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1841  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: It's safe to say - gambling is a guy thing. on: October 07, 2023, 07:39:23 AM
I don't know exactly why but it is a fact. I very rarely see women gambling but when they are gamblers they are usually very good. but the most reasonable reason behind this is that women hate gambling, especially if they are married, because in their point of view it is a game that costs a lot of money.

It is also possible that women gamble behind the scenes, meaning we never know who is gambling at the back of the computer screen. It can be a man or it can be a woman too. Yes, only the majority of gamblers are men, but since online gambling has evolved, nothing can be said with certainty.

Maybe those casinos that are very strict in maintaining the KYC data can give first hand information as to what numbers of the gamblers are registered as male gamblers and what numbers are registered as female gamblers.

In general, since we see male gamblers dominating in the physical casino, we believe that female gamblers are very low in number.
1842  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: {ODI World Cup 2023 Prediction Pool🏆} & Discussion Thread on: October 07, 2023, 05:04:59 AM
we already have 6 member while 2 of our members confirmed his participation and soon will sent his fees

Well, may we know if you have given the Suberbru link to those two participants as well who have promised to join but have not paid the fee yet?

The reason for asking is that if they do not have the link and haven't started actively betting on the matches, it will be quite hard to catch up if they join late. If they already participating, then it's okay.  Smiley
1843  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Lets discuss Poker on: October 07, 2023, 03:18:01 AM
I really want to learn this game of poker among the card games of gambling, aside from blackjack. I picked up how to play blackjack a bit faster than poker, maybe because it's easier to understand. But I think poker is more exciting.
I've played poker before, but only the free-to-play versions on mobile games. There are various forms of it, but Texas Hold'em is said to be the most widely recognized version. They say playing it is a combination of skill, strategy, and psychology. Memorizing poker hands is easy enough, but what confuses me are the betting rounds: check, bet, raise, and fold.

Since Poker is a bit of a strategy-based game, once you know how to play poker and you start playing it, your interest in poker increases with time and at one point you may feel that you can quit other casino-based games and play only poker. This is one of the interesting games and most gamblers just don't play it because they lack the knowledge of it.

Once you play a few games, you will easily understand terms like raise or fold etc. When I started Poker, I felt hard to remember different Poker hands but now all these things are at my fingertips.
1844  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🌀 [banned mixer] - CONTEST ICC MENS WC 2023 AND DISCUSSION | Free Entry on: October 07, 2023, 02:25:51 AM
Two interesting encounters. Bangladesh should comfortably defeat Afghanistan while South Africa should easily defeat Sri Lanka.

Let's see how these matches turn out to be. Whether they will be easy wins for the teams or maybe we see a close match between them.

My Predictions are as follows.

Ban vs Afg

Toss win: AFG
Match win: Ban
Best batsman: Litton Dus
Best bowler: Muhammad Nabi

Sl vs RSA

Toss win:   RSA
Match win: RSA
Best batsman: Kusal Mendis
Best bowler: Dunith Nethmika Wellalage
1845  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can Gambling affect your relationship? on: October 06, 2023, 05:19:24 PM
Any addiction would affect relationship.
All sorts of addiction would consume your time, attention and money so of course it would greatly affect your relationship.
Even if those who are addicted would explain it there are some who wouldn't even understand it.

Since we are focusing on gambling addiction here, I would say that every gambling addiction may have different effects on the relationships with families. Some may have intense reactions and other family members may have moderate reactions when they see that one of the adults (who is responsible for running the house expenses is losing money in gambling.

Once I heard the story of a husband, who was addicted to gambling and when her wife wanted to stop him, he even convinced her (as he won a few games and showed how easy it is to make money) and now both of them gamble together.  Wink

My point here is that it all depends from person to person and what gambling experience one has with him over the weeks and months.
1846  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: {ODI World Cup 2023 Prediction Pool🏆} & Discussion Thread on: October 06, 2023, 04:57:52 PM
The prediction game isn't going to be enjoyable with the 6 participants.
I disagree. Even 2 participants are enough as long as they regularly discuss stuff which contributes to fun and entertainment basically.

If multiple users participate in a prediction pool, that prediction pool becomes very enjoyable but because we have only 6 participants in this pool, the fun is a little less.
Fun factor definitely increases with more participants, but 6 participants is still enough for entertainment purposes as long as they debate regularly. It's odd seeing the op of this thread himself not actively discussing matches.
I completely agreed with @Haunebu here we need good activity specially with OP need to be active but sadly nothing good happening now we have two matches with one upset and one regular result and more action coming in tomorrow matches as first will be played between Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, and then we have another exciting encounter between Sri Lanka vs South Africa for me in these matches Afghanistan and South Africa are the winners with narrow wins.

Don't know if i made the right decision to leave this paid pool for this World Cup and participate in the other pool that is also running and there the participation is free of cost.

I also see that OP isn't actively participating in this pool and hence the participants are also complaining about it. If you see the other pool, there is too much activity and the OP of that pool is leading from the front, keeping the interest alive for everyone.

Also, will Royse be sponsoring this event? If yes, at least, the participants may have something to cheer about as they will be wiling to be active because of the high prize money.
1847  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A Lady Cried After Losing to Sports Bet. Gambling is Not Your Mate. on: October 06, 2023, 04:45:11 PM
I worry a little bit about gambling in third world countries and how it will affect the people there. It seems like the potential to make a lot of lives worse is there and marketing to them via streamers making millions of dollars is probably not the most ethical thing in the world, but you hope that education will keep them from taking risks they cannot afford.

In the third world countries, there is more poverty and the chances of gaining money or changing lifestyles are very rare therefore even if people know the risks involved in gambling they will still take the risks. They have no option but to go for the kill, even it if it is a do or die situation for them, they will still risk it.

Even if gamblers from the third world, read these stories of unsuccessful attempts to make money, this will not let them back away. They have no other hope and their only hope remains with gambling. This becomes even more true for those who do not have any skills to get money, they only need to gamble and that's the only way they have to make money.
1848  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: October 06, 2023, 04:04:46 PM
Netherlands need 162  runs in 25 overs to win. It is difficult for a team like Netherlands. And the opposing Pakistan bowlers are very experienced. And today their performance is very controlled. We haven't seen many good performances from Pakistan's batsmen. Even then they managed to settle down a target of 287 runs. If the bowlers can continue bowling under control, it will not be difficult for Pakistan to win.

Haris Rauf took two wickets in an over and the balance of the game shifted again in Pakistan's favour. I guess, at one moment it seems that Vikramjit Singh and Bas de Leede would take the game away from Pakistan and that innings by both of these players looked a bit threatening.

Anyways, Pakistan were able to bowl them out in 200 odd runs and they won the match by approx. 80 runs. Saud Shakeel was the player of the match as he made 62 runs in only 52 balls earlier in the afternoon today.
1849  Economy / Gambling / Re: make some developments related gambling on: October 06, 2023, 02:34:10 PM
The speed and the growth of the online casinos are the result of the new technology and the new digital economic and marketing strategy or system. Since cryptocurrency is not a physical cash to give to the casino slot, spin, and sportsbooks agents and everything is done in a digital way then gamblers also find themselves on the new trend so everything is now online. They book games online, bet, predict and play games online so the developers have also noticed that and increasing their investment on that aspect.

In business you invest where people always use you product and physical casinos are not making money like the online casinos so everyone is using online now.

For sure, the main contributor for gambling adoption massively is due to the fact that crypto currencies have made the gambling accessibility to everyone and now we do not need a credit card linked with a bank account to connect it to the gambling site in order to gamble. One just need some cryptocurrency , an account on the gambling site and that's all.

Even there are many gambling sites that do not ask for KYC and it opens the door for the minors to access the gambling platforms. Although i don't like that minors get into gambling but it also contributes on overall gambling adoption.
1850  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: October 06, 2023, 01:40:41 PM
Pakistan team in deep trouble. They have lost 6 wickets so far and net score is just 188. It looks like that Pakistan won't be able to play there full 50 overs quota today. Saud Shakeel and Rizwan are the top scorer with 68 runs each. This is not a good start of the tournament from Pakistani side, with this batting they won't be able to progress much further in the tournament.

They have recovered a bit and the score for them is 286 runs for all wickets down. Pakistan may be able to make a score which they will be able to defend against the weak batting side of Netherlands.  Special thanks to Mohammad Rizwan  and Saud Shakeel who made 68 runs each. Also we see some batting by the bowlers like Shaheen Shah Afridi and and Haris Rauf which helped Pakistan reached a reasonable score.

Netherlands are 52 runs with two wickets down. I don't see them winning from here. I guess Pakistan will easily win this match. I hope no one bet on Netherlands today.

1851  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🌀 [banned mixer] - CONTEST ICC MENS WC 2023 AND DISCUSSION | Free Entry on: October 06, 2023, 07:09:08 AM
Easy prediction and I am not expecting any crazy upsets here. Pakistan performed well in the warmups despite their crappy performances in the Asia Cup.

I would also think that there will be no upset and it will be an easy win for the Pakistan team. Betting on NZ is taking undue risk which may not pay off. So sticking to the basics here.

Netherland Vs Pakistan

Toss Win: Netherlands
Team Win: Pakistan
Best Batsman: Babar Azam
Best Bowler: Shaheen Afridi
1852  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: October 05, 2023, 05:53:07 PM

I do not see any possibility of defeat of New Zealand. They are going to win the match easily. They collected 187 runs after losing only 1 wicket in 25 overs. Will young was the first to return to the dressing room. But COnway and Rachin Ravindra are playing brilliantly. Conway remained unbeaten on 98 and Ravindra on 87. New Zealand need only 96 runs in 25 overs.
The first match of the World Cup I thought would be very competitive. Also I thought England team as favorite. Because England played very well in the last series against New Zealand and won the series. It was totally unexpected that England would perform so poorly today.
Yes exactly they played really well in the series but here in ICC World Cup's first match England is looking weak and New Zealand is now much stronger as compare to the England team. According to the current situation New Zealand made 209 runs in 28 overs and they need 74 runs in 21 overs. Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway partnership is going well. Devon Conway already made his century and Rachin Ravindra is very close to it. And I am sure thay he will also complete the 100 runs soon.
First match of World Cup tournament has been ended and this match was very interesting and exciting. If we see that New Zealand played very outstanding and they perform same as in previous matches of warm up. But I also expected that England also play good but they disappointed their fans and everyone believe that England will win this match easily and they have strongest team ever. New Zealand defend the target of England 282 runs which is not much high but normal target. In warm up matches, New Zealand defend high target gearter than 300 and also give more than 350 runs target to their opponent team. Great job New Zealand team and especially Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra batting performance and their remarkable partnership both players completed their century and also credit of this winning match goes to Rachin Ravindra because they made 123 runs and also took 1 wicket.

Well, we all know by how much big margin the New Zealand team won today. They really took revenge of the last World Cup finals where the England team defeated them and won the title.

The partnership between Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway was amazing. Although Devon Conway made 152 runs but man of the match was Rachin Ravindra who made 123 runs in the partnership. I think he was awarded the player of the match because he also took 1 wicket in the match.
1853  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Hypothetical Question on: October 05, 2023, 05:34:41 PM
If someone told you a guaranteed sports bet that had a 100% chance of winning, how much would you bet on it?

If you had a $10,000 bankroll, would you go all in? We’re talking 100% can’t lose bet.

Would you take out a loan? How would you go about acquiring a large sum of money if you didn’t have the capital.

Let’s say the match is starting 24 hours from now, what would be your plan to maximize your profit?

Asking for a friend  Wink

There is no sport where a 100% winner is guaranteed. Even if you know which of the teams will win the game, it is not advisable to go all in on that bet. What if, on that day, the results came unexpectedly, the team that was supposed to win and everyone was hoping to win would end up on the losing side?

If that is a bad luck day for you and you had gone all in, and you lose that bet, its scary to even imagine this situation.

I would only ask one question, if the result is 100% granted, why not each and every human being on earth sell all their assets and put all their money on that bet? I wish betting and gambling was so easy  Roll Eyes
1854  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: October 05, 2023, 12:10:42 PM
England was off to an excellent start, but then New Zealand came back to the game strongly with 4 quick wickets. England were 64/1, but now they are struggling at 125/4. And we know how the pitch at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad behaves. Anything less than 300 is not going to be enough for the team that is batting first. Joe Root and Jos Buttler are at the crease right now, and they are trying to rebuild the innings. If they can get Poms to 200 by the 35th over without losing any further wickets, then there is a good chance that England may end up with a good total.

England team were able to make 282 runs after being put into bat by the New Zealand team. This can be a competitive score if England can take quick wickets when they come out to bowl. However, on the other hand, New Zealand will also fancy their chances to win this match as the score is not so big that it can’t be chased. Just need a good startup partnership and the match will be under their control.

Joe Root really played well and score 77 runs in 86 balls.  Jos Buttler scored 43 runs in 42 balls. Almost every batsmen from England stayed on the crease and made some runs for their team.

Matt henry took three wickets while Mitchell Santner and Green Philips took two wickets each from England team. Overall, I think both teams played well.
1855  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How do you manage greed to place your bet on: October 05, 2023, 10:55:57 AM
Lets discuss wisely and if something related to this post please point it out.. Maybe would devote time to study what has been written over there.
I think greed is a trait shared by all gamblers. I'm sure all gamblers have had such experiences and we should learn from them. Often when we place a bet with a small amount it turns out it goes according to plan and when we increase the bet it turns out we lose and all that is left is regret.

Sometimes I make targets, how many winning targets I want to achieve. If the target has been met I will withdraw all or part of the money. Then I will play the remaining money that I have withdrawn so that when loses comes I don't lose my capital
Yes, gamblers have experienced experiences like that, but many gamblers still have not learned from their experiences and are still trapped in that greed. They forget what they have experienced so they have to lose a lot of money because their greed encourages them to continue gambling.

I have also had experiences where after playing several rounds but not winning, I increased the bet in the hope that I could win. But that also didn't help me to win but instead, I got bigger losses. But if you set a winning target that you have to achieve, it often makes it difficult for you to achieve it because you might experience defeat before you can win, which often frustrates you.

yes.. I often do that, when my target hasn't been achieved I keep playing and hope that my target is achieved but everything runs out before I reach the target.

It is difficult to find a definite formula so that we can control finances and greed. Maybe we can only use feelings, if we feel that our luck is not good, we should stop playing and withdraw the remaining money before it is all gone. But it is always easier to say and very difficult to practice.

If we only lets things depends upon our feelings , then I am afraid that we would not be able to make accurate decisions. Why we put our finicials descions to be decided on our feelings? We cannot rely on our feelings as they may vary depending upon our mood.

A better approach is to make a plan for gambling. A plan where we know that after certain money lost we will quit for the day. No matter what happens, we will stick to our plan. This is the only way to remain safe in gambling.
1856  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: October 05, 2023, 10:15:08 AM
Today is the third match of the t20 series, Australia Women vs West Indies Women. The team that can win the final match of this t-20 series today will win the series. We have seen the previous two matches of this series between West Indies Women's team and Australia Women's team. The result of the previous two matches is 1-1. So today's final match looks like it will be a close fight. The last match of t-20 series has already started. After losing the toss in this match, the Australian women's team is batting first. Australia women's batting is off to a good start. Now let's see how responsible Australia women's batsmen can be to maintain this good
Look like people are not interested in this match as we are having the first match of the world cup in progress at the same time. In the match today, Australian women team made 190 runs with 9 wickets down. This is indeed a good score and in normal circumstances, the Australian team should win this match.

Tahlia McGrath scored 65 runs while Ellyse Perry made 40 runs. Most of the batsmen scored quick runs and due to this reason the team was able to make 190 runs. From  West Indies team, Shamilia Connell took 3 wickets and was the best bowler from their team.

In response, West Indies women have made 19 runs with no wickets down. The captain Hayley Matthews is playing at 14 and look determined to chase this total. Lets see how the team plays , however at the moment they are slow on run rate.
1857  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: October 05, 2023, 07:43:01 AM
The first match of the world cup will get underway in around 1 hour from now, and it will be played between the defending champions (England) and the runners-up (New Zealand). I am one of those guys who want New Zealand to win, purely because England stole the world cup back in 2019. The memories are still fresh and today it is going to be payback time for Ben Stokes and company. And fortunately this match is taking place in Ahmedabad. No rains are predicted for the next 7 days, so we don't need to worry about rain interruptions.

Yes, today is a big day as the world cup will start today at Ahmedabad, a match between England and New Zealand. It is yet to see if this would be a repeat of last world cup final between the two teams and can New Zealand win this match and take revenge of their defeat in the last world cup. Also it was very heart broken for the New Zealand fans as they reached the WC  finals for the first time and they lost.

On the other hand, England will be looking to start with a win and continue the happy memories of the Last world cup, where they won the cricket world cup for the very first time in history. Can they win this time too and make it a consecutive world cup title. A lot of actions to be seen in the next couple of months.
1858  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: October 05, 2023, 07:25:14 AM
In today's 2nd T20 match of Australia Women vs West Indies Women team, West Indies Women team won the match by 7 wickets. Australia Women team came out to bat first and set a target of 212 runs in 20 overs. At first I thought this run was right for Australia Women team to win.  Runs were scored but West Indies Women team won this run very easily. Enjoyed a very nice match between two teams. I placed a bet against West Indies Women team in this match. I did not win in this match today.

Amazing come back from WI in 2nd T20I to level the series 1-1. Honestly I was not expecting such performance from WI-Women team since its not easy to beat  Australian women's team. Credit for today's victory goes to Hayley Matthews and Stafanie Taylor who both have a partnership of 174 runs. Now WI have a great chance to win a T20I series on Australia soil.

The third  T20 between West Indies Women team and the Australian women team will commence in about one hours from now. This match is important in a sense that both the teams have one match each and this is T20 series decider match.

The first match was won comfortably by the Australian women team as they won it by 8 wickets.

The second match won by West Indies and that too by 7 wickets and it was a very close match.

I am expecting to be a thriller in today’s match too. It would be an history if West Indies women team can win this one on the Australian soil.
1859  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Are successful gamblers seen as addicts? on: October 05, 2023, 04:50:55 AM
Knowing and playing the game wisely is crucial. Here's something. Someone who regards gambling like an ATM is setting themselves up for a fall. You know what's fun? Playing it like a game. Have you ever played for fun without expectations? The sweet place. Think about it. Playing a friendly game with friends isn't always about winning big. You're there for fun, company, and thrills. The same with gambling. For fun, you're winning. If everyone treats gambling as a game rather than a money-making machine, won't we hear less humorous stories of over-the-top gambles? A thought! Fun and games till someone goes broke. Play safe.
It is surprising how many gamblers decide to willingly ignore that fact since it is obvious they are aware of it, some of the best sessions people will experiment are those in which they were with their friends and they were not really thinking about winning and they simply were having fun.

But when gamblers are alone they forget about this and instead they try to obtain profits at all costs, and this is something that will only happen once in a while.

Most of the time, the gamblers will think that they are playing for fun. They may present themselves in front of thier friends and families that they gamble for entertainment, but actually they do it for money.

This behaviour from gambling addicts is seen because the gamblers want other people to realise that they are not seriously involved in gambling, so their near and dear ones do not take action to restrict the gambling access to them.
1860  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Will you gamble till old age or not on: October 04, 2023, 04:22:18 PM
Age does not matter in gambling and I think that if your relationships are more important than gambling then you can left gambling at any age. But if you give more importance to gambling then it become addiction for you and you cannot eliminate this routine.

I don't gamble and will not continue it because I cannot think about such habit which is full of risk.  I think from very initial stage you have to take interest in your children's take care because once they ramble then advising them is not possible.

One cannot think about future correctly because mind of a person can change anytime, may be he understand the things untimely and left it on time and may be he never understands that how intoxicated it is so he will never think about leaving it in any age.
Age is not a problem in gambling, but if you are wise, you will think that everything is over and now is the time to leave all the pleasures of life. After all, we have experienced it from the most difficult to the easiest, and it will be a memory that will not be forgotten. But if you still decide to gamble when you are old, that is also up to you because gambling or not at all is each person's choice, and everyone has the right to choose.

And it's best if someone can change their thinking as they get older, especially if their children are adults. Perhaps they will see that we are still gambling at our age and advise us to just stop gambling and enjoy our old days well. By stopping gambling, we can avoid many problems that can arise from gambling, and it will also be good for our relationship with our family.
Age is not a problem for gambling but getting money for gambling can be a big hurdle for old people. If the old people ask from their children for money to gamble, I don't think children will give money to their parents for gambling. This may even destroy many relationships between the aged and younger people at the house.

If you are aged and you have money with you after retirement, you can enjoy gambling but if you do not have the money, consider it as your fate and do not argue with your near and dear ones to provide you with finances to gamble.
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