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50 sats \ 3 replies \ @riberet19 26 Mar freebie \ on: Sports and Betting Stacker_Sports
In my country it's legal, and I'm not against it, I was involved in sports betting for a few years, I bet on NBA, European football, and tennis leagues, but when I took stock and saw that it was in negative with a lot of money lost, I decided to quit, I think that if you do it with little money and just for fun, there's nothing wrong with it, but you have to be careful not to take it as if it were a job or anything like that, you can end up addicted to it and lose a lot of money
Yep, I typically had a set amount I deposited before each NFL season. Would lose it all quickly, and never redeposited. I didn't last year as I viewed it as a waste, instead just purchased Sunday Ticket so I could watch all games. While being disciplined and aware enough to stop is important beyond just gambling, I'd be foolish to think the outcome would be the same if I was 21 with a smartphone and app, and in college where perhaps the true value of money hasn't set in. I think we will see a wave of young adults with poor habits as a result.
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You are right, in my country, a country of less than 50 million inhabitants, it is estimated that almost 85% of adults participate in some form of gambling, according to official data, and there are casinos and betting houses on every corner in the city, you can get an idea of the magnitude of this.
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That's a pretty crazy high percentage. Casinos are somewhat difficult to come by in the US, but that mainly depends on where you reside. Online sports books, and now they are opening online casino games via smart phone apps, are going to change that pretty drastically.
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