That’s just it both can literally lead to gambling addiction either you are winning or losing . This is how when folk are winning most time they usually have this urge to wanna keep going to keep winning thinking that at that moment luck is on their side is best they make good use of it , in such act one will keep gambling and eventually end up to a losing streak after winning . Then their emotions will kick in especially that of greed and then they will continue trying to get back that they have loss .

In small sports leagues, including eSports, there are often cases where fixed matches are made, in which not a team participates, but one player who will pretend that he is very fit today and thus will drag the whole team to defeat. Such cases are known in small tournaments in Dota 2, and I think you know all the cases in small football leagues.
There are films about the investigation of such cases, which even show the correspondence of the compromised player with the customers.

If they found out guilty for sure that this can affect their team so bad. Knowing Leonard is their main star and their rotation would provably got affected in this situation.

Now for sure many are curious to know the latest updates of their case since if it happens that Leonard and the team owner will get penalize in this situation for sure that lots of teams would think twice for doing the same action. Also if Leonard will get suspended I think it would be so hard for Clippers to advance on Playoffs or reach more deeper position. So lets see what will happen to those parties affected then see if they will be found guilty or not.

I think it's dependent on the situation. Sometimes it's the coach setting bad tactics and the entire team performance is off, other times it's the players who just don't deliver even when the plan is correct. But in betting, it doesn't matter much who you think is to blame because the result isn't in our hands anyway. The smarter thing to do is accept the fact that surprises do occur in sports and only gamble what you can afford to lose.

The question now that the family has revealed names of those involved, can the committee go after them? Of course this will go on trial and will be dragging the names of those involved. But I think by now, it's very obvious that with the life style of this two engineers, they should be guilty of misuse or misappropriation of public money or property and they should be put to jail by now.

But I don't know how the justice system in the  Philippines. If those high officials involved themselves, then maybe they know that they can still get away with it despite the overwhelming proof like the speaker of the house.

Exactly mate, discipline is actually the best way to overcome frequent losses in gambling. Because I often see where gamblers normally failed to stick to their decision and ended up making the same mistake everytime, which is very wrong.

Because without being told a gambler is supposed to know when to stop and take a break, because there is no advice that would be better than the one you give to yourself.

This is really funny but true, sometimes wining huge can awaken the laziness in people, making them believe that if this is possible to achieve without hard work then continuously gambling can make them escape from poverty and they keep believing that until it becomes too late to stop. this is just the major cause of addiction, the truth of the matter is that everyone is looking for way to earn money without stress and when such opportunity comes by chance or in a platter of gold, people want to make it permanent forgetting that life is not programmed that way.

It's been compared to Joe Smith case before,

https://www.talkbasket.net/202301-insider-compares-kawhi-leonard-salary-cap-probe-to-joe-smith-scandal

Wolves pay a hefty fine that time and could be the case for Kawhi here. Also in the Joe Smith case, the Wolves forfeited their picks in the NBA draft. So if that happens to the Clippers, it will obviously that a serious toll on them.

Most people do not like to accept that they were wrong,  that it was their fault that they lost, it is something that many see as natural, not me , I am not ashamed of that, in casinos and games it is normal to lose, what is not normal is to lose a lot of money, because to bet you should only do what you are willing to lose and nothing more.

The only names that really stand out to me are Geo Chiu and Juan Gomez de Liaño. I think these young talents have a promising future in the league—assuming they stay healthy and avoid early injuries. I'm eager now to see how Geo Chiu will fare against Junemar Fajardo but one thing is for sure that this kid will somehow replace the Kraken once he retire.

Trading only makes a trader reliable and disciplined when they follow the rules of trading, some traders are risk takers just like gamblers. There's a big difference between gambling and trading, it takes someone that understands whet trading is all about to really agree to this. Even though they have some similarities the differences are numerous. In the long run it's more difficult to be in profit as a gambler

What I can see is that life will always teach us to count how prepared we are to assume the reprisals of our decisions. We are still young but the situation makes us ensure that we live like adults. You know very well that there are never smooth sails in any direction, as you will all ways find a risk. The key here is that a person can be certain about how we can deal with the failures when things go wrong, and what we can do to recover that fail without avoiding reality.

Bitter experiences can also be good teachers in case we can position ourselves on the right side. Personally, I think we become much more mature through this process as as of being old enough. Therefore maturity based on actual experience will never be weak when compared to maturity based on numbers.

Government banning casino they know some gamblers will still look for a way to keep on gambling but what they are interested about is to reduce the rate of gambling because they know it will reduce the rate of beginners. But for me gambling is a game which the government is supposed to understand because some beginners will still look for a way to get into gambling. Since the government can't completely control gambling their is no need to ban it, it would have been better to regulate gambling in the small way that they can.

You are right mate, a responsible gamble will only stake with the amount that they know is very much comfortable with them, so that if they lose the bet it won't cause them emotional problem. Gambling produces a very uncertain result and knowing that, we should only have hope for the result to be positive and also risk the amount we can afford to lose because taking so much unbearable risk is very bad.

When it comes to gambling or other decisions, you cannot rely on your emotions, but you have to make a decision based on your skills and strategies. Gambling is generally considered the riskiest game, so if any decision is made without sufficient knowledge or without applying your skills, then that decision will be wrong, which will result in the gambler losing a lot of money. What I mean is that everyone can gamble, but not everyone knows when to stop. So first, you have to make a habit of taking a break in between gambling and also consider yourself a responsible person. When a gambler considers himself a responsible person and when he can stop in the middle of gambling, his control over gambling will come automatically.

That's the weird part about the NBA. Some players are overpaid, and some are underpaid based on their performance and contribution to the team. Nevertheless, the NBA is a business. I think they're also looking at whether the player can draw a lot of fans/market. Cam Thomas is indeed underrated. This is a challenge to him. He's still young, and he has all the time to improve and show his real worth. If Brooklyn won't see that in the next couple of years, then I don't see him staying with that team.

Yes, and just like what's happening here. It's being investigated about the flood control projects that have became ghost projects for many of the proposed ones. And many have been made with sub-standard materials. We're a country that's experiencing a lot of typhoons yearly and the floodings are almost everywhere and yet, these politicians and contractors have been corrupting the money that should be for the projects and best materials but they don't do it. They're pocketing money and their way of dealing floods was buying luxury SUVs and cars to flaunt to us, the hard working taxpayers. And that's why projects and proposed bills like this could be another outlet fo corruption if it won't be monitored well by watchdogs and concerned citizens.

That was back when the PBA was still really fun to watch. Sure, SMB was dominating during that time, but Romeo and Pringle were just entertaining to see on the court.
I started following Romeo because of his impressive performances in international competitions, back when Castro was still young - “The Blur,” the best PG in Asia.

Let’s just hope for the best, it’s getting tiring to always see the same top teams in the finals. Who knows, maybe this NorthPort team can turn into a strong contender like Converge. I think they’ve got the potential to compete.

Here it all depends on what "move forward" means. Many players perceive this as "forget about the loss and keep playing as if it never happened." And not "take a pause and think about your weak points." And therefore losses only increase in size, and over time they become much harder to forget.