Pages:
Author

Topic: Why is horse racing so unpopular here and a bit of extra feedback - page 12. (Read 2489 times)

legendary
Activity: 3542
Merit: 1352
-snip-
Seems like all three of us were wrong, 1mbtc is not enough!
I opened a prediction game in the games and rounds and I have a 0:50 views to participation conversion rate.

It's either that the sub-forum doesn't get that much exposure or 1 mbtc is not enough to pick six of names!
Or is everyone here too rich to take a chance for 1mbtc, we're all whales of betstreet here?

Perhaps it's just that they're not really that familiar with it at all. Even I will take the chance if I have the time to spare. 1mbtc is still something that adds up eventually if you have them stacked. I guess, it's better to post that prediction game someplace else, or do an introduction here linking that Games and Rounds post to a one here in Gambling Discussion. Or you can place it on your personal text if you really want it to get noticed.
hero member
Activity: 1344
Merit: 565
Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform
Things in the world have changed, and horses and horse racing are considered animal abuse because those who did these practices often did not even feed their animals well, they put hormones into them that made them change the normal balance of a horse so that they could give up, then these things as well as being hit, and they can do other types of things because they are not adequate according to the standards to be considered as animal abuse and as it is with betting, because things get worse, because Surely they review the conditions in which they have the horses and no, they determined that, like cockfighting, this is considered so.



Same with cock fighting and other gambling activities involving animals, lots of people are now aren't too comfortable supporting these gambling games. It's already considered animal abuse and I don't think that it would be fair that while we're enjoying, lots of animals are suffering. However, it's just a normal thing for the supporters of this game but if there were other gambling games or sports betting to enjoy, better pick them in my own opinion. Also, it's hard to analyze and have proper basis on where to be when it comes to horse racing because they're really unpredictable and be can also rely our decisions on the available data and statistics even if we do a deep research about their game history.
Nope, we can't compare horse racing with other animal sports because by default, horses are runners for life, that's what they do either by themselves or we make them do it, it would have been categorized as animal abuse if there is a horse fighting sport.

Also using any form of drug to improve the speed of horses can be considered an abuse too, but horses are born to race, it's in their nature, the thing with horse racing is that people just lose interest in them, they are old sport and no one want to leave Golf or Soccer for horse racing.

I won't say that horse racing is dying but lack of interest is increasing, in 2020 horse racing industry lost over five billions of dollars compare to past years, the popularity is declining.

Do you also know that horse racing also gained bad reputation for drug use? In 2021 the Derby Horse winner aka Medina Spirit was tested positive for performance enhancing drugs, the trainer was banned at the time, This form of abuse can be dealt with but the interest in this sport is the major problem.
Alright, so you're suggesting that because horses naturally love to run, racing them is just catering to their innate desires. Hmm, by that logic, we should probably start competitive eating championships for Labradors. They love to eat, right? Jokes aside, I get where you're coming from.

Its undeniable that the modern world, with its ever-changing interests, poses challenges for older sports like horse racing. The gambling industry is vast, and for horse racing to keep its stake (pun intended), it has to adapt. The likes of poker, slots, and sports betting have seen innovations. Why cant horse racing?

As for the unfortunate drug incidents, those are indeed stains on the sport's reputation. But every cloud has a silver lining. Such instances shine a light on areas that need stricter regulation, ensuring a brighter future. However, to really tackle the issue of dwindling interest, the industry must look at redefining the experience it offers its patrons.
legendary
Activity: 2422
Merit: 1083
Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform
Horse racing was cool back in the days but not anymore, I read online that the decline of such sport began in the year 2011, that's a very long time ago, it was already predicted that betting on horse racing would see a major decline, by now the horse race betting interest have already decline up to 30% if not more.

The sport have failed to keep up with other sports like volley, basketball, soccer, tennis and others, the truth is horse racing isn't modern type of gambling and the competition already outpace many attempts of horse racing bets companies.

We all love horse racing, in the 90s I prefer watching movies that have horses in them, that's why I get so much love for cowboy movies, Clint Eastwood for example, people like OP still believes that horse racing rocks, that's no lie, today,  many people believe that horse racing can be saved if bring into the modern age but sadly, many believe it's still too old fashioned, and this my friend is where I belong.  
Personally, if there be any form of ancient sports to bring back, it can be any other, but not horse racing, lets not forget that the world we live in is advancing rapidly in terms of technology, and with the kind of people we have in this generation today, what ever is abandoned is abandoned for good, horse racing is completely outdated and I don't see how that can ever come into play in this generation again, and even to make the chances of a come back slim, is the fact that Horse are no longer as common as they used to be in the 90s..

And like I mentioned in my previous comment, Horse racing was pretty common in the 90s and earlier because horses were pretty common back then, aside watching the sports on tv, several homes had a horse or two which they could practice what they saw on tv with, but today, horses have completely gone obsolete, they are now very expensive and only the super rich in the society can afford to buy it, this is more reason why horse racing may never return.   
hero member
Activity: 686
Merit: 403
DGbet.fun - Crypto Sportsbook
Horse racing was cool back in the days but not anymore, I read online that the decline of such sport began in the year 2011, that's a very long time ago, it was already predicted that betting on horse racing would see a major decline, by now the horse race betting interest have already decline up to 30% if not more.

The sport have failed to keep up with other sports like volley, basketball, soccer, tennis and others, the truth is horse racing isn't modern type of gambling and the competition already outpace many attempts of horse racing bets companies.

We all love horse racing, in the 90s I prefer watching movies that have horses in them, that's why I get so much love for cowboy movies, Clint Eastwood for example, people like OP still believes that horse racing rocks, that's no lie, today,  many people believe that horse racing can be saved if bring into the modern age but sadly, many believe it's still too old fashioned, and this my friend is where I belong.  
full member
Activity: 1050
Merit: 149
Hire Bitcointalk Camp. Manager @ r7promotions.com
Do you also know that horse racing also gained bad reputation for drug use? In 2021 the Derby Horse winner aka Medina Spirit was tested positive for performance enhancing drugs, the trainer was banned at the time, This form of abuse can be dealt with but the interest in this sport is the major problem.
This sort of stuff is quite common in the horse racing world to be honest with you. So many trainers act as double agents for various businessmen in order to try and earn more money here and there.

Popularity of the sport might have decreased, but it will never disappear and this illegal crap will never disappear either.
sr. member
Activity: 812
Merit: 315
Vave.com - Crypto Casino
Things in the world have changed, and horses and horse racing are considered animal abuse because those who did these practices often did not even feed their animals well, they put hormones into them that made them change the normal balance of a horse so that they could give up, then these things as well as being hit, and they can do other types of things because they are not adequate according to the standards to be considered as animal abuse and as it is with betting, because things get worse, because Surely they review the conditions in which they have the horses and no, they determined that, like cockfighting, this is considered so.



Same with cock fighting and other gambling activities involving animals, lots of people are now aren't too comfortable supporting these gambling games. It's already considered animal abuse and I don't think that it would be fair that while we're enjoying, lots of animals are suffering. However, it's just a normal thing for the supporters of this game but if there were other gambling games or sports betting to enjoy, better pick them in my own opinion. Also, it's hard to analyze and have proper basis on where to be when it comes to horse racing because they're really unpredictable and be can also rely our decisions on the available data and statistics even if we do a deep research about their game history.
Nope, we can't compare horse racing with other animal sports because by default, horses are runners for life, that's what they do either by themselves or we make them do it, it would have been categorized as animal abuse if there is a horse fighting sport.

Also using any form of drug to improve the speed of horses can be considered an abuse too, but horses are born to race, it's in their nature, the thing with horse racing is that people just lose interest in them, they are old sport and no one want to leave Golf or Soccer for horse racing.

I won't say that horse racing is dying but lack of interest is increasing, in 2020 horse racing industry lost over five billions of dollars compare to past years, the popularity is declining.

Do you also know that horse racing also gained bad reputation for drug use? In 2021 the Derby Horse winner aka Medina Spirit was tested positive for performance enhancing drugs, the trainer was banned at the time, This form of abuse can be dealt with but the interest in this sport is the major problem.
full member
Activity: 1708
Merit: 126
Things in the world have changed, and horses and horse racing are considered animal abuse because those who did these practices often did not even feed their animals well, they put hormones into them that made them change the normal balance of a horse so that they could give up, then these things as well as being hit, and they can do other types of things because they are not adequate according to the standards to be considered as animal abuse and as it is with betting, because things get worse, because Surely they review the conditions in which they have the horses and no, they determined that, like cockfighting, this is considered so.



Same with cock fighting and other gambling activities involving animals, lots of people are now aren't too comfortable supporting these gambling games. It's already considered animal abuse and I don't think that it would be fair that while we're enjoying, lots of animals are suffering. However, it's just a normal thing for the supporters of this game but if there were other gambling games or sports betting to enjoy, better pick them in my own opinion. Also, it's hard to analyze and have proper basis on where to be when it comes to horse racing because they're really unpredictable and be can also rely our decisions on the available data and statistics even if we do a deep research about their game history.
sr. member
Activity: 1092
Merit: 342
WOLFBET.COM - Exclusive VIP Rewards
Things in the world have changed, and horses and horse racing are considered animal abuse because those who did these practices often did not even feed their animals well, they put hormones into them that made them change the normal balance of a horse so that they could give up, then these things as well as being hit, and they can do other types of things because they are not adequate according to the standards to be considered as animal abuse and as it is with betting, because things get worse, because Surely they review the conditions in which they have the horses and no, they determined that, like cockfighting, this is considered so.

legendary
Activity: 2044
Merit: 1075
Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform
Most people in this forum are interested in sports like football, cricket etc which is why horse racing never really received much attention. Another reason is because crypto gambling sites don't really focus much on it.

You could try your idea though it's tough to tell whether it would be successful or not. Trial and error basically. You should ask the peakies for some advice Smiley.
Well it's quite obvious because these companies here are after market that sell in the gambling industry which I presume is soccer because soccer undoubtedly the most watch and loved sport in the world and moreover most people don't even have idea about how horse racing works. I have played horse race in my local casino and it's almost featured in all gamble site casino I know locally and its quite popular in my place and I believe that if these crypto casino focus more on this game it might get some attention by gamblers.
It's not only about the casinos trying to catch the attention of gamblers towards the sport, it's that the sport isn't played in most of the regions. That is basically the reason why most bettors have no interest in horse racing because they don't know the game as it is not played in their region at all, and when you have never in your life watched a sport, don't have any knowledge and experience about it, you can barely be interested in it, betting is a very far thing.

The reason why football, hockey, or other sports are so popular throughout the world is that they are played on a local level as well, so the players or people who watch them play also take an interest in the games played on an international level and they tend to make bets on the games because of that.
legendary
Activity: 1750
Merit: 1329
Top Crypto Casino
In my country horse race game is very popular the same with cockfighting and as the same with it there's a winner option but the odds right here is will depend on the popularity of the horse, reputation and of course if there's an underdog like the usual match, and the number of wages will now depends on the horse they bet, that's the concept I've known with here, but due to this pandemic and mass gathering is one of the issues we facing which is the prevention of it and now its not become popular even in the gambling casino I've never seen this they are just adopting the known games in the casino itself and not in the field itself.
hero member
Activity: 812
Merit: 560


I believe that all types of betting games had its own prime, and horse racing is one of the most popular back then. In my country, it is popular in the 90's and the early 2000's.
But again it's a matter of time, lots of betting games have developed over the period of time, and at the same time our preferences also changes over time. Maybe the reason why horse racing does not create any noises anymore because people have started to lose interest in it. But personally, I still find it enjoying and engaging.
I agree with you, horse racing is one of the oldest traditional games in my region, and currently this game has become unpopular and that is the reason that a lot of other new games have surfaced on the internet and in physical casinos and this development has pushed horse racing to the background and making horse racing to just be a traditional game which is hosted mainly for festivities.

But then we are more likely to see new development in this game direction in time to come and for sure horse racing won't go into isolation as many perceive it to be since there is always room for improvement in this game at a later time.

Horse riding is indeed one of the olden days sport we enjoyed back then but there's less development in this today due to some reasons beyond our understanding as to why, we can see the performance of football among other sports booming unlike horse riding, this same experience is what transpired even to the gambling organizations that most of them don't have house riding as part of their games they enlist on their casinos.
legendary
Activity: 2758
Merit: 1228
I think this has something to do with mutualism of interest and culture. Not all countries are having place for horses which makes sense that it will have limited popularity. This is the same as with cockfighting and other gambling games which has an origin. The fact that most of us are familiar with traditional gambling games, then it would make sense for such games to have more players. Also with interest itself; we cannot control other players to play games we are playing 'coz we have different preferences. Some are into what's usual and some are not. For sure there are other gambling games which has a country of origin and are not recognized by us 'coz we have different culture and tradition in the first place.

Tradition may play a vital role on why a sports became famous so maybe this is one of the factor why horse racing is not so familiar. Majority of people is commonly hook with ball games and this is always features on national television that's the reason why horse racing got less exposure to people. Also not all can adopt the culture of horse racing places since there are group of people doesn't like this since for them its animal cruelty or abuse.
sr. member
Activity: 1008
Merit: 366
The complication begins with the fact that I have no past experience and as I have never seen any horse race or know the rules of the game, also the betting scenario, I am unable to understand what is going on with this. How do I know which one is going to be my best pick and how that horse will perform? In my country, there are no such events where they hold horse racing. It is also hard to find information or know the rules if you have no hands-on experience.

In simple words, it is unpopular here and I have no interest in it. There are other popular games that are way easy to follow and you can enjoy them quite well. So that's from my end. This is the reason why I'm not interested in horse racing.
legendary
Activity: 2576
Merit: 1252
Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform
I think this has something to do with mutualism of interest and culture. Not all countries are having place for horses which makes sense that it will have limited popularity. This is the same as with cockfighting and other gambling games which has an origin. The fact that most of us are familiar with traditional gambling games, then it would make sense for such games to have more players. Also with interest itself; we cannot control other players to play games we are playing 'coz we have different preferences. Some are into what's usual and some are not. For sure there are other gambling games which has a country of origin and are not recognized by us 'coz we have different culture and tradition in the first place.
legendary
Activity: 2688
Merit: 1192
Let's keep this as simple as possible and let's not shitpost!

I see thousands of posts about football, a few hundred about other sports, and the rest are just almost non-existent. I'm a gambler myself but I stopped a while ago betting on soccer, all the Nxx in American sports and I'm just betting now and then on horse racing, from one penny at a time to some larger sums in case of a grade 1 event or festival.
But here it seems like there is little interest in this, is that because horse racing is just unpopular or is it because, well,.... the casinos that sponsor most signatures here are not promoting it? So no post quota to make?  Grin My old local gambling forum that covered this is also near death, I'm sitting in the sun 8 hours a day boring myself to death, so here comes feedback next part :

- Do you honestly think running a prediction game (run with my own funds) would attract genuine interest in this and not just shitposting quota?
- Would let's say 1-2 mbtc (per event, about one or two per month) be enough for people here to at least open a few links and take a look at what hoses are running and what their timeform is?
- Is anyone here actually gambling on horse racing?

LE:
I'm genuinely curious, a lot have stated that horse racing is way too complicated, I made a free prediction game with the above-mentioned prize so, I really want a bit of feedback on what you considered to be "too complicated"?
I'm right now genuinely curious how people who deal with crypto, gambling, trading, TA and coldwallets can find betting on horse to be way too "complicated" So here you go:


I'm really really curious about this thing! It's turning into an obsession!

I think people like simplicity and being able to predict an outcome. If you have a football match, there is usually just a 50/50 chance one of the teams will win and there will be a corresponding odds payout for who is predicted to be the winner. I'm sure most people who have been gambling for a while have "dabbled" in horse racing, maybe won their first bet or two out of sheer luck, but once you've placed 3 or 5 bets you start to realize that it can feel very random trying to pick the winner out of 10 horses. The odds payout look absolutely amazing, get 10 or 50 times your money back?? But no, the chances of picking the winner or staging your bets in a profitable way is beyond the reach of the average gambler, so they stay clear.
legendary
Activity: 3780
Merit: 1108
Betcoin.ag Forum Rep - Sportsbook, Casino
Betcoin.ag is offering a $5 free bet to try our horse racing offering! Claim the bonus by contacting live chat or filling a support ticket and mentioning BitcoinTalk. Limit 1 bonus per player, and 1 account per household. Players will be eligible to withdraw funds, if you reach 3x the bonus value ($15) from betting on horse racing. Offer expires 12 September 2023.

Try it now, by clicking below:
legendary
Activity: 2912
Merit: 6403
Blackjack.fun
You seee, football has basically conquered the world's enthusiasm and it's almost becoming an impossibility to introduce a "new era sport" - well, that doesn't infer that horse racing is a new era sport - only that it was developed after the game of soccer.

After?
St Leger course was established in 1776 and it's still ran even today, the Epsom derby in 1780, football rules were first established in 1863 .
Which one is the "new" sport?

---

- Would let's say 1-2mbtc (per event, about one or two per month) be enough for people here to at least open a few links and take a look at what hoses are running and what their timeform is?
That 1-2mbtc is enough to feed a family of 4 for 1 week or more(at least in my country), so it is probably worth enough to spend some time to take a look at what horses are running and what their time form is.
- Would let's say 1-2 mbtc (per event, about one or two per month) be enough for people here to at least open a few links and take a look at what hoses are running and what their timeform is?
Another yes. Clicking a few links and reading a few lines of text about the game will be enough of an incentive for those who are looking to get the prize money.
~
What you'll be doing is something beneficial to the supporters or horse racing. I'm not sure whether people will be genuinely interested given that the only reason they will be joining is the prize money. It might force them to do a little bit of research and perhaps watch a few races, but after all is said and done, I don't know if they'll stick around.

Seems like all three of us were wrong, 1mbtc is not enough!
I opened a prediction game in the games and rounds and I have a 0:50 views to participation conversion rate.

It's either that the sub-forum doesn't get that much exposure or 1 mbtc is not enough to pick six of names!
Or is everyone here too rich to take a chance for 1mbtc, we're all whales of betstreet here?



hero member
Activity: 1260
Merit: 765
Top Crypto Casino
In the northern part of my country we use to host seasonal horse racing and this is mostly done during Salah season where the Muslim royals will be available to make some festive competition and these completions have a high chance of participation,  but that is only to those who are interested in such games.

So I can say horse racing is a segregated activity in my region and at that, we must have to accept the fact that animal games have become an isolated game and unpopular lately.
legendary
Activity: 1162
Merit: 2025
Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform
I believe horse racing is only popular in some particular regions and countries and there are only a small percentage of people who actually like and follow the sport. I personally never had any interest in horse racing nor have I ever watched any matches or known any horses or people riding the horses, so I never really looked for any threads or any topics regarding the sport. However, I find your suggestions intriguing and I believe you might get a good response for that.

Basically, people will participate in competitions and events where they have an opportunity to get a reward for just spending their time and they don't need to spend anything from their pocket, especially if they are participating in something that they don't have a lot of knowledge about, in this case, it's horse racing.

As far as I am concerned there is actually a big market for horse racing, but we do not see it much around here because people who are dedicated to it are within a category I would call "old school", in terms of gambling.

It is one of those sports or activities you need to be very into and investigate in order to bet or partake in it. It is like other less popular sports, like golf or even chess, they have not have so many fans as basketball, football or baseball have, but their fan-base is very dedicated for them to continue to survive the passing of the time. Here in my country is possible to bet on horses but it is not something I would expect a 20 year old gambler to do, on the other hand, my grand father used to.
sr. member
Activity: 1470
Merit: 428
Let's keep this as simple as possible and let's not shitpost!

I see thousands of posts about football, a few hundred about other sports, and the rest are just almost non-existent. I'm a gambler myself but I stopped a while ago betting on soccer, all the Nxx in American sports and I'm just betting now and then on horse racing, from one penny at a time to some larger sums in case of a grade 1 event or festival.
But here it seems like there is little interest in this, is that because horse racing is just unpopular or is it because, well,.... the casinos that sponsor most signatures here are not promoting it? So no post quota to make?  Grin My old local gambling forum that covered this is also near death, I'm sitting in the sun 8 hours a day boring myself to death, so here comes feedback next part :

- Do you honestly think running a prediction game (run with my own funds) would attract genuine interest in this and not just shitposting quota?
- Would let's say 1-2 mbtc (per event, about one or two per month) be enough for people here to at least open a few links and take a look at what hoses are running and what their timeform is?
- Is anyone here actually gambling on horse racing?






The underlined word in context is interest. Many of the countries where gambling exist, there is at least active presence of the games or sports being placed a bet on. Like horse racing, many countries keep horses for fun or just preserving a long old culture of horse raising and breeding.  Horse racing to them might require more economic commitment that may not be profitable in the end for lack of patrons or patronizers.
Soccer on the other hand is more universal in adoption and style and no matter the variations that have come into existence, horse racing can't beat the pure idea and fun of the soccer leagues and ease at which it engages an individual whether mentally, physically or financially in the act of betting. I could literally bet on teams I know more players in to win compared to placing a bet on a horse that I neither know how to ride nor can identify its breed or masters or the trainer in charge of its service and performance.
Pages:
Jump to: