Can watching football push people into gambling?

[GiftedMAN]

Now, can we say watching football increase the chance of becoming a gambler?

Yes it can. If you are frequently watching football you will become very familiar with most of the teams and their performance and it you think of testing your knowledge into practice. Though not everyone will like to try gambling because of the way they watch football games but the majority of those who loves gambling today started gambling as a result of their regular times of watching football matches. Your love for the game will lead you to gamble you may not haveove for it but the more you watch the more interested you will become.

[ejikeme24]

I think Su-asa is right when she said it depends, and that's just the right thing to say. However I know of a guy who loved watching football, The guy happened to be a fan of Manchester united sometimes he disengage himself from any activity that would make him not to watch his favorite team. These guy has been doing this for decade but he have not in any day talk about gambling, instead he discourage people by telling them not to gamble but that's by the way. I also believe that there are people that started from watching football but at time goes on they start looking into gambling and sometimes this could be due to people around them maybe they have gambling friends, I guess we all know that when you have a gambling friend at times they will try to initiate you into the game or sometimes you might even want to give it a trial without being told.

[JoyMarsha]

If it is by watching football, many people have started gambling through that means. That's why we can find all these gambling companies promoting their company name through the sports wears or jerseys of the team they chose, and they know, is form or marketing procedure. People all over the world are taking note of them, to be a gambling company they can register and trust with their gamble winnings

[Ronsbit]

Now, can we say watching football increase the chance of becoming a gambler?

Yes it can. If you are frequently watching football you will become very familiar with most of the teams and their performance and it you think of testing your knowledge into practice. Though not everyone will like to try gambling because of the way they watch football games but the majority of those who loves gambling today started gambling as a result of their regular times of watching football matches. Your love for the game will lead you to gamble you may not haveove for it but the more you watch the more interested you will become.

I doubt if a constant watching of football would warrant one to gambling. I have friends who watch match regularly but never heard them one day say they bet for matches, though it depends on self discipline and conscientiousness of not wanting to gamble but there are still those who would still give in to the urge of gambling. So I do not agree with your assertions here that one's love for football games would warrant them to gamble.

[Orpichukwu]

Personally, I don't think shirt sponsors alone make people to gamble but repeated exposure builds brand recognition and people may be triggered to try it out.

Now, can we say watching football increase the chance of becoming a gambler?

No, what I can say is that such exposure can make a gambler try out new casinos, but someone who is not already gambling can’t be triggered by such a type of advertisement to gamble.

I find social media marketing more effective in luring new people into gambling than innocent sport lovers turning gamblers by just constantly seeing a casino name on their favourite team shirt.

[rachael9385]

This has a 90 percent possibility but it doesn't really to everyone, the thing about watching football especially when you are watching it together with a lot of people it instills the desire to place a bet to make the game more interesting to watch. When you place a bet on a team to win and they are losing this draws your attention and focus more on the game. Although everyone has a reason why they start gambling.

[ArabBTC]

Watching football will definitely push someone into gambling especially those that were originally gamblers, even none gamblers that watch football a lot can be influenced to start because of the environment, gambling is addictive and any habit that someone is addicted to will need just a little prompt to trigger the urge to indulge in the act, that is why any gambler that stays in an environment that they are watching football can’t resist the urge to gamble, the best thing for any gambler who is planning to quit gambling can do is to stay away from any environment that they are watching football or any form of prediction and also do other things that will distract their attention instead of staying idle.

[leonair]

Watching football games pushes someone to bet, rather those who are gamblers are pushed to watch games to bet. Maximum people in the whole world like to watch games and enjoy games. I have never seen anyone who got addicted to gambling because of watching games. Rather I have seen many people who got inspired to play football by watching someone else's gambling and that is why they now watch games regularly so that they can predict everything well and make profits by betting.

[Livingleged]

I can say that watching  football and being  exposed  to all the gambling  advert  can actually  lead  one into gambling, but you must have interest  in gambling  first. I know a lot of people  that have been  watch football  for ages and they have been  seeing  all the advertd  but since they have no interest  in gambling they never tried  it, I feel like the advert mostly  is centered  toward  already  existing  users  that took break or the once that are carried  away by other commitment but not those who doesn't  have any interest  in gambling  at all. If it was the other way round  everyone that watches  football  will definitely  be a gambler which  is not so.

[GiftedMAN]

Now, can we say watching football increase the chance of becoming a gambler?

Yes it can. If you are frequently watching football you will become very familiar with most of the teams and their performance and it you think of testing your knowledge into practice. Though not everyone will like to try gambling because of the way they watch football games but the majority of those who loves gambling today started gambling as a result of their regular times of watching football matches. Your love for the game will lead you to gamble you may not haveove for it but the more you watch the more interested you will become.

I doubt if a constant watching of football would warrant one to gambling. I have friends who watch match regularly but never heard them one day say they bet for matches, though it depends on self discipline and conscientiousness of not wanting to gamble but there are still those who would still give in to the urge of gambling. So I do not agree with your assertions here that one's love for football games would warrant them to gamble.

Your friends are among the few guys that have decided not to test their experience to work but that doesn't mean there are no body who became attracted to gambling as a result of their regular watching of football. Part of the reason why I still gamble till today is because of my love for the game and how much knowledge I have gained while watching football regularly so most times the teams that I am familiar with I pick them to game just to see if I can get some profit also.

[retreat]

Now, can we say watching football increase the chance of becoming a gambler?

I don't think simply watching football will make someone a gambler, but the presence of gambling advertisements from Bet365 or other gambling platforms during matches can make people curious about the site, visit it, and try betting. So, the more exposure to gambling advertisements during a match, the greater the chance that someone who was initially just a fan will become a bettor. This is why regulating gambling advertisements during football matches is so important, as the more viewers are exposed to gambling promotions, the greater the likelihood that they will become gamblers.

[Bryan jessy]

Seems this is another way those companies advertise their business, making the logo know to people who might be interested or people who might find it interesting and want to give it a try, this exposure of some gambling through printed shirts can attract some people who already know or have an idea that the logo in exposure is a gambler sign. I used to see this logos on football jerseys and even around the field on some of those flies around it, now I understand they are all adverts from this company, I have always been wondering what some of those signs actually was, good I finally get to know about it today. The only way watching football can push people into gambling is only possible if the people has gambled before, knows about gambling or planning to start gambling.

[JunaidAzizi]

Yeah, I know that repeated advertising can easily make you fall for gambling, and you will start your first bet. However, seeing advertising alone can't make you vulnerable to gambling. Like you said, the 10 other clubs' shirts were sponsoring the airlines, tourism, etc. Did you even try to fly with that airline after seeing it on the club's shirt? No, you didn't, and it shows that an advertisement alone can't trigger you to gamble. It's someone's own desire to do it, and when your own desire for something meets with the advertisement for that thing, then a complete combo is formed, and you start to be interested in it.

[Fiasem20]

Now, can we say watching football increase the chance of becoming a gambler?

Not really actually,most people are just interested and finds pleasure watching the sport and nothing more like gambling is attached to it.Though they might be influenced to start placing a bet due to some sort of situation,for instance when you watch football matches more in viewing centers due to the words coming from the mouth of the viewers you may be interested in giving it a try,like you overheard a viewer testifying about a bet he placed and won a huge amount,only a few people may still stand to their words in regard to this.Then sponsors could also be a reason why most football lovers are found betting,these sponsors usually pops up on ads during live stream or they display on the TV.

[Shinpako09]

Yes and no.

First, no, because it really depends on a person's personality. If someone is just a fan of the sport or a fan of a particular team, then they're simply interested in watching the game and don't care about betting.

Yes, because if they constantly see and hear people betting on a particular match, it could spark their interest and eventually make them place a bet as well. On top of that, if they see their favorite team promoting a gambling site, they may become even more interested in trying it.

Also, even if they don't bet at first, constantly seeing and hearing about gambling could eventually make them try it. Over time, it may become a habit because it starts to feel like a normal thing to do.

[coinlary]

Yes it can but it's  always by choice.

Apart from watching football, Social media has a huge amount of traffic with basically no age restrictions for most unless it requires strict kyc verification from authorities,  yet they have so so much advertised gambling ads. Yet a lot of people are still gambling free.

Most people that I've seen gambling are  introduced by someone(friend, relatives , strangers and so on.), the choice of using a specific casino or gambling site as a gambler already  is usually influenced by ads imo.

[Nahl]

The answers is depend on the personality of those people because there are some people who never interested to became an the gambler although watching sports is their hobbies but, for this question i will answer based on my personal experience that when i was watching sports especially for soccer i will be more excited to watch if i was bets on the particular teams.
Especially when my favourite teams won the game i can feel more excitement when betting on them too so, for me personally i will answers that my hobbies in soccer makes me encourage to became an the gambler and joined on sport betting.

[Gozie51]

Now, can we say watching football increase the chance of becoming a gambler?

Yes I believe so because it is where you get contact with seeing the players and get intrigued with it. Another thing is if you go out to watch football match, you meet gamblers who you will likely ask what they are up to and they will show you what to do, then gradually you will start to bet too. If you stay at home to watch the match, well you may not be too inspired to gamble but with watching with other gamblers, it is very possible to learn how to gamble. There has to be something that will push someone to gamble and to watch the game itself is a factor that will lead to easy access to gambling.

[Cantsay]

Now, can we say watching football increase the chance of becoming a gambler?

Definitely. When one watches football or when you have passion and know your tea when it comes to gambling, it increases your tendency of wanting to participate in sports betting.

This is more prominent for those who happen to be well-versed in that sport. They usually think that knowing about sports will make them win more. The shirt promotion isn't enough to get you to gamble; it only gives you some sort of signal as to which site you should trust when you eventually want to gamble. It is like building trust before the main event.

[lionheart78]

Being exposed to gambling advertisements and enticements can push people into gambling even if they are only watching a sports event.  Those who are curious and got interested can try those sites and platforms advertised during the sports matches.

This might be in individual cases, but the mere fact that more people is getting into gambling, even in a small percentage, can still show that watching sports event that advertise gambling can enhance the chance of a person engaging in gambling. This is with a note that if the sports match has a gambling platform advertised during that event.

If it is just a normal sports match without a gambling platform advertisement, I do not think it will enhance the chance of a person engaging in gambling.

So the underlying reason behind this chance of people getting into gambling is the gambling advertisement in sports matches and not the sport itself.