I prefer staking before matches start when I started to gamble as a newbie. I later prefer virtual matches. I left both to staking on live matches which is what I gamble with most on bookies now.
This is just for fun. Let us post and have fun to know which one that most people on this forum that are posting on this gambling board like most.
Do not gamble more than you can afford to lose.
When I'm on my gambling with strategy mode, I place every bets well ahead of the game as my strategy would depend on the odds I get. When the game is live, the odds fluctuates widely depending on the performance and scoring of the teams. I tend to bet live when I believe there's a better odds for most likely event but these bets are not within my budgeted strategic gambling and are more for the fun involved. Overall I believe the risks on betting current odds on live game are higher than a prematch odds as the odds you get for winning team is low and the game could turn upside down anytime. |
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Do owners of betting companies place bet on their own platform or is there a policy specific policy that restricts them from betting. Do you think that there would be conflict of interest or that it will be unethical if owners bet on their own platforms. These are the questions that I am seeking an answer to.
I don't think most of the sites have any terms that forbids the owner from placing a bet and in most of the cases it don't even matter. Many of the games and sports betting results would be unknown for the owner themselves. So, they are equal to normal players there. The cases in which the owner knows the outcome beforehand, there still won't be a problem if the site provides the entire bankroll on its own as the owner would be gambling against himself. On the rare case of owner being able to see the outcome beforehand and users have ability to provide the bankroll, there's nothing that could prevent the owner from cheating the bankroll investors. Anyone providing the bankroll should have complete faith on the moral responsibility of the owner. |
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The Indian team batted brilliantly in the third ODI match between India and South Africa. India set a target of 297 runs to South Africa. Batting on a target of 297 runs, South Africa initially looked like they might easily win against India. Indian team won the third one-day match with great bowling of India. Arshdeep Singh bowled great, not Arshdeep Singh and gave 30 runs and took four wickets. India team won by 78 runs Congratulations to India team.
I think India has played well in every match of this ODI series, I thought after watching the first match of the series, that India was going to whitewash South Africa in this ODI series. But unfortunately in their second match of the series, due to lack of batting side, they could not whitewash South Africa. Anyway, they put up a great performance on the batting side in this match and get the revenge of second match. Especially the batsmen of the middle order and lower order have done a great performance today, I think it is because of them that India has managed to go into this match. Sanju Samson is proving a top class quality players having ability to make long the inning. He is looking very cool minded and playing with own style. The main thing is to how you behave in pressure. He is well set batsman for one down which is crucial stage is to control the run rate and also protect wickets. SA bowling was not good today, the fast bowler proved expensive although spin bowlers control the runs but India did the job against fast bowlers. South Africa all best batmens know for long inning such as Klasen,Dussen, Hendricks,Miller and Markram could not scores today otherwise the target was not big to chase. Arshdeep spell was fantastic one and he was looking in great form today. He sent out both openers to pavilion which make trouble for SA to chase the high runs Rajat Patidar used 16 balls and in these 16 balls he just made 22 runs and after this, he lost his wicket. Sai Sudharsan made 16 runs while he used 39 balls, and then he also lost his wicket. Sanju Samson is the man of the match, he completed his century in 114. He played very well, and in the last 5th over unfortunately he lost his wicket. KL Rahul is the captain of the Indian team for this tour and the captain also didn't play well. He made 21 runs in 35 balls, it is not a run rate in the ODI matches. There are many things involved on how the team plays and not every ODI match should be generalized. The south African pitches had been a slower one for the batsmen. 296 was the largest score made on the whole tournament and most Indian batsmen played their role in reaching the huge target. Holding on the wickets were more important than making runs. India lost the 2nd ODI as they failed to stop falling of the wickets. The south Africa too were not far behind on run rate for chasing the score but they were unable to hold wickets as the Indian team did. |
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Of course Inter Miami is very happy to be able to get Luis Suarez and this can increase their exposure in MLS. With this, there are already 4 former Barcelona players who have joined Inter Miami, namely Lionel Messi, Jordi Alba, Sergio Bosquest, and most recently Luis Suarez. Now just waiting for the official announcement from Inter Miami to introduce Luis Suarez to fans.
Who cares with MLS?  Major League Soccer (MLS) 2021, the thread was created in 2021, so far there are 15 pages. Saudi Professional League 2023/2024, the thread was created in early 2023, so far there are 462 pages! You shouldn't do that, however, MLS through Inter Miami has tried to make its league visible to everyone by bringing former Barcelona players to a team whose future is unclear apart from marketing purposes only.  Well, the difference in popularity between MLS and the Saudi league is so big and it's all because MLS only puts forward one team and the signing of star players is not spread out like the teams in the Saudi league. We can admit that the Saudi league is still the best thing that can be done by several star players for the rest of their careers or even those who just want to get a big salary because they invest their funds appropriately so that the goals of Arab countries can also be realized. The rivalry between Messi and Ronaldo is still being debated even though the two are no longer in the same league and indeed this time Ronaldo's influence is very big for other European players who want to join the Saudi league team. As for Messi? Yes, it was just his old friends who came.  Both of MLS and Saudi league are in no way comparable to popular European league. They are now in limited popularity just because of the money they are spending. Rich middle east countries are spending huge amounts on infrastructure and players for years but are yet to get any permanent football structure. US has some degree of national level framework but football has never been a priority for US. Going for large sum of money is a norm for players at their late career and such individual approach have neither been beneficial to bring the league on focus for long nor for the players in coming back to popular leagues. |
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The third match of the ODI series between South Africa and India has started. Today's match is very important for both the teams to win the series. The team that wins today's match will win the series. Both teams have collected 1-1 from the previous two matches. I have picked South Africa as the favorite team in today's crucial match of this series. The South African team is bowling at the beginning of today's match. The bowlers of the South African team have so far bowled 9.5 overs and managed to knock down 2 batsmen of the Indian team. If the bowlers of the South African team can put the batsmen of the Indian team under severe pressure in today's match. Then it will be very easy for South African team to win the match against India. I think South Africa fans are likely to profit by betting on today's match.
Matches between India and South Africa are very tight throughout the day as South Africa bowled very well today due to which India scored only 135 runs in 31 overs. Their run rate is very low in this game and it looks like India might lose the match against South Africa. South Africa has really gone to a very good level in the game of cricket and are they overtaking India too. India has been seen losing matches against South Africa before. The same is likely to happen today. 135 in 31 over with 3 wickets down is not a slow game. The run rate is over 4 and with wickets on hand, any team would score about 250 with this run rate at current time as the run rate would increase over the last 10 overs. India is doing good with it singles and overall they are batting at a good rate and could reach above 250. The previous two ODIs were also low scoring ones. This games seems would be the highest scoring game of the whole series. I see India winning at this rate as it would be difficult for South Africa to chase a larger score against the Indian bowling. |
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Woah, After Napoli also Inter is out from the Coppa Italia.
What a strange turn of events.
Like it's really been a dramatic week to see the both clubs out of the Coppa Italia is really unbelievable, football is just one game that's really difficult to predict because no matter how strong a team is, they may just lose to a mediocre team at a time when no one expected them to lose so it isn't a new thing at all. Well, Napoli and Inter Milan have got more important matches to face both in their domestic league and the European competition so definitely, they will do better in their upcoming matches but notwithstanding, their exit from the Coppa Italia is really not a good development but regardless the two clubs are wonderful. That's how it goes on a single legged knock out. There are no second chances. And we should appreciate the performance from Bologna and Frosinone. They outperformed their opponents on their games. Bologna hat a great defense, good goal keeping, a penalty saved and injury time best finished goals to win. They deserved the win. Napoli was excellent on the first half but there bad luck with the hand ball and were unable to score while Frosinone played a good game and scored in the later part of 2nd half. Bologna could go for the trophy but I think Frosinone just got lucky there. |
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I prefer international bases. The main reason is because my country prohibits gambling. There is a lot of illegal local slot gambling, but according to rumors the site is very devious and I once caught a glimpse of my friend playing local slots and the appearance was less attractive, the choice of games was also limited, apart from that, my friend also experienced a lot of losses there.
When compared with international gambling sites. There are many choices of games, the rules are clear and of course the fun and interface are very different, especially since the site is licensed. And the most important and main thing is that we can use crypto as a means of deposit and withdrawal, unlike local ones which only provide bank transfers.
Yeah internationally based specially on the tax haven jurisdiction operates with bleak regulations and are always a better option than the one in your own, which probably pays a huge fees and tax to your government. Not only there are legal gray zones for you and the site aswell but you also have a huge range of gambling options to choose from. They are not limited by the local jurisdiction. As the site saves money on taxes and fees, they are able to provide more bonus and other perks to the users. They even seem to have better odds. You just need to be sure your jurisdiction won't bring you in trouble for using them. |
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As far as I know the deal is pretty safe between Ancelotti and Brazil although I don't know whether there have been any signings yet.
I assume that if Real Madrid can't find an alternative, maybe there will be compromise for one more season with Ancelotti. But he knows if he wants to prepare the Brazilian team for 2026, he can't wait any longer than until summer 2025. I am sure that coaching a national team at a World Cup is one of his big plans and getting the chance to take responsibility for the Brazilian team sounds like a great opportunity. But if he doesn't give it enough, time it might go wrong big time.
In the end, it is up to Carlo Ancelotti to decide whether he wants to go after the big bucks being offered by Real Madrid, or the fame that comes with the coaching role with Brazil. The latter option is more risky, I would say. Brazil is a time that is disintegrating and I am not very hopeful about their chances in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. I would even go to the extent of saying that I am not even sure about Brazil qualifying for the 2026 event. At this point, they are no.6 in the CONMEBOL qualifiers after losing matches to Uruguay, Colombia and Argentina. Brazilian team do need a shake up and for that they need some experienced coach. Brazil has a good supply of young players. The coach needs to create a new team with youth on focus. The qualifier games for this year are over and they have a whole year to try different things as nothing is more important than the world cup. They are currently poised to qualify and if improved in the upcoming year, luckily at least 6 of the 10 CONMEBOL team qualifying this time, they would again be a favorite team in the world cup. |
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Let's start with the simple choice: Do you consider yourself to have a gambling problem affecting your happiness, security, relationships, finances, etc? (Yes or No)
Now, here is something a bit different: Do you have a "gambling problem" which you can sometimes control for years? Either you make enough income to call it "adult play", so you do not have real problems, and/or you simply stop for a long time. Then - months or years later - it gets worse again and you are in trouble.
(First question was above)
(Second question) Either way, when it's time to stop, how exactly do you do it? (For example) Change other habits, go new places, exercise more, stop drinking, simply "swear off" gambling... How exactly do you stop? Thank you.
Yes this defines my situation. I have for times lost everything on a gambling site and I once, lost all of my balance rage betting as I lose more and more. Not only the balance on gambling sites but also depositing all of my bank balance. I was in a relationship at that time and I went to a severe anxiety that I could not do my daily task and my work for days. It was my partner who consolidate and made me promise I'll not gamble again. The promise was not a legit one from my side but since than I have been able to stop me after emptying balance of some gambling sites on rage bets. It might be controlling your brain or learning from your mistakes but since that day I didn't lost more than I was willing to gamble. |
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Does any of feel behavioral change in you based on the win/loss in gambling. Myself had experienced it, and personally I used to be happy and I used to be polite with my family members and kid whenever I am on profit. On the day of losing it changes exactly in the opposite way, even for simple things I get much anger. Particularly while giving food to kid patience is must. On winning days I let him take his own time and eat. On the losing days I used to shout at him. I'm addicted, and I want fellow gamblers to make a self analysis at regular interval and be on the safer side.
Of course any win and lose would have behavioral effect on the person involved. There's sense of achievement or loss due to the result like while playing sports or supporting a team. And in case of gambling, the individual is the main player in action. And further there is monetary gain and loss, like losing your job or getting an promotion, or being paid or not paid for your task. So, gambling results has a double effect on people's emotion and some are more capable of hiding it than other but there would always be some degree of behavioral changes. Moreso if the amount is larger. |
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I recently had this thiught, that in many places the stakes for betting can be so high, that in many occasions it might be worth money wise for team bosses to fix a match result and still have enough to pay everyone involved instead of just playing fairly for a good clean win.
Some might think that this issue could be especially prevalent in smaller countries where streaming rights and add may not pay teams that much... But I guess match fixing could also be a big issue in big countries with popular leagues because there the stakes for betting are even higher.
On the other hand, it's probably not so healthy to think about match fixing as a gambler that much because there's very little you can do to actually have recourse against it as a mere player, as match fixing is organized at a very high level.
What have your experiences about this been? Is match fixing considered a common occurrence in leagues you place bets at?
Most of the time, I don't even consider fixing an issue as we have always took zero tolerance policies with fixing and people involved in fixing are handed over a life ban from sports. There are times fan cry out fixing just because the result was not as expected. I think the event of fixing in world class sports are extremely rare. High level players and teams are concerned about the image than anything else. And whatever fixing maybe happening, they are mostly in the poorer (economically and morally) places. |
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One of the solutions which is recommended by most gamblers on this forum for gambling addiction is "Therapy" . Professional help in the form of therapy. It is good and very effective but how many persons can actually afford it? There is a fee for each session that lasts for a duration of 60minutes. And there are more than one session. Therapy for gambling addiction is expensive. How can those who are unemployed afford it? How about the college student? Or the person receiving minimum wage. What are the other low cost but very effective solutions to gambling addiction. And typically how long will it take before the addict starts to feel more in control and less withdrawal symptoms?
Will totally appreciate your responses. Thanks.
The best thing that comes close to therapy and is virtually free is sharing yourself with your friends and family and spending your time in their company. It might not be easy for everyone in this individualistic fast paced society but everyone got to have at least one person they can open up to. Another option is online group sessions and you can find these groups, most of them free on the internet through reddit or other social media. Their effectiveness may vary but you might get close to some like minded friends who wants to come out of it. |
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The terms and conditions of casinos and other companies is usually very lengthy and somehow boring for some people. Hence , many people rarely find time to read them. They may actually contain some of the complaints that people raise about some casinos such requiring KYC if there is need or suspicion of money laundering activities.
What is your take on this?
I don't think anyone really do. And as I'm not into money laundering or mixing I don't think any of it matters. I haven't ever used a VPN on gambling site. And as I gamble with smaller amount, I have never faced any event for my funds being held by casino. I also don't remember filling a KYC on crypto based casino. Did it on bet365 and might not be unwilling to do that if I have to. Whatever the terms maybe, there's practically no use of it as they can change it anytime. The best way to avoid the casinos you don't want to join is to go through their review. |
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We know that gambling can be very addictive for people who might not be going about it responsibly and that if most beginner are not properly guided by experienced individual that have heard a share of their personal experience in irresponsible gambling, they will become a victim of gambling addiction and might have a marred thought process as it regards safe gambling
so I'm thinking if it would be possible for a thread or sub board to be created in the form of a mental orientation section that people can just visit and go through ethics of responsible gambling, share experiences and current challenges faced as a gambler. It could just be used for discussions regarding responsible gambling and do if ones goes through the board or thread, while starting or going about his gambling, their will be check in his jar it as a result of peoples lives experiences he has read.
I just said I should air this out, I don't know if this is possible or a better suggestion should be giving.
There are a number of threads regarding that here. There are also a number of organization working in the field of rehabilitating and giving psychological counseling to gambling addicts. The one place where improvements can be done are the gambling sites themselves. They should have clear and suggestive message to gamble responsibly and give instruction how to get help if they are hurting themselves. There should also be an option of vault where user can keep their coins so that they don't rage bet all and there could be an option to set your daily, weekly and or monthly budget you be able to loose. |
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Does the type of game you play at a casino or sports you bet on show an individual's level of intelligence or how smart a person is?
Blackjack, Poker, slots, roulette, baccarat, sports betting, horse racing, betting on sociopolitical events, keno, etc.
I'd not classify people's intelligence just because they like to gamble on something different than myself or something I find absurd. There are games and options just because they have demand and people gamble just as they can. The reason why each people gamble too can be different. I personally gamble on casino games that has lesser house edge and competition and events which I'm comfortable with analyzing. I also tend to prefer P2P and multiplayer games on comparison to one playing against the system. Anyone gambling on slots may or may not know the odds they are betting against but they have the money and are enjoying what they are doing. |
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I remember this kind of a season from somewhere.  There was a season in the past in which Manchester City were even much worse than this situation in the Premier League. However they still captured the league title at the end by coming from really far behind.  Would this be another season in which they do the same? I say why not? Because at the end of the day they still have the best squad in the league and the best manager who is Guardiola at the same time. They are already doing great in the Champions League statistically and I believe that they will make things better soon here also. Well you're right, about last season, Arsenal where dominating the league from the beginning of the season to midpoint and even became everyone's favorite to win the league at some point, but they bottle the league and gave Manchester City and opportunity to lift the trophy again, therefore i won't be suprised if same thing reoccur this season, cause if you look at the standings you'll see that City are not left out in the title race, there's still hope for them to win it, since the gap between them and the current league leaders is not very wide. City might find it very tough defending the Champions League title but winning the EPL is not going to be very tough for them and i concour with your statement that they got the best players and manager currently, making them very strong potential winners of the EPL and sonner or later, maybe after the January window, we'll see them dominating the EPL table. Well it's too early to make a decision for anyone. The league isn't even half way and the top positions are highly contested. There's just 4 points difference between Liverpool, currently the first team in the table and Manchester City, the defending champion and currently fourth on the table. Aston Villa and Arsenal are too close. Manchester City certainly has a more balanced team with the leadership of Pep Guardiola with gems like Alvarez and Haaland. And can turn the table on their side in just a few matches. We might not even see a clear winner till the last week of the league. |
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Finally round group matches have ended and left 16 teams will play on 16 round, La Liga success dominance with four teams managed top position each group exceptional Sevilla become La Liga teams have eliminated in this season. Real Madrid keep stronger with managed Group C, there are have Real Sociedad success get dominance from Inter Milan for leading top standings in Group D, Atletico Madrid on first position at Group E and Barcelona with bad experienced performance last season in Champion League success finish on first standings group H.
16 teams down from 78 and with all the league games, it's fair to say these are the top 16 teams of europe. The knockout phase would too be a home and away two games. The results are mostly as expected and justifies why some of the leagues are popular than others and why French league is just about PSG. The draw for the knockout would be out in 18th of december. Considering the current performance, the most title holder Real Madrid and the defending champions Manchester City are favorites for winning the trophy. |
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Yeah you read the question correctly.
I got this taught while involved in discussion with some of my friend today, it was round of friends and we were practically catching up after some old memories in high school so discussion led to discussion and the issue of regretting to ever knowing how to gamble came up and believe me it was a very serious issue as one of my friend was practically blaming the other for the whole problem is currently going through right now as he constantly gambles his money away and at what avail? was the question being asked to the friend who actually inviting him to a gambling house during highschool. The matter looks childish at first because the whole table of friends there were all gamblers including myself but we all never reached the height of complaining or blaming someone for our gambling ethics.
So I was wondering if some folks here too feel the same way or it was just a matter of grudge and hatred for the particular fellow to stir up such arguement.
The thing is you can never not know about gambling. It's so indulged within our lives and society that most people don't even realized that they have been gambling. The thing we need to know and learn about is responsible gambling. And it need to be taught from early age to be responsible towards money, finance and gambling habits. Though not learning some advanced level gambling attraction like poker could save you some pocket money in highschool. But the fun associated would easily out worth the monetary loss. |
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Japan managed to get to three digit score in their match against United Arab Emirates Under-19s at the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup. In return to UAE's score of 320/7, Japan are 140/4 after 39 overs. They are going to lose this match, but this time they have put up a decent performance. Obviously UAE is not one of the strongest teams, but they have a lot of players from India and Pakistan. And after suffering heavy defeats in the first two matches, the outcome is somewhat "encouraging" for the Japan U-19 team.
UAE19 gave a huge target to the JPN19 team. If we took a look on the UAE team batting line so we will see that the three players were good in batting. Dhruv Parashar Maroof Merchant And Aayan Afzal Khan. I really appreciate the batting of Aayan Afzal Khan he was playing really well he made 67 runs and hit 3 sixes. And important thing is that he remained not out in this match. Overall the UAE19 made 320 runs. Which I think was a good target for JPN19 team. And fortunately the Japan team didn't chase the target and UAE won the match. UAEU19 is actually a good team that were able to defeat Sri lanka U19 and reach the semi finals of the trophy though they might not stand a chance against India. Sri Lankan junior team performed really bad and had a bad luck getting defeated from UAE. If it were a longer league. Things would have been different. Japan is like a filler team to complete the set rather than an equal competitor. UAE's team is more comparable to that of Afghanistan and Nepal. The semi that matters the most is Bangladesh vs Pakistan. |
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What aspect of sports betting or casino gambling posed an initial challenge for you when you first started, but which you eventually grasped? How did you finally understand it. Did a friend explain it, did you watch a YouTube video, participate in a sports betting community on social media, or did you figure it out through a trial-and-error approach?
The thing I struggled most was Texas Holdem Poker. We have local versions of that poker and the rules are slightly different and when there's a competitor who is better informed than yourself, you stand no chance in poker. For other sports you can try and learn and for most it's just about luck but with poker and multiple people in the table, there are luck, strategies and reading and playing with competitors mind is very important. For learning it, I searched on google and read the top suggested sites and wikipedia articles as I wanted to learn specific things quickly. Video are more fun and passive way to learn. Not suitable when you want to learn something quickly. |
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