The convenience of betting or not

In recent times and with the entry of the new millennium, the number of web pages that place bets on any sports discipline and, between them, Of course, football. Spain and the Spanish league have become the focus of bettors who decide to gamble a few or many euros (depending on the case) to a certain match or matches in order to win a few extra euros.

Bets have existed since the human south practically exists but with the appearance of sport they have increased their presence in society. In the UK it was easy in the 20th century to bet on horse racing, of greyhounds, football, rugby and many other sports. The same happened in Spain, where the Turf represented a way of betting as well as such consideration could mean the realization of the pools, whose first ticket dates from the day 22 September of the year 1946.

But nevertheless, the rise of the Internet caused that from the year 2002 bookmakers and consumer choices will multiply, that had a simple click the option to win or lose money. A good deal for many that leads us to think: How good are the bets?

In favor of them is the fact of earning a bonus, to have fun and put “spicy” to a match and to be able to socialize through them with experts or friends. Even, Thanks to them, not a few jobs exist and have been created such as that of the “tipsters”, specialists and advisers in the field who can earn a lot of money.

But as always happens in any area or facet of life, not all are advantages. The number of gamblers is clearly on the rise and not a few have ruined savings, properties or even a relationship because of gambling. further, At a sporting level, not a few fixes have been discovered in encounters in many European countries and several mafias have been dismantled.

There are a series of gambling laws that regulate the situation (in Spain recently) but it is difficult to predict to what extent they are positive in society. Thus, that's the question we ask today: Should bets be removed?