Another topic from the "golden advice series." If you feel addicted, talk to someone.
It's pretty much like telling someone, if you're getting abused by your husband, leave the house and get help.
If you feel sad, go meet some friends and you're going to feel better.
If you get addicted to drugs or alcohol, go to a rehab and they'll help you.
Thanks for saying the obvious, OP. I'm sure this saved some addicted gamblers from falling deeper into the bottomless pit of addiction.
What you just said about addicted gamblers getting help by talking to people around them is absolutely true but one big challenge that makes most of the the addicted gamblers not disclose their gambling habits to anyone is because of the fear for being harshly judged. The world of today are filled with people who would rather judge someone for his shortcomings instead of helping the person to overcome his predicaments. It's the stigmatization that comes with opening their addiction in gambling that stops a lot of addicts from telling anyone. |
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I don't think that Nice can even cause any problems for PSG because we know Nice is not a team at the same level as PSG and these two teams are obviously got a much different amount of budget. In fact, Nice didn't buy superstar players as PSG did or they don't have a famous coach like Enrique in their team and this is a good reason for us to say Nice can only race with PSG but at the end of this season, again, PSG is going to win the French League title and Nice can try for the second place of the table.
Totally agree with what you're saying, PSG is like a football powerhouse with a bigger budget getting all those superstar players and a famous coach, surely PSG is going to win the league again and again. Nice might find it hard to compete at that level i mean Nice has no chance to challenge PSG. but it's interesting that it's gunning for that second spot. Nice is currently one of the most consistent teams in the French Ligue 1 title but unfortunately for them, they're sharing the same league with Paris Saint Germaine who are absolutely better than Nice when it comes to quality of players and general performance and that's why many are of the opinion that Nice doesn't stand a chance to win the league title ahead PSG. Paris Saint Germaine I think have found the best playing pattern that'll help bring out the best from the entire squad. |
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I don't know for sure how many Real Madrid players will be out through injury until January, but losing Bellingham, Camavinga and Vinicius will have a negative impact on their performance. Barcelona experienced the same case due to player injuries, but currently most of its players have recovered even though they have to find their form again after a long absence.
Girona can capitalize on this calamity facing the other teams and make sure that do not loose any other games for the period and weeks tha Real Madrid will be struggling. There is a sense of teamwork among the Girona players, and a sense of possibility, so they can actually keep playing thos season without loosing any more games. Real Madrid's next game is an away game to 16th place Cadiz, that game should not be the game where Real Madrid should start loosing points. Girona can even win the game against Athletic Club in the next week they have. But the fact about Girona is I think they are going to lose their place and this team doesn't have the enough potential to be at the top of the La Liga table at the end of this season. Other teams with the much better players and more investments couldn't have this good performance and I'm wondering how a team like Girona can be in the first place in the league. Undoubtedly, Girona doesn't possess the kind of quality players and depth in squad like that of the other big teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid but the club's manager has helped build the team to become one of the best in the country at the moment . Many are of the opinion that Girona aren't gonna be as competitive as they are currently till the end of the season. While many are waiting for the decline in form of Girona, they might pull a big surprise by winning the the league at the end of the season. |
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Sancho and Antony are two names that I think Man United should be ready to cut losses on these two deals.
It is already certain that Jadon Sancho is going to leave Manchester United in January, either on loan or in a permanent deal, after the fall out with manager Erik Ten Hag, there is definitely no way back for Sancho into the Manchester United team, he has been completely separated from the team and has even been removed from the players' Whatsapp group chat, his agent must be looking for a new club for him already. That being said, i don't think United would be ready to sell Anthony now, he has greatly underperformed, but they bought him for quite a lot of money and no team would even be willing to pay half of that money for Anthony, they would give him more time or send him out on loan next summer, it all depends on how he performs from now until the end of the season. The current issue between Manchester United boss Erik Ten Hag and their winger Jadon Sancho escalated to this point because of the fact the player's arrogance and that I think is an attribute that should be found among a young footballer of Sancho's age. After the alleged altercation between the player and the manager happened, the manager demanded an apology from the young star as the only solution to whichever problem they were having and the only thing that can make him recall Sancho back to the club but unfortunately, he proved too stubborn to apologise. He's surely gonna leave during the January transfer window |
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In some nations it's 18 and in some it's 21. I think 18 is enough, like for example in the USA kids could go to college and live all by themselves and could end up studying whatever the yare going to be in the future, and could even buy guns, and yet the yare not capable of getting a beer without permit, like there needs to be someone older with them. I am sorry, but when you are 18 and at college, being able to buy a gun and not being able to buy a beer seems like weird.
Same goes for gambling, they can't gamble, but they are capable of making their lifelong decision on what they want to major, I am sorry but how does that make sense. You can make a decision that "may" impact 40 years of your life, but you can't bet 100 dollars on a team to win that week? That is as silly as it gets. I think 18 is enough, you get to decide on which college and which major, so you get to drink a beer and bet on the game as well if you want, should be done together.
people no longer think about any particular age in gambling again,the world is so corrupt to the extent that no one cares whether a child is upto the age of gambling or not,and secondly,in this present generation,children grow too fast that you won't be able to know the difference between an adult and a child because what they eat makes them look so mature and big,and you won't even think of asking them of their age,because they look like adults.but in the real sense,a child is supposed to think of gambling from the age of 16,we can no longer use 18 because they are already too big,and have known everything by 18., therefore,16 is the appropriate age for any child who wants to gamble. The official adult age of some countries varies from other and that's why in some countries, their minimum age if gambling is 21 years while others are 18 years which I think is also good but that doesn't mean that some of the online gambling sites who doesn't allow any individual of whichever age to access their sites and gamble in them. I think the online gambling platforms needs to do more to regulate the age bracket of their customers so it'll help stop underage children from gambling online |
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Talking about the competition for first place in the Bundesliga, it is clear that Leverkusen and Bayern Munich will continue to chase each other for the Bundesliga title and it all depends on Dortmund and Sturrgart if these two clubs can appear consistently again and can continue to add points. I am sure these two clubs will be part of the competition. a club that will prevent the top clubs from getting the Bundesliga title.
But I still believe that no matter how strong Bayern Munich's competitors are, in the end the first place will still be taken over by Bayern Munich at the end of the season like last season.
Xabi Alonso have proven himself worthy to manage Leverkusen for longterm and he's not going to give up until he achieved a major trophy for the club. Meanwhile, Thomas Tuchel have become a regular spectacular instrument to manage the club, he's privileged to handle such an elite Germany club. He's presence is enough to enchanced the team's performance this season. Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich have grown to become rivals for the Bundesliga title this season. They're both competitive and constitute brilliant squad capable of winning all opposition this season. The race for the title looks like it will only happen to Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich, while for Stuttgart and Dortmund they cannot be included in the title race this season. Because anyway, at this moment Bayer Leverkusen is extraordinary because Bayer Leverkusen managed to be unbeaten in all competitions. Therefore, it seems that it will not be easy for Bayern Munich to take over the top position of the Bundesliga standings this season. It seems, the only way for Bayern Munich to take over the top position again, it looks like Bayern Munich needs to expect bad results for Bayer Leverkusen for the next few matches. Because ya, if Bayer Leverkusen manages to continue to win and or draw, which means unbeaten, then Bayer Leverkusen will remain at the top of the table and make it even stronger there. Since the new season for the German Bundesliga kicked off, Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund have been the other three teams that are trying to stop Bayern Munich who has won the league title for the past 11 consecutive years from winning the league title once again at the end if the season but from all indications, I think Bayer Leverkusen looks like the team who are surely gonna fight to the last match week of the season to stop Bayern Munich's dominance in the league. Borussia Dortmund and Stuttgart are doing well in the league judging by their current performance, I don't think they're as competitive as Bayer Leverkusen. |
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I think salah is gonna be one of the incoming players in the nexts seasons i dont know if in the next one or in two ahead, because he still being so important for Liverpool team, so i dont know if they want to see him leaving to Saudi Arabia, but surely he is gonna end there.
Of course, we have heard rumors about him for some time, Al-Ittihad is a team that has great intentions to recruit him, but the recruitment plan did not materialize because Liverpool did not have enough time to find a replacement for Salah at Liverpool. In fact, in several mainstream sports media, I saw news that SPL officials would fully support Al-Ittihad in getting Salah. Al Ittihad is making changes faster than they should normally, because this team couldn't get good results this season even after hiring many players and spending money on famous players like Benzema during their last summer. That's why they fired the Portuguese coach Nuno Santo and Marcelo Gallardo is going to start working in the Saudi League soon. This coach has many achievements and Al Ittihad hopes to improve their team with the new coach they got.  During the summer transfer window, Al Ittihad was one of the most busy Saudi League club in the transfer market as they signed good number of European based players including players like Ngolo Kante as well as former Balon D'or winner Karim Benzema but unfortunately for the club their addition of high profile players to the club hasn't helped them to be at the top of the Saudi Pro League standings. Signing Mohammed Salah next summer isn't the solution to club's poor performance rather they should try and find a manager that'll best blend the team together and make them play more like a team than like star individual players. |
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When it comes to the Atalanta - Napoli game it is a matchup between two very close teams. Bookmakers are thinking the same as well by giving nearly the same odds to these teams for the win. It would be a huge risk to bet on a side here. Because it is open for every kind of result. These teams have nearly the same statistics in the standings at the same time. Napoli are a really solid scorer team in away games so far. Maybe this could help the game become more delightful to watch. If I decide to bet on this game my choice would probably be both teams to score. I don't expect the opposite from two very productive teams here.  Atalanta game against Napoli next weekend is expected to be one the strongest games next weekend in the Italian Serie A because Atalanta who are currently one point behind fourth placed Napoli knows that a win in that game will simply take them above Napoli in the league table while Napoli players will definitely want to help their new manager Walter Mazzarri start his spell at the club with a win. Napoli's striker Victor Osimhen is currently injured and might not feature in that game but whatever happens, I expect Napoli to either win or draw the game. |
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It's true, Zidane decision is very difficult to predict, especially regarding his future. There are many events that remind us all of the surprises he has done in the past, both as a player and as a manager. The growing rumors linking him with Manchester United could be true, and it could be that Zidane has rejected the offer previously. Maybe in the future The Red Devils top officials will try to contact him again, as a replacement for Ten Hag, who is currently almost failing to meet the team expectations.
Indeed, in this case Zidane's decision in the end no one will be able to guess it but I still believe that he is in the EPL club whether it is at Manchester United or another club in the EPL it is an impossibility that will not happen. It is not too important for the reasons discussed because we all know that in some of his statements Zidane said he still would not be willing at an English club and rumors about Zidane in the EPL are not once or twice but there have been many who rumored it especially after he left Madrid but Zidane's answer remained the same and I still feel that at this time his decision will also never change by not looking at the EPL club as a destination for his coaching career. Zinedine Zidane is one manager that's made himself so controversial with his regular decisions especially the ones that has to do with his managerial future that it's now very difficult to predict his next destination to continue his managerial career but I think a club as big as Manchester United can as well lure the Frenchman to the Old Trafford whenever they get rid of the club's current manager Erik Ten Hag. Rumours has it that he's already rejected Manchester United offers but I don't think that report is coming from a reliable source |
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Sometimes we can see abrupt endings from any good team, but for different reasons. For instance, if Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen play against each other in the quarterfinals, I fear we have to accept that one of them has to go and it doesn't really have to do with their performance. Maybe that is the preliminary final game of the competition so to speak. And then one team will lose and nobody will remember the reason why. It was because the two best teams met each other in the quarters.
That's why I hope that they can avoid to be against each other for as long as possible. Hopefully not before the semifinals. But with some luck in the drawings, I agree that Bayer Leverkusen will be around in the Europa League for a few more rounds at least.
Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen are two teams that should be taken into account in the hunt for the Europa League championship trophy this season. Both clubs have complete squads and attributes to lead the list of favorite teams to win, and have coaches who have clear tactics. If the two teams met earlier, then the match would be one of the most anticipated matches by many people, like an ideal final. Apart from Liverpool and Leverkusen, other teams that will join the Europa League from the Champions League also have the opportunity to become title contenders. Sevilla, Man united and Milan are the teams that I hope will join here, and they will be a threat to the teams that are already in the Europa League at the moment. although actually I understand that the three clubs are experiencing difficulties in their respective groups each. If not the fact that the draw for the quarter finals and the semi finals aren't fixed, I would suggested that the organizers of the UEFA Europa League competition finds a way not to pair Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen against each other in any of the two stages if the competition. But unfortunately for most football fans across the globe that have been following the Europa League, they two most strongest teams in the competition this season might be facing each in the knockout stages. Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen has been the best sides in the competition this season and a final between the two teams will make it more interesting but we might not see that happen this season. |
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There's a rehabilitation center for those addicted to every thing especially drugs and gambling related addiction, It is helpful to a person who don't have a family to take care of them and You're right! If a person is willing to get better, He will put his best to avoid every thing that may affects him to become obsess in a thing. It's easy to be said but we can't say that in order to become responsible gambler, people should learn to have a self control but in reality, once you're in the situation, You can't control it. But help and support from the family is really needed by gambling and drug addicts because from there, they can see that their family will always be there for them and want to accompany them during their recovery period. Those who are addicted to gambling and drugs will also have the enthusiasm to continue to persevere during their recovery period, so perhaps this will speed up the therapy process because the addicted person will see that they have the opportunity to cure their addiction. They will not doubt themselves and can change things for the better. That is why the presence of his family can add to his enthusiasm for life because he sees that his family always accompanies him during therapy sessions and waits for him outside after he finishes his therapy period. It's actually not an easy task to make a gambler quit his gambling activities especially the addicted gamblers because not matter how you try to make them see reasons why they should stop gambling, they'll still want to gamble more. I've seen a gambler who was sent to the rehabilitation center before but still went back to gambling immediately he regained freedom from the rehab he was sent to. Now that's why I think it's more necessary to convince addicted gambleyr to accept that their addiction isn't good and would be very detrimental to their future. Make them see enough reasons to understand that gambling isn't good for them, accept to do away with gambling before sending them to a rehab facility to finally talk them out of gambling while engaging in other more meaningful things that'll help them forget about gambling |
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Exactly, though for sure it will not be as easy as it is, but through practice and good conditioning of your mind while playing it can be done and once you manage that, there's a good chance that you may enjoy and win some. Maybe not as always but the good catch here is you may lessen the chance of getting addicted and the chance of losing more money than the amount that you are willing to let go in case you suffer from losing streak. Stopping or quitting is the key in order to not let your emotion start dominating and make you push for more or to start chasing your losses. I really understand what you are saying and I have also done this so I also agree with you that the main key is just to stop and force yourself to stop, even though it will really annoy yourself, but if you get used to it it will be very easy. I once felt this when I lost when I was gambling, I had the desire to chase it, but I forced myself to stop, after that I felt emotional, but when I forgot about the loss, I became better and did the same thing when I lost at gambling, I didn't feel any emotion anymore. I agree with you that it is really good to stop gambling after losing betting after a loss leads to more risk as there is no accurate prediction of victory. One should not make an immediate fuss about anything a situation should be considered logically rather than emotionally. Besides we have to resort to our emotions to make our daily life easier to take necessary action when we sense danger to adapt to adverse environment intelligence and pragmatism cannot solve everything. When a gambler losses a lot of money in gambling and is trying to recover his lost money immediately, he's very unlikely to achieve that because his mind wouldn't be at rest to make good predictions that'll potentially help him win back his lost money. Every prediction and decision at that time will be majorly influenced by his quest to reclaim his lost money and that's why it's very important for a gambler to stop gambling more when he's losing money instead of trying to get back his money instantly. |
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What you are trying to do will increase gambling addiction, which is wrong. I can say it's also going to increase the crime rate in society. If you give out a loan, maybe they decided to submit their mobile phone as collateral. If they lose the money, and I know they will want to get their mobile device back, they can end up doing illegal things just to get money to pay back your loan.
It's better you just get something else to do with your money. I am not in support of your idea. it's going to cause more harm than good to individuals and even to society.
I also don't support this idea, he takes advantage of gambling addicts who are experiencing losing bets to offer loans with a predetermined interest amount, they will take loans because they just want to have more funds to gamble and recover losses but their minds are not focused on the loans that must be paid high interest. I think he should stop the bad idea of how to invest in gambling which is wrong, he will create illegal actions from the borrower to pay off his loan and he also has no guarantee of being able to get the loan money back if the borrower flees to another region or country. Anyone who brought up this kind of idea is literally saying that he wants to be capitalize on the addiction of some gamblers to make more income for himself while rendering most of the gambling addicts more useless than they were before he transacts with them. When a gambler is losing his money and wants to recover it by all means, he's very likely to make decisions that he wouldn't dare to make when he's not losing such as borrowing money to gamble while submitting his very expensive belongings as collateral with terms and conditions that wouldn't be favourable to him. I think it's inhumane to be doing such thing all in the name of investing in gambling. |
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I don't think most of the gamblers win, and I don't believe every person who says they win, and they don't have to convince me, but if they really win, it means they are very lucky. The purpose of casinos is to keep you online more and make you make mistakes. This is really hard to fight.
Finally, when I look at it from my perspective, I'm probably not making a profit, I've generally made a loss from the games I play, but I don't see this as a problem since I'm not gambling with the money I need and I'm just playing for fun.
I see it as money spent or lost only for entertainment purposes, so there is no problem, and when I earn money from time to time, it gives me extra pleasure.
It's been statistically proven that the amount of money that is spent daily in gambling is more than two times higher with the amount of money that gambling companies lose to winners but most gamblers doesn't know about this. A lot of gamblers are absolutely ignorant of this and that's why they'll always want to win even when it's very difficult for them to win more than they lose in gambling. Gambling isn't a game that anyone can dictate the outcome but whatever happens, a gambler should know that it's either they lose or they win whenever they're gambling. |
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Gambling is dependent on luck, but we can be on the profiting side if we know when to stop and take a break. Most of us don't follow it, just the wins keep us high and we go for increased bet value. The same ends our wager at the shortest. To be on the safer side better choice is to spend on sports betting than casino games.
Every gambler has a type of game that they like and usually it is skill-based games such as sports betting and cards, but there are also gamblers who manage to make big profits from slot games, they play slots carefree because they like it, when gambling, a calm mind being clear, adequate rest, mental stability and feeling happy can make our chances of winning bigger. Apart from that, i also learned never to use money obtained from loans, you will never win if you gamble with borrowed money. There's not doubt that the results we get in gambling is basically dependent on how lucky a gambler can be but at the same time, there's more to gambling than just being lucky and that's the part of being experienced and strategic a gambler can be. When two people are gambling, it's is believed that their fate us determined by how lucky they can be but at the same time, it's also worthy to note that the one that's more experienced in gambling and has a better strategic planning stands a better chance of winning than the other person with less experienced and idea on how to gamble. So I think before one starts gambling, it's very good for the person to seek basic gambling strategies. |
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Ronaldo continues with assists and goals, he doesn't have a goal now but he assisted the 2nd goal. The match is still going on, maybe Ronaldo will score another goal.
What Lukaku has done? 4 goals in 37 minutes is really good.
This score was very good for Belgium for the leadership.
Cristiano Ronaldo provided the assist for Richardo Horta to score the second goal of the game but I don't think the Portugal national team captain is gonna get a goal today because the game is in the 86th minute and also over. Romelu Lukaku was fire earlier Ashish four goals helped his Belgium side to beat Azerbaijan by 5 goals to nil. I'm sure that whenever Lukaku retires from football, he's gonna do that as the most prolific striker in the history of the Belgium national team. What a player |
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Ajax Amsterdam is having a season away from its former spotlight. The players are not playing well at all. They are having one of the worst seasons in recent years both in the league and the European league. It is impossible not to feel sorry for the situation the team, which is a factory for young players, is in. I hope Ajax recovers as soon as possible.
Ajax Amsterdam is really not in good form since the start of the season but sacking a coach that has helped the team achieve such level of victory in the Eredivisie is not nice at all. Maurice Steijn has led Ajax Amsterdam to a 36 title record in Netherlands, so for him to be sacked simply because he is finding some difficulty in the club wasn't the best decision Ajax Amsterdam would have taken, I mean the league hasn't gone too far yet and there are still more matches to be played of which there might come to a time when the club will start turning around and return back to their winning ways instead of sacking Maurice Steijn, a coach that sacrificed most of his coaching career for Ajax Amsterdam, he would have been given more time to continue and make a difference. Anyone who's followed the developments at Ajax Amsterdam for the past five years will definitely attest to the fact the the club's general performance since the start of the season is undoubtedly their worst in recent years as they have not been able to replicate their impressive performances in recent years this season. The club's management really needs to act fast and help the club return back to winning ways as soon as possible. |
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France shows no pity for their weak rival. They scored only 3 goals against Gibraltar in the previous match. This time they scored 7 goals in the first half. We were thinking that maybe they would put the game on hold and slow down in the second half, but they continue the same way. They throw punch after punch as if there was an enemy they hated. At the 85th minute, the score was 12-0. Will it be 14 before the final whistle? I think the referee will not give extra time in such a match. He ends the match in the 90th minute. It was a very sad night for Gibraltar.
The game between France and Gibraltar ended with a 14:0 win as Kylian Mbappe once again scored a hatrick for his country including a 40 yards stunning strike from the captain of the French team. It is France biggest win in history of football and was very entertaining to the home fans in the stadium as they watched their beloved team dominate the game from the opening minutes of the game till the final whistle. |
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~~~ ~~~ Pioli will probably rely on Pulisic in next week match against Fiorentina. Pulisic is expected to be able to perform well in next week match because he has just recovered from injury. Even though this match will be held at Ac milan headquarters, I am not sure that Ac milan can beat Fiorentina because Ac milan failed to win in the last 4 match, so there is a big possibility this match will end in a draw. Giroud unavailable in the next match against Fiorentina, will reduce the sharpness of Milan attack line. I'm curious, whether Pioli will choose Noah Okafor than Luka Jovic who will be starter in that match? because Luka Jovic so far has not been very satisfactory as Giroud substitute, while Okafor statistically slightly better. But with the presence of Pulisic, at least there is still a chance for Milan to get full points. Although personally I also doubt it because Fiorentina is not an easy opponent, and yes there is a big possibility this match will end in a draw result. Leao will be also unavailable for that match. Pioli can only rely upon pulisic but this guy is still up and down. Fiorentina was a strong club and im doubting acmilan will able to win against it. Luka jovic is far worst compared to the giroud. ACmilan has no choice other than use him to play against fiorentina. I would like to see how luka jovic will try to carry the club. Giroud was always carrying the club many times. I think that luka will not able to do that. This club may prepare to miss another important points to keep on the track for the title race. Another disastrous day for milan is coming soon again. Milan needs to win the game against fiorentina or it will be losing a chance to compete for UCL spot too. If an important forward player like Leao will be unavailable for AC Milan when they face Fiorentina next weekend, I think it'll definitely be a very difficult match for them considering the number of important first team players that are out injured. Fiorentina will play that game with the belief that it'll be very possible for them to either pick up the maximum three points or at least share points with the hosts since majority of their players are injured. |
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~ The first thing one should pay attention to is that it should be made clear that a plan is necessary such as knowing how much money one is willing to lose due to gambling, if one loses, assume that one lost and not deposit more, because that is the beginning of the game. problems, and finally, if in a gaming session you win or have a somewhat significant profit, it is better to withdraw that money and not risk it all, because it is very likely to lose it, that or more, sometimes it is better to take those safety measures. 'precaution, prevention.
But if the won money isn't that big we can leave it on the site and just play out of it in the future. I personally like to have some balance on a reputable gambling platform to not bother with depositing and withdrawing all the time, especially in times like this when transaction fee is high. And a win like that won't start reckless gambling if you will be playing like always, for fun. Everyone I think has their respective ways of funding their accounts on different gambling platforms but for me, I only leave very little amount of money in any gambling site I'm using no matter how reputable the site can be because there's a possibility of the site being hacked by external hackers which might lead to loss of money. I'll rather prefer the stress of depositing and withdrawing each time I want use a particular gambling site than to leave any fund of above $2 in it |
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