If you stopped gambling would you still watch sports?

[Dad]

If you gave up gambling, would it be to hard to watch sports without having any money on the game?

Not for me. I don't need action to enjoy a sporting event.

[Brock Landers]

it was tough to do...college and pro football was still a thrill, but about 10% as enjoyable without action

[acarmelo1]

Yeah, I will still watch Baseball and Soccer. Not so sure about American Football or NBA

[PAULYPOKER]

Football,but it is the only sport I watch now........

[OTL]

Yes. I actually prefer not to watch the games I've wagered on. Makes me a nervous wreck.

[THE PROFIT]

Football is the only sport I give a shit to watch anyway, and would probably still watch, just not as closely

[jjgold]

I would probably watch because so engraved in my life now although we rather gamble and watch.

I have plenty of games I watch with no action actually.

[2daBank]

i might watch but i wouldnt really care..

[rfr3sh]

I would still watch..im not betting right now and I still watch something each night

[mike1234]

great question - football yes - hockey and baseball occasionally - don't think i'd ever watch another basketball game

[Chi_archie]

nowhere near as much

[obamaismyuncle]

Abosolutely I would still watch if I didn't bet on it, most sports I watch I have no bet on..

[Masu485]

I was never even a sports fan of any kind before I started wagering. Nowadays, I'm still not really a sports fan, but I just watch the games I have a wager on and am still entertained. Other people find it weird when I say I'm gonna go home and watch 'the game', and they all assume I'm talking about the Habs game, but I'm like 'No, the Tulsa Shock WNBA game'. At the same time I don't want to tell anyone I wager, so it always leads to awkward situations.

But I never can watch a sport unless I have a wager on it, if I stopped wagering now, it'd be just like before I started wagering, it's not like wagering ruined sports for me, I was never interested in sports in the first place.

[stealthyburrito]

i watched sports long before i began gambling, so i don't see why i would stop watching them.

[EDDIE MONEY LINE]

always...i'm a diehard sports fan and a degenerate gambler

[Sunde91]

I wouldn't watch as much.

Before betting, I would watch/follow Baseball unconsciously (watch a game here and there, check standings every other week) until the Playoffs.

Betting greatly enhances the sports I would watch normally without, like Football.

[LostBankroll]

I played Soccer as a young boy. I played football in High School. I will forever watch sports no matter if I bet on the game or not. Sports is more than just a hobbie for me I live it.

[Doug]

I don't give a Shvt about watching with a bet, w/o a bet maybe playoff baseball....nothing else for sure....except jai alai if I lived in Florida.

What kind of degenerate loser watches a game with no bet on it ?

[PAULYPOKER]

I don't give a Shvt about watching with a bet, w/o a bet maybe playoff baseball....nothing else for sure....except jai alai if I lived in Florida. What kind of degenerate loser watches a game with no bet on it ?

Would it be a fan?

[mrmarket]

I wouldn't watch sports at all without the gambling component.

[paco]

Yes. Only team i can watch without having money on is the Lakers and the Colts.

[lakerboy]

Certain games for sure. The thing about gambling is it allows you to watch games that otherwise you would have no interest.

[Doug]

Would it be a fan?

I thought that was the definition of a guy with a bet on the team that night !

[landers781]

I dunno gambln ruined the thrill to other teams besides the home team

[Doug]

I already couldn't give a shit about watching NFL, NBA, NHL, or college sports....actually I hate watching sports, come to think of it.

[maersksealand]

If you gave up gambling, would it be to hard to watch sports without having any money on the game?

Not for me. I don't need action to enjoy a sporting event.

No. Why the fuk someone will watch a sport if there's nothing to gain from it?

[Powderguy]

Would be tough

[HoulihansTX]

College Football, Basketball, and of course NFL, but NBA would be hard.

I wouldnt watch a fukking pitch in bases, if I didnt lay money on it.

[MarlinsFan2212]

I would still watch all sports, just not as many games. Would mainly just watch the teams I am a fan for rather then a number of random games that I have wagered on.

[mtneer1212]

Not nearly as much...... Fantasy teams help too

[THE HITMAN]

Outside of the finals in each sport, I'd probably pack the regular season on TV right on in.

[OverUnder]

yes but nowhere near as much

[fishmonger]

College football I would watch but not really keep up with and pro football for fantasy football (but we play for money). But baseball no. I don't even watch baseball when I do have money on it. It's just so boring and long. So I guess it would be a lower interest in the sports and watching because I don't like watching regular tv. It would be like watching the stock market but never investing.

But I will never stop gambling. So I don't know why I thought about it and answered this question. Guess i'm bored and didn't want to watch tv.

[MarkDee]

Not the regular season except the odd NFL game. It;s just not the same anymore.

[Bigmikesm]

I would watch. No doubt.