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Would like to do a wee bet  (£5) a week on the soccer,  any advice on what type of bet , apart from not to bother!
Wouldn't bet at all, not even the National,  but would be a bitacraic

I do a £5 football accumulator bet most Saturdays, usually 5-6 teams, haven't won for about 5years😩

It's the gambling on anything and everything that gets me. Football...how many corners, free kicks. Yellow cards etc

I'm not assuming that's your position, it's when the media have headlines like Catholics to me in the majority by 2020 eg. I know lots of Catholics who would prefer to stay part of the UK than a UI, mainly those that are civil servants, work in health and education.

[(which should be banned in my opinion)]

I would dread to think what I have gambled over the years, for years I was only a 50p Yankee and a £5 football bet on a Saturday, which progressed to betting every day. I was fortunate enough that I never got hooked and that I never gambled money I didn't have, but even now when I would do the occasional bet the same guys are on the gaming machines (which should be banned in my opinion). Only gamble with what you can afford to lose is wise advice.

I'd say that's how many people start but it gets out of control.

Those FOBT gaming machines seem to be one of the biggest problems. I would very rarely be in a bookies as on the odd occasions i do a bet its generally on the phone. But I know of at least 3 guys who have got into serious problems on those machines. I really cannot see the appeal of them but these guys would not generally have been big "traditional" gamblers as such, they would have done the odd football bet and Cheltenham  but you would hear stories of them sitting in the Bookies on these machines for hours on a Saturday. The numbers that they were rumored to be losing was scary.  I know the law has changed on these to reduce the maximum stakes etc which is a start
Not defending the FOBTs but they are limited to £100 a spin. Ban them and what will the fellas do? They will go online where they can put on a lot more than £100 a spin. How do you stop it?

Outside of Sharia Law I don't know how you stop gambling

There's a lot more horse racing on TV these days, a large portion of it sponsored by the gambling companies. That's something that could easily be restricted for a start

Is that true? I seem to remember horse racing on RTE every saturday in the 80s and 90s. It was the main item on Sports Stadium.

Racing everyday bar Xmas eve and Xmas day

There is the horse racing channel, it shows racing every day from various tracks! The one that gets me is virtual racing !! I back horses only at Grand national, Cheltenham or if i get the chance to go to Down Royal.. wouldnt have a clue, TBH.. 7/2 the draw tonight 
Know a lad who only gambles on the virtual horses.....and he studies the form....I kid you not😂

Dont be naive lads. It's a media frenzy, an orchestrated birth to have the wee lad born in St George's Day to have the country rallying behind the flag. Take the minions minds off the millions and millions that May is spending on bombing Syria or the false flag Novichok stuff.

Very Daily Mail. And DM readers haven't had payrises in years.
Less bread. More circuses..

Will certainly put the Windrush scandal off the front pages

There's a lot more horse racing on TV these days, a large portion of it sponsored by the gambling companies. That's something that could easily be restricted for a start

Is that true? I seem to remember horse racing on RTE every saturday in the 80s and 90s. It was the main item on Sports Stadium.

Racing everyday bar Xmas eve and Xmas day

The assumption that everyone from a Nationalist background would vote for a UI is way off the mark

This is peddled all the time. It should be qualified by saying the assupmtion that anyone would vote for a UI without knowing what it means for them and society is wrong. The challenge for nationalists and I believe that both SDLP and SF are now starting to get to grips with this, is what it would look like, how it affects peoples pockets and what will loyalist reaction be. It is a nonsense to ask people to vote otherwise.

Tell us what you think it would mean for Health,Education for starters....never mind trying to sell to the loyalist population

Cancelled sky over 3 years ago and don't miss it, the number of times I flicked through channels and ended up watching Gold reruns of Only Fools and Horses.

I would dread to think what I have gambled over the years, for years I was only a 50p Yankee and a £5 football bet on a Saturday, which progressed to betting every day. I was fortunate enough that I never got hooked and that I never gambled money I didn't have, but even now when I would do the occasional bet the same guys are on the gaming machines (which should be banned in my opinion). Only gamble with what you can afford to lose is wise advice.

The assumption that everyone from a Nationalist background would vote for a UI is way off the mark

The child isn't even a day old and the Daily Mail have a 16 page souvenir pull out....whatever floats your boat

What makes it even worse is the crowd egging them on and the social media aspect.

Agree, we as a society need to take a long hard look at ourselves ...time for people to be properly held accountable for their actions

I thought it a strange performance from Munster who despite being outmatched could have gotten something from the game but too many errors when in great positions combined with some cute hoorism (tackling the ref to prevent a try) stopped them from ever getting back into it after their very poor start. Zebo's exclusion was a strange one which cost Munster dear. Would still fancy Leinster in the final though.

Think Leinster would beat the pick of Munster and Racing at the minute....playing great stuff

Anyone else think Jonny Evans would be a great buy this summer

Think you could certainly do a lot worse...if he stays injury free.