I had placed a small bet on Italy winning the game in the semi-finals. Italy won. So yesterday afternoon, happily I went to collect money. The counter girl told me that the result was based on the 90-min game. The result : Draw. Italy scored the 2 goals during extra time, so it was not counted.
Now then I know. So malu!
3 comments:
my dad also tot its based on final result...
Not being knowledgeable about gambling is not something to feel malu about.
There is a very fine line between gambling and gaming. I don't think it is considered gambling when:
You can stop anytime you want;
You buy from legal outlets;
You don't bet with money meant for household expenses on necessities;
You do it occasionally (like once in 4 years when the WC comes around);
You don't spend a lot of time doing it (like blogging);
You bet only with a small portion of the money you have saved which you are prepared to lose.
You don't keep increasing the quantum or frequency of bets regardless of whether you have won or lost;
Your spouse doesn't complain about it (assuming that you've told him/her about it and he/she is not a gambler himself/herself
You can make mistakes like thinking that you've won when you haven't; and
You still can feel malu (and not angry) when you try to collect winnings you didn't win.
Warning: The above list is not comprehensive.
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