ChildOfDoom:
hmm..i can relate with that your friend. Betting pushed me out of school. I would have loved your idea of using only a fraction of one's pay to gamble. But how do i do that when i know i am indebted to people, and only a quick fix can help out

dont bet, invest the money on forex, get financial education and you'll see its better to trade Fx than throw money on chance

Billi007:

I disagree with you.

With discipline and a clear plan you follow through. You will make money from the bookies. Trust me.

Yeah, for professional gamblers or people who study odds and make intelligent choices.

This guy is already addicted, he is not acting out of logic.

But what Im telling him is that the machine is already rigged against the player. Thats how they make their money

If you sit and calculate your risk, thats a different story. Since risk and chance is the name of the game

Billi007:


That's practically not possible. That means home win or away win and no goal.

For there to be a winner, there has to be a goal.

To be successful in bet, you do not need to know all bet types. Draft your strategy. Improve on it and make some money.

so is a trap?

midnighter:


Yeah, for professional gamblers or people who study odds and make intelligent choices.

This guy is already addicted, he is not acting out of logic.

But what Im telling him is that the machine is already rigged against the player. Thats how they make their money

If you sit and calculate your risk, thats a different story. Since risk and chance is the name of the game

how is it rigged when matches are played live

WaywardSon:
Duuude your case strong o.
There was a time I sold my Samsung laptop for 80k and invested the entire money in Bet9ja. The hope was to get steady 1.5odds and stake 20k daily, not bad I thought lol

Squandered the entire capital in a week.
Since then I've never taken betting seriously,
The house always wins in the end.

My good friend staked his 120k school fees on 2odds and won. Then I watched as Bet9ja slowly but surely ate the entire money both profit and capital. In the end my guy no write exam.

Betting is stupid but betting out of desperation is more foolish. Using your last card to donate to the bookmakers.

Here's a tip to cure your addiction
Only bet when you have a steady source of income and use only a fraction of it. For instance on a 30k monthly salary shelve 5k every month for placing bets. And that's all

Avoid virtual and play only big games like ucl.
I still bet for fun and the funny thing is when you're betting for fun that's when you even make some money.
For instance I staked 5k on the UCL final and won. I haven't bet since then and that's control bro

Are u solving his problems...by my assessment, ur problem is far bigger than his. How can one use his hard earn salary to gamble and waste away?
How did we get to this point where madness has become a norm. Must people gamble?

millionboi2:
so is a trap?

Of course.

The bookies are in business to make money. Not to help the masses

monichannel:


Please edit and make corrections. How can someone earning 30k use 5k to play bet
It's addiction already. I play for fun, I don't spend upto 1 percent of a month salary in playing for 3 months. That's to say if I'm earning 100k/month, I spend less than 1k playing bet in 3 months.

On another note, my security guy is so addicted that he can leave his post during work hour to go play bet and stay for over 5 hours there. He will come back crying explaining to the driver who will in turn tell me about it.

Virtual kills faster than HIV

If I were in ur shoes,I will fire the security man with immediate alacrity. A security man leaving his post just to gamble.

Be sure that one day this same gateman will burg ur house to search for what to sell. Is not a bad wish but a fact.

Talking from experience.

midnighter:


Yeah, for professional gamblers or people who study odds and make intelligent choices.

This guy is already addicted, he is not acting out of logic.

But what Im telling him is that the machine is already rigged against the player. Thats how they make their money

If you sit and calculate your risk, thats a different story. Since risk and chance is the name of the game

While I disagree with your language of being rigged against the player, we at least agree on the fact that chance and luck is the game. Nobody is controlling anything. I know book makers that have ran into losses.

Billi007:


Of course.

The bookies are in business to make money. Not to help the masses

lol
If u fall into it thy will chop u

millionboi2:
see What is d meaning of d number at d centre column.
12&NG....how is it possible

it's very possible
a scoreline of 1-0, 2-0 or 0-1, 0-2 renders the bet valid.
it simply means any of the teams must win and both teams must not score

Michano22:


it's very possible

a scoreline of 1-0, 2-0 or 0-1, 0-2 renders the bet valid.

it simply means any of the teams must win and both teams must not score

really?ve u played it b4

millionboi2:
really?ve u played it b4

I do play

ibechris:





Are u solving his problems...by my assessment, ur problem is far bigger than his. How can one use his hard earn salary to gamble and waste away?
How did we get to this point where madness has become a norm. Must people gamble?

you are funny, I don't think you understand how addiction works you don't just pull the plug, discipline and control is important. It's better someone uses 5k than waste the entire 30k, I have been a fx trader for 3yrs and am only saying how o curbed my bet9ja addiction 5 years ago. These days I don't bet cos I dont need to. Money everywhere

Billi007:


While I disagree with your language of being rigged against the player, we at least agree on the fact that chance and luck is the game. Nobody is controlling anything. I know book makers that have ran into losses.

The rules are written in favour of the bookmaker and not the player

Im talking about large betting companies though

millionboi2:
lol
If u fall into it thy will chop u

Haq Haq Haq.
Without mercy

Michano22:


it's very possible

a scoreline of 1-0, 2-0 or 0-1, 0-2 renders the bet valid.

it simply means any of the teams must win and both teams must not score

Okay...

Goal Goal OR No Goal Goal.. sometime this abbreviations can be confusing...

WaywardSon:
dont bet, invest the money on forex, get financial education and you'll see its better to trade Fx than throw money on chance

Believe it or not.

Forex, stock trading, binary options... I do not see the difference. The outcome is uncertain. Whether a stock will go up or down, you do not know

Billi007:

Believe it or not.

Forex, stock trading, binary options... I do not see the difference. The outcome is uncertain. Whether a stock will go up or down, you do not know

lol, real estate, Poultry importation and any other businesses are still not risk free and you can still lose and go broke, laslas everybody is good at something I have my viable means of livelihood and you have yours

Its possible if the match has penalty shoot-out tendencies.(knock-out)

millionboi2:
see
What is d meaning of d number at d centre column.

12&NG....how is it possible

Its possible.
In knock-out matches.
Extra-time and penalties may decide after a goaless full time

Billi007:


That's practically not possible. That means home win or away win and no goal.

For there to be a winner, there has to be a goal.

To be successful in bet, you do not need to know all bet types. Draft your strategy. Improve on it and make some money.

IceColdVeins:
Its possible.
In knock-out matches.
Extra-time and penalties may decide after a goaless full time

Bets do not consider events after 90mins plus extra time.
Unless you are staking on a live match that has exceeded the 90mins.

The NG, actually means no goal goal. Meaning only the winner is going to score.

IceColdVeins:
Its possible if the match has penalty shoot-out tendencies.(knock-out)

Not necessarily. Just means that one team will win the match and the loosing team won't score a goal.

NG means both teams won't score. Opposite of . Meaning both teams will score

KevinDein:
At some point you have stop all this whining and self pity and TRY to actually change for the better. Seek help. If you can't afford a therapist, there are sites that offer psychotherapy or at least articles that can help with your addiction.
Google them up.

hmm... It's a spell sort of. Unless one is assured of a bright future, one always goes back to it after a little period of fighting it

written007:
...to go Charge phone... That line works on my spirit 99% of the time. I had to buy a 22mah Powerbank to cut off the temptation.

After about 8wks, I had a service call adjacent to the bet9jashop around 8:30am... You guessed right. The logic this time around was... Just plug ur Powerbank there and save #50 meant for charging it at an aboki shop about 9 buildings, at the back of my office.
Me: makes sense, of course not like I am playing and I ain't staying.
Fast forward to 5pm. I spent the same amount to board a bus to the betshop- mr stupid.
Got there, said to myself this Powerbank isn't near half full, waited a while, before I know it the bet9ja vudu toasting got complete. Within the next 40 minutes, I had lost #11.500. A sum I couldn't boast of weekly... Point is if you nor wan eat, no go kitchen at all.



The very first happened 18 months ago when I lost all the money I charged the shop owner ( including my wallet money) to wire the Betshop.

One thing though I read from someone who was a bet addict, on quora.com. A white girl, the girl said there were some time she was on winning streak or loosing but strangely discovered that she remained sad not because she was loosing or winning but because her fingers were becoming numb from blisters and her eyes were becoming heavy with sleep.
She hated that nature had to take it's cause because eventually she fell asleep while she strongly "needed" to continue.
She stole, she did all sorts that gambling bring out in people. She lost severely. Depression engulfed her. At the time of her writing, she said she was going to come clean to her mother and sister who she felt are the only people on Earth who could attempt not to judge her much but try to help her.


To think that gambling is legalized ....sad

hmm.. I get your point. going there to charge phone can lead one to temptation. but what can we do? we see standby generator to power our phones and look away?

my area for example has been on blackout since February 2018

Sorry my dear. There are many people suffering addictions today.

I suggest you meet Jehovah's Witnesses for help to learn how the Bible can help you

Before reading the full posts, i knew it had to do with gambling addiction.
@op, you are not alone.
fight for what belongs to you bet9ja must pay you your money back.
as una no wan get sense.

I can't understand how gambling can become an addiction, it doesn't make sense to me. How can someone be addicted to something that renders him broke without quitting such habit fast? I feel gambling is carried out by people who got cash to spend.

LilMissFavvy:
I can't understand how gambling can become an addiction, it doesn't make sense to me. How can someone be addicted to something that renders him broke without quitting such habit fast? I feel gambling is carried out by people who got cash to spend.

Read up on the "sunk cost fallacy", you'll understand better.

'' sunk cost fallacy''......is it a book?

nuelyoyo:
Read up on the "sunk cost fallacy", you'll understand better.

LilMissFavvy:
'' sunk cost fallacy''......is it a book?

SMH.

LilMissFavvy:
I can't understand how gambling can become an addiction, it doesn't make sense to me. How can someone be addicted to something that renders him broke without quitting such habit fast? I feel gambling is carried out by people who got cash to spend.

Because they get hooked on the idea that they may win "next time" if they just keep trying, no matter how much money they waste

LilMissFavvy:
'' sunk cost fallacy''......is it a book?

No it's not, it's a term used in Economics, Sociology and other behavioural science studies. Just google it up, I am too lazy to type.