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1181  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Playing Slot Games On Demo/Free mode Vs Live/Paid Mode on: August 17, 2023, 11:24:19 AM
That's the fun of playing with the demo mode because we don't spend anything, and we can also have a lot of fake money that we can spend in one game. We can also bet big money for one spin and maybe get the maximum multiplier prize. But unfortunately, when we win, we cannot withdraw the winning money because it is not real money.

Yes, that's right, with fake money in demo mode, we have nothing to lose, but for me there is nothing interesting, even I was playing with demo mode and won up to $500,000 from $100,000 capital from demo mode and I'm not happy. Maybe because it can't be withdrawn  Cheesy

I always use maxbet when playing in demo mode. Sometimes after winning in demo mode I make a deposit, but the results are not the same, and often it ends badly. Are you like that too?
I'm not sure about others but I'm definitely not like that because I know the difference between the demo mode and the real mode and that the results will always differ in real mode even if you have been winning constantly in demo mode because demo mode is only to teach you about the game and let you explore the game and the general gameplay like the tumble wins and how much you can get for different items if they appear and how you get free spins, etc.

The casino or the game provider will always have different settings for both modes, demo mode generally comes without much restrictions such as limited wins, lesser RTP percentage, no house-edge at all, and all these settings make a big difference in the amount of wins and loses a person will get.
1182  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: As a gambler do you have a potential winning amount limit? on: August 17, 2023, 05:44:16 AM
If you find yourself coming back to gambling after you have left it, it means the person is an addict. Although the reason that most people are stocked in playing gamble is because of multiplier effect that they wish even though some argue that they are gambling for fun but many people too have disagreed to that also. Most people who gamble are people who are less busy and seeking for job so it is a remedy to set a gambler with a job and their rate of gambling will definitely reduce
Gambling addiction is so bad that once they become addicted, no matter how hard they try they come back. If once given up then one should try to keep oneself connected. Under no circumstances should one gamble. People are lured and lured into the addiction of gambling in the name of fortune telling. Although it seems light at first, gambling habits can change people at some point so you should avoid gambling for yourself. For this, if you exercise regularly and spend time with friends if you are busy with new work it is possible to get rid of this addiction also if you work you may not have time to gamble.
Things are supposed to be controlled in the beginning, because once you got into the addiction it becomes too difficult to get out of it and adjust your time and things later. That is why, when you start gambling, you need to have a limited time and a limited budget for your gambling so that you don't get addicted and always stay within the limits that you have set for yourself, once you do that for a while, you will grow a habit out of that and then won't get addicted to gambling.

Those who get addicted to gambling and then try to adjust their time and money will find it difficult since now they will barely be able to control the urge or follow any rules set by themselves. I don't say it is impossible but it is very much difficult to limit your gambling once you are too deep into it.
1183  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How Technology is Changing Sports Betting on: August 17, 2023, 04:54:51 AM
Just the ease of access is already a big leap for me. It means I don't need to go thru traffic or ride a plane just to go to a casino, I just need my computer and internet, and better, smartphones can also access it.
With the addition of cryptocurrencies being injected into gambling sites and sports betting websites, it completes the ease of making a bet. Bringing cash online means paying up the middleman to do it, or the bank could restrict you with so much trouble. But with cryptocurrencies, all we need is an exchange and then we can also bet at the smallest portion if we are just doing it for fun.
But that's a good point OP. It really is a big difference now when you think about it. The AI also helps by pointing you in the right direction of your bet history.
The ease of access is one of the main factors that has made the online gambling industry grow so rapidly within the last few years. The global online gambling size is currently over $70b and is expected to grow to over $120b by 2028 which is huge. We all know as we have seen that online casinos were never as popular as they are today, and that was not so far back but just before the pandemic and covid-19 caught the world by surprise.

A lot of people who used to go to land-based casinos before the pandemic switched to online platforms when land-based casinos were closed down during the pandemic and those people are now sticking to their latter choice of online platforms instead of going back to land-based casinos and it is only because of the ease these platforms provide.
1184  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How was your first experience with gambling? on: August 17, 2023, 03:01:02 AM
Gambling experience begins with learning, it's either one was introduced by friends or decided to make the decision by self, gambling is also what we so wish desired to take because it gives us an atmosphere of having fun, some joined because they are tired of being lonely, some because they have passion for sports while some think it's a quick means to making money, but the common first experience with gambling is loosing your first bet when you newly join as a newbie gambler.
Well, the question isn't about the first bet but it's about the first-ever gambling session. Anyway, there are a lot of people who surprisingly win significant wins with their first-ever gambling bet, I know that people with such luck are rare to be found but it happens sometimes, and I wonder how happy someone would be to see themselves hitting a big win with their first ever gambling bet, but it sometimes becomes a negative thing because that win becomes the reason for their addiction later on.

A lot of people become addicted to gambling mainly because they got a profit in their first gambling session which makes them think that gambling is a good way for them to get some extra money as they could do it last time so they can do it again as well, and this makes them gamble again.
1185  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: August 16, 2023, 07:42:54 PM
If it becomes something that teams wants to win then yes it will matter and we are going to see teams play for real and we are going to have fun. However, if it becomes something useless then we are not going to see something that will matter at all.

I think the best thing to make it more fun in the end would be checking all-star game, we have changed the all-star method a lot and in return it didn't become more fun, nobody does any defense at all and they just have fun and nobody cares. If it's like that, then I am sorry but this will be bad but if they do actually play like it matters that means we are going to see something better. So all in all, I believe that we are going to see something that will matter without a doubt.
1186  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling should be play with care on: August 16, 2023, 03:12:40 PM
I do not use credit cards either precisely to avoid any kind of temptation of spending beyond my means, however I have also noticed that many lending apps have appeared and the worst part is the people behind those apps, as most of the time they are criminal gangs which are planning to extort people and at the end you will have to pay way more than what they lent to you, demonstrating once again that using credit to try to gamble is simply a bad idea.
Credit card is a form of lending and when you play with money that you have been lend it always turns bad. It is always recommended to avoid any lended or borrowed money for gambling. If you are unable to pay back that money then it will become a debt trap. That is the whole reason everyone who gambles need to allocate a percentage of their earnings for gambling purpose. It ensures that you don't cross your limit and fall into debt trap due to your habit.
And someone who doesn't have an active income should simply stay away from gambling because gambling is not for them. Some people think of gambling as a way to get money when it is actually a way to spend money and enjoy some time while you are free from the world. Gambling is a business for its owners and a stress-releasing mechanism for gamblers but a lot of people don't understand this and they have made gambling a totally different thing.

Those who win something significant while gambling for fun enjoy that moment and add that money into their future bankroll for gambling and those who take gambling as a source of income tend to chase those wins but they barely be able to get them but instead lose everything they've brought with them.
1187  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: August 16, 2023, 01:34:25 PM
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Napoli CEO Aurelio de Laurentiis has stated that Victor Osimhen is not for sale and the club’s financial situation is currently quite healthy.
https://onefootball.com/en/news/napolis-aurelio-de-laurentiis-victor-osimhen-is-not-for-sale-36757879

How many times napoli's president stated if he will not let him go. Osimhen was doing such a thing caused by napoli keeps preventing him from leaving. Osimhen had no choice other than extending his contract by putting the new release clause for him.
Oshimen is an asset to Napoli, a very good asset and must be maintained. At least, even though they don't have a new coach, they still have one of the key players from the club that won Serie A last season. Because it is undeniable that Oshimen's contribution to Napoli is enormous. Even though I don't know how Napoli will perform this season as a whole with its new coach, it is always hoped that Oshimen is able to bring his squad team to always make their best contribution. Even though it might be more difficult than last season to hold the title again, at least they can enter the UCL again. . Their consistency and solidity is also very important.
A big testing season ahead waiting for the Victor Osimhen as he is going to stay for another season with few good players are already out and coach is also new, so life could be no easy, but surely this could be full of adventure for the star player with if he is able to perform like last season then surely they are going to have good end of the another season and impressive reward is also waiting for him but with current situation mostly are feeling now they could be not strong and good as we have them in last season.

Few days left in transfer window and most chances he will be stayed at Napoli but as things going we can have any big twist in coming days as well because right now money is working good for the new generation players which can change their mind in any game for the change of club as well.
1188  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: August 16, 2023, 12:04:51 PM
Today, Renato Sanches and Leandro Paredes both were doing a Medical test for Roma and it seems both players are going to leave PSG soon because Leandro Paredes was playing Juventus on loan in the last season, while he had to return to PSG he didn't want to come back and instead, he prefers to join this Italian team.
I think PSG can have many empty slots and it's time for Enrique to hire more players.
Now things are getting better shape in this club which was famous for the many stars and right now having nothing to cheer even Mbappé saga is still on, but there is one positive thing for the new coach Luis Enrique that he can bring players which are suitable for him because with these empty slots he will be surely going to create good improvement and this is good for him during his stay here.

Hopefully he will do good strategy which will help him for having good result in Champions League which is big target for them even we have no high hopes for the better results but still he can achieve something better which will help them for having better results in coming season because winning big event in very first year is surely not possible but having better results is surely possible for them.
1189  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: August 16, 2023, 08:38:40 AM
I prefer to call it a children's series that is played every Sunday morning when the children are off from school. It's kind of funny because I think both PSG and Mbappe are still in the midst of having a number of meetings over his future this season. At least Mbappe can still be expected to change his mind to leave at the end of the season and agree to extend his contract before the season ends.

If basically Real Madrid really want Mbappe from PSG then I think they should come and bring the money. It's unreasonable to expect PSG to let Mbappe left for free, it will be history's worst in modern football so I agree things can change as the season progresses.
With the another U-turn of the Mbappé look like Real Madrid and Mbappé love story is going to have another climax because we all know these both are looking for the settlement, but situation is not good for the both parties Real Madrid is not having enough sources to buy him on current price of PSG and then surely he needs good salary and other bonuses as well which are also big problem for them, so they are not entering in this all which was surely not good for the Mbappé and after first match of the season where he was sitting on the bench he feels embarrassing and another good news happen while Neymar is also gone for the Al-Hilal, so he is now going to extend his contract which is good news.

Even this will be happened just for the one season but now PSG will surely go with their own sack and have few clauses which helps them for having better and financially good deal at the end all details will be coming in next few days, and we will check now what is new length of this contract and how things will be ended.
1190  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: August 15, 2023, 06:36:40 PM
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I wouldn't say that Manchester United performed brilliantly because I was expecting to see them score more goals than just one but to my greatest surprise,they didn't play like those that wants to score more goals. Manchester United needs a good striking force so that scoring goals wouldn't be a problem. I see a very strong defence that Eric Hag has built.
They played horrible and only a blind supporter would say they played good as a team. Their defense is not even there yet and it's only a matter of time before it will be exposed. I bet that will happen once they faced at least a top 7 team. They will concede a lot of goals if they keep playing like this.
I agree here; I was also expecting well-balanced performance from them after having good business in this transfer window, but it looks like things are not as expected, and they can go through down with performance like this against top teams in yesterday match they were badly struggling against team like Wolves and have no good attack and defence which helps them for better result here we can call them lucky as they won and have full three points in their first game of this season.

Ten Haq needs to bring some good changes if he wants his team again into top four if they keep going with performance like this surely they could be not able to compete and having another terrible season ahead of them like we have few seasons back.
1191  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Signs that indicate you are not addicted to gambling on: August 15, 2023, 11:45:41 AM
First sign is to have the betting apps on your phone, some of us see it as a means of survive in this poor economy, But its really eaten up the little savings we have already. Its very difficult to get away from gambling, its only God that can save one from this addict.
Some are just lucky to be winning everyday, and they never see any evil in it, but those that lose everyday called it evil, that's the problem of gamble.
Having a betting apps on your phone is not a bad idea, am having a betting app on my mobile phone and that those not mean that am spending all my money on gambling, i just prefer gambling on my mobile phone rather visiting a gambling shop to gamble. The set of people that see gambling as a source of income are the once that are addicted to gambling, and most of them are just wasting money in gambling, because at the end if the money spent on gambling and the amount they have won is calculated, it will show that they are just wasting money, because their loss will be more than the amount they have won.
I agree that having a gambling app on your mobile doesn't mean that you are addicted to gambling, I have a couple of mobile casino apps on my mobile but I'm not a gambling addict I barely even gamble using those apps, but I have kept them because maybe sometime when I have some extra cash and I feel like playing some slot and have some fun, I might make a deposit in one of those apps and enjoy my time, that is another way to see it.

Someone who is addicted to gambling wouldn't just keep the apps on their mobile but will always be using their mobile and gambling wherever they are which is not the case with everyone. There are also responsible gamblers who might keep such apps on their mobile phones to be used at specific times.
1192  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Please put your gambling threads in the correct section!!!! on: August 15, 2023, 09:39:56 AM
Some members don't even know the difference between the general gambling board from the gambling discussion board and the kinds of threads or topic to be posted on each, I've also come across such posts related to gambling discussions being posted on the bitcoin discussion board, some on economics while others even on trading discussion board, well i think most newbies often make this mistakes because they aren't yet familiar to the boards we have on the forum on each section, which is why the experienced forum members always warn to read more than posting being a newbie in other to learn and get used to the forum.
The problem is that not all who does that are newbies. One day I saw a full member and then the next day there is a senior member, and the list goes on... Maybe they intentionally did it to reach their quota because some campaigns are strict and requires other areas. I know gambling boards and gambling discussion board sounds the same but some campaigns requires a post for the both of these boards in order to attain a maximum exposure for their brands.

Thankfully there are still moderators that can help move a thread to their best locations if the OP of those threads won't listen because some users can sometimes give a suggestion in regards to it.
1193  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Between futures trading and gambling on: August 15, 2023, 08:50:40 AM
Why not both?

If someone is interested in both trading and gambling, they don't have to choose which one is better.

Obviously the goal of trading is to make money, while gambling is for entertainment, both of them have a different purpose. But if he can make money in trading and allocating some money for gambling, it's not a problem.
That's basically how people should think about this, trade with your capital every day and have a fixed budget out from the profit you make from trading to gamble whenever you feel like it. What's unfortunate is that a lot of people take gambling as a way to earn money, I know it's a crazy thing to think about gambling knowing that casinos are businesses for their owners and they aren't created to provide for us people still avoid these things and gamble for money.

However, those who understand the essence of trading and take gambling as a way to get entertained will basically enjoy their lives more because they will be earning money through trading and spending a small part of it on gambling when they feel stressed out or tired by watching charts and stuff for so long.
1194  Economy / Gambling / Re: Stake.com - The Leading Crypto Casino - Drake, UFC, Everton, Alfa Romeo F1 Team on: August 15, 2023, 07:41:11 AM
This year birthday went a bit silent without a doubt. I mean even with giveaway and all, with the million dollar competition and all, there was no big blowout party type of feeling. Last one was special and you know which was the best one?

I remember either second or third was the most special one because even eddie was around, stunna this stunna that, everyone talked about the amazingness of the website and we just got a ton of giveaways, it wasn't some "be a rich person and win 1 million dollars for gambling here" type of deal, it was for all of us, we were all getting something big and we all won something. After that, they realized we do not matter, and stop caring for us, and only work for the rich people at stake to be happy.
1195  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Greed can cause a lost bet, (true or false) on: August 15, 2023, 06:33:08 AM
greed is a disease that hides in the human body and some people find it difficult to control it, in betting when you are unable to control your greedy desires then the decisions you make can be very wrong and tend to be bad, in the business aspect, greed also tends to make someone lose in the long term, greed never has a good impact on the perpetrator.  on the first page of the OP, it is an example of greed that leads to losses (hopefully it will be a lesson for everyone), setting minimum and maximum capital limits when gambling is also very important, don't let cases like OP happen again.
Someone with absolutely no control over their greed won't really follow a pattern that they've set for themselves when it comes to gambling. They won't see if they have set a limit for their wins or losses and that they need to follow it, but when they start winning, they think it is possible for them to win even more, so they gamble more until they lose everything back, and then they realize they made a mistake and start regretting their decision but to no avail.

So even if a gambler has set some rules for themselves like they won't gamble more than a specific amount if they are losing, and they won't gamble more if they have won a specific amount already, but if they don't have self-control, they won't be able to control their greed and go beyond those limits.
1196  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: August 14, 2023, 04:18:23 PM
But I will say what I believe we should have seen from the match. Bayern Munich definitely should have performed better in that match. In the end, the score was not even close. Undoubtedly, this defeat constitutes a significant setback for Bayern Munich.
But in this case it would be very funny if Bayern's defeat of Leipzig in this match was considered the curse of Kane because if we look at last season's h2h alone Bayern in 2 meetings never even got a victory against Leipzig because in the first meeting they drew and the second meeting they lost 1-3 to Leipzig so it would be funny and it would be very silly if someone said Bayern's defeat was due to the curse of Kane lol.

Bayern lost because they still have a lot of mistakes made besides that their defense is also not yet solid so there is no need to blame a player especially Kane who has just arrived because it will look funny.
Here I have to say many times peoples give their opinion very quickly which is never been good this was first game of the season with Leipzig is surely having upper hand against Bayern Munich with they are also trying to adjust few things which are never been easy so with this defeat most chances they will learn quickly and fix their problems which will help them for having better performance in next week game against Werder Bremen which is going to be first of the new season.

Harry Kane is having first game after 14 years in Tottenham, so it's never been easy for any player to adopt this all very quickly we will have best from him in coming matches and Bayern Munich is surely going to lead from the front as well even we will have few challenging opponents like RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen but still this is going to be exciting season for them.
1197  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Casino Slot Streamers on: August 14, 2023, 02:39:30 PM
I do not like online casino streamers. They are scammers and deceivers. I signed a petition some months ago for online gambling streamers to be banned. These folks which include but not limited to the list the OP has provided make a lot of easy money from every other thing other than gambling. They lead their young viewers astray deep in to the dungeon of gambling addiction. First, the do not gamble with their own money so, they don't even know the real risk involved. I doubt that they even talk about bankroll management. Second, they are paid by the casinos to promote their platforms and they also get paid through affiliate marketing. This is my viewpoint and opinion on the topic.
Do you think that casinos won't be promoted if these streamers don't do it? And do you think that a person who doesn't watch these streams is going to be safe from gambling addiction and they would never see a casino advertisement in their lives even if they are using the internet all the time? I really doubt that, and I would never blame someone else for getting me addicted to something because it all depends on my personal choices and mindset that I have.

It's their job, they get paid to promote services on their streams, those who don't like it or don't want to get influenced should simply avoid watching them. Why do parents let their children watch things that they are not supposed to? And if they think they know what's right for them, it's not the responsibility of the streamer to take care of that.
1198  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How real?That football players required to bribe before they are allowed to play on: August 14, 2023, 01:11:49 PM
An interesting story and I think that there is nothing new here - this is the norm for backward corrupted countries. Involvement in the national team of the country can give a good boost to the career of a young player, so this opportunity is monetized in backward countries. Many talented football players because of this do not have the opportunity to show themselves. It's good that in the case of Mbappe, everything turned out in favor of the player.
It's not really a loss for the player as they are surely going to reach somewhere no one would have imagined if they are talented and has enough dedication towards their passion, but it's definitely a loss for that country and that nation because if such things don't happen, they would have a lot of talented people in their national teams instead of those who are added by reference of people in power, and this doesn't happen only in football but in every single sport.

I know a lot of people from my home town who are cricketers and they have been playing for years and are extremely talented. They say that they went for trials for getting into the national team, and they passed the tests taken by the experts, but later they were asked to pay money which they couldn't do so they were rejected.
1199  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Sudden Wealth Syndrome (SWS) In Gambling on: August 14, 2023, 12:30:55 PM
Do the symptoms of the syndrome also include spending recklessly? Because I've seen a lot of people wasting a very large chunk of money on things that are materialistic and that they don't even need or use, they spend money on them only because they want to impress other people with the wealth that they've recently got. This is one of the most evident things that can be found in people that go from 0 to 100 in a matter of seconds either through gambling, a lottery, or some magical investment.

I personally don't think that I will do any of that because I already have everything planned for when I might get a lot of wealth all of a sudden, so I'm pretty sure that I will be happy, of course, but I wouldn't have any of those symptoms that you've mentioned about Sudden Wealth Syndrome.
1200  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do wager affect outcomes in any provably fair games on: August 14, 2023, 07:29:04 AM
All we can do is try every strategy to find out which can help us win. And don't forget that we also need luck and a good strategy, but we must remember that luck may not always be with us.
You are clearly missing the point. Strategies are effective only in the short-term because it's possible to defeat the house in such a short period while they are completely ineffective in the long-term thanks to the house edge.

They are useful for improving the fun factor, but they won't increase your winning chances. It's 100% luck basically.
I don't think strategies increase the fun in gambling, they rather help in increasing your blood pressure or heartbeat because when you are doubling your base bet after every loss, you clearly see your bankroll going to end very soon and I don't think you have any fun seeing that happening. So strategies are basically only effective in making you bankrupt and giving you headaches in between your gambling sessions when you might be having some fun before it.

A lot of people don't get the fact that strategies are not going to make you win or prevent you from losses but they are basically why you will get higher losses and you might even end up having nothing left from your bankroll at the end of applying a certain strategy, the most famous one is Martingale.
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