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But these all happens in a gambling industry.  There should not be a gambling industry if career can't be built on top of gambling activities.  The idea of gambling career maybe a huge argument but people have their own POV about it.  When it comes to POV nothing wrong or right, so the idea of a career in gambling is subjective.

Casino owners who give service by integrating gambling games and gambling idea are the first person who can have a succesful career in gambling.

Those staff who were hired by casino owners had built their career on top of gambling activities.

And those gamblers who participate in official gambling tournaments have built their career in gambling by being professional poker players.  Gambling does not only includes taking risk by making a bet in hopes of getting a bigger reward but gambling became way bigger when the gambling industry was established.

Not to forget those gambling game providers...  most of them are successful in venturing gambling industry.

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I don't think using artificial intelligence to predict sport bet could give an 100% winning rate since that is just a prediction and anything can happen in sport. Even the most advanced and professional team can lose matches to newbie team that do not even have a great experience in sport. Sometimes luck happens especially in soccer games.

Using artificial intelligence can be a top notch that can help one to get a close outcome but can not be always accurate since the outcome is not mostly determined by game analyst or individual self. It all depends on people that are playing and the kind of momentum that can put in a game to have an excellent winning and also luck can be coupled to this to make an outcome become what we predicted.

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That is not a bad odd, 80% is definitely something that is realistic. I still wonder what Ronaldo situation will be like, he is 38 right now at 2023, that means 39 at 24, and 40 at 25 so that means he will be 41 years old when the next world cup happens. Do we really think that a 41 year old Cristiano Ronaldo could play at the world cup level?

I mean Portugal is not a terrible team, if we were talking about some terrible team then they would not have any other player, but can't Portugal find a single player to play at striker position better than a 41 year old Ronaldo? I do not think that he could be playing, Messi won't be that old, he would be like 36 or 37 I think, that's still fine, understandable levels, but 41 seems way too old.

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You just cannot make a career out of gambling as gambling itself isn’t an occupation and shouldn’t be mistaken as such. In gambling, you do not always leave with a paycheck after a specified amount of time as there are occasional wins and losses. With gambling, you’re literally not employed and can’t boast of a regular and reliable income. With gambling, you spend money in hopes of getting even more money and when there’s a losing streak, you spend even more money in a bid to recoup some money lost.

People have now mistaken gambling as a source of income. It is not. It doesn’t provide a regular nor reliable payment. In a real job, you’re quite certain of the amount you’ll be paid as well as when you’ll get paid. You can’t say the same with gambling.

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yes
there's something else too
tracking is boring, much more boring than winning, so most people don't track, be them gamblers or investors
when they don't track they're blind on exact wins and losses and can't know for sure if they're profitable, what could make them keep gambling, thinking they're winning, even if they're not

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But as long as it is still under proper control I think it will not be a problem to try new things even though there are many new games that are fun to try, however new things that you like can become addictive as long as you don't play them excessively and are well controlled, for example limiting your budget and Limit the time to play the games you play, be it old games or new games. Changing new habits just to get rid of feelings of boredom is normal.

So far I also don't have a problem with trying new games to find fun as long as it is still considered entertainment and fun, not for making money, addiction is something that is difficult to cure so this behavior usually occurs if we play games excessively without full limits and control so become addicted, the point is to play wisely and responsibly 

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Interesting. I have no idea about that too. Maybe someone here can explain it to us? Or maybe run some experiments and show us the results. I personally think that it's not about AI's inability to pick the right data. It's about AI's refusal to do so, for some reason. But maybe I'm wrong here. Maybe it's possible create a working model. Interesting.

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craziest thing too is that each slots game is independent so in theory there'd be the chance to play 1000 times and lose it all or (the much smaller chance) of playing 1000 times and winning it all
tell me about being lucky!

Many countries have slots games forbidden probably because they're too addictive.

I think rehabilitation centers for me will be the most effective solution to gambling addiction. I am not sure if it has fee but yeah addicts should go there for immediate and safe recovery. Diversion of someones addiction from gambling to other things could be difficult in the first place.

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I don't have a crystal ball and can't tell whether Messi and Ronaldo will play at the World Cup 2026 or not, but if it was only about the money and nothing else for both of them, wouldn't they have retired from their national teams by now? Did you notice that both Ronaldo and Messi scored very important goals for their respective national teams in the last qualifier games? If these signs could be interpreted somehow in this moment, I think they speak rather in favor of their participation at the World Cup 2026 than against it, but this is only a snapshot. Things can change or escalate quickly when one of them stops scoring and teams, coach and the fans become more critical of them.

It is hard to change the games that you've been gambling on for several years. Like it's already on your daily routine or if you don't gamble a lot, that only means that you've been stuck on it and not willing to leave that game for so long. That's the reason why those games that I like I only gamble on, sometimes I try to gamble on games that I don't usually go on but they're not interesting to me because I just don't like the mechanics of the game and the game itself. That is the reason for those sportsbetting like basketball and boxing, these are like the main sports of the majority here in our country so it's like part of the culture already.

I would say there is a possibility of Ronaldo and Messi playing in 2026 world cup more than Neymar being able to play. Two of them may or may not play based on their age, and Messi wouldn't be even that old, he would be around the same age as Ronaldo was on the last one, so it is not really that weird and could happen, and Ronaldo is inhuman and still looks like he is on top form so another 2 or so years for him to keep playing is not shocking, it may happen, not saying it will because it also depends on if the manager will pick him and if manager dislikes him personally then even if he deserves it, he may not get called up.

However, Neymar keeps getting injured all the time, sure this one will heal by then, but maybe he will get injured again?

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First is, it is not even right at all to take or consider gambling as a job, so, to this is say that whoever is addicted to gambling is addicted to gambling, it doesn't matter if the person takes gambling as a job or not, gambling is not even a profession, why should someone in all the professions all over the world choose to gamble as a profession? this is absolutely not right if I'm asked.

And yes, there indeed can be someone addicted gamblers who are really successful, but the ones I've seen or come in physical contact with did not actually make the money from gambling per say, they have built and established businesses that make millions of dollars or whatever currency for them, they just spend their time and money on gambling as a way for them to have fun.
This kind of people usually do not even know that they are addicted to gambling since they already have more than enough money to gamble for life and never feel the negative impact of losing money in the process .

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I experienced it firsthand. Usually I get a win after making two deposits. It is not a habit that I can be sure that even a small win can be obtained when making two deposits in one type of slot game that I play.
Today, I got a profit of around 25% of the amount of capital I deposited. I played on PG Soft for about 1 hour. The first and second deposits are the same amount. The total capital I played was around $205 but used fiat currency.

I lost my first deposit. While enjoying, adrenaline rises. I made a second deposit and played on the same slot but the bet amount was bigger than the first deposit. I won not in the free spins, but in the normal game.
Stop and withdraw some balance and return to normal activities.

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Instead of just gambling, even playing games on a smartphone can be reported to superiors if our colleagues don't like seeing us playing that game.
This will endanger our jobs. If our superiors find out, we can easily be fired because we have violated the rules in the office. We can play games or gamble, but we must look at the situation and conditions and wait to do it while working.
We don't want to jeopardize our position in the office. For this reason, we must be able to manage our time for work and gambling so that nothing is disturbed.

I would rather postpone my gambling time than have my work disrupted because I can get a salary from that job. And that means I can meet my family's living needs.

Good day crypto Famz, I will like to ask gamblers this question, is there any gamblers on here that keeps record of their wins and losses? Do you keep a record of all the pennies you use to gamble and also the result?

Someone whom we both have this discuss yesterday said this is a good practice, I still don't see a reason why because I don't keep record of my losses, I tend to only remember when I win a certain amount, if its good enough you won't easily forget, but apart from this I don't care.

So Famz, is there any benefits when one keeps record on their losses and wins? Is there any thing to gain when you write down all the money you spent in gambling and also how much you have made so far?

Not keeping records, does this make me a bad gambler?

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It is a working strategy I see and cost-free but of course, it needs dedication from the gambler who wants to stop their addiction to gambling, or else, it is useless. Cross-addiction, getting addicted to other stuff like sports could really forget gambling totally and interest. But as I've said, it all depends on the person who wants to change because many have tried but many have failed as well. Generally, it is all about controlling ourselves but with the help and strong support of the family members and friends, that is somewhat possible.

Thank you for sharing your experience OP. I never gamble during work hours and rightfully so as there is almost always some work that would need my attention.
Gambling in the workplace could definitely lead to a decline in your productivity at work and being your primary source of income, the effects that would follow wouldn’t be pleasant. I think gambling in your workplace could lead you into financial ruin even faster than playing physically at a casino as you’re at work most days of the week and could likely gamble each day you go in for work.

When you’re out of money to gamble, your work buddies that may or may not be your gambling buddies could lend you some money to pay back when you receive your paycheck. Sllowly, your debt begins to accumulate and then, no one is willing to lend to you anymore. You head over to the bank or worse, a loan shark to borrow money. Your financial woes would only get worse.

There is a time and a place for everything. You certainly shouldn’t be gambling when you should be trying to earn your paycheck.

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Yes I agree with you, that Neymar may not be plying anymore when the 2026 WC is held. The reason is quite basic and one of them when he often suffered injuries throughout his career and that alone made him give up and decide to retire.
Brazil we know that they are the creators of a very potential young seed, and it would be nice now that they are looking in that direction. Maybe in the last few years they have declined a little bit and can't compete anymore, they have to realize that.
Next year they will also have a new coach, the one who is in charge of Real Madrid now, Anceloti C.

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Everyone who played slots before has the same chance of winning. But after they play for a while, it will be seen who is lucky and who is unlucky. Those who are lucky are the ones who can win and some can win a lot of money.

And for people who lose playing slots, they will become even more emotional and still want to get their win. They don't realize that they are unlucky and should stop gambling immediately. Another day, they will be lucky when playing slots again, which means they can win a lot of money from slot games.