My biggest wins in gambling came from betting on unpopular clubs which is what you addressed as non-pro sports. In advanced leagues, any small team can defeat a big team just like Barcelona was embarrassed by a small team yesterday. But in those unpopular leagues, such rarely happen and if you carefully select your game, you will win and enjoy the big odd that is always given to the clubs because their stats are not completely know.
For some reason that is going well for you... and that's cool. I have tried several times with bets on unpopular sports or very low and unpopular leagues, but they were all failures. So I avoid betting on nonpopular sports and teams in lower leagues. As in many other things, in gambling something can work for one but not for many others.
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My biggest wins in gambling came from betting on unpopular clubs which is what you addressed as non-pro sports. In advanced leagues, any small team can defeat a big team just like Barcelona was embarrassed by a small team yesterday. But in those unpopular leagues, such rarely happen and if you carefully select your game, you will win and enjoy the big odd that is always given to the clubs because their stats are not completely know.
The Barcelona defeat yesterday was quite very funny and I lost a fortune from that bet. Maybe next I will not undermine unpopular club and I will be more smart when picking odds. We all thought that Barcelona is going to win or rather draw the match, I was quite shocked when I noticed that till 85 minutes, Barcelona could not score another goal to make the match a draw. This is one of the most annoying match I've ever seen and I think I will be very conscious next time. It is better I bet unpopular sport and lose the bet than to bet on big team and find out that they could not even impress the fans and those that have bet on the match. 
Unpopular sports like this are mostly ending up to be match fixing. A lot of people have talked about match fixing and how they’re been organized in favour of a team so that those that bet on the games can win big. Match fixing is more prevalent in unpopular football teams that are not fully under regulations, not abiding mostly by the rules of the game. Mostly the officials are bribed to allow one of the teams to win the game, so it’ll be hard to see a tough time for teams that are not in the right position to score even when they happen to be the better team to win the match. One thing I’ve also noticed in match fixing games is that, the home team is mostly favoured and if the officials do not officiate in favour of the home team, he may be harmed before leaving that premises. It is better to avoid betting on such games as the outcome is already known even before the match is played.
There's a huge reason to avoid betting on unpopular sports.
Usually the teams are not close to a fully professional level which means that their form isn't predictable or reliable. Therefore the odds are really shit.
Unless you have good knowledge of these athletes yourself for some reason, it's not worth the risk.
For instance, if you bet on handball, most athletes in most countries have to have second jobs to sustain their presence in the sport, sometimes even in the top teams on this sport the salary isn't enough. What does this mean? Very few athletes that would otherwise be peak athletes are willing to partake in the sport after a certain point. Each team's performance is therefore hindered by many issues. The same teams playing against each other in a different universe can deliver wildly different results. The small teams can beat the huge ones etc.
And yet, the NCAA, the biggest college league for several sports, makes millions from broadcasting these games, selling rights and sports betting results.
But you would notice that in NCAA, even if you bet on a parlay with 10 games of 1.05 odds, it's more likely you'll be losing because upsets are more common than in a fully professional league.
Athletes in college sports are putting all this effort and are paid nothing. Did you know that until very recently when there was a huge lawsuit reaching judgment, there was no agreement to compensate college athletes at all in the US?
https://www.thedp.com/article/2024/10/penn-ncaa-settlement-player-payment
So this also brings us to the point where ethicality has to be discussed. If we're spending money betting on a sport, doesn't it feel a little wrong to know the athletes earn nothing or close to nothing from this activity? Maybe at least crypto bookies should take the initiative to fund more small sports associations on the local level.
I also avoid betting on unknown leagues and teams, I don't trust the odds given by bookmakers on these unknown teams. I made an experiment, placed a bet on 3 games, it was a football team from India if I remember correctly, the odds of each of the teams winning was 10, so the sum odd of my ticket was 1000. Two teams out of three with 10 odds of win, won the match, only the 3rd one lost and the match result was 2-1.Usually the teams are not close to a fully professional level which means that their form isn't predictable or reliable. Therefore the odds are really shit.
Unless you have good knowledge of these athletes yourself for some reason, it's not worth the risk.
For instance, if you bet on handball, most athletes in most countries have to have second jobs to sustain their presence in the sport, sometimes even in the top teams on this sport the salary isn't enough. What does this mean? Very few athletes that would otherwise be peak athletes are willing to partake in the sport after a certain point. Each team's performance is therefore hindered by many issues. The same teams playing against each other in a different universe can deliver wildly different results. The small teams can beat the huge ones etc.
And yet, the NCAA, the biggest college league for several sports, makes millions from broadcasting these games, selling rights and sports betting results.
But you would notice that in NCAA, even if you bet on a parlay with 10 games of 1.05 odds, it's more likely you'll be losing because upsets are more common than in a fully professional league.
Athletes in college sports are putting all this effort and are paid nothing. Did you know that until very recently when there was a huge lawsuit reaching judgment, there was no agreement to compensate college athletes at all in the US?
https://www.thedp.com/article/2024/10/penn-ncaa-settlement-player-payment
So this also brings us to the point where ethicality has to be discussed. If we're spending money betting on a sport, doesn't it feel a little wrong to know the athletes earn nothing or close to nothing from this activity? Maybe at least crypto bookies should take the initiative to fund more small sports associations on the local level.
For me, this experiment proved that we shouldn't bet on unknown sports leagues and teams. We also shouldn't make a bet according to the odds because sometimes bookmakers give low odds to a team that's likely to lose and high odds to a team that's likely to win. I know that sounds strange but many people place a blind bet on sports teams, so casinos use that advantage to cheat on odds of unknown teams.
They are also prone to fixed matches. WNBA is a good example too. It's professional sports and yet it's almost like everything is scripted. Because the league pays little to the WNBA players, they are also prone to finding other jobs to secure their future which means some players could be exhausted before they play the game or they won't even play at all.
The only good thing about the WNBA is that many players are fighting for something and one of those is gender equality which is a big thing. By showing how women can also make greatness, it will be seen by others who are against it and maybe it will change even if it's slow. Let's face it, there's a big difference in the number of fanbase of the NBA versus the WNBA.
The only good thing about the WNBA is that many players are fighting for something and one of those is gender equality which is a big thing. By showing how women can also make greatness, it will be seen by others who are against it and maybe it will change even if it's slow. Let's face it, there's a big difference in the number of fanbase of the NBA versus the WNBA.
I don’t understand why it is our business to make people watch WNBA or other similar unpopular leagues. People watch NBA more because they like it more. Who are we to tell other people what to watch, what to like? Gender equality is a scam. There are certain stuff which women are good at doing and vice versa. Genders are already equal in that sense, however some morons think men should get pregnant and women should become commandos. That my friend will never happen. The more the woke/swj turds push this scam, the more irritating it gets. If they keep doing it, next time another Trump will win the election.
My biggest wins in gambling came from betting on unpopular clubs which is what you addressed as non-pro sports. In advanced leagues, any small team can defeat a big team just like Barcelona was embarrassed by a small team yesterday. But in those unpopular leagues, such rarely happen and if you carefully select your game, you will win and enjoy the big odd that is always given to the clubs because their stats are not completely know.
For some reason that is going well for you... and that's cool. I have tried several times with bets on unpopular sports or very low and unpopular leagues, but they were all failures. So I avoid betting on nonpopular sports and teams in lower leagues. As in many other things, in gambling something can work for one but not for many others.
So this also brings us to the point where ethicality has to be discussed. If we're spending money betting on a sport, doesn't it feel a little wrong to know the athletes earn nothing or close to nothing from this activity? Maybe at least crypto bookies should take the initiative to fund more small sports associations on the local level.
In my country, casinos do something like that. They invest in some teams and whole leagues, equip sports fields all over the country, and things like that. I think they get a good tax break for it, and more importantly, they make a lot of publicity out of it...
My biggest wins in gambling came from betting on unpopular clubs which is what you addressed as non-pro sports. In advanced leagues, any small team can defeat a big team just like Barcelona was embarrassed by a small team yesterday. But in those unpopular leagues, such rarely happen and if you carefully select your game, you will win and enjoy the big odd that is always given to the clubs because their stats are not completely know.
So this also brings us to the point where ethicality has to be discussed. If we're spending money betting on a sport, doesn't it feel a little wrong to know the athletes earn nothing or close to nothing from this activity? Maybe at least crypto bookies should take the initiative to fund more small sports associations on the local level.
It would be nice if such a thing happened, sure but there would be a problem with that approach... Usually casinos and sport bookies sponsor leagues of sport which are professional and are very popular in their own betting platforms. They sponsor teams because they are popular already and they would like to bring fans into betting for the first time in their bookies and markets, that is the objective of those sponsorships. On the other hand, there is no warranty a sport or league will suddenly become popular because they count on with the money and name provided by a casino, it takes much more than that for a sport to take off and start to bring gamblers and bettors willing to risk their money. So even though I agree it is unfair for those people not to be able to live off their passion, a big casino alone would not be able to reverse the situation and make something considered to be a niche sport into a popular one.
Sports like Football and Baseball are themselves or big cultural meaning in entire countries, like Brazil and the United States,.for example.
I wouldn’t bet on non-pro sports mostly because I wouldn’t care to watch the games. Maybe if it was something ridiculous it might be fun, but college sports to me aren’t worth watching. The only exception is when I want to check out a big up and coming player before they hit the big leagues.
That's what I think too. I'm not a big sports bettor but when I do it is mostly because I will watch the match and I want to increase a little bit the thrill: we always have a team, player, fighter etc. we want to see winning, and that's enough, but adding a little extra prize to the equation makes sense.
What doesn't make sense to me is betting in non-pro sports you don't understand or you don't mind even watching, because it is like pure gambling, and I think that there are better games for that.
Like you said unpopular
I can't bet on something I have little or no knowledge about
And definitely can't bet on a sport I don't watch personally
Gathering data about a team online is different from collecting such directly from the source
i.e during their plays.
I have seen friends bet on such sport though
Some because of the odds while few because they pay attention to the said sport
Well usually in footballs pertaining to leagues that ain't even in the Top 10.
I usually do not bet the same of you. I think you and I are on the same point. Those teams that are not familiar might be compromised and there might be higher odds of who will actually win and it happens to make a loss by the odd. As a result, participants in the bet become losers. I can't bet on something I have little or no knowledge about
And definitely can't bet on a sport I don't watch personally
Gathering data about a team online is different from collecting such directly from the source
i.e during their plays.
I have seen friends bet on such sport though
Some because of the odds while few because they pay attention to the said sport
Well usually in footballs pertaining to leagues that ain't even in the Top 10.
Like you said unpopular
I can't bet on something I have little or no knowledge about
And definitely can't bet on a sport I don't watch personally
Gathering data about a team online is different from collecting such directly from the source
i.e during their plays.
I have seen friends bet on such sport though
Some because of the odds while few because they pay attention to the said sport
Well usually in footballs pertaining to leagues that ain't even in the Top 10.
I can't bet on something I have little or no knowledge about
And definitely can't bet on a sport I don't watch personally
Gathering data about a team online is different from collecting such directly from the source
i.e during their plays.
I have seen friends bet on such sport though
Some because of the odds while few because they pay attention to the said sport
Well usually in footballs pertaining to leagues that ain't even in the Top 10.
So this also brings us to the point where ethicality has to be discussed. If we're spending money betting on a sport, doesn't it feel a little wrong to know the athletes earn nothing or close to nothing from this activity? Maybe at least crypto bookies should take the initiative to fund more small sports associations on the local level.
Your suggestion is valid but not a must. Sports is run by different sports organizations that gains through their athletes meaning they are the one responsible to fund players not that casino just using their matches result as basis of betting.
Our bets is not directly affecting the result of the game which means even if we bet tons of money on a certain player it doesn’t boost its winning percentage hence our bet is irrelevant to the match.
I said helping athletes is optional since casino do gain profit using their matches but not directly benefit on the match rather on the bets made.
How does anyone feel comfortable betting on what they don't know or have idea of? I mean, how can someone place a bet on athletes whose abilities they don't even know. This is why I've continued to maintain that gambling is a luck thing. It doesn't require any strategy to hit a win. It's just pure luck. It comes when it comes, there's nothing a gambler does exceptionally to bring in a win. That's my perspective, anyway. Those who place bets on "non-pro sports" may not even know when those games are being played. They just want to gamble and can't resist themselves doing that.
They are also prone to fixed matches. WNBA is a good example too. It's professional sports and yet it's almost like everything is scripted. Because the league pays little to the WNBA players, they are also prone to finding other jobs to secure their future which means some players could be exhausted before they play the game or they won't even play at all.
The only good thing about the WNBA is that many players are fighting for something and one of those is gender equality which is a big thing. By showing how women can also make greatness, it will be seen by others who are against it and maybe it will change even if it's slow. Let's face it, there's a big difference in the number of fanbase of the NBA versus the WNBA.
The only good thing about the WNBA is that many players are fighting for something and one of those is gender equality which is a big thing. By showing how women can also make greatness, it will be seen by others who are against it and maybe it will change even if it's slow. Let's face it, there's a big difference in the number of fanbase of the NBA versus the WNBA.
Hopefully someday these hardworking sports players would come to their goals hitting the big break. Hopefully gambling institutions would sponsor them for their promotions, since they're not that expensive compared to famous and popular Athletes.
Gamble sites sponsor anything that can make them progress and not what that will not have much value to them. The later is just a waste of money and no gambling site will do that.
So this also brings us to the point where ethicality has to be discussed. If we're spending money betting on a sport, doesn't it feel a little wrong to know the athletes earn nothing or close to nothing from this activity? Maybe at least crypto bookies should take the initiative to fund more small sports associations on the local level.
if bookies are not investing in those sports, it only tells how unpopular they are.bookies are always in when they know that the league they are investing in is one that is popular or that the sports have a lot of gambling audience and so encouraging the athlete in their own little way will still yield them good returns.
it's not the responsibility of bookies to pay college players even if the games are available on some gambling platforms. it's the responsibility of the body that is in charge of those games to ensure that the students are at least compensated, and the sports is made attractive so investors can come in also. i wouldn't even bet on leagues that are popular just because they are popular when i am not familiar with the strength of the team. gambling is already risky even with leagues and games you are familiar with let alone going to one that you can't tell how serious the athlete takes the game.
In the niche that I used to bet, there have been cases like that in the past. And good thing that the developer or manager of the (e)sport itself have stepped in and giving sanctions to those that have been found cheating or caught into some shady bets while being the player themselves. There's the conflict of interest in there and that's why I also avoid games that I think it's being abused and such tactics are proliferated.
And as I was talking about the developer or manager of the game/niche that I am betting. These are the players that have been given sample and sanctioned of being banned to the grandest tournaments in dota 2 or Valve sponsored events.
Valve Banned Players - and on the other tab of that page, there are the other players that have been banned for some other reasons.
And as I was talking about the developer or manager of the game/niche that I am betting. These are the players that have been given sample and sanctioned of being banned to the grandest tournaments in dota 2 or Valve sponsored events.
Valve Banned Players - and on the other tab of that page, there are the other players that have been banned for some other reasons.
So this also brings us to the point where ethicality has to be discussed. If we're spending money betting on a sport, doesn't it feel a little wrong to know the athletes earn nothing or close to nothing from this activity? Maybe at least crypto bookies should take the initiative to fund more small sports associations on the local level.
Unpopular sports have fewer gamblers betting on them, so the games are slowly moving away from gamblers. Especially the more popular the game, the more people want to bet on it and the more gamblers are involved in betting. Currently, football, cricket, and boxing are the most popular sports in the world where the number of gamblers is high.
It is possible to win more if you bet here, and the desire of gamblers is high for the team whose popularity is high. I think that all the games that are unpopular now are less crowded, but if these are gradually included in the list of gamblers, the number of gamblers will definitely increase.
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Football is my favorite sports activity and most of the time when I go gambling, it's usually on football games I place my bets on and the reason is because that's the only game that I find more time to watch live matches and read team's update which is why it is easy for me to even make predictions. I find it difficult to frequently bet on games that I am not conversant with or that I don't watch more often to follow up the game.
There's a huge reason to avoid betting on unpopular sports.
Usually the teams are not close to a fully professional level which means that their form isn't predictable or reliable. Therefore the odds are really shit.
Unless you have good knowledge of these athletes yourself for some reason, it's not worth the risk.
In the end, gamblers place their bets blindly, with luck as their only ally. The truth is, there’s often a lot of trickery and manipulation involved. Bettors don’t really know the players—they’re just relying on odds. That’s the biggest mistake you can make, and it’s nearly impossible to challenge the results, especially if you don’t fully understand the game or if you’re betting on a less reputable site.Usually the teams are not close to a fully professional level which means that their form isn't predictable or reliable. Therefore the odds are really shit.
Unless you have good knowledge of these athletes yourself for some reason, it's not worth the risk.
Playing it safe is always the smarter choice. Stick to reputable sites and games you’re familiar with. That way, we can feel more secure and actually enjoy the experience without unnecessary doubts. And aside from that, we have a bigger chance of winning.
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