A lot of us say that if we want to win, we need luck. But is that really how it works?
I mean, luck isn’t something we can control or predict, it just comes when it wants, and sometimes, not at all.
So maybe it's time to stop relying on luck to win. Instead, focus on strategy, do your homework, and enjoy the game.
And if it’s a game where luck really decides everything (because of the house edge), then treat it for what it is, entertainment, not a money-making plan.
Anyone who bets solely on luck is crazy... but I doubt there is anyone who actually does this and goes out betting for a long time without some strategy because one of two things: either they will quickly empty their bankroll, or they will have to keep making very small bets and that will be very boring. Do you agree?
Now, what I often see is people blaming luck (the lack of it, actually) for their losses, when in fact they are the ones who chose the wrong strategy or were impulsive and played with emotion instead of following the strategy they had initially planned.
I bet on football and it is impossible to bet on that without studying the statistics and the performance of the teams and players... even cases of injuries and changes in the weather affect the way we bet (the latter is very valid for F1 and MotoGP, for example). But anyway... it is something essential.
I just think you're also wrong when you say we should abandon luck completely, because even sports have a dose of unpredictability... a penalty or an unexpected goal due to a grotesque defensive error, or a wrong move on a curve that ends up taking the lead away from an F1 driver... you can't have control over everything and just rely on the number to say you'll be successful. And that's what the bookmakers make money from.