Get Started with Betting on Races and Cockfights with Animal Contests
Besides the traditional sports betting and the new esports betting scenes, sports bettors can bet on sports where animals are involved. In Dubai7, we classify them under a separate designation, which is Animal Contest.
Animal Contests in Dubai7 include two betting options, which are online cockfighting and horse racing. These two are widely popular in Asia, with cockfighting being popular primarily in the Philippines and then in North America, mainly in Mexico. Horse racing is more popular worldwide compared to cockfighting, with dedicated horse tracks set up to accommodate these races similar to other sports and bettors being able to bet on different actual races instead of cockfighting’s usually random matches.
Animal Contest Betting: Horse Racing
Dubai7’s horse racing provider provides not only odds for horse races, but also for dog races and chariot races. The bet format is mostly the same for these and the only difference is that horse and chariot races involve jockeys riding the horses while dog races occur without jockeys and the dogs follow the racetrack.
Bettors will have three choices on how they’ll bet, either Win, Place, or Win/Place. This means that bettors will bet on who will win first, win second, or whether the horse will win either first or second. Other horse racing sportsbooks offer odds on who will finish third, but Dubai7 doesn’t offer this.
Animal Contest Betting: Online Cockfighting
Online cockfighting is mainly popular in Southeast Asia while traditional cockfighting is more well-known in the Philippines and Mexico. In cockfighting, the objective is to pick which gamecock will win a match and bettors can confidently pick which rooster to bet on by inspecting the gamecocks before placing a bet and before bets close.
These fights are typically livestreamed from cockpits to allow players to place bets on cockfights even without needing to go to actual cockpits. The participating roosters will mostly be random roosters and losers won’t typically be sent back to fight as they’re either killed in the match or die off afterwards.
Why Place Bets on Races and Cockfighting?
While betting on cockfights is mainly exciting to traditional cockfighting bettors in Mexico and the Philippines, horse racing is more popular everywhere else. The popularity is partly owed to the fact that watching races is always fun and watching horses run and make upsets is always entertaining. Additionally, racing isn’t as harmful to the animals unlike in cockfighting.
Cockfighting may be more of an acquired taste, with most bettors opting to place bets because they’re already used to it as part of their culture, they’re breeding gamecocks themselves, or really just love betting on fights. Cockfighting is a blood sport so the participating roosters can die during or after a match. Traditionally, a losing rooster is typically given as a prize for the winning rooster’s breeder and cooked but breeders today use plenty of supplements and chemicals that make the meat too tough to eat.
Still, these two Animal Contests serve as additional betting options to Dubai7 bettors who want to test other things out instead of just playing the same casino games. What’s more, bettors can watch both contests live and see how their bets will fare and be able to cash out relatively quickly once the match or race is over and all bets are resolved. Having easy access to non-casino game betting options where bettors can watch the outcome live is definitely a welcome addition to a bettor’s betting experience, especially since the available sports betting options only come with live odds and no livestreams.
Conclusion
Betting on Animal Contests gives bettors a new betting experience that can be more exciting for the bettor since they can watch the matches and races in real-time. Moreover, the betting experience is different and can be easier to win in for some bettors.
Check out Dubai7’s Animal Contests today!
