Topic: Does a friendly bet make watching soccer (or sports) more exciting for you? (Read 405 times)

I derive joy watching soccer aside bet, it’s just pleasing watching your team and the opponent play a tough game. I get excited at same time I feel tense like mixed feelings when placing a bet and losing the game. Although it’s not all about the bet but imagine your friend beating you just because the game never went as planned, it’s still fun because we get experience a level of excitement when watching soccer or other different sports.

I can't speak for everyone but I think it's psychological good if you bet on what you can afford to lose so you don't get carried away by too much emotion. If you bet on any game, your reaction should be normal and your interest the game should remain the same unless you bet on a huge amount that was going to hurt you.

Bet doesn't change my emotions during the match. If I bet or I don't bet, I react to how my teams played, I even move my body when there is some kind of action aspect like sliding to score the goal or heading to score the goal and many more. There was even a day that I nearly kicked my TV with my head when Victor Boniface scored brace for Bayern Leverkusen, I was in the mood as if it was me that has the game with me and that's how I react normally.

It does make the event I’m watching more exciting to have a friendly bet involved. Anything from who has to do the dishes to, well, anything you can think of. This is especially true if you don’t really care about the outcome of the event either way. It gives you a reason to want a team to win. If you have skin in the game, you’ll care more. Just how it is.

This is one of the forms of gambling that has been a way to make match watching very interesting. There are many times one just have to experience this kind of happiness being with friends while trying to bet with one another to make the match more interesting.
This is why watching ball in the public places are so captivating talking to random people especially opponents and supporters to create a remarkable experience with people around. The best place to have this kind of experience is in the club or bar especially when people are crowded.

If it's the team I cheer for, I don't need to bet on the match in order to feel the excitement and to shout the players' names when they are performing a promising play. Naturally I feel my heart beating, because it's the club I'm emotionally attached to since an early age. However, regards another teams I have a neutral stance towards, I don't feel the same, so a potential reward through a placed bet can boost my mood to develop an ephemeral connection to the team which is playing.

I get that point and it's true if the bet is to adds up for enjoyment then that's good while watching the game,  most of the time there's always differences between groups if people and to add additional enjoyment betting is another source of fun, loser will carry all the burden especially if you do have a bully friend until the last minutes that you are together you need to accept everything hahaha 😆 😂

What I feel when the heart is pounding is watching the match while betting a large amount then this match will be more tense with mixed situations, whereas enjoying the match without betting may not have any burden this is just a cheer for you because it is too cool.

So you are betting on a match so when you see your favorite team lose there will be a sense of annoyance even though I know this is just for entertainment.
So what is more thrilling is of course there is a bet in it.

When Watching matches together with a friend or friends that have different opinions about a particular match, bets on that match creates some kind of suspense and excitement. Everyone becomes committed and so invested in the outcome of the match and that is why there are no dull moments throughout the period the match is being played. The whole purpose is just for entertainment as there will be no room for anyone to have any feeling of regret when the match does not end in their favour. The interesting thing about Watching matches with friends is that the match will always end with fun and excitement no matter the outcome of the match. The fun will definitely compensate for all  bets lost.

It is quite engaging and fun if the two groups of friends know how to take a joke. In this setup, one group is always bound to lose while the other can celebrate on their glory all they like. Sometimes, people couldn't take a joke and would be hurt by the snide remarks of those who won the bet. It's fun if everybody just gets on with it and not try to be a jerk or something no matter the result of the bet.

It's also great to share your passion with someone you know closely, and enjoy every games available to you at that moment. You can talk to them freely about the sport that you both know and like albeit supporting different teams.

This is one of the numerous bad side of gambling anyways. It can bring about malice and misunderstanding between blossom friends when they are not favored by the outcome of the results. It is not longer a news that as humans, we all have our own personal interests regardless of how close we are with our friends, no one is usually truly happy with failure.

We also have friends that can carjole our efforts and ridicule it when we fail, such friends tend to gaslight situations that could cause a slight provocation between friends who had gambled. This is one of the disadvantages of engaging in betting instead of just watching your games.

Placing bets like this is just so entertaining, and interesting, that’s where most people really have fun, people that places bet like this are doing it basically for fun, and not because they want to make money from it, and people placing bets like this don’t really get addicted to gambling, so when am gambling, I will prefer to place bet with my friends like this, because it’s always more entertaining, and interesting.

Yeah I do enjoy games when I place bets on it, and my prediction is right, which I will say most people do enjoy, but even when my prediction is wrong, I don’t really feel bad because I don’t lose much. The only people that won’t enjoy their game when placing bets are the ones that gamble with so much amount of money, which their mind is not always at rest when the game is on, because they won’t want to lose.

When I was growing up watching football, we never knew what bets were. We just watched out of our passion for the sports and the team. Our excitement were more of innate and not driven by a bet. It was pure and unadulterated joy. And we enjoyed the game. I shed some hidden tears when the passion was so much and my team lost.

There are some people who don't like gambling and only alignments that they rely on to get happiness on their favorite team, they don't need to bet to get excitement at the match, as long as their favorite team is the winner and shows an extraordinary game it will give them happiness, not everyone likes to gamble on what they like like like watching football, the point of view and behavior of each human being on the same object must be different, you must realize that friend.

In my case, I always prefer to watch the games of teams that I'm a fan of, regardless of whether I bet on them or not. In some cases, I watch games involving teams that I bet on, but only when I see that the game will be very interesting. I don't watch games while drinking alcohol, because I hate alcohol. I haven't consumed alcohol since I was born. I prefer to watch the games while eating some things and drinking juice or tea. I'm very happy to watch the games alone and at home, drinking tea or juice and eating some things that I like. I find it annoying to watch the games in places where there are a lot of people drinking alcohol because from what I see, there are always fights in those places.

I will watch the match I really like or support as a fan. Unlike the match I bet on, I will not watch all the matches. But when you bet on the team you watch, there will be a feeling when you support it. Not only because we are part of the supporters of the competing team, but because we also place bets, of course there is hope and enthusiasm that drives us emotionally to win the bet. There will still be a feeling of more enthusiasm when you watch the match where you place a bet.

The answer is the most passionate and fun is to be able to watch football with friends and bet on each other's favorite teams, it adds to the fun and also the tension that is naturally obtained at such moments, and it becomes a rare moment if you already have your own family, because when you have a family it is quite difficult to meet with friends and watch football while betting with them.


Sometimes we don't need betting sites or casinos to bet, we use money directly and choose one of the teams in the match, so even friends who don't like betting in casinos can bet directly with other friends, but there are always friends who don't like gambling, whatever form it takes.

Without a doubt the bet makes the game way more interesting, after all when there is some money on the line we cannot help ourselves but to want to get the win, so it definitely makes the game more interesting, especially if you are gambling against your friends, as not only you can get some money out of the whole thing, but you will also get bragging rights over them for a few days, something that is huge for any sport fan.

This is very correct. The most fun part of it is watching the game, and if your favourite team is winning, it even gives the watching another kind of vibe, especially when there are crowds of people, either friends or just normal people, that are watching the same match with you who are not in support of the same team with you. You can boldly be shouting at the top of your voice because your team has made you proud.

Watching a match without betting = doing a flat activity, i wonder about these people, how can they watch without betting, there is no excitement there. Just imagine when yesterday Endrick scored a goal in injury time without betting, it would be empty. From my statement, we should all know that i cannot be happy when watching without showing partiality.

Not all of our friends will really be that interested on making out some bets but if you are a gambler and a friend who do have that same interest then good for you
but if not then you could bet on your own into those betting sites if you are really that eager to make up some bets to make yourself that getting that thrill.
Yes its true that when it comes to excitement then it wont be necessary for it to have money involved because as long you do enjoy then this what surely counts.
There would really be those individuals who are really that not wanting to have those kind of betting or whatsoever that in connection into it.

Watching soccer matches and bets with my friends actually i did that plenty especially when there were special events available such as world cup or Euro cup so almost every matches we were make a bet but basically we did that for fun and entertainment so that's why me and my friends not too serious and usually we bets only $2 or sometimes less than that amount but indeed i have to admitted that although we bets only using small amount of money but the excitement is different when we were watching the matches and bets on those teams because when i won my bets then i was very satisfied can beat my friend

Even if it's not a bet involved still my heart can go crazy if that match is important for the team for qualification or championship or something like that or else it would be just same as usual. There will be some extra eager to know whether my instinct about the game is right but that's usual way of seeing anything as per the human brain.

Friendly bet can end up disastrous too, let's say you bet $10 against your colleague or something and you won but they're saying it's just not real can make you temper and lose mind for a while.

Well for me I think it works better then other way round. So rather than saying a friendly bet makes watching soccer or other sports more exciting, I will say watching soccer or other sports makes a friendly bet more exciting. The reason is quite simple. If you check closely you will notice that people that love sports betting a lot are usually those that Also love sports a lot ,and most of the time these persons profit from sports betting more than their regular counterparts who aren't sports lovers.

People who watch sports find it fun and easy to place bets on them because they are usually more confident since they literally have a nice understanding of how good the teams are coupled with the potential they have. All these contribute to how they predict the outcome of different games.

Totally depends on where you would be happy at and same goes with your friend that whose with you on which we know that its not necessarily important that money should be involved but to spice things up then you would be coming up with that kind of idea on having those kind of bets. If your friend doesnt really like on having bets then there's nothing you can do but to play along and agrees with it, but if your friend which does have that kind of similar behavior on wanting to make things spice up a bit then betting into those games will definitely be likely that you will be placing something in between on which this isnt really that shocking i should say.
We do know that there would really be those individuals who doesnt really like on making up some betting and would really be just that normally wanting to see those games results without any bets.

We cant be able to deny that having those monetary bets will really be having that kind of thrill or could be adding up some kind of excitement since you do know that you could win up something.
They key on here is on have fun and entertainment on which it doesnt matter whether it does have some bet involved or not, because the primary thing that we do want on why we do make out bets is to have fun.
Didnt really have to necessary on having that money involved in between as long you do enjoy on betting together with your friend then this what counts.

Every gamblers needs money, and it is because of money that majority of gamblers gambles this days, which is why when it comes to me, regarding which among these two makes my heart beats more, as I will say that it's either when my favorite team is playing and losing that I get emotional, and likewise if I placed a bet and game not going according to prediction that I usually gets emotional, but however, what makes the difference here is that I always try as much to gamble with what I can always afford to lose, which is why if either I lose or not, I only get emotional and not depressed.

It actually depends on my situation, sometimes I enjoy some matches in addition to gambling. I think there is no such obligation that it cannot be enjoyed without betting on sports. And when I have funds for gambling, I bet on my favorite sports matches. Many times it has been seen that without going to any casino site or any casino only friends have bet with each other while enjoying the match. Here also there is another type of fun.
As I have done many times with my friends, we also enjoyed the matches of our favorite teams apart from betting together. So I don't think there is any need to bet every time to enjoy the match of favorite team it depends on you.

There's always an exciting and overwhelming emotions when everybody witnessed how their favorite team prosper along the game. Somehow it's frustrating when you didn't place a bet on preferred choice you have, but the fun and happiness will be the most important thing watching this kind of sport. Whether it's a win or loss, you still got that satisfaction when you saw everybody in your peer got so lucky while watching soccer game.

I choose to watch while betting with my friends, because this adds to the sensation that we feel to be more tense and exciting. Like in the EPL match between Man City and Arsenal which will compete I am looking for a friend to bet against, I make the bet in real terms, maybe like betting a few packs of cigarettes or indeed some money.
I myself place bets with friends only on matches that can be said to be strong teams competing, because Arsenal and Man City are both strong so I will place bets to get additional excitement while watching it.

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I like it more when there are bets placed on the game.

Not in soccer though, but in the Finals of the NBA last year.
It became a tradition for me and my neighbor to bet for one team. 2 years ago I bet for the Denver Nuggets to win the championship and our gamble was a set of drinks and some food of course on a weekend if our team choice loses the pick. I won that bet.
Last year was different though. I went for the Mavericks and he took the Celtics team. Same bets, foods, and drinks (alcohol) on weekends. We enjoyed the drinks while talking about how the game ended and it was fun. For me, it excites me more to watch games where bets are included.

I play bets, but I also enjoy games and can enjoy a game without betting on it. While learning to gamble I made sure to condition myself in that manner so that I will not be under the pressure to want to bet whenever there is a game. Any gambler who cannot enjoy a sporting event without betting on it for instance football game will become addicted very easily because on some weeks where there are lots of international games or competitions like the Champions League during the weekdays or the European competitions they will be forced to gamble during the weekdays and also gamble during the weekends, and that will mean gambling all through the week. If a gambler does this for a certain period, there is no way they will stop themselves from becoming addicted gamblers.

Ofcourse watching the match with a friendly bet as you called it will be more exciting. Most times I play sports in order to have exciting watching it. When I must have staked something for a particular team to win, will I have the excitement to watch the match in an extraordinary way.

This doesn't happen always. Most times, I don't need anything to motivate me because the intensity and atmosphere of the match itself is thrilling. But betting and having fun with friends hits differently.

You are right that something will be different when we watch the match and bet and also we will monitor the match well but it will be different if we just enjoy the match without betting and for now of course it is very rare for someone to bet with their friends when watching the match because there are many other options to bet and it will also make us more serious in watching the match, especially the team we put on Betting has won of course this will be very encouraging, yes choosing to watch the match in order to be able to determine the team we will bet on will certainly be better but we can also see the history of the team's matches if we want to place a bet on a team.

I have a friend of mine who's into soccer betting; it's the same guy I had mentioned participating in fixed matches in third-world countries, and we'll occasionally mess around with the Greeks' Super League matches. On the one hand, if it's a risky Derby or a large bet, I'd be having mixed feelings of anxiety and thrill, especially if I'm not seeing the results I'm anticipating. On the other hand, betting negligent amounts of money we won't care losing feels more entertaining and doesn't ruin your general experience if things go south.

Watching football without that bet will make me more focused on seeing how the game plays out and not thinking about appaun other than the game.

But when I start betting and holding on to one of the teams, the power is sometimes just directed at how the points will appear and whether luck is on my side. I forgot to enjoy the game, but was more busy imagining the final result of the gamble.

But even so, football if it is very exciting and quite entertaining, especially if the team we choose wins, it makes us happy and those who make bets will get an advantage.

Betting with our friend will be fun if they don't think too serious with the match. That is just part of having fun with them and I don't mind to bet with them just for a drink. Yes, as long as it's for entertainment, I think they will accept the result and will not complaint if they lost their money.

But I also want to watch a soccer match without bet with my friend. That will be a good moment for us to spend our time together. I think when we are gather with our friends, that will be a fun moment that we can get.

That will be too rare for now since many of my friends is moves to the other places. We are not meet each other for some time so I really missed them.

The fun of watching the game when you bet is always high due to the thrill and anxiety compared to when you are just watching the match without staking any money. I don't bet with my friends but we do watch the matches together during weekends because we bet on the games. It is good to watch the game that you are betting on so that you can have more experience to make your predictions if you are betting on the same club when next they are playing.

Watching soccer without betting on anything is fun and exciting. There is no time it has ever been boring without betting. Just that betting adds more excitement to it and it makes each on pick a favorite of who will win and have more motivation to win in the game. Nevertheless whether betting or no betting there is always fun in sports games. The only reason why people go as far as betting while watching football games is either they want to double their money or see who is the best. I remember when i do play football in school, some persons outside bet on me to score while playing. And that encourages me to play better so that will score. Now its not like i am benefiting from what they bet but its motivates me to improve and play better.

It depends on what kind of heart racing feelings you are trying to convey here because placing a huge bet(amount that you can’t afford to lose) on a sports match will surely makes your heart racing especially if the game is not in favor of your bet.

You can enjoy watching the game with or without bet if you will watch a match that you are really interested. I preferred watching my favorite sports game without placing bet so that I can focus on the game entertainment alone without thinking about my bet that sometimes destroy my mood if I’m losing.

People who love sports gambling can never fully enjoy the game without placing bets in most cases. I do sports betting myself, if I don't place a bet my attention to the game doesn't increase. Where there is no benefit to me if a team wins or loses, that's why my excitement doesn't work that way. Be it a small amount of money or something like the bottle of water while watching the game there is excitement but there is no joy in just watching the game with out bet. But if it is the favorite team or the stage of the World Cup then the matter is different. ‍Some times I make small bets with my friends while watching the game because it makes me so happy.

This experience is really a fun one honestly, there have been times i have ben with a friend of mine who is an arsenal fan and this has been our habit whenever we are seeing an arsenal game, we make mild bets on certain players having a goal by the end of the game and then we make light of the whole thing and if he losses or i lose, neither of us make a deal of it because we were jus having fun and that's all that matters to us but then for some others its different but i advise if this doesn't work for you, don't try having fun in a way you don find suiting enough as it may not work for you because it did for some other person.

Any bet, even a small one, changes the perception of a sports match. Joking bets with friends on what the loser of the bet will pay for drinks and snacks (an erroneous prediction of the outcome of the event) adds an extra element of entertainment and strengthens social ties (or completely breaks them, if your friend has to pay too much ).

You can make micro bets and try to "measure" how lucky you are, and then move on to larger bets. So to speak, to practice.

If we feel that way, it means we’re enjoying what we’re doing. It’s true that we should only gamble what we can afford to lose, but if the amount is too small and it doesn’t excite us anymore, then there’s no real sense in gambling. We gamble because it’s part of our entertainment, and while we know there’s a risk of losing, with proper bankroll management and control of our emotions, it won’t frustrate us since we understand the risks from the start.

Gambling = entertainment, and winning is just a bonus.

TBH, I can't relate to what OP has shared since it's soccer and I'm not watching that sport, but I have an almost similar experience with basketball though.

As for my experience, there are no bets whatsoever. It's just we are excited to watch the whole Game 7 Finals game and we are on different sides. What's the atmosphere in our room while watching it? We are very noisy that our neighbors shouted at us. I mean if you're watching your favorite team playing in a Finals game and it's a close one, it really is very entertaining. Of course it's my story so my team won , but my team really won and even though there's no bet, we've enjoyed watching it.

I would love to watch and bet with sports with somebody but unfortunately, there's nothing aside from me that's an avid fan of watching sports (particularly basketball).

I definitely feel more invested and interested in a game when there is some money on the line. It's a little bizarre but I guess part of human nature, we all want to reassurance or even pride from being able to predict more accurately than other people. There's also money riding on it, which could potentially mean an additional bonus paid out to you when the game is concluded. I've seen this same peaked interest in friends and think that the joy of winning still overcomes the small pang when you lose.

Definitely a bet that you do not know that you may win or lose yet will get your heart racing while watching such a match. I do not think people are different about this. Even if I use small amount of money, I do not like to lose but my heart will not raise. I prefer not to watch the match I bet on. Also if I want to check the score, I prefer to check it after the match is over. I prefer to watch the match that I do not bet on.

Ha, I and my friends do the same. Watching  favorite teams in the pub we are betting on them and the winner pay the drinks ^{(probably in your case the payer is the looser but it doesn't matter).}. My  winning friends never thought that it such a big deal to pay for others in the case they win. Betting on soccer matches, live in pubs and watching further developments is really exciting for me and my friends.

There's something about the excitement with betting and watching  football games with friends, it's just inexplicable and it can lead to you out of much excitements with the friendly arguments gambling away more money than you will do ordinarily if you were doing it alone. This normally happens when we fail to control our emotions in the middle of the fun.

In my case our clique don't normally bet on each other but we just love raising the banter high against each other's club that are playing at that moment while we have some beers to the occasion. Most times I go home feeling so exhausted due to the whole wrangling of the day.

I literally don't watch matches that i stake a bet on because no matter how you try to control your emotions, you will still end up getting emotional because let's assume you placed team A to win and team B is pressuring team B and even making more attempts at the opponents keeper, each shot they strike will make your heart skip and you start breathing faster especially if you staked a huge bet on the game and I don't even advice people to watch matches they Stake a bet on. However, if you are really gambling for fun and not be too inquisitive on the bet you placed on a particular team, you can watch the match and not get emotional regardless of the outcome but let's be more realistic, only few gamblers can watch a match they Staked a bet on conveniently without being concerned about the results afterwards.

This part often becomes the problem and that can make or mar cordiality in friendship. I've witnessed a friendly bet degenerate into a scuffle and then fight that led to one getting hospitalized. It's terrible. For me, I don't like money betting of such among friends. I rather gamble with machines than physical people. With friends, it's a no-no for me. I can do betting with mere words but not cash with friends. It prevents bad blood resulting from losing.

Much better with little bets and friends. In fact, I hardly ever bet on sports if I plan to see the match alone. Unfortunately for me, my friends don't like gambling nor betting (never, nunca, mai), it's some kind of red line they won't cross but we all have fun on the little bets I place. And, when I win, I don't have to invite them

If the parties involved can completely understand themselves without holding grudges against one another irrespective of the game's outcome, then sure, it will be one of the most interesting parts of watching a live match, but the fear of dispute at the end is what always discourages people from such a gathering and betting among friends since there is no upper hand to supervise the activities, just like street gambling.

Whether you win or lose, the fun of the experience beats the thrill of winning any day. I haven't had too many of these moments myself, but there’s something special about gambling with friends, especially when you’re betting on your favorite games.

Honestly, if you have friends like that, consider yourself lucky! You really feel the strong bond when you’re all in it together. It’s a whole different ballgame when you’re betting alone; even if you do win, it just doesn’t feel as exciting.

Even if the bet is who will wash the plates, who will clean the place,, or who will pay for the fare, its still exciting than watching a game with no bets on it, if you're a gambler,, you always utter the words I bet and this will challenge anyone who wants to prove you wrong.

When we are watching boxing matches or whatever sports we made it a habit to make bets even a small amount or just doing a simple deeds, we want to challenge people that they are wrong and you are right on what will be the outcome of the game.

But when it comes between friends, there should be an understanding that you don't want to take his money but only to add thrill while we are watching our favorite matches.

Betting among friends while watching live matches is very much allowed, it increases the excitement of the game. There's no much thrills if you're watching a match without anything at stake, you're not supporting a team and you're not betting either. It's fun when friends can argue during live matches without resulting to violence and betting among themselves with amounts that they can afford to loose. The loser can pay for something like drinks after the bet according to their agreements and everybody is happy. Where there'll be a problem is if the loser can not afford the bet or don't have money to buy drinks or whatever they bet on.

In the past, when I often hung out with my old friends, I also always made bets like that just to have fun and be able to tease friends who defended the team when they lost, this was really an extraordinary pleasure.
From what is the question for this context, watching football while betting is the happiest thing and of course there is sense of satisfaction or pride when the favorite team that competes can win and give me success in betting.
If only watch sports match without betting, then it can only provide feeling of joy towards the entertainment that is present in match, there is no thrilling adrenaline sensation if don't bet on the match we are watching.

Yes, watching a football match with friends is exciting but placing a bet is even more interesting and a memory to cherish. Simple things like drinks or beer shared among friends while screening at your favourite soccer really bring on the vibe and are moments that cannot be replaced .

This vibe and friendship stays genuine and pure if there's no hatred or anger among you. If someone is not too competitive to take their competition into a friendly game or a lighthearted jest, then it's just pure, laughter and friendship all the way.

For me, definitely, seeing a game with my friends and putting a one-dollar bet on it makes it super exciting. I wouldn't even want the evening to end because these are memories we cherish - memories of the moment and memories that keep us going, both as a circle of friends and casual gamblers.

But then it's easier to get excited and relax over a one-dollar bet than a hundred-dollar bill. Yep, I mean, you heart will race and soil if your team is not winning because a hundred dollars is a lot different from one dollar. You'll still enjoy the game, but the amount you bet on it makes a difference. Either way, it's fun watching a match with friends

Any form of bet is fun especially if you could able to watch the game with your friends. You would have a lot of discussion with that set up and the game would be more fun especially if your friends is happy to jive with and they don't have any toxic attitude which create trouble if favor doesn't come with them or they are losing.

Atmosphere towards watching is really different especially if there's amount at stake since you will get nervous especially the game is so intense and both teams have almost same score then the time is almost closing down to end the game.

with or without placing a bet, watching a soccer match with your friends brings with it a different form of joy and excitement. Most times, we do selections of games we're going to bet on at a particular instance and when you tell a friend not to include a particular team in his slip and he goes on to do so, it's always the case that he gets ridiculed in a funny way when the game cuts. If you're a fan of watching most of your games at a viewing centre you will notice the excitement that comes with it even when you're watching a game you've not gambled on.  You know, there is way more to getting involved in football conversation and enjoying the kind of atmosphere that comes with it than just gambling.

Some people don't even gamble that much but when it comes to doing verbal speculation on what's going to be the outcome of a game, they're very good at it. They might not go to a physical gambling setting to place a bet or even gamble on a casino site. They just love enjoying the footbaling atmosphere at the moment and might just decide to gamble at that setting with a small amount so as to keep the vibes going.

I am more excited watching games with bets attached to them. As gamblers,  we are used to expecting to get rewarded on our actions, When we are betting, we are excited on who will win and what will be the outcome.

It can still be a friendly bet, but the excitement is still there, When there's no bet, we are just half excited if our favorite team win, but if the competing teams are not our favorite teams without bets its like we are just watching and we don't care what will be the outcome.

It is always fun to watch football games with friends in a bar or betting shop. The atmosphere of analysis and argument makes it so entertaining that you wouldn't want to view games alone at home. Football is always fun with or without betting. But the fun of a live game will be complete if you win your bet. This is because, with the win, you can afford to pay for some bottles of drinks and go home with something.

People usually bet on virtual sports and I wonder how they derive fun from it since it doesn't look real. Live games make betting lively and entertaining. House games become an option when the major leagues have closed for the season.  

Any sort of bet on any game makes it more interesting, but depending on the size of the bet would determine if my heart is racing while watching the game or not. You throw $1 on a game it's a whatever amount and unless I really like the team I bet on I am likely not too interested in the game. If you toss $1k on the game, no matter if I like the team I bet on or not, I will be 100% invested in every play of the game.

Entertainment value is priceless as far as placing any amount of wager on a game, the excitement level is there the heart pumping action is though.

Ofc with a bet. Though granted I don't think there's ever going to be that big of a difference between with or without since I enjoy watching the sport itself no matter what! Being frustrated on missing goals on dumb plays, watching some insane plays by players, getting to foresee what's going to happen, unexpected defense by the keeper and stuff like that. Those aren't really connected to the bet and those themselves bring joy and excitement to me. The bet is just ehh, kind of like a side thing. Not really the main course when watching sports.

Granted it does get heated up when I bet with my friends since it's on the same circle.

Both can be more exciting for me because I have experienced with both. I bet with my friend for a glass of wine and enjoy the game and the result of the match was draw so we pay the glass by ourselves

In the other time, we just watch the next competition whereas we don't make a bet and just want to enjoying the game. Well, that is also exciting for us because we can enjoy the moment and feels happy because we can sit down together and other friends also come to us and watch the match. A friendly bet make watching soccer more exciting for us but that will depends on who your friends and how they can act with the bet. I mean they should accept whatever the result and not feels angry with other friend if they lost their money because that is just for fun.

This is why sports betting is so popular. It adds to the excitement of an already enjoyable game and also makes watching it, which is sort of a social event, more fun. I rarely bet when I am out watching football with a group of friends cause I do most of my betting online, but having a bunch of friends around and a few bottle of beers makes the mood so much better.

Always stake responsibly. If you are in a nail biting situation hoping not to lose your bet, you are staking more than you can lose. You only anxious moment should be potentially losing large potential winnings which are close to the finish line, and not your wager.

- Jay -

Whether it’s betting online or placing bets during the actual game, it’s always exciting as long as the bet amount gets you pumped. If you’re a gambler, you usually have a range where you feel that excitement. If you get excited with just $1, that’s great(less risk for you).

But personally, if I’m at a sports event with friends, betting around $50 to $100 would already bring some excitement. Of course, as I said, we all have our limits, so it’s important to stay within those limits without sacrificing the fun.

I do agree, it can get quite interesting and fun, if no hard feelings are intact for the bets made between the friends

Good way to increase the excitement of the game is to bet with your friend on simple things like buying of drinks at the table after the match, this way you both can bound along with the game, while the match is ongoing, you be busy enjoying some cool drinks and a little tipsy will light up the moment, but this can only be done on sport bets.


Unlike in house games, we're even if you are playing against other players, you have to remain active and avoid any distractions all through, so games like football match where you and the friend are just spectators, you have little to nothing to contribute to the game.

There is nothing as fun as watching a soccer game with a group of friends who are disagreeing with each other's choice of option, especially where there is a bet in between.
 
It brings out all the passion that both sides have for the team they support; it will get to a point where it will be as if you that place bet on the other team should jump into the television and show them how it's being done.

When I go with my friend to watch soccer games, and we place a bet on who will pay the drinks. We get so excited and cheer for our favorite teams. We might even shout things like, "Go Mbappé, go brother...!"
Of course, I’m not saying you should bet on every game before watching it... I'm just saying that human psychology is difficult to understand. Sometimes a 1$ bet or a drink can change the whole atmosphere...(as long as it's for entertainment)
How about you? Which gets your heart racing more: watching a soccer match with a bet on it, or enjoying the game without any bets?