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4041  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: August 12, 2023, 11:28:31 AM
Probably the most interesting match for me will be Newcastle vs Aston Villa... Their last meeting at Newcastle ended 3-3... At the end of last season Villa started to play very well... But Newcastle usually don't lose at home... I don't know what will happen today, but I think a Newcastle win at odds of 1.7 is a very good bet... I don't think Villa can play well today...
In this match I also think that Newcastle will not lose. Moreover, we know that in this match Newcastle will be the host. And as you said Newcastle rarely lose at home. Even last season, the second match between Newcastle vs Aston Villa was always won by the hosts. When the match took place at Villa Park, Aston Villa won and when the match took place at the James' Park stadium, Newcastle won.
It seems as if these two clubs are giving in to each other when playing at their opponent's cage.  Grin


What's more interesting is that both of these clubs performed well in their pre-season matches. Even Newcastle in 7 matches unbeaten in pre-season. They won 5 times and 2 draws. Likewise, Aston Villa also showed an extraordinary game in pre-season. Aston Villa 3 wins and 3 draws in pre-season. But because this match took place at home to Newcastle, I'm pretty sure the hosts will win this match again.
Judging from the head to head stats i they both won each other twice and had a draw and I think the match would likely be a draw due to their performance in the pre-season, Newcastle competed well last season and everyone would be watching to see their performance this season, left for  me I feel they'll be affected by fatigue and injury due to the fact that they're playing in different competitions including the champions league which is something they've not done in a very long time.
 However Aston Villa brought in a some good talented players into their squad I feel they had a better transfer window than Newcastle, brining in Pau Torres, Teilèmans, Moussa Diany, Alex Moreno and several others though they're not world class but this are proven players that's good performances in their previous clubs and it's going to be an advantage for Aston Villa, anyways both team would like to maintain the good performance gotten from pre-season on their first match so I think it's a draw match.
4042  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: August 11, 2023, 09:11:26 PM
Bayern is building a team for the UCL and not for Bundesliga, that's why they are willing to spend this much. I mean this is a team that gets a lot of money from the cups and the league and all that anyway, and the merch sales and the ticket sales are all good enough, but imagine how much more money they would win if they could win UCL as well, they have done it before and they remember it clearly well enough that they want to do it again.

This is a financially horrible decision and I would be very much against it, but if they do somehow end up getting that UCL title, along with League and Cup, then we are talking about something much bigger, it's going to actually profit them a ton and this transfer will look good.

They are probably thinking that they will win the Bundesliga titles, no matter what. And even if they do not win the Bundesliga title, which is highly unlikely, they are going to concentrate on the Champions League anyway. Because they have been winning the Bundesliga title for 11 years straight. The one thing they have not been able to dominate is the Champions League.

Considering these circumstances, I believe this approach holds considerable merit. But the thing is there going to be a lot of questions asked if they genuinely lose the Bundesliga title. But I wonder what will happen if they end up losing the Bundesliga title and winning the Champions League title. I don’t think people are going to ask too many questions. The fans will also probably understand.
I think they'll be more focused on the champions league trophy because they've got a lot of Bundesliga trophies in their possession so whether they lose it or not their fan would definitely understand, in 2020 Bayern Munich won the champions league trophy under the then coach Flick and made history in becoming the first team to win the Champions League by winning all matches they are the only team to do that in the history of Champions league, winning the whole 6 matches.
 So I think that's one record Tuchel would be looking to replicate and even if he doesn't meet up that task then we'll see him getting another Bundesliga trophy and these tike around it might be much more easier than the previous season because they've strengthen more areas of their squad and signed a player who has the capability of meeting up to the standard of Lewandowski
4043  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: August 11, 2023, 05:33:26 PM
But most of the mid-table clubs from European leagues except for the Premier League are not as rich, or not rich enough to pay someone like Hazard even if he is willing to cut his standard salary. The risk that he misses most of the games is tremendous in his case, which doubles the difficulties connected to a transfer with him. I also think that the mid-table Premier League clubs are rather distancing themselves from signing him as they are fully aware of the physical intensity in the PL and that is what Hazard does not like or want anymore. I guess we will see him join some club outside of Europe.

If there was any EPL Club that would had gone for him then it would be Chelsea but since they didn't take any step to try  him while he's a free agent then I don't think any other EPL club would,  his numerous injury spells have made it difficult to see playing time at Realmadrid and I think that's what most European  club would capitalise on appart from his huge salary which a few would meet up to, left for me I don't think his age is the issue but the injury spells and no club would be willing to take a risk.
 I think the footballing days of Hazard is gradually coming to an end and a league thats not too physical and has less competition  is what he should put into consideration but if he's thinking  on financial side then he should accept a deal if a club from the Saudi Pro League cokes Knocking.
4044  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: August 11, 2023, 05:04:17 PM
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Xavi does not want to bring in Neymar even though Neymar has expressed his desire to return to Barcelona. Apart from that, Neymar large salary will be a big problem for Barcelona to recruit him. Neymar is more comfortable with PSG now because he has become a big foundation for PSG after PSG lost several core players in their squad depth this season.

After Messi left psg in this transfer window, PSG moved quickly to recruit other players in this transfer window. Several quality stickers brought in by PSG in this transfer window such as Asensio, Dembele and Goncalo Ramos. So that Neymar with his best quality and long experience in Ligue 1 will be needed by PSG to be able to give full support to their game this season.

Barcelona missed out on Messi when they fail to land him into their Squad and watched him move to the MLS and I don't think they'll likely miss out on an opportunity to sign another world class player, according to the news, it is said that neymar and Barcelona have recently reach an agreement on personal terms on 2years contract worth €13m per season plus bonuses which also includes and options for another year.
 I don't know if it's a mere rumour but If the deal comes through it would be beneficial to both PSG and Barcelona, because his departure would create an opportunity for other young talented players in the squad to see a playing time, while Barcelona could benefit from it financially by his shirt sales, although the deal is no where close to being concluded because neymar would either terminate his contract and sign free for Barca or them selling a couple of players to get Neymar.
4045  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 on: August 11, 2023, 04:06:59 PM
The game is now over and Sweden has clinched the victory with 2 goals to Swedens 1. Japan scored a late goal to give them an equalizer and I did think they would go harder and strive four another goal to have the game go into penalties.
Japan had more of the ball in their possession but couldn’t do much with it as Sweden had more chances to score goals. If you had placed a bet on this game, you would have lost out as Sweden was the first to score in the first half and went on the win the game. You predicted the correct final scoreline, but not the winner.

I'm still in suprise that Japan got knocked out by Sweden, they're my favourite team also and I wish they had gotten to the final there performance in the tournament has been great and I don't know why they got so unfortunate in the match against Sweden, I didn't watch the beginning of the match but towards the ending they missed lots of chances that would had enabled them equalised both goals and even missed a penalty.
 Since Japan is out, I'm now left to chose between France and England of who would get into the finals the France team seems very dominant and I think they'll likely quality for the finals I hope so, they'll be playing against Australia tomorrow a tough one to decide but if they maintain good performance and try to score first they'll stand a chance against the Australian women.
4046  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: August 11, 2023, 03:49:49 PM
Snip.
Harry Kane isn't out of age yet so taking him to Bayern Munich for €100 million plus at the moment isn't a bad decision for the club. Which young player would you sign for 100 million plus euros? A young footballer will never do well in the place where Harry Kane is considered by Bayern Munich. 
In addition to great performances, Bayan Munich wanted Harry Kane as an experienced footballer.

Harry Kane is currently 30 years old, yet Bayern Munich will get good service from him for a long time. Harry Kane's transfer price initially seems too high, but based on Harry Kane's performance, this transfer is going to be a successful transfer for Bayern Munich. 

As verbal agreements have already been concluded with the two clubs subject to negotiations, now only waiting for Harry Kane's opinion. Harry Kane's opinion will fulfill this contract.
There is no way Bayern Munich would dare to spend large sums of money to bring in Kane without seeing something special in Kane. 30 years old is not too old for a football player, moreover Kane has extraordinary quality in scoring goals. Bayern Munich really need a reliable striker on their front lines, since Lewandowski went to Barcelona, they haven't found a great striker. Kane can still be relied on for the next few seasons on the Bayern Munich front line because in the last few seasons he has always been consistent in scoring goals.
Sometimes age doesn't really matter when it comes to football because it's been proven by many top talented players, apart from messi and Ronaldo the like of Ibrahimovic, Cavani and even Benzema where successful at that age in scoring 15+ goals a season at that age, and when it comes to goal scoring Harry Kane is a goal machine and if he moves to Bayern Munich with the form he had at Tottenham then I don't see age as a hindrance to him being able to perform well for Bayern Munich
 A player of such quality as Kane in a big club like Bayern Munich would be very interesting to watch and I just hope he doesn't go out of form like Mane last season, if Kane is in form and adapts well to the system of Bayern Munich you'll see him having hattricks in most matches, one thing  I like about him is that he doesn't really depend much on his team mates for chances, he creates his own chance and scores most of the time, I believe his presence would mean alot to Bayern Munich to finally get a good striker after the departure of Lewandowski.
4047  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: August 11, 2023, 03:29:02 PM
Lately, after Thibaut Courtois was officially absent, David De Gea has been linked with Real Madrid because, with his current status this opportunity is very easy to take. I hope David De Gea agent makes an offer to Madrid instead of allowing De Gea to become unemployed. He is still worthy and deserves to be the goalkeeper that Madrid needs.

Considering that the other goalkeeper options that have been linked are still below De Gea standard. Madrid needs a replacement goalkeeper who is truly ready in terms of experience and De Gea is the right criteria for that. Do you think this could happen?
Currently, three names are being associated with Real Madrid, namely Yassine Bounou, David de Gea and Kepa Arrizabalaga. But I am more inclined to De Gea, because apart from being worthy because of his proven experience, Madrid does not need to spend money on transfer fees. De Gea will also not take long to adapt because he has strengthened Atletico Madrid in La Liga before joining Man United.

Two other names have very little potential to join Madrid, Kepa will not be let go by Chelsea after they lost Mendy. Likewise with Yassine Bounou, who is the main goalkeeper at Sevilla, the consideration is clear that after Courtouis recovers he will be a back-up goalkeeper.
Exactly Realmadrid would want to capitalise of the fact that he's a free agent rather than spending any money to get either Kepa or Yassine Bounou, David Degea is more proven and better than those other options and would make a very good replacement for Courtouis until he recovers from his injury.
 One thing I'm sure of is that they'll all like to move to Madrid, because who would want to move to a club where they stand a better chance of getting a medal or winning the champions league but for Kepa and Yassine the decision lies on their club to let them go or if Madrid would be willing to spend  any required amount for them, however Degea is free and wouldn't mind moving to Madrid considering the fact that Courtouis might stay on injury for a long term probably the entire season if it's very bad.
4048  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: August 11, 2023, 03:17:00 PM
Napoli last season really excelled in both Serie A and UCL. Whatever achievements last season Napoli have been extraordinary, even though in the end they failed in the Champions League. Napoli really became one of the scary dark horses last season both in Italy and in Europe. Napoli's success was also inseparable from the genius of coach Spalletti, thanks to Spalletti's cold concoction, the Napoli he coached turned into a very superior team.

But I agree with you, even though it was difficult to stop Napoli last season, this season they will find it difficult to maintain their appearance and consistency. Especially with a new coach and many other big teams that have developed, of course it will be difficult for Napoli to be able to keep playing like last season.
There performance was very Amazing and they played in unison and there performance was very outstanding and that why they competed very well in all competitions, at a point I felt they were the favorite to win the Champions League because of the goals victor oshimen kept scoring however they tried to get into the quarter finals and won the Serie A trophy, what surprises me is that they let the coach leave and sold some of their key players.
 And that's why I think this season is going to be a tough one for them because the new coach might come up with a tactics that's not quite easy for some players to adapt to or maybe new signings might find it difficult to blend into the teams strategy, however if you noticed other Italian clubs have strengthened their squad depth especially Ac Milan that's bought a handful of good players across Europe, including inter and Juventus as well also their key player and goal getter victory oshimen is still trying to recover from his injury.
4049  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: August 10, 2023, 10:44:02 PM
After hearing that Chelsea aren't interested in Vlahovic deal now I'm curious about what his future will be this summer. Because so far he hasn't been doing well with Allegri's system. The number of goals he scores has dropped down a lot. He just can't get enough chances in this system now.

Honestly I think he should still leave for another top team whose system would fit his playing style more. I would love to watch him at Real Madrid for example. Because Real Madrid are also in search of a striker and Mbappe is likely to join them only by next summer as it seems.
For real i hoped Chelsea were going to include him in the deal  but the coach has made his decision and is comfortable with Nicholas Jackson and Broja Vlahovic would had made a very fine attacker at Chelsea although he had a poor form last season and could perform well under Allegri's style of play but maybe Tottenham could get him since they'll need another striker in case Kane finally leaves.
 I don't see him going to Real Madrid because they've already got Joselu and if there's any striker to come in then it would be Mbappe cause PSG might finally decide to cash on him since they won't want to lose out completely next summer, however i think this is another chance for Bayern to take advantage of it and try using it as a strategy to force Daniel Levy accept their bid for Kane, but left for me i think Daniel levy is being silly, why not  accept Kane's bid and use some part of it to get Vlahovic.
4050  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: August 10, 2023, 10:25:23 PM
Tuchel can finally take a breath and he can now have two important and effective players soon because their forward, Thomas Müller was injured and since they need a good sticker this player was important or Bayern Munich with Choupo-Moting, they both joined other players in the training session and now Tuchel can use both players. However, I don't think if Tuchel take a risk and use them in the next game but soon we can see these two players playing for Bayern Munich.


It's a good news for Bayern Munich because they can't afford to be depending on goals from the fllanks the recovery of both players means alot to the team and help them with goalscoring, you're right because Tuchel would not be in a haste to start them immediately he'll want the to be fully fit and ready for the new season before having either of them play any match, that's why they'll need an extra hand a new striker that would either be the preferred option for the position or fill in for either if they go on injury.
 If only they've landed Harry kane already there won't had been any need to bother about Thomas Muller or Choupo-Moting, cause he's better than both when it comes to getting the ball into the next and could even score more goals than both combined, well talk is still ongoing and with time fate would decide if harry kane would end up being a Bayern Munich player or not.
4051  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: August 10, 2023, 09:37:26 PM

In my humble perspective, I firmly believe that the convergence of Tottenham and Harry Kane in making this momentous choice deserves significant commendation. Especially Harry Kane had become to a standstill in his career. He was not improving as a player in my opinion. Harry Kane was showing incredible performance in 2018-2020. That was the time when I thought Tottenham is going to win a trophy. But it’s a different reality.

So it is obviously great decision by both of them. In Bayern Munich, even if he is not able to win anything, he is at least going to win the Bundesliga title. I don’t know if he’s going to be happy about that. But at least he’s going to get a trophy under his name. And I think for him, that is what matters.
In as much as i think Bayern Munich should had given up on the Harry Kane saga and move on to another alternative i love the fact that they stood their ground in trying get their most priced player of the window, it shows that they're aware of his capabilities and won't give up until they finally get him, such step would even make the  player adapt faster he  they finally move into Bayern because he knows he really welcome by both coaches and players.
  Tottenham has nothing to offer Harry Kane and even if decides to remain there, he's not even sure of winning a trophy which is one thing he really needs since he's getting towards the end of his football career, Bayern on the other hands has a lot to offer, definitely he'll get a  trophy or two and even if they don't win the Champions League he'll stand a good chance of playing regularly in the competition because Bayern Munich is one team that would always qualify.
4052  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: August 10, 2023, 09:12:27 PM

The issue at hand lies in my lack of trust towards any club performing well in competitive matches just because they have performed well in preseason matches. And I am also sure that a lot of people are also going to agree with me on this. I’m in Arsenal lost the English Premier League. Trophy in probably the last 4/5 matches.

Thus, making accurate predictions becomes a daunting task. Especially when the league is so competitive. Chelsea has made a complete change in their squad. Probably that will bring them good performance. But anyone who is going to expect great results from Chelsea is probably going to be heartbroken. For Liverpool, it is a chance for redemption. They will be looking to start strong in this season. Let’s see what happens. But honestly, I am not very confident about Chelsea.
You forget to understand that the Chelsea new coach have had a very experience in the EPL before moving to france to coach one of the biggest club in the planet, and if you noticed he took his time to make a selection of young talented players that he'll be able to work with and left the ones loyal to the team and would obey his instructions i think they'll be looking to build a very stronger squad this season with players that understand eachother other than chasing a trophy but one thing i know is that they'll have good performance and finsh in the top four or maybe close, we seen in previous times where good coaches come into a team with poor performance and chance their mentality and style of play, it happened to Manchester united when Erik Ten Hag came in and Pouchettino could bring that winning mentality to Chelsea as well
4053  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: August 10, 2023, 08:41:21 PM
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It's really funny how hope is placed on just one person..... He is not the whole team, besides him there are other players who will determine whether Cristiano will score or not. He can help his team, but if the team performs badly, nothing will help them, not even Ronaldo.
You're right, it makes absolutely no sense for a title to be easy to win just because a team is depending on one player. Ronaldo is not responsible for success, but he is responsible for his own performance which in turn can help the team get the most out of a game. Al-Nassr was able to win the title not only because of Ronaldo, but it is because the team played well all season.

After all Ronaldo is part of the team and he still needs the help of other players to play well. In the 2022-2023 season Ronaldo played 16 times by scoring 14 goals and 2 assists, those are good statistics for him. Last season Al-Nassr failed to win the title, but next season they will try their best.
You're right all hope shouldn't be placed on C Ronaldo because they just bought some top European players to Strengthen the club and help boast the team spirit all though the whole team is build around Ronaldo but they're still other players there that would help assist him and i think that why they're getting good results lately.
 Talking about good results Ronaldo is having a good time and currently getting the ball in the net back to back and his current form and performance has helped his team to reach the finals of the Arab Club Champions Club to play against their strong rival Al-Hilal, i think it's going to be one very tough match but Al-Nassr stand a good chance of winning the cup considering Ronaldo's current form and the quality of players they introduced into their squad lately.
4054  Economy / Gambling / Re: Is Stake.com allowed to lock account with $6,000 untill I lose it all? on: August 10, 2023, 03:00:16 PM
This was approximately a year ago, and I would like to share a recap of what occurred.

In late June of last year, I had a fortunate sports betting experience and won around $6,000 in LTC (120 LTC). Following my win, I promptly requested a withdrawal, but unfortunately, it was denied. This surprised me since Stake is typically known for their quick withdrawal times. To understand the situation, I reached out to their support team for an update.

Interestingly, despite the withdrawal issues, I discovered that I was still able to place bets on the platform. Unfortunately, like any other addict, I continued gambling until I lost all my winnings within four days. I attributed this to sheer bad luck, convincing myself that it was solely responsible for my losses.

However, I later spoke to a friend who underwent the same KYC procedure and learned that his verification process took less than a day, enabling him to withdraw his funds instantly.

Curiosity led me back to stake.com to review my betting history and investigate what had truly transpired. To my surprise, the tickets had disappeared, and when I questioned the support team about this, they attributed it to a platform issue, stating that neither party could access the tickets and that nothing could be done about it (refer to the images below).

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To my understanding of your post I find you to be very unfortunate and I hope you come out of your addiction before it cause you to make more mistakes in gambling, you should know that stake is a business and would do any including using strategies to get money from customers likewise customers try to win from the as well  automatically any bet a customer is staking on they're doing so against the bet owners and either party would likely win, however maybe you've gone against their policy and that's the only was they could punish you for doing so but if you had waited patiently and carry out the kyc process in a appropriate manner with a clear image of your document then yotu would had stood a good  chance of getting your money like you friend but instead you decide to place another bet, when you has an unsolved issue,forgetting that you would be able to withdraw the new bet even if had won anyways mistakes happen and you've learnt your lessons.
4055  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: do anyone have done this? with gambling platforms on: August 10, 2023, 12:37:08 PM
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But often, people with a lot of experience decide to play, especially if they see a possibility of winning in the next round. But that will not always be the case because this is gambling where the outcome is won and lost. When we win, we can't expect to keep winning in the next round but instead, we have to stop to calm down.
well, thats what mostly says in gambling that "It is Easier said than done" because we are not on that position can tell this and that but once we are the one who are inside that situation , surely we will have different approach.
In the end, it all comes down to the power of self-control.
I agree with "easier said than done" because sometimes even though we have set boundaries from the beginning and already know how important self-control is, sometimes we just miss such things because we have greater hopes for the next round (after losing).
Technically it's like an adrenaline rush that makes us braver but on the other hand it shuts down our clear thinking because of the obsession that makes us hope for more after receiving a series of defeats.
It's definitely not good but I think everyone has felt the same way.
Yes you're right that sometimes self control is easier said than done and most times people don't deliberately make mistakes, it happens due to ignorance sometimes, what I'm trying to say Is that we're humans and prone to make mistakes in life, but one thing is to make mistakes and another thing is taking corrections  because if you don't fail to take corrections then you could end up making more mistakes.
 Winning doesn't come all the time you win some and lose some but the goal is not to have numerous losses and sometimes when you lose it best to pause for a while and restrategise instead of trying to recover your lose immediately, because when you're not disciplined or have self control over gambling that's when the addiction for it would come in.
4056  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Quit gamble! Easy or Hard? Let's talk. on: August 10, 2023, 12:24:05 PM


Can I say that the remedy of gambling addiction is to give the victim money. Because in gambling, what they are chasing is money and if the money is given them, they will.stop gambling. On a second thought, I might be wrong, it could be that if money is given the addict, he will use it to increase his gambling power.
This thing seems that it needs a specialist to handle them, anyone who has not handle an addict before may not be able to handle a fresh case. But we know that an addict will only change when they truly wish to or have seen the reasons to.
This is a bad idea because giving a gambling addicts money is like fueling his addictions and this is a bad trap for the addict,  because most of the gambling addicts have moved from the level of chasing the money into something that is beyond ordinary explanation since we can't really tell what their reasons are some time.

But saying more money most especially gifts will make a gambling addict quite gambling,  I don't think so,  and we should look for more suitable solutions instead of placing more traps for the addict who is trying to breakaway from their addictions.
Yes you're right not only fueling the addiction but helping them in making the wrong decisions which is a very bad idea, it's not even advisable for friends or family to keep valuable items around them because they could be forced to steal it just to satisfy their addictions.
 The best possible solutions I could think of taking them to a  rehabilitation center if their case is very severe or visiting a therapist at early stages because preaching to them yourself could cause some provocations that would hinder them from listening to your advice, it is a very bad thing for good to take gambling as a hobby because it not something you could easily go out from.
4057  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Success or Fail? - Talking about Gambling as a major income on: August 10, 2023, 11:55:25 AM
It is foolish to think of gambling as a source of income because the chances of success are very low. Its results never bring anything good.

Hey it is not to say that some bettors are not benefiting from gambling because if there is patronage, that means people still have benefit derived from it but the issue is to so rely on it for a livelihood which is the focus. There are casinos here that have been around for years and that means they are having traffic and lots of customers to be able to sustain the business, run ads and pay signature participants including payment of direct staff. You can only gamble responsibly by having personal control not to over gamble.
Yes I agree with you and I think alot of people make huge mistakes and others would blame their actions on gambling that it's bad and involves risk, life itself is a risk and you must take risks to survive as a human at a point in life, gambling as an act is not all bad but I'll rather blame the gambler that refused to gamble responsibly and when they over gamble and become addicts or lose huge  some of money that affects them in a negative way people would start blaming them for gambling and saying its bad, forgetting that their are people who's been very successful from it and made a fortune, the thing is that if you do the wrong thing like gambling recklessly or excessively you'll fail but if you make the right decision and gamble wisely then you'll excel.
4058  Economy / Gambling / Re: No bet is a waste on: August 10, 2023, 11:41:55 AM

Agree with that statement, there are experienced gamblers who can still turn things into their favor even they experienced decent losses. They can recover in any way that you'll think that luck mostly sided with them. But in reality, they are just the same gambler that also trying to find some luck and accompany it with efforts to seek for value bets that they can use to try winning against the house, they take the risk knowing that there's a chance that they may win. Though there's nothing that we can do with the fact that the house always has that edge against the gamblers and only a few can manage to take some slice of what the house/bookies are taking from the end-users.
 The thing is that everyone suffers lose whether as an experienced gambler or not, lose is inevitable in gambling because it something that doesn't guarantee a 100% success, therefore an expert or someone that's successful in gambling must a good strategy and skills apar from luck that would help them reduce loses, that is to say that they recognise the risk and put effort to make sure it doesn't affect them negatively, if you notice it's people that refuse to acknowledge the risk in gambling and apply the risk management that ends up being unsuccessful and those are the people that would end up saying gambling is a waste of time, because of their little success from it.
 Note that everyone has a potential of being a successful gambler if you first take note of the risk, study the odds/games and apply good strategies as well as risk management then you'll stand a better chance of being successful thereby avoiding numerous loses.
4059  Economy / Gambling / Re: Impossible KYC Requirements - Stake.com - Withholding $6000 USD on: August 10, 2023, 11:24:46 AM
Recently stake behavior have not been favorable to the players and the way their terms of service are constantly updated with trickier rules that only favor the casino, where there decide what happens how, and when, this has become a bad operational manner that stake need to look into, the stake has a large community base users and with that, the only compensation to the customers for the loyalty is fair judgment and user-friendly operation.

If people doesn't like their latest behavior due to their updates didn't favor to their user maybe they should voice out their sentiments and post it on their thread. For sure Stake management would listen about what their community members suggest or discuss since they might lose loyal supporters if they don't listen to other sides. Stake management need to see if they are bit strict on their implementation since if there's many accusation posted regarding Kyc issues or any related to that then maybe this might create huge trouble to their operation.
I've seen some threads that talks about stake being one of the best online casinos and if so I don't think they'll deliberately want to frustrate a customer and requesting for too much document without any fault from them, I'm not here to put blames on a party involved as a customer yoi should know that going against a businesses policy would attract some implications therefore it's in the customers best interests to avoid any act that could attract harsh punish by the business owners.
 However If a customer have done the necessary requirements and submitted every required documents by a platform for prove of identity or ownership, and is still having issues then maybe it could be that they're not performing the right task or a poor customer services in reviewing the documents therefore I agree that voicing out their faults or poor services on threat in the forum could attract their attention and help sort out that particular issue
4060  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: August 10, 2023, 07:37:47 AM
 Manchester united have finally decided to let go of Harry Maguire by accepting a £30m bid from westham and talks are still ongoing to determine the structure of payment concerning the deal, which means that they'll have to look for a replacement before the end of the window, according to the new Ten Hag has got a four man option for his replacement,  Jean-Clair Todibo from Nice, Bayer Leverkusen’s Edmond Tapsoba, Bayern Munich’s Benjamin Pavard and Marc Guehi from Crystal.
 However the price of Tapsoba and Guehi seems very high leaving them to pick between Pavard and Tobido who are cheaper options left for me I'll go with Pavard because he has a final year left in his contract and would be a lot more cheaper and also he has a lot to offer with his experience in top European competitions and that's why Manchester united should be looking out for him more than others since they're in the Champions League competition and Pavard has had a lot of experience playing in the champions league over the years.
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