Although many people say that cockfighting is cruel to animals, setting that issue aside and focusing on the event itself, I find it incredibly thrilling. The matches can be highly addictive—especially if you have a genuine passion for these birds.
Your thoughts?
Being cruel looks like they are instigated against each other, or except it is referred to casino games but that also is fictitious. We can be talking of cruelty if there is a away that they are instigated against each other to fight themselves. I believe cock are lower animals and may not be instigated against each other. One of the causes of cock fight is territorial possession. The protection of territory is found in every animal including human and especially the protection of their female. So a cock coming over to another territory to frolick with a hen there should be ready to fight it out when the dominant male catches it in his territory. So in most cases, that is what causes the fight. But I know sheep can be set up for a fighting competition especially during festivals.
But regards to the betting itself, I don't know if casinos have that but as a child, I remember it was thrilling to see cock fight, we watch and probably have bet but not with money ( as a child) . At that time, we pierce a broomstick on the ground and stand it erect with the superstitious believe that they will continue to fight for a long time so that we can keep watching them fight to blood spilling from their head. That was then as a child but at the moment I don't think I have such time to waste watching animal fight themselves and talking about betting on them, there are other sports to bet on.