Thursday 19 May 2011

Online Sports Betting For Stimulation

By James Thundbridge


The mecca bingo promotion code and betfred casino are two phrases that can open a new world to people who are interested in online sports betting. They are registered and reliable gaming sites offering a large variety of entertainment to people across the world.

Many old people yearn for the excitement of their early lives. They are like the Greek warrior, Ulysses, who Tennyson wrote about. He chafed restlessly in retirement wanting to be out and about. For him, all experience was an arch, and the un-travelled world gleamed at the opposite end, inviting him to new adventures and excitement.

The saying goes that old age is not for cowards. The body fails but the spirit remains even stronger than it was when a person was eighteen. When mobility becomes an issue and one finds oneself confined within four walls, unable to escape, one needs all one's courage to keep cheerful and alive.

Online sports betting offers excitement to people, young and old, who for some reason are denied the ability to play sport or take exercise. An older person may have lost the ability that he enjoyed when young to walk and run and jump. As a result the body seems to stagnate and the mind begins to atrophy.

People who follow sport can sit on a couch and watch New Zealand rugby players engaging in fierce physical contact. They can switch to the horse racing channel, or to baseball and watch matches being played in America. However, without physical involvement there is always a dimension missing in their participation. They remain passive and uninvolved, to an extent.

Online sports betting allows for greater excitement and a new dimension of participation. With a bet on the result of a game a viewer will sit forward on the edge of his seat, watching every move, experiencing the pain and joy of the game.

Many people wonder why chess is called a sport and why master chess players are usually quite fit and athletic, as though they take exercise. The answer is that chess does have all the qualities of a sport. The mind works furiously at strategies, the heart rate quickens as an opponent makes dangerous moves. Similarly, a bet on an outcome makes TV viewing an active occupation rather than a passive one.

A person who is confined physically can experience the pulse raising thrill of games across the globe through online sports betting. The rugby world cup in New Zealand may not be possible on account of the expense involved and the physical demands of travel. However, with a bet on the outcome a pensioner may experience all the colour, movement and excitement as the events jump out at his heightened participation through a few online bets.




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