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681  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: do you lose on slots? on: December 20, 2023, 01:07:12 AM
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is this normal behavior on your kindle for ALL books or only the ones bought on kindle store?
it never happens here... but 98% of the books I read there are pdf I uploaded to the kindle (it's funny how you can find most of the existing books online somewhere)

almost no ads popping up for me on kindle...

Ah right, you might be on to something here...

It's been a while since I last finished a book on Kindle, but it was most probably a book that I got from Amazon directly, so they suggested me to buy some other ones based on that title.

Maybe they are not "allowed" to read the pdfs are get the information from that book, and therefore they can't make suggestions on that.

Or maybe they have turned that aggressive behavior a bit down lately...
682  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Slot games are a waste of time and money (most of the time) on: December 20, 2023, 01:05:03 AM
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Maybe they think that if they are consistent on gambling they will be rewarded soon that's why they continue to gamble all day its because they are trying to hit a big gains and settle up for a day if they hit that but they didn't realize that they are doing stressful gambling all day that's why they always feel bad once they end their game time.

If they just enjoy the game then set some limitation on anything what they have done especially if they are experimenting something then provably they can say that everything in gambling is really worth it but majority choose to be a evil and decide to be a hardcore gambler.

Maybe two types of behavior came and one is they regret then blame all of this on casino for thinking they had been wreck or simply keep silent and think about what they have done, after that planning their possible revenge or better gameplay on the game they like to play.

Yeah, some gamblers stop being rational and they start following their instincts when playing...

Big mistake.

Casinos are designed to take all the money from a gambler, with all their lights, music, etc... Everything is fun and games while the credits are there, but when that goes to zero, then all the fun stops, lights go off, and music ceases to play. That's when the gambler realizes that they have spent all their money.

The key is to stop before this. Similar to not being obese, you need to stop eating before the full pack of chips (or whatever) is empty. If you always eat the whole thing until is empty you will end up obese. If you play all the time until you don't have more money, you will end up bankrupt. Same stuff.
683  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Low cost but effective solutions to gambling addiction on: December 20, 2023, 01:01:40 AM
Getting addicted to gambling is one common issue almost all gamblers are facing. You be like I'm going to minimize my gambling but still going against that. Mostly when you trying to get what's loss back and trying to get it pretty fast you become addicted staking more bigger funds. There's still way to fight against the addiction even without the help of therapist you can meet someone with good experience and principles in gambling someone that have already experienced the addiction before. And the impacting on you will be effective.

Yes, trying to "win your losses back" is a common behavior in gamblers that most of the time ends up digging a bigger hole...

Hopefully they learn this lesson with a few bucks earlier on, instead of later in life when they have more funds to dig a bigger hole.

In reality you can't really recover your losses. They are gone.
684  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: I could have won bigger. on: December 20, 2023, 12:59:35 AM
Yeah I hear ya, that's pretty frustrating, but man..if 10 bucks is too much to come out of pocket with that other 10 still being owed to you..does it really makes sense to continue to gamble?  As a financial advisor I see stuff like this and I start to think what might have been a better idea.  If 10 bucks is a lot, you shouldn't be gambling.  Be careful, stay within your means...but againi..that sucks your friend did that to you.

Yeah, it is good to have a specific amount of money that you can lose gambling, because in reality you will most likely lose it.

If you actually need that money, and you gamble it, well, you will have a bad future...

Always assume you are going to lose the money when gambling, because that is the most likely scenario.

Anything you win should be a bonus.
685  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Slots 101: Basics, Strategies, and Discussion (with poll) on: December 20, 2023, 12:57:43 AM
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what differentiates the most between the demo and real versions is emotion. because the money used in each bet is not the money we have. It's just virtual money for playing in the demo. When he in a real game, apart from finding it difficult to win, emotional stress which can be unstable for each person can influence the desire to place a bet. especially when he have been waiting for free spins, but he can't get a single free spins until his balance runs out.

Yeah, the actual odds and mechanics of the game should be the same in both cases.

But as you mentioned, the emotion that the gambler feels is way different when playing with real money.

When the gambler just wins "fake points" then nothing really exciting happens, if anything the gambler would be annoyed that he didn't play with real money.

And when they lose those "fake points" then also nothing happens because the gambler doesn't feel the loss of real money.

In the end, if it was the same, most gamblers would simply play with "fake points", but in reality it is the idea of getting rich that makes gambling interesting.
686  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: do you lose on slots? on: December 19, 2023, 03:18:36 AM
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yes, that's why good advertisers know that you don't always need a master production cause sometimes you'll have better results with micro influencers or content that looks organic

indeed one of the only places where you can still enter and don't get bombed by publicity is a book

my favorite ones...

This reminded me of a pet peeve I have...

If you just finish reading a book on Kindle, they will immediately show you what to read next.

You don't get any second to savor the ending or anything, just consume more!

Physical books are great though, but incredibly inconvenient to store. Libraries help with this, also they keep me reading more since I have a deadline to return them!  Grin
687  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The madness of gambling addicts. on: December 19, 2023, 03:16:15 AM
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Yeah, sometimes I forget my problem and anything when play gamble especially if I win. But this grandma just turned into evil in my opinion because of their addiction. I bet he doing this because he wins a lot before this and he just spin again and lost all of it and he just don't accept that loss

The scary thing is that pretty much any human on earth would do those evil actions given certain circumstances.

They tested this in the lab around 1961, it is called the "Milgram experiment": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment

Basically they found out that most people would follow orders independent of how bad the result of their actions would be.

Addiction here is a bit similar, but you tell yourself those orders.
688  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Low cost but effective solutions to gambling addiction on: December 19, 2023, 02:54:25 AM
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The message is out there for those that want to listen, as you can find all kind of warnings against excessive gambling all over the internet, however those warnings are often ignored by gamblers of all ages as they believe this could not possibly happen to them.

But that is a mistake, an addiction can happen to anyone at any time and we must be prepared to prevent it, since overcoming an addiction is way harder than avoiding for the addiction to take place on the first place.

True. Addictions are everywhere, and it's quite simple to get started.

One beer, one bet, etc.

Then you come back, ahh, let's get another beer, maybe two this time. Same for betting.

Then you lost all your money, you go back to the ATM to "recover" your money. Same with alcohol, you feel hangover, you drink a beer to feel better....

It's a never ending cycle that keeps you down. You need to be in control or you will quickly be very addicted
689  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can somebody make a successful career in gambling on: December 19, 2023, 02:52:11 AM
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Repeatedly, the first win sparks a desire for more. Initial victory? Not a sign of gambling skill, just a fluke.

Strangely, the human mind clings to that first success, distorting reality. Gamblers believe luck is on their side. They fall deeper into gambling because of this illusion. We must detect this trend and realize that gambling is not a profitable strategy.

Society must improve gambling understanding. Its entertainment, not a revenue source. Preventing long-term losses and promoting responsible gaming requires acknowledging this truth and raising understanding of the psychological pitfalls of gambling.

The brain is not really adapted to stop gambling. You have to do that consciously, make it happen rationally.

Casinos use this fact to try to get you to play as much as they can, because they know the math. The longer you play, the more money you will give to them.

It's all really a game designed to lure you in. Some people can control themselves, others can't. They need to be careful, as addictions can be very powerful.
690  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Are successful gamblers seen as addicts? on: December 19, 2023, 02:49:50 AM
I’d say that gambling addiction has to do with the inability to do without gambling. So if you gamble all day or night because you can’t just stop then you’re addicted. But then, it is possible for someone to gamble very often but they aren’t addicted (they are trying to make more money but can sincerely stop if they wanted). With this, we can say that it doesn’t mean the time spent (though it can show in the time spent). But society thinks of it as addiction when you’re losing. If you’re always winning, they’ll talk about you and say good things and how you’re able to win so much. But when you’re losing? They’ll say you’re useless and just addicted to gambling. I don’t think this is uncommon.

An addiction is basically any behavior that is causing you problems in any areas of your life.

So, for example if you are spending too much time or attention on gambling, even in the theoretical scenario where you are not losing money, then you would probably not spend enough time with your friends, family, work, entertainment, etc.

It's not a one size fits all approach, some people might be addicted at different levels.
691  Other / Off-topic / Re: Why the rich win gambling more than the poor. on: December 18, 2023, 03:30:13 AM
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Though, there are rich people who actually wager much money, otherwise there would not be special casinos and establishments which are supposed to be able to Carter to whales like them. The fact is that there are less people who can be considered to be rich and gamble, in comparison to people with a low level of income and also are active gamblers.
In general, when comes to vices and activities like tobacco, alcohol, gambling... There will be always a market for all people in a community regardless of their level of income.

Though, I do not doubt that people who has much money and have plans to continue to multiply it in the future would rather to avoid to gamble, for the sake of those same plans they have, and since they are aware the house always wins in the long term, they may prefer to stick to their plans and partake in activities which will bring them amusement without having to wager money and depend on luck. It is pretty reasonable if we think about it from the perspective of someone who whishes to make money in a traditional way, though.

Yeah, you're right.

Rich people that keep being rich will probably not spend their money gambling.

Whereas there are a lot of "new rich" people that got their money fast, and they are happy to throw it all in the casino.

Easy comes, easy goes.
692  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: December 18, 2023, 03:28:09 AM
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Argentina is unarguably the best in south America especially with their current squad filled with Young and vibrant talented players who are ready to contend almost any team they will be coming across I'm the world cup, I don't see much weak spot with this team currently and they look very much formidable enough even at international level.

The crisis between Messi and scaloni is one if not handled with care enough will definitely have a great effect on the team but in their psychology and in the long run their performance so it will be fair enough if the management of the team comes to an agreement between this two and ask them both to stay by it. Messi I doubt will be able to stay long enough to be a player in the 2026 world cup so the team should start playing with a tactics that have little to no dependency on Messi just Incase of his absence and this aswell should also be considered in the case between him and scaloni.

If you consider the whole tournament, which is almost 100 years old, then I would argue Brazil is the best team, having been present in all the world cups (no other country has done this), and also having won it five times (also no other country has done it).

So, yeah, maybe right now Argentina is playing better than Brazil, but things can change over time.
693  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Who among you here is gambling at work? on: December 18, 2023, 03:26:35 AM
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Of course, it depends on the situation and the situation also depends on the person's point of view, or that means everyone has a different point of view and decision in every situation, even though according to them it is good to choose but maybe for other people it is not recommended and should be avoided.

Actually from the two things you mentioned that might be an option / chosen by others basically in common sense both are really bad actions, especially if you do it when you are focused on doing other things, especially in the workplace that provides you with income to survive, no matter whether it's alcohol or gambling or even illegal drugs which basically have a negative impact all of that should really be avoided, there is no reason that makes sense with whatever they say for a defense.

The mention of "even illegal drugs" is interesting because drinking alcohol actually is illegal in some countries.

So, depending on where you are working, the legality of the things you are doing are going to change.

At the end of the day it's what the society deems acceptable to do at the workplace. And also it depends on how other see you there, etc.

Some people can get away with certain things, while others can't.
694  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Low cost but effective solutions to gambling addiction on: December 18, 2023, 03:24:15 AM
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In my opinion, someone who has gone to college should be able to look for their own income and no longer have to depend on their parents, because they have entered an adult age and there must be many separate needs that must be fulfilled, therefore I consider gambling by people who have gone to college is not a problem, because those who have gone to college are of course mature and have their own thoughts by having which ones to do and which ones to avoid, it is also impossible if they have gone to college but still fully depend on their parents.

A student who is still in college, I think he has a good mindset, because with them taking the choice to go to college alone it already proves that he himself wants to learn more, so they should be able to choose which things are good for them and which bad things they should avoid.

That's very broad to be honest. Students at school or college, etc, they are so varied. It's hard to describe them with just one characteristic.

Not even "poor" or short on money, because there are also rich students, etc.

Maybe young, but also there are older students.
695  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Are successful gamblers seen as addicts? on: December 18, 2023, 03:22:27 AM
I have never seen anyone who was successful at gambling as a player.

Except in movies tho hehehe but I saw a short video on Instagram which said that there are people who are successful or win big at gambling and casinos who give VIP bonuses, namely an apartment and car that can be used as much as you like.

in the video they say that the purpose of their VIP bonus is to tempt them into gambling the money they have won so that they become addicted, but what the person who won did was different, he was not addicted at all, instead he enjoyed what the casino gave him until he was banned by the casino. That.

so the point is I don't think the player is addicted. and since the story from instagram reels I don't know if the story is legit or not

The reality is that those VIP players simply are putting so much money into the casinos that it's good for the business to keep them happy with perks.

The VIPs are VIPs because they bring so much money to them. Most stores do the same really, VIP treatment for customers who are paying a lot of money to them. Nothing new.

Just think about it, do you really think that a casino that is losing lots and lots of money will give that gambler perks? no. They would probably add security to them or ban them  Grin
696  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Who among you here is gambling at work? on: December 17, 2023, 12:04:04 PM
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I'd say, drinking alcoholic beverages at your work place might end up worse than gambling, but I understand that it's open to debates. At least you are not intoxicated when you gamble, and can stop at any moment and continue with your work being absolutely sober. It's kinda hard to do that when you are drunk. But I know that there are cases when people are "drunk" from gambling and they can't do their job with a straight head.


It might be worse, or not, depending of course on the situation.

Probably the people that gamble at work will say alcohol is worse and the people that drink at work will say that gambling is worse  Grin

At the end of the day, if the activity generates something negative to you, then it's basically an addiction.
697  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can somebody make a successful career in gambling on: December 17, 2023, 12:01:55 PM
As the gambling industry is evolving, I think innovations would have kicked in that can make someone create a career from gambling. I do not know how this can be achieved but I feel it is possible.

Making gambling a full time job might be seen as risky but I still feel one can make gambling full time job and a career.

What do you all think?

You can make a career from gambling, but it has to be either providing the gambling (you own the casino or similar), or you provide something extra about the casino, for example you provide the chips, lightning, machines, etc.

Or, you could provide marketing for the casino, like youtubers do for example, they can for example show whenever they win, and hide when they lose, and show that to people with ads and sign up credits, etc
698  Other / Off-topic / Re: Why the rich win gambling more than the poor. on: December 17, 2023, 11:59:28 AM
You said it like rich does not care about money. They dont care how much they spend or lose. But that isnt right. If it was like this, they would become poor quickly.

People have created a vision that rich win more simply because they place more bets. But people dont think about win:lose ration. Rich people have it the same as poor people, because gambling rules are equal for everyone.

Yes, you are spot on.

The rich actually will probably not gamble at all.

That's because they make their decisions based on rational thinking, and gambling has a negative return.

Pretty bad business case for a rich person to invest in it. I mean, they might own the casino, but they wouldn't bet a substantial amount.
699  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: December 17, 2023, 11:57:55 AM
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Yes, currently every team, whether club or national team, relies more on collective play. I don't know when this transition happened but if we look at the past when you had great strikers then your team would be very strong. But now if your team has a world-class striker but no other players of value, then you will have a hard time winning. Maybe this can happen because in modern football each line has a synergistic role. For example, you can even build attacks by today's modern defenders. So I think that's one of the reasons why collective play is more necessary now.

I think it is because now the competition is more complicated.

The sport is more complex, and there are many more techniques applied that make it more difficult for a single player to excel like they use to at the times of Pele or Maradona.

It's a different sport really these days.
700  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The madness of gambling addicts. on: December 17, 2023, 11:56:20 AM
The need for gamblers to have a sense of control can not be overemphasized. These gambing firms are supposed to be fore leaders in terms of sensitization but that will further decline their patronage numbers hence, the more reaon why they will not encourage it.
Lets face reality, if the ability required for a gambler to control himself rather than allow gambling cotrol him isn't checked then its going to be a disaster in no distant time.

Well, the actual truth is that no one knows.

An out of control gambler risking all of their fortune at their last chance might hit the jackpot, whereas a dedicated professional gambler might simply lose all their money slowly over years.

Luck works like that, you never know how it will happen.
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