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Quote from: libert19 on April 15, 2023, 10:40:09 PM

Both are skill based yet former is considered sheer gambling while later is not. Fantasy sports has become norm, while on the other hand if people come to know that you bet on sports you'll be met with eyebrow raise.

^ that's my opinion. What's yours? Do you consider both of them same or different?

Isn't it the other way around? Heck, I hardly hear about fantasy sports even, I don't think you can call it the "norm" really. In the first place the hell does an eyebrow raise in sports betting mean? It's not even bad, heck, it's far from that, plus without the statistics from sports, where the hell would fantasy sports get their data from? If we were to talk about match-fixing, I don't think fantasy sports can get out of that as well either? Nor do I think sports can, but at least, it's a lot easier to prevent it nowadays (or to find it when it happens).

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Fantasy sports are not like real life, and fantasy sports have nothing to do with participating in competitive sports. Fantasy sports consist of a manager (i.e. yourself) putting together their team with real life players strategizing and so on, this is similar to fantasy sports instead of creating fantasy teams for sports like football and basketball or others. It seems complicated and must really have very supportive skills and mastery.

So I prefer real sports betting, because here I get a lot of sports knowledge, especially in pursuits, like football and I also like playing football, so it's better to bet on what we like, can and understand because we will feel entertained while watch.

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Quote from: acroman08 on April 16, 2023, 04:44:35 AM

I'm confused, how do people think sports betting is pure gambling and fantasy sports betting is not? they are basically the same thing and the only difference is that the match on fantasy sports happen virtually and while the match on sports betting is not. anyway, I do view both of them as gambling.

The OP didn't say fantasy sports betting is not gambling. It still is but there's a difference in level if I understand what libert is trying to say correctly. It's not as simple as the game happening virtually but you get to pick or assemble a team to compete. We can look up on the other mechanics but the bottom line is that it's as if you're the manager so you have more control on the outcome of the match and that's not possible in pure sportsbetting.

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Quote from: libert19 on April 15, 2023, 10:40:09 PM

Both are skill based yet former is considered sheer gambling while later is not. Fantasy sports has become norm, while on the other hand if people come to know that you bet on sports you'll be met with eyebrow raise.

^ that's my opinion. What's yours? Do you consider both of them same or different?

The concept is the same but sports betting is real while fantasy sports are just virtual and computer-based type. I don't consider them to be the same as they're entirely different. What I am saying is the concept is the same you get to bet on certain sports but the actual players are different. But whichever makes you win the most, get to stay there and keep on winning until you ran out of luck. The most important part here is we get to enjoy and also win at the same time. Don't think of others' preferences but put the center of your attraction where you're enjoying and like the most.

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Both are different and not the same. Sports betting is based on the match between the two parties competing directly, while fantasy sports is a match that purely depends on your skills. If you understand the game's characteristics and the people, you can beat your opponent.

But in sports betting, your chances of winning will be small if you don't have skills in collecting data or information. But it's okay if some people think the two types of gambling games are the same.

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Sports betting are composed of real players playing in actual field which people bet on. It's either composed of a team or a one man with an opponent of the same expertise of course. Meanwhile, fantasy sports is played in the internet which is composed of teams that are virtually simulated with real players to play the role of a team member. I think it's almost similar to online games nowadays, but with a twist of betting on the side. Personally, I haven't been able to see fantasy sport just yet in a gambling platform, but it will be exciting to see and try for fun in the future.

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To be honest, I don't really understand fantasy sports so I've never bet on this type of bet and after trying to understand more by reading articles on the internet, in my opinion it's the same as sports betting because it requires knowledge to be good in the analysis of the team and the sport to make the odds of winning a bet big enough, although other factors can greatly change the outcome and it is this factor that we as bettors often neglect to consider, because often it only depends on who is the favorite or which team we like when we see the odds on bookmakers.

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I haven't had that about receiving eyebrow raises. What's so "eye-brow raising" with betting on regular sports and not on fantasy sports? Fantasy sports are more complicated than usual if you know the sport a little. That would be different for everyone, for sure.

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Quote from: bittraffic on April 16, 2023, 08:20:40 PM

The newer generation probably can relate to that fantasy sports, they are likely the ones playing NBA games on PlayStation. It's not a real sport but definitely, someone with a good analysis in picking which athlete to put in a team has good skills.

The real sports where people buy a ticket are the real thing. It's something that people talk about online and are on the news.

Well, probably these gamblers in this current generation can more relate to fantasy sports as these games are often played in the internet and are played by imaginary participants. So it’s still gambling but I think I have higher urge to gamble with these real sports betting games. Maybe because I am used in betting traditional games that’s why these new set of fantasy games don’t really excite me that much.

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The newer generation probably can relate to that fantasy sports, they are likely the ones playing NBA games on PlayStation. It's not a real sport but definitely, someone with a good analysis in picking which athlete to put in a team has good skills.

The real sports where people buy a ticket are the real thing. It's something that people talk about online and are on the news.

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I barely tried fantasy sports but I have to say both of them are somewhat similar when it comes to sheer gambling because no matter how good some teams can be there are still random factors like unexpected injuries, illness, etc that can hinder the player during the game and even ruin your chances of winning. I nearly wanted to put fantasy sports on the skill-based side, but luck is still involved as players can sometimes perform better and hit a career-high.

Quote from: bitbollo on April 16, 2023, 04:56:37 AM

Relating fantasy sports, did you mean simulated sports, or games related gaming platforms (like CS:GO or LoL?)

OP is likely referring to fantasy sports where you'll have to form your own team by picking several players from different teams and the participants will get a score based on how well the player's performance would be during that week or match.

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Honestly, I have not tried this fantasy sports betting yet. This kind of gambling is big in US and Canada, especially by using known applications such as DraftKings and Fanduel. I have heard it a lot of times but have not dipped my foot into it yet.
Have you tried it? Maybe you could provide some samples so we could see what it looks like before the battle against another gambler will happen.

It would be biased if I would pick sports gambling even if I have not tried the other one first. But I do like predicting the outcome, especially in NBA, and also betting on player props which I think is the nearest comparison in fantasy sports when building a team.

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@OP
Relating fantasy sports, did you mean simulated sports, or games related gaming platforms (like CS:GO or LoL?)
Because regarding "simulated sports" I think that these are 2 completely kind of gambling type vs real sport bet. If you have enough experience, real sport bet can have a certain degree of prediction and the same could apply with online games as mentioned before.
Simulated sports are randomly without anything "predictable" unless a certain degree of uncertainty.

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I'm confused, how do people think sports betting is pure gambling and fantasy sports betting is not? they are basically the same thing and the only difference is that the match on fantasy sports happen virtually and while the match on sports betting is not. anyway, I do view both of them as gambling.

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Both are skill based yet former is considered sheer gambling while later is not. Fantasy sports has become norm, while on the other hand if people come to know that you bet on sports you'll be met with eyebrow raise.

^ that's my opinion. What's yours? Do you consider both of them same or different?

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