I'd like to donate my USDT(BSC) $12.5 from the bounty that I have participated. But I don't have BNB to cover the fee, if you can send me an amount(cents worth of BNB) so I'll be able to transfer it. I'll do it right away. I hope this little gesture of mine contribute to the help for the orphanage school.

Let me know what you think or kindly DM me, thanks.

There is this 'stress eating' that had been my solution to any problems even until now, I still do it. And for those addicted gamblers that can't find a way to ask for professional help because the appointment fee is too much and expensive. Yes, that's normal even for just an appointment without the consultation, there are professionals that do charge way too expensive.

For some reasons, this has been my gateway out of those problems. I can't say if I've been addicted in gambling before because I know that I can control myself. But this strategy could also be a way for those gamblers that don't have that much.

It means that you can focus your thoughts on doing other activities or a hobby that you'll have to spend most of your time and it could be like this one that I have mentioned or any sports or activities that you can go together with any of your friends.

From doing so, that's going to help you spend less money or no money at all when you're committed into getting out of addiction. They're low cost and yet very effective.

You can't focus when you do it on your work because you're thinking of your losses/wins. That's why if you're a working guy and you want to gamble, do it on your free time and maybe at your home and separate the workplace from your gambling activities.

I even read some stories that these people that does gamble at their workplace or became addicted were certainly affecting their jobs and more with their treasury department.

That's crazy to be honest and that only shows that when one is addicted, he can do a lot of crazy things just to satisfy his gambling cravings.

I think so too.

And for me the easiest one would be the group D. But again, with TI, I don't want to be judgemental and as with all of these participating teams. All of them are worthy to be in here and did go through the hole of a needle before being qualified.

Less than 5 hours and we will see the show time from all of these teams. So, matches from these four groups are going to be at the same time. So folks and co dota 2 fans, choose what matches you're going to bet and will enjoy to watch.

They're both like the most sought tournaments for both esports and what a coincidence that both of their prize pools are close to each other. However, it's that Dota 2 is more than like $500k-$700k.

Technically, no.

He just lost it fair and square. Unless that casino gives him a refund, it's on their decision but I don't think that they'll ever do that. Because other losers will also ask for the same thing and will reason out that it's for their medication expenses, for rent, for mortgages and what more?

That's why it's better not to give it back to the kid and need him to learn the lesson that he shouldn't gamble with the money that he doesn't own or else, this is the consequence that he deserves to learn.

If in good faith of that casino that they'll return the money, better to do it privately.

It's like those pizza parlors that are promoting this type of service that they have an exact time or minutes that the order will be delivered soon to their customer doors.

Yeah, it is sort of dangerous but they can adjust the time and estimate how long the travel will be. And if we're going to connect it all with the economy, traffic really delays a lot of things pertaining to the growth of a country's economy.

That's why in every type of commuting sector, they need to adjust everything and make way on where they're going to be making more money. But even with that, they shouldn't ignore the other transport sector that's also being used to transport goods and everything to their respective assignments.

We're all for peace.

But you can see that each side are having now their support from other countries and that's not a good sign of what you're advocating. You're not alone on this one but we're barely heard by them.

One has the other countries on their back.

And the same goes for the other one.

It's all noisy and poor are those victims, the innocent citizens that are in the midst of it. They don't want this war, they don't want to get apprehend and get kidnapped.

All of them want peace but for both sides, this is what is peace to them before it's taken. There should be casualties and collaterals. 

That's an odd odd knowing that they've been like a favorite team this time with all the transfer that has happened.

Yeah, that's much a more favorable team if that duo happened and became a reality but the transfer of Lillard to Bucks cut all of those rumors and possibilities about Giannis' transfer.

Hope to see more team do this.

This is cool, really and pure love.

That's why those teams that known to be champs have been long time together while some teams that have been together for a long time still fall shortly with their TI runs.

Yeah, it was a tough year for most teams and that's why they've played and worked hard during the DPC season just to collect enough points for this grand event of Dota 2 tournament by Valve itself.

But that sucks and this is like the era that it is no longer Valve sponsored events that will be chased by most teams. And Riyadh major is going to be the new TI for the next upcoming years.

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This is a known attitude of Blacklist and its management or let us say for every organization in Dota 2, if they are unsuccessful then there's surely gonna have that mix or replacement that's about to happen and that has become a typical thing on this one.

What was that team that we've seen before that have stayed with their squad? I guess all of them have to replace especially when there's no success found even in LAN or online tournaments that has a good prize pool. And maybe on their contract it's said that it's just for the TI qualifiers and if luckily ever qualified, the contract continues.

But then that since it's done and they were unsuccessful then that contract has to expire without any option of renewing it.

Truly an odd and untimely decision for Valve. There's something lack on this TI and this is what the entire community is waiting for, the prize pool and even we're not professionals and just bettors, players and fans that supports this game.

It's disappointing that it's not hitting the numbers and I am sure that most of the teams that are looking forward on the prize pool are disappointed as well while seeing this.

A year of competition and qualification with the expectation that they'll compete with the largest prize pool and grandest tournament in Dota 2 then that expectation didn't come into reality.

But that's how it is, Valve can just drop those items and sales a month or two before TI but they didn't.

I don't think that it will surpass that prize pool. Valve probably did this on a purpose because there was this announcement if I'm not mistaken that they'll release some battle pass after the TI. See the timing? Isn't that intentional? Valve is there to make money but they're just breaking the tradition that they've made TI as one of the biggest tournaments.

But if it's not doable, I guess it's still with the little prize pool for every participant and to the champion and the glory that it brings.

On some news about players, Karl just posted that he's looking for a new team and that means that Blacklist has removed or he left the team or his contract already expired.

I like to him move to another region like in EU where he can accelerate and improve more. And not just him that departed from team but also Kpii and their two coach and assistant coach.

Likely all of their contracts expired.

That's likely to happen.

When we're already on that age where things are needed to be taken easier and we don't have much to do. With all the stuff that we're able to save and establish, there's got to be a lot of money that's gonna be on our stack.

What we can do is to just spend some from that retirement and pension fund just to have fun. It's gonna be less stress because you're not going to chase the losses unlike when you're younger.

So basically, many might just settle and forget about gambling when they don't have much and they still are working with their jobs. But those tha are already retired, they're likely just to gamble whenever they want to.

Wow, that's so nice of him and I can see that you truly are happy with what has happened as it's not that common at all that they'll message the players and will credit them with a few bucks. Although it's a gesture of making them want to try their website as it's interesting that he just did it literally.

That was a good encouragement from him and I can see that your name was one of the most active on their website. And having able to withdraw from the free credit that's given to you.

It's good thing to hear and of course not gonna allow you to withdraw that directly without playing.

But the problem is that many of the casinos don't really check the actual age of their gamblers. It can only verified with KYC.

And even with KYC, there are teenagers that can just ask their parents ID and that will be used to verify their accounts so it still doesn't make sense at all when they do that.

I do think that the younger ones are in the most curiosity level that makes them dive in gambling even below 18.

Could just be compliance to let people know that they're strict and whoever sees to gamble should expect that they're going to be subject into this.

When a government prohibits and then starts to turn that decision and asks for some compliance, they just can't ignore the fact that there's much money from it if they take it for granted.

They probably not expecting it as well to be playing with one another. But that's already there and they have to embrace both of them to be in the same team.

We're all waiting for the good chemistry that shall be built between both of them since Giannis wants to win another title again and this could be the way that Lillard is going to have.

We have to see it first on how this tandem of theirs are going to make, many of us think the same that they're not going to do well. But, they will be both in the same practice and soon to be in the same court on the regular season.

It's a childhood game to me.

Yeah, there's no trick on it and both of you the flipper and the opponent have 50/50 chance unless there's something wrong with the coin that makes it flip on the other side at most times.

I can't remember about that trick when it happens like that but there seems to be a heavier part of it that makes it flip on the other side. We just used to watch that in some series before when I was younger and did tried to copy that when I and my childhood play mates regularly meet.

Spot is fine but leverage is.

I guess that if we're going to take a look at the histories of most teams that have performed well during their majors and entire year's run, many of them didn't do good in the TI.

I think there's a reason behind that. Like for example, Team Spirit, they weren't so good at their year run prior to their TI title. It's because that these teams are able to study the weaknesses and strengths of these teams because they're all exposed.

And that's also why there are darkhorses each tournament. All of them are strong and the odds are already out.

We've got less than 2 weeks for the start and the prizes aren't out yet.

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I just kinda hoping that GG won't be the same as Team Secret on a few years ago when they were kings of the majors and then didn't ended up with good placing in the TI.

Yeah, more money is with the Team Spirit based on the few tournaments that they've won.

We'll see and we need to wait for now until the TI comes, we're very near to it.