This is the continuation of the answers in twos as I mentioned earlier.

This is an idiocy of the highest order, it is bad and unspeakable for some to borrow money to gamble or beg money from people to gamble. Well, the purpose of asking for money from people is not often known, so I may not know if a person asked for money from me and later went to gamble with it. But if such a person dared to ask me for the money and also told me the reason for asking for the money, which was to gamble, then I would not give the person.

If you want to gamble, go and work for the money, it is not my money you would waste on such a quest. If I give anyone money, I do that due to my kind gesture but it is no longer a kind gesture if the money is used for some kind of betting which I view as ugly in that sense. One has to reasonably gamble only with the money they can afford to lose which also is the money they worked for, and not mine. He should bet with his money to make him know how it feels to waste one's sweat.

Of course, I do. I know my limits in casinos and sports betting and this has always helped me to manage myself and my gambling portfolio properly. No one can prevail in gambling without the limit set and the right management calculations, such a person will entirely only be gambling anyhow and the results can never be encouraging.

Hahaha, I bet in my country, no one has that time for you and even if the law enforcers get to know, they will turn a blind eye to it, not to mention the fact that the gambler may deny it and it ends there. If this approach of forcefully enforcing it that way existed, a lot of stories would have been emanating from it and the results would have been known to the public too. But that is not the case since gambling is a choice by adults and not a crime, that's what any law enforcers would eventually conclude upon. For this, the case is not like that, and if any law enforcer would want to help the gambler for humanity's sake, he will only do his part by referring such to an expert in the field of what he is facing the challenge.

However, this still depends on the cooperation of the gambler, or else, it will be futile. This is why it is good that we regard the willfulness of the gambler, it is not everybody that would want to be healed, which makes it harder. It is not until they get to the level of wanting to be helped that help can be fastest working on them. It is also good that we avoided this gambling issue from the beginning. Had it been that most addicted gamblers known and done this, the situation would have been better for them because they would be cautiously watching their gambling steps and would not let it get to the level that it would become a huge issue for them, not to talk of needing external help due to the madness attached to it.

All these still buttress the view that we should be cautious with what we do in gambling and when we do not have that control over what is going on, it is better to avoid gambling. Taking a break will go a long way in resetting the psychology of gamblers, but it's sad that most do not often observe this. Emotion is a huge context that can come in majorly through greed and fear, and no matter how the two look, they are devastating and work together to make sure that the gambler regrets everything.

Without dabbling deep into the two, the solution I know has always been discipline. Discipline is a powerful characteristic in gambling that if one possesses, emotion will be subdued, and it is best actualise with the determination of the gambler. This is because it is one thing that you want to be disciplined, and it is another thing that you are actually disciplined. For this, we should have that strong Will and determination in us to be disciplined in gambling and also have our budget and plans intact. If there is the absence of the two, I bet that the gambler will only be wasting his time as he will not even have anything to be disciplined about but just be trying by error with no basis whatsoever. This can only result in many losses and it often happens in the absence of preparedness for gambling.

My game preference depends on many factors, which include whether or not I want to make money from it or have fun, and my seriousness about the prevailing mood matters too. At times, I just play the casino aspect of gambling many times a day even though I know that I do not have much chance of making huge winnings through it. My target these days is primarily about fun, I just want to kill the boredom at times, especially when the other hubbies, including the watching of movies, are tiring. And I must confess that gambling does it well that time because the excitement will be there and it keeps my company very well even as time would be fast spent without knowing. That was the reason and the gist at that time, and the fact that I did not have the mind to win big through it, the losses did not affect me and I was not desperate about anything as well. What I do is use a very small amount of money and this is best played in my local currency where I can adjust each session of betting to a very ridiculous amount of risk which will never hurt me for any reason when I lose it.

But for the sports betting aspect, I take it a little more seriously and never for the fun but for the money to be made from it. Nonetheless, the money mindset is not that desperate kind of mindset but such that believe that an additional income could be made with my risky activity through sports betting. And with the proper management of my gambling account and psychology, it has been so much better and yielding for me than the casinos risks.

In other words, I deal with both and I will continue to do so since they are for different purposes.

The two main points I like that you made are the fact that someone seeking to use external predictions may lack knowledge or are not confident. Still, I would like to add that they may not have the time at times due to busy schedules. They would like to settle for any available options in this situation, after all, it is to get the job done. Also, I do not condemn whether a gambler seeks external help or he is analyzing and predicting by himself, all that matters to me is to get the work done. The result of the gambler is what will prove this to be worthy or not because some gamblers might be using their analysis and do not have enough success to show for it while some may be using external predictions and are doing well.

Notwithstanding, what I would like to advise is that no matter the one you opt for, sports betting is the best option to make more money in betting. I've seen enough predictions win casinos, they are mostly losing, and there is nothing to show for it in the long run, and this is applicable to both ways of self-forecast and external forecasts. But for sports betting, enough success is recorded in many predictions and it depends on the ones the gambler even opts for with the external help service.

So the fact that some people know about this already makes what the OP talked about useless? C'mon! I can't see less than you assenting to what @AHOYBRAUSE talked about, but I can only see that he is overbearing in nature to have downgraded good advice by the OP. This is too-know in my opinion. Fine, some people would know this, but it is not everybody that would know it. For instance, I know what he iterated and explained above and even more than him, but still, it is valuable to me since anyone who is new to the world of sports betting may just come across it and get to derive the clue needed through it which makes what @AHOYBRAUSE wrote so gross and show the level of the lack of accommodation for other people's expression simple because it is cheap to him

You talk like someone who is sensible and has the Willpower towards gambling. But do you think everybody is sensible and possesses the same characteristics? This is why people will not be able to act the same or make attitudinal changes the same way and this is very challenging to some people than you view it. You are talking like this simply because you have your own mind and are not addicted to gambling, but it is a different story for other people. Also, when you have a means to making money other than gambling and you are not such that is desperate for money due to one thing or the other, then you are far better than many other people who are facing the opposite of that.

Many are desperate to gamble and make money for the pressing money needed. They believe that since some people have hit that Jackpot, they can hit it as well. But before they know it, they continue to waste money due to the lack of proper orientation about gambling and the psychology used towards it. Had it been it was some people, they would have sensed the danger and reverted their steps, but such people are such that are smart and wise, they are conscious of what they do and also possess strong minds that will help their Willpower to say Yes when they want it and No when they do not want it. But people with these characteristics may not be common in the society.

I hope you get it now, it is for their benefit to change, but in most cases, they do not have the chance to change on their own unless they find help. That is if the help can be helpful at all because this thing is in stages.

Nice observation OP, but "what turns its front view to you is turning the back view to another person." This adage can be interpreted as the fact that what you are experiencing now is not being experienced by other people and I can assure you that some who never got the merits more when you were getting it might be getting it even better now, time changes.

The merit-sources addition or subtraction may not be the main cause of this even as we wait for the statistics you appealed for. The change in the mood of sending it may just happen as I have seen in many.

One thing I've also noticed about Bitcointalk members is that they are so sentimental and this may lead to sending merits based on odd factors like; your current campaign, reciprocity, and general behavioural changes among others.

Well, the angle at which you are taking this from is just strange, it is merely a gambling angle since you do not have any valid points to back your claims up. Nonetheless, the US election will certainly have an effect on Bitcoin, but mind you, it is going to be a minimal effect as always no matter the disposition of the contestants.

For your information, it is not about Bitcoin alone but all global assets, and if they are being traded electronically, the effect seems to be more obvious even if they are not significant. This has been happening far before the introduction of Bitcoin, and the reason is that the US spends the most valuable and respected currency in the world (USD), the world reserve currency and such that is paired with all assets traded electronically including Bitcoin (BTC/USD).

In this light, since the US election will cause a shift in the index of the USD (USDX), certainly, Bitcoin and all other assets paired with it will feel the effect. It now depends on the market sentiment toward the winner of the election, but the effect would have started being noticed during the counting of votes.

You started by slightly against my opinion but ended by still aligning with it, this is so funny. It is very easy to say that the DEX and the so-called domains that seem untouchable to you can function when the government starts clamping down on the cryptocurrency industry, well, that's if they see patronage. Perhaps, you did not think it through towards the fact that it will first instil fear in most cryptocurrency holders and users and dissuade more than 60% from using it since they do not want to be in the trouble of the government. What do you think would happen to the crypto space afterwards?

Mind you, the strong-minded people that would continue with cryptocurrency if the government is serious about the clamping down may be so fewer than expected, and you think the price of cryptocurrency will be encouraging to the point that is worth daring the government? It will even be on a selling spree due to less demand and people will be losing their fortunes to it. So what is the point of holding it? Aside from that, is it not a gadget that people are using to connect the app, website/domain, or whatever? What if Windows, Android, IOs and others stopped any operation with cryptocurrency on their gadget on the directive of the world government? Think these are through. This is the government we are talking about, unless there is a division within them, the clampdown will total, bro, that will be the end of cryptocurrency.

Really? I think you guys are now deviating from the main goal here. Such a discussion like bankruptcy is not the subject here and no company in any field can be exonerated from this, so it is not necessary but the liquidity's importance and relevance in casinos. All companies are trying to manage their situation and continue to get relevant in the industry, so I do not think it should be the main concern in this context. This is also the reason why we should be so vigilant and attentive to the news and development around the companies we are dealing with and also go for those companies that are strong and well-planned and not those who put it quickly together because of the money they want to earn fast.

We cannot overemphasize the importance of liquidity in every company as it measures their strength and greatness in the industry. A good company should be able to overcome the test of time, and you can see what happened to Stake.com last year when over $41m was stolen. It's obvious that most casinos will not be able to survive that, and this shows how liquid they are and also how prepared they are for the casino business. Also, one must try to know the capacity of the company they deal with, and what they have for them in case of issues, especially when the company is stressed. This is why it is good to always go for the best that are fully prepared. I mean those who will still reimburse their customers even if issues happen because they have insurance and also distribute/plan their risk properly.

I quite understand you, and let me believe that you are talking based on your experience with the casino (I do not want to continue typing the name). Notwithstanding, with this particular casino, I do not think recommending it is the best no matter what they offer. Is it bonuses, perks, game options, responsiveness, UI and any extras you can think of among others, I still believe it will all be to futility and advise people to stay away from it.

What is the beauty of having the best user experience and bonuses but will not honour the withdrawal of the customer? I see this as needless because of their too-bad review here and in other places which they did not turn a new leaf about and also did not do enough to defend themselves about allegations, especially with proof. This could only mean effrontery and a deliberate act to swindle people of their money.

You are never out of points and VPNs have put a lot of gamblers in trouble, which is why if one wants to use it, such a person must be very careful. But I still doubt the integrity and sincerity of the VPN provider if they would be truthful to what they say about a dedicated and if it is static, the risk is still not averted. And honestly, I am just getting to know a dedicated IP now, are you sure that this service is possible? If yes, I am certain that anyone who wants it might part ways with more money to make it truly dedicated.

But still, as I said, one can't entirely trust these service providers entirely because possessing the absolute right to IPs for them to vouch for not being used by anyone is so doubtful in the case of that dedicated IP. However, if any IP is blacklisted is another issue, or should I call it trouble because casinos would not think twice before they continue to block the account of a blacklisted IP. But certainly, the VPN service provider will not know about that unless their clients tell them. This even makes it riskier to use a VPN with any casino unless the gambler carries the casino along in all of the journey to using VPN if the casino allows it.

No doubt, economic growth is good, it means that more jobs would be created even as the economy of the country is progressive. But one may be wrong if he uses that to entirely judge the effect on the standard of living of the residents of the country. Many countries have recorded positive economies in years and the people in the country are still suffering, so some factors are to be considered in line with this as well. Among these factors, the standard of living would depend on the level of the standing issues before the economic growth, the level of the economic growth itself and the sustainability of the growth as some are only too short.

The inflation in the country matters so well here also, and even the population, because a high population may not allow the effect of economic growth to be much. This takes me to the particular country we are talking about, is it a developed, developing, or underdeveloped country? All these play vital roles in this subject because these indexes would ascertain the level of some metrics and statistics to know whether economic growth can make fortune circulate to the point that it would improve the standard of living to a high degree.

I see people referring to the ATH of altcoins to judge, such people will miss out if they do not invest in altcoins due to that and will also cause fear in others from investing in altcoins. Investing in altcoins is good but one has to be smart about it, you do not leave your altcoins for too long in the name of HODLing, that's the gist. This is why we must know the true reversing level on the higher charts for us to know the time to liquidate all our investments in it. Also for altcoins, you do your calculation of the bullish season alone, you do not do the calculation of the effect of the bearish season with it to avoid confusing yourself.

What I mean is that, if you see an altcoin move from $50 to $500 in the last bullish season and move back to about $80 during the bearish season, just buy it when you are sure of the bottom, but never have the mind that it will reach the ATH again ($500) or move above it like many mistakes themselves and others. Just continue to follow its chart analysis to know the true trend it follows and when it reverses. For example, you may buy it at $85 and it reaches $425 max without reaching the ATH again. By then you have gained in multiples, and will still divest if you see the bearish trend activated again. You will now wait till it falls back again to its lowest level in the long-term disposition prior to another bullish season to re-buy it again.

By this, who cares if it gets back to its ATH again? You continue to make your money still, even more than those who are HODLing Bitcoin till eternity. It's all about making money, we should be smart.

You only loop this together without having that constructive argument about it. There is nothing wrong with traders selling at a high level and buying at a low level as long as they know what they are doing and do not subject it to guesswork or gambling. Such must ascertain the levels through support and resistance levels and also with good analysis to truly know the exhaustive condition of the market which is called overbought and oversold condition.

However, this strategy is good for the long-term approach but the short-term traders can still take advantage of it but would be on the lower timeframe. And for those who experienced the market going against what they planned, I can only encourage them to manage their trading properly, there are no perfect traders and analysis/signal, anyone can fail, and at times, closing the trade at a bad price is good to save such trader from more losses. This is more heroic than the way you made it look bad.

All that matters is to make more wins, but thinking traders will not lose is a pure lie, and in losses, we should not still mock anyone. Generally, to avoid losses, I can only encourage traders to work more on their trading management and psychology. With good strategy as well, I don't think any issue would arise.

Whales everywhere I read posts now, that's how people make it look though, but I don't think there will be a serious Bitcoin whale now still having that huge Will to buy Bitcoin that has not bought it already for them to catch the train at the low price as usual. These are already determined HODLers too. Unless they were the ones who formerly sold it and wanted to buy it back. Contrary to your view, I believe that the next growth will be from the collective random and institutional purchases and not whales, that's what I know that Bitcoin needs to appreciate now.

It would rely upon this mainly to have a huger growth with time because most conversant investors are Hodling it already, but I still doubt if the extra purchases can sustain the huge growth for the fear of the lack of determined HODLers who I believe might not be willing to hold it for too long. Let's continue to see how the situation unfolds even as we all know that we are only taking risks, so we should do much research about this and not be blind followers/believers.

I must have missed this thread due to my busy schedule these days. Though the OP is entitled to his opinion, nonetheless, the opinion looks too serious compared to the actual fact. The doxxing of a thing may be enforced against users on this forum but I can assure you that it can't be more than here, what's the point? As we speak, do you know how many investigative journalists are on this trail? You can't know until their success. Your point is however conceived because this is a Bitcoin forum, but if enforced strictly, then it means that neutrality is still not strong here in my opinion. Even in law, in most countries, doxxing is forgivable, and in many other places, it "may" be lightly punished depending on the reason for it, not to mention an online forum.

Fine, based on how this forum was created, we might collectively respect the privacy of the person who created Bitcoin and also opened this forum, it makes sense like that. But when we are now taking it too seriously, I do not see it so neutral to prove the freedom of expression.

I really would love it if Satoshi Nakamoto could reveal his/their identity to reap the fruits of his/their labour. The project is too honourable for the brain(s) behind it not to be known. I believe what people are doing is out of curiosity, but what I don't condone is too many threads pointing to the same fact here, that must stop. But for people to try and relate something to it, I do not have so much concern about that.

Let them continue to try, it will only be the case of "catch me if you can."

This looks like a plan, but at the same time, it shows you are a dreamer and a joker. I remember the time you posted your crypto investment but the amount is "nothing to write home about" compared to the plans you iterated here. By the way, why is the balance showing in ETH if Bitcoin is truly your preference as you claimed here?

Looking now at the image again, you have less than $550 in supposed Bitcoin investment, and by my speculation, I do not think that Bitcoin can still move more than x2.5 in this bull run. So how would you get such enough money to actualise your plan? This plan is good and would have been perfectly done if you had started at a much lower price, but with the level of about $53,000 where you claimed you struck it, it will earn you not so much profits to actualise this plan.

Perhaps in the next bullish cycle, if you are smart enough, you may revisit this.

We should not make any mistakes when we trade and the two you listed above are just a few out of many that traders make in trading. Of course, the traders who invested the amount they can't afford to lose will surely regret it because not only will they be pained when they lose the money but the money will in addition cause them to be emotional in their trading. This could only mean failure even before the trading has started, so we should avoid it. Our trading psychology must be preserved, but there is no way this will happen when the money we invested is too dear to us, we will only be making mistakes with this and will bring out the most fear in us. The money would be like your last hope and by trying to guard it carefully, you will be making too many viable mistakes. Therefore, it is better to invest the money that can be afforded to be lost. If you wanted to invest the $3,000 that can't be afforded to be lost for example, why not change to it to between $300-$500? By doing so, you would have saved yourself a lot and reduced the tension which would be attached to trading it.

As for greed, it is left to us, and we should always know that the term greed can never be good in any aspect of life and business. However, greed itself is relative in trading, it is not all what people termed greed that is indeed greed. Greed can only be guilty of if one has a trading system and plans but reneges on them due to the belief that if they are set aside, more money would be made.

This will only put such traders in trouble as the system and plans initially prepared to be used are for reasons. They are there to guide our paths to success, why regende in them?