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681  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Have you achieved anything from gambling on: April 17, 2024, 12:25:56 PM
I have never achieved anything that I could be proud off from gambling. I only consider gambling a fun activity and all I achieved from gambling is the entertainment only. I'm not someone with a very good luck especially when it comes to gambling but I really enjoy the gambling session and that's more than enough for me.
Yeah same here. I never had the chance to gain something good from gambling but I don't know on my next bets maybe it still depends on luck which is for me quite elusive. I can see people being lucky on lottery and yeah I am just happy for them and hopefully I wish that I will be the next lucky one.

Same thing I would love to experienced that kind of luck though not that much into gambling but in terms of winning I don't have that much luck just purely enjoying when I do some gambling, either placing bets for a favorite sports supporting the team and just adding small amount of money to bet which sometimes brings extra enjoyment especially when the bet wins, but in terms of achieving where for those who are really lucky and manage to win huge amount of money, it's more on their luck and they managed to takeaway decent to huge amount of money from the casino.

But, maybe time will come if you just keep pressing that bet button hahaha, who knows when your luck will back you and will bring you that amount that you dream to achieve.
682  Other / Off-topic / Re: Know when to stop on: April 17, 2024, 12:07:46 PM
Stop when in reaction to something can be forgotten in the moment, some brakes are not made for stopping much and momentum can be too much.   People get carried away hence the idea gambling is dangerous if you cant stop, that should be a rarity.    I find the better idea is regularity, a regular time schedule, a regular budget and a regular day to play.   

If you know ahead of time then you arent required to rely on these brake reactions, it is for sure you will stop when the budget is spent or the time is up because this is a solid line you dont cross.   Stick to regularity for the best chances imo.

Best practice to set up your limits, once you execute it well and continue  practicing that same set up it will help you a lot in terms of controlling yourself, take a break and breath out if you feel that you already reached the top either losing or winning you need that limitation to prevent damaging your bankroll with unexpected outcome.

You need that kind of force inside to make sure that you will not just playing but there's also improvement with how you play your strategy.

We just have to know the solid strategy to enable because winning is coming everyday in the system, know when to strive for good points and everything will ends up folding up to be yours in the system especially in this particular season. It's okay to reject and turn down possibilities of bouncing back. This might just be a good chance to try out. Know when to stop gambling, this will be one of the wise decision to follow-up because it's streak undivided winnings coming your pockets.
All those points that Op made are very good points and they're very vital to help an individual from becoming very addicted to gambling, some people get carried away with their good winning rate and would want to continue staking to get more funds, that's greed and once you include greed in gambling atimes it becomes a very big problem if one ain't lucky.
 
 My question is how about those that are already addicted to the gambling and find it difficult to stop or pause, what's the best advise or solution to that, how can they stop when they're already  dip into gambling and can't seem to quit, it's considerable when one is an addict but then they profit from gambling but I think those who lose more on a regular and continue are in deep shit.

Better to find alternative instead of pushing forward it's good to leave the place and forget about it, addiction will continue to push you to do same routine and unless you realize that you will continue to keep losing your money plus the time that you are wasting since there's no other outcome but to lose.
683  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling mistake repeated by the gamblers on: April 17, 2024, 11:44:55 AM
Indeed right, when you still seeing balance inside your bankroll you mostly thinks that you'll capable to make things profitable unknowingly doing something that already hurting your balance to the point that you already lose everything, you keep doing that same mistake as greed mostly dominated us, hoping and aiming for big profits instead of being contented with some amount of money that you already earn,.

Always best to know and understand how to things works and how will you adjust for the betterment of the outcome of your game, it's your decision making that keeps you repeating same mistake over and over.

That's right, because when we have a balance in our money, obviously thoughts of gambling will arise because of great curiosity. We will think that when we gamble using this balance we will get more than our capital, but I am sure that when they do this they will suffer losses because gambling is just a game from the bookie or admin of that game. In fact, what gamblers do when they make mistakes over and over again is because they are addicted and their curiosity is so great to win that they do it over and over again.

So it will be very difficult to stop gambling even if they experience mistakes because they already have an addiction to playing. Unless they are aware that what they are doing is wrong and they only get losses rather than wins then it is very likely that the gambler will stop gambling.

Unless they are fully aware and they have that good control both on their emotions and how they manage their finances as we know that once addiction already dominated the brain there's no way that you can quit without losing your money, it's very important that you are fully aware with the risk that you are taking and you are willing to submit whatever happened and you know when to let go, without this, you'll just going to end up keep repeating your mistake not to control and keep pushing in aiming for much higher earnings.

Indeed,  and that's why casinos are everywhere knowing that bad habits from most gamblers they will keep that edge against the greed of every gamblers who failed to control their emotions,  something that really gave the casino a big advantage as even sometimes a gambler already have decent amounts of earnings instead of quitting and enjoy the money  they win push forward trying to earn more.

Then the losing steaks will come out and little by little sucked back the money, with frustration and aggressiveness instead of making money,  gambler will Yolo bet and regret everything after.
Humans are very irrational by nature, so even if a person knew that it is impossible for them to beat the casinos, if they get lucky and they win a lot of money, they may begin to think that it is possible for them to get those results all the time, so instead of just being grateful for what they have, they get greedy and increase the size of their bets thinking they cannot lose, and as it is easy to guess such stories very rarely have a happy ending, since there is no person that can get lucky all the time.
That's correct and that is why while we are all prepared to lose, we must also be prepared to walk out after we win. We cannot just keep on gambling and think that luck will always be on our side because that's not how the gambling business is made. It is not a charity and there always be a point where we will keep on losing so it's best if we can enjoy what we won and go back another day when we think we need to have fun gambling again.
Plus, it's also a stressful environment if we just continue on betting, the sudden swings of our balance from losing to winning is not a good thing to see. I've played tag with the money I have many times and I can say all it brings is stress whenever I am on the losing points.

We need this mentality to enjoy, if we know when to leave especially while you still got decent amount of profits, it added excitement and fun when you quit with winning money, opposite from leaving losing everything which only brings regret after gaming. You need to realize and understand what you should do and how will you execute in both losing and winning situations.
684  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup on: April 17, 2024, 11:25:54 AM
If they have the money, they can. But just balance all of those players and teams unlike PBA, they're saying they have salary cap but it's all just a show and greater and superstar players are receiving more than the cap.
There's always a thing called "under the table", if they really think he is very valuable to the team, then they could give that salary. I don't follow MPBL a lot but since they have been considered as a pro already, that means they are into business for long term and whow knows one day they'll overtake PBA and they'll be the best league in the Philippines.

Greg is actually 35 years old already, I don't think he deserve that kind of salary because he is nearing the retirement age. That article might just be hype and readers buy the story.
Yeah, that under the table is making sense in the PBA. It's not a secret that it's happening mostly in MVP and SMC teams, they don't even want to trade those players as they're closed with contracts until they finally end and no longer in use for the team. Just like what happened with Greg, his contract ended and got an offer to play in B League but because he can't stay there for so long and want to be with his family, it's good to see him play on MPBL and has still a good offer and contract.
He wouldn't come back if the offer is not good. I like to see Greg being helpful to this team, so hopefully that rumor is true and he'll be able to make a name again, but this time in MPBL. Personally I'm not really watching MPBL games, but I heard people say that it's more fun than the PBA.

Anyway, that is still a rumor until we see Greg in uniform of whatever team he'll be playing.

Back to PBA, SMB is still leading with 5-0 record, maybe they will end undefeated this conference as they are really good.

By the way, tomorrow 2 games again.
ROS vs Northport
Hotshots vs Bossing.

When we see him playing then that rumors about the money might be true, I guess he will not just go back for nothing aside from wanting to play at home there's still big money involve behind that contract, I knew he really wanted to prove his worth and continue being competitive, he's the one that being predicted to dominate but instead he's main rival is the one who gained the glory, I'm talking about the competition between him and Abay way back their college and amateur years.

Now, if he really coming back not in PBA but in MPBL I guess it will be a good venue for him to prove his worth, if he can dominate and make a noise on his new found home.
685  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: April 16, 2024, 05:53:30 AM
Lakers at 8th, not a bad position to be in, they could beat Pelicans and even finish at 7th as well, going from 9th to there within two games is definitely a big achievement without a doubt. I understand that people may look at it differently, but I do believe that's actually an advantage for Lakers.

Thunder finished first, Nuggets finished second, so anyone who is 7th would be in trouble, I think both Pelicans and Lakers will be aware of that and may not want to win it in the end, if they win it, they are facing Nuggets, if they lose then they will face 9-10th winner too, but at the very least they will face Thunder in that situation. I think it is going to be a very weak spot, Thunder is not that great, they may have finished first, but they lack playoff experience.

Without a doubt anyone that will win in this play-in will have a hard time because they will eventually face the top seeded in the conference. But this is the first time that the Thunder will be in this spot, so this might be good for them, but then again it's going to be as series, and even if you are the top seed, the record is 0-0 and if my chance the game can go to a grueling 7 series and so teams that have experience it before could still have the advantage like the Lakers or the Warriors if they are going to face OKC. So we should give Lakers a slim chance to upset the OKC.

OKC's performances during the pre-season is really outrageous but we all know there's a big difference when it came to the playoffs, and like what you mentioned, those 3 teams on the lower spot have that capabilities to upset their opponents, not just Lakers and Warriors but also Kings if they manage to beat the Warriors, with their great blends and chemistries they can come out and upset their opponents.

Lakers at 8th, not a bad position to be in, they could beat Pelicans and even finish at 7th as well, going from 9th to there within two games is definitely a big achievement without a doubt. I understand that people may look at it differently, but I do believe that's actually an advantage for Lakers.

Thunder finished first, Nuggets finished second, so anyone who is 7th would be in trouble, I think both Pelicans and Lakers will be aware of that and may not want to win it in the end, if they win it, they are facing Nuggets, if they lose then they will face 9-10th winner too, but at the very least they will face Thunder in that situation. I think it is going to be a very weak spot, Thunder is not that great, they may have finished first, but they lack playoff experience.

I agree that it would be preferable for both the Lakers and Pelicans to lose the first play-in game of the tournament and then try to face the Thunder in the first round of the playoffs. On the other hand, there is no point in stretching out the inevitable. I mean, if the Lakers or Pelicans could somehow beat the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs, it would be easier for them in the later rounds of the playoffs.

That's interesting, If either NO or Lakers beats the defending champ it might be a an easier next round for them, though we all know how tough the competion will be but no one can accurately predict the possible outcome during the first round.
686  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you believe in gambling experts predictions? on: April 16, 2024, 05:43:26 AM
Yes, it's true that usually experts also give betting recommendations because they gamble and bet there to make a profit, after all, why follow gambling experts when we can analyze it ourselves, I'm also not a person who is good at gambling in sports betting, but after many failures and experience, I have become better. understand a little about gambling in sports betting, where to bet to make a profit from sports betting, the point is, don't entrust your money to other people.

Learn to understand and analyze the sports matches that you want to bet on gradually, if you can't afford it, you should not gamble on sports betting because it will only be a waste of money on sports betting, everyone can become a gambling expert, just learn from experience, so don't believe it either. In the predictions of gambling experts, if we can become gambling experts from our own experience, betting must understand the knowledge and if you don't know it, it's better to just gamble in a casino because that might be better than forcing yourself to gamble on sports that you don't have knowledge of.  Grin

If you are into sportsbetting, it is a must that at least you know the sports you are into. Because betting blindly is just subjecting yourself to failure. Even bettors with long years of experience can't exactly predict what will happen to the game. What more for a person who has very little to no knowledge in the sports?

Also, that one as well. Bet if you have funds for it. Don't gamble if you need to loan money for it or you are using your funds for your monthly bills. Anyone can claim to be an expert. But if you truly know the sports, you also have your own instincts on what betting lines you are more comfortable to place your bet with.


Both arguments are correct, even experienced gamblers can't accurately predict the possible outcome of the game, upset is always present even how deep you made your assessment and research, and even how knowledagble you are regarding to the game and on both competing teams, there's still chance that you may lose your pick as you must remember that you are inside gambling and risk is the big factors why you may lose your money.


For me it's only helpful to have a background on such teams or players that is new to me. I do my initial research with them. But for most, I don't do my whole bet decision base only to the fact or prediction that they've presented to the public. I don't want to put all my hope to any analyst in the league. It's my money I'm betting so I always make sure that it is my decision. So I just use it correlate with my own predictions. And that's a very good point, only bet on games that you know and you enjoy. Or else, study the game. Grin

Yeah, basic knowledge may allow you to assess the edge and advantages but like what I mentioned above, there's no assurance that you will win right away, still depends on how both competing squad will perform and bring the outcome that you are aiming to see.
687  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Going all in and losing the bet on: April 16, 2024, 05:33:57 AM
Yes indeed, most gamblers who are aiming for fun they wanted to work on to prolong their gambling participations, they not aiming to go all in as the fun and excitement stops when the pick that they choose loss, unlike with strategy type of gambling where  you are aiming to anticipate what will be the next outcome and count that times or work on the advantages of any teams or players who can dominate the outcome of the game.

When there is a problem in the casino , many things can be done, when you lose your luck if you feel bad, what is the point of this ? win no matter what, because that's why we go to the Casino to win money, if you go to the casino just to have fun, I don't think you'll spend a lot of money on fun and there are other things that you can have a lot of fun for less money, the casino is fun. For the Millionaires , if they spend the money it will not affect them, but the smaller Players must take care of the money all the time and we must do things so that it works for us when we Play , but Suddenly go play in a Casino with all the money we have just to earn Double because that is something that Should not be done , unless the economic Possibilities of the people are Very high.


I agree with your statement regarding to those rich people who are just playing to earn some fun and to kill some boredome well they are capable of risking some money and allow that to let go after, while for those people who are not that rich it's needed to take care of your finances, like what you mentioned, it's more on winning and increasing your bankroll, though because of that adrenaline they are trying to go all in and find that luck to back them up.

But most of the time, they are just ending up losing their money as they keep pushing and keep repeating that same mistake.
688  Economy / Gambling / Re: My betting strategies on: April 16, 2024, 05:26:38 AM

I don't even believe in any strategy when gambling, I don't think there is a strategy that can make our chances of winning bigger or a strategy that can minimize losses when gambling. For financial management strategies, maybe I believe in that and actually it is a different thing. I mean that when we can manage our finances well, it is less likely that we will become addicted or spend a lot of money on gambling, because we apply the right allocation of our income every month.
Meanwhile, in what game can I apply it? Maybe in sports betting we have to have more knowledge to make us win, but in some other games what should we do, for example in luck-based games like slots. There is no strategy in the game because it all depends on luck. No one can guarantee whether we can win and no one can guarantee that we will lose, but what is clear is that the chance of losing is greater than winning.
Most times, gambling  is game of luck although  some. Require you to think through your winning team if we are even talking  about  sports there's  still a higher percentage  of luck , although most times prediction  are always right  which can accept  that sport is more flexible  than game based ...
Out of all these, people  might still find a way of believing  a strategy gaming which is mostly interm of fund management  well I wouldn't  call most of this a strategy rather  I will take them as a normal procedure  which you ought to have follow right from the beginning  of gambling  journey

Things that you set up but most of the time you break it up when adrenaline rush push you, I mean there are cases that even you set that strategy but because of your emotions you'll take that for granted just to please whatever you think that will work while playing, in terms of sports betting, there's a good edge for those who understand the game as they can select whoever they think is much better among the two competing teams or players.

It's more on how you execute what you think is best to continue playing and how you see the possible benefits and advantages, though it's still not a guarantee but can help you to increase your chance of winning your bets.
689  Local / Pamilihan / Re: NBA discussion, betting and etc. on: April 15, 2024, 02:48:59 PM
Kung fan kayo ng NBA sobrang magagandahan kayo sa mga matches ngayong Play-In Tournament, at ganun din pagdating ng Playoffs. First Round playoffs sa East Bucks vs Indiana, mainit na labanan to, itong season na to madalas ang away sa laro nila, tapos yung match standing nila in last 5 match 4-1 lamang ang Indiana Pacers. Wag naman sana mauulit ang nangyari last season na first round pala yung Buck kung tama yung pagkaka alala ko. Pag nagkataon din, pag naging 8 seed ang Miami makakalaban nila ang Celtics which is parang rematch ng Eastern Finals last Year. Miami Heat vs Celtics! Sa tingin nyo kung ganun mangyari, kaya kaya ng Miami Heat ang Celtics ulit?

Medyo maganda talaga yung bakbakan sa East kasi ung nasa dulo either Sixers or Heat yung makakalusot at matatapat sa tops seeded na Boston, medyo mabigat na series pero alam naman natin na walang takot ang Heat kahit sino pa yung makatapat nila eh nandun yung palag ng buong team pero syempre matured at medyo mas mabigat ang Boston ngayon, sa tingin ko mahihirapan ang Heat na ilaglag ang Boston pero syempre bilog pa rin naman ang bola at kung walang magagawang solusyon ang Boston pero syempre hindi pa naman tapos ang yung play-in hindi pa naman sigurado ang Miami na ilaglag ang Sixers lalo't naglalaro na si Embiid.
690  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup on: April 15, 2024, 02:35:17 PM
I think MPBL is trying to compete with the PBA in terms of salary as it has been reported (not sure if its true) that Gregzilla wants to come back home and will be playing in MPBL, his salary was 800k per month, MPBL team tries to match it.
I don't know if MPBL can afford that, they have a salary cap for sure. Before that was a news and the numbers that came in is P50k, so P800k is too much for a team that is not more popular than the PBA. These are just rumors, if Gregzilla leave the PBA,  how come he'll choose to play the MPBL when the salary is lower, and for sure 800k is too much for a player although tall that is not anymore on his prime.
It's in the news but I don't know if the amount involve is really true.

Manila Stars list Greg Slaughter as reserve player for upcoming MPBL season

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Manila’s move to list Slaughter in the roster is allowed in the MPBL even as the former Barangay Ginebra and NorthPort cager is still playing for Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka in the B2 League of Japan.

With Slaughter in the line-up, Manila can field Slaughter any time during the season once his contract expires with Fukuoka.

maybe they are just trying to hype it, but he should be receiving a good amount of salary to leave his team overseas, if that's the case then MBPL has now become a very competitive league that could compete with the PBA.

If a team can afford to bring him and who knows who's next in line, if MPBL will start bringing more known names either from overseas or from PBA we will see better competitions, I guess PBA will feel the threat and it's no longer a joke, though just like what I'm always saying the flowing money from SMC and MVP are well enough for PBA governors.

Not sure if how PBA will find that ways bring the old glory back, or if how they will manage to bring the fans to watch them back.
691  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: April 15, 2024, 02:21:46 PM
As both Jazz and Blazers have no chance to move forward while against NO they are trying to avoid the play-in, they need to win but that's also the same thing that Lakers needs we will see if how the game will be played and which team will take the win.

That's why among the games tomorrow, this one is the most interesting game to watch.  Pelicans have an upper hand due to their homecourt advantage but the Lakers has been in this kind of situation many times, so I wouldn't be surprise if the Lakers will win since Pelicans is still missing the service of Brandon Ingram, while the Lakers will be playing in full force on the last game of the season. I would like to take chances here,  this game is very important for both but on the gamblers side, I think the underdog gives more value here so I'm betting on the moneyline for LA Lakers.

He is still questionable in the injury report, but a few days ago, it said that he'd play against the Lakers. But I think this game is important, so most likely he will play. Also, it is the Lakers, and players always want to play against them after being injured for a long time (LOL). But I think despite whether Ingram will be playing or not, the Lakers can still manage to get this win since both LeBron and Davis are playing, and this is also an important game for them. The Lakers also have the lead in their season matchup, 2-1. Another thing I want to add is that I think that they (the Lakers) want to bounce back from that horrible game against the Grizzlies. So we can see both teams giving their best in this game. 


Ingram is back but his contribution ain't enough to help the team, and with AD and LeBron orchestrating the offense of Lakers that's really something that lead their way, I like how they manage to over maange to beat NP as both Kings and Warriors wins as well with their task, still same positioning  with few games left to decide which team will be moving up or if there's still changes that will happen during this pre-season. Congrats to those who bets for Lakers the odd is sweet as being a visiting underdog.

He had a decent shooting though but he is only given limited minutes. I think the missing piece here is Zion because he only score 12 points in total from a tough shooting night with 4-13. They cannot win with that number as that would only say that the Lakers have locked him down.

By the way, some good news from the Lakers because this man Austin Reave had complicated the whole season without resting a single game.

In playing all 82 games (and the IST Final) Austin Reaves is the Lakers’ Iron Man

Zion needs to work with his capabilities and put things on his shoulders, if he continue playing like this then they might lose their chance to move forward, though maybe they are trying to avoid playing against Denver, but they will risk their chance if they again lose against the Lakers this coming Play-in, as both Kings and Warriors are also a strong competitors for the last playoff position,

let see if how they will play this upcoming Play-in and see if they will find the best way to beat the Lakers or they will give that spot and let Lakers to play against the Nuggets.
692  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Going all in and losing the bet on: April 15, 2024, 02:09:43 PM
In gambling, it is the loss that will often occur rather than the victory, so it is not recommended to bet all the money we have on gambling, because most likely it will only make us lose money instead of being able to double the money, also I think that people who bet all their money on gambling may be people who are very obsessed with getting big wins.

The truth is, we lose in the long run, so the more we gamble, our chances of winning is decreasing, going all in is better than slowly gambling, because since it's not fun to do all in, that's why it's not advisable, except if you really think of it as an strategy, but most gamblers don't do all in.

We value in the entertainment in gambling, so as much as possible, we extend our gambling session and we end up being profitable. That's the truth, so a gambler going all in is just probably being upset and wants to win back his losses quick enough.

Yes indeed, most gamblers who are aiming for fun they wanted to work on to prolong their gambling participations, they not aiming to go all in as the fun and excitement stops when the pick that they choose loss, unlike with strategy type of gambling where  you are aiming to anticipate what will be the next outcome and count that times or work on the advantages of any teams or players who can dominate the outcome of the game.
693  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Why do some people hide to gamble on: April 15, 2024, 01:49:59 PM

Yes, and I think one of the reasons why a gambler still gets a bad rap from society about his or her involvement in gambling even if the country does not ban gambling activities in my opinion is because of the bad effects that are undeniable in gambling, or in other words, everyone has an equal chance of ending up experiencing many bad effects such as addiction if only they treat the activity in the wrong way or in a way that tends to be too excessive. We can't lie that gambling can always ruin a person's life in various aspects regardless of whether the country bans or legalizes the activity, which is probably the reason why society still views gamblers as people with bad personalities.

Perhaps this is also the reason why most people prefer to hide their involvement in gambling, but on the other hand yes you have also repeated my idea above that it still depends on one's comfort regarding whether they want to hide their gambling or even publicize it to the public eye, but I think there is absolutely nothing to be proud of from being involved in gambling, plus we are the only ones who will eventually feel whatever impact it has.

We do have our own self-explanation regarding to how we treat our gambling, I guess most of those who continue  to hide thier gambling involvement are still have that mindset that they might be criticize by other people that surrounds them especially if they are in the religious types of community, they are afraid of being tag doing something not religeous.

Well, it depends from how you treat and how acceptance it be from the community where you at, gambling though is no longer a secret for most people, as it's easy to be access  and the industry is being accepted by most countries around.
694  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: April 15, 2024, 05:24:35 AM
As both Jazz and Blazers have no chance to move forward while against NO they are trying to avoid the play-in, they need to win but that's also the same thing that Lakers needs we will see if how the game will be played and which team will take the win.

That's why among the games tomorrow, this one is the most interesting game to watch.  Pelicans have an upper hand due to their homecourt advantage but the Lakers has been in this kind of situation many times, so I wouldn't be surprise if the Lakers will win since Pelicans is still missing the service of Brandon Ingram, while the Lakers will be playing in full force on the last game of the season. I would like to take chances here,  this game is very important for both but on the gamblers side, I think the underdog gives more value here so I'm betting on the moneyline for LA Lakers.

He is still questionable in the injury report, but a few days ago, it said that he'd play against the Lakers. But I think this game is important, so most likely he will play. Also, it is the Lakers, and players always want to play against them after being injured for a long time (LOL). But I think despite whether Ingram will be playing or not, the Lakers can still manage to get this win since both LeBron and Davis are playing, and this is also an important game for them. The Lakers also have the lead in their season matchup, 2-1. Another thing I want to add is that I think that they (the Lakers) want to bounce back from that horrible game against the Grizzlies. So we can see both teams giving their best in this game. 



Ingram is back but his contribution ain't enough to help the team, and with AD and LeBron orchetrating the offense of Lakers that's really something that lead their way, I like how they manage to over maange to beat NP as both Kings and Warriors wins as well with their task, still same positioning  with few games left to decide which team will be moving up or if there's still changes that will happen during this pre-season. Congrats to those who bets for Lakers the odd is sweet as being a visiting underdog.
695  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Patience can help alot on: April 15, 2024, 05:15:24 AM
This is not very common my friend , the effects of patience can not be overemphasised especially in gambling because it takes patience to be careful and it takes carefulness to control your emotions. Most times you might lose more than you expected, advice at that point will not help , rather the gamble will use the tool of patience to fight for the next round , patience can make you think and strategise , it helps in an effective decision making by helping you limit side talks and places you on a concentration mood. In addition, anxiety and depression can place us in a very bad situation but with patience more ideas will be applied.
Sometime patients is very much needed if you want to be a better gambler because you cannot win certain games unless you are patient enough with them, few times when you are patient you get enough time and the sanity to be able to make better picks for your game and make sure to get your edge so you don't probably get to suffer losses resulting from your lack of proper planning on the games you did picked, away from gambling i think generally patient has got a whole lot to do with helping us become better at what we do and even getting the best off it .

Yep, when you have that patience you can also learn more strategy to execute, unlike without patience you'll just aggressively throw your bets and risk everything, I guess is more on how discipline you are when you play your game, both on sports and casino games you can apply and use this kind of emotion to think well and adjust if necessarry.

Patience play a lot to established your discipline in regards to the types of gambling that you are involve, it will helps you to adopt and make it usuable either to prolong your gambling experienced or to earn decent amount after.
696  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup on: April 15, 2024, 04:52:14 AM
With sister teams competing there's always rumors that the game will be controlled, we can't remove that assumption as we keep seeing how the league is being practice, either SMC or MVP will win the title and those who are on lower ranks will continue to serve as farm teams, though they are trying to hype the league back giving those low ranks team an exposures showing that they can beat good teams, but I guess that's already late as the trust of most fans is no longer interested with how the games being played.

I'm waiting for MPBL to earn more advertisers and big companies trust, if that happened they will be able to pay big names from PBA and switch them to play with their respectives cities/provinces.

It will be a real competitions for PBA and for sure with how the fans embracing MPBL with additional talents the entertainment and excitement from each provinces and cities that they'll be heading will be jampack!
MPBL is gaining the popularity and more audiences and fans are going there. So, if PBA won't do anything that's interesting and they keep on repeating this sequence coming from the playoffs, semi finals and finals, there's no doubt that they'll be lessened as the oldest basketball league in Asia and will be overtaken by it. Because in the sense of PBA, there's no more competitive drama on it and it's like we all know what's going to be the result of most games up to the season's finals.

I don't know but seems that there's no plans from PBA governors they will go with the flow and let this scenario inside PBA, no chance of independent team to play for the finals, that's last season run by Phoenix making to the final 4 is just same with what is happening from those previous semi-finals, but in terms of final's birth seems impossible to any independent team as these two giant companies who controlled the league always manage to bring their teams to the finals that's why there's no interest anymore for most fans, they already know what will happened and that's not new anymore.


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Why would people still watch if they know what team will win. It's too late for them, their action on giving tickets is good but it will not work anymore. Just imagine, you have to go through the long traffic just to get to the arena, although that's free but it's not fun to watch anymore. Me, I would just watch my TV since I'm subscribe to Pilipinas Live, so I can also watch anywhere online.

If they will not stop that farm team and monopoly inside, they will never improve.

I think they should be thinking of revamping the PBA by adding more teams, for sure the excitement will grow and people will start putting their interest back.
Exactly, it's just hard to accept that this pro league and known to our country has been getting out of the talks and started to be ignored by the young talents that we're having. And with that, those talents are bringing more viewership to the offshore leagues that we're seeing like KBL and B League. Monopoly and bad management from the current commissioner should be changed and there should be a competition for him to be replaced.

Young talents already got lots of options, aside from MPBL there's also overseas leagues that can cater them, unlike before where young aspiring stars always dream to step and play inside PBA, no longer that big part to inspire since they can quickly earn money once they show up and gained the interest especially with the help of social media they can be an instant prospect.
697  Local / Pamilihan / Re: NBA discussion, betting and etc. on: April 15, 2024, 03:41:18 AM
Malalaman natin yan kung yan nga ang kapalan ng Dallas pero opinyon ko lng din naman sa ginagawang adjustments ni kyrie at luka mukhang mag iiba ang direksyon  ng kapalaran nila, maganda kasi yung ikot at talagang nagtutulungan silang lahat, tapos yung supporting cast na mga role players maganda din pinapakita kaya malamang sa malamang makakapalag sila kahit sino pa yung makatapat nila.

Sa Clippers naman nagsawa na ko umasa sa kanila ilang seasons na kasing puro sablay ang attempt nila sana lang ngayon totoong healthy na silang lahat para magandang laban ang maibigay nila.

Kung wla si Kawhi Leonard, automatic talo na ang Clippers, pero kung maglalaro siya, 50-50 pa yan. Nakita na natin yan dati, si Leonard ang bantay ni Luka pero hindi rin kayang pigilan ni Leonard kahit magaling pa siya na defender. Siguro Westbrook vs Irving na rin, pero iba talaga itong Dallas, hindi na lang kina Luka at Irving umiikot ang laro kaso lahat sila involve na rin.

Siguro kung papaboran ng NBA, tiyak si Luka yun kasi candidate siya ng MVP at mukhang malaki ang chance niya na manalo.

Basta ako, Dallas ako diyan.

sang-ayon ako sa iyo kabayan, 50-50 ang match-up na to kaya sa Dallas rin ako pupusta. Tingin ko pa nga ay medyo lamang dito yong Dallas dahil ang hirap ng kunin ni Luka sa season na to. Sana lang ay mag-step up yong mga 3-point shooters nila na papasahan ni Luka kung i-double team siya.

Yun ang magandang mangyayari kung yung mapapasahan eh laging  handa sa pagtira gaya ng ginagawa nilang rotation ngayon, mabigat talaga yung Dallas dahil din sa mga mas batang manlalaro na talagang nakakatulong ni Luka at Kyrie ang medyo magiging turning point lang dito eh yung depensahan kasi alam naman natin na nandyan si PG at Kawhai na talagang defensive stoppers.

Good luck kabayan kung sakaling nailagay mo na yung taya mo ha!
698  Economy / Gambling / Re: My betting strategies on: April 14, 2024, 05:38:33 PM
These are strategies you can use to increase your odds of winning because sports gambling is more than just selecting. You need to know how to read the data and predict upcoming events from it. For me I like checking their last few games in general, and their last few games when they met this same team. I believe these are the things that they even use to decide what odds are shown by the casino for each game.
Strategies to increase the odds of the game you mean because as far as I know it almost impossible to have such strategy in place since the games largely depends on luck to win them at most and this is the most, important thing to acknowledge before any other factors that could facilitate your winnings.

I don't believe that there I any form of strategies to winning a game and some time most of the promises of having or avaliable working mechanism have all failed to meet up with the desired results as promised.

Having a strategy doesn't guarantee winning always. No matter how perfect you are you in better you can't have 100% winning streak. But holding to a strategy will help you minimize you lost and make you be on a winning side. I don't know about any other gambling stuff, but strategy really work well with sport betting.

Yeah that's the best part of having a good strategy, you can minimize your losses especially if you can stick with it and you have a good control over your emotions, strategy helps a lot in terms of working with what you are trying to execute and if ever that things is not working accordingly you can simply quit and stop, though not a guarantee that it's going to be in the positive outcome but like what you mentioned it's better to have something and keep trying to improve to  have that better outcome.
699  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Stopping the curse of losing streak? on: April 14, 2024, 05:22:13 PM
He needs to free up his mind to allow that new sets of strategy or remove the tension that push him to be more aggressive if you have that kind of mindset then you can avoid losing more, though some are thinking about changing games and try to use other venue to make some bets trying to work things out and if they've got some winning streaks they will continue using that game instead of going back and play again with the game that they've lost before.

More on your own decision making and how  luck may show and back you up with your chosen venue to continue your betting.
That's why he must take a break for some time, especially if he already played gambling and losing his money. Without take a break, his emotion can increase and makes him lose control. That's already happens to many people and makes them lose their money without having a chance to recover the money. Yes, someone can be aggresive because he wants to gets his money back but that doesn't easy as gambling will not gives him a big chance. If he use the other casino, that will not guarantee him can win but he will have a chance to gets more losses as he will thinks to recover his lose from the other casinos.

We must make our own decision after playing gambling for some time and if we see that we only gets lose many times, even losing streak, that's the reason for us to gets out from gambling. We don't have to comes back to the casino because that can makes us becomes an excessive gambler.

A very good reason to have a break and make sure that you'll be able to breath everything out, as if you continue to push your way using additional deposit, chances that you might lose more money is possible, though if changing the game might give you another chance maybe you can use that venue but not a guarantee that you'll be able to have a different outcome.

It's always with how you treat your gambling and how good you are in controlling your emotions, best practice is to quit when you already suffering to avoid further additional damage with your finances.
700  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Why do some people hide to gamble on: April 14, 2024, 04:48:32 PM

I’m definitely doesn’t feel hat you mention here but I do gambling privately because I don’t want someone staring at me while I’m playing because it’s annoy me for some reason.

Personal reason but yeah that's also valid as everyone has his own way of treating this venue of entertainment, if you don't want someone to stare and watch you while playing, better to keep it as secret so no one will annoy you while enjoying your game.

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Gambling is a form of entertainment. It’s not illegal or something immoral that you need to hide just to avoid criticism. In fact you should be proud because you have the luxury to do it while others afraid of taking risk with their money.

I like that treatment, it's a luxury when you have that money to risk with your gambling activities, nothing is wrong as long as you are not annoying anyone and you are using your own money.

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Just like drinking beers or hitting cigarettes, gambling is a hobby that gives you satisfaction.

something that will give you that pleasure when you address the lust inside you when playing or betting with the game that you love.
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