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The_Yoda said:

If you listen to radio over the air and live in NY be prepared for the massive amount of money Draft Kings and the like will be throwing at advertising. They opened it up this year in Indiana and it feels like every other commercial on the radio is now for Sports Gambling (it isn't but it feels like it is). Can't lose bets being advertised. "If one of the teams scores a 3 pointer turn your $1 into $100".

I would say that similar to your "poker requiring skill" that sports betting requires analytical skill if you are going to be good at it. You need a familiarity with the teams strengths and weaknesses and how those will offset each other to predict the likely winner. You are of course not competing against other bettors but it takes some skill. I would never bet on sports myself. I'm in the camp that sports are fun to play but not as fun to watch. I personally wish that 80% of the money we spend on college / pro sports instead was spent on teachers and scientists.

But yeah after hearing all these ads every commercial break I selfishly wish the advertising for sports betting was at least regulated like they do for cigarettes (Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1970 banning TV and radio ads).

Depends on the type of sports betting. For strictly betting on games/spreads, it's you vs the house.

For draft kings and such, it's more skill based, and actually the people who are doing the best on these sites tend to be people who were big into online Poker. But I think the skill impact in poker is much more relevant, to the point where bad players will be very unlikely to win with any consistency and will quickly become discouraged. And, I think poker players who lose are far more likely to realize that they suck than people losing on draft kings.

Basically, you gamble because you think you're going to win. Poker players are far more likely to catch on to the fact that they suck imo.