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Writer's pictureNathanael Zibaki

Can You Make a Living Sports Betting

Updated: Jun 20


Sports betting is all about predicting the outcome of sporting events. You bet a certain amount of money on your prediction such as the final score of the game, the team that will win the game, the number of goal or point spreads, specific player performances and much more. If your prediction is correct, you win money based on the odds set by the gambling company (websites or Apps). However, sports betting is risky, and you could lose all the money betting. The more you bet the more addicted you become to sports betting which could lead to very serious financial losses. As a person who used to gamble frequently, I can tell that you can not make a living in sports betting.


You can never make a living from sports betting, thinking that way, will only lead you to gambling addiction. We have to understand that gambling only results in one outcome, you will lose more money than win in the long term. The odds are always in favour of the gambling company.


For example, in soccer or football, if Real Madrid is playing with a less talented team, the odds of Real Madrid winning will be high, then the gambling company will give them a low point like 1.14, meaning if you bet for 100$ and won, you will only make 14$ of benefit (100$ x 1.14). This will push you to add more teams in your bet to increase the point of your bet or push you to bet a lot of money, this will only increase your risk of losing your money. We have to understand also that there is not a 100% guarantee that Real Madrid will win, they can lose, especially if that game is not an important game for them.


So We can not live our lives based on luck. If we want to be a millionaire or just a successful person in general, we have to live an intentional life. We have to plan how we can achieve that goal, what courses of action we will need to take, what information will we need, and how we can obtain that information and network to help us reach our goal. Lastly, we have to understand that money should not be the most important part of our goal, as we can lose all of our money, what is important is the person we are becoming (personal growth).


Is Gambling a Good Way to Make Money?


Gambling is not a reliable way to make money. The reason for this is straightforward - it promotes a lazy attitude towards earning money quickly and easily. Such a mindset is not conducive to success in life. To succeed, we must be willing to enhance our skills and become more valuable individuals.


There are several ways to earn money in today's world. We can make money online by starting a YouTube channel or a blog, launching a business, doing affiliate marketing, and much more. Instead of being lazy and unwilling to work, we should be interested in learning how to improve our skills and make money through hard or smart work and effort.

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