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1521  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling and Behavioral Change!!! on: December 11, 2023, 04:01:03 PM
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.
There is always a joy when you win even if you do not win much but since it is winning it gives some kind of joy. Likewise there is some kind of sadness when you lose no matter how small you lose. I do think that it shouldn't affect anyone to a great extent unless the person played the bet with what they cannot afford to lose. It is only when you lose huge amount of money that you will be sad and tend to extend it to others. But when you gamble with what you can lose, the case will be different.

I could say YES but not really it changed everything, and maybe when just in time I lost. Of course, it was a normal change for someone who gets broke, you feel sad, and raises your BP making your mode not good. But this is just in a short period of time that happened to me (and might be the same thing may happen to the others as well).

Upon gambling, I realized how important to control our emotions. And a reason why I still managed to keep my limits, having no regrets, and not chasing my losses.
If whenever you lose it affects your health and living stability, it is advisable that you stop gambling or gamble with just a little amount of money that will not affect you when you lose it. Having a good and healthy life is better than any amount of money you want to win.
1522  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 11, 2023, 03:51:23 PM
It is Ten Hag's job to overcome these problems, and if there are still no significant changes, I think Man United will have to look for a replacement for him.
If Manchester united can try to replace Ten Hag this season, then they are getting everything wrong, their performance will end up getting worse, at least they are able to win some weak teams even as we all know they are struggling before they will win, but if they can change their coach, and sure they will be losing almost all their matches before the ending of the season, which they will end the season in a worst position. We all know the players are also suppose to be blamed, if the players are not really really to perform well, even after getting a new coach, i don't think their will be changes in Manchester united performance.

Over the years they've sacked too many coaches, Ten Hag is not a bad coach, and he knows about the difficulties around the club ans still wanted the job. It shows how much he loves the club and will do anything for the fans and the club. I doubt they'll be replacing Erik Ten Hag for that would be wrong and unwise decision to make.

They should rather sell out a couple of name within Manchester United. Some players are not up to the task. They should not be soft with them and chase whoever doesn't suits tue long term plans of thr club.

I agree with you that the case of Manchester United is not the problem of the present coach. According to you he was aware of the Manchester United problems and yet he decided to still coach Manchester United which to me shows love rather than wanting to try his luck. Erik Ten Hang has proven himself in Ajax. So, many people can attest he is a good coach, even if not that excellent.

Can we remember the words of Rednack who was called to coach and discover the Manchester United problems. He said that Manchester United needs a set of new players. This could mean a set of new competent players.
1523  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Who should quit, and why? on: December 11, 2023, 03:31:26 PM
If both husband and wife gamble in the same family, it means that they are very experienced in gambling and for them gambling is an alternative source of income. If those family members feel that gambling will not have any bad effect on their child then why would they give up gambling. Or if they think that gambling may have bad effects on their children during childhood, they do not need to give up gambling because they will not discuss gambling in front of children and they will be careful not to influence gambling on their children. If the parents are careful and manage their activities well then I don't think it will have any effect on the child of that family. Hopefully the gambling will not have a bad effect on the child when he learns to understand
There's no gambler that'll proudly say that he's never had bad days in gambling whereby he ends up losing a lot of money after trying to recover his initial losses and that's why it's absolutely unwise for a couple to engage in gambling because they might end up losing all the money that was supposed to sustain the family in gambling. Again if a couple engage in gambling, it'll be very difficult for them to control their gambling activities in front of their kids and as we all know, gambling in front of kids is absolutely unwise as it'll increase the chances of making the kids gambling addicts in the future.

If two individuals of opposite gender decides to come together and become couples, there are some personal initial engagements they'll have to sacrifice to make the marriage work and if the both of them engages in gambling, then they'll have quit in other to raise a happy good home for themselves and more importantly for their kids.
1524  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 11, 2023, 01:55:06 PM
I hope United loses this game too so there will be no choice foe the team management but to sack Ten Haag which for me is the root evil of all things happening to them.They are losing every single game lately and even lost to Bournemouth this last weekend at home.This will be a very difficult game for Manchester and most likely no good will come from this otherwise this would be a big surprise for the good for them.

Unstable play this season has become the norm for Manchester United, so I wasn’t even surprised when I saw that Manchester United lost to Bournemouth, I didn’t watch the game, but it looks like I didn’t lose anything. Obviously, the completion of the group stage of the Champions League could be a decisive factor for Manchester United, if they fail to reach the playoffs, this could be a reason for his dismissal, because Copenhagen and Galatasaray should have been more than passable opponents for Manchester United.
It seems like a lot of people agree that if Erik Ten Hag was fired from coaching and I also think the same, Erik Ten Hag is not a suitable manager for Manchester United. The management should have known about Erik Ten Hag's performance so far so they don't continue to keep bad coaches like Ten Hag.
There are still many games left if Manchester United doesn't immediately change coaches then Manchester United will continue to decline and I believe the decision to fire Ten Hag is a decision that must be taken now before it is too late. Let's see if after Mancester United suffered defeat with Bayern Munich whether United management will immediately fire Ten Hag there is no other reason to maintain his poor performance.
I am sorry I have to object to your collective opinions. I really want to differ from what you guys are saying and I am confident to say that Manchester United problem is not the coach. Even if Erik Ten Hang is not a super coach as Guardiola or Klopp or Zidane, if he is provided with what he needs, he can take Manchester United to glory. I will instead say that Manchester United problems is in two;
  • Unavailability of quality world class players 
  • Uncommittedness of existing players
Anyone who understands football very well can agree with me that the only world class player available in Manchester United now is Bruno. Manchester United need to sign quality players to take them to another level of competition.

In terms of commitment, the players score zero. They only match I can confess that they played with all amount of determination is the match against Chelsea and we saw how excellent they were in the match.
1525  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Are successful gamblers seen as addicts? on: December 11, 2023, 01:36:27 PM
I wish I could have posted this in a more better place but since the thoughts came from gambling addiction, I thought it wise to ask this question over here and I hope we can discuss and get this straight.

Just as the tittle already ask, I really want to know if people who are successful in gambling also seen as addicts because I believe  for one to be successful in gambling or whatever they choose to do, there must be some good amount  of time and effort invested in it as well as money and we know that a successful  gambler must have invested  both time, effort and even money to make any reasonable  winning  and these also are features of an addict as there are always excessive time spent on a betting site.

Now let's be sincere, will you also classify a successful gambler as an addict?

Before this question would be answered we need to agree on our definition of a successful gambler. Now the question is, who is a successful gambler? If we know this, we will examine whether successful gamblers can be called addicts.

Who is a successful gambler
  • Someone who does nothing else to earn a living apart from gambling 
  • Someone who has more wins than losses in gambling
  • Someone who regulates himself, and knows when to gamble and when to stop gambling 
  • Someone who has spent good number of years in gambling and still gambling
  • Any other definition of yourself?   
We can take it up from here, once I have a reply.
1526  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: December 11, 2023, 01:25:40 PM
I have weighed the strength of the clubs that will likely exit the champions league for Europa League. I have weighed their strength and compared it to that performance of Liverpool and Leverkusen and it seems that the champions league clubs cannot win the Europa League over the existing clubs in Europa League.

Sevilla are one of the best clubs in the Europa League, they have won the most titles here. But they will now find it difficult to stay in the Europa League, as they need to win their last Champions League game away to Lens. A win is the only way they can qualify for the play offs. They only have 2 points in the Champions League, while Lens have 5 points. It will definitely be very difficult for them, because they will play with the status of the visitors too, especially the pressure will definitely be on their shoulders, because Lens only needs a draw to make them able to be in the play offs.
A must win for Sevilla when they face Lens in the last UCL game, they just have one option and that they will trigger to become a firing squad. Diego Alonso has preferred players he uses in games, and these players have never failed to bring favorable results for the club. Los Nervionenses does not fulfill the norms of the level of play in UCL and is also battling to escape the relegation zone in La Liga. Sevilla cannot compete in the UEFA Champions League this season, with the collection only two points and grappling in the remaining games.
Who knows what has happened to Sevilla this season in both the European competitions and also in the la Liga. Sevilla I know used to be resilience and determined but this season is not going well with them. Did they sell some notable players or what actually happened to their form?
When I understood that Ramos returned to his youthful club Sevilla, I had thought that the club will become stronger than they were but it is unfortunate that the reverse is now the case.
1527  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 11, 2023, 01:16:26 PM
The Red Devils can become an excellent competitive team in EPL this season, they have objectives that can be prioritized as the subject of their struggles this current season. Manchester United coach, Erik Ten Hag should address his squad properly specifically the midfield and the frontlines, these players should create good chemistry within themselves. Rasmus Højlund is a confident striker, he can not do well in Manchester United, he can yield into becoming the top striker everyone fancy him to be during his days at Atalanta.
This is actually not surprising for Manchester United fans, but what is often in the spotlight after the match is the Manchester United goalkeeper himself who quite often makes mistakes in matches when Manchester United loses. So apart from Erik Ten Hag having to look at the midfield and front line to improve quite well, Erik Ten Hag also has to look at the back line so that Manchester United doesn't become a weak team in terms of defense this season.
Thank you mate for noting something so important. Anytime that Manchester United finished playing matches the attention will be on Andre Onana. This is not supposed to be so, every other persons in the team ought to be counted before Onana. I acknowledge that Manchester United goalie often made uncalled for mistakes but the media and the fans have decided to blow it out of proportions and that is why at the end of every match and if Manchester United concedes a goal or more, the blames will be on Onana whether or not he is the cause of the goal.

This cross was on the head of Maguire before now and the former captain has graciously worked on himself and he has turned the maestro of Manchester United defence. It is high time Erik Ten Hang talk to the team and focus on the midfield and the attack and not on the goalie.
1528  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Are you Spending more or less money on Casino this Holiday season on: December 11, 2023, 01:05:26 PM
The end of the month every year is what everybody is waiting for throughout the year, because this is the time you get your Christmas bonus and other bonuses like 13th month pay from other countries, because of the huge money coming in this holiday.

Are you spending more or less on casinos this holiday season?

Why add more? this is the only time of the year that you have additional funds why not enjoy playing more time with more funds if you get lucky you're holiday season will be merrier and prosperous.

Why spend less? This is the time of the year that there's a lot of spending and you have to buy a lot of gifts for your loved ones so I don't want to spend more on gambling I don't want to face this holiday losing money.

 
This is very subjective and it has a very serious connection with someone's lifestyle before the end of year approaches. Let us examine it this way;
  • Do you spend much when you earn much
Or
  • You spend normal even when you earn much?
If a certain gambler spends more whenever he earns more, it means that that particular gambling will like gamble the more when he receives his 13th salary for countries that implements that. But some persons already have their gambling budget and they do not exceed that no matter how their income varies.

To me, this is a time to be less involved in gambling and so other things that money requires because this is a period of spending. But there are still people who increases their habit of spending towards season with the mindset of increasing their chances of winning big in the season. I honestly think that chances of winning big is smaller when season approaches than when there is no sign of the season.
1529  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: December 11, 2023, 12:54:12 PM
La Liga, Premier League and Bundesliga in one week of competition produced surprising results, the collapse of big clubs. Well, this is the entertainment that I really want where the intense competition comes from clubs that are not at all the main priority of the big clubs. A big blow for Bayern Munich who suffered a bad result against Frankfurt, Barcelona was made immobile by Girona, Michel tactics were able to make Xavi overwhelmed. Girona increasingly unstoppable quality is worth watching out for, it's not in vain that I stay up late just wanting to see Girona beautiful game on the pitch. Their breakthrough after breakthrough effectively made Barcelona defense unable to reach the ball. The advantage of the Girona players is of course their speed in chasing the ball and taking advantage of counter attacks.

It was a wonderful result in the English premier League, German bundesliga and La liga. It will be wonderful for people who didn't place bets but for people who placed bets, they will not escape all the surprises that happened. In the English premier League many results didn't go as expected, especially that of Manchester United and Chelsea.
In Bundesliga, the favourites which is Bayern was humiliated without recourse and in the other hand, Barcelona meet their doom at the hand of Girona.

Barcelona is really want to score a goal, so they're playing with under pressure. Barcelona only care with their attack since they've made 31 shots, but don't really care with their defend. I guess Barcelona might underestimating Girona because their previous matches they weren't so offensive like this one.
Previous winnings doesn't count against Girona, because they're on different levels. This season, are you underestimating Girona? We are certain that this request originates from premier clubs. Girona did not come to Camp Nou to settle for subsequent best; instead, they respected themselves enough to become extremely competitive, and winning has been the Gironistes' foremost objective. Xavi Hernandez and his teammates inspired the audience at first, but they were unable to keep their momentum in the end, as they fought for a draw but ultimately conceded another goal.

Right from when the season started, Girona has been at the top region and performing wonders week in and out. I didn't consider them as threats because I believed that it was an initial strength which will definitely calm down. But the match against Barcelona yesterday made me have a rethink and I have believed in Girona to contest for La Liga title
1530  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: December 11, 2023, 12:44:29 PM
De Gea is a better alternative for Newcastle United. He is younger than Hugo Lloris and I think he is a better goalkeeper. But today Newcastle United urgently need a goalkeeper. So Hugo Lloris can also solve Newcastle United's problems. De Gea is not a mandatory alternative. But we have to say that what happened today was a planning error. Newcastle United's management should have foreseen this situation in advance and signed a well-qualified backup goalkeeper. I think we can see that they failed in this regard.
De Gea is only 3 years younger than Lloris, it's pointless for them to sign an old goalkeeper. There's no good goalkeeper out there, the current Tottenham goalkeeper which is Vicario is fine enough. They currently have 3 amateur goalkeepers, so they still have many substitute goalkeepers.

Tottenham need to find new defender since there are five injured defenders right now.
For the age of goalkeepers, David de Gea's current age can still be used for a few more years, but with a note that he will be able to give his best in his game. Indeed, young players will give a very long time, especially in the position of goalkeeper will usually be difficult to replace.
Seeing from the last performance when he was still in the Manachester United uniform, actually his game was not disappointing, it's just that he didn't get the trust of the coach which eventually made him have to leave. In fact, his replacement players who have 6 years of age below him are also unreliable now.
Any club that is set to sign Da Gea should have him as a short term project. I am not a fan of signing old players for a long term purposes. I have heard some news about David having some eyes problems requiring surgery but at a time I couldn't read the story anywhere again. Was it a fallacy or an intentional propaganda?

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Only a stupid club will carry out this dismissal because after the dismissal many clubs will come to bring in Ronaldo. about being arrogant or something like that is already a character, but of course there is a reason for that attitude. The best players are also humans and they have traits that may be unpredictable. Now the important thing is how the player performs on the field.

a star player has an arrogant nature which is appropriate because his arrogance is commensurate with the contribution and talent he has and usually has strong reasons for carrying out such arrogance and I am quite sure that if Ronaldo is sacked any team will lose its best player like Man United who is currently still in bad situation.

The idea of Ronaldo being arrogant was first coined by Blata the former FIFA president. Many people confuses arrogance with pride and ego. Every play has their weak point and many players will seem humble because they aren't star yet. I have followed Ronaldo right from childhood and I can say that he is Humane and friendly to be with. Maybe he knows his worth and not ready to allow many shits slide.
1531  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A hero or a fool? on: December 11, 2023, 12:35:17 PM
I was reading some comments on line today and a story caught my attention, and I want to know how possible this is.

A guy claimed he won $5000 on a poker machine and that's where his addiction began, and when it get to the point that he lost his rent money to gambling he decide to take matters in his one way.

He proceeded by going to gaming commission and had his name banned by himself, ( Someone please tell me how this is possible?) never seen such in my country before. he claimed he still go back to casinos at times and he knew he can't ever win big again, because his name was flagged in the system, and if he win big they won't pay him.
He obviously made a heroic move and I applaud him for that. I honestly do not know that something like this exists. But while reading through, I understood that it is something that is very possible. It is called self exclusion. At first it is not easy to undergo, but for someone to make such a decision to limit his freedom, you should understand how deep gambling has wounded him. It must have also spoilt his relationship life if care is not taken.

He said he was limited to winning $200, that anymore than this he would have to sign his name and be subject to prosecution for trespassing. He claimed his move took his joy out from gambling real fast, and now he haven't been near a casino in over 10 years.

$200 being his maximum winning is pointing towards something and it is a great way to regulate gambling and when your max winning is $200, you will have no option than toake gambling a fun rather than means to be super rich.

https://www.begambleaware.org/self-exclusion

So yes, you can do go to the gaming commission and ask yourself to be ban. I know a guy that has been banned, but he didn't do it himself, his wife did. The wife call the casinos and describe his husband and obviously his identification.

And then he told me that he was surprised when he go to a casino and that he was stop and was banned from entering. Later he found out that his wife is the one responsible because that time he was really addicted to that point that he is playing money that did not belong to him (he was a government employee that time).

Will this actually work offline? This is achievable in an online situation where his personal information will be blacklisted in all the casino licensed in the country. If it is offline, the wife could succeed in reporting to one casino joint, what if he goes to another neighboring casino or secretly play online?
1532  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 11, 2023, 12:23:42 PM
Manchester United have just suffered defeat in the league when facing Bournemouth and the good news is the condition of Bayern Munich is also not good when they travel to Old Trafford because it has just been slaughtered by Frankfurt in a shame, so the morals of the players of the two teams are not in good condition, but Manchester United is more benefited because Play in the cage itself.

Manchester United really benefited in this match. But Munich really came without any burden. United have a lot of pressure because they must win this match while Bayern only need to play for the sixth match in the group stage. They have 100% qualified for the next round as first place. So I think Bayern will benefit more because they can play without any pressure.

Because Bayern Munich conceded goals as high as 5 from Frankfurt doesn't place them in a disadvantage position against Manchester United. Beside, there is a very big difference between champions league and Bundes liga. Frankfurt from time has known how to win against Bayern, the only surprising thing in the match is the number od goals that was scored Bayern Munich and not that they were defeated. You should also consider that lossing last match will mean stepping up in the next match because Bayern Munich might not want to lose twice consecutively.

I think that ten Hag's fate is tied to the Champions League group stage. If they lose their last game and miss the round of 16 and also the Europa League, I can imagine that it would be the end for him. In my opinion that would be too late, but I think that could be the game that the management is now waiting for. Although I don't fully understand all the patience they have. I guess I would have changed something already about the coach.


i think still dificult can get europa league ticket
because until now still fourth rank, and last match meet bayern munhen is very dificult can win, i think last match meet bayern munchen . manchester united can lose

I have never read anything in the media about Manchester United management threatening Erik Ten Hang directly or indirectly. Although, we all know that poor performance ushers sack but I don't think ETH is under pressure of sack as the management is already applauding him for being disciplined towards the players.
1533  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 11, 2023, 12:12:13 PM
Todd Boehly is a businessman and he hopes for quick profits by building his club by buying players at fantastic prices but unfortunately, there has been no change, there was hope when Pochettino took charge of Chelsea and pre-season showed different things but unfortunately they are back to being an average team, they target can certainly get a position in the Champions League, but seeing how they have been able to win but also lose very badly with other teams to enter the European zone it seems difficult to achieve and maybe they will only end up in mid-table like last season if they can get a better ranking but did not occupy the top seven.
Obviously Chelsea will continue to get frustrated with their results if no new thing is done in the club until the end of the season ,you can't be doing the same thing over and over again and expect to see or get a different result, No way. One major problem I have discovered from Pochettino tactics is that, he's not defensive minded and not taking the defense line as priority, always conceiving goals even when he is not supposed to. For about or more than five seasons or even not a decade, this is the time I see Chelsea with worst defense mechanism.
Chelsea as a club needed to realise many things and put them into consideration in their pursuit of returning to the status quo  of greatness. The Chelsea management has refused to come to the reality and they thought that some simple decisions made on a round table could turn around everything for good. If Chelsea defuse to acknowledge the reality, even any coach after Pochetino will also not make a difference.
on the other hand this is bad news for Newcastle because they suffered another painful defeat in this match. Yes this is their 6th defeat in the Premier League and is their second consecutive defeat, and is their 3rd defeat in the last 5 matches.
Newcastle experienced bad results in their 2 away matches. and that's not a small number of goals. Conceding 7 times in 2 matches, that's not a good result for a team like Newcastle.
Next, they will face Milan and Fulham, two matches that I don't think will be easy for Newcastle. but I don't expect them to receive another losing streak. Hopefully, they will soon improve their team and strategy.
This is obviously a bad time for Newcastle United as they have already conceded a high number of goals in the English premier League. Without diving much into the champions league, we should also understand that the next opponents of Newcastle United in the English football is Fulham and lately Fulham has been scoring very high number of goals. This is not a good sign for Newcastle United.
1534  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 11, 2023, 12:26:59 AM
Manchester City did win but it was a little worrying, especially against Luton they had to fight hard to be able to turn things around and win with a score of 1-2. Pep Guardiola's squad even had to concede first and against a weak team like Luton they shouldn't have given opposing players the opportunity to break into their goal easily.

On the other hand, Bernardo Silva and Julian Alvarez were key players for Manchester City in this match because they both managed to score the winning goal. After often getting unsatisfactory results, finally Manchester City were able to taste victory again and they had to achieve that against a weak team like Luton and I think that was quite disappointing.
We know Pep Guardiola to becomes very competitive coach that doesn't give room for anyone to give excuses. Luton Town gave the citizens hard-time today, defensive in all angles Manchester City could possibly put the ball through but atlast, they were able to record a comeback and grab Ed three solid points from Luton Town. If Manchester City continue like this, it will not be easy because there are more competitive contenders for the EPL title and Manchester City will turn out to become another club on the othe end that's struggling to earn points.
Manchester City for a truth won against Luton Town in their English Premier League game of the weekend but critically looking at how they managed to win that game, it's very obvious that Manchester City struggled in the game to get that three points as Luton were ahead after half of the game
Pep Guardiola as a matter of urgency must improve his team's performance if he really want to finish the season with a major trophy. Erling Haaland who has been the club's top scorer did not feature in the game and when Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was asked the reason behind the Norwegian's absence, he said his absence was due to "stress reaction"  in the foot. Hopefully he's gonna be fit enough to play in the numerous fixtures of the club during the festive period.
1535  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do Owners of betting companies bet? on: December 10, 2023, 11:31:36 PM
I don't see anything ethically wrong with a casino owner,  gambling on their own platform but what matters must at some point is wether or not he will be able to control or influence the result in his own favour most especially in the in house games where there is mechanism of house edge and if such be what becomes of the other players in his casino.

I think unless in sport betting that is the only game where there will be a probably fairness if you as a gambler is up against the owner, I am not saying it a sure thing for such abuse pf the platform to happen but let think of it in that direction also.

If the owner somehow "fixes" the game in his favor, it will be obvious fraud since it will be at the expense of other players. I don’t think that an adequate owner would do this since it could completely destroy his business. Plus, I don’t think that casino workers are so stupid that they would even try to do this at the owner’s request. This is illegal and if they do this they may be prosecuted.
Most of these gambling platforms are online and that's why their results can never be manipulated by anyone and since no one decides the results of these casinos, I think everyone including owners of the casinos company are eligible to freely gamble as much as the want to without any form of restriction. So betting by sports betting owners is preferential and I don't think there's a law that forbids them from betting.
However, if the result of bets placed on a particular betting platform can be influenced by the owner, the it's absolutely fraudulent for the for the owner of the betting company to place bets in the same company as he's very likely to influence winning in his own personal bets but in the absence of been able to influence the results of bets, then I don't find anything bad for betting company owners to place bets on their respective betting companies.
1536  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: December 10, 2023, 11:20:43 PM
Barca is in big trouble. Who would've thought Girona lead the league dominantly for 16 weeks. Girona is now one of the two biggest contenders for the title. This is more than a fairytale. They're not just a custodian at the top, they want it and they deserve it. I really wonder if there will be a Leicester City story here. Personally I'd love to see them winning the trophy instead of Real Madrid. I like these kind of stories in football.

Moments and happenings like this are what make football so entertaining to watch. I expected the game to be tough, but Girona outplaying and defeating Barcelona at home was not something I expected to happen. With today's game against Girona, it is now certain that this team is ready for the battle ahead of them; they will need to remain consistent in all of their matches going forward in order to maintain their position in the league. This will be an exciting season to see Girona win the title, as Leicester did in the Premier League some few years ago.
Girona performance since the start of the season in my own opinion has been one of the biggest surprises among the top five European teams. However, how they managed to beat a team like Barcelona tonight at the Camp Nou is a testament that the Girona side are truly this season's strong title contenders. Real Madrid failed to win in the game against Real Betis but I didn't actually see it as a big deal because I was of the opinion that Girona isn't gonna get any result that's better than a draw but little did I know that the Girona side are firing from all cylinders at the moment and I'm very happy with the result.
1537  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Who should quit, and why? on: December 10, 2023, 11:10:20 PM
Hey house someone need a few clips here, don't know if a post of this exact nature has been discussed though.

In a situation where the both spouse are gamblers. Husband gambles, wife gambles, how can both of them manage the situation in terms of finance and the family affairs especially when children are now involve so that the time both spends on gambling doesn't affect family moments and affairs in general.

Would it help if  one of the couple quit for the other and if that's the case who should quit for who.
Both of them should quit and get another hobby or past time that is inclusive of the kids and the whole family. In the case even though we may say that gambling in itself is not bad but here it is. The kids would pick it up easily from the parents. The parents may lose control of the habit and become addicted and instead of time spent with the family and bonding it will be spent on gambling. I do not advice this at all.

If the kids are little, and they do not want to quit, they should put a pause on the it or hold and wait until the kids are all grown up and can take care of themselves. After that, they can return to gambling.
First of all, I think the it'll be good to know the level of gambling by both sides because as young people, they might be gambling for fun wherever they feel like having good times and enjoying their life while we are here discussing their a life they've chosen for themselves.
That been said, if the reason behind their gambling engagements is caused by their respective quests to make money through gambling, then the marriage should be dissolved so that that it doesn't affect the kids in the future because to me, I personally think that it's absolutely a disaster for spouses to be active gamblers.
1538  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can loneliness make one addicted to gambling on: December 10, 2023, 10:58:41 PM
Being constantly lonely can make an individual engage in several unholy things to engage himself and that's why adults are always advised to make sure they're engaged in jobs even when the financial rewards of the job doesn't suit them or better still join business as well instead of staying idle and lonely.
Loneliness can make one to become addicted in gambling as well as in other social vices but it's advisable that as adults we should make sure you're always engaged in one thing it the other.
1539  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 10, 2023, 10:49:47 PM
Everton is seriously on fire at the moment as they have now a first winning streak this season and they did not concede any goals the last three games, which is quite impressive given that they have played against Newcastle and Chelsea. If they can maintain that form I think they don't have to fear relegation zone in a few weeks from now. I am not sure what they did and what they changed, but this is crazy. However, the times that any team will underestimate Everton are probably over now.
It is true, Everton has been improved their performance a lot. They succeed to win the match 3 times in a row lately. They even could beat Newcastle with 3 goals, they also destroy Chelsea with 2 goals. In these 2 last matches, they never got a conceded goal. This makes Everton is moving a way from relegation zone. Now, they have 14 points difference from Luton Town in the relegation zone. If Everton can maintain this good performance, they will be safe to continue in EPL competition for the next season. Sure, no team can underestimate them anymore because they prove that they can beat big team in EPL.



It is always hard to understand why a team that has had so many issues during the early season out of a sudden is so strong that they can beat anyone.

Newcastle is having quite a bad time at the moment and I think it is quite bad if they are behind Manchester United, which also has problems over problems. Many of the top teams had some unexpected troubles and I think this is most obvious for Manchester City. I would have never thought that they would not be able to win a game for like four games in a row. And it was shocking to see that against Luton Town they were also struggling. I think Guardiola was experiencing a nightmare until his team finally scored goals.
In my own opinion, I think it was after the English football authorities stripped Everton of ten points for violating the financial fair play  that they started performing to their full strength as a club. Many were expecting them to struggle to remain in the English Premier League after those points deduction or probably be relegated at the end of the season but from in less than five matches after that incident, Everton are out of the relegation zone and are looking comfortable in their current position in the English Premier League. They defeated Chelsea today in a match many had predicted that Chelsea were gonna win and if they continue with their current form, Everton is likely to finish the season in the top half of the league table despite the going through the pains of points deduction.
1540  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: December 10, 2023, 10:33:15 PM
Roma Fiorentina dis evening.

Roma can overtake Napoli and take his spot in the leaderboard for the next CL.

What a fail if Napoli will end up not qualifying for the next cup...
Napoli failed to impress their fans this season, playing below standards, they are not consistent this season, they're absolutely poor in performance, leading to average clubs grabbing three points from them. Seria A is tough, every clubs keeps strict adjustments and facing improvements in all their games. José Mourinho have instructed his players the strategies to implement against a top side lime Fiorentina. AS Roma winning in the early minutes of the first half, Romelu Lukaku gave his side the lead and now they're trying everything within their reach to draw the match.

I think that's not surprising at all to see this weak performance from Napoli because the situation for this team is not the same as the last season at all. They hired Rudi Garcia as a coach and this coach couldn't have a good performance in the team. Also, Napoli lost some players and the other players like Osimhen were not in the same situation as last season.
Regardless of Napoli, the other teams in Serie A like Inter Milan and Juventus have more stable situations and this can even make it harder for Napoli.


Following Napoli's poor run in the Italian Serie A title, other teams has utilized the opportunity to move to a better position in the Italian league and Roma happens to be one of those clubs who's made good use of Napoli's poor run.
Romelu Lukaku scored in the 5th minute of the game against Fiorentina but his goal wasn't enough to help his team grab all three points from that game. They didn't lose either but got an important one point that's made them move above Napoli in the Italian Serie A standings.

Napoli's woes continued this weekend as they were beaten by Juventus and I don't even see any sign that they're gonna get better anytime soon despite sacking the manager that started the league season with them and hiring another one, Napoli still has a long way to become competitive again
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