High hope of winning. It can be classified as greed sometimes, but it's not all individuals that are on their game app that are actually addicted to gambling; some are just using it for fun, especially those that don't like communicating.As long as they don't gamble so hard even when they lose or even go the extra mile to gamble, it's not an addiction. But Constancy can also make them addicted to it. But if he knows when to stop, then he can't be addicted.

Just like you said. 30-plus doesn't make one smarter, and it also can't make one handle situations better. Because maturity isn't just about age, but it differs in individuals. But I still think 18 is not even ready for gambling. And starting early can either ruin your future or make it better; it all depends on the individual and how they handle it. But the government put it at that age because that's the age one learns to be more responsible and will be held accountable for their actions.

This is one of the characteristics of my fellow newbies, one I see threads about this things I just understand that you probably have just learnt a few things from some popular threads just like I have did too but, don't you think that this is also very obvious? like people should who are in this board should already have little knowledge of discretionary income and why it's important? I think we should always continue the discussions where we learnt if from than create new topics. Just my opinion.

Anyone can be a businessman but not everyone can be a business man... identify the difference, it's not so difficult to buy and sell but it's more difficult to the other part of the business that requires discipline, visionary mindset, thinking and ability to take risk as you mentioned, etc

Yet some people are business guru not because they know it but because they have capacity (capital) and only have few characteristics of a businessman yet are so successful in business because they employ businessmen and women who have/has the complete characteristics of a business person to run and do all the job while they seat as the head of affairs and control every part of the business, (yet all this are only on the basics of a person have someone who already has the opportunity and handed it over to them).

A new casino gambler should only consider it to be an entertainment platform before starting. When you gamble for fun, you won't be afraid to lose, and when a win comes, you take it. But if you intend to hit the jackpot as the first earning of gambling, it causes more anxiety, and you might even lose more there. Gambling can't be made a source of income. Use only the percentage you can let go to gamble with, and don't be greedy; get ready to walk away with it. Avoid trying to double it right there or struggling to regain your loss immediately. This is my idea to help a game gambler.

I have seen people celebrate wins because they feel the casino has taken a lot from them and the day has come when they have taken back. There's nothing wrong with celebrating your win, but blaming your loss on the casino is purely irresponsible. You should be responsible for your loss as much as you accept your win. Because losing is part of the game of gambling. Gambling is staking an uncertain game which is either a win or a loss, so no one should take the blame except you. Most people who blame the casino literally keep calm when they've lose, and they can't even stop gambling while blaming the casino.

As long as there's life, there are lessons you will still learn from your own experience no matter how hard you try to avoid it. But with that of gambling, you can learn from other people's experience. I have met someone who has gambled from the first day he was introduced to gambling. This has ruined his life, from dropping out of school to even using his rent to gamble. As someone who has seen this, it's good to avoid that type of gambling. Regulate how you gamble if you have to and make the rules work for you. With this you can either not gamble or gamble with caution.

Congratulations sir! 51,000 post and 10550 merits it's an incredible achievement.

Yes buy now, buy tomorrow and keep buying because today is the dip of tomorrow.

Keep all the type of funds that can support your hodling, like emergency funds etc and have a little extra cash to buy more incase you see an unforeseen dip.

You are wrong with the risk free statement, there is nothing without risk even being alive is a risk because if you come out of your doorstep you're in risk of unknown, stray bullet could hit or something could happen just like bitcoin too.

Bitcoin has risk but those risk are secondary, bitcoin risk comes in form of Hacks, loss of private keys etc. So bitcoin is risky too but less risky compared to any other investments and another risk is that no body knows the next minute or hour nor day in bitcoin so there is no guarantee that it will profit you on future that everyone hopes in but we believe it because we have seen it from its history and past cycles.

I agree with you that everything matters, how much you save, the way you save it and what you plan to save for, all matters and none should be undermined. 

Also for the poorest of the poor is like in the class of poor people one is poor which in global definition means one is living below a dollar bill in 24 hours, that means they can't even afford food or they depend on begging or government provision.

When gambling is made the source of income, pressure follows because something must be made at the end of the day. One thing a gambler should understand is that some risks aren't worth taking in the name of gambling, and they should be less emotional while gambling. Accepting losses in gambling is very important, because most people lose more because they fail to accept it, but to provide a point. But at the end of the day they end up losing more. A gambler should firstly make it a game of fun and see all wins as luck.

I have also witnessed someone gambling while drinking; I would not necessarily say he was drunk, but it was all fun for him. He could gamble more than he should on a normal day, but because of the excitement that comes after drinking, he won't feel it.
But after then comes the disaster, especially when he might have lost more money than he expected. Regret might follow and other painful stuff.
If one is only gambling for entertainment, it's okay, but not when you are drunk.

Government can't be blamed for making gambling exist. There are people who can't just take responsibility for their own actions, always looking for whom to unleash their anger on. These are the ones who will blame the government, the gambling office and everyone that is present at the time of the loss. Gambling is rated 18+, so whoever is involved will own up to the responsibility that comes with it. After blaming one another for your loss, who do you praise for your win? So a gambler should take the blame and praise at its peak.

Sport betting are one of the oldest gambling and it's capacity to stay can not be over exaggerated or over expressed because every one knows that sport betting is far beyond any other type of betting because it has more population and wider out reach.

Imagine how many countries are involved in world cup and championship as a means of competition and reunion per annual and that only makes sport betting more popular because people will definitely bet on their country to win a match that is one reason it's more popular and here to stay.

As long as I know I can not win by choosing my favourites, that's the exact moment I will prefer spreading my betting towards hard areas where I believe I have knowledge on and will probably the team will probably reach such goal, like yellow cards, corner kicks and free kicks in football. Moneyline is when you have a believe and it's simple and has high chance of being the out come that's when I think moneyline is better than spreading your expectations in gambling/sportbookies.

This is exactly what I have been preaching, don't take things likely and soft especially when it has promise in it and if they are from unsolicited DMs or not popular source or anything that has to be private.

And it's also good we know that nobody on eat knows how to make money and will want to share the knowledge for free or easily as they do promise, whatever is that manner is probably a scam attempt.

Yes bitcoin for protect you, like you buy bitcoin now and you know say bitcoin go expensive pass like this, so if you get enough bitcoin e go become in due time and just like that you go fit afford weytin inflation go make cost, so indirectly bitcoin don save you from the situation of not affording it because of inflation.

If you save your money for bank, them go dey deduct some kind small money and if Nigeria government do anything about fuel e go expensive every thing for market go cost and because you get bitcoin and the price don grow over the years you fit buy anything without complain for the inflation.

It's funny how you still call such an entitled person your friend. He is not your friend in any way. Imagine blaming you for his own inability to provide for his needs. If that money was so important or possible for you to give to him, he should have also been able to provide it for himself.

First, he failed himself for not having enough money to fix his stuff. He should be angry with himself, not you, because you owe him nothing. He is just emotionally blackmailing you, but you are right with your decision. He has family; he should go to them. Hence, matches are not fixed the same day they play them, so why doesn't he get the money ready for the game? Imagine if you had given him the money and he lost; he might probably come back to blame you. This time it will either be you not using your good heart to give him the money or the money brought bad luck to the game. This is how ignorant this kind of person can be. Always looking for who to blame for their irresponsibilities

Understanding these rules is very important in the life of every gambler, but it's difficult for an old gambler to stick to it, but a fresh gambler can work with it. If one follows this method, especially not trying to get back the loss in a day, I believe addiction will reduce.
Adding to this list is...don't borrow to stake a game, and when you win, be contented with it; don't use that money to stake a higher game. I have seen people losing everything after a win, and this is actually a painful experience for anybody. Imagine you win $100, and you stake another game with all the money just to end up losing it. Instead, go home with it and enjoy your win. Or better still stake with the least of it and find your way out of that environment.

My own be say as long as say you no go need the money for some time, e dey okay to use and buy bitcoin because after that moment you no know whether bitcoin go go up or down, as e dey fluctuate well well.

But if na money wey you go dey in need of, e no go because you fit even loss the money since bitcoin no dey guaranteed say you go profit within the small time wey you go like hold am.

Just mange weytin dey your hand well and use the small wey U no too need buy better pass to buy big one amount then come sell am finish half way.