A worries of sport fans who don't gamble

[r_victory]

I think it could be a cause for concern if the number of match-fixing incidents increases due to the greed of athletes/teams, such as rigged matches. Aside from that, I don't see anything that would harm the integrity of the sport or the enjoyment of the fans. A lot of money is also invested in improving stadiums and arenas, with prizes being paid to athletes; I think this even increases competitiveness, making the events more exciting to watch.

[robelneo]

The problem isn't that sports will seize to exist without gambling and betting but that the over commercial and the behaviour harms associated with widespread betting may degrade the experience for fans.

I read this somewhere online and it seems some people are worried about it.

Who are these fans? Are they the majority? I highly doubt that. What is the percentage of people who are concerned about betting in sports? Sports betting is already there, way before these fans are born, and there's nothing that has diminished the excitement.
It's a multi-billion dollar industry, we can conclude that it's the majority of fans who engage in sports betting and not these few people who think that betting is harming the sport, so we can ignore these few people.

[Nheer]

This could be something to worry about?

Does anyone believe that the ubiquity of betting is harming the integrity and enjoyment of sports rather than maintaining them?

The problem isn't that sports will seize to exist without gambling and betting but that the over commercial and the behaviour harms associated with widespread betting may degrade the experience for fans.

I read this somewhere online and it seems some people are worried about it.

Definitely the widespread of such things will definitely affect it's integrity because of the possibility of earning money from gambling. When money is involved we see how people do anything just to make money so betting is not an exception, people will try to manipulate the game and cheat the game to make more money from it.

There is no way we all will think the same way so there are definitely those who will always want to manipulate the system but if there are strick regulations and policies it will definitely reduce it even if it can't be eliminated totally. And any team or any player or coach caught engaging in such act should be punished.
It's not something to be worried too much about because sports is already enjoyable and the top leagues which most fans enjoy will hardly be affected because of how strict the regulations will be there.

[Natalim]

The problem isn't that sports will seize to exist without gambling and betting but that the over commercial and the behaviour harms associated with widespread betting may degrade the experience for fans.

That’s not true. If you look at the big leagues now, their market value keeps increasing over time, that alone shows the fans are loving the game. With sports betting, even people who weren’t sports fans before are starting to enjoy watching because they can bet on it.

And if your concern is about the betting part, remember it’s been around for a very long time. If it’s really a problem, it’s not because of sports betting itself but because of the lack of regulation, which leads to addiction for some bettors.

[Fredomago]

I do not know where you read about this, or those who are worried, but it is bullshit. If you do not like gambling or do not want to gamble, then don't. Do not register an account in a casino nor deposit money into any casino.

However, those who enjoy gambling should be allowed to do what they enjoy. The government already regulate gambling platforms and casinos are licensed, so everything is under the law. So many sport teams have billion dollar partnerships deals with gambling platforms and you are talking about something like this, lol.

That's actually plain and simple. If you don't wanna gamble, then, don't bet. No one is forcing you to bet in the first place. It is still your own prerogative whether you will gamble or not.

Exactly, no one is forcing and if you don't feel to get involve then don't. There are gamblers who wants to enjoy and play some can manage to handle the pressure and treat it as venue to enjoy while there are gamblers who intend to win and earn but for the fans who just wanted to add some fun while watching there's a possibilities that they may get involve and bet sometimes when they feel that the team or player that they are supporting will bring the win for them.

[Altryist]

This could be something to worry about?

Does anyone believe that the ubiquity of betting is harming the integrity and enjoyment of sports rather than maintaining them?

The problem isn't that sports will seize to exist without gambling and betting but that the over commercial and the behaviour harms associated with widespread betting may degrade the experience for fans.

I read this somewhere online and it seems some people are worried about it.

Losses have a huge impact on players because, in addition to disappointment and anxiety, they also lose money, so the impact is obvious. But even without betting, true fans can have a very hard time getting over their team's defeat. I once knew someone who couldn't get over it for days after losing, and it was genuine, it always amazed me. So I think that even without the promotion of casinos, there will always be fans who support their team.

[Perfectbaby]

Gambling will always be and the same way we are going to always have sports activities going on, it is our full responsibility to take charge of what we do and control how we are gambling in relation to sports, too much of everything is bad, moderation is necessary in what we do, we can't because of the side effects then deny ourselves from enjoying the benefits of gives, everyone is saddled with the responsibility of taking care of what he does and how he play helps games in gambling, if we don't, things may eventually fall apart for us.

There are people who doesn't regulates how they gambles and do things online especially when it comes gambling, many people despised it because they may think is just gambling and later run they wouldn't know when they will be out of control or even becoming that addictive to gambling, when you gamble with moderation and sets of limitation to oneself it helps channel our thinking on how we expects winning, and also one could be that distractive from thinking only on gambling with the positive mentality that would always win in the next bet or predictions.

I understand your take here, while on addition, not everyone that likes sports activities actually gambles, but majority do, those not interested in gambling are few and have some of their reasons they hold upon not to gamble, but asfir most of us that are into gambling, we should serve as a motivation to others, because we may not know how is watching after how we are gambling and living our daily life, such could be a reason for them to also turn a gambler or never want to be a gambler for that specific reason, we have to know what we are doing.

Usually it depends on people and to how they view gambling as otherwise those who watches gambling are sometimes pick interest to start gambling due to their experience and knowledge they have accumulated for a period of time they where watching football. Although it takes personal discipline and decisions to remain positive while involving themselves into gambling activities. Most time is these sets of people who often becoming that addicted into gambling due to how they had already gain experience for some certain duration.

[Nathrixxx]

Does anyone believe that the ubiquity of betting is harming the integrity and enjoyment of sports rather than maintaining them?

Don't gamble if you're the kind that doesn't like being out into suspense or good at taking risk to gamble, such may temper with your emotions and you may lose control or interest in the sport you're watching if you gamble and got disappointed, therefore, only do what pleases you once you were able to identify for your strength and weakness, dont do what will got you pissed off.

[GeorgeJohn]

Gambling will always be and the same way we are going to always have sports activities going on, it is our full responsibility to take charge of what we do and control how we are gambling in relation to sports, too much of everything is bad,

It's sure that gambling will always be gambling, and no matter how strategies and gamble it still a gambling, we need to understand the basic things of gambling at first, I may says that we not understanding gambling activities what makes some of us to think that theirs a way they can  change Gambling....the most important thing we should know and learn if we don't know about it, is to make a statistics on how we gambles, I think that will safe us more stress in gambling...And much argument gambling, in summary, we should learn how to control our emotions and learn have to make a budget before gambling

[DaNNy001]

Not all sport lover are gamblers but many people gambles on sports do love and watch them that is why it is wide spreading, however it would not cause any harm to those who doesn't gamble as they could see as something fun to watch.
For those who gambles it is that easier for them to worries over sports being stop or limited as they could find it more difficult to gamble when there is no sports.

I agree with you on this, before sports betting became popular people have always been fans of sports but overtime more people got introduced into the system of betting which increases exponentially everyday but it still doesn't change the fact that there are people that  enjoy sports without gambling or betting, not everyone enjoys betting in as much as we think that it's widely spread or very common.

[8rch7]

This could be something to worry about?

Does anyone believe that the ubiquity of betting is harming the integrity and enjoyment of sports rather than maintaining them?

The problem isn't that sports will seize to exist without gambling and betting but that the over commercial and the behaviour harms associated with widespread betting may degrade the experience for fans.

I read this somewhere online and it seems some people are worried about it.

In football match, all players are playing the match restrict for place betting at the games they are playing to avoid from match fixing and giving advantage for them self. I remember with Sandro Tonali as Newcastle United football players suspended for playing football almost one years after getting place betting position at the match he played. Actually sport is an entertainment to make many people enjoying the games without have any betting or gambling, to make all games fairly all players and head coach in the match don't allow for place betting position.

But nowadays many sport and football club have official partner with betting platform indeed sport is entertainment but nowadays many sport club or football teams need much money for the club financial get stable condition.

[SatoPrincess]

Not all sport lover are gamblers but many people gambles on sports do love and watch them that is why it is wide spreading, however it would not cause any harm to those who doesn't gamble as they could see as something fun to watch.
For those who gambles it is that easier for them to worries over sports being stop or limited as they could find it more difficult to gamble when there is no sports.

Exactly!
I grew up in a family of hardcore football fans and gambling was never a thing for us. I didn’t really notice the gambling banners and ads in the stadium until I got older. As for gambling affecting the integrity of the sport, there are laws in place that prohibit sportsmen from betting. I have read cases of athletes who have been fined/banned for indirect betting so athletes and sport officials know that the law is taken very seriously.

[Davidvictorson]

This could be something to worry about?

Does anyone believe that the ubiquity of betting is harming the integrity and enjoyment of sports rather than maintaining them?

The problem isn't that sports will seize to exist without gambling and betting but that the over commercial and the behaviour harms associated with widespread betting may degrade the experience for fans.

I read this somewhere online and it seems some people are worried about it.

I think that this has been a long standing debate. But so far I have not seen a major incidence where sports betting ads and sponsorship which think is what you may be referring to is harming the sports. What I think should happen is that the regulators should begin to put measures in place to forestall of potential conflicts in the future between the two industries. I think they can peacefully co-exist which is what they are doing and I hope it is so for long as they benefit from each other. 

[Rabata]

This could be something to worry about?

Does anyone believe that the ubiquity of betting is harming the integrity and enjoyment of sports rather than maintaining them?

The problem isn't that sports will seize to exist without gambling and betting but that the over commercial and the behaviour harms associated with widespread betting may degrade the experience for fans.

I read this somewhere online and it seems some people are worried about it.

It must be admitted that earlier sports were considered a center of entertainment for the common people, but nowadays sports are considered a field of business. People now value their victory or defeat through sports more than taking the real pleasure of the game. They are satisfied if they win, no matter what the game is. Due to which the real value of the game has also been lost. But it is also true that if there was no betting or sponsorship in sports, this game would not even exist. If there was no business in big tournaments and games that are conducted using modern technology, then these games would no longer be available. Times have changed, so it is important to adapt to this age.

[Slow death]

There are many times when I watch football games and haven't bet on them, so I believe there are also thousands of people watching football, basketball, tennis, and MMA games who aren't betting on the game or thinking about sports betting. It seems to me that there has been a great exaggeration in recent months on the part of some people who think that gambling is dominating the world to the point of making everyone addicted to gambling, when that's not true.

Most people who watch the games in the stadiums aren't on their phones placing bets. Just watch it on television or in the stadium during the game. We need to keep this in mind: gambling is entertainment, just like watching a football game or going to the movies; not everything is about gambling.

[Sandra_hakeem]

This could be something to worry about?

Does anyone believe that the ubiquity of betting is harming the integrity and enjoyment of sports rather than maintaining them?

The problem isn't that sports will seize to exist without gambling and betting but that the over commercial and the behaviour harms associated with widespread betting may degrade the experience for fans.

I read a post similar to this one few days ago and it might just be true. I know how we valued every moment that a single bet was placed back in the days, but it's way different these days.it has degraded the experience of the fans and has killed the relevance of the team sports. Maybe this only happening in football games?

I read this somewhere online and it seems some people are worried about it.

Maybe you should have added a link to whoever you read this so we can all read the full discussion and the details and follows in-between the lines?

[LOVER BOY 422]

This could be something to worry about?

Does anyone believe that the ubiquity of betting is harming the integrity and enjoyment of sports rather than maintaining them?

The problem isn't that sports will seize to exist without gambling and betting but that the over commercial and the behaviour harms associated with widespread betting may degrade the experience for fans.

I read this somewhere online and it seems some people are worried about it.

Gambling is a major thing that many boys use to survive somehow but many people don't know how to ,but they are curious to know it ,yes if you see what your fellows are doing it must be your concern

[Zlantann]

I think that this has been a long standing debate. But so far I have not seen a major incidence where sports betting ads and sponsorship which think is what you may be referring to is harming the sports. What I think should happen is that the regulators should begin to put measures in place to forestall of potential conflicts in the future between the two industries. I think they can peacefully co-exist which is what they are doing and I hope it is so for long as they benefit from each other. 

Betting on sports is as old as man. Ancient Egypt has been gambling on horse racing, dice, board games, and fencing around 4000 to 3000 BC.   West Africans have been betting on wrestling and there are speculations that gambling took place during the ancient Olympic Games in Greece around 800-700 BCE.

The only difference now is that technological advancement has made promotion more sophisticated and reaching wider coverages. Gambling and sports will contunue to be insepearbel. It is up to the goverement to make laws that will place restrictions on gambling activities to avoid abuse.

[mcdouglasx]

I also believe that one thing has nothing to do with the other; both worlds can coexist without affecting each other. In fact, there are cases contrary to yours, where people don't like a sport and watch it because of the bet they placed. That happens a lot, and I don't think there's a negative impact, precisely; rather, it promotes the sport with the money it receives from casino sponsorships.

[iBaba]

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Gambling is a major thing that many boys use to survive somehow but many people don't know how to ,but they are curious to know it ,yes if you see what your fellows are doing it must be your concern

Betting has become so common that it is slowly changing how people experience sports these days because what used to be about passion and team loyalty has now turned into a game of money, odds and risks. For many young people, gambling has become a means of survival or a quick side hustle. I have friends who see gambling as an opportunity while there are some of my friends that see it as an escape, regardless of whatever you see it, gambling is a game that comes with loss of money and sometimes mental health too so if you are not a strong person either in handling your finances or your mental health through discipline, you will just lose yourself and what you have to gambling which should never be the case