Watching a team you can't gamble on

[Oshio-man]

I think majority of gamblers will not be spending their precious time watching matches that is not on their prediction, betting or casinos, I can still remember those days when we were small busy going different area to watch local match to be happy whoever that will win the match because there is no way you will be watching the team you know and you want them to win and they win at the end you will not be happy, but since majority of gamblers know how to make funds from gambling, I don't think they will waste their time on matches they don't predict with funds because they have other things to do to earn funds.

[Lucius]

I don't see why it would be a sacrifice if I go to watch a match on the weekend that I can't bet on? For me personally, it's more enjoyable than betting and watching the game on TV. However, unless it's amateur leagues, today you can bet on almost all lower leagues, especially in football.

[Bluedrem]

Those who are addicted to gambling and watch the game only for gambling may miss such a match. But those who are lovers of the game and if the team has at least one favorite player, I think they will definitely watch the game if they have free time. However, if there is an opportunity to bet in any month of category C, then many gamblers will be seen watching such a match even if it is only for betting.
However, if I am asked the question personally, I probably will not enjoy the match because I have to be busy with studies and other work most of the day.

[Charcol]

Out lives are very busy and generally we don't have much time to spare.
So when it comes to gambling and also watching sport, I'm wondering if some people would consider it a sacrifice to watch the matches of a team they can't gamble on. For instance many people used to watch local leagues and love to support the team of their neighborhood although it's not an A league team and betting on it is not allowed due to the non competitive nature of the tournaments on the local level.

Today with the rise of sports gambling, I'm wondering if more and more people are considering limiting their watch time to just games they can bet on.

I agree with you that regular sports bettors watch more matches and follow sports news more often. But many people like to watch their favorite team's matches or local teams' games even though they don't have the opportunity to bet. They don't think it's a waste of time. In fact,when there is an opportunity to bet on a match,it seems more exciting. But if there is no opportunity to bet, the same match can often seem boring. But it is also true that in such a situation, a person does not watch the match of his choice, but is forced to watch the game while calculating the profit and loss.

[bangjoe]

Almost all leagues these days there are always stakes in online casinos, as is the case in my country with low competition, and even gambling is banned here.
I have a pretty busy time every day now, so I don't bet on games that I don't watch, except on my favorite teams (and I don't have many favorite teams), I still bet even though I don't watch either the local league or the top leagues, that's what I do these days, because it's quite time consuming, which is actually a lot of time that can be used to a much better productivity.

For some reason, many people want to go to the stadium and be absent from work or take time off just to watch, I feel much better when I watch at home with a big screen and with my family.

[eisen33]

Out lives are very busy and generally we don't have much time to spare.
So when it comes to gambling and also watching sport, I'm wondering if some people would consider it a sacrifice to watch the matches of a team they can't gamble on. For instance many people used to watch local leagues and love to support the team of their neighborhood although it's not an A league team and betting on it is not allowed due to the non competitive nature of the tournaments on the local level.

Today with the rise of sports gambling, I'm wondering if more and more people are considering limiting their watch time to just games they can bet on.

No, I don't watch those kinds of games. I think it's actually quite difficult to even find broadcasts of those matches. From what I've seen, they're not very popular, and whenever I happen to see provincial stadiums where these games are played, there are usually very few spectators and fans in the stands. Those teams can only become more popular if they get promoted to the higher divisions. Otherwise, nothing will really change for them. I also think that betting on those teams is quite rare, as very few bookmakers even offer markets on their matches.

[Alpha Marine]

I watch a lot of sports I don't gamble on. I even watch local football matches that I have no money on. It's just something I like. I would still be a fan of football, tennis and basketball if there was no gambling whatsoever. I don't watch the game because I gamble; I gamble because I watch the game.
I watched at least 80 of the 104 matches in the just concluded world cup and it was not because I gambled on the, It was because I enjoy watching football.

There are local tournaments that are played in my city where I just go to watch. I don't even know if there are ways to place bets on them; I've never thought of it, but whenever I have the time, I go to the stadium to watch the games.

[qwertyup23]

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Today with the rise of sports gambling, I'm wondering if more and more people are considering limiting their watch time to just games they can bet on.

Oh, you'd be surprised on a number of people who purely bet while not being a fan of sports at all.

In order to play sports-betting, being a fan or watching the game is not an absolute requirement that would render you an advantage. Even if you do not watch any of the games on a given sport, for as long as you have data, research, and other relevant information to help you in strategically choosing your bet, then that would be the driving cause on why you play sports-betting at all.

Those who are addicted to gambling and watch the game only for gambling may miss such a match. But those who are lovers of the game and if the team has at least one favorite player, I think they will definitely watch the game if they have free time. However, if there is an opportunity to bet in any month of category C, then many gamblers will be seen watching such a match even if it is only for betting.
However, if I am asked the question personally, I probably will not enjoy the match because I have to be busy with studies and other work most of the day.

This is exactly true as it would depend on the purpose of an individual.

With the rise of the popularity of sports-betting, people who are an avid fan of a specific sport while being a gambler are living the best of both worlds. Not only do they enjoy watching the sport, but they can also participate in bettings that increases the excitement as a whole.

[Yablee0]

I don't watch match because of gambling and I believe there are still people out there that watch football matches because of the love they have for football and not because they bet on the match. Most of the football matches that people do bet on they rarely watch them but rather they glue there attention or focus on the outcome of the matches. So ,there are still plenty of people out there that watch football matches not because of gambling or because they bet on the match.

I agree with you because their are still people that just loved watching football games naturally, it doesn't really means they're real gambler's. Majority does it just to be well entertained and have fun when stressed out or being overwhelmed by family challenges, and also some of them mostly use it as an opportunity to hangout with friends especially during weekends. But in my own case I rarely have chance especially at weekend because of my new job. So most times when I manage to watch any of the matches, it's mostly match that I have bet significantly on.

[Agbe]

Today with the rise of sports gambling, I'm wondering if more and more people are considering limiting their watch time to just games they can bet on.

Watching football is different from gambling or betting. This is where the clear dichotomy comes in. Watching football is purely for entertainment purpose and you don't have to watch only the teams you like to bet on. Some gamblers do not like to watch the match they have bet on because they don't want to have heart attack. And they watch those tem they are not betting on and support a team to win and that is for entertainment purpose. And it is not to make extra money but betting is to make extra money call profit. Therefore it is possible for gamblers to watch other matches for entertainment.

[Gozie51]

I thought of that but I don't think it will be realistic especially for someone who is a football lover. An exceptional scenario can be if such person has limited time for the week and decides to ration their time to watch games. A football lover won't just consider to watch only the game that they bet on because the reason for the betting won't be for watching the game alone but to win what he or she is betting for, so it will be inconsequential whether it is watched or not. Even on a normal scheduled time, you may watch different matches at a go, if you are watching from viewing center. Yes, some viewing centers have different television showing different matches from different leagues and you can't help but have a feel of the different games going on simultaneously. So, at such times what do you end up doing? Of course watching different matches at same time. You can get this experience if you have watched match in viewing center or game house.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Most of sport games happened during weekend. So i have free time always watches the game whether it's the game i bet or not. I care to watch games that i don't bet because it's one of my entertaining source since i'm a sport fan especially football. Even i watched all of Arsenal games last season, though i don't bet on them.
It's all because i was being motivated to see them lose the title, though it's not happened.

Just because we don't bet on it, then we treated it as a useless game to watch. The true sport fan often watch the games whether it's the game we can gamble or not. Gamble on it, then win it is just a bonus.

[Porfirii]

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I still watch many match where I don't have any bet because I enjoy the team, tactics, development of young player or the decision of coach. Rather watching these match gives me good idea of ​​​​what to bet on in future.

So do I, too. Although betting can improve the viewing experience, I don't think its a good think to make betting essential or the main reason for watching a match. I still view what I want to view, and I sometimes bet when I feel like it. a means to enhance the experience at times, and not the end in itself.

[Marvelockg]

Today with the rise of sports gambling, I'm wondering if more and more people are considering limiting their watch time to just games they can bet on.

Well, it's not always about watching teams you can bet on, it also goes on to creating a Ballance between watching only popular teams and basing your knowledge on sports to those ones or that you also watch other less dominant teams and make your judgement in a more natural way.

Once in a while in while, I take out time to watch lower division teams even though they are not all that popular. Seeing them play can even give you an head knowledge of how Thier performance will look like it they play against A league teams. But in general, the team you will most likely watch most of the times will always be a team that's popular and that you like.

[Fiasem20]

Sport betting can be more fun when you place a bet on a team you’ve been rooting for and the team won at the end,especially when you’re a fan.However,not all sport lover precisely football viewers are into gambling,they just enjoy following up the thrill that comes from watching.Or haven’t you seen a football lover that doesn’t stake their funds on a bet?So in my own opinion,most people are just watching a team they can’t gamble on not because they felt not to but they’re not gamblers.Then they’re these set of individuals that only become interested in a match they stake their money on,if there was no money involved then they literally have no business with the match,it’s the money that make them watch from the starting of the game it ends or probably watch live score.

[noormcs5]

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I still watch many match where I don't have any bet because I enjoy the team, tactics, development of young player or the decision of coach. Rather watching these match gives me good idea of ​​​​what to bet on in future.

So do I, too. Although betting can improve the viewing experience, I don't think its a good think to make betting essential or the main reason for watching a match. I still view what I want to view, and I sometimes bet when I feel like it. a means to enhance the experience at times, and not the end in itself.

Sometimes I feel that if you bet on a match, you will lose the excitement to watch that match, especially if your team is losing. It will increase your anxiety, and you will never be able to get entertained by the match itself. Instead of getting focus on the sports, you will be more focused on the scorecard.

The irony:
However, a lot of people will want to forcefully bet on a match as they think that if you're betting, it can even make a boring match much more exciting, but this is only true if your team is winning. If you start to lose the bet, it will, in fact, hijack the joy of fandom and replace it with stress and depression.

[Pandu Geddon]

Today with the rise of sports gambling, I'm wondering if more and more people are considering limiting their watch time to just games they can bet on.

Maybe not limit it, but bettors will tend to watch the matches they bet on for a certain team. It's the same for watching our favorite teams. Even if we don't bet, we might still find time to watch. Not all matches we bet on can be watched either. Sometimes I just place a bet and don't watch at all.

[Odusko]

When we talk about aport games like footballs it definitely goes beyond the wager to actual fandom in most cases, because many occasions we see people that are not betting on games but are steadily watching team each games and other matches.
There is always a tin line between fantom and transactional interest, most entertainment in football comes from watching games live most especially the local physical football competitions.
Betting can make a game demanding to watch but we can't get our desired satisfaction if we watch each game with the desired of winning our bet because we can not always win bets due to the uncertainty of football game's outcome.

[Rubuchi]

I agree with you because their are still people that just loved watching football games naturally, it doesn't really means they're real gambler's. Majority does it just to be well entertained and have fun when stressed out or being overwhelmed by family challenges, and also some of them mostly use it as an opportunity to hangout with friends especially during weekends. But in my own case I rarely have chance especially at weekend because of my new job. So most times when I manage to watch any of the matches, it's mostly match that I have bet significantly on.

there is a need for people who do not understand this should please know that watching football or being a football lover is not an automatic qualification to gambling or gambling addiction. Some gamblers do not even watch football like some football lovers who always stay close to their televisions. That’s all about choice and what makes people happy. Some people derive joy and happiness from football, some from basketball or other forms of entertainment, it does not mean they are into gambling or are bettors and it also does not give any body of us the right the name them one because they are not.

[danherbias07]

On television, maybe not, but live games, I will definitely watch them.

Here in our place, there are these small leagues that are being started by the homeowners association, and I can say I still enjoy watching my favorite sport, basketball, and even cheering sometimes. So if it's a higher league than that, I won't mind giving my spare time to watch them even if there's no available betting line.
I guess that is what it means by loving the sport that I grew up with. It's easier to enjoy it because I do see plays and players with different skills.