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Different gambling activities have different chances attached to them and when I mean chances I am referring to the probability you have for actually win the bet or hit the jackpot in games like crash and slots. This is basically because sometimes unrealistic bets can sometimes play out as a win and some other times bets that have a high winning chance can eventually become the losing bet.

I believe people who gamble on sports may understand this better since sometimes in sports betting some gambler's prefer to go for the smaller odds that usually have a higher winning chance and sometimes they can still end up a losing game however some prefer to go for the big game with big odds and smaller winning chances.

What's usually your pick as a gambler since sometimes some persons are luckier than others?

I’m playing slot games most of the time since the start of this year. Slot games has no defined winning percentage each spin since it’s just use an RNG each spin to determine the result.

So I’m just measuring my luck when gambling. I stop checking the probability since every game gives different results depending on my luck.

I just make my gambling experience very simple to just rely on luck per game.

To be honest, when I play at the casino, I only play for fun and make small, consistent bets

When I bet on sports, mostly soccer, I don't look at the luck aspect
I do my analysis, look at the odds, and see if those odds are worth the risk and return
Obviously, luck is involved, but it's always good to do a thorough analysis to increase your chances and maybe have more luck, hehehe
I don't usually play games with very low odds because the return doesn't end up compensating for so much risk

How about you Mia Chloe?

In soccer, the odds are set up in such a way that there is inherent risk whichever option you choose. If you try to go safe with the lesser odds, you need to stake more to make wins profitable, but doing that, just one loss can wipe out a series of wins. If you take more risk you have a higher chance of losing but can stake less for a good return.

Most casino games are based solely on luck, does not matter if you stake higher or lower. With some like plinko, you can set the amount of risk you are willing to take and will need to stake higher or lower depending on your choice.

- Jay -

I do not know much about crash games but in slots games the probability is not about odds but about chances and how high the multiplier can be.

About odds, I like playing roulettes and I prefer to go for 2 to 3 odds. Also where I consider odds are sport matches. I prefer lower odds in sport but not too low odds. I do not go for any odds below 1.25.

Yeah I understand what you're actually trying to say and the fact is for casino games like slots and crash you have to depend on luck almost every single time in fact I don't think there is a strategy for it since it's based on randomization algorithms. But most of the time for sports smaller odds can hit a win more easily.

Although probability has a role to play I believe luck cuts it out most of the time and it is the reason why you see it is very possible for games with unimaginably thin winning chances to still play out more than once so yeah I'd go with luck.

In my own case, i try to focus on the two, when i bet in sport betting and football to be specific, i try as much to select more than five games, then place a number of cuts to them, for instance if the game selections were 8 games, then i applied cut 2 or 3 to them, if some of the games failed up to the number of cut i placed, is till have the opportunity of winning, except it exceeds, this shows that am more of being tactical and logical in my games, when gambling, i work by my risk assessment factors and play bets to minimize the risk and try out my luck to win base on this strategy i just explained.

For sports bettors, they normally analyze and read what other bettors are saying. Its like comparing notes and see which could justify the pick. If they see an underdog team members can make a difference, they make pick this team but for some they stick to what is offered by the bookies and win a small amount thinking its almost a sure win bet. If they bets are wrong then, its just one experience to note.

It depends on what you’re playing. In sports betting, I check my chances because I have an opportunity to win based on my analysis, and when playing luck-based games in casinos it's luck that has a significant factor, its hard to measure it on chances because any kind of analysis will not do.

Chances. Luck is very rare to happen. Chances are sometimes obvious, like in sports betting. There was a time I bet on a player's props total stats. 55 total rebounds, points, and assists. Yes, it was for Nikola Jokic. When I checked the props before the game started, it went up to 57 with the same amount to win. The cashout button is already open, and the game hasn't even started yet, but I could cash it out as a winner.

Now, that's a chance. It ain't luck because I really believed that the player mentioned could reach the amount that I input, and so I won that bet without even a need to wait for the game to start.

I enjoy betting on important events from major leagues, i barely risk on events with less competitions like we see in friendlies and pre season matches because the chances of anything happing is always low.

During sports betting, i don't majorly follow betting on smaller odds, implication of skill is critical with varieties of options based on odds. I rather risk a high amount on a moderate odd than risk it in a smaller one that may still end up losing. Chance should be based on your analysis, plus luck at the end.

I bet on sports more often. I consider the odds, but I don't deny that luck can influence the outcome. Those who have been betting for a while have likely experienced losing bets with high odds of winning.
So, while we consider the odds heavily when placing bets, we also recognize that luck can influence seemingly unlikely outcomes. While such bets aren't always accurate, those who bet on low odds of winning are also taking greater risks.

this is the point and the neverending cruzade of the good gambler
to balance amount of risk takes vs bet size
I think it'll all come to that
then you can expose yourself to luck and see if she will smile at you or not
at the end of the day you have no way to know for sure
but you can decide when you are taking the bet and when you are sitting out, maybe this is all you need

I have nothing to rely on than luck, I don't believe in anything else than this because I am a hardcore slot gambler, there is nothing to expect from slots, there is also no data analysis to add to your strategy, the biggest weakness you can have as a slot gambler is having a strategy, because there is none.

I just relax and let luck have it's way, the only control I have is managing my own money very well, I risk only what I can afford to lose and never look back, I don't even need to keep track on my gambling activities because I don't need to, the risk is too small to be keeping some tracks.

For those who loves sports bet they will definitely choose chances because the opportunities of sports game present it self depending on the contenders, PvP and team advantages, I do sport gambling too but not every time, until the opportunity present itself.

Recently gambling on soccer bet has been the only place I gamble on though it is very difficult to get winning if you combine multiple games but as a gambler there is always a lucky day for you if you are consistent with research on the teams that are in good form and you don't gambling based on the game odds.

I don't gamble based on odds. I have realized that odds can be misleading and so my picks are based on analysis. If the analysis favours the big odds I select it but if I am skeptical I may double chance the game instead of giving it a straight win but in cases where the analysis favours the smaller odds which is always the case I confidently give the team a straight win without having to double it since the odd is already small and so double chancing the game will product so low or no value at all. This notwithstanding I have realized that analysis is not enough to make a gambler win. At the end, winning is a function of luck. A gambler may spend quality time carrying out an indepth analysis based on available statistics and team news only to still lose based on poor officiating, on field injury or even red card which cannot be foreseen as a gambler. Thus, making selection and hoping factors which will affect the selection does not occur is where luck comes to play.

I prefer to rely on chances than luck this is why I bet on sports more than I gamble on casino games. The chances of winning in sports betting when you apply a strategy is increased compared to when you hope to get lucky, this is the reason why many bettors don't joke with doing a lot of analysis before placing a bet. Some people that play sports only go for small odds but I don't think this is what guarantees Winning

In the games you mentioned—such as Crash, Slots, Dice, Mines, or other games—it is more about luck than probability because in these games, you don't know what the odds are, even if you look at the RTP. There is still no way to see the odds of winning in these games.

In sportsbook betting, it is clear that we look at the odds with small odds, for example, because that way the chances of winning will be higher than trying your luck with high odds.

I prefer to leave it to lady luck which for me dresses always in black meaning I never meet her, only people who see her in green are real winners yet I keep trying in slot machines for the simple reason that if it only hits once a big win you get it instantly and no need to wait like in sport betting. I know some people may look like they have more luck than others as I saw someone back in early 2000-s playing the Play&Win slot machine a lot and he started with 1000 usd which was a lot at that time for starting balance and he used to bet no more than 0.6 usd per bet, he always got the max win of the game for some months and people thought this guy is really lucky but after some months he lost it all in the same machine. What I want to say is that there is no real lucky persons, luck is only temporary.

As a slot player, I prefer luck. Chance certainly has strong influence on the outcome of our bets, but as we all know, gambling is actually more about luck. Even if we have 99% winning chance, we can still lose when we experience the remaining 1%. Remembering how my friend had a bad experience because he was too fixated on the chance, he played "Slide" on Stake.com, made x1,1 & bet $1000 on it, do you know what he got? the result came out was x1,08 :D.

I agree that it depends on the game whether or not you rely on luck or chance to play it. Recently, my go-to has been gambling with luck just because I do not want to think or analyze anything and just want to go with the flow and see what it will give me.

Sometimes, when I'm with my friends, I gamble on sports because it's fun and entertaining when you are with other people.

I personally believe more in luck. No matter how good our gambling skills are, luck is crucial in gambling. I experienced this when I won a significant amount with only enough capital from a previous gamble, which was only enough for one round, and that was at the lowest bet.

Now, even if you deposit a large amount of money but luck isn't on your side that day, you won't win, whether it's big or small.
Perhaps this also depends on our perspective and the type of gambling. I personally prefer slots, so luck plays a big role.

Both comes to play because critically looking at the topic you will understand that winning in gambling can't be differentiated from luck and chance the both are connected as luck and chance goes together luck because gambling is one thing that is difficult to predict even though sometimes we try to predict due to the performance of a team based on current form but still yet that is not a guarantee that the team will deliver.



Chance also play a role because someone mostly on on slots games you may be chanced to win as the games are programmed which most people call luck but actually the game is structured in such a way that everyone playing have equal chances of winning

Slots... Luck
Sportsbook... Choose a chance.

I'm not sure if in slot games there is a chance of high win or jackpot? Unless it's just luck, right? If in this game never think about opportunities but luck and depending on a strong hunch should play in which slot in order to win big.

While sports betting will clearly choose the opportunity even though small odds do not guarantee victory and we have lost, many bettors choose low odds rather than high.
But behind it is the same actually depends on the luck you choose, basically the strategy in sports betting will not have an accurate victory.

As noted that some bettors are just being luckier, sometimes, I don't really make out my time to analysis the games to consider which team in the sport bets has the potential to win, I just pick on random teams although, but I do still practice on the effort of analysing the games because I applies whatever strategies that I have think would make good outcomes.

But I don't see any of these a better strategy because the winning in sport bet can not be undermined from luck no matter how good we are in analyzing those games or how lucky we have been in past experiences. Being lucky to win can be seasonally undefined to determine when we can win.

I try to choose profitable quotes. Sometimes an outcome with a small coefficient is undervalued, sometimes an outcome with a high coefficient is undervalued. The point is to bet on profitable outcomes. Although personally I prefer large coefficients (more than 10), but if we reason strictly "how to do it right" then we should look for profitable quotes first and foremost and only them.

As a sports bettor, I prioritize my own analysis. Whenever I look at a game, I prefer to focus on personally analyzing both teams and then determine which team I consider the favorite. I don't base my analysis on the odds that bookmakers define as favorites. For example, let's say there's a game between Real Madrid and Bayern today.

Bookmakers place odds of @1.80 in favor of Real Madrid, @3.00 for a draw, and @2.50 for a Bayern win. I won't bet on Real Madrid without first carefully analyzing both teams. If, after my analysis, I conclude that Bayern is the favorite, then I'll bet on a Bayern win.

For me I doubt everything in gambling because it's just a total waste of money if examined properly so I go for a higher chance of wining than fool myself trying our luck that will never be luck. Since we have smaller chances of winning gambling, the the best thing to do is stick with whatever that is likely to work out that depending solely on your luck as your lucky is bond to fail you because you don't know exactly when it will be your luck, it varies.

Luck and chances work ''Pari passu'' because it's luck that breeds chances, if you are not lucky then you probably not going to have the chances of winning and chances is talking about the probability of two things happening which is either you win or you lose so definitely, one cannot work without the other in gambling.

The fact is that those who goes for the smaller odds are likely to get the win because that is the odds that comes after the bookies have done several analysis and scrutiny about a particular game and discovered the side that will possibly get more advantage than the other. Betting on big odds is the real gambling which is done for fun because as a gambler who is gambling on big odds you already have it in mind that it is unlikely to win but if it does it will just be a surprise to the gambler and big odds doesn't work often as the smaller odds does.

But do you know what when you select 8 games like you said and play it cut 2 or more the return will reduce to the point that it will be almost same thing with your stake? Unless you play with a huge amount of money which is very risky and again the only time you can see something tangible from this cut 2 is if you select plenty game with a big odd. Whenever I'm gambling sometimes I look at the odd and after that I check statistics before making a final selection but at the end of the day everything is all about luck because no matter how careful you are in making selection you can not win unless luck is on your side.

I'd usually go with measuring the chances. Can't rely heavily on luck as I don't have that luck that much.
Games like crash, slots, and etc, rely heavily on luck. I'm not totally avoiding this game, but I minimize my bets as much as I could when playing this kind of game. I'd always have most of my best being in the sports betting, simply because I could calculate and analyze my  chances in winning the odds.

Chance and luck are almost the same thing. You get a chance to win, it means it was your luck. You can't guarantee anything because you don't know what your luck has in store. We think ourselves very clever by adopting different strategies in different ways and think that the prediction we made and the strategy we used will definitely win us. And with such confidence, we take very big risks. Although sometimes some risks help us get something big, it does not always materialize. You can never gain without risk, this is true and we must believe it. But this is not acceptable everywhere because we know that it is very difficult to win from gambling, yet we don't take risks because we expect that our luck can change at any time and we can win a very big jackpot.

I gamble just for luck, because most of my bets are on dice and slots, only occasionally playing sports, but when it comes to sports betting then I will choose the odds, because it is easier to predict even though it is not completely accurate but there is a picture that can be seen

I always go for games that has a high chance or high possibility of winning because to a large entente, the tendency of winning is secure while if it was a very low possibility bet, the chance of losing supersedes winning chance, but both measures are depends luck. Whether it's a low chance or a high chance probability game, without luck, you will lose. Like you stated, even small odd games can bring zero returns and while the unusual bet can bring a win, luck makes it possible, that's why I depend on luck.

I used to go for superior winning chances, and therefore, smaller odds. It worked nicely for a while, but ended becoming a complete disaster... In gambling chances don't mean very much if you are a casual gambler. It's better to rely on luck instead. So, if you are to be lucky, you will be among the small percentage of winners who hitted the jackpot and managed to "defeat the house".

I think chance-based gambling game is the same as luck-based gambling games because they are both referring to random results of the game.  I think it is the gambler who play luck/chance-based game would understand it than those who gamble with skill-based gambling game like sports betting and poker. 


I do not think there is a difference between luck-based game and chance-based game because these terms are used interchangeably meaning they are the same.

I like playing slots (currently) but I am the kind of person who gets bored after a while and finds a new favorite game in a week or two.

To me, gambling is more about buying the excitement and entertainment. The money won is just a bonus, as I see it. That is why I do not bet large sums of money.

The casinos always have a house edge that makes the probability of them winning higher, so if you were to play a game 1000 times, eventually you would realise that you lose more than you win. But there is no point in worrying about higher house edges unless you want to play the same game many many times. The more often you play the clearer the effect of probability becomes. It all has to do with mathematical probability. There is no such thing as luck, luck is simply something people made up.

As we are gambling, we have to be more conscious of the two, because our luck in gambling will be a dependent of the chances we have to either win or lose, but if we take use of this privileges, then we are going to end up wining, as gambling is all about risk, then we take also the chances of winning or losing base of our various abilities in it, upon any game i also play, i relate the two altogether in knowing for what to expect and what to do in other to make me achieve the best on any game being played.

It's true that each game has different odds, like sports betting and casino games, for example. In sports betting, a gambler can choose odds that are measured according to their betting courage. However, in casino games, there's nothing you can measure. Everything depends on luck, and that luck can never be measured. You never know how lucky you are at a given moment. You never know if you could have won much bigger if you had continued playing at that moment.

I'm one of those gamblers who prefers casino games over sports. There's no way I can measure anything to even get an indication of a win. I usually stop when the first win occurs.

Betting on favourites has been my major and consistent sports betting strategy. Although the wins are usually small, they have higher chances of playing out. But sometimes I might be moved to depend solely on luck. In this case, I might follow the high odds even when it is evident that the team doesn't have what it takes to win against the favourites. Few sports bettors in my area won big because they bet that Chelsea would beat PSG, which was highly unlikely. 

Luck is a fickle thing, and when you play you don't know what you'll get, but with chances you can choose the odds you want, or get a big parlay with a small bet that can bring you a big win. Although in reality I do this very rarely, for me it's better to choose an event in which I'm confident and get a small win and satisfaction from the win, than to hope to get a big win someday.

That's a bulletproof way to lose money.
Higher odds mean just that the event is more unlikely than a lower odds one, it doesn't mean that betting 1000 times on 1.5 odds will for sure beat betting 100 times on 5x odds.Chasing odds is foolish, chasing the value behind those odds it's a different thing, and that's what professional gamblers do.


I've done this experiment with favorites twice for both a season for the entire league and only favorites as in top teams and even in the best case the wins are below inflation rates and even losses for some, so unless you're cherry-picking teams and matches, this is not a viable strategy by any means.

Usually my chances, when I bet on sports, I can rely on my analysis. Although I cannot guarantee my win, I can at least summarize my chances, something that I cannot do with luck-based games. Luck-based games cannot be analyzed; even if you analyze them, you will still depend on luck to get your win.

For the fact that analysis can give you more chances of winning in sport games makes it a lot different from casino gambling. Like you said, luck is also involved but the percentage involved isn't that much compared to casino games...low odds are little risks that are not worth taking, it requires you to stake high to get a substantial amount of profit and this is not a guarantee that you might end up winning, it's even more dangerous because you are risking a huge amount

For those of us who like to play slots games we can hardly relate to having any measure per se. However, we play with the hope that we would be lucky and to be lucky is to believe in some crazy "ritual" when playing your slots. One of such could be, how you tap the spin button, what time of the day you play, what posture you take and all of those.

Sports betting, is the only gambling activity where you can actually have a concrete measure that is objective even though not hundred percent but way better that in slots games.

Actually, I am in the group who do not like to take too much risk. And that is why I do sports betting most of the time, even in small odds games. It is true that there is no guarantee that you will always win in that match by looking at small odds, everything depends on luck here.
However, the winning ratio by betting on small odds games is slightly higher than in high odds games. And that's what attracts me more to small odds matches. I gamble on casino slot games with low risk and a very minimal amount.

Some people are just very lucky but it also depends on the quantity of playing. If you play a lot and I mean for long and lot then this increases your chance of having a lucky even one day. Technically the more you play the better your odds are of this happening.

A lot of people actually make this mistake, adding a few smaller odds games to their ticket and this ends up destroying them. A lot of people don't understand that betting on something with very low odds is a mistake. It creates a big risk for little potential game. Every now and then the huge favorite makes a big mistake and your otherwise perfect ticket ends up being a loser. There must be a balance between risk and the multiplier for the profit.

I always still believe there is nothing called professional gamblers or bettors or whatever they are called online. This is because many of them that said they are professional either have other means to make money and they do not need to depend on gambling at all, but while gambling, some fall into trouble because they are not able to manage their money appropriately or because they thought they are professional gamblers. But when that thing will hit them, it will not be easy at all. The gambling sites sets all the odds in favour of themselves (the gambling sites).

Playing for fun is the best way to overcome gambling disappointment. And in gambling both the slot and crash games are lucky and chance oriented and anyone that comes the gambler takes. But when playing with fun, and you loss, it will still painful but it will not painful as the gambling to win profit or gain.
It is good to use small amount to gamble so it will not be painful when losing. But one thing is that when you gamble and win big you will be motivated to gamble higher and that will lead to another dimension of gambling.

As for me, whenever I am gambling, I don't rely on either small odds or big odds. I pick games based on my analysis. So, sometimes I bet on small odds, and sometimes I bet on higher odds  it always depends on the result of my analysis.One thing I like doing whenever I am playing sports bets is betting on over like the match to be over 1.5 or 2.5 goals. I always believe those teams I bet on are likely to score goals. But still, I will just say gambling is all about luck.

Sometimes, even matches where I expect them to score like 3 goals end up with hardly one goal scored.This just makes me remember last season when Manchester City met Southampton in the second leg. I bet on the game, expecting Manchester City to score 3 goals based on the fact that they were in form at that period, and Southampton had already been relegated  even though the season hadn't ended yet. Manchester City was also fighting for the top four.but surprisingly, the match ended goalless. Not even one goal was scored.

Luck doesn’t choose people, people just find luck, you may be lucky today and not lucky tomorrow and I may be unlucky today and very lucky tomorrow, when ever you find luck make sure you don’t think you are special or gifted because you probably will lose all your wining
So when gambling on games like slot I measure chance because you found luck, you did not do anything special it just happened my chance but if I am gambling on sport betting I measure prediction which goes hand in hand with luck. It’s complicated but what I will want to stand firm on is that if you win you aren’t special.

Sometimes it is confusing, you can take your chances based on your predictions on how the game will play, and it will come as you predict; while sometimes, your predictions are well in your opinion and even based on current form of the two teams playing against each others, but luck will be needed because the team that you might expect winning from might not even get a draw, that’s coming in sport betting.

Sometimes, even the smaller odds don’t play, because if you bet a long game, the bigger odds do play, while the smaller odds are the main problem because they mostly cut out tickets which is usually annoying because no one will expect such small odds to fail; therefore, I think luck is needed and good analysis is also needed so as to take the right chance in betting the games especially in sport betting.

We can't measure our luck but we can have some idea if we're going to be one. As for the chances, we only measure it with just high or low chances of winning.

It doesn't matter if the chances are low when we believe our bets and the games that we'll support to watch. As long as the chances are there and that's our favorite that have the potential to win, we'd go for it.

If the luck comes to the teams that we're betting for, then that luck is also passed on us and so our bets.

If you will stick to this mantra, it means, you are only spending not so big amount in gambling because you only play for fun. And you won't have financial issues because you surely stop when you already busted your budget. This is actually good because you won't resort to borrowing money or getting more money from your savings just to continue your games. Also, it also translates to the reasoning that maybe, you have other important things to attend to and gambling is just a side hustle that you keep it just like that. If you will keep such route, you won't have problems in gambling. You may lose from time to time but that's part of the game, but not to the point that your life got screwed owed to your gambling.

Slot and crash games are pure luck game. Therefore, when I am playing slot, I put all my hope on luck and nothing more. When I am gambling on sportbet, I do my analysis and research to know the club to bet on
However, when a club is the favorite to win the match, the odds will be high and I prefer to bet on such match with little profits.

Actually, it is another difficult question to answer.  For many people, it is easy to answer this question, but in my case, I think it is actually difficult to answer whether you can win more by playing gambling games by analyzing them or if you just choose one depending on luck. I am calling this difficult because we all know that gambling is based on luck and the final result of the analysis is also determined by luck.

However, I would like to add here that since gambling depends on chance, it would not be wise to just blindly bet without any analysis. In my case, I keep both of them related to each other, just like I believe in luck and I bet by analyzing. And because I believe in luck, my amount is always within a certain limit that I am capable of losing.

I believe gambling is more of luck than chance. I don't believe that anybody is good a prediction,  because gambling is a game of luck. You might pick odds you feel you will win and end up losing. So I advice that you gamble just hoping that luck will smile on you rather than thinking that you already make the right predictions.

Doesnt matter if Luck or chances on which if we do speak about literally then it would be just that all the same. Why? if you do have those chances then you would consider yourself that lucky. When gambling then it wouldnt that much of a problem if you do know on what you are dealing into and made out that appropriate actions and the risks that you would be needing up to do for you to be able to avoid up things to get messy.
What matter the most on here is that you do enjoy on what you are doing and not compromising up things accordingly on which you would be needing up to be mindful. The most important thing on here is on how you would be treating up gambling in the first place. If you are that having that kind of mentality and impressions towards gambling and do really believe that you can make easy money with it then sooner or later this one would be the main reason on why this gambling business is profitable into its owners. Measuring something like being lucky or being that having that good chances will be just that making yourself that become that addicted because you would be that trying out maximize out that luck and chances on which you are that currently experiencing. You are the ones will be having that kind of decision making on how you would be gonna doing it but in the end of the day you should be that careful and mindful because no matter what angle that you would be tending up to choose, it would be still having that chance for you to get addicted and we do know that once you've been shackled with addiction then it would be that so hard for you to be able to get out and thats something that you do need to watch on. There are just that those times that you will be that getting dragged with that positivity on which it will be leading out into those times that you wont be thinking up on what are the chances that you will be that experiencing or losing it back against into those amounts that you had win up earlier. Gamble for fun then you wont be having any problem but on the moment that are that switching up then this is where things would become that messy. If you dont like on experiencing those potential problems then you should be that sensible into the action that you are taking and not just that trying out to chase up those wins and hope even more.

Is pretty obvious that the chances of winning in gambling is quite slim while the chances of losing is quite higher. However, as far as gambling is concerned luck plays a significant role in determining the final outcome because it is only when the luck is on your side that you can easily get a win with your strategy.Though, most times we normally have this feeling that after doing some analysis and research that winning is satting, without realizing that gambling depends.

I mostly go with the higher odds with the bets that I make. And that is a combination of thinking that I might be lucky to win those matches and as well as I am taking chances. I'm not just betting blindly without doing some little bit of analysis. So, for me the measure that I do are both but if there is only one choice to make. I am taking my chances. What if the chance that I am lucky with those high odds that I am about to bet will win?  :P
People might get confused to that and say that there is not that much difference for both of them. But as a gambler, we know that at most times we just take chances.

Yeah going for those lesser odds always increase our chance of winning than those bigger odds which you know that your chance of winning is low because there are some certain odds that can look sure just mere looking and Sometimes those odds can work perfectly while sometimes it can also fail but me personally i always measure chance and then leave the rest for luck, because you can't be betting randomly and be expecting luck to come to you when you're not even doing the right thing how did you think that luck can easily locate you? Is only in slot games that I don't measure chance rather I just pick randomly and see if I will be lucky.

I think a good balance must be had with higher odds. If people play odds that are too low that is a mistake and causes more risk on those picks. Also if people play odds that are very high that is just hoping for blind luck to hit successfully. In general finding middle ground improves the risk reward ratio for the ticket. Sometimes you can add a extremely risky bet to improve the total odds but that is only if you are aware of what you are doing or are putting in very little money on the ticket.

It's the opposite actually, the risk is lower if the odds are lower and many are going for it. And the ones who take higher odds, they're the ones who are risking more.

I do that sometimes when I have to. But I am ready for any result that will come. If I lose that bet, that's part of gambling and that what gambling actually is. You'll never know if the outcome will be in favor of us and that's why we're betting on it.

That's what parlay is and this is what I am avoiding, I'm a scared man with that but I've seen our fellow forum gambling members that likes that.

That's why I sometimes choose odds of @2+ with high risk, even though it's more like relying on luck rather than chance, but I'm more satisfied with the results. On the other hand, choosing high risk doesn't mean betting without analysis. So, even though I take a risk at higher odds, I first conduct analysis to try to find a greater chance of winning. So, what I do is combine chance and luck to achieve a big result.

I think I have actually come to understand something in gambling as time keeps going, see what I understand is higher odds or lower odds both has the same probability of winning, although I know that some people may argue this with me but, what we should look at is calculative and informative you seems to be on the bet you wanna make or take part on, for instance, you wanna bet on sports bets and you know 7 days before the game starts the odds are usually higher, maybe 1 hrs before the game goes live you would see the odds going very lower or smaller. This is a reason that more people are likely picking same options, whenever you are betting and you see a team having smaller odds you should know that there are lot of people betting on that particular game so the bookmaker has to reduce the odds in order for them to handle the pay out if actually they win at last. So, from this experience higher odds doesn't matter what I senses that matters most is how calculative we are on our analysis to give us winning.

It a matter of both in anticipation of luck and a bit of a chance to win, and base on the game which you play, there are times you would play a game and there's a higher probability chance for that game to be in the money and whereas in most cases, it basically on luck.
I play the sports betting basically football prediction and the crash game and it often plays base on luck and a bit of repeated patterns, where you've noticed this pattern often result to a win, here at this point your chances of winning has become higher.

If we are talking about sport, I don’t just go with the odds; I go with what I think I can secure my winning. Even as at the end, the chance of winning is always under probability. When analyzing your game, there are times you choose a team with higher odds to win based on the data you have available. If that happens, you don’t only win, but you are also lucky with a higher multiple.

Lesser odds have always appeared and presented to us in such a way that we are convinced they give a higher chance of winning than big odds. However, the chances of both should be treated the same way; as long as it’s still a game, we can’t control the outcome.

there literally is no way for anyone to know when will luck strike you so i think that it is unwise to rely on luck at all at best we can just pray and hope that we get lucky but if you want to maximize your chances of winning then actually rely on tangible factors like history and data

I usually place bets on Sportsbetting most of the time, in which case the odds are often based on the performance of two teams. In Sportsbetting, bets often depend on luck, team analysis, etc. However, many times when a strong team matches against a weak team, it is much easier to predict which team will win. However, if I bet anywhere other than Sportsbetting, I rely 100% on luck. If luck favors me, I will definitely win, and if luck does not favor me, I will definitely lose.

Every casino games are by luck and not chances at all, no matter how you think you good at it, the chances of getting to zero balance is sure even when trying to increase the stake amount and bigger multipliers.

As for football, it's more better to increase stake amount when picking out the possible winning odds especially when the big club is at home ground. The chance of winning such game is good but it's advisable not to have many picks. Example, 3 games with 1.25 odds each is perfect.

If this is all about luck-based games like slots and lottery, I’ll go for pure luck, however for skill-based games like sports betting, I’ll go for the higher chances to win. But what’s better, go for both luck and chances for higher probability of winning.

The fact that we are gambling, we should always grab for opportunities and possibilities, and this will only be possible if you know how to gamble smartly, and you know how to adopt luck and chances when gambling.

It depends on how each individual or gambler defines chances or luck... Literally both mean that you have a probability to win a game and loss it making that 50/50... Each game designed on the casino gives you equal chances and it only differs by how you perceive the games and play it.. some games actually look easy but I tell you that those might be the most ugly but people rush over their just so they can try their luck...

Gambling has never drifted from gamble of probability and chances to a game of certainties and of course we can't measure the level of luck each an every individual has but we must know that everything still remains the same, so what I mostly think is that time factor, I mean some people usually believe that when they gamble at evening there are more chances for them to make winning, while there are people who also believed that when they gambling at the morning period they are more that opened to have winning, same goes to those who gambles weekends they felt that winning are more possible during those days, but to crown it all, luck and chances makes it that possible to come through but no one can overly determines or factor out when they should win or not.

And vice versa. I feel people who bet on sports witness this a lot. Sometimes they go for odds at 1.56, 1.32 even lower than that, and they still lose the bet. While other times even huge odds gets to play. So yeah, it needs logic and luck for anyone to win in sports betting.

However it depends how luck works for us as an individual. Because I’ve noticed some people are more luckier than others. Like, no matter the odds, they just seem to win more often.

Most times I am confused in what to chose among the two wether luck or chance because the two has similarities but if you as me I would chose luck because most people are often lucky to win than others and I can not classified it as chance, luck don't always come easily but chances are more frequent. For a example a person may have many chances to try something but would be lucky to win in few among the total chances he had. Now preferably I can say luck is quit different from Chance.

Using smaller or higher odds will not guarantee get a win if that is a gambling game based on luck. Some people can win or hit the jackpot using one of those types because they have luck. But they can lose their money anytime no matter if they use small or high odds.

Mostly, I play slot games rather than crash but hitting a jackpot will be difficult for me. That will need a big luck to hit it and I don't have it which doesn't happen in my gambling time. I choose small odds and do not think about hitting the jackpot because that is not easy for me.

It is about luck to win in gambling so we can not force ourselves to use higher odds to bet. If you understand this, you will not risk using big money to gamble.

Winning percentage is set so that gambler will have an idea how much risk they are taking. It’s statistical guide on your game and that’s working even on game of luck games such as dice with determined winning percentage.

For example you are playing with 90% winning percentage game. You will most likely win 9 out of 10 games so will have an idea how frequent you should win in your bet but of course the payout amount is lower.

You are winning your bet frequently but that doesn’t mean you are in profit after your game.

Gambling is a game of luck and this game of luck can take any situation at any time. Yes, I have seen many people who prefer high probability bets to low probability bets because then they completely depend on luck and sometimes they are seen to be very lucky. Actually, in gambling, I do not always participate in high probability bets. In gambling, I always participate in low probability bets. Although I participate in low probability bets most of the time, I still have to lose sometimes because any situation happens during sports, there is nothing I can do. But since I am playing for entertainment, whether I win or not, whether I win or not, I accept gambling and enjoy it.

What I understand up to now is that big wins come from accidental play. Because every time I try to find a big win in betting or slot games it always ends in total defeat, but on the other hand playing without any planning, just trying to spend the remaining balance, choosing random slot games often brings unexpected wins. Therefore it is called luck that comes uninvited.

According to the gambler's desire, he sometimes goes towards small possibilities by placing big bets and sometimes he has to go towards big possibilities by placing small bets. It completely depends on the gambler and his situation what he wants to do. I give importance to variation in the field of gambling. Sometimes I think I should go towards big possibilities and sometimes small. Especially when my financial situation is good in gambling, I want to take some risks. Because I believe that if I can take risks, then only an opportunity can be created in my big possibility's bets. But in other cases, I would say that if you do not have the financial capacity, then gamble within your limits. If you cannot take risks, it is better to keep your money in less risky bets.

When I used to gamble back in college, I often pick gambling on online games which provides skins as the currency of their platform. A specific example here would be Dota 2 and CSGO since these games have this item called "keys" where you could open crates for a chance of getting a super rare skin.

Given that keys in those games have a price of $1.99 back in 2014 onwards, it was used as the main currency in betting between games and other tournaments. Additionally, as someone who also played those games with so much time invested, I could call myself as an "expert" when it comes to betting against teams since I have an idea which team would most LIKELY win.

The question is- is it called luck, strategy, or skill? I would definitely answer it as a little mix of both given that there were countless of times where the underdog defeated Goliath in an upset matchup.

Slot games are good for testing luck and I like to play them but I don't play them regularly. I feel more comfortable betting on sports because I try to be a little knowledgeable about those teams and spend time there. Even if I don't get the benefits I want, those bets don't disappoint me.

Some gamblers may be random and they bet on games to test their luck but those gamblers should choose slot games to test their luck. There is an advantage in being a gambler in small chances because they can gamble easily and affordably and gain experience. Even if every stage of losing or winning does not meet their expectations, through experience, they can develop themselves into mature gamblers.

When doing sports gambling, what I tend to look are game that I'm comfortable with, the ones I believe I could predict. When there are such games, I look for odds that feels suitable. When there are odds over 1.75 which I'm comfortable with, I bet my base amount on it. For other bets that are highly likely but low in odds, I parley them to reach upto 2. I parlay upto 5 small odds outcome for it. The amount I bet is my base bet. I rarely go over my base bet but when I'm much more confident and have a few loss to cover, I go x2 or x5 of my base bet occasionally.

It is impossible to calculate the odds in slots, because it is like a "black box" about which only RTP and the maximum multiplier are known. The odds can be known in advance in roulette, as the game is completely transparent to mathematics. Based on this, various strategies are used. For slots, the more spins there are, the greater the chance of getting a big multiplier that will outweigh the House Advantage. However, the stakes are small (because the bankroll is limited). You can make big bets in roulette, because there is no point in a large number of spins (this works for House Advantage). If we draw an analogy with betting, then I would rather prefer high odds. A small chance of winning can be increased by several bets of this kind. At least it's more interesting than betting on favorites all the time.

That's why it is said that slot is the worst kind of game for us, because of RTP and the odds are pretty much against us except maybe when you have all the luck in your side. The thing is that it's one of the most played games as the attraction is visual and audio and we all know that as humans we have that kind of liking. And so maybe when we play slots we just rely on our luck to win big or at least risk everything in just a couple of spins and see how it goes. Of course, we prefer high odds, so perhaps games like baccarat or black jack might suit us. I also love to play roulette, high adrenaline, but if there will be games that I would regularly play then it will be baccarat + strategy and you might end up winning big.

Measuring “luck” in casino games is meaningless. Otherwise you wouldn't gamble. In the long run there is no luck, so you will lose money. And in the short term the results are random, so you won't be able to measure anything.


Sports betting is a skill game, and there it can be “measured”.

From this thread, as from another one I just replied to, I gather that most people don't understand how gambling works in general, even if they have some idea of concepts like HE, for example.

First of all, if I am asked how much money I gamble with, I will say that my gambling money is not very much and I have a limit of money every day, so if I lose money continuously, I have no chance to gamble with extra money. I think this is the best decision of my gambling career and I will maintain this decision in the future. Secondly, I never want to rely directly on luck and chance in gambling. I always try to play related gambling where I can apply my skills or where the outcome of the gambling depends on me to some extent. That is, you can call me sports betting. There is an advantage to betting on sports, if I have an idea about a good team, then if I bet on that team, there is a chance of getting some return on my money.

I love slot gambling, and yes, this is the type of gambling I enjoy playing. I just seek pleasure and wait for luck to be on my side and give me a win. But the ridiculous thing that still exists among my friends who enjoy slot gambling is that some of them still rely on winning strategies, such as patterns they set to lure out big multipliers and get them. I don't really believe in that because I just want to play and wait for luck to be on my side, that's enough, and there's no excessive behavior.
So I prioritize luck over chance. Even if I've already won and for example, if my friend says the game is good and suggests continuing, I still make my own decision.

Although betting on the small odds has a higher chance of winning, it still doesn't guarantee winning. It was just the same as betting on the higher odds with a small chance of winning.

We all have to believe that gambling always needs luck to win, no matter what it is. We can't rely on our skills and experience because that won't be enough for us to get a favor.

We all just remember that no matter how long we've been gambling, luck is still what we need to win.

Well I think this can be more entertaining if you are truly playing for fun. Many people say that they are playing for fun but they are just lying so that they don't admit what is actually going on. I also sometimes like to make a very weird ticket and then observe what happens, that is much more interesting than just playing mostly on favorites and expected outcomes.

You cannot measure luck; it's action-dependent. You can have bad or good luck depending on the outcome. You can only measure your chances in sports betting because you can analyze them, and if luck does not have its way. You have a good analysis, so you can measure your chances.
In gambling, you can only do so much based on your capacity; however, luck is something you can't measure.

I measure my bets lately by the desire to have fun. I stopped watching statistics, because it is addictive and the effect of entertainment and excitement is lost. I used to like betting in order to earn money, but when you delve into all the statistics and analysis, you start following the games and cannot relax. At the moment, there is enough tension in my life without betting, so I do not create additional stress. But I can’t say that I completely rely on luck either, no matter what, a quick and cursory analysis is still carried out.

Both luck and chances plays vital roll in gambling so writing off any is not supposed to be done in gambling. For example Chelsea Vs PSG club world cup final, who could possibly predict Chelsea to win with success margin  yet the unexpected happened, so gambling requires both factor to yield positive results and never underestimate any to avoid much lost while gambling

interesting I usually prefer skill games where luck plays a role but you can improve and get better over time
this way I can see the arch of improvement and see how I was at the beggining and what I became
it's nice

with luck I feel like somehow you get the stories and experiences but stays in the same level.

That's the problem. Luck is a volatile thing. We never know when it will come or go. This is why a gambler must have the skill to stop at the right time. Overall, it's more enjoyable to bet on sports because we can see the odds and adjust them to our abilities and courage, even though winning is essentially speculative.

I, like you, prefer small wins to hoping for significant, yet elusive wins. The point is, gamble according to your abilities and beliefs without any coercion from anyone.

In my view two definitions between opportunities and luck in gambling activities have differences, I personally if it is more guided by luck.

The reason: Opportunities for me are more directed to the probability that I use before I place a bet, meaning I still judge that opportunity as a characteristic or impossible, an analysis or prediction that I do, is not perfect.
But if I am guided by luck for me that is a real gambling, because I am dealing with the game, where I can not be separated from the result of a coincidence or good fortune, Although the opportunities that I believe can win, but the nature of my chances can be wrong, the results of my bet are based on the results of coincidence or good fortune, luck is what I often experience.

You are right, in the match you mentioned, most people expected PSG to win, but the opposite happened, which basically proves once again that gambling is completely based on chance, whether it is on slot games or in sports games.

However, while this is true, I would also like to say that if you have analysis skills, you will definitely have a slightly better winning ratio in sports because the matches you mentioned above do not always happen.

I measure fun.

As long as i am having fun, it doesn’t matter if I lose really. I make my bets, go watch games, my adrenaline levels rise, my heart pumps faster, i get excited and then it is over… I make my next bet and experience all one more time.

Most people can’t understand this as they are obsessed with making money from gambling. Whenever I see a guy like that I only ask one question: “If you want to make money why don’t you get a job?”

I don't try to measure luck or chances because these are not measurable by themselves, instead I count each time I'm able to make decent and withdrawable winnings as a lucky day and every other day as normal for gambling. I don't believe that luck is what govern every aspect of gambling because skill is involved in a lot of game that I have interest in. This is why the idea of luck is relative for me and why I don't dwell so much in it else I become too mythical in my gambling approach.

At first, it was the chances, or ways of winning, because I still viewed gambling more seriously back then. Now, my priority is on the fun side, and how much entertainment I could get out of my bets rather than chasing wins that could potentially ruin my day by sheer bad luck.

Others might say it's cope, but there's always more to it apart from winning, and usually, you'll get to that point after you've gambled for quite some time. If I have to give an example, it's similar to an arcade trip where you rarely get anything back, but still make the most out of it and have a good time.

I measure both factors while gambling or betting, during casinos games, I wish for luck always because I don't think there's any casinos games with higher chance of winning over another, they are all luck based games and the house edge makes it so easy for the casinos to win more than gamblers, I wish for luck while gambling but sports betting has its pattern, tho luck is very much needed but you can either choose to bet on a game that has a very high chance to go as you have predicted or you can risk on tough game that the result can be sideways.

Honestly, I don't get the point of your statement, mate. What do you mean by that, you prefer to play bets that rely more on skill & analysis, like in sportsbooks?

I personally used to prefer skill-based & analytical games like that, but with them, we can measure our potential winnings. Unlike slots, where we have a maximum win, we really don't know what will happen, the outcome I mean ;D.

I believe that gambling, such as sports betting, requires not only luck but also skill. However, in my personal experience, luck still plays a significant role, as sports bets like soccer have a winning chance of around 33%. In fact, I recently tried making predictions in the MSC tournament, a tournament for the mobile legends game. At that time, Onic PH played Team Aura with odds of 1.2 for Onic and 5 for Aura. That's a huge difference. I picked Onic PH because I thought they would win easily, but beyond my prediction, Team Aura defeated Onic PH with a score of 2-1. Those who relied on analysis and odds lost, but those who chose Team Aura because they relied solely on luck managed to gain a fivefold profit.

At first glance, it turns out that if someone bets often, but with small chances, then you will have many small wins. And if someone bets on a bet where it is rare, but you can win a lot, then over a long distance he will get exactly the same result as the first bettor with small bets.
The whole point is that the bettor must have enough money to create a long distance, because if he bets on events with a small chance of winning and a large prize, then he may never see a win during the entire period of gambling.

do you ever get really stressed if you are losing many in a row?
or you take it easy and stay chill even if you're not winning?
streaks are probably the hardest things to mess with emotions

some people get arrogant and on top of the world when they're winning a lot and really depressed if they keep on losing

Basically,gambling is not predictable it can be based on luck or by chance.We often say gambling is a game of luck,you might get lucky overtime but the probability of having much wins is majorly dominated by the chance.That's my favourable experience so far,the earlier we understand that Gambling happens unexpectedly the better for us.

Basically, the primary intention of every gambler has always been to be lucky some say to win a huge sum of money, despite the fact that they also consider the chance to which a team stand against either winning or losing a match. And as such, I can say that the primary intention the majority of gamblers have is to target bigger odds with a small betting amount, while hoping to be lucky to win big. Since either when you target bigger odds or not, you still stand the chance of losing your bet too if the vet doesn't go as predicted. Hence, it's best to just target bigger amount, knowing funny well you stand a 50/50 chance to win or lose.

Gambling is all about luck. But we are always waiting for an opportunity. And we think that the next bet may be our chance. But until our luck works, it is impossible to win in that bet. No one can deny that gambling is not dependent on luck. Looking for opportunities only comforts us that the next try may be our better luck. However, when we gamble, the matter of luck is not in our mind. We think that if we change the strategy, then maybe we will win. And thus we cannot stop gambling easily. However, allocating a specific budget can protect us from gambling addiction in the long run.

That's why it called 'Gambling". You're not supposed to know which will come through, just make a rough guess, with the help of tool at your disposal and that's it... If it pays, it pays. I'm very emphatic about slot games as there are no formulas, strategies whatsoever to win major.
Those set of games are called the underdogs. The reason most prefer them over the favourites would simply be that they generate a heavier win if it's their lucky day. Some believe in staking on the underdogs althrough, without getting bothered about how much they've lost -- they believe they'll surely recover all of it in a single win.

Many people dont believe gambling is both luck and chance. And by change we mean being in the right place at the right time. We cant be lucky if we dont make analysis that we make us settle for a good odd. Except in casino games that I do believe in randomness. Any game that requires skills to function, it sure have to be both luck and chance for us to in. A typical example is sports betting, poker games (table games in general though) etc.

Just like trading, gambling has different types, and each type can have a different nature. It has already been described by other friends above, but I would like to go ahead and throw my two cents about it as well.

When someone is into casino games, be it slots, dice, plinko, crash, roulette, or any other game you can think of, you can't rely on anything other than luck for you to win. Some people believe they can find certain patterns from the results of the last few rounds in a casino game and predict the next outcome. I say that is BS, and you can't predict anything based on that because the results are completely random, and a random result can't be guessed with accuracy.

On the other hand, sports betting is a type of gambling where your knowledge and experience play the biggest role, and luck only has cameos sometimes. If you have a lot of knowledge and experience about a certain sport, you will most likely have a pretty high success rate when you make bets on games of that sport, and occassionally, luck pay interrupt your momentum.

I don't have a fixed pattern. I sometimes bet on low odds, but rarely below 1.40, as I don't feel they're worth choosing unless I'm including them in multi-bets. I also sometimes like to bet on high odds, especially based on player statistics I know well.
The results are always random, losing at low odds and winning at high odds. That's the nature of gambling, as it's difficult to predict the outcome of a match.

There are plenty of them.
You can go and check reputable websites that provide tips, there are a lot of guys there with over a decade of history, that are profitable, if we go even to guys that offer just event tips, the guys dealing with racing post for example have had for the last years a profitable tip history, not by much, we're not talking here about doubling your bankroll but somewhere in the 25%-30% area for best years, depeding on your bankroll and actual capacbility to place all the bets so you don't lose out on random picks you would have been in profit. Of course, past experience doesn't mean a thing, and betting with them for only a few months might be a losing choice, but still, I will stand my pov, there are guys who do this as a living.
Alan Potts and Tom Segal, for example, are documented tipsters, both have two decades of tracked history.

 

Well, some card games are an exception, like poker and blackjack, even if you'll need luck in these games, your victory depends on how good a player you are, how clean your experience, strategy and skills are in those games, it really doesn't matter how lucky you are, if you're not more skilled than your opponent, you'll definitely lose to your opponent. These card games are played in the casino, so I guess we could say they are casino games and they're also skilled based because you gotta know how to be able to predict your opponent's next move and quickly come up with a counter attack strategy.

But we should realize that gambling need luck. That is the key to winning the games, whether you play gambling games based on luck or skill. Many gamblers test their luck in gambling and expect to make money but most gamblers just lose their money and regret it.

We just need to remember that gambling can make us win or lose. So we need to adjust our money to the amount that we can afford to lose. If we can do that, we will not think much about the result because we can accept it without ease.

Luck or chances will not bother us because both can come anytime without we know. Instead thinking about winning the games, it is better we just think how we can have fun in gambling.

This philosophical analysis of chance and luck is very interesting, but in my opinion also quite useless.
Chances are given precisely by luck, then obviously it's up to you to seize them and exploit them, but if you're unlucky or your karma is bad, the opportunities don't present themselves and so even if you're good at seizing them you can't.

First, you must have luck, then you must have fortune. When these two things come together, you can win at gambling. If even one of these is missing, winning is impossible.

In slot games, luck alone may be sufficient, but in many card games like poker, winning requires not only luck but also the presence of fortune on your side.

Yea, sport betting can be like that most of the time, that's why it is called betting because you don't completely know what the outcome would be and even when we claim to know the team that has a high chance of winning , they can disappoint us and lose the game, there by causing our bet to cut. That's why sometimes, we should also listen to our intuition because we could be so confident of our prediction but our mind can tell us to do a reversed bet against the initial prediction and if you do, the game can be successful just like the example you gave.

You are saying something different from what I was saying. I never doubted the fact that gambling needs luck, but it does not need luck alone for you to win. I think our definition of a win differs. For me, if you want to win in gambling it has to be in the long term, the short wins you make dont make you a winner honestly. And yeah, if you want to win more often it has to be a combination of both luck and chance.

I don't believe in personal luck, and I go with chances in casino games because it's hard to be lucky with 5% winning chance, you know what I am sayin? While in sports betting, I go according to my knowledge irrespective of odds.

It depends on the type of gambling being played. If it's sports betting, I think what matters is the odds, not luck.
Both odds and luck can be important in sports betting. This happens when gamblers choose to place parlay bets. When a parlay bet is placed, relying on odds alone is not enough; luck is also a factor.
If one or two matches go as expected, the outcome of the other matches may not be as anticipated. If the bet on the third match loses, the entire bet will be considered a failure.

 
One reason I stopped going for smaller odds only during my sessions is because it makes me increase my stakes in order to see a tangible pot. winning, so in the event It ends in a loss, I loose more money than I should've allocated to a single unit of bet and it reduces my session time since when my bankroll gets exhausted, my session ends. I prefer going more well analyzed multipliers and stake it with little amounts, like 3 or 4 bet slips before using the rest of my bankroll to focus on crash games my new found hobby.

 I believe luck is seasonal for a gambler, sometimes I get lucky and win very well and sometimes I don't. Some people who you think are very lucky may have lost a great deal before their lucky moments came by, so as a gambler, I try to have fun in whichever season comes my way.

Makes no sense to say you go with chances -- the tendency that one can claim a win in gambling (be it sport betting/ casino gambling), but you don't believe in luck. How do you define luck?

 Unless it has another definition in your dictionary that has to do with superstitions and all whatnot, what's the difference??
Luck is the success or failure apparently brought by chance, rather than one's own action. This is the standard definition for it jsyk. Everything depends on on several factors in gambling to put your ticket in that winning slot. From time, to your stake, to the odds and to how frequent other gamblers have won for the time, day/week.

no one can really know if they are lucky until they have seen the results.

you can say that you feel lucky but are you really? it will only be proven once you win the bet and sometimes winning once is not even indicative of being lucky sometimes you have to win consecutively to say that you’re really lucky

I’ll go for the higher probability of winning chances because that’s our ultimate goal, to make money and earn more money from gambling. But let’s not also forget that part of the reason we won is because we got the luck that time. I still believe luck plays a vital role in gambling. And if you aren’t lucky or luck isn’t at your side, the chances of winning is very low.

So if one decides to gamble, don’t just grow your knowledge and skills, but attract your luck as well.

Luck is inherently intangible, so no one knows when it will strike, and even if we do, no one knows how long it will last. What's important to remember is that gambling, in my opinion, heavily involves luck, so capitalizing on winnings or profits is essential. Regardless, every gambler has their own personality. When they win and feel lucky, some immediately withdraw their winnings without a second thought, while others continue because they still feel lucky to win again.
Indeed, a streak in gambling is a very slim event, because winning is impossible, especially since we know the player's chances of winning are slimmer than the chances of losing.

You go with 5% winning chance roll in dice, and win that roll then it's luck, because there was minimal chance to win that roll, you have to be lucky to win this bets.

As for me saying, I don't believe in 'luck' — you can re-read the statement you quoted, I meant 'personal luck' there implying I don't believe in one person being luckier than others — this was remark to op saying, "some persons are luckier than others".

Never thinking about this honestly, when I go gamble on sports betting I bet on my favorite team if the odds is higher I used small amount to bet when the odds is smaller I increase my amount to bet so nothing complicated if I lose the bet. When I play slots I only pick a game that I want to play never used big money on slots tho.

Now I am inclined to choose players and teams in those games and matches where there are high odds and low chances of winning. However, among such bets, we should choose those in which we have found some non-optimality with the help of additional analysis. Or this is also called the word "inefficiency", ineffective bets. In other words, in sports betting, we must find the side that is wrong and this error must spread to the side with high odds and low nominal chances of winning.

I agree that this is the right approach because those who like to bet on a small chance of winning and big prizes are wrong. The fact is that such bettors may never see the prize money. Because a long distance and a large deposit are needed so that in the end this strategy begins to bring profit. It is necessary to analyze the odds very much and look for those that seem erroneous from the bookmaker's side.
AI can also help with this, which analyzes the results of previous team meetings well, and other factors influencing the game.

Your question made me think... I don't really have a strict gambling system - I constantly test different gambling games and different tactics and strategies. Sometimes I want to try a gambling game with a high chance of success, but (at the same time) with a small potential win. And sometimes I want to try a new gambling game with a small chance of success. However, if this chance is eventually realized, the potential win will be very large.🃏

Why do I do all this? Perhaps, I just like variety. Many gamblers believe that we make certain decisions based on some objective criteria. But in fact, very often we act irrationally, guided by our current emotions and general psycho-emotional state. In the end, we are people and are not obliged to always act rationally.🤷

In addition, there are many different gambling games, each of which has its own subtleties of implementation, and in order to figure them out, you need to experiment. That is why in practice I experiment a lot - I try to understand how this or that game works.  Unfortunately, theoretical knowledge alone is not enough here, practical experience is needed🦉

From a theoretical point of view, a large potential win with a small probability is preferable. After all, having won once, you can radically change your whole life. But, I will note, it must be a really large monetary win.🎯

Is there any perceived luck which is not personal when we talk about gambling, though?
Also, I don't believe in luck as it is known traditionally, in general we all build our own luck with our actions and the choices we take each day in our life. Nevertheless, there are some very interesting and baffling cases in which a single person managed to beat the chances and that a long streak of wins in gambling, to the point casinos had to ban them.
There have been also instances of people winning the lottery twice, and there are also examples which have nothing to do with gambling, as the Indian-British man who survived that recent airplane crash in India when he was going back to the UK with his family. The was the only survivor.

So even though you don't believe in luck, you gotta admit there are people who beat all possibilities and we could tag or categorize as "lucky".

In last few months I watch too many threads related to luck and gambling with mostly peoples believe in gambling luck is always powerful act but still I am also in favor anyone can change his luck by own, but it's not for all and easy.
You have nothing to prove this because it's not possible, but things can take changes as you mentioned many banned by casinos just because of consistent wins It's happen just for one or two in thousands same apply in lottery just one or two in decades able to won consistently mostly depend on luck.
But still any person can bring changes by his own because its nature of human to do things which looking impossible so it's also possible in gambling but still luck is always involved in this because without luck its never been easy to won anything from gambling.

The truth is that one cannot be too sure of which game would be the winning game. What matters is that you are able to manage your risk very well and avoid unnecessary losses.. though losses is inevitable as it's something that every gambler needs to put at the back of their mind. So if you are lucky you might end up with a reasonable amount of win. Sometimes too, what ruins our games is the greedy part of us. We get the chance to cash out but we just say to our self that it's not enough and wait. Eventually we end up losing the game. So it's still just being lucky but even luck varies..

Losses happen too often so that you can forget about them or completely get rid of them. Luck or analysis is only important for those players who are really good in some kind of sport, because they can count on their knowledge, and for everyone else it will only be a game of luck. And in order not to depend on this luck, make only bets on the money that are ready to lose, then this will not affect your mood too much. Even if you are good Bettor, you still need to be able to manage risks.

If you bet on low odds you willn`t win a lot. Anyway you will lose time to time. With small odds you will need 2-3 wins on 1 loss just not to lose. Much better to search information and find doubtful events with big odds. Here you can need 1 win for 2-3 losses. Also you can search "bookie mistakes" - when bookie gives big odd to the strongest team. It is more often than we think, especially in low leagues.
As for me - i use only high odds, mostly more than 2.5 and try to catch bookie mistake.

Sometimes when the odd reduces it doesn't necessarily mean that the game is going to be a hundred percent just as you predicted, there's also a possibility that it might still go wrong but for the fact that the odds are being reduced and the cashout offer is increased it means that  you have a chance of winning. It's better to rely on chances that to always consider getting Lucky because it comes with a lot of uncertainties

The two are inseparable because no matter how great the opportunity but no luck, the situation will obviously be quite bad and this will not go well and vice versa where luck can also be possible if it is supported by good opportunities then it will be even more valuable.

Indeed, when playing casino gambling or playing slots, everything changes where luck becomes a determinant in this case but for sportsbetting, it is clear that opportunities and analysis can also be a determinant, which means that when the opportunities are owned and luck comes, it is possible for us to get a much greater probability of winning.

So in this case I think these two things are related to each other and we cannot choose one because the hope is clear that both come when we start gambling that we do.

The aim of every gamblers is to win and as much as we can say so we have to make sure that we go for games that we are sure if winning because at a point following odds is far better when you choose the odds yourself based on your understanding of the team playing, for me is better to risk a big amount of money to stake on a low odds if I am sure of winning the bet, the ultimate aim is to win and not lose along the line, most small odds always end in winning unless something unexpected happen along the line.

When gambling you have to measure them both luck and chance, because that's exactly what keeps you moving as gambling is never guaranteed of win so you need to be on the lucky side and again pray for your chances of winning, aside this there's nothing in gambling, Manny may think they are kinda certain of a particular game and are sure of winning but without luck on their side the game will still cut that's why I will always tell people there's nothing like being sure in the game of gamble, that's why it's called gamble because you're not really sure if the game so you put in money properly hoping for increase but without luck you will lose,so you really gat measure them both which is luck and chance because that's the only thing that keeps you moving.

I might be misinterpreting, but in case i am not, this is not a thing. Person isn't lucky, but person could have been lucky, there's a difference.

It's not a thing you can repeat or predict. It's just a term to describe the past, not term to describe a person.

I am pretty sure that many of us are looking for that sweet spot where the odds are high enough compared to changes of winning (a.k.a value bets).
But more then often, i just leave everything to change, because sometimes thought of small possibility of winning big is just enough.

I didn't want to respond because he clearly misquoted himself twice, but that's fine, or let's just assume that I have no clue what the author referred to as the term "Personal luck".
The fact is, you don't have to believe in "luck" to get lucky; Since it doesn't have any significant control or a to-do list that activates it, neither does it work like salvation in the Christendom where you'd have to believe before you're saved, it only needs to happen by chance.

Even when you have a high chance of winning, it doesn't mean that victory will come, it's just that the belief remains the belief generated by yourself to the point that you believe will pay off.

There are gamblers who bet on large odds with small odds rather than large odds with large capital but only small odds, such a mechanism can be chosen with the representation of one's own thinking, people will gamble according to what they are thinking like that with random luck.

Betting with luck or betting with ability and confidence.

I would like to add some reservations here that this describes casino games and not sports betting since the degree of wins obtainable from other gamblers has nothing to do with your sports booking, the outcome of every match is entirely dependent on the actions on the pitch.

Although there are some correct factors you mentioned that applies to sports betting too which is your stake, the odds present and also I'll add the good predictions you make out of your good understanding of the both parties involved in the match, but for the results, you rely on the outcomes after the conclusion of the matches.

Sports prediction is quite a near  independent area of betting in the sense that most times when you book your tickets, you tend to know when you're going beyond possible lucks. Factors like odds are always there which is the first step in making a booking decision. Practically speaking, a generally assumed better teams are given lower odds, but sometimes it doesn't go as predicted. I believe that to succeed, you have to be current with teams actions and injuries update in order not to play based on your previous knowledge of the team even when the key players are not available. Your stake also matters, lower stakers mostly book longer tickets which opens them to higher chances of loosing than winning. There are lucks more in casinos whose principles are not very clear, but sports betting is more tactical.

You know, personally, I will bend toward smaller odds with higher chances of winning, which is less risky, more consistent. This may be slow but it keeps you in the game for long. Haven said so, I understand reason why some prefer high-odds bets, the attraction of big payment and the joy that follows it. Though with time, depending on luck alone really don't end well. Meanwhile, unless you have strong reason or system backing up a big-odds bets, it remains seeking thrill than strategy. Which is why it all depends on ones mindset and goals

You know it could go either way for me, sometimes I really want to have the bigger bets even though the chances to win may be smaller but the smaller bets are of course more affordable depending on where youre at. Generally I've done more of the smaller bets personally

Luck is random, it can happen at any moment, on any game and even when a player didn't expect it, that's why no matter what ever method that one is using to gamble, you have to always welcome luck but choose games with high chance of being successful and not to take too much risk of staking on low chance games while hoping on luck alone and like you said, for every gambler, the goal is to have win and even when you want to have fun alone, you also deserve winning.

it really depends on the game and situation but I agree most gambling games are based on luck
it's hard for most people because we have a hard time dealing with the unexpected, accepting that we don't have so much control over situations and things can spiral out of control at any moment
this is one of the things that gambling can teach people about

I do depend on both luck and chance when I place a bet on sports betting. Sometimes I take the risk to bet on higher odds and bet with little amount of money, hoping on luck for the game to go my way. I also bet on smaller odds, which I believe have the better chance of winning.
Sometimes  I even mix it up just to boost the odd, that's when I feel a team is giving a very high odd and I expect the team to win, so I can add like 2-3 games that has high odds to the lesser  odds, and sometimes I tend to get lucky with it.

In fact, players need to learn to be less surprised by the results of the game, because losses and wins are part of the game and there is little that depends on us, and luck influences almost everything. Therefore, if I used to be surprised by many things, now I will not be too upset by losses, because it is always impossible to win. I will never say that luck decides 100%, because there are professionals in gambling who still manage to play for a positive profit over a long distance, which means they just know a little more than ordinary players and are excellent at dealing with emotions.

If you believe in luck, you can console yourself. And if you lose once for some reason, you can blame luck and temporarily remove yourself from gambling. But if you take it as chance, then of course if you lose once, you will take a chance next time and if you lose the next time, you will take a third chance because you believe in chance.
In this way, if you believe in chance, you will take a chance to recover all the losses given in the past and you will never be able to control yourself while taking chances. But if you believe in luck, you can stop yourself from blaming luck, so from my point of view, not chance but luck is the measure of gambling.

Some gamblers lack the proper orientation on how to identify the most suitable game of their choice, instead of them aligning to discover what's good for them and how they can play such, they only gamble by playing games randomly and at the end of it all, they see it as bad luck, or even say that they are being cheated upon under the system, each games has their own way of how we should play them and what to expect from them, just as some are depending on luck, while some will be our our abilities and information we had about them before we could play to satisfaction.

I think in this case it depends on each person's perception and comfort level because what they play and find interesting may not necessarily be the same for other people because their perceptions are different. So in this case, it will ultimately be divided in terms of the game depending on their preferences, such as those who prefer to play slots or perhaps sports betting.

However, I don't think that's a problem because, regardless of the type of game they choose to play, the most important thing is how well they can control themselves in their gambling activities.
Many are not fully aware of this, as when they want to gamble, they end up being controlled by the game itself. This is evident when they cannot control themselves and their emotions are always prioritized when gambling, especially when they lose. Regardless of the type of game, it all comes down to personal preference, but what is most important here is how we control ourselves when we play in the end. 

The odds are my benchmark in gambling. Gambling on sports betting types. For slots, I prioritize luck which I don't force if there is no chance of winning.

Sports gamblers often make small odds the preferred number because the chances of winning are higher even though the failure or destruction of the betting list is also common.
For gamblers who are more focused on sports, they are very familiar with the quirks that will occur in the results.

When playing in crash and slots, chances of winning is very slim and does not guarantee you a sure outcome, I wonder why many players win much in blackjack, what's unique about it?

When gambling in sport, a simple analysis and predictions can set you up to a greater win, chances of winning is pretty much sure, I prefer sport betting over anything.

I prefer to work with chances than luck this is the reason why I play sports betting. Casino games are just based on luck asides from poker that's skilled based compared to others. Games like crash and slots are all centered around luck, this is the reason why I don't focus much on these game expect I'm just trying to have fun. In sports betting you have a chance of winning when you are the type of bettor that analyzes and carry proper research

I also prefer the chances. We will only know we are lucky if we won several times and less loses and we don't even know how long we will remain lucky until we became unlucky. Well, doing research would really increase our chances in winning but it doesn't really mean that we will surely win as it is also based on how lucky a person is but as I have explained that analysis could INCREASE the chance of winning but it's not all the time because even if you did some research but still loses in the end.

The first thing that someone has to understand is in which area they gamble. For instance, you can't measure chances when you are playing slots. You know that only luck can make a significant change, no matter what your strategy is. On the other hand, gambling on sports involves chances. You need luck as well, but the result isn't solely based on luck. So, my measurement goes accordingly with which area of gambling I play.

You will never get good success if you gamble based on the odds of the game. Whenever you participate in sports betting with your own analysis, you will have a much higher chance of winning through your own analysis. There are many people here who participate in betting without understanding and participate in betting by seeing the highest odds and later find out that they lost with the highest odds. So if you want to bet on sports, you must participate in betting by seeing your own analysis and low odds so that you can make your bet successful.

I think this is the thing
thrill comes from having uncapped possibility either of winning or of losing
if you have a set amount of risk you are willing to take and determine you're going to win X or lose 0.5x before entering the bet (or the trade) you will have way less excitement but on the other hand you'll suffer way less and have a more defined process for doing things

When we are not able to win even in a winning match. Then there is nothing but luck. In some cases, although we can use our skills in gambling, luck plays an important role in most places. Those who gamble should definitely gamble according to this fact. The results of some bets are such that it is difficult to believe even after seeing them with our own eyes. No matter how sure we are in every bet, there will be no chance to ignore luck. If you are lucky, then only you will be able to win.

it's really hard to win all the matches you play
it's normal to have a set win rate that is usually smaller than 80%, 60% could already be quite good
it'll vary from person to person and from game to game too

but some of the principles are the same for trading, investing, sports betting, direct gambling

It is true, luck is something that we should always have and want to be with us because it is what will make us win in any casino game, but in sports betting it is another thing, it is a thousand times better to make good strategies, very good analysis to win, wisdom is something that greatly influences sports betting, in casinos knowing strategies, tactics is good, but it does not guarantee winning, that is something we should not forget.

In my opinion, many times people make their impossible bets possible, and many times they lose despite having a chance of winning. I think gambling is basically based on luck. Those who have good luck can win big jackpots and win most of the time. Those who have bad luck get small wins and do not win big, but their chances are very low, like when I used to bet before, I lost most of the time and the number of losses is more than the number of wins. However, many times in sports betting, experience tells us which team will win and here the chances of winning are more than losing. However, in my opinion, it is not possible to win much without an experienced person in sports, so experience is also needed in gambling, only then the chances are high. Although every player has to be lucky to win big, no one wins much except the lucky one, luck is the most important thing in gambling.

There is uncertainty in everything and we should never forget this, luck is the most important thing in all cases.
Casino games are completely dependent on luck, and even in sports betting, the importance of luck cannot be denied.
No matter how much research you do on a game and make a decision, can it ever be certain?
We know very well that unexpected events can happen in every game at any moment that will completely change the outcome of the match.
So even in sports betting, even if you make a decision through deep research, it is never certain.
Luck is needed in all cases, so you should not expect too much from anything and should not take more risks than you can afford.

Having a strategy and conducting analysis to identify winning opportunities is one way to get closer to becoming a winner in a bet. It is not a guarantee of victory, but the effort is worthwhile for assessing future possibilities in our bets, enabling us to make informed decisions based on the data we have and, of course, the reasons why we are betting there.

Luck is quite complex; it’s an event that can’t be explained by logic in common terms. However, I believe that luck is when you know something and have the opportunity to obtain what you can during that opportunity; you can be considered lucky. This applies to football betting as well. For instance, if you know that in an upcoming match between Team A and Team B, one of the teams has internal conflicts that could disrupt their strategy, you can use that as an opportunity to your advantage.

It may depend on how much the bettor wants to win. For example, if someone wants to fulfill their dream, which requires a lot of money, then such a person should bet on small chances with a huge win.
But in most cases: I think it is better to bet on bets with a normal level of winning, even with not very large prize money, because then even psychologically the bettor will see a lot of winnings. And this will be morally pleasing. But the psychological component is also very important.

I agree with you sir, but In as much as strategy plays a vital role in aiding success in a game, luck will still speaks louder in most cases, in the best of my knowledge gambling is unpredictable, have seen a match were the lesser team with the bigger odd won the bigger team hand's down tell me who would have place his bet against the bigger team, so you see being lucky is also part of the game because so far as gambling is concerned nothing is certain it all depends  on how lucky you are that day.

What you said is true, almost all gambling games are influenced by luck. Even though we have quite good skills and strategies and can increase someone's chances of winning, however, the luck factor remains an element that cannot be ignored and is difficult for gamblers to avoid. And in many games, the outcomes can be very unpredictable, and even seemingly correct decisions can end up with undesirable results.

As long as people lose more than they win even in the so called "skill" games where to this I refer to sport betting and poker means that luck is relevant and it is the decisive factor I would say. For example you may have a lot of poker skills and a lot of patience but if it happens that you get a 2,3 pair of cards not much you can do, sure you may win one time with such cards but overall you will lose and this is crystal clear example that luck is the decisive factor in gambling. I have tried different so called strategies for many games in streaming services, a lot of them claim to be made to have a lot of variance and to somewhat make luck work for us, unfortunately no single of such strategies has worked, again emphasizing how important luck is in gambling, the decisive factor.

You are right, luck should not be undermined when it comes to gambling even though it's possible to win though skills. But relying on luck can be a problem because it's not possible to always be lucky. Those that play skilled based games have less losses compared to those that play games based on luck. Just like you said, good strategies can only increase your chances of winning but it's not guaranteed

You  are right, casino games doesn't require skills at all apart from the table and cards games like blackjack and poker, if someone is being deceived that they can use any strategy to win games like crash or plinko, they would just end up being bankrupt because these games are based on luck. Like you already said, sports betting require the bettor to have the knowledge of sports they want to bet on.

Therefore, when you decide to gamble, act responsibly by not going beyond the limits and boundaries you have set for yourself. In addition, risk management is just as important as budget management because it can help minimize losses, regardless of the luck and skill you have.

Speaking of surprises in gambling, I don't think they're surprising at all, because everyone has experienced them. Simply put, when your predictions are wrong, it can be considered a surprise. In conclusion, anyone who wants to have a fun experience gambling should not ignore their limits.

Maybe personally this is why i will still prefer to always go for sport bets in gambling, because its more of being tactical and developing a kind of skill and competence in gambling, which we should also try to understand the game we play and what it is made up of, as in the case of the examples you have given, talking about the kind of games like slot games which are more of luck, then table games like poker and black jack etc.

It's simple; the higher the dependency on luck, the more foolish the gambler is, and the lower the chance of winning, the less attractive the bet should be, and vice versa.

No need to waste money unnecessarily, so long as we can't control luck, why risk the game that will highly depend on it? This is why I like to lean more on sports betting, and in sports betting, I lean more on the 1x2 category. This is due to the fact that I want to lessen my dependence on luck with the help of the track record of the team and increase the chance of winning.

I totally disagree with your point. A gambler that depends on luck is not a foolish gambler rather he's someone I'll actually classify as a realistic gambler. There is virtually no gambling activity that doesn't involve luck because if it never involved luck it won't be regarded as gambling in the first place.

Getting accustomed with betting tactics doesn't necessarily mean you have a strategy that's guaranteeing your win it only makes you turn the odd for yourself as much as you can which in the end still could go sideways if you run out of luck.

The rules of trading are very distinct from gambling or sports betting...The only thing that's similar between them the fact that you have to take risks and also come up with ways that those risks can managed...the chances of being in control over the outcome of trading is about 40 percent when you are the type of trader that analyzes properly ..but in gambling there are lots of factors working against the gamblers

Everyone has their own style when it comes to betting. Since I don’t have much time to do research before placing bets on sport betting, I usually stick to games that rely more on luck than skill. Ideally, I’d like to develop both the skills and understanding needed to improve my chances, but I just don’t spend enough time on gambling to get there yet.

Gambling will always be a game of luck in the end. I do sportsbetting more often where I can analayze my chances of winning. But even if I analyze how strong or weak are the matches, there are really times where my prediction fails.

Luck-based games are much enjoyable if you do gambling only for fun while if you're after making some profit, games that relies on chances is better.

Perhaps you got me wrong there. For clarity, a gambler faced with a single game that is 100% luck-based has no choice, and such is not foolish gambling because he just wants to gamble, which is a different case. But foolishness comes in play if there are options where you need to choose between the game that is 100% luck-based and the one where your skills can still reduce the dependence on luck (no matter how little). Everyone knows that luck is always present in gambling, but the dependence on it varies in games.

Whenever I am too busy to analyze the match and do some research, I just bet one any team that is the favorite by the bookie and allow luck to do the rest for me. However, if I have enough time, I prefer doing my own research and analysis on the match that I want to bet on in order to have an edge than depending on pure luck.

Well, in my mind I know that all the games in a casino have a house advantage, that is, the chance of me winning is less than the chance of me losing.

So, instead of focusing on that, or luck, etc, I simply focus on which games I get the most fun at, and also how much time I can be entertained with a certain amount of money.

For example, I like playing games like craps and blackjack, because it's quite social, a bit slower, and I can usually find tables with low minimums and chat with people while playing.

On the other hand, slots and other games are not as fun for me and they can consume all my money in a few minutes.

You get the gist, and by the first approach, you are still applying wisdom. You didn't just place the bet randomly without any reason whatsoever, but at least followed the pattern of the bookie. Many people do that often, and they win. My experience has proven the same too. The favourites of the bookies are associated with low odds, and this tallies with my favourites in my own analysis, with over 90% analysed games, except those that are keenly contested with almost the same possibility to win.

Quite often, in gambling there’s a 50-50 chance of Winning and losing, but for me I first of all try as much as possible to select the best placed team if I’m betting between two teams especially in sports betting. I select the best placed team to win, I try to analyze their previous meetings and also consider their current form and then make my predictions to decide the team I’ll bet on. Even though I know anything is possible In gambling but most of the time you see that the best placed teams always comes out on top and that’s why for me I measure with my chances first and not just to rely solely on lucks.

When I place sports bets, I like to study the statistics of previous games, check the lineup, and consider the importance of the match. If I’m unsure about the odds, I’ll most likely avoid betting. Only if I want to watch the game and make it more exciting, I might place a small bet. I rarely go for pure luck, and usually, I don’t win that way.

City have put their interests in Tottenham on the table , I'm sure that Pep's vision is clearly in that decision, and City this time want to start with everything and leave no doubt that they can do it, Personally there are many Things that are Going to look much better About City , but for Now that sale is Closed and I don't think they will take any kind of Action.

This is just a common way for a bettor. Sure, it is important to check the stats of previous matches and know the possible lineup. It sometimes has a big influence for the next matches. However, sometimes players' mentality can change everything during the match. This is something difficult to predict or to analyze.

Of course, if you doubt it, you are better to avoid betting on the match. That's why most people only bet on the matches that they know well the teams playing for the matches. Even, some people bet on the favorite teams only. Yes, sports betting is about luck only, it also requires good analysis.

I personally believe in luck more than chance, especially since I enjoy slot gambling. So, there's no specific strategy for winning, and I'm not even sure there's a way to increase my chances of winning, so I rely solely on luck.

This was evident when I discovered that my balance, which had been down for a week, was only enough for one spin, and that was with the minimum bet. However, because luck was on my side, I clicked on it on a whim and got a free spin. Luckily, the win was quite substantial. This is why I believe that luck plays a bigger role.

Honestly, I've never gambled, so I can't say whether I prefer more risk or more security. But I found the way you compared it to sports betting very interesting, because it helps me better understand how it works.

In the case of casino games, is there really a strategy that increases the odds, or is it just luck?

And injuries, too. Don't forget about that. ;) We must check it all if we want to increase the chance of our winning. But you are right, if we are unsure about what we are going to bet, then we might as well just take a pass. It's not like there will be no other games the next day, and we will avoid losing something that could've been used for the next game to come.

Regarding luck-based games, I have played way too many slot games in different providers, and all I can say is that it can become a waste of money in the long run.

Small bets winning big and big bets winning none, is the crux of the discussion here, which only stamps the unpredictability of gambling games. There are instances of both and hence one should keep a limit as to what they are gambling with. Keep it limited to games you understand and games that you feel confident about and keep the budget on a limit too.

You cannot win every game and you will more likely lose more than you win which is why you should limit everything.

I bet majorly on sports betting, and i prefer picking big clubs with small odds because they have a higher chance of winning. Before i pick any big club with small odds in my bet, i will first of all check the team news if there's any injury in the team and i will also check the last 5 matches of the team to know if they have been winning their past matches so that i won't be deceived with small odds because most times small odds cut games in sports betting. And I used to predict unrealistic bet because if you are lucky it will play out and the bet you are more sure of won't play out.

Luck or chance depends on the type of gambling that you're engaged in, although no standpoint of viewing gambling can guarantee wins. If it's mostly casino games like slot then it is basically luck but if it is sports bet you can analyze the chances of winning your bet. Bettors who don't analyze games are depending on luck to win because they don't rely on statistics. Whatever strategy that you choose to measure, whether it's luck or chance remember that it is mostly luck that you need to win. Always use small amount to gamble, that is the only tool that you have a control over.

Luck, unfortunately, cannot be controlled and therefore all gamblers try to find some other levers with which they can achieve winning in gambling. And you are absolutely right that sports betting is a more controllable tool. Although in fact, we should not forget that in gambling there are card games, where the player can also make a very significant contribution to winning.
But in my opinion, those types of gambling where only luck controls the outcome of the game are needed simply for relaxation, and not for making money.

While gambling, I think I pay more attention to chances to win, then try to predict if I am lucky enough to win a bet. As a realist, I dont think how can I measure luck or rely on it. My honest answer would be I value time spent and emotions more than luck or chance to win. Within the topic, I pay more attention on % chance to win a bet, instead of thinking that, for example, I have lost several high risk bets, and not high rish bet is definitely going to win.

Honestly when I gamble basically sports betting I'm more intentional about my chances of winning than mere lucks cause I'm aware about the role luck plays in every game and when one bets it's best not to hope on luck cause you'll have your mind shipped so instead paying close attention to the chances of winning it's preferable as it gives you medium to know the level of risks you're taking and how to manage it properly.

Yes chances is the main thing because whenever I'm betting any game I will first of all no if I have a chance to win this game or not and if I see that there is no single thing that justify the game to be fruitful then I consider it inappropriate to use so actually between this two one is very ineffective in terms of results because it has high chance of losing than the other one, currently betting with chance has the highest usage because every gamblers want to make sure they no the games they are chosen that's why even if there was a high profile club the moment things began to go South for them that is how they will start being careful to bet them because the gamblers are considering the chances.

My measurements are on my risk tolerance, luck? I am not in control, chances? They can turn to bad luck, the only thing that I am in control of is my money, how much I am willing to risk and how many rounds I can go in a week, this is what I can control.

My gambling habit is neutral I don't expect anything to happen until it does, and I am not ready to be caught in the Web of emotions, this is the part why I choose to risk small amount of money always.

It's not worth it, because gambling doesn't always go the way you plan it, if money making is all you have in mind you are already in trouble, chasing wins and losses is what I scared the most with gambling.

The reality is that events that are rare can happen, but not very often.

The most typical scenario though, would be that the most probable outcome will happen. But you never know which will happen next.

Our minds didn't evolve to understand probabilities natively as we understand Newtonian physics.

I think that experience is often worthless in gambling regardless of luck or chance. In sports betting, experience is valued, but ultimately luck determines victory or defeat. In gambling, slot games are 100% luck based while in sports betting winning chance is same to experience and luck. No matter how you look at gambling statistics luck is a major factor in every scenario. When you bet on sports strategically you might think that the best team will win but it turns out that the team that perform best on the field always wins. Your observation and research of teams throughout the week can be considered useless simply because of luck. Many strong teams lose to weaker teams. That is why a recommendation is valuable. You said to always use a small amount of money for gambling this is the only way to minimize losses.

Gambling is a thing of luck winning bet game is something of luck having a smaller odd doesn't guarantee winning the smallest odd can fuck your bet slip up. Odds are just numbers given to teams base on their strength and how inform they think they are but football is sometimes impossible to predict correctly which team will win and not base on odd number again so this has made me not to go for a direct winning again when gambling because the team you hope on to win can disappoint at any time so i prefer going for other betting option than straight winning.

You made a great comment there, in most cases, most especially with slot and casino games , experience doesn't, really give you an edge cause those games are designed to run on pure chance, and no strategy can change that, with sport betting it's actually true that research and experience can help but just like you said luck actually do play a big role. So that's why to me betting small hell's and protect you from loosing heavily most especially when luck isn't coming your way.
It's actually safer that we have the mindset to take betting as a game for entertainment and not a way to be successful.

And I like to bet on a direct win, but I try to do it in those matches where there is an underdog and in my opinion the odds should not be so high. This kind of implies that I should win due to this, although of course my strategy is not very good, because losses happen more often, but at the same time I understand that this is part of the game and I need more situations. In addition, it is better not to rush and even if we doubt the bet, it is better not to make it, because in the future there will be much better situations from which we can get a win.

I will say one thing at the end of everything in this case that whether we bet on luck or chance is basically a big fact is how much of our fund we are using in that bet. Because even sports betting shows that here our results also depend on luck, and also sometimes we can also win based on chances, as you said in underdog situations.
But in the last match between Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano, we all assumed that Barcelona would win but the match ended in a draw. So whether we bet directly or based on luck, we should keep the amount within our limit and then place the bet.

I haven't bet on sports in a long time. I now much prefer casino games like slots, which don't have a win percentage, so we can't gauge how much we'll win if our predictions are correct. Essentially, if you stop when you're winning, that's your win amount.
But I don't really care about the outcome; I prefer the process, whether it's a pleasant or unpleasant experience. It really gets my adrenaline pumping and trains my self-control.

For casino games, we don't really need to measure the odds of winning. What we can feel is playing and enjoying the game. Let luck come, and we can have fun. But for sports betting, of course, there are many bettors who calculate the odds of winning rather than relying on luck.
Although some bettors certainly just bet randomly or only follow their friends' bets. They consider the odds because they have an understanding of what they are betting on. If they do not have that understanding, I think the bet would be the same as in a casino game.

Yes, but you have to know how to differentiate and be clear about our Possibilities , because at the end of the day we are the ones risking the money, and what we would lose would be our money, that is why currently even making Sports ads is delicate because any factor Influences a lot, on a personal level I have had many failures Because I have bet on teams that are very Strong and good to a Small team and as you say, the small and not so Famous one beat the one that has Everything.

Gambling always depends on luck, you will analyze your luck in different ways and decide what will happen. So since it is confirmed that winning in gambling will depend on your luck, you should not bet a large amount of money in gambling because if you lose, you will have to lose the money. Whether you win or lose, you have to enjoy everything. Why should you take risks and bet a large amount of money where there is no guarantee of winning? Despite understanding all these things, the only reason why you cannot stay away from gambling is emotion. No matter how much you understand the things, your greed will force you to think that if you gamble, you will win.

I tend to look at the odds, even though I know it's ultimately purely luck. I base my bets on the odds when I bet on sports. When I bet on slots, I have no way of knowing my true chances; it's a game where I rely entirely on luck. So I don't think there's a definitive answer to the question in the topic's title.

This is about the bettor and not the bet itself. People that are very experienced in gambling don't even look at the odd, they look at possible outcome and not things that are unrealistic. If they see that team A has high chance of winning team B, they will take team A with small odd than take risk that isn't possible. They can go for other options that are best for the game even if it's not enough to give them something, the reward to risk is always small.

Luck is one thing you need but you need gambling survival skills, you can have survival skills and not be luck and you are gong to make your money but if you can't have luck and no skill and expect to win. This is what many people don't understand with gambling. There is no way you are going to gamble and think you are going to have it easy, luck will only comes when you have already master the skills, you wouldn't expect luck but it will becoming your way.

Well said,Gambling always circles back to luck no matter how much experience someone has slot games are completely random and even sports betting where research and strategy can add some edge still depends heavily on unpredictable factors injuries bad calls weather or simply an underdog outperforming on the day experience might improve judgment but it can’t remove the role of chance. Keeping bets small is really the only safe approach it helps minimize losses and keeps the activity in the realm of entertainment rather than a financial plan when seen as just a game it’s easier to accept both wins and losses without letting emotions take over the danger starts when people believe they can outsmart systems designed to favor the house.

Treating gambling as entertainment instead of a path to success is the healthiest mindset it protects from unrealistic expectations and prevents disappointment from turning into deeper problems balance discipline and perspective are what keep the experience safe. Another thing is knowing when to walk away because chasing losses only makes things worse the more someone tries to win back what they lost the deeper they usually fall gambling is supposed to be fun not a source of stress or debt so setting limits on time and money before even starting is one of the best habits to develop. In the end luck will always decide the outcome no matter the strategy or experience so the best approach is to enjoy the moment play within limits and never expect gambling to be a solution for financial goals that way the enjoyment stays while the risks are controlled.

I am trying to unpack the differences between luck and chances but can't figure it out yet. I hope someone here gives an explicit explanation to what luck means in gambling and what chances mean in gambling. Regardless, it depends on what kind of gambling you're engaged in. There are some people who are more accustomed to sport betting while there are those who are more accustomed to slots and casinos as well as those who play the both. Slots and casinos are more relied upon ones luck, which does not have any real and serious link with one's experience but if you know how to take good chances in sports betting, you will have the chance to win games you're sure of.

There is no chances in gambling  but they are all luck. Gambling were saying that there are some games that are for chance which are poker and sports betting which I might not agree with. If you are not lucky in sports betting, the team you trust most would disappoint you and many gamblers who have given serious faith on their strong teams have been disappointed in one way to another.
Poker game is the worst, so all games from my end needs lucky to win.

I gamble to win but I know that the chances of winning is too small so I do not put much of my hope in the game as I know that I will not win. I will not win if I am concentrating on the winning, I can only win when I just gamble. My chances of winning is too small but I don't know for other gamblers if there's is not same as mine.

That is also a good way to make a bet, the strong team get the small odds the the small team get the big odds, big team normally win the all teams that is why they have small odds.

The most important thing to realize about gambling is that it is entirely dependent on chance.  Forget about analyzing their previous experiences and assuming that their current performance is a result of their good luck.  Because all of your predictions will fail if you are unlucky, sometimes what experts say when it comes to gambling. It's highly important to rely on luck because it comes before the chances you measure initially. This is because there are instances in which you can pick all the top teams in the betting and the strongest team will end up losing.

I think it depends on the situation, the teams, the players, the conditions, and so many other metrics. Making bets on the same result or the same type constantly is not a good way, one should always experiment with other options if they think the chances of them getting them right are higher. If I know that both teams playing a game have equal chances or strength, and that the game can end in a draw, I will probably choose that option, or maybe if you know one team is generally stronger, but the other might score goals as well, you should go for both teams scoring at least one goal, etc.

Sports betting is all about understanding the sport and then having enough understanding of how the bets work, and a good strategy is also important for deciding what bet you are going to make for each game that you wish to bet on. Relying on luck in sports betting is a bad option, because you will most probably lose most of the matches if you are just making random picks and thinking that you will win if luck favours you.

Personally, I honestly don't really think about the chances of winning big or small. For me, betting is more about entertainment and a passion for a particular type of game. So, I usually play games I genuinely enjoy, whether it's slots, crash, or sports betting. It feels different when we play games that make us happy, even if we end up losing.

The thing is, if we're only chasing the chance of winning big, we can sometimes become too serious, easily disappointed, and even stressed if the results don't meet our expectations. But if we play a game we truly enjoy, the feeling of "winning" isn't always about money or a big jackpot. Sometimes it's simply about successfully playing according to our gut feeling, or simply enjoying the moment when the game goes according to expectations. For me, winning or losing is a bonus. The important thing is that I can feel satisfied with the game I choose.

It depends on the game I play. If I bet on sports, I rely more on chance, and the same goes for poker. However, when I play other games, I rely more on luck even though there is a chance. To play against the machine, I prefer luck.

I play slot games a lot and also Plinko. I so much enjoy the fun in the slot games, coupled with the sound mechanism, or sound system, as it gives me that fun-filled atmosphere to be in the game spirit. I do not play games for luck and chances, I play games for fun, and I do that in my leisure time, so I can enjoy the fun vibes and all of that satisfaction the game comes with.

However, if I win, I take it as a plus and a bonus for playing the game that day, but if otherwise, it does not bother me because from the onset, I play for fun, not for luck to make money from gambling.

Football is not even something someone will place a bet on without knowing what you are doing and wanting to depend on luck alone. Anyone who wants to depend on luck will go for luck-only-based games, which are only found in slots, random picking for football matches, and making your guess, which will most likely lead to losing. It's better you know what you are doing even if you are unsure of your prediction than going in blindly.

That's why you can never bet on your luck in sports betting like football and cricket. It's not a bet that depends solely on luck. Football and cricket mainly depend on team strength, the venue of the football match, player changes, player arrivals, all these factors. Therefore, betting on football and cricket based on guesswork cannot be expected to produce accurate results. If you want to bet on football and cricket, you must first analyze the team and have enough information before placing your bet.

For sports bettors relying on chances would be plausible than luck although luck can be very useful to winning games especially matches you didn't thought of going your way. Taking chances in sports betting by using the single bet approach by picking one team with the home advantage and stands a better chance of winning the match in all ramifications against their opponent. It's understandable that the better looking team doesn't always win but they have the tendency of winning more often than not.

Well, although I play to entertain myself, I still chose the game that somehow I have a high chance to win. That's why I rarely play slots. I prefer live games like baccarat or blackjack. But it doesn't mean i'm too hopeful to win, it's just that, I like the game wherein my funds can last longer and I won't get busted early.

Some years ago, when I was active in sports betting as a student, I had an experience I would never forget and after that incident, I stopped playing small odds and it was when I started seeing some wins or at least 3 out of my 5 accumulations play in every ticket.

The experience was using small odds to boost my multiplier. I selected 5 matches with normal or moderate odds and I decided to increase the multiplier;
I added Bayern munich to win with 1.21 odds,
I also added Manchesty city to play over 0.5 goals with 1.11 odds
Lastly, I added Barcelona to win with 1.09 odds

All the matches played, except Barcelona. I was sad and imagined why 7 predictions happened and rubbish 1.09 odds ended my joy. That was when I decided not to play more than 4 games in a ticket and I don't play odds not more than 1.5 anymore.

Indeed, as adding to that aside from a chance that you may win some the entertaining factor really adds up each time you play, and as you mentioned you may extend your stay since you have a better understanding if how the game works and how you'll play wiser even though in such type of gambling where luck play more compared with any strategy and patterns that might been used before, still the enjoyment especially when you walk out with some decent winnings.

Everyone is free to make their choice and there is nothing wrong with what you choose because it is a fact that ending the game with a win is much more fun, I also sometimes choose the type of game that has a high chance of winning, honestly I like your approach because you choose one of the games that does not make you find the results quickly, because that way you will feel entertained for longer without making another deposit, oh yes sometimes I also play slots but honestly this is one type of game that drains my money very quickly, in just a matter of minutes I can lose tens of dollars.

Except of course the gambler is a beginner who knows very little or nothing about gambling and just wish to test his luck by making some lucky picks, I can remember doing that in my early days as a gambler, I knew absolutely nothing about sports gambling, but since people around me were gamblers, i was quite curios to give it a try, and my first attempt were lucky picks, i knew absolutely nothing about what i was doing but still made the picks anyways, and even if it didn't turn out successful, but it kinda gave me a sort of insight and gradually, i got better in making analysis.

As you have said, before we can even gamble or consider what to do, we have to understand which game specifically are we playing and why are we so interested in playing it, do we have an experience on it before or not, lastly, we can also asked ourselves well if the game is all about luck or we have to acquire some experience in playing it, because all these aspects are very important to put in check in other to avoid bad impression while playing games that may not be suitable to our personal abilities.

You're right. Don't place bets on the basis of luck when you do not understand the gameplay. It will be like working on gullibility. You don't bet on what you're ignorant about. For football games, you study clubs based on their performances in the current or previous seasons, you study the strength of the squad depths and the new transfers of players or manager they've brought on board then compare and contrast with the opponent's performance, strategy and squad depths before taking your final decision in playing your bets and how many odds you are sure to have on the games.

Always avoid using emotions and overconfidence when staking your money and placing your bets because you might end up in a deeper mess when your sought after club or fails to the other side.

Yes, I think that the emotions that betting creates are what keeps us there the most and the activation of adrenaline, which is something that never fails to keep us going to play, of course when greed comes in, avarice, these are feelings that can hurt us, when we play we always want to win, that is something that cannot be denied, but we have to understand that in the game things do not happen as one wants.