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are you sure about that? have you ever been to a land-based casino? and can you be sure that it's all paid for? not like what @nullama said, because he said there will be free food and drinks at land-based casinos.

I also think like this anyway, there is no way they give free food and drinks just like that, even if it is true there will definitely be requirements to get free food and drinks, because it is likely that they will also make this as more profit from people who come to land-based casinos.

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I don't think there is a problem between Scaloni and Messi because even when Argentina the Qatar World Cup, Scaloni started talking about Messi and he said how helpful is this player also he also said he wanted to use Messi for the 2026 World Cup but the behavior of Messi was not good and I think this time this Argentinian player made a mistake when he decided about the team himself.

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Therapy requires money. Online resources and support groups are often free or cheaper. These can save lives. Doesn't it amaze you how reaching rock bottom becomes a turning point? These stark realizations frequently strengthen the human soul. Isn't acknowledging an issue a powerful first step? Gambling is addictive. When it gets out of hand, the game plays you. The shift from gambling with money to betting on oneself to change must happen here. A gamble turns productive here. It's about improving life's odds, not in a casino. Does this perspective change not provide hope? As they say, every gamble teaches. Can gambling losses lead to a more balanced life?

Everybody lose on slots unfortunately no matter who they are,the slots are so addictive that rarely the slot lovers can quit them and as soon as you can't quit them you will lose money in the short and long term.Even if you hit that max win you will spend it in a such a fast way that you will keep losing no matter what you are able to do with your money.

That is why it is recommended that people stop playing slots otherwise they will lose money in the longer term and there is no coming back from playing slots,do not be deceived by those guys showing you the streams where they win as they are playing with sponsored money so quit as long as you are able to as once you jump in the wagon of slot addiction there is no turning back.

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Hoping to get a big win from the free spins given in the slot game, I think it's very rare to get a big win, and sometimes it will be very difficult for us to get free spins, we need a lot of capital to be able to get the free spins and that doesn't necessarily mean the payout. You get a big win and the jackpot is the same, but you will really feel the victory if you get the jackpot compared to the prize you get from the free win.

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Although poors and riches play in different ways, it doesn't give any advantages to the riches on long run. It's like saying someone who place huge bets with 1.01x multiplier on win and 94% winning chance is in a better position than people betting with a low bankroll, 2x multiplier and 48%-49% winning chance. One huge bet lost by the rich gambler already put him in a much worse situation than the poor gambler who is gambling with pennies. Riches lose much more money than poor gamblers, because they have more money to afford to lose on long run.

I think what we can say is that money lost by poor gamblers will be missed later for basic needs, while for rich gamblers it won't make any considerable difference at all. It's probably just change money...

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Yes, considering gambling as a source of income is not a good thing, because every time we gamble, we have to spend capital to be able to gamble. In gambling, we don't necessarily mean we can win, let alone consistently win the gambling we play, but what they will get. only losses in gambling, when you experience a gambling addiction, of course this will be very detrimental for everyone who gambles.

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No one can ever win anything big from free spins or bonus spins because of the sites algorithm setting a small amount of rewards so that it is always possible to win something small from free spins.  And this gives gamblers a chance to enjoy that spin and keep depositing again and playing for a long time. This is basically their marketing policy so nothing to get too excited about it. And always keeping yourself in check, gambling should not be taken seriously

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do you think some people can get to gambling too because they have too much disposable income and don't think they deserve all the money they got?
could be a thing too imo.

having a support network definitely helps a lot.

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In my opinion, it shouldn’t be considered a source of income at all cause it literally isn’t. Anything considered a source where you earn money should at the very least, be reliable. Money won from gambling isn’t reliable as it doesn’t come often. It doesn’t come when you want or need it so I don’t see gambling as a source where one could earn money.
If one is looking to earn some extra money, that person should get a side job where the paycheck would actually be steady and reliable. It’s better to look to gambling as an activity rather than a job. The win is more enjoyable then.

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I highly agree, it is best to compare their implemented features or how this games are presented.  Because if we base the worst provider due to personal experience of losses, as stated, every provider will be the worst subjectively.

Slots game that have slow phase sucks.  Because it only waste time due to its sluggish animation, and presentation.  I like fast phase slots game because it saves us a lot of time whether we win a jackpot or emptied our bankroll, it can happen in a flash with fast phase slots game.  This way, we only lose money if we are unlucky an not much of time consumption.

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That is also true and it is not easy to get out. I had a period, 12 years ago, where I would stay up 5-6 hours at night to gamble on random matches and sports that I knew nothing of. Started to gamble with bigger and bigger amounts (couple of 100$) and had 1 night that I went all-in as everything was going wrong. Won my bet, cashed out and I will never play with bigger amounts again. I still like the experience of gambling (it can make sports more entertaining to watch) but I am always careful and limit my balance on every site.

I mean it would be quite possible for Messi to be in 2026 world cup, that is about 2 years away, which means that he would be only 38 years old, I think Ronaldo was something close to that on the last world cup and he did alright, why wouldn't Messi be alright at 38 years old. I get that we are not used to it, I understand that we have seen many players retire before 38 years old, and it's still common, but at the very least we need to realize that we are seeing more and more players not retiring at early ages anymore.

I remember when I was a kid, a player that was 32 years old would be someone near the retirement age, but nowadays we are seeing in every sport where people play until 40 and even some more maybe after that. I think Messi will be just fine at 2026 world cup, and in fact I can take it one further and say that in 2030 if he is still playing hen he could be at the squad. Yes, 42 year old Messi may not be that great, but he wouldn't be like not top 25 neither, he could be still at the squad even if just for leadership.

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It may not be about making something easier to restrict, also has a lot to do with the control over income and taxation the government of certain countries want to have other people who gamble and also the casinos. Regardless of it, the historical case of the USA prohibition era is was a big lesson to be learnt by the western world about the extent a government can actually control the traffic of relatively common substances.

Perhaps, Since I am not from Bangladesh, I cannot fully understand the context of banning casinos and gambling, but if I had to bet on it, I am pretty sure religion is involved. Pretty much as happens in Saudi Arabia.

I don't know whether this is also happening in other countries, but it made me think about this topic a news I read the other day which said that that the AI had guessed the number that will be luckiest the national Christmas lottery, and that it ran out in a matter of just a few minutes. I'm very curious to see if it is right, and I would buy myself one of these tickets if it was still possible, but to be honest I don't think it will be able to guess correctly the lucky digits based on past performance. Probability doesn't work like that, until I'm proven wrong at least.

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If you are gambling having a lot of money is really advantageous on your side, as you can place many bets which can increase the probability of winning, while the poor could only afford to bet one at a time which lowers the probability of winning. I agree that money can't make the person better at gambling, but it could differ both on their money as one option to make. Rich people have the money in short, they can go back to gambling anytime they want, so casinos would give them bonuses and discounts for being loyal customers to their casino, plus they could also build connections with their fellow gamblers which is one of their advantages. You can't tell if a person is rich or poor in gambling, but you can assume that a person that you can always see in the casino a rich as they can gamble anytime.

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If it's free I doubt if they offer live chat therapy, I think it's either resource or public discussion like this forum, so you can't expect it's a professional who respond to your case. Any kind of project need money to survive, they could survive by donation, but we don't know how much people willing to make donation to them.

Although Al is very popular instrument right now, but it still doesn't give you win guarantee. Anyway, it's better to rely on your own analytics.

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One of the reasons why the negatives far outweigh the positives is because bookmakers create casinos not to feed gamblers for free but their goal is to profit from gamblers who like to go overboard in acting out of control by providing a temptation through the opportunities provided which is basically nothing more than a trap for gamblers to come back soon. As evidence, we can see that many are now suffering from large losses and that means we can conclude that they are trapped by something that has been designed by the casino.

The events that they experience, especially those experienced by addicts, can actually be used as examples and lessons so that we do not overdo it, and as you said it is better to gamble normally, meaning by putting small money that you can afford to lose, because usually disappointment from results that do not match the wishes that can make you act out of control, so it will be very useful for a preventive measure.

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 It don't mostly bothered myself about playing slot games because I know the house always have an edge on who is going to win and would is going to lose. Once we understand this, we have to be very careful how we bet on slot games especially when we don't have skills to back up our bets. Any person that are slot game friendly maybe are those that knows how everything works and they are more interested in trying their luck or knows how to manipulate the game to make profits fr it.