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381  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM..... on: April 14, 2024, 10:49:55 AM
He prolly doesn't want to give his seat away to some German who wants to return to F1.  Grin

Do you think Sebastian Vettel would like a seat at Aston Martin even if he decides to return? I'm not sure about that after having really bad memories with the team.  Grin  He wouldn't like to be the teammate of Stroll in the first place.  Tongue  Stroll isn't the worst driver on the grid maybe but he still needs to put a lot more into his effort.

If Vettel makes such decision I would expect him to eye the Mercedes seat which will be empty after Hamilton joins Ferrari. I guess the German team would lean towards such deal also.

However I don't think he will return as a driver anymore.

I think when someone doing a certain job for many years retires from it and find himself enjoying life for a certain amount of time,carefree I mean the desire to return to do what he used to in life,driving a F1 car will only increase in him and seeing an empty spot at Mercedes can be a big motivation to come back,sure for the last 2 seasons Mercedes has gone ashtray and is not the team we used to see in performance the past years where they completely dominated the sport yet it still has the possibility to start already working for next year car as up until now things do not look good and maybe they convince Vettel to drive for them,a thing I believe all of us F1 fans want to see it happen.
382  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How does the game of luck in gambling really works? on: April 14, 2024, 10:19:54 AM
They say fortune favors the bold and for me this is just to justify someone's bold moves that have resulted successful.For me luck is completely random and it chooses winners completely on randomness,sure most games are already pre-programmed to certain outcomes to favor the house yet I think there is room for much variance for luck to work its magic when choosing those max wins in different slot machines for example.

Personally I am only trying my luck on sport betting tickets with odds well over 1500x which is very difficult to achieve yet I place 0.01-0.015 dollars bets and play games that are played during night time for Europe like NBA,I go to sleep with dreams hoping my luck maybe will once hit even odds of x300.000 or more which from 0.01 dollars can give like 50.000 dollars,that is what I call luck,I mean true luck.
383  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Neymar being addicted to online poker on: April 13, 2024, 10:14:13 PM
i believe at first, maybe Neymar tried playing cards to just get rid of boredom, but as time went by, it turned into an addiction. Here, Neymar had to be able to restrain himself from getting involved further in card gambling, even though card gambling like poker is skill-based gambling.  as one of the most expensive footballers in the world, neymar should focus on his training and recovery, not playing poker. i don't idolize neymar, but i feel sorry for him for being someone who is addicted to playing poker.  

We can't judge him just because of one occasion. How can people be so overcritical with his actions. As he said, after he is finished with his football career, he may focus on being a poker player turning to be a pro. Nothing wrong with his ambition. That's his decision as an athlete though.

Once some person,some famous person retires from his activity he can't just stay and spend his days enjoying his earned fortune.In human nature it is deep in our DNA that we want to deal with something,to take care of something or just having an hobby and I see nothing wrong so far with Neymar decision to play poker.Of course I agree is not one of the best hobbies out there to kill time as it can become an addiction yet it is an addiction who relies mostly on skill and I would not be much worried about addiction in poker,rarely I have heard stories where people have left everything playing poker except those who don't know what they were doing.The real addiction is in slot machines so for the moment let's wait and see what happens to Neymar.
384  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM..... on: April 13, 2024, 09:48:27 PM
The sprint race in the US has been completed
Strong win for Viniales followd by Macquez.

Marc is getting better and better, race after race with his new Ducati.

Disaster for Bagnaia and decent result for my favorite of the season, Martin.

So tomorrow there is a MotoGP race in USA,that is great news as I am not a consistent fan of MotoGP,I only watch races when I remember much differently from F1 which I don't miss any race.However in such boring weekends like this one without a F1 race the consolation would be to watch that race in USA.

Marquez at Ducatti will have his chance to win again a World Cup title and I think after all his suffering he deserves to get it,I also think it would be great to the title fight,to add some more emotions to it,not that emotions are missing here from what I remember yet it would be a great thing if many riders fight for the title.
385  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: April 13, 2024, 09:13:36 PM
Atletico had a good match... Girona are no gift for anyone this season, but Atletico were able to take three points and move closer in the standings... Now the main thing for Girona is to try not to lose the remaining matches to stay in the Eurocup zone... I would like to see them in the Champions League...
Girona's defeat today against Atletico Madrid was predicted yesterday. I'm not surprised by what Atletico Madrid did at home, that's what they should get because in fact Girona is not better in terms of squad depth. A team like Girona plays well because of their enthusiasm and great ambition without any pressure, but when they are burdened by an achievement then that's when their mentality can't keep up.

Atletico Madrid's victory is normal and they have proven themselves to be a team that deserves to remain in the Champions League zone next season. I know Atletico Madrid has also had its ups and downs in form this season, but then again they are a big team who have history in La Liga instead of Girona.

I was not expecting the match to end in a loss to Girona after their first goal lead just in the fourth minute into the game. Atletico Madrid needed this three points in order to remain strong in their fourth place and not been overtaken by Atletic Bilbao who are behind them with just two points but now five points after winning today’s match. Gorona’s zeal and determination for the league title has faded away and they are not as strong as they use to be since they are no more fighting for the league title and just hoping to finish in top four which is already coming true for them with the position they are and the number of matches left for them to play before the end of the season. I was not expecting a defeat but both teams won’t be sad. Girona will be happy they’re still maintaining their third position and Atletico Madrid will be happy they were able to come a bit closer to Girona on the standings.

The Girona VS Atletico Madrid match is interesting because we did not expect that Girona could lose to Atletcio Madrid in this match I also feel the same as you, this is an extraordinary match for Atletico Madrid because indeed they can take a much safer position in third place in the standings, Girona is in a bad state because they lose their consistency, it is feared that their performance will decline further and will even be overtaken by Atletico Madrid if it continues like this, this is worrying in my opinion.
But Bilabo has not played against Villareal, Bilbao must win if they want to not be far behind Atletico madird, but if they lose it is certain that they will not be able to catch up with Atletico madrid.
BTW Barcelona is playing against Cadiz and only collected 1 goal in this match, maybe they are holding back energy?

I am afraid that Atletico Madrid got quite tired for the return leg in Champions League because of the game of today,they have another very important game in Champions just three days from now on this very upcoming Tuesday and I think that they should not have fought so hard in this game,they would be better sacrificing it for their return leg in the Champions League.

I mean it is great for their La Liga fight to enter the Champions League again next season and it looks like this victory could really benefit them yet I am worried about this return leg.They would still be in a comfortable position if they didn't fight this hard against Girona to be next year in Champions.I would surely not bet on Atletico in that return leg.
386  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Why in some religion gambling is forbidden? on: April 13, 2024, 08:32:24 PM
Every religion has its own beliefs and prohibitions, but not all people belonging to religions follow the beliefs and prohibitions, especially those who do not wholeheartedly respect their religion, as time goes on, especially in today's era , there are many people who disobey things they shouldn't do just to satisfy their curiosity and they want to try something and not look like they don't know. Let's be real here, there's a specific religion but i won't mention it, there's a lot of countrymen and their religion prohibits gambling because it is a strictly prohibited for them but why do many religion members participate in online gambling? and the rest of them is openly promoted on social media? others are addicted to casinos too? The situation is different now compared to before where people are really afraid to disobey the forbidden things in their religion.

There might be some changes in various religions but it is always correct that all religions want good things for people and restrict those things which are a bad impact on human life. As gambling has a bad impact on human life it has been restricted.

If you see what every religion,every major religion as now there are all sort of religions popping up every day but I am talking about the major ones,they all restrict things that can damage human life at the very core of it,they don't leave room for interpretation of their laws,usually it all boils down to forbidding gambling,alcohol and prostitution which all can have their impact on a family even if they are only performed by a family member,usually the man of the family although recently there is an increase of cases where also women are doing shitty things,like the man if he gambles he can't provide for family,if he drinks excessively alcohol he is not up to the task for the handling of family and if he goes with whores it can completely ruin family,that is why I think every major religion tries to regulate our lives.
387  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Sportsbet.io's English Premier League Football Pool Discussion Thread on: April 13, 2024, 08:02:32 PM
Another embarassment day for Manchester United. At this rate, Im not convince that we might even get that 5th spot for Europa League and I guess if we ended up anywhere outside of top 5 then Ten Haag would be kissing goodbye to his job

On top of getting a draw against Bournemouth today, we are even an inch away from losing. I had a terrible trauma on penalty against Manchester United especially on the very last minute. Penalty = goal, Im pretty darn sure Onana wont be able to save any penalty

Manchester United is not fully motivated to play for anything in particular and that is why I am not surprised from their results.What I am seeing that is happening in these last weeks of the Premier League is that a lot of draw results are happening and people who let's say put 10 draws out of ten games are the ones to be making a difference in the pool,of course I am talking for people who are far behind and got nothing to lose,maybe I try it myself in the remaining weeks,who knows where it goes,maybe five 1-1 and five 2-2 results should be fun.

Tomorrow all home teams should win with a bit of doubt for West Ham so let's see if there are draws again tomorrow.
388  Economy / Gambling / Re: Stake.com - The Leading Crypto Casino - Drake, UFC, Everton, Stake F1 Team on: April 13, 2024, 07:44:44 PM
My weekly was good enough I think as I got about 13 dollars and wagered was near 5k while I have lost 5 small deposits during last week,I tried my luck again on the worse of the worse slot providers,Pragmatic play and it is an absolute lost game,buying the bonus Duel in Wild West Duels,more than 20x bought only one time gave more than 200x which is the amount needed to be bought,Pragmatic lately is the same in every single casino I have played.

At least we have monthly next week so I will be trying my luck again only with bonuses,I only deposit small amounts from quite some time now and I am happy with that small amount to gamble.
389  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What is gambling to you, a fanfare or potential financial havoc? on: April 13, 2024, 06:57:22 PM
I don't consider betting with friends dangerous and is far from causing addiction or similar issues to any person doing it.I remember when I was in university we always used to place bets against each other me and some friends and the bets were normally for Champions League games with ranges from 5-50 dollars max per game,anyone could afford such amount and we only played at that specific time,this is a fun activity which can boost the way you watch a game,I miss doing it with real friends as online I have done it sometimes.

The danger is when a person starts for fun then the next day against all odds he is all alone in the casino playing any game possible as he thinks he is going to get rich with it,these people are the weakest when it comes to making more money.
390  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Why do some people hide to gamble on: April 13, 2024, 05:26:28 PM
I don’t really know what country you’re chatting from, but this scenario sounds more like a typical Africa and not jay Africa but Nigeria cases and I don’t know even know you well but it seems you have personal relationships with some persons there else, when we were growing up, you wouldn’t even dare going close to the place this guys stay to gamble, maybe we were too scared back then, but I think it wasn’t wise then.

If this incidence happened in the continental or country I mentioned above, then I wouldn’t be shocked because the society has made gambling seem very bad and I think, the gamblers might be harassed by the police they’re caught and that’s the major reason I think they might be hiding.

Even in real developed countries people are afraid when they win big,they don't hide they gamble yet they hide a big win for sure and don't tell anyone,that is why in developed countries the majority of the gamblers is always playing online gambling from their comfort zones,home most of the time.In a country near where I live now there is a huge lottery,state lottery that is like 1 million Euros in total as prize and usually the winner goes and get it with a mask after 3-6 months when many people have forgotten about it yet they film that on TV with a mask of him saying I am the winner of this round,so it is in human nature to hide themselves for their own protection,I don't see anything wrong with such choice,I personally used to share huge wins,I don't do anymore as no one is happy if I share them,quite the opposite I would say.
391  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: EFL English Championship League 2023/2024 on: April 13, 2024, 04:46:15 PM
What a season!
Anyone who watched last few rounds in Championship must become in love in this league  Grin
Crazy results all over, Coventry lost from Birmingham so I lost my bet, but none of the top teams won theer matches!
Leicester and Leeds lost, and Ipswich played only 1:1 against Middlesbrough, I watched the game and they could easily lose but Czech goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky saved their asses.
This was enough for Ipswich to get back in first place with 89 points, Leicester is second with 88, and Leeds third with 87 points.
Southampton is biggest winner in this round, they have two matches less and they could be back in the run for the title and Premier League promotion!

Leeds just lost me a multi 25 ticket bet and I was waiting only them,I had so much faith in a win from them today that I didn't go for an double chance for the opponent team yet when surprises happen in Premier League I am not at all surprised in the Championship where the schedule is tighter and they play many more games than the Premier League teams.I didn't defend the bet as I had only placed the minimum 175 IDR for 160.000 IDR so the max win was just over 10 dollars and that is why as in every other option I would have defended the game.Leicester for me is the team that has done better so far in the league,then Ipswich and then Leeds,I am sure that most likely all of them will be in the Premier League next season based on their performance so far.
392  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: April 13, 2024, 04:12:15 PM
Not many surprise results in today games which is very strange considering we are talking about Premier League here which has its own main characteristic the highest number of surprise results during a season compared to all other major European leagues,yet I still think why I bet on such league  Grin.

Most probably Liverpool is forced to win tomorrow together with Arsenal after City destroying Luton in today game,for Liverpool I am afraid of their psychological level as they were defeated 0-3 in Anfield from Atalanta in midweek in Europa League and I don't remember when it was last time Liverpool suffered such a defeat at home,it must be quite a looooong ago.
393  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Does gambling excites you ? on: April 13, 2024, 03:25:28 PM
Sometimes gambling can be very exciting especially when you have warm multiple times, despite your losses it is also exciting because whenever you remember your winning, you also feel better One of the most interesting part of it is the prediction when you are setting up your bed, you are always calm even when you are done setting up your bets you feel like OK you have done well, that’s a good news. We actually come out some people play more than the Bet at the same time expecting to win at least one or two or to cover up the order losses gambling can be really exciting sometimes and also  make you sad.

I think the only exciting thing is that you know you will win for sure when playing gambling; you will feel excitement. But what you say—that you will always be excited because you will play gambling—is, for me, a normal feeling.

It's hard to get excited if you don't know what's going to happen. All I know is that you'll only get excited when you know that something good will happen to you when you gamble.

In fact that is exactly where the excitement is or was for me as I don't gamble anymore except with bonuses leftovers from my previous game plays (most casinos offer you bonuses weekly and monthly) and the excitement for me was in that specific moment when you hit up your browser,log in to the casino and choose a slot to spin.In such moment you always think to yourself that you are going to hit it huge and most likely this is the best session to achieve this,in fact it is all a deceiving emotion as you may hit it big once and other 999 times you to lose,when such things happen then all the excitement goes into vain and you feel a huge emptiness inside,the worse feeling in life is exactly that emptiness that only gamblers feel and no one else.
394  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: GAMBLING DISORDER on: April 13, 2024, 02:39:27 PM
OP, if you are in it to make money from gambling and you think gambling will make you rich or change your lifestyle then you can't stop yourself from gambling. If you think you can stop yourself from gambling but you can't control it, don't be disappointed. You can never call this situation a disorder rather it will be a challenge for you. You first try to stop yourself from gambling slowly and then you will see that you have been able to stop yourself from gambling for a long time. If you are still unable to abstain then you can consult a psychologist and you can do family rehabilitation as well as meditation if needed.

Anyone that gambles constantly and daily or almost daily is surely to become addicted soon yet everyone in such stage also has the same belief,that one time they will hit it so hard and so big that this huge win can be a life changing event especially for people living in not so well developed countries where the level of poverty and corruption is sky high.I don't blame such persons for wanting a solution out of this poverty which some call misery yet they should be also well aware that sadness,losing of all money and really becoming nervous for anything happening to them will be emphasized much more than normally.So it is a two way street with 80-90% chances of getting the bad things and 10-20% chances to have these good life changing events happening to you,overall it is up to the person what he wants for himself.
395  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: April 13, 2024, 02:16:22 PM
Who would have thought that Lens would lose against a lowly team like Metz and they would have to go home without taking a point in this match. Of course the result is surprising and detrimental for Lens because their chances of winning are very big. However, Metz, who lost in a row in their previous three matches, wanted to give a different result, especially in front of their fans, so they couldn't afford to lose again and it all paid off by beating Lens.
Yes, even though Lens took the lead in the 13th minute, but who would have thought that Metz played so well that it made it difficult for Lens in that match and was able to equalize in the 33rd minute and at the end of the first half and the score was 2:1 ahead in the first half, making Metz winning until the end and bringing them the full 3 points, indeed this defeat was very detrimental for Lens because they were struggling in the European zone but Metz was very happy with this result, at least little by little they were able to shift their position from the red zone.

It looked like a trade between the two teams at least I think that this happens as I don't think it was a deserved victory on field.It is a known phenomena and this means that during the last stages of the seasons,different agreements between teams and this also are tracked in the management of the teams as "favors" that has been done and for example when Lens will need points or an advance in the league Cup,Metz next season if they happen to save themselves for this season they will return the "favor" to Lens when they will have the chance,that is why I never bet on such type of games,especially on the last weeks of the season.
396  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏆Rollbit.com | Champions League Pool | $11,000+ in Prizes ⚽️ Discussion Thread on: April 12, 2024, 09:19:59 PM
I would bet all in for Pot B for Borussia Dortmund with that type of add.The fact is that after the 33th minute Borussia dominated the game and had many chances to equalize yet they missed a lot of them,something which I doubt they will be missing in the return leg in Germany,I take reference their last encounter which took a 4-0 win for Dortmund.I saw the odd of over 2 and it means it is a juicy one,Atletico Madrid on away games has never convinced during this tournament and even had problems against team weaker than Dortmund like Celtic or Feynoord,I think Dortmund can take advantage from such form of Atletico when playing away and win their game.
397  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM..... on: April 12, 2024, 08:55:43 PM
Update on the new sprint races, as we will have one first next week in China.
Several things have changed for the

The shootout race will now take place on Friday and will determine the start of the sprint race.

Qualifying will take place on Saturday, in the last available session before the race

The points will be 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1



No matter what they change they can't make it more interesting F1 unless a team builds up and makes a huge upgrade package to their car in order to fight Redbull.We have seen some sparks of that in Ferrari yet the last race in Japan made us all forget about Ferrari and put in the spot light once again the domination of Redbull.

The China track is more wide but when it comes to being a technical one it is not that much different from Suzuka,the same here,the drivers love this track although more wide and longer than Suzuka,I expect not a lot of change regarding the race as I continue to expect full Redbull domination even in here.
398  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏆Rollbit.com | Champions League Pool | $11,000+ in Prizes ⚽️ Discussion Thread on: April 12, 2024, 08:33:14 PM
Ohh man look at that 5.00 odds in favor of Real Madrid, if anyone wants to bet in that match better do it now because i can see a lot of other people coming and putting his mmoney on that, so for the day of the match maybe that odd is lower than now.

To qualify how much is?

It is plain stupid to go with Real when they barely managed to equalize in their home field where they get much more motivated in front of their fans.It will be a different story in Manchester as City will most probably make short work of Real Madrid just like they did last year when they won 4-0 and then got over to get their first Champions League title.

The odd may be much but not worthy,I know that City still is not in the same level that they were before last season yet they are still doing great in every competition where they play and I doubt they will any mistake in this upcoming game next Wednesday which is not that far from now,anyone can try the odd of 5 in Pot B as it can net 50 points although as I said not worthy for me.
399  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: April 12, 2024, 08:13:52 PM
No matter how much they improve,Bayern Munchen I highly doubt that Bayer Leverkussen will come and lose quite some of the remaining games after being for more than 40 games unbeaten in both the league and European competitions where they are taking part.Very few games remain and it needs for Bayer Leverkussen to lose quite the majority of them and Bayern Munchen to win all of their game in order to stand a chance,this of course are only theories that we are making and discussing here as in reality Bayer Leverkussen has already won the Bundesliga and they are also looking as a strong contender for the Europa League,looks like this to be the year of Leverkussen after so many years missing in such performances.
400  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Illegal Books on: April 12, 2024, 07:48:23 PM
There are a plethora of illegal books, many run by college students, young adults and even teens. How secure are these websites??
What I am really asking is how easy (possible) would it be to hack the site and change a users balance without being detected??

No one cares for the simple reason that the people who go and ask for trouble are the ones who go and just sign up in any of these newly established sport bookies that has everything as a copy-paste from reputable casinos except they cannot have the same security,audit and many other mechanisms in place to guarantee people funds.The reputable ones are the ones who have stood time and only positive reviews you can find about them,not a single complain left without response,so most smart people are the ones who make their own research for any website,even more for a casino which is related to money before joining one,I have never been victim of such hacks/scams for the simple reason that I always read a lot before deciding to join a website.

So this is as a reply to what to do,so to avoid those new sites and only join reputable ones.
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