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Re: 🔥🔥🔥 BC.Game - Casino & Sportsbook | Leicester City FC 🦊🦊🦊
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 25/07/2025, 21:58:32 UTC
But people have a habit to change their decisions. 35 years ago I wanted to be a firefighter. After many years, I have chosen different profession. People opinion change with time, after a decision. Not saying that casinos should immediately welcome their former clients who have chosen self exclusion, but will it be bad if a gambler returns after 10 years? From ToS - yes, as solution would be having another account. From moral point of view - I would give a chance if a person really wants to return.

we don't know if there's a cost to maitain an account (monetary cost or maybe some extra difficult or time needed by the support, I don't know) but in general I'd agree with you
it would be better if the accounts are not deleted or banned after innactive use

it's normal to do something for a while, stop doing it and come back again even if after many years.
Logically, it does cost extra money to keep and maintain account that is not active on the casino, because like I mentioned, if we are to think logically, a server is like a big hall that houses differents rooms, a server as a hall can maybe house 1 million rooms or more depending on how large the server is, and each of this rooms belongs to a registered user, this is where the user's personal details are stored in the form of a database, the user's data, his username, his login details, his wallet addresses, his account logs and transaction history and many more are stored in the users data which also is load stored on the server, this load may contribute significantly or insignificantly in slowing down the server, and each time the server is being maintained, it will cost a bit more to keep accommodating those inactive accounts as this is like packing out of a house will leaving your belongings in the room, someone else can't pack in until you have completely packed your belongings..

So this why there are some casinos where if a user stopped coming online for a very long time, they either delete the account or will start Charging the account for rent, which the user must pay when he or she comes back to claim the account again.
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Re: Have you been addicted to gambling in the past.
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 25/07/2025, 21:42:28 UTC
This question is for those gamblers that were once addicted to gambling and was able to come out from addiction.

How did you go about it?

Was someone there to help you out or you took the bold step all alone?

How long did your addiction last?


What's your best advice to gamblers fighting with addiction?
I've never been addicted to gambling and will never be addicted, and as someone who has never been addicted before to gambling, I really don't have any idea how it feels, but I've been addicted to other stuff outside gambling and know very well that addiction is a very bad sickness which when it grips you, leaving and getting free is major challenge.

My advice to gamblers would be to always be very careful and avoid addiction at all cost, you may not know when it's coming but the best way to be on guide is to be self conscious, monitor yourself well to know when you are already spending more time on gambling than normal, when you notice such, take break from gambling for a while so your brain lose that grip and focus on something else, excessive gambling for a long while is what often leads to addiction.
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Re: Be careful with nostalgia
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 25/07/2025, 21:34:50 UTC
Sometimes an old athlete may want to come back for some special match. Some bettors might still bet on him despite of old age and lack of recent experiences in the sport. That is because of what we call nostalgia. They might recall the past memories or past performances of the athlete that may not necessarily reflect the recent performance of the athlete. So be careful when betting because you might just be nostalgic.
Is this something that is really worth talking or discussing about? Well, it's gambling related so I guess it is.

Being nostalgic is basically on those who are not a fan of the said old athlete, for me, if I am true fan of an athlete who is already retired or have simply stopped playing or fighting or have stopped participating in whatever sports he or she used to be a great professional in..

If and when such a player or athlete comes on board to fight or play a special match, as a fan, my job is to support, I have to choices, either to bet on that match and if I am betting, there is no way I won't be betting on my favorite, but if i am in a time or period of life when I can't afford to risk losing any money, then I will simply not bet but will still support and cheer for my favorite, in this context, I doing see betting on my favorite as being nostalgic.
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Re: Drinking vs Gambling
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 25/07/2025, 21:27:14 UTC
So most countries legalised alcohol but not all countries allowed drinking of alcohol, so I quote you wrong that some countries restrict drinking of alcohol, but it's limited and that's why many people doesn't know that in some countries it's only the foreigners that's allowed to drink alcohol

Actually, gambling disorder causes high suicide rates, i think individuals with GD are at a higher risk five times more probable to commit suicide than the normal people. Yes, high alcoholic drinking also causes high suicide risk, but often gambling addiction is condemned and people are afraid to show it. With a lot of addicts not telling their losses and how stressed they are and hiding it and acting normal it makes it so hard to see to find and help them. Anyways while this two addictions are very harmful, i will say gambling is special, because it can not be detected easily and the high probability that someone has to hold all the burden by himself.
You are absolutely right, when it comes to gambling and drinking of alcohol, both are super harmful when addiction get involved, but then, gambling is way worser than drinking, and this is because it doesn't cost much for an alcoholic to get high and possibly rest or take a break from drinking at that very moment.

But for a gambling addict, he may spend every penny he has on gambling and won't be satisfied, this can be very frustrating 😤, which is what usually leads to anxiety and depression, which in turn could lead to suicide.
This is possibly the reason why we have alot of people who commit suicide as a result of gambling and losing money they can not afford to lose.
Meanwhile we hardly hear about people who drank too much and commited suicide as a result.
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Re: If you had infinite money, would you still gamble?
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 25/07/2025, 21:20:09 UTC
If you are focused on winning with an infinite bankroll then what's the point lol? Remember you have an infinite amount of money, it' means that no matter how much you gamble with it would be inexhaustible, then is there any need in gambling to make profit? At such point you should just gamble for the thrill, you can make use of the martingale strategy a hundred times but this isn't going to affect you in any way
Your question is quite profound and also implies a very serious meaning because, in fact, if someone has so much money that there's no limit, they will never worry about losing through gambling and can take the opportunity to have fun without expecting anything in return. Because most people who have too much hope in gambling are people whose money is still very limited, so they will always worry and always think twice before using it for any kind of gambling.
I can bet my d**ck that if one has infinite money, that is money that is ever long and can never be exhausted, such person will completely lost interest in gambling after a short while because even the thrill that comes with gambling will be completely gone.

Part of the fun and thrill that comes with gambling has something to do with the fact that our money is limited and can get exhausted if we do not apply caution to our gambling escapedes, fear and excitement is what translates to thrill, when fear of losing money is gone, you are left with only excitement which can only last but for a while, thrill can not be achieved without both fear and excitement coming together, this is why some one with infinite amount of money can only enjoy gambling but for a while before he or she loses interest completely.
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Re: Am I a bad father for letting my daughter gamble?
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 25/07/2025, 21:12:25 UTC
The truth is  I don't know what to call you right now, because I might call you name that may look offensive to you, but that's by the way. Talking about your daughter, the gambling habit she have developed at her tender age  is an inappropriate behaviour, which I don't do away with such behaviour, normally gambling is not a bad thing, but starting to gambler at a tender age when the person is not up to 18 make the person look indecent, especially when the person is a female. In my country if a female child demonstrate this kind of inappropriate behaviour she will automatically get tag of an indecent  person, and no man will take her serious when it comes to relationship and so on.

Parenting comes with different choices and responsibilitie that often generates guilt.As a parent,you can simply set limits for your child and still give permission for the child to absorb interest over things you condone in your parenting plan/approach.He let her gamble;parents should ensure to lead by example because not all fun is appropriate for children.
Well, on no account should parents allow their underaged children gamble, this is not a matter of allowing a child absorb interest in anything, but a matter of teaching them to know that there is a time and age for everything.

If your child is of age, like if he or she has become an adult, you as a parent can not utterly stop him or her from gambling, and he or she does not need your permission to gamble so long as he or she is getting his or her own money, as a parent, what you can do is advice, advice the son or daughter on the dos and don'ts, let them in on the dangers that comes with excessive gambling and so on, after all, gambling isn't a bad thing to engage oneself in but it's always better to do it when one is of the right age with a fully developed brains.
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Re: Crypto Betting vs FIAT Betting
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 25/07/2025, 05:45:27 UTC
Crypto Betting Platforms basically fall under two categories :

1. Centralized Crypto Betting - like Stake.com, BC.Game etc. globalize betting but pose risk in withdrawals and control of funds by the user.
2. Decentralized Crypto Betting - like Polymarket, DexWin etc. both globalize betting and let users control their funds with smart contract regulated operations.

 FIAT Betting platforms have long struggled with large dependency on payment solutions, trading solutions etc - which just makes the business expensive to expand - destroying the market for multiple sports betting tech organizations who have monopolized the industry.

What do you prefer in 2025?
I have always preferred to bet with fiat currency than betting with crypto, though crypto deposits and withdrawals are easier and faster, I prefer to bet and gamble using fiat currencies because this is the currency that is going extinct, they are losing value as each day breaks due to inflations, so I will rather spend this currency on gambling than spend crypto.

Crypto on the other hand is gaining much popularity and their value is grow rapidly as we all have witness overtime, I prefer to hold and keep cryptocurrency as an investment rather than spending it on gambling, because $10 worth of cryptocurrency lost to gambling today may be worth even $1000 in a couple of years, while $100,000 worth of fiat currency lost to gambling today may be worth $10,000 in a couple of years from now.
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Re: What is been professional like to you?
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 25/07/2025, 05:36:37 UTC
I don't really believe that idea of professional gambling since gambling is a game of luck to a large extent, although sports betting has a mixture of luck and skill. If I want to force myself to accept that idea of professional gambler, I will say it's someone whose only job is gambling. As people dress up to go to work, he prepares to gamble and that is what pays his bills. He may be into other business of gambling but everything have to revolved around gambling, then we can say such a fellow is a professional gambler.
You are absolutely right bud, who ever claims to be a professional gambler and the same gambling isn't what is paying his or her bills, then such person is lying to himself and those who care enough to listen and believe his claim of being a professional gambler.

This days with alot of things people can do to make money legitimately even on the internet, I don't see why anyone would prefer to become a professional gambler knowing fully well that making money from gambling is luck dependent and there day he can go on a long losing streak which may lead him into financial issues or instabilities.
It is very important for people to choose their career wisely as wrong choices often lead to regrets in the future.
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Re: Let's talk about companionship.
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 25/07/2025, 05:29:18 UTC
Despite the benefits of just gambling alone, there is also the beauty of gambling with other people that is undeniable. In this context, do you still prefer gambling alone?
With the advent of online casinos, it's quite easy to hide your gambling life due to how most people in the society perceive gambling as a bad or sign of an irresponsible individual... In the past we had fun going to bet shops, sitting on bench and watching our match from a big screen amongst a large crowd of fellow gamblers and sport lovers.. it's fun and you get to meet different people with their own view of the game screaming their innermost expression... Now we can simply bet on our devices and no one would even know about it... Except you have a circle of friends as well who enjoys betting you can all make predictions and gamble together...
Absolutely, things have changed alot in the area of sports betting and gambling in general, the other day, I went shopping and decided to check out a new mall that opened in my area not very long ago, I walked in and saw that they even have a physical casino in there, I was amazed and for a while I stood there starring at this slot machines and the people playing it, in my mind, I concluded it was better to simply play this game on my device while at home than come sit there all day like someone who have no job or responsibilities.

So yeah, even here in my area, I discovered that sports viewing centers are no longer as common as they used to be in the past when very few person have cable tvs, today, alot of persons have dstv and the likes and need no going out to sit in the public to watch match, even if you don't have it, you definitely have a friend who has it and you would prefer to go to his house and watch the match than going to sit in the public.
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Re: much money in the foodball and in general in life is a ruin
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 25/07/2025, 05:20:52 UTC
Don’t get them wrong. First of all, they’re human beings, not just players, but also business minded individuals. It’s normal to go where they think they’ll benefit the most. That’s a completely natural reaction, because even regular people will take an opportunity when it’s presented. Sports is a business, it exists because of money. There’s nothing wrong with chasing more money, especially since you can’t play forever. So while there’s a better opportunity, grab it.
I absolutely agree with you bud, even in business, like in the physical businesses that we run here and there, we always strive to sell our goods and services only to the highest bidders, what about cryptocurrency investment, why to we buy bitcoin and hold, and become happy when it's price is moving up, but become sad when it's price is going down? Isn't it because when the price moves up, it simply means that when ever we decide we are selling, we are going to be making a good profit out of it, but we sad when the price is going down because we something happens and we decide to sell at that very moment, we are going to be selling it at a loss.

So definitely not a bad thing for a footballer to chase after better opportunities while he still have the strength and market acceptance, they need all the money they can get to keep things going for when they can no longer be able to play again.
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Re: No Amount is Affordable in Gambling
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 25/07/2025, 05:14:27 UTC
You can afford to lose some. It's ok too.

It's better to go in with a budget than blow your finances. Many people don't consider this when gambling and end up losing substantial amounts at once. But consider that if you can indeed spend a certain budget on recreation each year, then yes gambling can be part of that.

Some people combine it with the free drinks at a bricks and mortar casino and consider it worth it. Spending your alcohol budget on a casino and running off with some cash potentially is nice always.
You are absolutely right bud, we as gamblers can indeed afford to lose some amount of money, but depending on individual financial capacity, this amount must always be minimal, it's best to always have a gambling budget as this helps us prepare better, ensuring that we lose what are ready to lose and not one we never budgeted on losing..

Trying gambling with small amount of money is nice as we never can tell what the outcome will be, it might be our breakthrough if we end up winning a nice sum from the little money, but if on the other hand we lose, it's easy to move on since the amount involved isn't something to cry over.
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Re: When you're winning you can't sleep
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 25/07/2025, 00:30:34 UTC
The main reason why a lot of people find it difficult to sleep after winning is because they are under a lot of anxiety. There's a type of anxiety you can feel when you are handling a certain amount of money especially if you haven't won that amount before, gambling can make you overthink about how you are going to spend or use that money. This is the reason why self control is very important as a gambler
What has self control got to do with thinking of what to do with the money you genuinely won through gambling? I thought self control is only applicable when a person is still gambling, and maybe after winning too since the gambler may likely be tempted to still continue gambling from the money won which likely lead to him or her losing the money.

But when it comes to staying awake and being unable to find sleep simply after winning a huge sum of money and you are thinking of what to do with the money, there is nothing like self control here.
And besides, it's even a mistake to not have any plan on ground for what a huge sum of money will be used for if and when it comes, it's mistake because without having such plans on ground beforehand, there is a high chance that the money will end up being spent recklessly without proper planning.
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Re: Why some countries gamble more than the others?
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 25/07/2025, 00:15:20 UTC
1. Support from the government.
Countries who gamble a lot has solid laws protecting their players so gamblers in those countries can just freely gamble as much as they want without having to worry about their rights. This doesn't mean that the countries have very free and loose rules but it just means that they have clear frameworks. Some other countries have some limitations but since their rules are clear, many still gamble.

2. Bigger paychecks.
Not all rich people are gamblers but they certainly have more chances to gamble if they wanted to. According to data, the higher the income is in some countries the more people gamble in that country. Since the average citizen is earning a lot, even if they spend quite a significant amount of money in gambling this will still not cause financial doom.

Is it fair to assume that a better economy and a solid framework will make people gamble more but be addicted less?
A better economy definitely has a very important role it plays in the lifes of people in a country which may include people who gamble as well. But when it comes to gambling and getting addicted, a good economy is no fault at all and shouldn't even be mentioned, people are solely responsible for how they choose to go about their gambling activities, a good economy will not immune people in a country from getting addicted to gambling if they choose to gamble recklessly.

But it is indeed true that in a country where money can be easily earned, there is the likely hood of interested parties getting involved in gambling so long as it's not an activity that is banned by the government of that country, but then, proper moderation must be applied because anybody can get addicted and may not even know when it happened.
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Re: Proof that gambling may ruin any career when greed takes over
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 25/07/2025, 00:05:09 UTC
Has any of you heard about Malik Beasley's federal investigation in a case about his possible involvement in rigging games and possibly betting on his own game as well? For those who are not familiar with him, he is an NBA player who supposed to have a good contract for the next season with the Detroit Pistons. He is not the first player in the NBA to do this though. There were several who got banned already and I think some of them had a jail time.

This is a prime example of how gambling could ruin any career if greed takes over and self discipline is mismanaged. The Detroit Pistons was reportedly ready to offer Beasley a three-year, $42 million contract and he blew it, possibly permanently if his proven guilty of this accusation.

There have been a lot of cases already about a person who got greedy in gambling and eventually got broke. So, this right here serves another lesson that we need to control ourselves when we engage into gambling. 
This is not really about controlling oneself but knowing and setting priorities, a player is not supposed to be gambling totally, let alone he or she betting on his or her own games, this is the height of being stupid if you would allow me to use that word, what actually was he thinking when placing such bets, how much money was he hoping to make from this bet that is worth more than the amount of money he's being paid as an NBA player?

Anyways, lets not go too far because according what you said, investigations is still ongoing and the player involved may still win the case as not guilty, but if this turns out to be true that he is guilty as charged, then this is something he definitely would live the rest of his life regretting.
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Re: What is the cost of your mistakes?
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 24/07/2025, 23:53:54 UTC
I assume that people come to the gambling industry as inexperienced people. And in the process of their activities, they gradually learn from their mistakes. Unfortunately, some of these mistakes are dramatic and cause us quite serious psychological trauma. As a rule, this is due to gross errors and stupid persistent beliefs that push us to the edge of the financial abyss.

First of all, this is risk management and money management. The second is probably unsystematic play. Let me make a reservation that I do not mean casinos, as well as people playing "for fun". I mean sports betting.
So, how much did your mistakes cost? Did they cause you a serious psychological blow? What were your mistakes, did you learn from these mistakes and do you apply this knowledge in practice now? Were these mistakes simply painful, dramatic or catastrophic?
I could not completely wrap my head around everything you said but going with the part I was able to grasp, I would say that I've made only one mistake on sports betting since I started, and the mistake was catastrophic, I didn't only risk losing money which I eventually lost, but I also risked losing my life which I didn't even know until I lost the money, then I realized that my life was involved too and if not by God's grace, I would have lost it too.

The mistake I made was over confidence in the football team, over confidence lead me into betting on them the amount of money I could not afford to lose, the lost was very painful because the money involved was one that was of utmost importance to me and my business which almost crumbled as a result of the loss.
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Re: The "Lottery Ticket" Mentality
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 24/07/2025, 23:44:17 UTC
As a gambler, have you ever felt this kind of mentality? That is, let's say in sports betting, wherein you bet on the long shot or a huge underdog but at the back of your mind, you thought that you will not win, but there is still small hope inside of you that this could be a life changing and so you go and bet with your close eyes. And this could be just you are relying on your luck and nothing more and that it could also be bad for us gamblers in the long run. But then again, we love to take risk and so maybe there will be some of us who might be already have this in mind as a kind of "strategy" and they could have won money already. Are you that type of gambler that has kind of mentality? It could be that is obviously flawed in the beginning so there could be gamblers that are now willing, or maybe as I have said, we might have been using it already but we just didn't know.
I honestly don't see what you said here as a "lottery ticket" mentality but it's all good, this type of thought is something that happens to me almost all the time, especially when I am placing bets on parlays, like those that have up to 15 to 20 legs/matches in one ticket, it could be a mixture of multiple sports games like football, table tennis, hockey, basketball and so, or it could be simply just football, but for bets like this, I usually have that thought that I won't win it but let me still try anyway, I go ahead and try, but one thing I've always made sure of is to only bet a tiny amount of money on such games since I already know that my chances of winning is extremely very slim, so I bet money I know I can peacefully afford to lose.

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Re: much money in the foodball and in general in life is a ruin
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 24/07/2025, 23:25:58 UTC
I'm making this post as a light Atalanta fan after learning a few days ago that Mateo Retegui has decided to leave for Saudi Arabia to get more money.

I don't want to generalise but I think that money, seen as an end, as a good, is the ruin

Money is useful, let's be clear, it is useful for everyone but to think that it is the goal to be pursued by overlooking people or honor and loyalty is something squalid
What do you think about football?
People have different motives and goals why they do what ever they are doing as a profession, some choosed to play football simply because it's what they know how to and are very good at, it's a hobby and something they do to have fun, while for other people, they are sure talented for sure but their reason for being in the field is to make money, amass wealth as much as they can, for this type of people, they will face which ever way they find opportunities to make more money.

It is what they choose and we can't blame them, after all, we all are also hustling to make the same money so why hate another man for wanting to hustle to make more money as well?
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Re: No Amount is Affordable in Gambling
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 24/07/2025, 23:17:14 UTC
We are used to say that a gambler should gamble with an amount he can afford to lose but in the actual sense do we think there is any amount a gambler can afford to lose? When a gambler places a stake what he sees is not the stake but the potential win. This is why when he does not win he panics regardless of how little the stake is and he will always mention the potential win rather than the stake as the amount lost. The gambling system especially sports betting works in a way that as a game plays the value of the stake keeps increasing and what may appear to be what the gambler can afford to lose may rise and become what he can no longer afford to lose and this becomes a source of concern for the gambler if he losses the bet. In fact, if a gambler accumulates the total of what he thinks he can afford to lose he would know that he is losing what he cannot afford to lose. I think that any penny spent on gambling is a money the gambler have decided to sacrifice with the hope of getting a bigger amount and not because he can afford to lose it.

What's your position on this thought?
Well, sorry but I would say you speak for yourself alone and not for everyone generally, you simply assumed everything you said with nothing as a basic fact.

As far as I can remember, each time I lost a bet and was going to tell people I lost money on a bet, I've never used the potential winning as the amount of money I lost, I've always told people that I lost the actual amount of money I staked on the game.
And as far as I can remember again, I place bets using amount of money I am very sure I can afford to lose, and what this means is that if paradvanture I lost this money, it's not a problem to me at all, I won't think about it twice or even allow myself to feel bad concerning the loss, this is what losing money one can afford to lose mean.
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Re: What is been professional like to you?
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 24/07/2025, 23:05:47 UTC
Is been responsible with gambling all it takes to be a professional gambler or someone needs to win in the process many times already to be considered a professional gambler?

I have always win less, no reason to lie but I get curious when I see gambling related posts online about people pointing to some gamblers calling them professional and the only vital point of this all is because they won many times in their own way.

What is a been qualified as a professional gambler in your own world? The winning part or the responsible part of trying to avoid addiction is all.
Being a professional gambler simply means that you rely on gambling as a profession, that is, it's primarily what you do for a living and any other thing is secondary, this is what being a professional gambler truly means.

Being a professional gambler doesn't necessarily have to do with how responsible you are with gambling or how much or how many times you win, but then, since gambling is what you do for a living, you have to be so very good in it to ensure you are making enough money off it to live a good life and also give those around you a good life too.
An irresponsible gambler can be a professional if and when gambling is the only thing he or she does for a living and he or she is managing to make good money off it.
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Re: Which is more addicting?
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Fivestar4everMVP
on 24/07/2025, 22:56:40 UTC

Slot is clearly a more addictive game. It's runs 24/7 compared to sports games where there are breaks. If a gambler don't take a break then the fixtures of the games if give the gambler break since sports games are not played everyday.
That's a big reason why slots is more addictive, there's no other way, it's just that players and gamblers focus more on one activity because of taste, some like slots more and others like sports betting, I think that's where the difference can be made, but I think both activities when practiced without control cause addiction.

Yeah, we can't actually come to a definite conclusion that it's slot of sports betting that gamblers get addicted from the most, because addiction comes from our actions, how we treat something.

It is true that football is seasonal but then, there is always a club or team of league playing football at any given point in time, if at all worst come to worst, there is no football game available to bet on, an addicted gambler in a bid to satisfy his or her cravings can bet on any other available sports game like basketball, table tennis, hockey and so on.

So whether slot of football games/sports betting, addiction is addiction and any body can get addicted playing any of this two types of gambling game, it all depends on their approach.