{"id":64232,"date":"2020-12-19T02:05:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T10:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/?p=64232"},"modified":"2021-12-20T12:59:15","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T20:59:15","slug":"if-youre-going-to-bet-on-sports-heres-how-to-do-it-responsibly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id64232-if-youre-going-to-bet-on-sports-heres-how-to-do-it-responsibly.html","title":{"rendered":"If You&#8217;re Going to Bet on Sports, Here&#8217;s How to Do It Responsibly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-64235\" src=\"http:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/horse-race.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/horse-race.jpg 799w, https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/horse-race-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/horse-race-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/>For better or worse, sports betting sometimes gets a bad wrap &#8212; especially from personal finance gurus. Some even like to compare gambling with burning money.<\/p>\n<p>As with most things, the actual truth is somewhere in the middle. While gambling isn&#8217;t as advisable as, say, <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id60570-roth-401k-vs-roth-ira-what-is-the-difference.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contributing to a 401(k)<\/a> retirement account or investing into exchange traded funds (ETF), it&#8217;s also not a complete money-loser either.<\/p>\n<p>Done responsibly, wagering can be a side hustle that provides both entertainment and extra spending money. The responsible aspect is what we want to focus on here.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve rounded up the five must-follow tips for responsible sports betting. And let us preface, this translates to all forms of sports wagering like NFL betting, NBA, parlays and, heck &#8230; even eSports gambling. Follow these hard rules and believe us, you won&#8217;t burn a hole through your pocket, betting-wise.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rule #1: Gamble With Fun Money Only<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This is a big one: only risk money you don&#8217;t immediately need to use. Therefore, money that goes toward paying mortgages, rent, insurance, groceries, etc. should never &#8212; under any condition &#8212; be gambled with. Seriously.<\/p>\n<p>When you wager with essential funds, you introduce emotion into betting. Suddenly, you <em><strong>need<\/strong><\/em> to win a football bet or else you&#8217;re at risk of missing a loan payment, for instance. Do-or-die pressure such as that crumbles most gamblers, which leads to bad decision-making. So play it safe and only bet with leftover money &#8212; the same kind you&#8217;d use for a night out for drinks or a TV subscription.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rule #2: Never Risk More Than 9% Of Your Starting Bankroll<\/b><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s the oft-repeated rule in investing? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/investing\/importance-diversification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diversification, right<\/a>? The same applies to the world of betting. In either endeavor, you never want to put all your eggs in one basket.<\/p>\n<p>Flat-out, that&#8217;s just too risky. Sure, you could win an NFL spread bet and double your money. But the opposite result would completely crush you. Without any money leftover, you&#8217;re effectively out of the betting game. So figure out what your total spending money is for gambling and never risk 10% or more of it on a single bet.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rule #3: Track Wins &amp; Losses Closely In A Budget<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-64234\" src=\"http:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/budgeting-with-calculator-and-coffee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/budgeting-with-calculator-and-coffee.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/budgeting-with-calculator-and-coffee-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/budgeting-with-calculator-and-coffee-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>If you&#8217;ve read through our site enough then you probably know how to create a budget that includes revenues and expenses; you&#8217;ll need to create a similar system to track your betting performance, too.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, a budget will help keep you on track to follow rule two. But even more importantly, you&#8217;ll also learn what&#8217;s working and what&#8217;s not. We suggest adding notes to the budget to see where the gains and losses are coming from. For all you know, you&#8217;ll discover the NBA is where the bulk of your wins come from and that&#8217;s where you should focus your attention on.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rule #4: Keep Emotions In Check<\/b><\/p>\n<p>We touched on it briefly before, but emotion deserves its own rule. And here&#8217;s a spoiler alert: betting on sports is as much about managing your emotions than analyzing games and players.<\/p>\n<p>A common gambling no-no that&#8217;s financially irresponsible is &#8220;chasing&#8221; losses. How it manifests itself is bettors over-risking on the wager after a loser in an effort to &#8220;make up&#8221; for the previous loss. Do this enough times and you could break our trusty rule number two from before.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s just one example of emotions costing bettors, but there&#8217;s plenty more. In this regard, gambling overlaps with the stock market plenty. Both demand players stay level-headed despite the ups and downs of each.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rule #5: Do Your Research Beforehand<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This one&#8217;s self explanatory but worth repeating: know what you&#8217;re betting on. Don&#8217;t just wager on an NFL game because you like a certain player or your neighbor says this or that team will win.<\/p>\n<p>Do research before making a pick &#8212; and a lot of research, too. The more informed you are, the better chance you can guess the eventual outcome whether that&#8217;s a straight-up winner or over\/under on points scored.<\/p>\n<p>If you just follow these five rules, you&#8217;ll be a responsible bettor. Being responsible means you won&#8217;t beat yourself while gambling, which honestly, is half the battle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><small>Photo Credits: (horses) Mike Boswell; (calculator) stock photo<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For better or worse, sports betting sometimes gets a bad wrap &#8212; especially from personal finance gurus. Some even like to compare gambling with burning money. As with most things, the actual truth is somewhere in the middle. 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