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November 24, 2021, 07:47:56 AM
#54
This are associated with people who think superstitiously about everything the do attaching every single move to an illuck or bad omen. For me I can't imagine doing not even with my favourite team. Football is one of those games I watch with so much passion and no matter the outcome whether my favourite team wins or lose I can't start having some I'll luck
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November 24, 2021, 06:23:47 AM
#53

some have developed a way of belief though sometimes a gambler will bring someone with them when going to a casino like a girl for a lucky charm. or wear a bracelet given by someone, the Chinese have lots of lucky charms. things like these i guess attract good vibes.
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November 23, 2021, 10:07:30 PM
#52
No, I am not at all superstitious. I don't have any superstition in sports betting and in other forms of gambling as well. I don't practice any of those weird superstitions before I bet on anything and during the game or actual gambling itself.

There is really no connection whatsoever between the result of say a football match and your bet. And for all we know both sides of the teams might have superstitious bettors. So either of them will have to admit that superstitions are not effective.

I think because it's already 2021 and people are not very much connected to the spiritual world, superstitious beliefs I guess it's not for us anymore but the survey tells something else. I wonder who they are asking.  

We do find traces of superstitious beliefs though just like the team praying before they start the game. Maybe the rituals are not that effective anymore but we do have prayers for players and not for the gamblers.

Actually when it comes to gambling there are indeed many people who are still whispering to the most powerful out there to make them win. Some are still saying a silent prayer to the wind. Some are still crossing their fingers. Others are still betting on lotteries with the numbers they dream of. I guess this is really hard to take away perhaps because this involves money, and gamblers have always that desire to win.

Yes, I agree, others have also purchased tokens in order to make them lucky, right? Despite the fact that it is not working scientifically because it is based on probability, people are still inclined to try their luck with totems, and what's wrong with that? I believe that we should respect where we are and what we are doing as long as we are not cheating and also because it is a free right and only good effects will result if we do so. This is preferable to doing nothing, and if it proves to be effective, we should be grateful for that.
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November 23, 2021, 10:04:02 PM
#51
No, I am not at all superstitious. I don't have any superstition in sports betting and in other forms of gambling as well. I don't practice any of those weird superstitions before I bet on anything and during the game or actual gambling itself.

There is really no connection whatsoever between the result of say a football match and your bet. And for all we know both sides of the teams might have superstitious bettors. So either of them will have to admit that superstitions are not effective.

I think because it's already 2021 and people are not very much connected to the spiritual world, superstitious beliefs I guess it's not for us anymore but the survey tells something else. I wonder who they are asking.  

We do find traces of superstitious beliefs though just like the team praying before they start the game. Maybe the rituals are not that effective anymore but we do have prayers for players and not for the gamblers.

Actually when it comes to gambling there are indeed many people who are still whispering to the most powerful out there to make them win. Some are still saying a silent prayer to the wind. Some are still crossing their fingers. Others are still betting on lotteries with the numbers they dream of. I guess this is really hard to take away perhaps because this involves money, and gamblers have always that desire to win.
That still happens in this modern era as they can use many things and not just use them that way.
They will change the rituals the other way because they have something that we do not know.
If we talk about superstition, I am sure people still use that way to help them win on the games and maybe they use it in the game based on luck.
If that is related to money, they will do many things to get the money and we never know what that way.
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November 23, 2021, 09:07:57 PM
#50
No, I am not at all superstitious. I don't have any superstition in sports betting and in other forms of gambling as well. I don't practice any of those weird superstitions before I bet on anything and during the game or actual gambling itself.

There is really no connection whatsoever between the result of say a football match and your bet. And for all we know both sides of the teams might have superstitious bettors. So either of them will have to admit that superstitions are not effective.

I think because it's already 2021 and people are not very much connected to the spiritual world, superstitious beliefs I guess it's not for us anymore but the survey tells something else. I wonder who they are asking.  

We do find traces of superstitious beliefs though just like the team praying before they start the game. Maybe the rituals are not that effective anymore but we do have prayers for players and not for the gamblers.

Actually when it comes to gambling there are indeed many people who are still whispering to the most powerful out there to make them win. Some are still saying a silent prayer to the wind. Some are still crossing their fingers. Others are still betting on lotteries with the numbers they dream of. I guess this is really hard to take away perhaps because this involves money, and gamblers have always that desire to win.

And when you go to traditional land base casino's it is very evident specially those older people who whispers and hope that they can win in a slot machine and win the jackpot.

But you have to respect them, because that's their belief.

Deep inside though, you know that it won't happen and everything is base on luck. And if ever they hit the jackpot, it has nothing to do with higher powerful God.
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November 23, 2021, 08:41:34 PM
#49
No, I am not at all superstitious. I don't have any superstition in sports betting and in other forms of gambling as well. I don't practice any of those weird superstitions before I bet on anything and during the game or actual gambling itself.

There is really no connection whatsoever between the result of say a football match and your bet. And for all we know both sides of the teams might have superstitious bettors. So either of them will have to admit that superstitions are not effective.

I think because it's already 2021 and people are not very much connected to the spiritual world, superstitious beliefs I guess it's not for us anymore but the survey tells something else. I wonder who they are asking.  

We do find traces of superstitious beliefs though just like the team praying before they start the game. Maybe the rituals are not that effective anymore but we do have prayers for players and not for the gamblers.

Actually when it comes to gambling there are indeed many people who are still whispering to the most powerful out there to make them win. Some are still saying a silent prayer to the wind. Some are still crossing their fingers. Others are still betting on lotteries with the numbers they dream of. I guess this is really hard to take away perhaps because this involves money, and gamblers have always that desire to win.
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November 23, 2021, 06:19:21 PM
#48
I wonder if there is any superstitious people who went deep on probability and statistics math studies and after that still hold their early assumptions
against reason: probably yes

human nature is really interesting

I've seen all kinds of things when it comes to gambling superstitions
like holding amulets and prayers

nice topic

You can't really underestimate gamblers with a lot of superstitions and even if you show them the numbers, they doesn't care because they believed what they choose to believed.

I think gambling superstitions are more prevalent in Asia, as the people are really deeply rooted in their culture line 'numerology', and they think they can control their luck. But we all know that there's no such thing, everything is based on probabilities, chances and luck.
And we know that there are people who do stick out on what they do believe or think no matter how other people been trying to convince them that it doesnt really work but they dont care at all.
Its true that they would really be pushing their luck out of those beliefs until they would prove out that it did work on just acquiring some small wins but the losses are still more which
it doesnt really make sense on trying to fight out on how reality works but well its their money to spent not ours and soon they'll realize that gambling doesnt work that way.
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November 23, 2021, 05:07:12 PM
#47
I recently got acquainted with a study where a company addressed the superstitions of people involved with sports betting.

Some of them were as follows :
1.
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71% of Americans feel “the stakes of the game are even higher when watching with friends or family, and love to up-the-ante by betting on the game’s outcome or a player’s performance."


2. 62% of the fans blame themselves for the loss of their teams

3. 38% people feel that they are bad luck and of them 84% were asked to leave the room during a game.

4. 59% always made friendly bets with their family or friends and insisted that they pay back with something weird or funny like taking tab off the bar or getting weird haircuts

2/3rd of the fans admitted to being superstitious.
Source : https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/13954/tipico-study-looks-into-sports-betting-superstitions-with-intriguing-results

What do you think ? Are you superstitious as well while sports betting??

I think that all of the above are separate cases of cognitive distortions and each person is subject to them to one degree or another. Cognitive distortion - I think everyone recognizes themselves in a given situations just by reading this list. Superstition is one of the cognitive distortions or a combination of several, naturally I try to avoid them, but this is impossible to achieve completely.
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November 23, 2021, 04:59:40 PM
#46
I wonder if there is any superstitious people who went deep on probability and statistics math studies and after that still hold their early assumptions
against reason: probably yes

human nature is really interesting

I've seen all kinds of things when it comes to gambling superstitions
like holding amulets and prayers

nice topic
i have never seen those who are very good at math believe in superstition because their logic is stronger.  i've been to casinos around the area where i live and found that the majority of those who are superstitious when gambling never actually makes a profit are completely different from those who rely on their calculations and logic.  superstitious when gambling is a foolish.
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November 23, 2021, 04:54:57 PM
#45
I wonder if there is any superstitious people who went deep on probability and statistics math studies and after that still hold their early assumptions
against reason: probably yes

human nature is really interesting

I've seen all kinds of things when it comes to gambling superstitions
like holding amulets and prayers

nice topic

You can't really underestimate gamblers with a lot of superstitions and even if you show them the numbers, they doesn't care because they believed what they choose to believed.

I think gambling superstitions are more prevalent in Asia, as the people are really deeply rooted in their culture line 'numerology', and they think they can control their luck. But we all know that there's no such thing, everything is based on probabilities, chances and luck.
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November 23, 2021, 04:40:13 PM
#44
I wonder if there is any superstitious people who went deep on probability and statistics math studies and after that still hold their early assumptions
against reason: probably yes

human nature is really interesting

I've seen all kinds of things when it comes to gambling superstitions
like holding amulets and prayers

nice topic
Not only holding amulets and prayers but also on some gestures too on where they do it before they do gamble and this is indeed a very common behavior of humans when it comes to this on where
they do really believe that it could really work which i dont see for it to be that true or accurate or precise. God has nothing to do with our activities and luck is something that cant really be attained
if you need it or simply cant really be influenced on something to be on your side which its really a very wrong belief or idea that you could make it possible.
This would really just make you desperate.
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November 23, 2021, 04:23:04 PM
#43
My personal sports superstitions are based moreso on observations.

  • If a team in the NFL is playing conservatively, I have a superstition they're playing to avoid injuries or avoid peaking too early in the season
  • If an athlete in mixed martial arts has bad cardio, I have a superstition they're using cocaine, steroids or having trouble finding motivation to train properly
  • If an athlete in MMA has good cardio, I have a superstition they're eating healthier than average and doing following certain training formats which contribute to it
  • If NFL players on the field, look whipped for no obvious reason, I have a superstition that groupies sapped all their energy

Superstitions are generalizations used in an effort to explain perceived patterns.

The basic and essential process is virtually identical to the early hypothesis stage of empirical science.

Superstition trends towards having a negative stigma attached, due to low levels of energy commonly invest into it.
Your observations look totally valid and make sense logically thinking as they are result of your understanding based on the reality of the facts. I think they should be considered analysis instead of superstitions.

Superstitions are the opposite. There isn't any valid logical argument to justify a team has won because a fan was at home watching the game with his relatives and friends, for an example.
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November 23, 2021, 03:50:51 PM
#42
I wonder if there is any superstitious people who went deep on probability and statistics math studies and after that still hold their early assumptions
against reason: probably yes

human nature is really interesting

I've seen all kinds of things when it comes to gambling superstitions
like holding amulets and prayers

nice topic
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November 23, 2021, 03:47:43 PM
#41
I don't see it as superstition, or maybe personally think of it as one of the surveys that may be conducted in certain states where the research is carried out by giving a questionnaire of questions to a number of samples that have been determined as research material in sports betting. But that does not mean it all applies to people outside of research. Because the percentage given is quantitative, IMO is relevant for those who have completed the bullae betting survey, and vice versa not for us.
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November 23, 2021, 03:32:36 PM
#40
Not in my vocabulary. Never I will associate any superstitious-related thing in my sports betting experience. There are gamblers who are like that. It's not totally wrong to be like that in the first place as we have different beliefs.

Different ways to maintain winning stats - either trust our won analysis by doing research or rely on superstition. It doesn't matter in the end.

Superstition in gambling is a special case of magical thinking.  If a person has mastered the scientific method of knowing the world, if he knows the mathematical theory of probability, then he will never be superstitious. 

Winning (losing) in gambling is determined by the laws of the theory of probability.  There are also contractual sports matches.  Unfortunately, this is reality.  In poker, personal skills and abilities of the player also determine a lot. 

However, superstition has nothing to do with winning or losing in gambling.  Superstitions exist only in the mind of a person. 

Therefore, I am not superstitious.
Might sound dumb but there are really people who do really believe on magical things which they do really thought that it does really work without any doubt thats why it do really end up on being becoming a habit which is really a very common behavior.

Not only limited on sports betting but also in other forms of gambling as well on where they do really believe that it do works and if they lost money then they do think that it was a fluke and they would come to test it out again.

This kind of beliefs cant really be something be removed and we would be continuing to see this.
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November 23, 2021, 01:29:07 PM
#39
Not in my vocabulary. Never I will associate any superstitious-related thing in my sports betting experience. There are gamblers who are like that. It's not totally wrong to be like that in the first place as we have different beliefs.

Different ways to maintain winning stats - either trust our won analysis by doing research or rely on superstition. It doesn't matter in the end.

Superstition in gambling is a special case of magical thinking.  If a person has mastered the scientific method of knowing the world, if he knows the mathematical theory of probability, then he will never be superstitious. 

Winning (losing) in gambling is determined by the laws of the theory of probability.  There are also contractual sports matches.  Unfortunately, this is reality.  In poker, personal skills and abilities of the player also determine a lot. 

However, superstition has nothing to do with winning or losing in gambling.  Superstitions exist only in the mind of a person. 

Therefore, I am not superstitious.
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November 23, 2021, 11:36:22 AM
#38
All the usual nonsense.

But this is what makes betting fun, right? The fact that you feel like you have some sort of control over the outcomes, when in reality nothing is further from the truth.

If you are a serious gambler you should play with rationality and reject all of the things mentioned in the OP.
Not everyone who gamble would be serious as you are but it's their choice so let them have it. Wink
Rational thinking only works for people who do have a good strategy or plan when gambling but for people who just played gambling for mere entertainment only. Superstitious beliefs in betting is their only way to extend their enjoyment in order to win and play more.

Although, this kind of topic has been discussed in the past and a lot of reasons why people have a superstition when betting. We are all have our own beliefs in betting but if you think having a superstition won't work it's up to you. Since I think it's just all about the comfortability of playing and enjoying the game at the same time.
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November 23, 2021, 10:21:52 AM
#37
2. 62% of the fans blame themselves for the loss of their teams
This. I am here. Sometimes I think I am bad luck because I watched the game. Suddenly, I have the thought of "what if I didn't watch the game?" "Will the outcome be different?"  Grin Then, I start to blame myself because I am part of why they lose. Crazy, right?
I had that kind of superstitious belief ever since I became a fan of basketball. Like, if I close my eyes something will change, the future will change.
I think it also relies on individual history and experience. One time you didn't watch the game, they won. Another time, you watched it they lose.
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November 23, 2021, 09:56:33 AM
#36
The only superstition I have really witnessed is when I was playing in a physical casino and some person told another one who was playing in the slot near him to go to play in another slot as he started to have bad luck as soon as this person started playing near him.The bodyguards intervened back then to put normality in the casino and this very person who told the other one to go away since the other one called the bodyguards,he left to play in another slot and I don't know what happened then.

In sport betting there are almost no known superstitions for me as you bet alone,you are not playing any slot and your are not in company of someone else most of the time,unless you go to the stadium,like I do when my team is playing but I don't blame anyone if my team loses is because they were not capable of winning and nothing else.
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November 23, 2021, 09:49:42 AM
#35
I believe some people are superstitious but not me. I always believe that sports betting is based on probability, if you are good at analyzing sports, then your probability of winning is higher. I don't invest much of my emotions, I just make sure I have to be realistic all the time and if I lose, I move on and try to win next time.
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