Does anyone else try not to watch their bets to reduce stress?

Sunde91 · 08-21-10, 02:41 PM

Whats the point of gambling if you're not getting the thrill of your own action??

brxbmbers42 · 08-21-10, 02:46 PM

I watch NFL bets. But for the most part not MLB or NBA bets. I would rather just check the final score. Dont want to see every annoying thing in the game that fukked me over.

unde0087 · 08-21-10, 02:49 PM

I think that is the whole point of gambling. Those heart breaking errors that **** you, everyone knows what I am talking about. And then of course the games that start off so bad that you almost shut the tv off only to watch your team rally and cover. That is why they call it gambling.

urge2kill · 08-21-10, 02:50 PM

Originally posted by Sunde91

Whats the point of gambling if you're not getting the thrill of your own action??

Making money?

Extra Innings · 08-21-10, 02:52 PM

Never watch anything I have action on...

FreeFall · 08-21-10, 03:02 PM

Originally posted by Sunde91

Whats the point of gambling if you're not getting the thrill of your own action??

It's an investment for me.

jjgold · 08-21-10, 03:56 PM

I have to watch scores at least.

What is point if you do not watch?

I love the rush

curious · 08-21-10, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by samgurt

I just woke up to find out that I have already won 3 of 4 bets today and that 1 loss was a stupid game that I had no knowledge of

Sure it's nice to wake up around +2 units on the day already but even if it had been - 2 units I feel like my day would still be going better than normal. Anyone else get stressed/obsessed over watching their bets even if it doesn't change the outcome?

I know I would've been flipping out on one of my soccer bets cuz my team didn't take the lead til the 71st minute.

(I know that now I am awake I will watch the rest of my bets too...along with have a couple heart attacks and a brain aneurysm

)

I need to start goin to the gym during the games or something

I never watch the games. I might not even know what the outcome of my bets was till the next day. When I lived in Vegas I would just take all the tickets from the previous day in and hand them to the cashier and let them figure out which ones were winners. But, I do sportsbetting to make money, I don't really like sports all that much. Except I do like girl's amateur beach volleyball.

playa420 · 08-21-10, 04:29 PM

you gotta watch, thats a big part of the high in gambling.It makes the thrill of victory alot sweeter and the agony of defeat more brutal.

sundin4prez · 08-21-10, 04:35 PM

i try not to watch mma fights where im betting against a wrestler.... its so god dam frustrating watching the guy you have money on being taken down and neutralized....

mathdotcom · 08-21-10, 06:18 PM

Originally posted by curious

I never watch the games. I might not even know what the outcome of my bets was till the next day. When I lived in Vegas I would just take all the tickets from the previous day in and hand them to the cashier and let them figure out which ones were winners. But, I do sportsbetting to make money, I don't really like sports all that much. Except I do like girl's amateur beach volleyball.

Now that's a true winner for you, gentlemen.

str · 08-21-10, 06:26 PM

Originally posted by Sunde91

Whats the point of gambling if you're not getting the thrill of your own action??

If you gamble , it is maybe for the thrill.
If you invest, you watch to learn, or not, depending on the sport and the situation.
Either way,wagering is about making money.
Betting for a thrill is the same as going to the movies.
You pay for the enjoyment.

JohnGalt2341 · 08-21-10, 06:29 PM

Only sport I watch is MMA. Everything else I consider an investment.

gryfyn1 · 08-21-10, 06:47 PM

As a recreational gambler I like the exact opposite - i love channeling my stress into something, that is relatively superficial instead of killing myself over little thing that I can't really control.

I view gambling as a hobby and a meta-game; I could lose the money I have at books right now and not have it hurt me financially , but the object is obviously to win - its a stress release for me.