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I also did both at the same time for a very long time.For me, however, sports betting did not prove profitable. I still bet, but not so much and not with a big bet!
 
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It can be both simultaneously and separately. It depends on who likes it.

You can play all of them by choosing the right bet.
 
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Just recently here in Canada we get sportsbetting on the pokerstars platform. Now the only challenges I seem to get offered have to do with sportsbetting. I wish they would give me poker challenges again.
 
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I prefer both, each game has its strategies
 
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I successfully combine these two games. I usually bet on European football, load a couple of tournaments and the evening becomes doubly gambling.;)
 
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poker is more fun
 
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I prefer poker.
Not so lucky in betting.
 
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I prefer poker over sports betting. If I lose at poker it will only be my fault, it all depends on my ability and my luck on the day. If you are studious and observant you can make a good profit.
Sports betting is a good way to win without effort, but it no longer depends on you, there are many factors to analyze in order to be victorious and that the bets are profitable.:)
 
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Going to OP's original point yes, I think there are a few crossover skills. bankroll management, for one. A general understanding of risk and value for another.

In other ways though they're worlds apart. Being a winning poker player doesn't guarantee you'll be a winning sports bettor, and vice versa, because reading players is a completely different skill to handicapping.

I've been modestly successful at both, though since online poker was banned here, sports betting has been the only one I've actively pursued.
 
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I'm not too lucky in either, but I prefer poker. When I bet on a sport event, it is guaranteed that in the last minute the result will change (not for my benefit).
 
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Poker only. The world of sports betting is very risky.
 
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I prefer poker over sports betting,its always interesting to compete
 
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sports betting, poker or whatever, a player tries everything. I think everything is ok as long as you don't overdo it. Playing is human nature and it is fun. I don't have a preference and I've won and lost in both :)
 
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On pokerstars most of the challenges I have been offered in last 2 years have involved sportsbetting usually in combination with poker eg place a 5 dollar sportsbet and get a 2 dollar spin and go ticket. Since my sporting knowledge is quite limited I always use a random number generator to make my sportsbetting selections and always look for the lowest rake (which right now is spread or total points on NBA at 4.5 percent). So I win half my sportsbets and over time make a bit of money doing this from the freebets and the poker tickets. I am up aprox 600 dollars from doing these challenges. I have never placed a sportsbet on its own without being tied to a promotion. I have noticed however that pokerstars are not offering as many sportsbet promotional free bets as they were last year at this time. I havent received any March madness challenges for example.
 
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Before I preferred sports betting, now I prefer to play poker
 
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poker, for me sports betting is depending on others and not on oneself
 
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we will rock you said:
for me leaning sports betting over poker but i love both
Online poker and online gambling has been banned where i live and it was a big blow to me cause i love poker so much but not sports betting i would like to learn sports betting.

I would love to learn sports betting but i have 0 clue how to even start learning and i am not from the states si hard cause most sport betters are from the states and they bet on UFL football which i know nothing about so what should i learn and any resources would be appreciated.

I am very new to this and i would love to learn sports betting.
 
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Both, I sometimes put poker winnings into Sports bets.
 
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I have recently had one minus in sports betting, I win in poker, I want to increase the bank in sports and in the end I lose. Very upset because of this
 
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Both! poker is great but betting is also fun for me

Have a nice weekend :)
 
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I play them both ! I'm playing at sports betting for almost 17years :D and poker for 5 .
 
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Poker for sure but I really love to lay down a bet on a game that I think I have found an edge on.
 
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  • #48
for fun in front of the TV I would say that you can opt for betting if you want something serious that can become a full time job POKER is the option to choose
 
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  • #49
Both options are cool but I always choose poker because I love it more than betting so they choose poker
 
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I also love poker and sports betting
 
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