Speaking of Azure Ray, have you seen the long pause that is because there's a bug on the bear of Lone Druid and they have to make it stop. Actually, it was Team Falcons that was dominating in the 3rd match against Azure Ray and I thought that they were winning in that match but then, Azure Ray still managed to win. While on the other match of G2.IG and GG, GG won against G2.IG and that means that Azure Ray and GG will face the next bracket.

Later on we're going to have match in the lower bracket. First match is Team Secret and Team Liquid, I don't think that Team Secret will win on this one but they have broken the expectations of many fans including me but still, it's still Team Liquid for me.

There was this rumor about the CIS players and teams that have been involved with massive betting and that's actually more than the money that these players can earn professionally. I don't know, it seems that it has been normal there and the real pro players are just avoiding to get involved with any unforeseen activities with their pro matches.

We're getting used to the reason of having a lack of opportunities and that's why good people turn into evil people and do evil things. I don't know if this situation is ever going to change but it's all about choices. We can't always blame the government or we should do if they always see more people turning into piracy and that dirty money gets into their economy and is fed to their families. I've been in a tough situation and that's why I can speak for those who have lacked opportunities because I've been once in that tough battle and have to find ways for my own sake.

I think we can put this in general that it's not just all about the piracy in the sea but also those people that do other illegal things for the same and common reasons, poverty and lack of opportunity. This is going to be a cycle for the children of those that do this and they'll also reason out the same thing. The government as I am saying, either blames them or not, if these people have been used to this, they are hardly going to change.

And for the most recent pirate attack on the Yemeni area, as said, it's all due to the Israel-Palestine matter. The recent that I know of, it's no longer Israeli ships that they're going to take over but any ship that came or will go to Israel, they'll seize it.

There are kids that will tell everything that they want to do, you are not sure with that but there can be a few of them that will voice out what gambling is and how did they do it and who's the person that influenced them in doing so. It's like an inspiration thing on them but because their minds are still young and naive, they don't know the implications of it is going to be bad if done continuously. That's why if you are someone who is surrounded by a lot of children in your family or neighborhood, you need to be careful with what you show them because they are going to do the same thing as what adults do that they see.

It starts with curiosity, with free gambling/gaming apps and then they want to go ahead with real action through betting real money. So, it's a process to them and you as a parent when you see that it's happening on them, you need to start yourself and check it out if they're going to the hardest part of it that you might not be able to accept instantly. And from there, you need to do all the necessary actions for them to avoid being addicted because as a parent, all you need to do is to make themselves comfortable doing other things and make them uncomfortable for the restricted activities like gambling.

Your uncle is careless? That's the thing in here and that's where he should start taking care of himself, too many suggestions have been made to this thread already and I think that the majority of them are helpful to your uncle. Now, how are you going to open this up to him without being offended? It's because that he's going to be offended and why a nephew of his wants him to get some redirection and wants to change his approach of his things?

And to give a shortcut, when he's done with things and you have done everything as well because you care so much to him. All you need to do is go to the professional and seek help from them. Every cent that you're going to pay that professional is going to be worth it because they've dealt with this problem and experienced it from several people that have consulted them. Unlike just asking suggestions on how to help him, he might not be willing to follow these advises coming from the people here that he doesn't know and respect. Compare to the professional in counselling, he might give tha respect and follow the advises.

Well, that's true. It doesn't mean anything but it's just the fans that has given him that title because he's so close in taking that but still did lack of success achieving it.

Yeah, I know. But with the past performances of arteezy, it seems that he's proving to himself that he's not going to win any TI title anytime soon because he don't even want to buy a BKB. 

That's right. Ti has become the basis now for someone's success and that's why most of the players have been trying to focus on being qualified on it together with their team. But I think that it's going to change this time, the biggest potential large pool goes to the Riyadh masters and there can be a sense of more achievement winning there than of TI when the prize pool isn't that big compare in the past. So, time changes and we'll see if the basis are going to change over time.

These points system might be implemented by the regular organizaters of tournaments that have been doing major tournaments. And I agree that the best region to start for some teams is MENA because it's still young and new and there's not that a lot of teams competing from the qualifying tournaments.

I don't think that he's rusty at all. There's not that much difference when someone who's been out for the pro scene for a year but still played a lot of pubs. And yes, ana stopped competitively but never stopped playing in the pubs. But it's different with ana, he is past his prime and that's why he's a bit rusty now together with other great players before. Ame is still said as the uncrowned king.

Azure Ray so strong, they're unlikely to get eliminated on the group stages. Wawitas Sagazes still has last game tomorrow but even if they win 2-0, they're already out of this tournament after that match and they'll go home with $25,000 placing 11th-12th. And their co-bracket team, Blacklist International needs to win 2-0 just to have a chance not to be eliminated.

I don't think he'd run out of money. The passion for these players is unexplainable because it's still different to play competitively than just play with the pubs. The feeling and emotion are different there and he's still talented, that's why a team/org still hired him as their representative and player.

@OP.
The concern of everyone is valid why we need to contact you through Telegram. Well, for me, there is no problem at all to contact you through that but much better to disclose all the links or whatsoever that's needed to go onto the work that you're offering.

And the suggestion of oshosondy is also a better way to get those reviews that you need of what you're working with. Also, kindly indicate if this is going to be a paid gig or not because if it's not, you'll probably get few to no interested people in giving feed back to that casino that you're working with.

Maybe not all of them are interested and there could be a handful of them that want to give back to their customers by having such a theme. But it's true that not all of the casinos are going to cooperate with a service and work that will make people stop doing business with their casinos. They want people to engage on them because the more, the better and that means caching caching on them, more money.

Well, the irony is that many of them donate just to give back and for the good cause of other people's welfare. On the other hand, what you have said is true that they're becoming rich because of people the money that comes from their gambling business, and that happens when gamblers are losing.

There goes the cycle of who gets the benefit and who contributes a lot. But a good thing that if there are helps like this, they should be easily searched and taken away for a dial or chat because usually, addicted gamblers need someone to talk to instantly to help him change his mind if ever something bad is already circulating onto his head.

Increasing your budget in gambling doesn't mean that you're going to have more real gambling experience. 1% is more than enough for someone who's a family man. It's also not guaranteed that you're going to win more money with that much. Although the fact is, you can stay longer with that budget but as I've said, 1% is already a decent amount if the household income is quite high.

There's no need to learn any specific game with that much because as a test, you should always test the waters with small amounts only. And that's why I don't tip people to gamble with a lot of money that they can't afford to lose and always gonna say to do it only with money that they don't mind of losing it.

What you're saying is kind of conflicting about using needed money and increasing the budget to 10% just to experience real gambling. Anyway, if you are the type of gambler and you can gamble that much then just go ahead but make sure that you have no regrets after.

I don't follow any type of betting strategy but if this works for you and you are risking likely a free money from your household income, that works better. When you do this, if the income of the household is quite high then 1% is going to be high as well. But for those that have lesser income then this obviously is just a small amount of their entire income.

Needless to say, as long as the amount is bearable and won't be a source of quarrel between husband and wife then it's all good to just gamble with it, and if you can slash some more, much better. The discipline that we all have are varying from gambler to gambler so, if 1% is already enough then please don't go more than that because it is you that's going to have more problems on it and you have to deal with it later on.

If you follow this religiously and works for you perfectly. Keep the strategy and maintain it.

That's the cons of it, when a kid is with friends that have been into gambling and those kids don't even let their parents know that they're into it. It's going to be shared with other kid friends that they have and out of curiosity, they're going to happily gamble with their parent's money and it won't matter to them because it's not their money. As long as they enjoy the money, whether it's with foods, drinks or gambling.

The only thing that will impact to them is the enjoyment that they're getting. I think the apps that can also be downloaded plays a role on it when they're accessible and can be downloaded anytime without having a very strict rule from such platforms like google play where they can just type a few keywords like gambling and app and then it will appear to them and they're free to download and play it. And much worse, if it's not just a free game but with deposits as well thinking that they're earning real money in an actual casino app.

Well, I guess that most of us do have that not proportion bets with wins and losses that we're having. I'll take a guess that the majority of us have a bigger percentage rate with the losses than of the wins, right? Someone who's good at managing bankroll but not good in selecting right bets because when you say that you're good at selecting bets then you have to win it as well. If you're not winning it then those bets aren't selected well. And for me, that's what it means to be a good selector of bets, the win must be there.

Not at all.
I've been into esports lately and can't be said to be a good one. I just have that love for it and likes how it goes in the scene but I am not an expert on the betting side and prefer not to be called one. Because it's always unpredictable in sports betting. While you get some info and ideas on what might happen, sometimes they're just too exhausting even if you did the right way of analyzing before the game commences with all the news and details you can search but still, with some clutch, the game changes and ends oppositely to the bet you make.

Never heard of this story before but if this exists then that guy did himself a favor by actually requesting the casino to self-exclude him. Well, if there are features like this that we can see online then it's possible to ask and request this on physical casinos. I don't know how can that guy be a hero if he's just into himself but can be said that he's a hero on his own by doing such things.

Anyway, let's just have it this way anything that you do for yourself to help you get out of addiction is a good step. Whether it's something crazy like this or even crazier, as long as you're trying hard and helping yourself out then that's the best thing that you're doing because you are initiating things. As they say, if it works then it's not stupid at all, right?

What can be other crazy ways of stopping oneself from addiction? I'm thinking of a lot of gamblers who are dealing with addiction and doing odd but effective ways to help themselves. It is a tough battle to fight your own addiction because there's no one there that's going to do it for you and no other people but you alone can do it.

I guess he's just done with his prime. He went from SEA back to EU and then still didn't manage to end with good places. Dota isn't just all about individual skills but it's a team game. Compared with his relationship and team plays with the real og, OG. It can no longer be compared with the power of friendship and chemistry for which we are seeing this with current Team Spirit.

I've watched the game of Azure Ray and Blacklist Rivalry, both ended up today with a 3-1 and that's a good start for both teams. Whilst for Wawitas Sagazes, they're like a bonus round for the first day.

Alright, this rumor tend to be true and Team Undying's team name now changed to Tundra Esports. This is a nice move for Tundra so that they'll still have their organization in the meta, former TSM/Undying players ain't that bad at all. Knowing that there's not that much competition in the NA scene, so this is a smart choice for them.

And guys, guess who's back?
News: Chinese Dota 2 legend Ame returns to pro play with Xtreme Gaming

Who is excited to see Ame in the pro scene again? I know that most of the fans here including me wanted him to see reunite with his former gang in LGD. Currently, Xtreme Gaming is just composed of two player, him and DY. For sure that there are arrangements already and we'll need to wait further about their announcement on who are the other three players that will be added to the roster.

That's a tricky situation. There can be justification that both of them are responsible gamblers and parents and they are not neglecting their duties to their kids. But at the same time, if you're going to realize that they're in a bad situation if it's going to affect their parenthood and the kids will see that they're gamblers, I think that's the time that they need to adjust. But are they going to continue while the kids won't ask questions related to gambling because they can see that their parents are gambling? I don't know, I am not yet in that situation so for me only time can tell how they're going to adjust to the situation.

Being a parent with a lot of obligations needs to weigh a lot of things and people might say that they're not earning with gambling. Let's get real guys there are people who truly see gambling as a source of income and they are united on it because they both know the ins and outs of it. They won't get married not knowing that they're gambling or probably they even met because of a casino or both of them is their hobby. Proper communication should be done on this part, maybe a give and take for both of them. Today, the guy can gamble and tomorrow it's the wife. Something like that and I believe that things like this can be sort with any possible good solution.

Investing and betting are two different things, it's not the same, I think that the closest call and in general will be investing in the bankroll of the casino for which you have asked the following questions.

For now, I don't have any affordability to do that. With the recent research that I've seen or let's just say quick reading from the experience of the actual bankroll investors, it's not worth it. But if you have spare money to invest there, that's much better with movement than to be stagnant and have no gains at all.

Oh, going to the point where I'll be starting to invest with the bankroll. I won't start with a small one because gains with that starting capital is so much little so mostly if I can afford more than a thousand buck.

This varies and depending on the revenue of the casino but with that amount, I expect no less than 3%-5%. This is just a guess percentage and more likely close to reality.

Yes, if that's just a spare money of mine. As I've said, that's so much better than to gain nothing by being stagnant or deposited in a bank.

IMO, they know what gambling really is and they understand it. What they don't understand is their approach towards it and they're having a hard time controlling it and they think it's just all a game of numbers and money and losses can easily be retrieved when they gamble again, heck no. That's what they don't want to accept although they understand what's actually happening.

There's the bad effects as usual and one is being addicted and going on with what OP is thinking that schools are useless. Well, everyone just go with the numbers and math and see if self learning will be enough when someone grows up. There's the fundamentals and normal process of what one has to learn.

When there is something that I don't know, the internet is accessible, and can visit any website to know what are those challenges that I've met. But there's none that I need to.

Me either. That's why even before the need to search them through the web. When I have also read the comments of the other members here, that's making me understand something too quick. But any resource is valid to determine the answer that you're looking for. A lot of information can easily be accessed and used as long as they're on the free public and that's why it's like a library of gambling terms and rules with a few keywords and they'll appear as results.

Yup.

There's always a resolution to matters like this. It's only about how the problem gambler will handle himself and resist gambling as much as he can. If there are friends and relatives that are willing to help him completely avoid gambling, then it's on him that they're counting to help himself as well.

Problem gamblers have different approaches and whatever works for them and gradually removes the problematic thing they've got with gambling. They need to be consistent on it and focus until the results are visible and they're finally seeing it on their own that it's actually working.

None, nothing. That's what I'll say because it is none of my business and scope to give them some warning if I'm just a staff. I'll just do whatever is tasked to me like assisting them with their bets or whatsoever but to give them a reminder, I'll only give them some reminder if they're doing things against the casino's policy and premises.

That's none of our business anymore but it's nice to have that someone to give some reminder to these folks. But let alone decide whether to push and continue or just walk away with whatever amount they have already. Because if not, you might even be blamed if they get bad luck. You don't know what's on the mind of these people when they gamble especially if they've been winning a lot already.

A few signs or talks and being a staff, you might get scolded for interfering with their affairs by just simply talking to them. You only talk when they talk to you, you only answer when they ask you a thing or two.