Would you still watch sports if Gambling ceased to exist?

tltaylor89 · 10-29-10, 04:22 PM

HELL YES I would stop watching it.

RonPaul2008 · 10-29-10, 04:24 PM

A whole lot less.

ngates815 · 10-29-10, 04:24 PM

I liked watching sports before gambling, So I'm sure I would.

Maybe not as much NCAA football.

But I'd definitely still watch NFL on Sundays (nothing better to do on your day off) and watch NBA at night.

Herky · 10-29-10, 04:25 PM

I would watch just as much as I currently do. I don't watch games because of gambling.

Mr. Jones · 10-29-10, 04:25 PM

Would the ponies still run? They would cease to run without gambling. So if they still ran I'd be at my local track. Phuck the other games.

jjgold · 10-29-10, 04:28 PM

I would, I always like sports

Movies are fake and not real

I like live tv

dinaro7 · 10-29-10, 04:33 PM

no i would not

Masu485 · 10-29-10, 04:35 PM

of course not. i was never a sports fan before i started wagering. i came into this knowing the outcomes are basically random and it gave me a head up on people who think they know every aspect and detail of the game. even nowadays, i can never watch a game i dont have money on.

i dont even root for local teams, utterly pointless.

jayc88 · 10-29-10, 04:36 PM

of course i would
but i probably wouldnt watch as much us sports

teaserpleaser · 10-29-10, 04:38 PM

ufc and football maybe a few big basketball games but i would probably never watch an arena football,wnba,soccer or baseball game again.

Landscaper · 10-29-10, 04:38 PM

Yes i def would just wouldnt be watching the shit ncca football games during the week...and prob little to no nba

DwightShrute · 10-29-10, 04:38 PM

it would be like asking me if I wouldn't eat if food was no longer offered.

yisman · 10-29-10, 04:38 PM

Absolutely.

THE HITMAN · 10-29-10, 04:41 PM

Would watch very significantly less...........evidenced, I guess by the World Series thsi year. I passed on the wagers and so far haven't watched a pitch.

brxbmbers42 · 10-29-10, 04:42 PM

if i was still a kid yes. now no

DaProfessor23 · 10-29-10, 04:47 PM

id watch as much as i currently do . which is the new york giants on sunday lol .

The Bet Master · 10-29-10, 04:49 PM

I'd still watch Hockey football and ncaa basketball regularly. But the NBA could kiss me goodbye, and I would watch a lot less baseball.

B1GER1C828 · 10-29-10, 04:49 PM

id watch a little less probably but not much less.

brxbmbers42 · 10-29-10, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by ngates815

I liked watching sports before gambling, So I'm sure I would.

Maybe not as much NCAA football.

But I'd definitely still watch NFL on Sundays (nothing better to do on your day off) and watch NBA at night.

WEIRDO

stealthyburrito · 10-29-10, 04:57 PM

of course, loved sports as all my life so i see no reason to stop loving it.

gambling though really enhances the sports experience

robmpink · 10-29-10, 05:02 PM

gambling ruined my true love for sports.

brxbmbers42 · 10-29-10, 05:08 PM

Originally posted by robmpink

gambling ruined my true love for sports.

couldnt of said it better. you cant pay me to watch a game if i dont have a couple hundy on it. loved watching sports when i was a kid.

Philavanh · 10-29-10, 05:09 PM

maybe 1-2 per week

emoney · 10-29-10, 06:35 PM

I would watch Dolphins games and that is about it.

I wouldn't even know that college sports existed.

pavyracer · 10-29-10, 06:38 PM

Yes much more. I spend too much time now trying to beat the closing line instead of watching games.

rfr3sh · 10-29-10, 06:39 PM

yes, started watching sports before gambling
gambling just makes it that much better (or worse)

capitalist pig · 10-29-10, 06:40 PM

I would watch sports with or without gambling.

later

fury · 10-29-10, 06:41 PM

I'd still watch my teams, but I'd have no reason to watch two teams I don't give a f\*\*k about.

DwightShrute · 10-29-10, 06:42 PM

Originally posted by emoney

I would watch Dolphins games and that is about it.

JohnGalt2341 · 10-29-10, 06:55 PM

The only sport I watch is MMA. I tend to have bad luck when I watch the sports I bet on which is why I virtually never watch them. That and, watching sports doesn't do it for me like it did when I was a kid.

BarkingToad · 10-29-10, 06:56 PM

I would still watch.

ShamsWoof10 · 10-29-10, 07:00 PM

I think I would watch it a lot less too...

Shonner · 10-29-10, 07:09 PM

If it wasn't for gambling you wouldn't see a lot of stuff on TV like crazy college games at all hours of the day or mid-week. Many viewers are gamblers...

pleasegod · 10-29-10, 07:55 PM

Probably start fcking your mom a lot more.

I only take a break from laying plumbing on her to bet.

Originally posted by ChileCheese

I know, I know, its far fetched... a world without local bookies, or offshore books.
But if the world stopped offering you the chance to wager, would you lose interest in sports entirely?