by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker

May 27, 2007

Introduction to sports gambling:

Making money and supporting ones own favorite team in your own favorite sport at the same time. Certainly, it sounds extremely tempting. Of course wagering on a cricket game is going to increase the ecstasy of a victory for your team, but it may also signify a double despair for a defeat, when a person ends up losing up his money.

About sports gambling:

Clearly, however, these high stakes in sports gambling seems to be proving very popular, especially with the assistance of online sports gambling. The internet is not only filled with online sports books offering to take your bets on anything from boxing to NHL to football; there are also sports website dedicated to giving the gambler their best picks, the top odds of the week or day, the latest sporting news from around the world and a host of resources to either inform or overwhelm the sports gambler who is likely depending on their experience. Sports gambling actually makes the game which is been played more exciting then it already is. It also requires a great level of understanding the game and also against whom it is played to place a winning bet.

Factors that effect sports gambling:

The sport enthusiast or the ones who follow the sport very closely always has an added advantage. Knowledge of recent injuries, whether the match is being played home or away, indoors or outdoors and the politics behind the scenes are all likely to influence the outcome of a game. It is actually worth remembering that if a local sports team is playing and all the locals are supporting and betting on them, the bookie obviously has to lower the odds for the other team. Hence it may be a good idea to go for the underdog, as their odds of winning are likely to be closer to ones advantage.

Risks in sports gambling:

The major danger of gambling on sports is the risk of getting the addiction. Always placing a winning bet on the horses tends very highly addictive. If one enjoys watching the game whole heartedly then one is far less likely to be doing it purely for the money and hopefully it will be the relegation of ones team that will be more devastating than the loss of some money. 

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