IS IT RIGHT TO PAY TITHES WITH PROCEEDS FROM SPORTS BETTING/LOTTERY WINNINGS?
Sunday, 15 November 2015
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU WIN BIG MONEY AT SPORTS BETTING/LOTTERY
Congratulations. You’ve just won the lottery (or a Sports Bet). After the dopamine rush and mad thrill of it wears off, I bet you’re wondering: now what? Most people who come into a lot of money either have the benefit of a slow build up, allowing them to learn as they go or, in the case of an inheritance, advice from family. Lottery winners have neither and, consequently, they need a financial adviser for lottery/Sports Betting winners.
1. Remain anonymous. Once people know you’re suddenly wealthy, you’ll be badgered by requests for handouts from everyone from charities to long-lost friends and relatives–not to mention all the financial “experts” who will be vying for your business. So check state rules to see whether you can dodge them all by remaining anonymous.
Make sure to request that the company in charge of your winnings stay mum about your name.
2. Avoid sudden lifestyle changes. For the first six months after you win the lottery, don’t do anything drastic, like quitting your job, or buying a house in Banana Island, trading up for a luxury car or partying your winnings away. Meanwhile, set aside a fixed amount for splurges—it’s only natural to want to celebrate your windfall.
Save the big purchases for later. For example, you could rent a house in the neighborhood where you were thinking of moving, before you make any commitments, says . If you need a new car, buy a budget model for now.
3. Pay off all your debts. There is no better investment than paying off debts. Whatever the type of Debt, it is wise to pay it off. Enough said.
4. Assemble a team of legal and financial advisers. In situations like this it’s very hard to know “who’s trying to help you and who’s trying to use you,”. Rather than signing on to a group of advisers that someone else has put together, I recommend handpicking your own lawyer, accountant and investment adviser, and requiring them to work together.
Here's a link that could assist in you finding financial advisers in Nigeria .http://www.businesslist.com.ng/companies/financial-advice
5. Invest prudently. We recommend putting the money in safe, short-term investments and not even touching it for the first six months. Then ask your advisers is to put together an investment portfolio divided half-and-half between equities (such as stocks) and fixed income (like bonds). Don’t fall for investments that you don’t understand or that sound too good to be true.
6. Live within a budget. Especially if you’re not accustomed to having a lot of money, it may take some discipline to preserve your winnings and not go on a wild spending spree. One way to restrain yourself is to only spend income–not principal. Especially in today’s investment world, It takes a lot of principal to generate income and once you start spending principal, the principal quickly dissipates.
7. Plan charitable gifts. You can offset the additional income from your lottery winnings with a charitable deduction. .
If you are unable to decide between now and year-end which charities to support, it may be worth considering a donor-advised fund.
Saturday, 14 November 2015
IN SOLIDARITY FOR FRANCE, WE POST PREDICTIONS FOR THE FRENCH LEAGUE 1
French Ligue 1 Game Predictions – Week 14
| Date | Away | Home | Odds to Win | ML Prediction | Score Proj | Total Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20 | Lyon | Nice | Nice to win: 34.5% | Nice +190 | 0.99 | 2.01 |
| Lyon to win: 35.5% | Lyon +182 | 1.01 | ||||
| Odds to Draw: 30% | Draw +234 | — | ||||
| 11/21 | Paris SG | Lorient | Lorient to win: 9.5% | Lorient +953 | 0.69 | 2.89 |
| Paris SG to win: 72.4% | Paris SG -263 | 2.19 | ||||
| Odds to Draw: 18.1% | Draw +453 | — | ||||
| 11/21 | GFC Ajaccio | Bastia | Bastia to win: 59.6% | Bastia -148 | 1.59 | 2.37 |
| GFC Ajaccio to win: 16.1% | GFC Ajaccio +522 | 0.77 | ||||
| Odds to Draw: 24.3% | Draw +312 | — | ||||
| 11/21 | Toulouse | Guingamp | Guingamp to win: 56.6% | Guingamp -131 | 1.57 | 2.41 |
| Toulouse to win: 17.9% | Toulouse +459 | 0.83 | ||||
| Odds to Draw: 25.5% | Draw +293 | — | ||||
| 11/21 | Nantes | Monaco | Monaco to win: 75.8% | Monaco -314 | 1.81 | 2.36 |
| Nantes to win: 8% | Nantes +1150 | 0.55 | ||||
| Odds to Draw: 16.2% | Draw +518 | — | ||||
| 11/21 | Reims | Montpellier | Montpellier to win: 58.1% | Montpellier -139 | 1.57 | 2.37 |
| Reims to win: 17% | Reims +489 | 0.80 | ||||
| Odds to Draw: 24.9% | Draw +302 | — | ||||
| 11/21 | Lille | Troyes | Troyes to win: 36.9% | Troyes +172 | 0.95 | 1.86 |
| Lille to win: 33.1% | Lille +203 | 0.90 | ||||
| Odds to Draw: 30% | Draw +234 | — | ||||
| 11/21 | Marseille | St Etienne | St Etienne to win: 48.1% | St Etienne +108 | 1.29 | 2.18 |
| Marseille to win: 23.7% | Marseille +322 | 0.88 | ||||
| Odds to Draw: 28.2% | Draw +255 | — | ||||
| 11/22 | Angers | Caen | Caen to win: 54.5% | Caen -120 | 1.41 | 2.22 |
| Angers to win: 19.2% | Angers +421 | 0.80 | ||||
| Odds to Draw: 26.3% | Draw +281 | — | ||||
| 11/22 | Bordeaux | Rennes | Rennes to win: 44.8% | Rennes +124 | 1.15 | 2.02 |
| Bordeaux to win: 26.2% | Bordeaux +282 | 0.87 | ||||
| Odds to Draw: 29% | Draw +245 | — |
Predictions and upcoming games for Brazilian Seria A
Predictions and upcoming games
| date | round | home team | away team | 1 | X | 2 | result prediction | # goals | tip | |||
| 15 Nov | 35 | Cruzeiro | Sport | 1.53 | 3.75 | 7 | 2 on Cruzeiro | under | 1:0 | |||
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| 18 Nov | 35 | Goias | Coritiba | 3 on Goias | under | 1:0 | ||||||
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| 19 Nov | 35 | Ponte Preta | Figueirense | 7 on Ponte Preta | under | 2:0 | ||||||
| 19 Nov | 35 | Avai FC | Joinville | 3 on Avai FC | under | 1:0 | ||||||
| 19 Nov | 35 | Atletico PR | Palmeiras | draw | over | 2:2 | ||||||
| 19 Nov | 35 | Chapecoense AF | Internacional | draw | under | 1:1 | ||||||
| 19 Nov | 35 | Gremio | Fluminense | 7 on Gremio | under | 2:0 | ||||||
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| 20 Nov | 35 | Vasco da Gama | Corinthians | 10 on Corinthians | under | 0:2 | ||||||
| 20 Nov | 35 | Sao Paulo | Atletico MG | draw | over | 2:2 | ||||||
| 20 Nov | 35 | Santos FC | Flamengo | 8 on Santos FC | over | 3:0 | ||||||
| 22 Nov | 36 | Internacional | Gremio | 3 on Internacional | under | 1:0 | ||||||
| 22 Nov | 36 | Atletico MG | Goias | 10 on Atletico MG | over | 3:0 | ||||||
| 22 Nov | 36 | Corinthians | Sao Paulo | 9 on Corinthians | over | 3:0 | ||||||
| 22 Nov | 36 | Figueirense | Chapecoense AF | 2 on Chapecoense AF | under | 1:1 | ||||||
| 22 Nov | 36 | Flamengo | Ponte Preta | 2 on Ponte Preta | under | 1:1 | ||||||
| 22 Nov | 36 | Sport | Atletico PR | 7 on Sport | under | 2:0 | ||||||
| 22 Nov | 36 | Coritiba | Santos FC | 5 on Santos FC | under | 0:2 | ||||||
| 22 Nov | 36 | Fluminense | Avai FC | 4 on Fluminense | under | 1:0 | ||||||
Merrybet Bet In Shop : New Features Added To Merrybet Online Betting Site.
Now punters can make selections on Merrybet website and decide to use the selections to stake bet offline using the bet in shop code generated on their site.After selecting games on Merrybet website, you can click the bet in shop button and a code will be generated for you which you can take to any Merrybet offline betting shop to stake your bet.
Just give them the code, they will use it on their computer system to bring out your selections, there you can decide to cross check again before telling them to print the bet slip.This is also another cool features added by Merrybet on their online betting site.With this, you can make selections and stake your bet offline.if you don't have enough cash on your online betting account, you can use the Merrybet bet in shop to make selection and use the code to stake your bet on any of their offline betting shop close to you.
this feature is also available on most online betting website in Nigeria, betting sites such as Niarabet, Bet9ja etc.
How To Use Merrybet Bet In Shop Code to Stake Bet Offline
Visit Merrybet website
just start making selection.when you are done with your selection, scroll to your bet slip and insert the amount you want to stake
click the next button, it will ask you if you want to use shop to stake your bet, you will see the bet in shop button or if you don't see it, just click next button, it will generate the betting code for you.write down the code and take it to any Merrybet offline betting shop close to you.
with this, you can reduce the stress of you standing at the fixture board and selecting games.
V-dog : Merry-bet's virtual dog race betting
merrybet have introduced a new betting option called V-dog also known as virtual dog race.this option allows you to place bet on your favorite dog in virtual mode.you will be allowed to choose a dog from the listed competitors and watch the game live from their website.the virtual dog race means that every thing is being converted to virtual mode, no need to check live scores or any other live scores website to see the winning team because all stakes and bets will be seen live on their betting platform, so you will need to have a steady and strong internet connection to enable you watch the virtual dog race match (vdog ) live from merrybet website
like i have said, all the games on vdog is on virtual mode.you will be allowed to pick only from the listed dog race team they have on the website at that particular time.it is not like the normal dog race where you have your favorite team in particular, this one has been programmed to bring out selected dogs which you have to choose before the race starts.
you will be given a time frame to choose a dog, then place bet before the time stops else you would have to wait for the time to start again.same principle that is applied to merry-bet virtual football league is also applied in this, only that the difference is that the two games are different in nature but the same concept is applied.
More Tutorials for UK Horse betting
EACH WAY RULES IN UK HORSE RACING
Each way rules consist of an each way wager which is a wager of twice the selected unit stake. It contains one wager of unit stake on the selection to WIN and one wager of unit stake on the selection to be PLACED according to the terms advertised for the event. In generally, for UK horse racing the PLACE part of Each Way wagers will be settled as per the following PLACE terms:
Handicaps 16 or more runners one quarter of the odds first four Places
Handicaps 12, 15 runners one quarter of the odds first three Places
All other races of 8 or more runners one fifth of the odds first three Places
Races of 5, 6, or 7 runners one quarter of the odds first two Places
Less than 5 runners the Place money is invested to Win
As you can see, in races with less than 5 runners, there’s no “Place” wagering and so no horse betting each way allowed.
Handicaps bets are unique and are treated differently as, theoretically, every pony has an equal chance of winning the race and therefore betting that a pony will finish in the top positions is considered a difficult task (the punter may slip up on one or two ponies but possibly not the entire fields) and so the betting providers allow one additional place in handicaps of 16, or more runners and they usually offer 1/4 of the odds as opposed to 1/5 of the odds.
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