i'm not a hypocrite, but seriously, don't bet! in fact, if a guy who bets tells you not to, and you're probably not in a position to upset singapore-pools odds through betting, AND you're his friend, then something's definitely up, right? i'm typing this cause i'm afraid my wild adventures on the dark side might have bad influence :( :( :( gah.
so here's why betting is sucky-
there's no way to learn, really, except through experience.
it's like you shouldn't ever buy a book entitled "bicycle riding for dummies", unless there's only one page - "try." So the start of betting is REALLY demoralising. for me it's eurocup lah. if not for that fact that losing can't get me down except maybe just perturb me a bit, then wah, the losses can die man. and what's more, you must learn fast, cause the cash's running out.
losing comes in streaks
yups. for a variety of reasons - if you lose, it means you don't know how to correctly guess matches' results yet, so until you do you'd just lose and lose and lose. also if it's like euro, maybe the whole system is just totally subversive, so hard to have a foothold on anything.
losing has a spiralling effect
hm. does spiralling have 2 or 1 'l's? unless someone tells me meanwhile i guess the more the merrier. anyway the point is this- suppose you lose money (i lost 60 on korea), then from the point on if you win, you only net lose less. otherise, if you lose more, you need to win more just to cover your losses. let's take it you start with a clean slate. if you lose one dollar, you then need to win two just to make a net one dollar, and win one just to get back into order. if you draw, effort spent for nothing. if you win one dollar, you'd go back to square one if you lose it. moreover, unless you treat betting like some constant dividend-paying share you'd want to win at an increasing rate when your capital increases. so it's more likely you'd bet and lose 2 dollars after you win one.
there's no sure thing
the surer the thing is, the lower odds are (unless you bet through an illegal bookie, WHICH I EVEN REFUSE TO DISCUSS.) for example, in the recent asiancup match, you bet 1 dollar to win 20 cents if kuwait wins indonesia. indonesia won 2-1,(it led all the way) so people who bet on kuwait probably lost $100 trying to win $20. and how many times did you watch channel five saying how incredible it is greece won, while the tv network flashes the 100:1 sign? so anyway- win small, lose big.
and lastly, gambling is a social vice which leads to prostitution. just ask any hcjc british humanities econs tutor.
but if you do ignore the advice and bet on soccer, here's something positive i can tell you: singapore pools spends its profits on community chest and other welfare social organisations.
so here's why betting is sucky-
there's no way to learn, really, except through experience.
it's like you shouldn't ever buy a book entitled "bicycle riding for dummies", unless there's only one page - "try." So the start of betting is REALLY demoralising. for me it's eurocup lah. if not for that fact that losing can't get me down except maybe just perturb me a bit, then wah, the losses can die man. and what's more, you must learn fast, cause the cash's running out.
losing comes in streaks
yups. for a variety of reasons - if you lose, it means you don't know how to correctly guess matches' results yet, so until you do you'd just lose and lose and lose. also if it's like euro, maybe the whole system is just totally subversive, so hard to have a foothold on anything.
losing has a spiralling effect
hm. does spiralling have 2 or 1 'l's? unless someone tells me meanwhile i guess the more the merrier. anyway the point is this- suppose you lose money (i lost 60 on korea), then from the point on if you win, you only net lose less. otherise, if you lose more, you need to win more just to cover your losses. let's take it you start with a clean slate. if you lose one dollar, you then need to win two just to make a net one dollar, and win one just to get back into order. if you draw, effort spent for nothing. if you win one dollar, you'd go back to square one if you lose it. moreover, unless you treat betting like some constant dividend-paying share you'd want to win at an increasing rate when your capital increases. so it's more likely you'd bet and lose 2 dollars after you win one.
there's no sure thing
the surer the thing is, the lower odds are (unless you bet through an illegal bookie, WHICH I EVEN REFUSE TO DISCUSS.) for example, in the recent asiancup match, you bet 1 dollar to win 20 cents if kuwait wins indonesia. indonesia won 2-1,(it led all the way) so people who bet on kuwait probably lost $100 trying to win $20. and how many times did you watch channel five saying how incredible it is greece won, while the tv network flashes the 100:1 sign? so anyway- win small, lose big.
and lastly, gambling is a social vice which leads to prostitution. just ask any hcjc british humanities econs tutor.
but if you do ignore the advice and bet on soccer, here's something positive i can tell you: singapore pools spends its profits on community chest and other welfare social organisations.
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