Why does losing to a person feel worse than losing to a sportsbook?

[qwertyup23]

I think it's about our competitive spirit that we have with our friends. Most of the time, we want to prove them that we're better in certain aspects- which necessarily includes gambling. That explains on why you feel worse whenever you lost against them; compared to losing in gambling on an online platform vs strangers.

Not to mention, your friend would also have the bragging rights against you as they can always raise that time you lost to them which adds more insult to the injury.

Regardless, however, I would much rather lose to a friend than in an online platform. At least in this situation, you can tell to yourself that you helped your friend in some way instead of your money going to that online platform.

[Pi-network314159]

You know, we have friends we gamble with in real life, so sometimes we make bets against each other, just for fun. I’ve also done it online. But I noticed that when I lose in those kinds of bets, I feel it more, like it hits harder. Compared to sportsbook bets where I can just move on right away.

Have you felt the same?

I don't feel anyhow, I just feel neutral. I will just conclude that I have been won by my friend on that particular bet, that tomorrow is another day and it might probably be my turn to win because everyday will never be thesame. Sometimes I even bet with my friend for free, at first i will claim to bet with something or any of my belongings if they win me. But when they finally win me I will find some sorts of excuse to cover up so that I will not release the item I claim to bet with. Infact betting with friend are even more fun than sportbook. Because when your friend wins you, you can plead and the won amount or item may be returned to you with warning that you should never gamble when you are not serious.

[Agbamoni]

Honestly, this is a serious question. I think the answer for most people is because they know the person they lost in person, knowing fully well they would have been the winner, that's what gets them upset. If most gamblers know the person who takes the money from the casino when they lose, they will get angrier anytime they lose. It's a psychological thing. But as for me, I dont get angry because I understand the prospect of gambling. It's ok if I'm the winner, and it's also ok if I lose to the other person.

[Fiatless]

Yeah, I felt the same and that's why I stopped betting against my friends or people I know even it's only online. It's like a lose-lose situation to me: if you lose, you feel exactly like you said, but if you win it's not any better either, because your friend that lost to you starts hating you. Although in my opinion when you bet on gambling site, you don't bet against sportsbook, but rather against other bettors, you still don't know them personally, and that's why I prefer to do it this way.

I don't feel bad if my friends lose to me in gambling because sometimes I lose. It's all about maturity and deriving fun. If you feel bad when you lose to your friends, it would be better to stop and focus only on formal gambling platforms. I have seen relatives or acquaintances engage in quarrels or fights because of gambling. So we need to be careful.

Another reason why friends could become emotional is when they gamble with an amount they cannot afford to lose. Betting with friends could be a form of entertainment when you hang out.  

[JunaidAzizi]

Yeah, we feel it, and we are all humans with emotions. Some have full control, while others have partial control. In this condition, our minds treat things differently. When we are playing with our friends, we are directly competing with them. A lot of things come between us, such as egos and embarrassment. The main point is that we think we are friends and humans, but when one of us profits and the other incurs a loss, it is obviously unacceptable to the mind. On the other hand, we are dealing with a whole system of people, and we understand that the system does not bully us after a loss, unlike a friend, who can lead that loss to linger in our minds for a long time.

[r_victory]

I also feel the same way when I lose a bet to an acquaintance, a friend. I think it's because you don't just lose and that's it; the friend usually teases you afterwards and makes fun of you, and that somehow bothers me more. I don't have a serious problem with it, and I join in the joke, but it really bothers me...

[shawonngp]

Personally, when I am gambling with my friends, I do two types of gambling, such as serious gambling, the amount of which is very significant, when I lose that bet, it definitely gives me a bad feeling, because all my friends know about it, and they always insult me ​​about the loss, so I avoid gambling with anyone physically offline. Again, we friends sometimes make bets for fun, such as the one who loses will give all our friends a party or take him on a trip, where he will be the sponsor. We enjoy these bets very much. On the other hand, online betting has its own personal aspect that no one else can know, whether it's a loss or a profit.

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I feel more emotional when I’m betting against a person and I lose, compared to losing on a sportsbook. Have you ever felt something like that?

You know, we have friends we gamble with in real life, so sometimes we make bets against each other, just for fun. I’ve also done it online. But I noticed that when I lose in those kinds of bets, I feel it more, like it hits harder. Compared to sportsbook bets where I can just move on right away.

Have you felt the same?

You are not alone in this situation, I myself feel worse when I lose a bet against a friend than I do when I lose a bet at a sportsbook.
And the reason here is also very clear that when we lose a bet against a person, it is not only about losing money, but our personal ego interferes, which makes us feel worse.
In my case, I can say that as easily as I lose bets in sportsbooks, the opposite is true when I lose to a friend or acquaintance. But I think it's better not to take this too personally because at the end of the day, betting is for entertainment. And it's better to stay away from whatever makes us feel the worst, which is why I bet most of the time on sportsbooks now.

[Marykeller]

I feel the same way "emotional" when I lose to a friend just like that, when I actually want to prove a point to them, and I lose in the process, sum amount of money that will be used for something else. That kinda loss hits different, knowing that your friend will take your money home without doing anything tangible for you to earn that.

We as humans want for someone to earn our money, let it be a job done for us than for it to be nothing done for us, they are having our money. Not everyone comes to terms with that

[Fortify]

I feel more emotional when I’m betting against a person and I lose, compared to losing on a sportsbook. Have you ever felt something like that?

You know, we have friends we gamble with in real life, so sometimes we make bets against each other, just for fun. I’ve also done it online. But I noticed that when I lose in those kinds of bets, I feel it more, like it hits harder. Compared to sportsbook bets where I can just move on right away.

Have you felt the same?

When you place a bet against a sportsbook, you are starting from a point where they are absolutely the professional and put a lot of research into it with constant improvements in AI feeding into advanced pricing algorithms. However when you are competing against a person, you are much more closely aligned on the information sources you'd use and it's going to signal that maybe they have better knowledge on the subject than you. Nobody likes being wrong, but when you are staring a person in the eyes it is a much more personal feeling than a random business. There is nobody to brag or rub it in your face if you lose online or in a bookmaker - you're just another number in the ledger. Often there is a feeling of humiliation on being incorrect when betting in person.

[Cryptmuster]

I feel more emotional when I’m betting against a person and I lose, compared to losing on a sportsbook. Have you ever felt something like that?

You know, we have friends we gamble with in real life, so sometimes we make bets against each other, just for fun. I’ve also done it online. But I noticed that when I lose in those kinds of bets, I feel it more, like it hits harder. Compared to sportsbook bets where I can just move on right away.

Have you felt the same?

Maybe the reason is that this bet is public within your circle, and in case of a loss you realize that everyone will know about it, which means you’ll be seen as wrong. I think it’s exactly this public acknowledgment of being wrong that makes a loss feel more difficult. On the other hand, losing to a bookmaker can almost be considered anonymous, because if you don’t talk about it, no one will even know about it.

[Slow death]

In my opinion, what happens is that when someone bets against another person they know, the challenge becomes greater because when they lose, their friend will remember it for a long time, as if the friend were superior for a long time. This is different from when someone bets against the betting house; in that scenario, the person doesn't know who their opponents are, so when they lose, they don't suffer psychological damage, and nobody will hold it against them or laugh at them days later. That's why people who bet against others are more likely to fight after the result.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

The feeling of losing a bet is always the same for me irrespective of the kind of bet I participated on. If I bet on a sportbook or with my friends and I ended up losing the money, I wouldn't feel bad unless I have lost multiple times to the person or the sportbook or maybe I lost the amount that I could not afford to lose. If someone is betting with a small amount that they can afford to lose, the lose will not hurt them unless they play with a huge amount that they could not afford to lose.

[uneng]

I also feel the same way when I lose a bet to an acquaintance, a friend. I think it's because you don't just lose and that's it; the friend usually teases you afterwards and makes fun of you, and that somehow bothers me more. I don't have a serious problem with it, and I join in the joke, but it really bothers me...

When you lose to a person you know in real life it's more painful, because it's a personal thing. It hurts your pride and ego. It's not only money which was lost, it was also your intelligency which was put at stake. After all, it arises the question: is my friend smarter than me? Why did he predict the result correctly, while I was wrong?

Then if the individual doesn't find answers for those questions, he is likely to get even more angry about the matter, and disappointed with himself. People who are able to not take situations like this seriously are more likely to be fine with life and its outcomes, while those who keep ruminating the same thoughts are prone becoming neurotic.

[Wakate]

I don't see a different in this because when you lose a bet to your fellow gambler after betting on an event, it means the money is no more in your possession and you have no access to it again. If you loses money to a casino, it means you also loses the bet which should be painful also not just losing to your fellow gambler. There should be a payback time to revenge the loses.

[Antotena]

I feel more emotional when I’m betting against a person and I lose, compared to losing on a sportsbook. Have you ever felt something like that?

You know, we have friends we gamble with in real life, so sometimes we make bets against each other, just for fun. I’ve also done it online. But I noticed that when I lose in those kinds of bets, I feel it more, like it hits harder. Compared to sportsbook bets where I can just move on right away.

Have you felt the same?

You are emotionally because you might have invested in the between you and your friend. It is possible that you have bragged with your friend before the bet and you are afraid of the outcome or it's possible that naturally you don't like to loss to your friend. If you are this type of person, you may not be able to bet with people. You have to let go and accept that it's normal in life to lose to people, not every thing you are going to win if you want to mingle with people.

Even my friends know me that I don't take things serious, I don't take words serious when I engage in things. Sometime I do them because I want to be make them feel friends and also intentionally lose to them, that's what make friends tight right? When your cycle friends always feel like you are the only person winning and they don't win, that bond will not be tight, as it should be one lose or two is not bad for having your friends around you just for the vybe.

[Odohu]

It is not just losing to a person for me, even winning a person doesn't feel alright for me. This is why I avoid certain types of gambling that involves me with another person. I prefer betting in a sports book where I can win something significant, like using small money to win something big. The essence of small money is to ensure that losses are bearable. To win something significant from a person, I need to also commit something significant which is not what I can afford to do.

[Hypnosis00]

Because you know for yourself that you cannot beat the sportsbook no matter how pro you are in gambling. The house always wins because the edge is always on them.

Unlike if you are betting with another person, there is part of your mind that if the other person wins, that means he's better than you, or the vice versa. And you can't simply accept it that you are at loss while the other person is celebrating his wins. That's normal, you're not a human if you don't feel like that.

[Hispo]

I feel more emotional when I’m betting against a person and I lose, compared to losing on a sportsbook. Have you ever felt something like that?

You know, we have friends we gamble with in real life, so sometimes we make bets against each other, just for fun. I’ve also done it online. But I noticed that when I lose in those kinds of bets, I feel it more, like it hits harder. Compared to sportsbook bets where I can just move on right away.

Have you felt the same?

It has happened to me, I would not say it is so bad as you describe it, but I can tell the difference.

It happens because (unlike betting on a sportbook) we see the face of the person we have lost money to and we see him as a peer, someone who (in theory) does not have any advantage against us.

It is easier to accept losses to a casino or bookie,.because we understand there is a edge set up in place for us not to be profitable in the long term, that edged is not present when comes to betting against a friend or family member. So psychologically it hits harder.

[bhadz]

Maybe you guys are poking each other and whoever loses the bet is the one that's being clowned by the winners. And that is the reason why losing to a p2p bet with your friends or anyone you know feels worse than losing to the bookies. Because you lost to the people whom you know and not to the people who's just random on the internet that has bet against you. But do not be down with that and don't dwell in that feeling because you'll feel negative at most times with that thought of yours and you'll forget to have fun.