Violence in sport betting

[LUCKMCFLY]

When you really think about it, there is a possibility that this may still be a thing in local leagues where the wages are low and sports with high cases of match-fixing like cricket. Gambling can be a nice way to entertain yourself but it attracts the worse kind of people, and criminals will always resort to violence when they don’t get what they want.

That's something you can't control. The truth is, things happen that way because there are unbalanced people everywhere. Do you have to be careful? Yes, and know how to defend yourself, but I agree that when it comes to problems, it's best to avoid them, not get involved. If there's an act of violence, you have to walk away unless you're the one affected. I always avoid problems; I don't go around fighting unless they mess with me. I keep everything peaceful until they push my buttons.

[Davidvictorson]

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The violence is directed at the players and not the bettors. That is clear point from here. But gone are the days when these happens. Or maybe the type of violence that players experience these days are cyber-bullying that is if this is considered violent at all. And with the internet it is difficult to prosecute cyber bullies specifically in relation to gambling as in the OP.

[PX-Z]

Never heard of that story either, though i don't really follow football. As for violence, that's unfortunately something that has existed in sports for a long time, whether it's due to controversial referee decisions, heated moments during matches, rivalries, or other reasons.

But violence directly related to sports betting is something i rarely hear about. If it does happen, it's often more of a personal dispute, such as disagreements over a private bet, a misunderstanding about the wager amount, or someone refusing to accept the outcome. With informal bets between individuals, the person who loses is sometimes the one who has trouble accepting the result, and that's where conflicts can start.

[viljy]

Unfortunately, violence often accompanies betting on big money. And in large competitions, such as the championship, there will be large amounts of money on the bets. I'm not talking about possible manipulations here. Let's assume that everything will be completely clean. But someone's oversight (such as the OP mentioned) can provoke an outbreak of violence against an athlete. Which is also understandable - a person who has lost a lot of money will think that it was manipulation, and nothing can prove the opposite to him. So, I don't think anything changes with time.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Unfortunately, violence often accompanies betting on big money. And in large competitions, such as the championship, there will be large amounts of money on the bets. I'm not talking about possible manipulations here. Let's assume that everything will be completely clean. But someone's oversight (such as the OP mentioned) can provoke an outbreak of violence against an athlete. Which is also understandable - a person who has lost a lot of money will think that it was manipulation, and nothing can prove the opposite to him. So, I don't think anything changes with time.

Well, I might not want to completely agree that nothing changed with time, of course something does change with time even if it appears to be insignificant at the moment, example of that changes is that with what has happened to other athletes in previous times, athlete of this days learn to hide themselves from the fans and the general public when ever they've messed up and sense that fans are not happy with him or her.

And secondly, with past experiences, it's a no brainer that every leagues and organizers will or must have enacted rules that will help protect athletes from attack from fans who are the bettors..

Aside from the above, i agree with everything else you've said, it is often the betting of big money that brings about violence to athletes, most bettors bet an amount they can't afford to lose, and if by any error from an athlete, they end up losing, such bettors want to attack the athlete in retaliation.

[ZeroVinsonN]

This was quite popular in the old days. The involvement of cartels and sports betting was a big issue back then as well. However, in the current era, I think players are well taken care of by their teams and sponsors. Because of that, it is much harder to fix a game, and gangsters can no longer interfere in manipulating results.

Yes, the suffering part is true, but I would say that violence is no longer directly associated with sports as it once was. People used to get angry quickly because they had information about fixed games, and if the outcome did not go in their favor, they would treat players ruthlessly. But times have changed. It is not really possible anymore.

When you really think about it, there is a possibility that this may still be a thing in local leagues where the wages are low and sports with high cases of match-fixing like cricket. Gambling can be a nice way to entertain yourself but it attracts the worse kind of people, and criminals will always resort to violence when they don’t get what they want.

It's actually a thing that criminal kingpins who are into sports gambling will want to manipulate the games to their favour and if they can do it then they will definitely try, especially will the smaller leagues where their money can have alot of influence but sometimes they might tend to target animal based sports, most protein think that those are harder to manipulate since you can't control an animal's actions but that's exactly what makes it easier to get away with.

[Junii]

Yes violence in sports betting is real and it has a lot of examples Andrés Escobar is one of the saddest examples of how far it can go . Any how aggressive cases like that are rare today but the problem has not disappeared yet. We still see players receiving abuse and  threats even harassment after missed penalties or own goals  or also poor performances. But the difference is just social media. Social media has made it easier for angry fans and losing bettors to target athletes directly. The reality of the gambling is that  not a single  bet is guaranteed. Anyone who gambles his money should keep this in mind that losses are also a part of the game. Blaming players or referees  or even other people for a lost bet only shows a lack of emotional control of a person. Sports should be entertainment  and betting should be done responsibly with money that one can afford to lose because at the end of the day athletes are also human beings  not machines. They can make mistakes just like the rest of us.

[Perfectbaby]

Unfortunately, violence often accompanies betting on big money. And in large competitions, such as the championship, there will be large amounts of money on the bets. I'm not talking about possible manipulations here. Let's assume that everything will be completely clean. But someone's oversight (such as the OP mentioned) can provoke an outbreak of violence against an athlete. Which is also understandable - a person who has lost a lot of money will think that it was manipulation, and nothing can prove the opposite to him. So, I don't think anything changes with time.

That is true, that is the reason why we must stop using higher amount to gamble because most times when emotions can’t be controlled it’s often turned the other way round where they wouldn’t control themselves. Most times violence can also comes from those who are losing against the other team if their team are found losing and they also stake with higher amount on their team and the game went on the opposite it quickly triggers it.

[Accardo]

That is true, that is the reason why we must stop using higher amount to gamble because most times when emotions can’t be controlled it’s often turned the other way round where they wouldn’t control themselves. Most times violence can also comes from those who are losing against the other team if their team are found losing and they also stake with higher amount on their team and the game went on the opposite it quickly triggers it.

Things like this also happen out of double standards, money and the pain of losing a game is enough to get spectators who are too emotional to cry, and those who are violent to fight or destroy the properties of whoever added to the loss of the game. Bitter occurrences as this happen in local leagues as well, I've seen a referee brutalized by fans over poor officiation of a match involving two communities. This I'm saying because, local games don't make it to betting platform, the action was purely out of hatred and anger for the referee, so, spectators do act violently not for money, but for what they assume went wrong in the game, which led to their team losing the match.