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1001  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do star players affect the odds of a match bet? on: August 23, 2023, 06:43:26 PM
While I don't really think that a single player could turn the tides of the game towards their team, I always find myself accounting for star players whenever I bet on games with them. Sometimes they just do so much you know, that they greatly affect the way the game turns out especially in games like basketball, football, and eSports, although as for the latter it's not so much apparent. Regardless, even if you don't think that these star players are going to affect the game's outcome, it's best to just account for them every now and again to make sure your predictions are in line with reality as much as possible. I find that if I disregard them in my games I lose horribly, so I just started taking their existence into account. I can't say I experienced an apparent increase in win rates, but at the very least it gives me this sense of confidence that I took everything into consideration.
1002  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: I can’t cope on my own. What do you think I should do? on: August 23, 2023, 05:52:15 PM
I say this is a common scam bait made by people to lure in unsuspecting people who are down on their lucks. I'm not saying that they don't have a strategy or a system to get that high of a win rate, but what they do after receiving your pay is either just ghost you for your money outright, or include you back into the channel and give you calls that aren't going to work so you would pay them for a higher subscription. I'm also not saying that there aren't legitimate ones out there but in my opinion, you shouldn't be paying for stuff you can just get for free.

I say you observe the channel and ask for testimonials among random members, ask them if it was legitimate or whatnot, research as well if they have a reputation among the sportsbet industry.
1003  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What is the Role of Blockchain Tech in Online Gaming? on: August 23, 2023, 05:17:21 PM
Blockchain democratizes the gaming industry. Let's just put it that way.

The fact that you can imbue in-game items with the innate perceived value and rarity, so much so that people will be proud of buying and selling it just like what they do with Steam loot boxes but more organized is just something that's amazing. Gambling could see the same thing happening with it too. KYC becoming no longer a need as everything from data to gambling history is saved neatly in a blockchain that could be traced back to its user. That's just amazing.

Although it's going to take more time than we were expected to think. Blockchain couldn't just be integrated willy-nilly without the approval of appropriate parties involved.
1004  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Casinos Should Also Be Prepared For Health Emergencies on: August 23, 2023, 04:23:06 PM
The thing is the casino wouldn't have known that he was suffering from cardiac arrest. Slumped over people are a common sight in casinos, they offer complementary drinks to everyone after all. And while I agree that health personnel should be active and available for assistance especially in casinos, it should go without saying that implementing them effectively is going to be a massive ordeal, since for one, they will for sure find the crowded spaces these casinos are known for to be difficult when they are performing emergency health maneuvers. Plus the fact that you couldn't really tell which is which from a far distance.

Noble cause without applicable applications. I wish things were easier done so things like this don't happen but if the execution was not perfected, we wouldn't go anywhere.
1005  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tips on How to Stay Safe and Avoid Scams When Gambling Online on: August 23, 2023, 03:48:33 PM
My biggest tip is just to avoid shady sites.

A large amount of people who fall victim to these scams (people getting locked out of their accounts with funds, winnings never withdrawn, etc.) is because of the fact that they dealt with shady casinos out there that have not proven themselves among the public. Heck sometimes even "reputable" casinos turn out to be like this years after, so it's really hard to pinpoint which one you should trust and which one you shouldn't. But a rule of thumb I employ whenever I gamble is to only play with casinos that I'm already acquainted with. Taking the chance on casinos you haven't tried and tested yet just cause they offer "bonuses and deposit rewards" is one of the biggest ways you could lose money in this industry.
1006  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: Serious Sportsbet problem, they paid 38.32 LTC to the wrong address on: August 23, 2023, 03:24:41 PM
The thing is, you really can't fault Sportsbet in this since there's no way this is human error on their end. Their system is automated and is only capable of carrying out withdrawals over addresses that you send. And unless god intervened here to particularly fuck with you I don't think there's no other way for them to send the money on the wrong address if it's not through you sending them the wrong address to begin with. 38 LTC is a massive amount to some, but for you—and I'm still yet to decide whether you really earn that much money through gambling, this should just be cakewalk. Just move on and make sure that you triple check the withdrawal address before pressing that send button moving forward.
1007  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: I will pass KYC later is a bad idea on: August 22, 2023, 08:22:30 PM
I have read up on some issues that do arise from not being able to withdraw or cash out winnings from online casinos due to negligence on the part of the player.
Then they come here to start finding solutions on how to cash out their rewards whereas, they failed to adhere to the terms and conditions of which must include a KYC verification for sure usage.

Anyone player who still avoids KYC currently is either new to the system, or is doing so out of curiosity, but not with real intentions of benefitting from the platform on which they registered.

It is definitely a bad idea to pass KYC verification onto later.
It's not necessarily about avoiding KYC altogether, it's postponing such because they either think it's too tedious of a work, or simply something that they can just delay for when they have to withdraw. In my opinion the problem does not lie to the user doing so, after all unless explicitly stated that you'd need to undergo KYC right then and there from the creation of your account, you're not and you shouldn't be forced to perform verification until you feel the need to do so.

Problem is some casinos that you just can't trust are using these KYC measures to either delay users from their money, or literally just block them from getting it. I've heard of news where accounts are banned after following KYC, all because they wanted to withdraw. This is exploitative and is no way something that you can fault to the user.
1008  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: I will pass KYC later is a bad idea on: August 22, 2023, 07:56:12 PM
That could be the case for some, but in my opinion such things are deeply exploitative. People should have the freedom to pass KYC whenever they want. Doesn't matter if it's after winning a large amount of money or not in my opinion. Same with Stake for example. Though allegations and isolated cases come around every now and again, generally they have been very particular and accepting of KYC. You can undergo KYC on or before making a bet, and once you passed it they won't give you any trouble.

It all boils down to whether the casino that you played in is reputable or not. Some casinos are just general assholes that is in it for the money and not for the service of entertainment. Some are not fucked in the head and delivers what's in the tin.
1009  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Casinos games are not made by the casino teams but... on: August 22, 2023, 06:47:05 PM
True. Most of these casinos outsource games instead of creating them since it doesn't take much time to do so, and for the most part, it's easier and cheaper than creating your full-fledged game especially if it's something that's complex like slots or poker.

Still, since they outsourced these games, it means that they are given the full capabilities to jack the odds and probabilities, kind of like arcade centers being given the keys to their machines for maintenance purposes. This ensures that not only can they do easy maintenance tasks on their own, but also allow the casino to play with the odds that they like the most. Of course this could be abused by some irreputable casinos out there but you'd never find this in more well-known ones.
1010  Economy / Economics / Re: It ain't meant to be easy on: August 21, 2023, 09:45:03 PM
Basically "it is what it is"

Problems will come and go, some problems are definitely going to be more detrimental and massively deteriorating, loss of a loved one for example. Same could be said for business, trading, and creating a name for yourself. Roadblocks will come up and it's all about weighing your decisions, sometimes between passion and practicality. It's all about getting back up after every time you fall down. I've had friends who literally came up from nothing, got everything, lost everything later on, and continued with their stuff until they regained such lost funds. It's legendary to behold. I feel like I'm getting off on a tangent here but perhaps I'm just doubling down on the fact that life isn't here to just be enjoyed. It's to be experienced.
1011  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin does not provide full anonymity on: August 21, 2023, 08:54:23 PM
Traceable but as long as you don't go out of your own way to doxx yourself you're practically anonymous. Granted IP addresses are a thing and you can be tracked through that too but if that was the case you don't need bitcoin for it anymore. Bitcoin could provide full anonymity. Just cause transactions could be traced doesn't necessarily mean that you could track who the person is, and that is the primary ground that you need to fulfill in order to break the "bitcoin is anonymous" argument.

Imagine if bitcoin was a true "pseudonymous" cryptocurrency as what people are making it out to be. With proper investigation and tracking, you could even find out who Satoshi Nakamoto really is! After all his addresses are open for people to see, right?
1012  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin negatives on: August 21, 2023, 08:32:48 PM
making it sound as if bitcoin's the only cryptocurrency there is, and as if the remaining 7% is going to be mined willy-nilly. It's going to take another 120 years before you fully mine the bitcoin supply, and even if that happens it doesn't mean that the whole structure of bitcoin will fall down. Mining is one of its ventures but there are a plethora of ways for people to make money here. I'd argue that soon as the total supply's mined completely it could even urge a global movement of using bitcoin as a bona fide currency, meaning the adoption that some people are looking for's coming to fruition.

Plus the transaction times you're sad about is solved by layer-2 issues. Every bad thing you throw at bitcoin, a solution or a workaround was made for it already.
1013  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Searching for New Crypto Debit Card on: August 21, 2023, 08:06:21 PM
isn't this something that Crypto.com as well as a couple other crypto bank platforms offer? Crypto debit cards to be precise.

I've done my fair share of internet digging these past few days and I found that a project in the EU is doing something a little interesting. They're basically tying cryptocurrencies and banking to offer decentralized financial solutions or something along those lines. One of their feature is this crypto card you can fund with either fiat or crypto which is really cool if I do say so myself (I have little idea about how crypto debit cards work so to me this is the equivalent of troglodytes discovering fire), among other features that sounded neat on paper.

Might wanna visit them out but I'm not sure if they cater to the rest of the world already. go here
1014  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Can everyone in the world have bitcoin. on: August 21, 2023, 07:39:25 PM
Bitcoin is divisible, but if you're really keen about everyone on the planet owning a dividend of the 21 million total supply it's going to be a whole ordeal. It may not even be possible. Which is why Sats are here as the basic unit for bitcoins. If it came to a point where everyone on the planet wished they had bitcoins, satoshis will provide that with the same benefits and same ownership levels as if you had owned a bitcoin. Although owning these will be worth only if bitcoin were to rise in value to dramatical levels. Otherwise all you're really going to have in this kind of setup is a few penny's worth of bitcoin.

Still, everyone owning bitcoin is a possible feat, if it wasn't there will be workarounds that could be imposed or done.
1015  Economy / Economics / Re: Netherlands enters a technical recession on: August 21, 2023, 07:17:44 PM
What's up with European countries falling ill lately? Are these connected or isolated ones?

With the way things are going on the west you'd expect the US to fall face first before the rest of the planet, considering their piss-low recession's been marinating on its seat for years now, not to mention the pressure that the east is putting the rest of the world under by means of economical warfare. All of a sudden we find out Turkey's falling into despair, the war on Ukraine's still ongoing but now Russia's completely scraping by as even their mercenary for hires kicked them to the curb, and then we got here Netherlands falling ill on some sort of stagflation which is really depressing.

Amidst this I feel like Iceland's going to be the remaining country in the planet that's not afflicted with any sort of economical sickness lol.
1016  Economy / Economics / Re: Running faucet business in 2023 still possible? on: August 21, 2023, 06:56:11 PM
It could still be profitable if you're the one that's facilitating the faucet. Just integrate adsense and the traffic into your site's going to basically pay for itself. You could also urge some of your users to accept a higher earning framework for a subscription basis that allows them to earn more than the regular bloke but with the caveat that they'd have to pay you first. It's all a matter of making sure that you're using everything you have and what's available.

On the other hand, if you're someone who's looking for faucets, I hate to break it to you but the thing is that these sites are more of a gimmick now than something that could actually yield you profits. Bitcoin's excessively pricey now and harder to mine, no wonder the possible earnings for faucet users are just exceptionally low.
1017  Economy / Economics / Re: All millions are from real estate. on: August 21, 2023, 06:35:39 PM
All millions come from owning something of value. It doesn't matter if it's real estate or not. Sure it's the most reliable out there but at the end of the day as long as you're invested in something that will yield you dividends in the future it's all good really.

I understand the hype surrounding real estate now but it's people like these who pushes people to buy more into the land-owning business that causes prices to jack up and rent to increase in value. You gotta understand that somewhere along the pipeline a low-income earning member of the society is stuck between homelessness and paying their rent, all because housing prices are jacked up to astronomical levels that owning a house right now is reserved for rich people and renting is your only recluse if you don't want to live in the streets.
1018  Economy / Economics / Re: Bad economic situation makes bitcoins more difficult to keep. on: August 21, 2023, 06:14:38 PM
It's true for everything. The rich get richer, the poor becomes poorer, and it's up to the middle class to get stuck between this turmoil and fall to poverty when shit hits the fan. It's been like that since time immemorial, middle class being sidelined when they constitute 90% of the workforce. As with bitcoin keeping, the same could be said. The whales and those who have bags to hold are able to accumulate more, while those who have little holdings are pressured to sell as both the bitcoin economy and world economy pushes them to do so. Hopefully this changes when the next bull run comes in but if the outside economy never changes (and I'm not talking about the USD cause it's got nothing to do with most things nowadays anyway) it will all be for naught in the end.
1019  Economy / Economics / Re: No choice but to use the unavoidable middle man, the exchange companies. on: August 21, 2023, 05:55:16 PM
I believe that most business owners will prefer to transact money transfers with their customers directly without using an exchange, that will be a third party, and you'll have to pay this third party or middle man money for his services, whether you like it or not. I also believe that nothing beats transacting money directly with your clients or customers, no third party whatsoever. One of the reasons why I like bitcoin is that it's decentralized, and you can do a P2P transaction with another bitcoin holder without any exchange being involved. But for convenience, transparency and scams that are associated with P2P, you don't have much choice but to patronize the services of these exchanges.

You can not eliminate the middle man in businesses, especially in this digital age, be it fiat or cryptocurrencies, because they have come to stay. Big exchanges like Binance, are cashing in on being the middle man in businesses, an unavoidable indirect business associates, in your face, waiting for you to go through them.


It's the tradeoff really. It's either you push for decentralization and risk getting scammed or losing your money, or you submit to exchanges and do your business with them, decentralized exchanges seem to solve this but they are just not that massive in the industry just yet. So people are really stuck between these two things without any choice.

Although this could change in the future. New forms of exchanges and ways for people to transact could be formulated in such a way that it would be as secure as doing your businesses with exchanges, with the added benefit of being able to use your money however you like. Till then, we can only hope.
1020  Economy / Economics / Re: The Impact of Russian African Alliance on World Economy on: August 21, 2023, 05:42:15 PM
Since the Ruble's pretty much closed off to the world economy, I don't think this particular alliance's going to cause some effect towards the world economy. Although the war mobilization and further attacks on NATO nations as well as Ukraine that this alliance could promote could produce some massive detriments to the economy as we steer towards a world war. Regardless, this only means that we should always be wary, and the US should prepare itself for war, cause the only thing we're getting out of this is if either country/alliance stops with their advance, or if they commit to the cause and issue a declaration of war which is more likely to happen than the former. Regardless, let's just hope for the best and assume that these countries are just doing these alliances for the sake of protection.
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