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861  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you have this practice of gambling during one's wake on: March 10, 2024, 04:23:47 PM
What I think is that each country has its culture and that is something that is respected, in my country the culture is different, if there is a wake, what they do is pray and pray so that the soul of the dead can rest in peace and managed to cleanse oneself well of the sins that the person committed, it is more than all a religious custom, and it is something that is very delicate, I know that in countries like Mexico there is the day of the dead where that is a holiday, But given the situation that is now so difficult and things are so expensive, it is not a bad idea to do something like this to help raise funds for the family. I say this from my own experience, because some time ago my grandfather died and the Funeral expenses were very high, they paid it to his son and I think one of them still owes money.

What surprises me is that they treat a vloroio as almost a celebration, it is difficult to do something like that when there is the pain of a loved one, but it is a matter of seeing things differently, maybe it is better to cope with things like this in the middle of pain.

But part of death is part of life too, we don't know what lies beyond or what will happen to us, so for those who are left, what do they have to bear with the expenses and thus be able to get ahead , but it is a very tradition different, it is very interesting.
862  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you blame someone for your gambling losses? on: March 10, 2024, 03:48:59 PM

The first step in actually coming back from an addiction is to realize that the gambler is to blame for their own actions. Not anyone else.

People are quick to blame others, but they rarely take responsibility of their actions when they lose.
By blaming yourself for wrong steps due to your careless actions in carrying out gambling activities and often experiencing losses, that is normal and natural, but if we gamblers blame other people for the losses we experience, that is a big mistake. . . because defeat in gambling is determined by the dealer or system, not other gamblers.
Therefore, it is a good idea for us to introspect ourselves on what we have done and immediately improve it.

I agree that gambling is a game of luck and depends on your own personal judgment and experience no one should be blamed here at all. If we ourselves do not gamble no one can force us to gamble. Rightly said it is the result of our actions but there are many who don't want to accept it. If you can put the blame on others you feel better. Gamblers initially denied it. But when it becomes a real problem they stop trying to deny it. So acknowledging the problem is very important.

Therefore, if we are not ready to lose and lose the money we have, it is better for us not to gamble because that is the risk we will face and if we cannot accept all the risks then it will most likely make us burdened.
If we dare to act, we must be prepared to take risks ourselves, not blame others for our defeat. I think people like that don't understand what gambling really means from the start, so they easily get emotional and take it out on other people.
That is it, some people do not want to take responsibility, they just one someone to be responsible for their fall, but if it is a blessing, they might want to take it all and even be stingy to part ways with any. Gambling and any other risky business/ventures could come out in two ways, and if it is negative, no one should shy away from the fact, and if it is positive, all should smile as well. The transferring of blame is so ill and wicked to me and it shows what prompts some people to face their business even if they see others in need of a thing or another, they might still not do it because they do not know the disposition of the person to it if it doesn't work as planned.

I have seen a lot of people who do not want to take responsibility, they always want to win but want others to absorb their losses if possible, but if others would not take the shift of the losses somehow, they would want them to still take the blame. This is selfish and proves that the person is not ready to take a risk, which is bad. Anyone who is mature enough to gamble should also be mature enough to accept whatever outcome that comes from it and stop being childish about it. Otherwise, such should just excuse him or herself from gambling, it is never by force.

We think that what he says is very true , there is a certain Immaturity when a person who makes a mistake tries to find culprits and does not assume that the fault lies with the same person, then the casino with all the emotions on the surface and if the player He is wrong, he can invent any excuse, that he followed the advice of such a person, that the fault lies with that person, that if he had not done what that person said he would have won, or maybe that he Followed the Advice of another person and that is why he It happened, then I don't know what you're looking for, because if it's an excuse to win at ease in a society, well, I consider that sad, in a casino one must assume that the money is one's Own , no one does what someone else tells them to. Unless it is, and no one is going to manage one's way of playing as a player , so these things are the ones that must be Taken into consideration when playing.

If a person blames someone else for their loss, that is like kicking a drowning person, they have no validity whatsoever, the same game over time will make them mature Because if they Continue with those thoughts, things will simply continue to turn out very well. Badly, as a player we have to learn to mature certain knowledge, certain things and designs that casinos have, so we will be a wiser player and lose less money in the future, but some things are Sadly missing out on how they learn the most.
863  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Is gambling all about luck? on: March 10, 2024, 03:31:00 PM
In my opinion, if people already have experience in gambling, they will not make random bets, I think they will be more careful in doing things that they already have experience with. Also, experience is good for us, with the experience we have we can learn good and bad lessons. People who gamble tend not to think about the risk of losing money or losing, they only think about winning, therefore what you say is true. they tend to think things they shouldn't think about, sometimes the final result of gambling is likely to be wrong with the predictions we made, and in the end it just makes us disappointed.
I agree with you, we should be responsible for what we do, including gambling. because the bad effects of gambling are not trivial, many people experience big problems or big losses because they are not disciplined and irresponsible with the gambling they do. I myself feel that luck plays a big role in gambling, but there are also some gambling games that can be won by those of us who have good skills or understanding.

If you allow emotions to dominate inside your minds you'll find yourself losing a lot and it will reflect to your finances, people who gamble irresponssibly most of the time suffer from addictions, instead of gaining the enjoyment they exceed from that and put themselves to big problem, risking without thinking carefully is what addicted person will do when they are inside casinos, they just go all in and riskit all hoping that luck will be there for them to back them up.

Though it's true that luck have a big factor and influence but still your discipline will help you to avoid losing big amount of money.
It is clear, if gambling is done with emotions that control oneself, then it is very likely that what will happen is a big loss, because it is not just gambling. Things that are done with overwhelming emotions tend to make decisions that are not considered first, so that the decisions taken are not thought about the risks that will occur later. with those who cannot control themselves or their emotions when gambling, this will clearly lead them to gambling addiction and large losses that will definitely occur.
Many gamblers experience big losses because they cannot control themselves, including their emotions, so it is not surprising that big losses occur. alibi to have fun but instead suffer big losses due to uncontrollable emotions. I agree with you, they only take risks in the hope that a miracle can happen with a decision made carelessly. That's true, discipline helps us to avoid big losses or other bad things, while luck doesn't happen completely in every gambling we do, so don't expect more from the gambling we do.

From all this, what I think is that a person, when he is in a casino playing and well concentrated, should not try to control everything, because in a moment he can lose control of his emotions, control of his money and everything can go wrong. overboard, then this can result in it being difficult to control all the emotions, and one cannot wait for the last little bit of money to produce a great miracle that makes everything recover, no, things are very different, That's why when I play in a casino I don't think about it, the first thing I do is allocate money only for the casino, and when I lose that money I assume my loss and don't deposit more, this is preferable to control the money and not the emotions , because emotions can sometimes betray our reason, because the idea gets into our minds that we can win, that we can do things, that everything is a risk, then this type of thinking can harm us, because in the end we lose money.

As advice I always say, it is better to control the money you are willing to lose than to control your emotions, there are some members here on the forum who do know how to control their emotions and that is something I admire, the truth is for me they are on another level But with my strategy of controlling the money I'm willing to lose, I can let my emotions go unrepressed and play hard.
864  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling and Behavioral Change!!! on: March 10, 2024, 03:17:36 PM
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I accept what you say, especially when it means losing rationality, because basically a person who is doing everything possible to have a good attitude during the casino and win, or at least try to win, things sometimes don't go the way they want, so It could be said that greed sometimes makes him play tricks, but this almost always happens to novice players , who have almost no experience in a casino. It is very difficult for a veteran player to have this happen to him, or at least to have had drinks. alcoholics and that disinhibits him from all those possible fears that are normal because it is scary to go to the casino and leave without money, because on many occasions it has happened that people who are there playing and playing forget that the casino has the advantage of the house and that is what they should consider the most before playing , it is like maturing that concept, so they should think that a player is not going to be above a casino.

Partly when it happens like this, I think the player Ignores many basic things, as I said before, the house advantage, the game, and above all what it means for a person to Manage their money well, not leave it all in a casino, but knowing how to manage it, so that if you lose in a casino, you leave with the money to buy the things you Always have intended and you don't have to Suffer by Subtracting money later to cover a gap left by irresponsibility.
865  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Has this ever happened to you as a gambler? on: March 10, 2024, 02:55:15 PM
What could cause a gambler to place a bet to the extent that he no longer has money to pay for the games he played?

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So the question now is: What could really put a gambler in such a situation, addiction, or greediness?

It doesn't come to me as a surprise because I've seen it many times. A gambler would walk into a betting shop with the intention of staking his bet and going home. When he sees a virtual game on the screen that he thinks would play, he'd bet on it and after he must have ended up emptying his pockets, he'd start begging his fellow gamblers money or go home not placing his bet. In such situation I don't think the gambler is being greedy rather he's addicted to gamble that he has no control over his funds.

Well that is something very unfortunate, the fact that a person does not have control over their money and gets carried away by emcoins, impulses and everything that they can want to chain a disorderly game is what can normally happen to someone like that, I saw that ago At some point, I went into a famous casino in a city in Colombia, and there I started to see the roulette, the slot machines, but I was simply looking, but I saw a man of approximately 50 years old, he was playing and he was winning. In the roulette, I remember that he had won a lot of money and he did not withdraw money but instead bet even more and I saw that he started to lose, he had a lot of money, it was enough for him to spend about 3 days in the country without any problems indulging in luxuries, but The truth is that when I saw he had lost half of it , and he became desperate and began to betray more and more, and when I saw that he no longer had any money left, at least from what he was earning for him, then he took out approximately a few of his own money. 150 dollars and started spending everything.

At one point, things later got out of control, he lost everything, he didn't have a single peso left and he had to walk home, because he didn't even have any money left, and then only he saw that it started to get worse. The madman, because he felt sorry for those who were watching him, was very unfortunate for him.
866  Other / Off-topic / Re: Dont chase your loss on: March 10, 2024, 01:27:58 AM
It is best you gamble when necessary not because you want to chase your loss and win back you money, many are victim of this circumstances and for me is a bad practice and this might make you not to employe your gambling skills and roles because you inhast in your decision making. What is your opinion on this?
Well the case at most cases is that many of those who chase after a lose is as a result of some things like when they borrow money to gamble with or when they are already in high lose and wanting to recover from that,  and not being able to hold back and watch the loses slide away.

The best way to prevent such tension is to always keep in mind that gambling is a game of chances and while you are at that you should just take it as something to pass time and not make money from,  if you have such understanding,  it will be hard to see yourself taking a particular directions.


It will always be good to play in peace, that is, without any pressure, because in some way daring sometimes works, when you play with pressure things can go wrong because pressure makes things forced, for example if I am forced to win I'm going to be very stressed and because things won't turn out well for me because that's going to cause more discomfort in my life, I'm not willing to go to a casino just to be stressed, it's true that you go to a casino because you want to play and win, but you also have to accept the designs of the casino, and the home advantage, the luck in us as players and I go out that influences a lot, I have always said something, if I feel lucky I play, if not, it is It is better not to play because that same heaviness that one has, one can even lose and blame something as simple as that.

Sometimes these types of things can turn out to be very silly, or almost unimportant, but the details are what make the difference. Out of my own experience, one day I started playing dice in a casino, but I was upset, and when I lost I felt twice as upset, so I don't like that feeling, and since it didn't bother me, I didn't play again feeling angry or doing things to get out of trouble.

867  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The Future of Gambling on: March 10, 2024, 12:54:33 AM
VR is crap. It is getting overhyped.

Online casinos > real life casinos > VR casinos

On some occasions real life casinos might be better than online casinos but on no occasion VR casinos are better than online or real life casinos.

In other words, there is no future for VR. Not for me at least, I know that much.

It is simply a technology which is at a very raw state of development, that is all. I believe it was the same when the first portable phones started to appear in the market, you know. They were of the side of a brick and you had to had a special little bag attaches to your belt, in order to carry them around with you, not even mention one could only make and receive calls with those, no text messages.
As technologies continue to advance, it will more likely form people to get a more appealing and affordable experience with virtual reality and casinos, in my opinion. As it stands for now, it is quite obvious one cannot expect most of people to own a Virtual reality set, in the other hand, it is more realistic to assume most of people own a smartphone, which is more than enough for them to gamble.

But I understand you lack of enthusiasm about VR, not long ago when Facebook started to talk about the Metaverse, it got all those invertors fired up on the idea of virtual worlds, only to deliver lackluster experiences with graphics out of reality 2000s. Only because Meta/Facebook failed on their mission, it does not mean someone in the future could try again and succeed, though.

The truth is that I have not had the opportunity to try casinos or have experiences in virtual reality, and the truth is that I have seen videos and people stay stuck there watching, they don't care much about the rest, in fact a movie that is very famous that It is about one of these types of games, where there was a site of very addicted people who, when they were put to sleep, came out in another virtual reality world, and that for them was the best, and they seemed like drug addicts but with a virtual world.

I couldn't say that the metaverses are bad, maybe they are not improved or we are asking a lot and it is not ready yet, or we expect very advanced things like the ones we see in the movies, but I would really like to have a good experience with casino or any other game that has to do with virtual reality, it catches my attention, I don't know if any casino can have this implemented where we as players buy the equipment to be able to play, above all I would like it if they could do it to play poker , where you can recreate an environment where there is a table, chairs and we move around as if we were an Avatar, I think that these types of things are of progress and the future.

It may be that as time passes these things improve and you have a very good user experience and opinions change from bad to good.
868  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Which type of gambling have more gambling addicts ? on: March 09, 2024, 11:59:31 PM
As far as I am concerned, every form of gambling has different levels of addiction, and it depends on how individuals handle the addiction, some will definitely take it more than others, that level is not something we can measure until it unfolds and we see it, but how many can we see?

There are some people that believe in gambling with 50% of their mind and there are some who believe in gambling with 100% of their minds, the higher the believes they have in gambling the massive their level of addiction will be if they ever get addicted one way or the other, it doesn't have to be sports bets or Dice games, gambling is gambling and addiction is addiction.

Your view is correct that all types of gambling games have the potential to make a gambler addicted, but usually games that provide fast money such as slots or dice are types of gambling games that can make someone an addict more quickly and precisely.  For this reason, all gamblers need to anticipate that their gambling activities do not cause them to become gambling addicts, as usual, being a responsible gambler is highly recommended.

Of course all types of gambling have elements that can make anyone addicted, and if there were no such elements there would be no more gamblers, and maybe they would come just to try, but in fact the majority of gamblers always persist and even act excessively to pursue something that looks as tempting as victory. Which means that the opportunity to win is what makes gamblers always feel addicted to continuing to play, sometimes even losing track of time.

Yes, I agree with you that of the many types of gambling, I would also say that slot type gambling is the one that has a fairly high level of addiction because the first type of gambling is very easy to reach and play, which means it makes it easier for all gamblers who want to play without must have any experience, and another thing that makes the possibility of addiction high is because there are quite large wins such as the maximum wins provided in pragmatic play games, there are several of my friends who also managed to get it but to get it you have to really be in it. good luck situation, many people lose large amounts of money without realizing it due to their dominating emotions, and yes, it is clear that however it is recommended to be a responsible gambler because with this you will not experience a significant amount of loss.

I agree with you , I think that one of the games that can bring the most addiction are the most popular, among the most popular because there are the slots, that basically things are like that, I say that before the most popular game was poker, for What before there were many PVP tournaments and that was really entertaining and had a lot of Acceptance, in addition there were more options to win, the slots are exciting, they make anyone like to interact and above all win, and what is most striking is that a game like lsots where with little money you can win a lot, because it is something that is much more engaging.

This is a fucking advantage of what the slots have, only because by winning more some players increase the bets, with the desire to have a good Stroke of luck to win big, this can basically be limited to something we know as a dangerous attraction , and that same thing can lead us to think that we are falling into what a casino is looking for, attraction, betting , and that we forget a little about what they call, "house advantage."

This is the type of thing that we are always going to consider, in the same way I consider that in slots as in any game one must play with great restraint, and always considering that things are better when we control our money.

869  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you feel excited while gambling on: March 09, 2024, 11:16:06 PM
You need rest too, it seems. Gambling sometimes makes something about us a little worse, and sometimes makes it a little better. We cannot always receive positive effects, because our money wins and losses always alternate.

When you have the worst day of your life, you will feel sick of all your bets. No wins, emotions worsen, money runs out. Yes, that's the right time to take a break. It can take a matter of days or weeks to restore your positive mood.

I think the same, I believe that to do any type of activity one as a human being needs to have rest, if a person is in the casino and plays every day, it will no longer look fun or pleasant, even if they win, they will see it As an obligation that has to be done no matter what, then this type of thing becomes a burden for the person and is not good for our health, nor for our emotional intelligence, and also for mental peace.

I have seen many people that this type of Pressure Really Affects their lives , and it turns into stress, and if it is not controlled it brings many adverse conditions, it can bring a lot of stress, sometimes this manifests itself in heart attacks, in different Health Problems What can you wear with this Problem.

Now things can be different when you take a Break , in fact for those who play sports, for those who trade, even for a job you need to rest, that is something that Should Always be done to take care of your Health and with the I play in Casinos even more.
870  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indirect victims of gambling addiction on: March 09, 2024, 10:58:32 PM
One of the main things that makes parenting would really be challenging is that you would really be needing to check your kids or children because in todays era then it would really be that so hard
to avoid for those kids not to see those things and not only on the things they do see online but also into those people who are in surrounding on which doing that gambling activity.
Anyone could really be able to influence you on which even if you are adult then you are really that prone into such possibility. Gambling addicts wont really be minding about into those people who would really be that affected or would be influenced on what they are doing. They would really be minding on their own interest in mind and people around could neither be affected or not.
So now you have to be a parent who must be smarter than the child, must be able to supervise how children use their smartphones.
and how they get along, because a bad environment will make them affected.

It's sad to actually see underage children already addicted to gambling games,
But it's been unopposable, and some parents are also playing the same game, so there is no ban whatsoever.

Sometimes we parents are not to blame for what may happen in what the children play, because for example with my 8 year old boy, I downloaded him a couple of games, but those games now come with a lot of adsense, and that When a child does not have the culture of removing those adsense, they get carried away, I say this because my son showed me a roulette game that was coming out, and I told him that this is annoying advertising that they want to be sold games, I told him that when That would come out, then I would simply remove it in the That is included, so these are things that sometimes parents get out of hand, however after that, every time he played, I sat next to him to see how he was doing, to see what he got.

This is very delicate, children are currently very fast and bold with these things, so as a parent you must control what they have to use this, it is better to control it by time, leave them a half hour or 1 hour a day so that they do not become addicted, under any circumstances one must always give children the required attention unconditionally.
871  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Restricted games on one casino but playable to other one on: March 09, 2024, 10:42:56 PM
What I think about this is that first it is very unfortunate that this type of dependence on licenses and cough arrives for people from certain countries or various locations, a casino like this, I rule them out, because where I am not welcome to insist on something I am not It works, and since I have many friends who play hard in casinos, I simply say don't play at casino This is how the speed of the casinos that are good and bad runs, so my advice is that you don't play there anymore, or if you want to know the main reason, then ask the support, you will find it there. They will give you the details more clearly, but I would not go to that casino anymore.

The Tos can be manipulated in some casino, because there are cases where they change them without telling or participating anything to the players , and that already seems in bad taste to me, because the opinion of the players is not taken into consideration, but rather itself. , the fact that you can't play certain games without a VPN is something that for me is enough to not go back, I don't know if you are a big casino fan, but sometimes you have to look at other casinos and stick with the casino that suits you. They treat you well and always make a difference, with that you avoid having bad times and meaningless problems.
872  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: March 09, 2024, 10:24:54 PM
Al Hilal did not start this match well but they won it and it's enough, three points are helfpul for Al Hilal to expand their differences against Al Nassr to 12 points. It is a big difference enough to help Al Hilal winning Saudi Professional League and break very last hope of Al Nassr. With 12 points less than Al Hilal, Al Nassr will probably give up in this race in next matches.

Al Riyadh can be proud of themselves as they are very few teams in Saudi Professional League can score goals against Al Hilal. Al Hilal has a very good defense system and they have gotten very little conceded goals so far.
However, the highlight of this match was the 3 times Al-Hilal received penalty kicks. Luckily, two of them were converted into goals and that made it very easy for Al-Hilal to win the match. I actually didn't expect so many violations to occur in the opponent's penalty box and I think the movements of the Al-Hial players were quite dangerous so like it or not the Al-Riyadh players had to violate them.

However, bettors who always hope for Al-Hilal's victory are very happy with the performance of the strong candidate to win the Saudi League this season and this can be a strong explanation after Al-Nassr was unable to win in the recent match. The difference in points is increasing and Al-Nassr can no longer catch Al-Hilal and this makes everything end faster. There is no competition anymore and all that remains is to close this season with more worthy results.
Even weirder is that there were 3 goals that were offside, and 1 penalty save before the first goal was scored which was an own goal. You do not see most of those in most games let alone see it all in a single game. Definitely was a weird game and it did felt like it wasn't something we get to see that quite often.

I believe that the best thing to do in this case would be just making sure that we are dealing with betting tampering as well. I am not saying that has to be it, but it did felt like ref was in on it at times. In the end the team that deserved it won to be fair and I agree that it was a game that was a little different and felt like it wasn't a normal match but in the end Al Hilal got the win eventually.


There is no denying that things in Arab football are receiving more attention, for now things with Al Hilal can be very exciting, I am a fan of Al Nassr because CR7m is there, that is something that I will never deny 'But also because there is Mané, and he is a player who has always liked his style of play, and those are things that can help make things better, I could say that the harder this league gets, well The more exciting it will be, everyone talks about Al Nassr because it is the team where CR7 plays and it is a fact that things are not going well for the Portuguese, the more CR7 Haters say that Nisiqueira is capable of winning a UCL in Arab football or win the local championship, but I can say that soccer is 11 not 1, that a player can make a difference yes, but this is something that is very relative, it is a human that sometimes can play very well and other times not .

I am very given that things can improve, if Al Nassr does not win this time it does not mean that they will never do it, it is very likely that if they can win it another year, there are things that cannot be forced if they cannot be done , you have to have acceptance, it is a fact that with 12 points it is already something very difficult, almost impossible, however since nothing is written, can something extraordinary happen that changes the entire panorama? It could be, but very difficult.

873  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A call to self-examining our gambling habit. on: March 09, 2024, 10:10:08 PM
I think if gamblers could take certain step in setting up regular self examining question towards themself it will be helpful to them in their gambling life not to ignorantly be harbouring a gambling addiction or compulsive gambling lifestyle. Quite a number of gamblers are nursing an addictive gambling habit without knowing and for them their gambling life is normal but if they should  genuinely scrutinize or put their habit to test it is possible they could find varied errors to correct and be right on track again.
Don't you think so?

Many individual just gamble without realising that they're gambling like addicts, they don't know that they're addicted as addicts don't know that they're addicted too. They think that the way that they're gambling is normal as they wouldn't see things wrong with what they're doing but if we self examine ourselves, we'll realized that we're doing things that only addicts are supposed to be doing. Many of use are gambling above our limit but we don't know this as we aren't observing how much we're spending when gambling.

If we're to observe, we won't be spending that much money as we know we can't make it back from gambling as gambling has more of losses than winning. The amount of money that we have lost gambling, if  we didn't spend them on bets we would have been able to invest that amount and made alot of profits for ourselves but as we think gambling is the easiest way to make profits but we're losing more money.

You are right, many people say that this can be a habit, that of playing in a casino, it can be but the word addiction can be disguised as a habit, what happens is that addiction has a lot to do with very pronounced side effects, opr For example, the decapitalization of the person, the mere fact of looking for others who can give loans to continue playing or betting, it does not matter, the fact of going to a bank to ask for credit, but in reality use the money to the casino, all these types of financial mistakes that are generally followed, since they are committed by the person who is addicted or is starting to be addicted, so you already have to think about something that could be satisfactory to stop that "habit ".

I know that it has become a cliché to say that casinos are for "enjoyment" and for "having fun even if it means losing money", it is a very popular phrase, but in reality every player who comes to a casino is to win money, and I think that the second option is to convert, for some it is like that, and that is something that they manifest, and in that desire is that all the mistakes are made.

I think that playing every day in the casino is harmful, but doing it 1 or 2 times a week is enough, at least to not fall into addiction and at least to take care of your money a little more.
874  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: March 09, 2024, 09:48:42 PM
This coming week in going to be a very big week in the champions league,as teams like Arsenal will be hosting FC Porto at home in a must win game for Arsenal,if they are to ever see themselves in the next round of the tournament.They were floged by FC Porto in the first leg,and will be needing two goals to be able to qualify for the next stage which is the quarter final.But to FC Porto,they consider the game over,because if they can just tie them down to a draw,they've already won the game.This will definitely be an interesting game to watch,as Arsenal will try to do magic for them to qualify and break the bad luck of not qualifying from round 16.

I think it remains a difficult match for Arsenal to be able to turn things around because after all, Porto's defense is also fairly strong and there is still Pepe there as a very strong player in defense. Even though on paper Arsenal are still very favored to win because after all, based on the odds available at this time also really project Arsenal to win. Because after all, the current available odds are Arsenal @1.20 and Porto @15.00 so obviously, with Arsenal's excellent trend this season then of course Arsenal are still the favorite team to qualify for the quarter-finals compared to Porto. Although yes, the reality is that Arsenal also got a bad result in the first leg and that is also an unpredictable result. Therefore, it seems that I personally still think that it will still not be easy for Arsenal to turn things around because of course, Porto also has big ambitions to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Personally I would like Porto to win, why? because I know that Arsenal, with their inconsistency, will leave the UCL at any moment as if nothing had happened and they sometimes seem to play with heart, and that is something that would bother me a lot, because there are teams that eliminated from the UCL and teams that have given everything and did not deserve to be eliminated, so in this order of ideas, I see the effort of Pepe who always gives everything, he is a complete player and also has a lot of temperament and how in defense he gives security for their goalkeeper, something that very few defenses currently do, it is like the style of Roberto Carlos, Varane, Maldini, they are very good players who always did their job very well despite their age, and that is what it is. something that still exists in football.

Arsenal have a lot of potential, they have everything even to be PL champion, because so far they are at the bottom of the PL, so they are not doing bad, but personally I would like to see a team like them. Porto for what it means to reach the semi-finals with the best in Europe, that gives relevance to Portuguese football, which is very beautiful and exciting, here in the UCL it is being shown that it is a football that has a lot to offer. and that is at the rate of the best in the world.
875  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Who's winning more casinos or gamblers? on: March 09, 2024, 09:33:28 PM
Casinos might seem like a random crapshoot, but there's a crucial detail – the house edge.  Casino games are designed to give the casino a built-in advantage, no matter how "good" your predictions are.  Sports betting might feel more informed because you're dealing with teams and players, but the bookmakers are experts too.  They factor in injuries, team history, and a ton of data to ensure the odds are stacked in their favor.

Knowing football rules and player stats is great, but it doesn't guarantee victory.  Sports are inherently unpredictable.  Injuries, bad calls, or an off day for a star player can throw a wrench in even the most well-researched bet.   Relying solely on "knowing the game" can lead to a rude awakening. Those odds offered by sportsbooks?  They're not random numbers.  They're carefully calibrated to ensure the bookmaker makes a profit regardless of the outcome.  Sure, you might win a bet here and there, but over time, the odds are heavily skewed in the bookmaker's favor.  Just like casinos, sports betting thrives on the hope of occasional big wins, but the reality is a slow and steady drain on your bankroll.

You're right, but defining things a little more, I consider that the greater the number of people who bet on sports, since they have more possibilities of winning money, than someone who is in a casino betting on a roulette wheel or on slot machines, at least it is less money than You can win in a sports bet than in a slot, but based on probability, the house advantage is decisive in every sense, basically if an eprosn bets on whether a team wins or draws, without getting the score right, because it is something They may be more viable, but when it comes to betting to get the score right things are much more difficult, and even so a casino is more reliable to play because you can win with sports betting.

In fact, predictions and everything that has to do with football or any sport require a lot of knowledge as such, logic and many things that can be defined as technical, but it is not easy, you almost have to do an evaluation style to be able to make a prediction with more precision.

Personally, I have always said something, as long as we have a way of doing things well based on economics, for me it is more reliable, it is almost analogous to trading with knowledge, where whether you win or lose is the absolute responsibility of the player, very different from games that have to do with winning or losing by luck, such as slots, roulette, among others.
876  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Support, do not criticize. on: March 09, 2024, 09:18:02 PM
If you know anybody trying to stop the addiction of gambling to become better for themselves and their family, try and show them support by not criticizing them. If you observe that they experience some kind of relapse and go back to gamble even when they said they were not going to gamble, try to encourage them to remember why they wanted to stop gambling for the time. It is not an easy decision for some of them to make, and even imagining that they will never gamble again can make it worse for them, most of them need all the support they can get to help them maintain the decision to give gambling some time away. If you criticize and mock them, they may nurse in the heart the mindset that gambling is impossible to stop, or even stop trying to stop gambling because you have already made them feel like they can never do it.

OP you just nailed it, people criticise all the time forgetting that this can happen to anybody, though we might not know what resulted to one being an excessive gambler which is addicted gambler, there are better ways of telling an addicted person something than trying to bully him or her, op I so much love this thread people see addicted gamblers as useless people but in real sense this are humans like us that may have turn to be addicted because of one reason or the other, the best way to even make them reduce this is by tell them the damage and the danger ahead if they continue in such act, at this point they need us and we must render this help to them if we really want them to change.

I agree, in fact I have realized and I have been saying it many times, in the forum there must be people who have the problem of addiction and sometimes do not know how to face it, sometimes the eproans lock themselves away and think they are alone, those who I Dedicate myself to Judging others, I simply tell them that they have straw tails and that any spark can make them light up, that is something that we should all see, that is why it is very easy to Criticize, it is very easy to judge, but those who do it they do, are they Prepared for them to judge? Or are they too perfect to have no errors? Sometimes the subject of addiction there are many who can say and say, but it is so cruel when people suffer from it, you have to be in the middle to know what it feels like, I have never been in that situation, but I have seen addictions, I have seen drug addicts, I have seen alcohol addicts, but based on this the things with a casino Addict , well I have not dealt with them.

As a person, it is very easy to reach out to someone who needs it, sometimes it is difficult to help with money because that is what you often do not have, but since advice can be given here I am sure that it helps a lot and that can be harmful, sometimes it is hard to accept this type of thing, but it is the reality, I think anything to help addicted people is the Best thing that can be done.

877  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: March 09, 2024, 08:53:16 PM
Mbappe needs Madrid but on the other hand, Madrid doesn't need Mbappe, hopefully the composition that Madrid currently has continues to work well. Although it cannot be denied, the fact that Mbappe is getting closer to Madrid and has to sacrifice the position already occupied by Vini will sound a little forced. Mbappe being installed in the middle is not suitable, but if Ancelotti wants it, I think Mbappe has to accept it. Or swap places with Vini, it all depends on both parties and I'm sure this will be a difficult choice. For example, other options such as sharing time are clearly not Mbappe's goal because he came to Madrid wanting to get regular playing time.
I agree, Mbappé needs Real Madrid but with current setup and performance Real Madrid not needed Mbappé but as things and news are coming we can't give any better argue about this all because nothing is clear even we all are understanding how things are going at the both clubs which is also not clear for the better updates we have to wait for the end of this season because after this we can talk better about this all.

Currently, Real Madrid attack is doing impressive job with Vini and Rodrygo are giving their best, and they have amazing back from Bellingham which is playing as attacking midfielder so now what is Carlos Ancelotti thinking it's also not clear because I am also thinking Real Madrid is not needed Mbappé for their team with their current own performance.
a little different opinion from you because for me Ancelotti or Real Madrid need Mbappe.
maybe some people will think my reply doesn't make sense, but doesn't Real Madrid need a pure striker like when Benzema was there?
we can compare when there was Benzema in the past, the appearance and achievements that Madrid always gave an interesting impression when they were always able to win with a better score compared to now which only relies on Vinic, Bellingham and Rodrygo which is still less than satisfactory and we can see from the results of the victory What Real Madrid always gets is only a narrow score, even in the UCL from the first leg and the second leg the results are very narrow.

and with this statement do we still think that Madrid doesn't need Mbappe?
It is very easy to compare Madrid performance when they have a pure striker or don't have a pure striker the results are very different even though we don't know what the future holds for Mbappe, whether he will choose to join Real Madrid, but I have positive thoughts that Mbappe will still join Madrid and also Real Madrid needs reliable players like Mbappe.
As long as Real Madrid can't get a reliable striker like Mbappe, I'm sure Madrid performance in La Liga and even in the UCL won't make an attractive impression and failure to win a trophy might happen.

It is very possible that you are right, because compared to Ancelotti's scheme it adapts perfectly to the conditions you say, and you are right in many things, many of Madrid's victories had been due to the direct interaction of Benzema and almost at the last minute , he saved Madrid a lot just by being the sole forward, that is to say at the top, and the question is not bad, now what I have in doubt is the following: "Is Mbappé the solution"? because we all know that he is a somewhat greedy player and that he has many demands, he is very good, he is not denied, he is fast, skilled, he can define a game, in fact in the last statements he made about Messi he destroyed him, he said that The team had to carry the weight of Messi even if he played badly, and if it hadn't been for him, they wouldn't get ahead, so this type of statement is very focused on his ego, and it is indispensable for the team, nothing more can be imagined. That he does something in Madrid and what about Rodry, Vinicius, Bellingham?

These types of things are the ones that have to be evaluated in the club, because a person like this will bring disagreements to the team and the problems that arise can be very damaging.

Of course I don't want to be alarmist, but instead of a Mbappé I would love for a Haaland to play and play up front, it's my way of seeing the game, because Haaland has a lot of power, strength, speed and definition.
878  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How does the game of luck in gambling really works? on: March 09, 2024, 08:25:00 PM
Firstly, what you have is a very good friend, secondly, if your friend won that money and wanted to share it like that, it is because he recognizes that you must have a good vibe, I believe in good things as well as bad things, because everything is based on someone. Virba type of energy, and all this, if he saw something good in you, he took advantage of it to win, maybe there are people who do not believe in these things, but if he could influence that your good attitude he felt helped him, then it could be That for some people it helps them win by being in an environment where they feel comfortable, without pressure and that they have a good vibe, it's not bad, maybe something like that exists, you would have to ask a person who is clairvoyant if such a thing exists, where I am sure that he will tell you that yes, it is possible to win like this.


Another option is that your friend sees you as a lucky charm , and that is the way he let you know, really the things that can happen like this should be taken advantage of, in part because of what you say about your friend is that he is a good person He is not selfish and that is the type of people that you as a human should surround yourself with, so that you don't beat around the bush in things.

Now what's left is for you to go back to your friend and try again to see if he wins again, if by chance he wins again, well, I think you should spend more time with your friend.

879  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: If we lose in gambling, what do we need to do? on: March 09, 2024, 08:09:29 PM
You hit a lucky streak at the casino.  Woohoo, you're a winner!  But instead of cashing out and celebrating, you keep playing, chasing that ever-bigger win.  That feeling is like a sugar rush – intense but short-lived.

Casinos love this.  They see that greed glint in your eye and BAM!  You start betting more, hoping to win big.  But remember, the casino has the edge, kind of like the house always gets the best snacks at a party.  The longer you play, the more likely it is they'll gobble up all your winnings and leave you with nothing but a headache.

Those wins you get?  They're like a trick.  They make you feel like you're winning, but really, they're just bait to keep you playing until everything's gone.  It's a vicious cycle – win a little, lose a lot.  Not exactly a recipe for poolside margaritas, right?

It's true, sometimes people when they are in a casino and they have a streak because they think they are the Kings of the World, but sometimes this happens a lot with newbies, but because they are newbies and sometimes they lose their money because that's how they pay for hazing. , but with players who have had some experience, it cannot be denied that things go wrong and they continue to lose, and that despite knowing the house advantage and knowing many other things, and they still fall, and Others fall into addiction despite being somewhat older, but what just happens? Why do these types of errors occur? It's simple, the emotions are the guilty ones, or the impulses, because when you are playing in a casino you know that the emotions are difficult to control, the so-called self-control is something very difficult to achieve, hence it is much better to control the money that you are willing to lose, I prefer to control my money, and I will not try to control my emotions.

To avoid all these tricks or things like mirages that they show us in the casino, what I have learned is, that when you have a win and it is worthy of return, or or rather, if I win enough to make a withdrawal, there is You have to withdraw that money, without caring about anything, because it is the way we have to not fall into what everyone else falls into, to continue playing and betting until we leave without money.
880  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Does possessing information play an important role in betting ? on: March 09, 2024, 07:27:12 PM
The possession of important information in a gambling game, this sounds like the game is already rigged and that only a few know that and if it is or is like that, obviously the people will have a huge advantage and will always win. , but based on cheating, I agree that in sports there is still a lot of corruption, I have seen it recently, but I am not sure if it is corruption or not, if it is intended for important information of others, but what I have seen lately in football with certain games, like in the League, the time when Real Madrid scored a goal in the last minute and it was disallowed because the referee whistled, well that seems very strange to me and it looked very bad, in reality this is something that makes us To think that something could or could have happened there, besides the trip to Bellingham, that's something else, okay, he said something rude, but come on, everyone says rude things, those of us who play soccer know that we don't say a lot of them, and As fans in an important game we are even more so.

So if it is important and has a lot of monetary value to have privileged information in sports, because that is how you make a lot of money, by cheating but you win, and ethics in referees as well as in other things has been lost, unfortunately it is still like that.
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