it takes expertise to defeat an opponent and as a matter of fact those that gamble on this only do that based on the confidence their have in the players and how skillful their have proven to be over time, so for that reason the players have some mental engagement and calculations to come out as winners.

[DaNNy001]

knowing that gambling should be seen only as entertainment, which means that people should not spend too much time gambling and should not look at it as a way to make money, so in my opinion people who are betting on sports or poker or other skill-based gambling games have not spent many hours playing if they are aware of playing for entertainment, so they will not be improving their skills, they will simply be playing for fun.

You are right. If someone is using gambling to have fun, set just very small amount of money aside for it and using it to only gamble, that is enough to help the person's mental health regardless of the games the person chose. The person my not like card games and sport but like roulettes and slots. They can also help the person mental health than playing skill games and be losing all the time, getting into addiction and depression.

I am curious to know how gambling with a small amount of money helps one to heal from mental stress, because at some point we still have health and healings to work on and not our budget to shape, if someone have mental issues hospital is the right place to get help amd not going to gambke with whatever amount wether small amount or big it doesn't matter.

Mental stress varies and not all of them requires that same approach, they are some people that would definitely need to see a therapist or a doctor but there are others that just need to engage in a fun activity not necessarily gambling but if the individual finds gambling with small amounts of money exciting this can help release a chemical in the body called endorphins, this reduces stress levels and helps to elevate a person's mood

[Hewlet]

• Mental discipline: Such as analytical thinking, emotional control, decision made under pressure and even training programs since professional gamblers spend time to refine their skills by constant practices and experience just as athletes

It is just like when you consider how being a regular gamer affects owners thought process. you tend to see that playing games too frequently most especially the ones that requires you to do a lot of critical thinking has a way of increasing your problem solving skills. gambling in general also has it own advantage regarding how it builds ones mental faculty as long as you are engaging in the aspect of gambling that allows you to do a lot of thinking and researches. speak to a regular gambler that is into sports betting about countries of the world and you find him being more detailed about it than someone that does geography in school. that is part of the positive side of gambling that helps boost a gamblers intellect.
 

[sompitonov]

Mental stress varies and not all of them requires that same approach, they are some people that would definitely need to see a therapist or a doctor but there are others that just need to engage in a fun activity not necessarily gambling but if the individual finds gambling with small amounts of money exciting this can help release a chemical in the body called endorphins, this reduces stress levels and helps to elevate a person's mood

The problem is that players usually want to place more and more bets to test themselves out of curiosity, until the stakes become too high and the game is no longer about money management, but simply on emotional swings and the probable result of which will be a complete loss. Of course, in gambling it is interesting to compete with other players, for example, I liked poker the most, in which you could use your mental abilities, in particular mathematics, to calculate the odds of the bank or the probability of certain combinations, and also try to read the psychology of players and possible bluffs.

[o48o]

The concept of gambling as a form of mental sports refers to the deployment of mental strength in some skill-based games and without physical display of strength or fitness.

Games like Chess, Blackjack, poker and even Sports betting fits in this criterion since professionals employ some good strategies, calculations and even critical analysis before taking the decision on your next line of action. These mental involvements stretch your mind and success in them is a product of strategy, constant practice, psychology and accurate decision under pressure.

There are yet other similarities between these mind sports and physical sports activities like

• Tournaments: Poker tournaments like WSOP features professional poker gamblers who assemble to compete against themselves and take away a big reward
• Rankings Most professional gamblers are ranked in terms of earnings, recognition and achievements
• Viewership Poker tournaments have some great viewership when televised and this shows it's value and entertainment prospects. Locally when professionals play Chess or drafts, they always assemble a little to semi-big audiences showing it has spectators
• Mental discipline: Such as analytical thinking, emotional control, decision made under pressure and even training programs since professional gamblers spend time to refine their skills by constant practices and experience just as athletes

Ok, maybe i don't get what you are talking about, because that doesn't really sound like mental strength to me.

Wouldn't that term "mental sports" be better suited to apply to any job where you need actual mental strength?

I mean with gambling, it's only your money you are dealing with, and it's easy to adjust the level of your skin in the game. So there's not much real consequences, other then losing the money, that you were ready to lose anyway. Otherwise you wouldn't have bet it.

And in comparison, consider jobs where you are responsible of life and death and moments of hesitations or a miscalculation can cost lives. Those require actual mental strength, because you are not playing. It's real life.

[bubilas]

Mental stress varies and not all of them requires that same approach, they are some people that would definitely need to see a therapist or a doctor but there are others that just need to engage in a fun activity not necessarily gambling but if the individual finds gambling with small amounts of money exciting this can help release a chemical in the body called endorphins, this reduces stress levels and helps to elevate a person's mood

The problem is that players usually want to place more and more bets to test themselves out of curiosity, until the stakes become too high and the game is no longer about money management, but simply on emotional swings and the probable result of which will be a complete loss. Of course, in gambling it is interesting to compete with other players, for example, I liked poker the most, in which you could use your mental abilities, in particular mathematics, to calculate the odds of the bank or the probability of certain combinations, and also try to read the psychology of players and possible bluffs.

Even the most pragmatic gamblers begin to believe that they are the chosen ones when they win three times in a row. Especially if these lucky coincidences bring him some truly significant amount of winnings.
That's why many gamblers often say that their addiction began with one Lucky Win, which sometimes doubles the bet, and it blows the minds of these guys, completely devaluing money in their understanding. And because of this, their constant work seems unfair to them.

[Accardo]

Even the most pragmatic gamblers begin to believe that they are the chosen ones when they win three times in a row. Especially if these lucky coincidences bring him some truly significant amount of winnings.
That's why many gamblers often say that their addiction began with one Lucky Win, which sometimes doubles the bet, and it blows the minds of these guys, completely devaluing money in their understanding. And because of this, their constant work seems unfair to them.

Yesterday, I was enjoying the story of a sport gambler who got famous after winning multiple times in a row, to an extent people waited for him whenever he closes from work, to ask for his predictions. But after the fourth or fifth win, the losses began to rain down. He had his lucky days, but players around him started seeing him as a player with predicting cheat codes. Sport gamblers won't stop amusing me with their tasty quest for winning cheats.