Survival rules for Sports betting in Kenya

Fredrick
May 9, 2023
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It’s a betting frenzy in Kenya today as Manchester United, Arsenal, Everton and other English premier league teams go neck to neck in their campains to win the league title. The today Kenyan football fans dont just support teams for sheer love but also because betting gives them the opportune chance to also be winners in their own way.

So many sports betting platforms in Kenya today keep fans and non footbal fans alike engaged placing their bets. But before you, your friend or collegaue takes to Mpesa top up or inserts credit card details to complete fnding that Sportpesa, Betika, or any of the betting places, here is something extra. Your favorite team matters so emotionally to you just like the bet likely to thrist you into the millionnaires club. But, master the time tested rule which we here freely recount.

Eeveryday, so many Kenyans take to their selected gambling platform to bet. Inspired by the wins like like that of Samuel Abisai, Eli Kipruto Rotich and many others, possibilities of becoming an overnight millionaire hs never been closer to Kenyans than the current times.

Like any activity, betting has its rules, maybe not inscribed in stones but still necessary

Critics have described the betting situation using not so nice terms like a gambling nation and so forth. Others refer to it as a gambling pandemic drawing from the sweeping and lulling effects of Covid-19. But truth be told, many Kenyans don’t realize how extreme their betting habit may be taking them until they become addicted to it.

The risk of betting addiction is that one completely forgets themselves when its time to animate that hope of becoming quick millionaires. But then, its never too late to memorize and if possible recast the betting rules that may keep you a sane gambler.

Call them the greatest commandments of betting

Have you ever thought for a moment about what life could be without rules? That people just do what they please and when they please. It would be all chaotic and wicked. No wonder even nature to a great extent has some order which humans try to recognize and obey like carrying heavy clothing on a predicted rainiy day and such. EVen Moses in the biblical allusions had to hand over the ten commandments to guide Israelites. 

Before you hold your phone or turn on the laptop to place that bet, wait a minute. Just ask yourself if for sure the rules of the game exist or at least if they matter. Go a step further and self interveniew of really you have mastered the rules, that’s in case you realize that they really exist.

Some betting rules to master everyday

Betting for money isn’t for everyone. If that was the case then we would be waking up to bet winners each day. Ofcourse some win on small amounts multibets which dont become a source of news but then so many also lose silently. So to save onself the realities of betting, these rules go a long way.

1. Give betting the entertaining view

To enjoy betting and come out in one piece, do it for fun. The moment you venture into betting with a monetary gain mindset, the chances you’d get disappointed are undoubted. You should first understand that gambling is involves winning or losing. So it’s up to you to accept any outcome.

No matter what amount you’ve wagered. Unless you want depression, which is the aftermath of frequent losses. Make it a business. In fact, the best way to do it is to forget the money once you’ve placed it on the bet. Assume it’s stolen or something.  

As I said earlier, there are rules everywhere and the betting sector is not left behind. Some of the top betting rules one should know include not betting with money you do not have, spend a budgeted money, time, and not gambling without limits. 

2. Consider your bet stake

You don’t want to bet using your rent bill or your feeding money. Because sincerely, most people lose in gambling and you don’t want to bet what you can’t lose. What then, have an advanced limited budget for betting and stick to it. Therefore, every time you bet, ensure that the amount you are betting with is well budgeted for. 

3. Be in charge of your time

To avoid cases of suspending other important activities to bet, set a convenient time. You’ve heard cases of job loss for bettors who take much time betting instead of what they’re employed for. Apart from that, spouses too complain of a midnight betting session. Those who can relate know how it feels like someone is cheating on you with betting. Sounds funny but yes it happens.

4. Watch out on your drug use

You all know what happens when high on alcohol or any other drug substance. Because you can’t think straight, chances are you’ll do something stupid and regrettable for sure. For one, you are likely to blow all your school fees in a single bet.

If it’s a game of cards, you’d sheepishly show everyone the cards in your hand. Then boom-dead end. So even if you have to top-up a bit before betting, do it to have a good time but not to get intoxicated.

Betting rules

5. Do not gamble to recover your past losses

As a bettor, please, do not gamble because you had made some losses in the past and now you want to recover them. You may never recover them. Instead, you will keep on losing and getting depressed in the end. 

6. Gambling with what you have and is willing to lose

Each time you are gambling, you should just gamble with the money that you have. You should not take a loan to use in gambling. What if you do not win? Where will you get the money to repay the loans? Will you borrow again to repay it? That will eventually put you in a circle of debt. 

7. Know which betting site works best for you

Today, so many bookies out there want you for a client. It doesn’t matter to them whether they want to take advantage of you or not. It is profit as usual. Before you land on any of the rogue and fishy ones, do your findings.

The best and proven way of doing so is via the Internet. It is very simple. Get online and visit the webpage of the bookmaker in question. Go down to the comment section and you’ll read all you want to. If it’s reputable, go for it.

Survival tip for sports betting

Many bettors seem to invest both money and time drawing acca for various games before the game begins. Even in the middle of that, this one unwritten rule shouldn’t escape your thought.

Avoid betting to back your favorite team. It’s not them who win at all times, remember. There’s just that bad day with a deadly team that won’t give them a breather. Be open-minded.

Author Fredrick