I enjoy casino games too, and played a lot of dice even though the concept is pretty basic and everything is redundant. No background or anything, just straight up numbers on the screen and me trying to rely on my luck heavily hoping to get some small victories. You'll be surprised that people like us exist that happens to enjoy these things, and we still get excited about it even if the only thing that's changing on these games most of the time are the themes and the music. At its core, we know that it's still dice or slots, but perhaps the different visuals seem to alter our brains and we start thinking that it's a different game all of a sudden


Which is why not everyone can hop on to this type of betting because it involves some in-depth knowledge of the sport and of the teams playing the said sport. If you're a regular fan of the sport, perhaps you can get some head start. But if you want to win consistently and enjoy reaping the rewards, you will first have to learn more about numbers and the analysis of the teams' and players' stats and performances in order to pick the winning team/player. That doesn't sound like a fun thing to do but hey, winning is fun!

I believe Lomachenko can take on Devin Haney, only if his form is not the same as his last fight against Ortiz. You can see the guy slowing down and losing stamina real quick, whereas Haney's last fight against Kambosos showed how dominant, quick, and overall healthy he is albeit being the one always on the offense in the ring.

Haney will be the favorite given his overall stats and his physical attributes, but they cannot discount Lomachenko because the Ukrainian can certainly have punches that pack a lot of power. The problem is, this fight is yet to be official, and there might be a lot of hurdles along the way, especially the pay that each of them might receive. This will probably be a very anticipated fight that Bob Arum should help make a reality.


The fighters of USA use defense, dexterity, and their speed to dodge blows and jabs to not give a point, not unlike Mexican or Filipino fighters that have the guts to go head-to-head against their opponents looking to finish the bout in a flurry of punches. Mayweather Jr. popularized this way of fighting and almost all of the lightweights seem to have adopted this technique, and there's nothing wrong with it if you want to win via decisions. It's just not that impressive to look at unless they do it at the level that you can see on anime or fighting games


He can still score a knockout if he wants to, it's just that it's difficult to catch Haney due to his speed and agility. Points-wise, Haney has the edge since his reach is quite longer than Loma. It would be interesting how Lomachenko could work around these hurdles, but I believe he can take on Haney and still come out ahead.

I picked the wrong option but yeah, I play rarely - only if the jackpot reaches up to an absurd amount. I haven't picked up the affinity of my family members in betting for the lottery, but there are times that I want to give it a try and take a chance on my luck hoping to get something out of that chance that I take. Besides, tickets only cost less than a dollar in here, and a chance to get millions out of that few cents is too hard to pass. The only problem that I have with betting on our national lottery is that it's too inconvenient to bet because there are no online outlets unlike what they have in other countries. You really need to go out and bet physically on one of their authorized agents and sometimes, it takes too much of your time just to get one bet going.

Looking at my checking account, all I see is a long streak of $22 weekly withdraws. No unscheduled deposits whatsoever meaning I haven't made any money apart from what I'm making in my job and business. This 2023, I'm trying to make some changes on my gambling habits and focus more in sports betting and slowly leave casino games behind. I like slots and roulette still because they have fancy multipliers and bonuses across the board, but for dice? I think it's time to say goodbye to it.

Hopefully 2023 brings a fruitful year to our gambling activities. The first 3 days of gambling brought forth some greens in my initial bankroll. A good opening for the year but it can be better.

Welp, 0-2 for this day. Didn't expect that Bucks will be on fire and Hachimura will be mediocre in this game. Giannis just sank 55 points for Bucks which is impressive considering that he let down a lot of people just a few days ago. Oh well, the next time I will have to bet on Bucks, I will wait an hour before I lock my bets. Though unfortunately not a lot of bookies have their lines open that late.

As for Jazz and Kings, it was a close one. Didn't expect Kings to be performing that well and overtake Jazz at the last quarter and maintain their lead. Good ball rotations and excellent shooting from De'Aaron Fox.

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Lots of games tomorrow. Will be closely looking at injury reports because I don't want another Giannis mistake to happen again

There's really not much to say about Magnus winning these world championships. We all know by now that this man is legendary in all things chess. I guess it will take a few years before he is bested by someone else. Nepo, Nakamura, and So are some of the players that I have in mind which can better Magnus one of these days, most especially So because Magnus acknowledged the guy's ability to turn a losing position to a very favorable one a few times now.

We're lucky to witness one of the greats of chess in the flesh. And while he may be the world champion, there are a lot of things that he does that a lot of normal people can relate, which is why this dude is a champion in all respects.


Guess it's a shame that he no longer wants OTB tournaments, and I get him because online tournaments are a lot easier to hold, and tournament bodies can issue laptops/computers that are literally airgapped and connected only to one secure server for tournament proceeds. The issue of cheating in OTB tournaments has always been there, and it only made headlines because of the recent allegations against GM Hans Niemann. Lots of GMs have shared their experiences with OTB tournaments and the same theme can be extracted from each one of the testimonials: lack of actual security on the players themselves which can help facilitate cheating through small devices inserted in clothing or even the player's body themselves.

This is really relatable. I sometimes think that my betting patterns have become so dull and very predictable that luck itself is avoiding me. Every once in a while, I will go ham on one single bet, or create a 10-leg parlay just to see if it will hit, and to also "cleanse" my bad luck. I know that it doesn't work, and it's obvious that it's just to remove the redundancy of the "pattern" that I am doing, but it clears my frustrations somewhat—and if it wins, then it's a bonus that I'll gladly take.


This is the basics of how odds are generated by the oddsmaker. The one they think that is more probable to win will receive low profits, whereas the underdogs will always get juicy odds with high returns. You take your pick, and as bets come in, the odds will shift depending on who's getting the more bets.


How would a team getting the most bets win an event? Those events are not connected to the gambling platforms, and the bets coming in does not influence the games at all

I'm still salty about that last minute injury report for Giannis, that is why I pick Wizards +7.5 for Tuesday's game even if Hill, Antetokounmpo, and Holiday are reported to be playing. The Wizards managed to get close to the points of Bucks even without Bradley Beal. Hachimura is also on fire as of late so I don't think they'll have a problem covering the spread even if the Greek Freak (fuck that man) will be playing.


Jazz -2.5 as stated by Hypnosis00 is also a pick I'm currently interested on. A lot more juice and a relatively safer bet given the uncertainty whether Monk and Huerter will play. If Monk and Huerter would be out, they will have a hard time defending and getting the ball around. Jazz already confirmed Collin Sexton being out of Tuesday's game, and I think that wouldn't make much of a difference really given that Clarkson will be there. 

Live bets would also be great. Haven't really got the time to watched games live but perhaps I'll do it just for the Bucks vs Wizards game

I wouldn't go so far as to saying that he's like the Kobe Bryant of this era. If he can consistently do it against the big names in the league, then that is the time we can consider him as one of the greats. For now, it's a huge career achievement for him to attain 71 points in such a game wherein they were down so bad at the first half and they came back stronger. Not everyone can do it, and not everyone can be as calm and collected as he was while doing it.

Hopefully Mitchell can do these cool stuff and help carry his team towards the top 3 of the Eastern Conference. He's posting good stats every now and then but the team needs him to do more of these consistently.

I sometimes tail people here in the forum, or use their analysis and judgment in creating my own. I am also fond of checking reddit every now and then for sports betting tips and some online predictions hub to learn more info that I may have missed in getting my picks. I don't follow blindly, and obviously don't fall into herd mentality, but I do use what I gained from them in order to make my own path. You can say that I'm a mix of both, though with a much more leaning towards being a lone sports bettor.


I think it counts if it leads to you locking bets because you and your mates have discussed the sport. But if it's just a simple discussion then it's just another get together or just one of those conversations that you may have with your friends.

My 76ers pick was a win earlier and just hit the spread on Heat v Clippers. For tomorrow's game I'm looking at Milwaukee Bucks vs Washington Wizards +7.5 @ 2.03 odds. Unofficial sources say that three of the four Bucks key players (Hill, Antetokounmpo, and Holiday) is probable to return for their Tuesday game against the Wizards, with Khris Middleton still staying at the sidelines.

I'm confident that the Wizards will be able to cover this one despite the three big names for Bucks returning in the field. They have picked their momentum and are obviously on fire right now even without Bradley Beal on previous games, and now that the man is also set to return on Tuesday's game, it'll be quite an even matchup for the two teams come game day.

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It was an insane performance from Mitchell! Dude was a beast in forcing an overtime by missing the free throw and making that rebound with 3 seconds on the clock. The man certainly is all fired up and hyped up after playing Call of Duty with Kyrie Irving That 21-point chase was phenomenal, and you can see that the Bulls lost their cool and their composure after they see that their lead was wiped out easily in 2 quarters almost single-handedly by Donovan Mitchell.



Klay worked hard on the court today as we see him sink 10 3-pointers flawlessly. The Hawks sure made it hard for the Warriors to take the win, dragging the game to a double overtime. Lots of surprises this season and hopefully they bring in the hype and all the grit once the playoffs starts.

I have bet on casinos more than in sports betting for the majority of my stint as a gambler. But recently I have stopped my weekly schedule for dice/roulette and switched to sports betting instead. I enjoy watching the games and learning more about the teams while also challenging myself whether I learned something or not by placing a bet on teams that I think should win. Also, before I am just focused in trying to entertain myself, but I think that's more of an excuse that I'm making because I always lose, and I want to turn that around. With sports betting, I can minimize the risks I'm taking while still potentially taking a reasonable win for my bet.

But casino games still have a place in my gambling activities, but perhaps that will not be my main priority anymore. Perhaps if I want to have a quick dip in gambling and just want to enjoy, I'll deposit a few dollars just to have my fill. But yeah, sports bet is where it's at currently. Easier to win on and profits can accrue.

Makes sense. The GSW's current ranking is still affected by the absence of some key players of the team, particularly Curry. Even still, Klay and Poole are doing good work by being solid at home, and obviously they need to do something about their on the road games because it's looking to bleak with their recent performances.


If playoff experience is what the odds are based heavily on, I'm surprised that the Clippers fared better than the Nuggets and 76ers. I think it's a mix of experience, current performance, and how well some key players are performing for the oddsmakers to come up with this current ranking.

And I agree that the playoffs is where most of their trump cards are activated. In the off season you'll see players pop off that are usually not that noisy, and then those same players disappear when it comes to the regular season. Usual high scoring games during the off season becomes not so common during the playoffs. Teams don't want to give too much information during the off season, they just want to condition themselves on the possible form of the enemy when the time comes.

Oh boy, I assure you people remember everything, but slap them with $$$ and suddenly they'll forget everything. That is why the Philippines is fucked. The current chairperson of the Seneate Committee on Agriculture  is a businesswoman whose ventures focus mainly on real estate and housing/subdivisions. There was even a comment from her that farmlands can easily be converted into subdivisions, and the sellers of those farmlands can buy land that is cheaper somewhere else and then plant crops. You see, the government here is like a legal mafia that plans to rape the resources of this country. Even if you have competent people at your disposal, if these people are your bosses, you will not have a voice and your expertise will be a waste.

There are tons of comments from the agriculture secretary that are just foul from an agriculture perspective. She treats everything as a business, and agriculture to her is nothing but a way to make money. She doesn't even know how to plant crops and that there are certain regions that can only grow a certain crop, and that it varies depending on the place.


Except that we have been in this situation for months. The onion bulb situation has been going on for 3 months, whereas the rice import issue has been going on for years. Just imagine being one of the largest producers and exporters of rice for decades and suddenly, you fall off and has been overtaken by the likes of Vietnam and Thailand which has significantly lower fertile lands good for rice planting compared to you.

I just watched the replay and I must say that Ioka scored good points, but Franco just got around the ring better and delivered some power punches, and some that might be seen as a power punch from some perspectives but those didn't land. I guess the public's emotion is high and really tensioned which caused the opinion that the judging is biased for Ioka (although there have been a lot of professional opinion about this for a while now too).

Stats don't lie, and if Ioka delivered more jabs and punches that connected compared to Franco, then the Japanese deserves the win. I guess this could have been handled better by the judges and the organizers. Then again, if they responded to the accusations, they will just fan the flame even more.

Giannis updated his injury status I think an hour or two before the actual game, wherein a lot of people have already locked their bets and it's not really possible to change bets at that point. I was one of those people who got caught up in this very late announcement regarding his knee injury, because for one I believe that even without Holiday and Middleton, Portis and Giannis can make some great plays together and win against Nuggets, especially since they are on their home court.

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Tomorrow's picks, I only have Philadelphia 76ers vs New Orleans Pelicans ML with a slight lean towards the 76ers at home. Haven't locked my bets yet but this one is a value pick for me given how close these two are in terms of defense, and the Pelicans beating them with the combined effort of CJ McCollum posting 42 points and Zion Williamson's 36 points just gives the Pelicans some more motivation to do what they have to do in order to maintain their streak. Of course, 76ers would surely heighten up their defenses for their home game and wouldn't want the Pelicans to just peck at them continuously for two in a row. Currently waiting for injury reports before locking my bet, but spreads and moneyline currently favors the home defenders 76ers.

That's $20 down the drain. Last time I checked before locking the bet the guy hasn't reported any knee soreness. Right now the Wizards are pummelling Bucks and the latter can't seem to find any openings to take back the 20-point deficit. That's a rough loss because almost everyone thought the Greek Freak would be playing. Hachimura and Porzingis are just shooting from downtown freely, while Kuzma is just taking the rebounds necessary to convert to points. If only they could get out the information earlier...

As for my other bet, Celtics can still catch up and convert it to a win. Jokic has been putting a lot of work to bury the lead even further, with Porter and Hyland on the assist both with 17 points as of this writing. Tatum and Brown has been missing a lot of threes tonight that it didn't feel like they're on their form. Anyway, the game is stopped for some reason and hopefully they get the rest they needed and come back to win the game (Celtics).

It's funny but some circles and groups in our locality have been facilitating the buying and selling of Pi Coins. They are really great in deceiving a lot of people and making them believe that what they're buying is actually worth something, without realizing that they cannot dump Pi in the event that everyone wanted to throw the project overboard. It's been like 2 or 3 years since they announced this project and up to now, no mainnet can be seen and not even a testnet.

It's crazy how people still believe that the promises of the Pi Network will ever come to fruition. Come to think of it, how would exchanges and other entities make money facilitating the trades and exchange of this coin that doesn't even have its mainnet up yet? How can these entities move funds from wallets A to B with certainty that they aren't going to lose something in the process?

Right. Why go the obvious shaky path when you can always travel the already-paved road anyway? But I guess it also has something to do with the earning opportunities that bitcoin and crypto presents to the African people. There's not much opportunity for Africans to earn money due to a lot of corrupt leaders and public officials that hinder the economic growth of their countries. With bitcoin, you can easily buy those or work for those and keep it, and hope for the best—at least that's the way I see it.


Much, much less for sure. Most of these transactions don't even include payments too, as it's just traders and speculators, big exchanges, and other entities moving funds around trying to keep up with the market or just trying to get their money somewhere else.


But if micropayments is what the Africans want, they can use their own currencies for that, or even USD if the value of their currency is really low. The state of bitcoin right now isn't really great for micropayments unfortunately, and obviously Africans know this. Given how bitcoin boomed a lot in the past years, I think the line of thinking is to be able to get as much bitcoin as possible before it booms again and make a fortune for these merchants. It's as if they're banking heavily on the possibility of bitcoin going off again in terms of its price.

For dice, a weekly tiered cashback promotion would be nice, even though I know that I'll only ever get so far considering the amount that I'm spending per session. This year, I would try to reach more of these bonuses that I have ignored in the past few years just to add some more thrill to my gambling experience. I purposely ignore bonuses back then because I believed it will only stray me away from the enjoyment as I will be a lot more focused in reaching the goal to unlock said bonus before actually enjoying.

For sports betting, some free bets every now and then would be very welcome. Not a lot of bookies offer free bets anymore, and it wouldn't hurt if a bet or two would be given to their patrons just to keep them engaged, or just to help new players build confidence on their bets before putting in a lot more money for the casino.