What?!!!
Anyway, we can as well rule that your friend is on his way to becoming a gambling addict. I mean, how do one get to gamble every day? Is he or she really cautious of what money would be spent in the cause of taking gambling for a daily routine?

I wouldn’t do that, not today and not any other day.
Gambling have got some purpose which is fun and possibly make some money but, when the lose is always often, it’s not something suitable for a daily routine.

Maybe your friend @OP needs to be more cautious of his or her loses because, it actually doesn’t draw your luck any closer. It ends you even before your luck arrives. You ain’t fast forwarding anytime, take your time and you would win when the time is right, mainly when you least expect it.

You just might not have given much attention to your composure as, everything you’ve written clearly sounds like in the opposite. Not any less negative by the way but yeah, that’s how I read it.

Anyway, having yo believe that casino games are manipulated or programmed in such a way that, it doesn’t matter what’s your prediction, the house will always win, that’s not entirely true.
Most casino has a provable fair system to determine fairness in there game offerings and in most cases, it makes use of your own inputs to run some algorithms and the result is what the system displays at the end of a round.

I might agree with you that the house have got an edge over your prediction but, your inputs does matters and there is a deal of fairness in casino game offerings.

Be it gambling or not, I must say we should first recognize the father or gamblers poor decision making. Not just in about the predictions they make but, about how they manage their funds.

Now, gambling is addictive to the uncultured and that’s for sure. One person gambling gets to affect the most is the gambler. Of course when you’re the leader or bread winner of the family, it’s going to have some chain reaction but, it’s often first and foremost yourself being the gambler.
What ever drive that got you into gambling the funds you’ve got, it’s probably due to a task at hand which could be, managing your family as well and should you lose, it all becomes real to you what your family have got to endure for your mistakes:addiction and you would be going through that too.
It messes with your head. It’s always going to be the gambler for most affected.

Believe me, I’ve been stock on a cross road with this round on what would be my best decision. Having to let this GW21 fly without E. Haaland on my team, since am not sure of him playing and bring him in for GW22 which would be a more reassuring play time or I should just take a -4 points deduction and have him in.
Don’t know but, I mismanaged my free transfer else, I could have easily had this decision fixed.
What do you guys think,
Are we going to see E. Haaland in GW21, do I get to take that point hit or risk not having a player that could easily be the high point earner for the game week on my team.

Does that still apply even after confirming or authenticating your negative point transfer in a first instance before going for a second instance where you then apply the WC.

I want to recognize you in your management and how you’ve always without doubt ensures good people and campaign management, always ensuring that everyone is accorded his or her respect and dignity, your humility and relational attributes and how you ensure that everyone under your umbrella knows that, they are valid and serving to some purpose.
On these, I appreciate you and I want to say,

A happy new year to you and the team!

That’s the point I’ve been driving at all along. Nigeria has been painted go to be the worst of the worst but that’s not entirely the case here.
Something have to be made straight here, it’s not a comparison on Switzerland and Nigeria, no. That wouldn’t go and I don’t even know how that comparison kicked in and it’s something I wouldn’t want to go into. Comparing an entire governance with a sector of a nation, no not again I must say. It’s not a comparison. It’s simply, having to identify that there is corruption and corrupt practices just in about every nation and no one is being so loud about it, painting the nations to be the worst with every statement that comes off there lips.

Like stated in OP, there are forms to corruption and one of the itemized is in Money Laundering and Siphoning. It’s just about identifying this and not making any comparison what so ever so, let’s skip the Switzerland thing.

I had to go over the index you provided and it’s a good piece of material with detailed findings. Listing nations/territories in scores perceived as corrupt and less corrupted.
While the positioning of a nation might be just that, the scores highlighted the perception index of which, the research material as updated in 2022 in its index scores Nigeria 24 in respect to being perceived as corrupt while, Switzerland is well around 84 perceived as less corrupt (I’ll highlight again that this isn’t about comparison but, being a bone of contentment for a while, I just have to put it out). You could as well see some nations way below 10 for a score perceived as corrupted. I wouldn’t want to mention any country so we don’t get the idea of having a comparison but, you don’t find no one painting them like they are the worst people in the world.
Next thing would be on how Nigerians are corrupt and the generalization sets in. It ought not to be so:

Of course not stompix, am sure you understand that’s not the case here but, let’s disagree to agree for some forward here.

This is an idea that is deeply embedded in my ethics for a being. The first step to problem solving is knowing that, you’ve got a problem. If you don’t, then there would sure be no reason for worry or nothing to solve. That’s something well known to me.

We’ve got corruption problems and it continues to root itself deep in the fabrics of the nation but, there are changes being done as well. No one is actually speaking about it but it’s coming.
Like, a state in Nigeria which I wouldn’t want to mention; where we have an out going governor through corrupt practices puts a government in place and designs a structure for indirect rule of the state even as he serves as a federal minister, with hopes to have 25% of state allocations.
The incumbent government deemed it well to kick against the injustice that was to be done to its people and with the backing of his people and court, his being going about revolutionizing the whole state. Trying to ensure peace in the crisis that was to follow but still, no one would talk about that.

We see the problem and with the right person in office, we would solve the problem. Nigerians are good people I tell you.

Funny you would say that but the point is;
We’ve got corrupt people and governance everywhere and Switzerland is no exception on having to be arms open to all laundered money across nations and you don’t find no one being so loud about it like Nigerians do to even the little problems.
Try searching on any search engine out there about “corruption in Switzerland” and the first thing your most likely to see is how it’s banking system is the most corrupt in the world with regards to money laundering and still, you won’t have the Swiss people here lambasting the nation why, it adds to there development. There are others but, I wouldn’t want to dig into the dirts of other nations with my filthy hands still trying to solve mine.

It’s not obvious that of Nigeria takes a different turn in terms of there own corruption as it tends to reduce us but, I don’t agree that having several tribes or languages has been what causes the demise of Nigeria, no. It’s just a deep rooted ideology that has gained foothold in the hearts of its political system and has manifested even in its judicial system which is often about, get what you can while you occupy the office.

Blaming the WEST, nope, we don’t get to blame the WEST because, it’s we Africans that allow them to whirled as much power as they do but, I must agree that the quest for a change would continue to take a very long turn before it arrives. Maybe if we are able to fix our judiciary, a lot of changes would result in the nation.

We see the problem and one of it is, what we have to endure which we shouldn’t. When Nigerians gets to its breaking point, you would see them chanting for a change and they will. We know we are the solution and we would continue to persevere to make the nation better.

Can’t have someone that haven’t lived in Nigeria have to define its politics in its wholesomeness as rotten or it’s society to be impoverished. Just a statement that you use on any African or Asian nations and it just seems to fit but, is that really the truth?
How many African nations or Asian nations have most of those having this idea of Africa and Asians being impoverished visited? How long did you spend there to come up with these reducing claims? What parts of the nations was visited that a whole nation or continent well be related this way. No, it’s not so, that’s not the whole truth. Africans and Asians still live good lives and have got enjoyment of amenities as well. We still search for a means to make good amends for everyone but we understand it’s gradual.

We have problems and we would solve them!

Well, if the idea isn’t about having a particular focus on winning, you just wouldn’t find many people betting. The push to have some stake behind your betting is the fact that, it “could” come with some reward in the end. The reward becomes the motivating factor and without it, it ain’t gambling and you wouldn’t find people gambling because, nothing restricts you from making your predictions and just watch the game to see it play out or not. Would that be fun, of course not.

The reality to it should be, not having to push yourself so much above limit and be more than willing to accept any outcome without seriously chasing it, it’s sure to result in problems.

If there are expert predictions?
I give it zero. Else, we could have found people winning everything or even 90% of the time but nope. There isn’t an expert to this. Yeah, some persons predict games better than others but, the results are not enough to call them experts in gambling predictions.

Well, it’s awkward but in a way, it seems that’s how the both of them do connect, through gambling. At least, they’ve got something in common, something to talk about, something that bonds them together so, why would you want to take that away from them. You might end up breaking their relationship.

Instead of either of them having to stop, I think they are better off, discussing there gambling options, what bets to take and not take, what stakes to make, what limits to set on there gambling habits and they might just find some means to manage their homes even with the gambling. There might not really be a need to quit the way, just some effective management of the situation.

I think the deal here is on the rich,
They get to lose more and get to win more at the same time.

Let’s take stakes in bets by Drake or someone like Micheal Jordan for an example. As much as we might argue that these guys are in some sort of partnership with the gambling company, they often come up with stakes that, a gambler might not archive in his or her whole gambling lifetime. That’s what you would find them gambling with in just a session.
Same goes to their loses. When they lose, they lose big as well.

When it comes to winking on the part of the low income earners and gamblers who doesn’t even have a proper income source, it’s always just cents on the stakes or a few dollars and when they win, it’s about a few dollars or few thousands of dollars as well. It’s rare before they hit the million mark and only a handful could archive that in a long run.

Hence, the deal is very much on the rich.

From your last argument or postulate about your above listed threads, I suppose you understand what is the case and difference with them threads, what’s the possible mechanics of its operation but still, you go ahead to suggest it for a duplicate thread and I ask why?

While the first is largely accommodating for just anyone, the second is for a selected few. Users who showed geared interest having gone through the means of participation and acceptance and they discuss points that are pool related, relevant to the pool as well as the pegged league.

You wouldn’t find users coming to a more general thread to discuss points and fantasies. It’s something that is pool based and that very much makes them different topics. Not spammed but, discussions are passionate and competitively crafted not to let loose all your tricks to being just the best before a game week.

What posts does constitute an Essay to you?
From the comments that precedes the thread, I find long posts to fall for that category but, I don’t find anything wrong or not okay with having to make a clear narrative on a subject.

It doesn’t have to be about you being a campaign participants to come up with this sort of post and to be frank, you would hardly find campaign participants coming up with long narrative posts especially, when they are about meeting up with post quota.

Short or few lined posts often count for spamming or low effort created content and with that, users tend to do the most to have a clear narrative on a subject to avoid confusion and hope it constitutes to post quality.

I highly doubt that would be the case. OP must have been around for a considerable length of time to be able to decipher just what that is.
The closest to what would have been is as explained by Xal0lex on the Investor Based Games sub board of the gambling board.
It’s very easy to come by this confusion with the fact that, we’ve had a news field flagged up lately and upon seeing such update with the gambling board for the first time, one could easily note the change and assume it to be some new order to the board while forgetting to note where and how as explained.
You easily get to leave the sub board and give the attribute to the whole gambling board.

In any case, I was as well surprised by the development and I don’t see it to be a bad one just that, I’ve never had to encounter such warning in the gambling discussion or just gambling board as the investor based game sub board haven’t been a place I frequent.

I like the fact that your some worth grounded with the background, cultural and political heritage of Nigeria. We don’t get to deny the fact that, we’ve got corrupt leaders in this part of the world and we as Africans do try to do things in our best interest but it continues to be surprised and influenced by the rich and powerful from the developed world still.
Leaders trying to make a change and unify Africa and Africans being labeled as dictators with a puppet leader being prepared and put in place by the west to serve interests of the west.
Where after the neocolonialism, they still fashion colonialism in terms of business and unscaled trade relations. Not like the pol don’t know better but being I’ll fated, it becomes really difficult to escape the grasps of this long claws of the west.

Little wonder why some African nations lately have been or are going through military actions.

Believe me, I found it a bit uneasy having to read this as, it doesn’t define Nigeria politics by any means. Maybe the comparison don’t get to go but, your telling me Switzerland is any less corrupt than Nigerian?

Little wonder what it’s been referred in the popular phrase a Swiss Banker…. It’s always the one place where it all gets to and it’s made to go away. Accepting corrupt and laundered money across nations of the world because it adds to its economy, does that make it any less corrupt or rotten?
Nigeria being impoverished, are you serious right now or you’re about what’s being posted on the internet and the various chants you hear out there. Of course the standards of living might be poor for a large part of its population but, that’s largely due to corruption I agree but, not at all defines the wealth in the nation.

And prince scam?
Naaahhhh, Nigeria didn’t start swapping of cards, drugs, pimping and more of the vices you’ve hit out there. If only Nigeria was as half secured as the rest of the developed world, crime rate would have been zeroed upon. Nigeria is much more better than y’all imagine it to be and Nigerians are good people. Don’t be fooled by the few gullible people out there and what they preach.

Of course you gamble because you feel you can make profits off it, that’s where the fun is, the fact that you could actually profit or lose and not taking it for a profession or some sort of job or lifeline to run your life on. You don’t, it’s not a source of income and shouldn’t be viewed as such.

Well being pressured to gamble based on circumstances of the lose you’ve acquired or just don’t want to loose out on the opportunity to take part in a round is one means to lose in gambling. I say this out of personal experience because, it ignores reason and you just go in without making certain considerations to making a bet.

I see it to be a bad idea. Though gambling my be mainly pegged on luck, you’ve got to give it some look into the possibility and presiding outcomes/stats as well.

You could have won bigger!
That’s the sort of idea or notion that dishes out loses yo gamblers.

Believe me, you won just what you deserve no question and you took a bet out of what will give you pease of mind except, your telling me your a huge stake gambler of which, $10 doesn’t make that mark really but, it’s worth something to kick the category.

You gambled on an unsure event and like every other bet or gamble, if you lost, you would have thanked your friend but now that you won, you’re kicking yourself. If you were sure that you would win, I don’t think not having to sell just the amount of coin equivalent yo $10 would have been an option. After all, you could have bought even $50 worth of it back should you have won.

So, you won and the best thing with you now is just yo enjoy your win.

It’s one reason why some coaches are not particularly arms open to the ideas of having more African or Asian players on there team, just a few and that’s all but, it’s no doubt Mo. Salah and Son would be very well missed in their respective teams. These guys are the top scorer in their individual teams and have been the pivot about which the game is centered. Their absence in 3-4 games could come at a league threatening position.

Liverpool is top of the table and that’s with 5 points if I’m to match them with Manchester City. Manchester City have got a game to play for catch ups. E. Haaland is back in training although, his fitness to play remains under probability and Pep knows this be the time to get them points he needs to grasp the league and he would be out for it.

I no really understand watin we mean when we Dey say cast ourselves. I like it when people talk true shah but, some truth Dey completely over exaggerated and ma that one I get wahala with. When person Dey present something like say en Dey at the forefront with evidence to prove something and e never see nothing.
E forget say, na all this write up both on forum and off forum Dey contribute to watin Google search engine go sum and present as a truth about a nation? When you don talk bad for here, talk am for the other place and then others Dey carry am, e sum up to make statistics on watin Dey go about.

E get any nation way no corrupt or nation way no Dey do bad? Dem know watin them Dey call pimp for US? Right from the days of 2pac in the 90s and it existed even before then.
Still, you no go find people Dey jump in here to write about am or make noise on am. Na the small one we Dey learn from them we go con Dey loud am like say, na our own bad pass.
This our loudness no suppose reach everywhere shah. We no really bad as most people Dey present am.
Nigerians are good people, na just few persons bad.

Abeg, make these Johny just come Dey try take an easy. You Dey rubbish full country to get 1 or 1 merits and you no Dey get any. Watin you archive with all those degrading post? Absolute nothing, abeg make una try Dey think before una write and releases certain contents.

I must say, I like the fact that you can write and took quite some time to get this piece to a level that gives you great satisfaction but, would you mind fact chickening lost of this and drop the reference to the claims? I’m particularly interested in how my country is presented because, though I accept that there exists corrupt practices in various systems to our administration and lifestyle, I don’t feel we are worst or even way worst when compared to other parts of the would so, you might want to clear things up by fact checking and giving references.

These are norms in a society, it doesn’t make it any better but, it happens in our world everyday. Show me a nation that this is non existent and you’ll more than prove a point.

There are obviously means to solving several issues and I can tell you, Africa could be more than willing to adopt but, are you familiar with the term “THE WEST”.
Perhaps you need to go over what these could do to the forward of the least African country. You seem like one that would be open to researches so, I’ll leave you to go see how that term has influenced most nations in a way to hamper growth.

Abeg wait o, make una help me understand something.
What’s the stability about this our cNGN cef? We sabi say, Naira no be currency way dey ever dey stable, pegging it to naira no change anything o. The dollar value go still dey reflect and nothing go change. Why them even dey abandon abi bring in the cNGN cef. eNaira still dey very useful and e no get much difference way this cNGN go bring. Them be very much the same thing and no gap exists mo where.
If e no Dey widely used, na just matter of popularity and how our people view am to not see much need for the whole development. E no bad with the introduction of eNaira o but, the cNGN I no see the need when the eNaira cef never gain ground for main stream.