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In the country where i come from, to be eligible to gamble, one has to be of a certain age of reasoning and taking full responsibility of ones action (18yrs), as gambling involves a lot of risk, patience and skill, which to me i see it as a double edge sword which could make an individual millionare in few minutes and likewise turning millionaire bankrupt in the same few minutes when game doesn't go as planned. And it is a fact that for every game of gamble, the chances of losing is always higher than that of winning, which is why if you could actually win, the reward is always huge. So for me, gambling has done more good same way it has done more bad too, but just that people just have to be willing to take full responsibility of whatever actions that comes while gambling

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With this is team event and just one or two players can't do anything to win because a strong team combination can give upper hand to any team right now Messi is desperate for this win because this is only trophy which is missing from his career and legendary name things are not easy for them right now but still they are doing good job recently and have good chance for going through in last teams which are strong enough for win this title.

As usual, we have two strong contenders from South America for this event and few quality teams from Europe which are usually doing good in last two decades now we have to watch for last result as these both teams can break strong hold of Europeans, or again they are going to win and having another event in their name and going to rule for another four years on soccer world.

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Why would a former alcoholic person would go to a bar if he's trying to get rid of his alcohol problems, that same person will of course be exposed again and get himself back to zero after all that hard work he or she put into just to hold his/desires. The situation is not the same with an addicted gambler because every move you make even if it's just watching sports, you will be tempt because of the advertisement about the betting sites and its odds.

Isn't it obvious it is going to have an impact on the gamblers? Those who hold bitcoins and sometimes gamble with their bitcoins are now going to gamble less because the value fell which means they will have to gamble "more" of their coins which might make them lose more coins, hence less likely to gamble more and wait for the market to recover. They literally have less money to gamble with than before. On other hand, those who just invested during the dip might want to gamble more, for the exact opposite reason. They won't be losing much in value, but if they win, they will be winning more coins and if they hold their coins for long term, they are making some good profit.

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Qatar is very serious in its preparations to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Even now I want to know news about the stadium which will be equipped with full air conditioning facilities. whether it is finished or still in progress. I haven't found any news about it yet.

about money, then Qatar is no longer in doubt. they are rich countries. so I think the preparations will be very lively there.

But is the pandemic over in Qatar or have the restrictions been lifted?
but the WHO itself said that they were not worried that a new spread of Covid would occur due to the holding of FIFA 2022 in Qatar. It looks like WHO puts full trust in Qatar and is optimistic that the 2022 Fifa world cup in Qatar will have no obstacles.

There's probably an issue in relying on people to answer honestly (and know) whether they've actually made money on it or not.

I guess a lot of them with higher profit chances probably bet on fewer games (maybe just a final/semi) while those with a higher majority making a loss would be more likely to bet on more games (some might also watch matches and factor a bet into their ticket cost).

You get better odds if you bet against your own country too (that's probably why France and the UK are high ).

If you are a professional gambler where there are people relying on your back, yes your main focus must be on the winning side but if you are not like that, I don't think win must be prioritized because your money is the only one that is staked here, you don't have sponsors which can cover your expenses and we all know that its hard to win in gambling.

You will have a tendency to come back and do that same ritual again. That's why I think it's wrong but our main focus in that case is only to get entertained and if we are playing to get entertained we won't risk bigger amounts. We can also control ourselves easily. We don't play again right after we lose our balance.

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Will it be the same as a sober guy or the one who stopped smoking?
Because gambling will always be there, unlike for someone who stopped smoking cigarettes, after a year or 2 they don't like the smell of that smoke anymore, it makes them puke. I know from experience.
But gambling is different, when you watch sports it can trigger the desire to bet for your favorite team and most pay-per-view now shows advertisements for gambling like Draft Kings in NBA. Then, even the commentators are talking about how much the odds are for over and under total score.

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VAR was used in a major tournament for the first time in 2017 at the FIFA Confederations Cup. In the same year, the Bundesliga and Serie A became the first of the world's major leagues to take the plunge with La Liga and Ligue 1 following suit a year later. The Premier League bowed down to the inevitable and implemented VAR in 2019.

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It's a shame that gli azzurri didn't qualify for the world cup qatar. bad luck befell italy, the successive failures that italy got seemed to be a disgrace to the country because previously it had won the euro 2020 title.

I think you are right, in the last two decades the world title has always been won by the european continent. Even so, maybe it's time for the championship trophy to move in favor of Latin America.

as you said, talking too much about who will win is not easy.
This also applies to the European continent, they will not be that easy to beat the squad from Latin America which in fact several Latin American countries are in their best performance.
there are only a few months left for the tournament to start so let's wait for the celebration of the most prestigious event in football.

I really like gambling it truly entertains me x) indeed, I often lose some money, but it's not so important to me. I like the feeling of risk and it's cool to guess whether I will win now or not, whether the round will be successful or not. I don't bet large sums, but luck has been kind to me lately, so maybe soon I will play big... 

I can't compare bitcoin to gold because they are both different in many ways. Although I aspire to have both Bitcoin and Gold. Also, Gold has been used for a long time around the world and is often used as a backup in each country, any country that has a backup of a lot of gold can be said to be one of the strong countries, and when it comes to virtual assets or digital currency Bitcoin, on the other hand, is the most prominent aspect of this industry.

One thing I've come to learn from the conversations on this thread is to distinguish between value and price. Value is qualitative and price is quantitative.

Something is of value if it enhances the life of the valuer in some way. Water, for example, is of value to human life. We need to consume it at least every 3 days to survive (in hot climate the time period is shorter).

Something should be assigned a price ONLY if it is of value to your life. The price reflects the cost to acquire that thing from someone else and/or the existence of alternatives. So in a place where there are a variety of places to get water, then the price of water will be low. However, in a place where water is scarce, then the price will be high. The fact that the price is high doesn't mean water is more valuable, and the fact that the price is low doesn't mean that value has decline. It just means the costs to acquire it from someone else has change. The value (i.e., needing to consume it every 3 days to survive) remains the same.

Now, people can be mistaken or defrauded into thinking that something is a value when in fact it does not. And so they can be mistaken or defrauded into assigning a price to it when they shouldn't. This is why relying on the fact that others have assigned a price to something as a determinant on whether it is a value or not is not a good methodology to operate from.

I think it depends on what goal the players are pursuing. If they spend their free time, they can play for fun. I remember when I was a kid, we played card games and the one who lost had to fulfill some harmless desire and in fact we were quite enough excitement. If a player is used to playing with real money then of course he will not be interested in playing with fake money, as the most important thing for him - encouragement - will be missing.

I agree with you, in this modern era, everyone uses smart phones and gamblers participate in gambling through smartphones. So I don't think the space or environment change will bring much success on this issue. But I believe that only if one can concentrate on the job and  can learn the bad effects of gambling and deserve it then it should be possible to prevent gambling addiction.

Better late than never
Follow the trend
or you'll be far behind

Why would need to choose if you could able to buy both if your budget or fund allocation permits you? Some are just too focused on bitcoin or on crypto without even thinking about traditional investments which

neither be in gold, stocks,indices,forex etc. which it could really give out that kind of security on some aspect specially on gold but its on personal choice though since we do have different inputs or insights
on different things in terms of investment.

If you do love shiny things and a bit security then you would really be choosing up gold but if not then you would opt for bitcoin but if you do have the money
then why not go for both?

Gambling is for both winning and buying entertainment but it is limited because the rate of losing is higher the the rate of winning.
    Most gambling are games we understand and know very well, so because of this we feel we are experts in them.This motivates us into involving cash into the game believing we must win.
   Now imagine when you are entertaining yourself and you still get paid for it meaning you win.You will feel more excited this is what keeps you gambling forgetting there is a house edge.