Gambling is never a bad thing and telling your husband that you gamble is the ideal thing to do. It will be bad if he finds out by himself.  By implication, he will feel that there are other things you might be hiding from him.

What matters in gambling is your ability to control the situation and manage your loss. However, since your involvement in gambling has not affected your relationship, lifestyle, or finances then, your husband will not pick any offense.

Don't be surprised that your husband might also be gambling. Hence, tell him. Men are overthinkers. Don't let him figure it out on his own. His reaction might be pathetic.

Ivan Toney, who has returned from a lengthy FA suspension, has boosted Brentford's odds over Nottingham Forest; he is one of the best strikers in the league, and Brentford are fortunate to have him. He'll cause a lot of difficulties for Nottingham Forest's poor defense. It could be one of those goal garlor games.

The bad news for Brentford fans is that Ivan Toney will most likely move to a bigger team before the end of the January transfer window; he has stated an interest in moving, so it's only a matter of time and when the proper bid comes in.

Michael Oliseh is African origin but play for the French national team, he isn't at the ongoing AFCON. Micheal Oliseh is currently injured and will be out till February

They should hold up for a short while; J. Ayew will likely join them soon as Ghana is on the verge of being knocked out of the group stage.

AFCON or not they haven't won against Arsenal for two good seasons now and nothing was going to change it now. I'm sure no one expected them to win .

Age doesn't tell much about Trippier; he's still strong and one of the quickest players in the league, and the only reason this transfer will ever happen is to reduce wages because Trippier is one of their highest-paid players right now, and given his age, he fits the perfect category to cut off now that he's worth something before walking out for free next season when his contract expires.

If the transfer goes through, Bayern Munich will profit more because he is a Kimmich-type player who can play both defensively and offensively. The Bundesliga is less intense, and older players tend to survive longer there than in the EPL.

Winning the first game of the year after dropping from first to third place with more games played isn't something to brag about just yet, especially against a poor Crystal Palace side that hasn't won Arsenal since Patrick Vieira first season in charge, and since he left, it's been a playing ground for Arsenal.

The league is currently too open to discussing title challenges, and we are approaching the point where losing a point could mean a lot, but we are not there yet. A lot might change for a few clubs that have some of their best players at the AFCON and Asian Cup if they stay longer than expected.

I agree with this view. Investment is a better way to manage gambling winning. The investment will bring returns and you can always fall back on your investment when the need arises. One can easily touch his savings when he is broke but then investment will always remain and the returns can help out in bad days.

Investment though not 100% secured but then there are investments with lesser risk. For instance, my first big winning was used to establish a laundry and a barbing salon and to date, I am still profiting from the investment. Most of my bills and even the money I use in gambling sometimes are generated from the investment. So, investment is better.

It is so discouraging to see an elderly woman gamble publicly. Women are naturally built to be mothers so certain lifestyles even if it's legal shouldn't be exhibited. Imagine if he has his son in the same gambling hall, imagine her calling "number 1 and 2 over 2.5" and his son calling "number 3 and 5 Goal Goal". How will people around view the family? I see that as an irresponsible act for an elderly woman to gamble in the open.

From another angle, elderly people are easily prone to high blood pressure so gambling should be prohibited for the elderly since losing a bet can easily make the heart beat faster thereby leading to high blood pressure which can cause death.

In addition, what kind of money will such an elderly person be looking to get from gambling? I know that gambling at that age means that the person has started gambling long ago because it will be difficult to develop gambling habits in old age. So, in old age, such a person should have given up on gambling and not gather with his sons and daughters to gamble.

Children of all generations learn by observation and so build up characters from the things they see around them. A child believes that whatever an adult does is right and so they easily pick interest in whatever activity their parents do.

This is so because a child's mind is empty and what fills the mind are the things the child sees. At this age, it is good for a parent to exhibit good character so that the child can emulate such and then grow up with it.

Looking at the nature of a child, it is bad to gamble in front of a child because they are ignorant of the negativities that come with gambling and so it will become difficult for them to handle such negatives if they dare involve in gambling.

I will advocate that when a child is caught gambling, and identify his parents as the source of the behavior, such a parent should be punished.

I believe it was only a precautionary step to avoid a hamstring injury; he walked out of the pitch by himself, so I don't think it was serious, and if it was, he wouldn't be hopping and moving from angle to angle motivating his teammates the way he did yesterday with such enthusiasm. The last game is important he might risk it.

Klopp must have called him since yesterday, pleading with him to take the risk and skip the final group game. They have a league to chase and would prefer not to lose Salah to a long-term injury. 

If they continue to rely on Saka and do not sign a proper striker this month, they will create several chances without scoring any.

Sometimes people are economical with the truth but then, the fun value of gambling is lost the moment it is done under pressure. Generally, working under pressure is never encouraged and this is the same when gambling under pressure. This is capable of making the gambler frustrated and the feeling of frustration is never good.

First, it takes a rich person to gamble for fun. No one can claim
of gambling for fun when he doesn't have money since the emphasis will always be on getting so rich from gambling and this person easily gets pressured.

In my thinking, nobody should gamble under a tense condition because when the outcome is not positive then wrongful acts become inevitable.

I agree with this view. Whether it's for fun or not depends on the mindset of the gambler. Gaming for fun doesn't mean there are no bad days, it only means that the gambler doesn't depend on gambling to become rich. With this mindset, it is always a win-win. When he loses he feels nothing, when he wins he gains excitement. 

It is good we understand that people who gamble for fun have always had more wins due to the fact that they make fewer selections thereby increasing the chance of winning and overall, they always win.

Identifying a problem is the first step to solving the problem. The OP has identified that gambling is making him feel depressed which means that he has realized that it is a problem in his life. Thus, the following should be done:

1. Deactivate all your bet accounts
2. Surround yourself with people who don't gamble.
3. Try to avoid gambling platforms on social media
4. Visit a counselor

Try these guides they will be helpful.

This is exactly what every rational mind will do. But then certain questions always surround the mind of a gambler in deciding whether to cash out or not. The gambler always considers his stake, number of games remaining to win the bet, the disparity between what has been given as cash out and the potential win.

However, flowing from the analogy given, the gambler has made so much already and so cashing out the game is the perfect option reason been that he will be making x300 of his stake which is a very huge profit. In addition, only a greedy person or someone who doesn't understand the nature of gambling will not cash out that game.

Sometimes, what I do when I have a reasonable cash out is that, I cash out the game and then re-stake on the other games remaining in a bid not to lose out completely. I will advocate here that, gamblers shouldn't be greedy by aiming to win so much in one bet. Win little by little and you will get the best out of the game.

Not true, the gambler still has a share of the effect. The gambler is affected both mentally and emotionally. The gambler must feel bad losing money and becoming unable to feed his family and that feeling is capable of driving him into doing something wrong.

But then, dependants shoulder more of the effect. This is so because, as a dependant, you rely completely on the gambler (parents/guardian) and then a slack on the person's finances means a slack in the standard of living of the dependant. When this is the case, the dependant will be so frustrated and maybe show an obnoxious attitude towards his parent/guardian (gambler) as a way of registering his grievance.

I agree with this view.  Grambling will always be a game of probability where the chances of losing is always greater than the chances of winning and that is why every gambler, rich or poor, new or old, has a pain to share. Though, some handle this pain in a way that it appears normal while others do not.

This tells us that before gambling restores hope, most of the time, it creates hopelessness and frustration which is why there is constant agitation to stop it. People are languishing due to gambling but then one cannot deny the fact that it has changed lives and restored hope to some persons.

I agree with you it has often been said that failure to plan, is planning to fail. Without a blueprint, no one can achieve anything, and gambling is not exempted from this universal truth. It is good to make gambling work for you and not become a slave to gambling because of your inability to control your loss.

A lot of people can't boast of anything because they were all lost to gambling. This justifies the necessity for a plan. A gambler who is concerned about the future will not allow gambling addiction to ruin it. Such a person will set a budget and stick to it knowing that not sticking to it means destroying the plan which will affect his prospects.

Those who are breaking the system always look for anything to back it up, even if it is clear that the system is completely broken. theymos is wandering around the forum with an incorrect red tag simply because someone disagreed with him. theymos is not stupid he knows that the system is broken and he must be working on something, might take some time to implement but it will happen.

Yes, I had my red removed for speaking out (it wasn't intended to be there in the first place if the system was working properly), and I was right; however, what about hundreds of others who are unable to speak up against theirs?

Cool boys left inappropriate tag => the powerless cries for help=> cool boys removes inappropriate tag. Rinse and repeat. A show of power.

Come to the meta to say someone got his tag removed so the system is perfectly working. Bra bra...

Literally, whatever is uncontrollable cannot be controlled but then  the urge to gamble is controllable even though it is not easy because addiction generally is very difficult to control. I will make some suggestions on how the urge can be controlled.

First, need for self help. This means that a gambler must first of all understand and accept that gambling causes more pain to him. It is this realization that will make him seek for ways to stop because someone cannot seek a solution when there is no problem.

In addition, there is a need for a daily, weekly, or monthly target. What this means is that a gambler should set aside a specific amount of money he must use to gamble in a day whether he wins or not. Once he exhausts the amount, that's all about gambling for that day.

Furthermore, he should control his greed. By this, I mean that he shouldn't gamble with the hope of becoming a millionaire overnight but he should learn to build up gradually. With this, he will reduce the risk and that can guarantee him more winning probability.

In as much as your nephew has reached the legal age to gamble as stipulated by many jurisdictions, the fact that he is still a dependent, he shouldn't gamble. He is currently building an addiction and there is a stage he will get to he can do anything to satisfy that urge to gamble.

Even if he doesn't resort to stealing, he might use funds meant for payment of bills to gamble, and in the end, his mom will face the consequences of such behaviour.

Gambling by a dependent should be seriously frowned upon because it will amount to throwing away the money laboured by another person. My advice is that his mom should reduce the money he gives to him because that can also reduce the money he uses from gambling.

I agree with you. Of truth, gambling has impacted positivity in the lives of a lot of persons. It is worrisome when people tend to paint gambling so bad without considering that it is a life safer. Gambling is something capable of changing a story and bringing someone out of poverty in a twinkle of an eye. Interestingly, it is the belief that gambling can turn life overnight that makes it difficult for people to give up on gambling no matter the amount lost.

However, whether or not a person uses the money won from gamble in a good venture depends on the individual. But then, it is often encouraged to put money won in gambling to good use because winning is not guaranteed all the time.