If you couldn't bet on games, would sports interest you at all?

bigbet1234 · May 12, 2010

I can watch somethings, like Bengals(best not to have money on them) but other things, you just need that umppp....to make it worth watching

bigbet1234 · May 12, 2010

You know betting has a lot to do with how successful a sport is i think.

I imagine a good chunck of viewers have something riding on it

Doug · May 12, 2010

not in the least

Gritsn'Gravy · May 12, 2010

minimal at best. even if i'm checking out a game that i have no action on i am looking for something to use for a future bet.

bigtendominator · May 12, 2010

I wouldn't know how many players are on the field in baseball.
I wouldn't be able to name 4 players in the NBA and would watch only the ends of college hoops games. I would still watch CFB religiously.

Fishhead · May 12, 2010

At this point, only college sports, golf, and hockey.

douglas · May 12, 2010

Yes......... as much as the players care about the fans .........

Oh wait they don't .........

Zero interest in Pro Sports .......

Would still watch all college games .

steaktartar · May 12, 2010

eoghater · May 12, 2010

I'd probably be interested in tennis still and playoff matchups that are 2-2, 3-3. But, if I wouldn't be betting, my knowledge in college sports would just go back to square 1.

Doug · May 12, 2010

I'd go to jai alai, if I lived in Florida, esp. Miami, might watch the SB, and NBA finals, maybe the WS, too.

Betting is huge in American sports. I wouldn't watch one second of NFL without a bet. I never know what just happened, shit is called back with flags and penalties, every play. I wouldn't even want to attend an NFL game, NBA....I want Jack Niclausson's seat in LA, then I'll go, preferably with J-Lo sitting on my lap, to make it bearable.

MLB is real, minor league is the best, I like AAA, don't even have that in CT, 50 miles drive for AA baseball.

Jai alai is the best sport, of all.

oldmanTED · May 12, 2010

I've been interested/involved in sports since I was a little leaguer long before I ever knew what gambling was. Watching sports today is an even great joy then when I was a youngster and it has little to do with gambling. I just love the games for the sport itself.

Illini · May 12, 2010

oldmanTED said:
I've been interested/involved in sports since I was a little leaguer long before I ever knew what gambling was. Watching sports today is an even great joy then when I was a youngster and it has little to do with gambling. I just love the games for the sport itself.

Amen.

Illini · May 12, 2010

bigbet1234 said:
You know betting has a lot to do with how successful a sport is i think.

I imagine a good chunck of viewers have something riding on it

I really don't think so. I went to all the UNLV games when I lived out there, and nobody wagered on those games, even though the Strip was a mile away. I have tons of friends that love sports, and almost none of them bet at all. I believe that less than 10% of sports fans gamble on sports.

Even the king of wagering, the NFL, isn't as big as some claim it to be. Fantasy sports dominates, not wagering. Maybe that would change, if betting was legalized and taxed. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

billhill999 · May 12, 2010

I'd still follow 'my' teams.
Yankees, UCONN hoops, NY Giants, I do fantasy baseball so me following MLB would not change.

WorldNumberOne · May 12, 2010

fantasy football = wagering .

its wagering for guys who nave no outlet to bet..

if their wasnt something riding on it , most wouldnt do it .

Illini · May 12, 2010

World Number One said:
fantasy football = wagering .

its wagering for guys who nave no outlet to bet..

if their wasnt something riding on it , most wouldnt do it .

I see your point, but most fantasy leagues are very, very small stakes, and some involve no money at all. Just for fun.

HacheMan · May 12, 2010

Sports betting has taken the real fan out of all of us..........

viking611 · May 12, 2010

Hache Man said:
Sports betting has taken the real fan out of all of us..........

i disagree....had tampa the other night and was cheering for a perfect game. I don't bet against my favorite sport teams either.

WorldNumberOne · May 12, 2010

Illini said:
I see your point, but most fantasy leagues are very, very small stakes, and some involve no money at all. Just for fun.

what would you guess the average buy in is to play in a league ?

the one i use to run is around $ 275 . i would $ 250 is the average

i would be willing to bet that the % of leagues that involve no money at all is under 5 % . as far as one's run by friends for friends...

Illini · May 12, 2010

World Number One said:
what would you guess the average buy in is to play in a league ?

the one i use to run is around $ 275 . i would $ 250 is the average

i would be willing to bet that the % of leagues that involve no money at all is under 5 % . as far as one's run by friends for friends...

There are about 15 guys at work that do a baseball fantasy league with no money at all, and it's all they talk about every day. Their football league is $10 buy in for the entire year.

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