Beginning story.

[terrific]

That's random betting and whoever does that have no problem of losing it.
It's not required for someone to be a fan of a club or a team just for them to bet for those teams.
As long as you have the money to pursue for it and start betting with these teams, that's just fine and all you have to do is to take the risk once you have bet already.

[Localhostspeed]

I met some new friends because of my change of study institution. At that time I saw them expressing a lot of excitement about the game of two unpopular football teams. I was wondering why they were so excited about this match. Later I asked one of them, are you a fan of this team? He replied that he is not a fan of this team. After that I asked why you are so excited about this team. Then he replied that if this team wins, he will get a lot of profit because he has bet on this team. That was when I first learned about sports betting and I placed my first bet with them on the next match. From there my gambling started. Which is still going on.

If you want, you can share your starting story.

I didn't know how mine started, I used to have mates then in school that used to gamble in hostel and that's how the rest became a history. If you stay in hostel, during the weekends when you go for evening or night tutorials and readings, you see guys talk about games that are been played, some talked about games they bet and that's how it started, I don't know what really motivated me, I just bet on games my head directed me and I became a fan.

Back then even though I love football, I do have a club I supported that time but I'm never a fan of gambling for them and even till date, some of my favorites clubs I don't used them to gamble because I'm very poor at it. Probably it's because of emotions and all that I can't say but I gamble at my convenience and the games I'm interest in. I have never in any way influence because of gambling or do something I'm not interested, I just do it for myself.

[Achalugo BTC]

My ever first contact with gambling was an accident some guys just found me and gave me the code to help him bet on my mobile device way back since his own mobile phone don't have Internet features, that was my first unofficial engagement with gambling, from there the rest is history I began to discover more and engaging in different gambling activities till this very moment.

And that is how most people got themselves in engaging in gambling, which some of them regret that day because of the way they are losing money and becoming so addicted to it.
Which is important for people to always verify information that they are not sure of, because this will make them to be careful and cautious of whatever they are doing and will prevent them from making any decisions that they will later regret in life and always patronise responsible gambling for the sake of their mental health or their well-being.

[Outhue]

I've known about gambling since I was a kid, my father hate gambling so much that he filled our head with sad stories about gambling that have ruined part of the family in the past, this made me fear gambling for many years, even in my college days I see friends and mates doing gambling and winning money, I never feel like it.

My whole mind and body was on the warning that my father talked about, I saw gambling as a even thing until 2016 where I started doubling BTC using faucet like options or platforms, I sent some and double comes back, this was when I started developing some interest in gambling, I found others that works like Ponzi schemes too, I never told my father and after he died I tried gambling on a casino for the first time. It ended in losses and I quickly learnt from it.

[LastKiss]

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If you want, you can share your starting story.

Many of us start something because we are influenced by other people and sometimes simply out of curiosity. The first time I gambled, I was just curious about how it worked. I wondered if it was really possible to double my money so easily, when I tried a dice game on a gambling website, I actually did double my money and it made me feel very happy. At that time, I didn’t realize that I was becoming addicted to gambling. I only realized it later, when I noticed that the money I spent was much more than what I won. From that experience, I learned from my mistake and began to make changes to my gambling habits.

[Yablee0]

but I was already gambling when I was in school, not with money, but with food,

You just made me remember way back at my school days then it was pretty crazy and fun at same time, what we hold in high esteem or valued most is food not money,  perhaps you that came to school with a plate of food is been seen as a king in the class. Even when we are gambling in our local monkey post soccer game what we use to bet with is our food and I must confess way back was actually fun at it fullest.

Gone at the days at our school days gambling was completely raw fun no addiction, no aggressive gambling every thing was just for the fun and nothing more unlike this days that many folks has storm gambling system with the aim of getting fast success which most times literally turn out to be a mess in their life.

[MRY]

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If you want, you can share your starting story.

Many of us start something because we are influenced by other people and sometimes simply out of curiosity. The first time I gambled, I was just curious about how it worked. I wondered if it was really possible to double my money so easily, when I tried a dice game on a gambling website, I actually did double my money and it made me feel very happy. At that time, I didn’t realize that I was becoming addicted to gambling. I only realized it later, when I noticed that the money I spent was much more than what I won. From that experience, I learned from my mistake and began to make changes to my gambling habits.

What is perceived as mere innocent curiosity at first may turn out to be the open door to psychological manipulation with its resulting financial reliance. I have noticed that first victories are the best fake news to build an image of instant multiplication of assets. Recognition that there is less good than bad is a momentum in the right direction towards the adjustment of distorted financial thought. We should also be careful enough to ensure that the painful experiences in the past can be learnt as worthwhile lessons towards keeping our families afloat financially.

[Yorubek]

Many people started gambling in many ways, but I was attracted to gambling after watching various gambling videos online. I started gambling without thinking about anything without proper knowledge, hoping to make money quickly, out of emotion or greed. The main reason for me to start gambling was that I would get rich quickly and fulfill all my desires. When my mindset was to make money, I could not play according to the correct rules of gambling, and gradually I was losing all the money I had. Gradually, after losing all my money, I realized that gambling is actually for entertainment, and the possibility of losing control increases by expecting more than this.

[rezakurnia66]

Normally at sport betting exactly for football match, many gambler place bet for not their favorite team after seeing odd offering and the opponent teams face how bigger possibility winning the match. I am Real Madrid fans but many time place bet not to my favorite team when Madrid playing at La Liga and UEFA Champion League match, seeing current performance from Real Madrid and how bigger chance win the match.
Nowadays placing bet at football match not depend on your favorite team or not, ironic bet when my national teams playing at World Cup qualifier and my bet place for the other national teams then get huge winning amount of my bet.

[ruykeri]

Many people started gambling in many ways, but I was attracted to gambling after watching various gambling videos online. I started gambling without thinking about anything without proper knowledge, hoping to make money quickly, out of emotion or greed. The main reason for me to start gambling was that I would get rich quickly and fulfill all my desires. When my mindset was to make money, I could not play according to the correct rules of gambling, and gradually I was losing all the money I had. Gradually, after losing all my money, I realized that gambling is actually for entertainment, and the possibility of losing control increases by expecting more than this.

This type of experience can be observed in most cases. At first, people learn by doing something without knowing anything and then by making mistakes. I also learned a lot of lessons from the initial big losses that happened a few years after I started betting. It took me a long time to recover from that financial loss. Later, I never bet beyond my limit. Even if I don't gamble for a few weeks, I don't feel bad about it. New gamblers should learn from experienced people and avoid mistakes as much as possible.

[Byebyebtc]

For most individuals the first betting hits differently, the excitement, good feeling etc, is just different on the first bet.
Mine was from my friend, he made me download a betting app, according to him I am good at prediction and he feels I will make a lot of profit betting. So I got interested and I did download the app feeling excited and happy, because I thought it was a way to prove my ability to predict.
I don't know if it was only me, but at the beginning you will feel that you are very good at it and you will make a lot of profits, until you take a couple of losses the you realise that it's not as easy as it seems.

[bubilas]

I met some new friends because of my change of study institution. At that time I saw them expressing a lot of excitement about the game of two unpopular football teams. I was wondering why they were so excited about this match. Later I asked one of them, are you a fan of this team? He replied that he is not a fan of this team. After that I asked why you are so excited about this team. Then he replied that if this team wins, he will get a lot of profit because he has bet on this team. That was when I first learned about sports betting and I placed my first bet with them on the next match. From there my gambling started. Which is still going on.

If you want, you can share your starting story.

I had a similar situation when I was constantly hanging out with a group of guys who were big football fans, but I wasn't that interested in the sport. We went to a bar to celebrate the final or the championship, and it turned out that most of the guys in the group had already placed bets on the match, all on the same team. We drank and had fun, and that team won. The next morning, I realized it had been a really fun way for my friends to make money, and I registered with one of the online bookmakers for the first time to place a bet.
It didn't win. LOL.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I had a similar situation when I was constantly hanging out with a group of guys who were big football fans, but I wasn't that interested in the sport. We went to a bar to celebrate the final or the championship, and it turned out that most of the guys in the group had already placed bets on the match, all on the same team. We drank and had fun, and that team won. The next morning, I realized it had been a really fun way for my friends to make money, and I registered with one of the online bookmakers for the first time to place a bet.
It didn't win. LOL.

These are the positive and good things about gambling and betting The simple act of betting on amateur football teams or something like that is something that should be enjoyed There are parts of countries where they are such fans of football that they give a lot of Importance to their own football, and that is good because it strengthens the nation and its local football, plus you make a lot of friends.

[Betwrong]

I’ve been exposed to gambling ever since I was a kid because we have what we call perya, it’s part of our culture. As for online gambling, I can’t recall exactly when it started, but I think I engaged in sports betting first before I discovered the famous BTC faucet way back in 2014. You would get free 50 cents every time you lost. Yep, it was free, just watch ads and you get 50 cents. The site was legit, but the minimum withdrawal was kinda high, which is understandable, and I had no complaints about that.

50 cents for just watching ads, that's a lot. I remember earning 1-2 cents for the same thing. But I was young, had nothing to do and wanted to gamble with the free money they were giving me, so I was spending many hours like that.

The highest amount I ever made was just $30 , starting from 50 cents. I grew it through parlays. I can’t recall how I discovered the site. They are still operational until now and still have a lot of users.

$30 from 50 cents, I'd call it a grate win, mate. If I remember correctly, during my first year of gambling the max I made was less than $5. Still I was excited that it was free money and also that I could gamble with it even more. But during the first year I always ended up losing it.

[Wakate]

Many people started gambling in many ways, but I was attracted to gambling after watching various gambling videos online. I started gambling without thinking about anything without proper knowledge, hoping to make money quickly, out of emotion or greed.

Many gamblers started their gambling journey watching different videos online which had contributed to their understanding and how gambling really works. Many people started with casinos games like slots before moving to other games they can make money from like sport virtual and the rest of them including sport betting. These bets can sometimes be profitable for new players.

[Orpichukwu]

Many gamblers started their gambling journey watching different videos online which had contributed to their understanding and how gambling really works. Many people started with casinos games like slots before moving to other games they can make money from like sport virtual and the rest of them including sport betting. These bets can sometimes be profitable for new players.

Every form of gambling can be profitable sometimes to all players, not just new players. Saying it is profitable sometimes to new players makes it appear as if the new players who are just getting started have higher chances of profiting than any other person. Some players are just very lucky; it doesn't matter if they just get started or if they are old players with experience.

[qwertyup23]

My gambling story started in humble beginnings- I was at high school and I was an avid fan of the MOBA game called Dota 2. After Steam introduced the crate system where you open them by purchasing keys (costs $1.99 on their store), those keys became the main currency of trading in betting in the popular website called dota2lounge.com. Basically, you bet on teams in which there are respective odds being presented using keys or rare items you get along the way.

After some time, another friend introduced me to this Steam bot where you play blackjack against a bot and the rewards were keys. At first, I won two (2) keys and I was able to skyrocket my total keys around ~50. I really thought this was the beginning of being rich but I was quickly humbled where I lost all of my keys in a single day because I wasn't able to stop.

This is my beginning story on how I gambled and it taught me a very powerful lesson- learn and accept defeat. The more you resist, the costly things would become in the long run.

[Julien_Olynpic]

My beginnings in the gambling industry were in binary options. It's no longer popular and remains a niche, little-known pastime, but back then I was really into it and bet small amounts of money on it (I didn't have much at the time). I tried to find some patterns there, and perhaps they could be found in options on longer timeframes. But overall, it's not much different from casino games. In the long run, you lose. I wanted to be able to at least perform some kind of analysis when betting on binary options.

[jcojci]

It was a long time ago when I firstly knew about gambling. I am not sure if I could remembered the year. But I see some old people sat down together with their friends playing card. I don't know if they gambled  but my friend told me that they are gamble using money.

He asked me if I wanted to try or not. If I wanted, he can asked other friends to join so he can teach me directly how to played. We played with very small money and I felt it was fun. I don't know how to play with the right but I lost some amounts.

Then I met online fiat casino but I don't interested because I must deposit using my bank account. I just think that it is too risky because my bank can investigate the use of the money and ask me furthermore. I don't want that happens so I skip until I met online crypto casino.

In online crypto casino, I saw sports betting. Although in the first time I don't know how to bet and just choose the team I knew with small bet.

[Smartprofit]

I remember buying a lot of lottery tickets as a teenager. 🙋 I was a very impatient young man back then. It was an instant-win lottery (and I really enjoyed that). To find out how much you'd win, you simply had to scratch the ticket. I did this with a regular coin.

My biggest goal was to win the grand prize ($100,000). However, my winnings were limited to $1 or $5. A lottery ticket cost $3. As a result, I bought a huge number of lottery tickets but never won the grand prize. 🤷 I had an entire dresser drawer filled with these lottery tickets... One day, I calculated the difference between my winnings and the amount I spent on lottery tickets and saw that it was negative. This financial combination resulted in a loss, not a profit! After that, I came to the conclusion that gambling is not the best way to make a profit in the long run.

 Then I became incredibly addicted to playing roulette, which led to dramatic consequences... But that's a whole other story!💫