I said it a while ago and it is totally unacceptable, it shows the bad intentions of the casinos and the need for people to avoid them. Casinos should be fair in both ways whether the situation is in their favour or favours their customers. Can you imagine, a casino was fully aware that the customer was using a VPN but turned a blind eye to it when such a customer was losing and enriching them but the situation turns when it is time for the casino to pay the winning.

Such casinos are wicked and should be heavily sanctioned if reported. What annoys me most is that fair casinos would even check properly if such gamblers cheat their system one way or another to decide whether to give them their deposit back or not. But they often resolve to keep all, which includes the whole deposit, the wagered amount and the winnings. This is the sheer wickedness of it all, and it calls for a good reason why we should avoid VPN completely even if the casino says it allows it. Who knows, they might use that as bait to deal with the gambler.

The issue of Bitcoin as money is so complicated having carefully read people's stances after my last post here. But so long as it is a medium at which a financial transaction is concluded/settled and can be exchanged for the actual money/fiat, it is arguably money. But it is more than that, the fact that there is no commodity to back Bitcoin is an issue here, and the test of Bitcoin as money is still at the early stage, what if it later fails? What I just mentioned are points that are casting doubts on Bitcoin as money which makes many support Bitcoin as money and others do not support it as money.

Above all, the definition of money itself still considers it as anything that is an asset and exchangeable for its worth. Since Bitcoin is an asset and is exchangeable for its worth, it's money in my conclusive view. But for it to be thoroughly fitting, I guess that there should be some kind of modification to the definition of money. They never considered an advanced situation like we now see in cryptocurrency when they actually tabled down the definition of money.

Lol...It's Nigerian Naira (NGN) and the money is indeed small, it can't buy a standard meal even in the country, to say the least. Notwithstanding, it is not about the size of the money but the success thereof, that's what the OP wanted us to know, and perhaps the joy attached to it at the same time. I can feel the spirit.

Also, the success has to do with the money we wager, the OP's risk was small, which is why the gain was small too. I can see the odds, they are good enough, so he got what he risked. This is what pains people at times when the outcomes are all green and he might regret not wagering higher money in such a game. Maybe next time, he can try better with a higher risk for a higher gain.

Alibi for what?

Regardless, these questions of yours can be answered by anyone just as they come to their heads, and they are such that any casino owners will answer in such ways that will always favour them. It will never reflect the reality of what they would do in such situations. Let me vary them for you. For the first part, the house will always have the edge in their casinos, and the reason is that they established it for the sole purpose of money making, so the games you are playing there must have been wired in their favour and winning pegged at a certain percentage of choice. From what I heard, it could be 15% or 25% winning or more for their customers which makes the customers rely solely on luck and can't beat the house for any reason.

This is made possible with the algorithm of the games, and it depends on the casino to leave it at default or even wickedly adjust it to be tougher for players. As for choosing what they want you to win, that's possible since we have many of them doing many ignoble things unquestioned. But for the probably fair casinos, I think there is a limit to what they can manipulate.

What annoys me the most is the withholding of the winning of gamblers. After all the losses, trauma and stress, the gambler now wins but the casinos could refuse to pay the winning. This is very bad and it is common to those illiquid ones among them. Casino owners would tell you that such would never happen in their casinos but I tell you that some people are victims of such, so asking is not even necessary. It is nevertheless good for us to go for the well-liquid casinos that are trusted too, perhaps such will not happen to us.

Bro, I think you have good points here, but, let me believe you posted this in the Meta section of the forum in error, as the content has nothing to do with the section. I will help you tell a moderator to move it to the gambling section of the forum where it is best fitting and appreciated.

Notwithstanding, I voted for the game of skills. I do not see it as a wise option to vote for the game of luck. That means that I will rely on luck and the algorithm that the system works with, that's a way to tie the fate of the outcome to what you can't control. That'll give me more stress when I have a better option of skill. However, I would like you to point to an example of the skills game. I quite understand what you explained there but you never gave an example of it. I mean the example that would be better related to the commercial casino games.

For me, skills are required in some games truly, but luck is also important as no one knows the outcome of what will happen no matter how skilful we are in playing the game. Be it casino or sports betting, skills and luck will play their vital roles, but in either of the two, the skills may be needed more in one and luck may be needed more in the other.

Point of correction, the meme coins season is not over, not in this present bullish season, and if you could say that meme season is over, then the cryptocurrency season is also over, which is not so. Many meme coins follow the path of Bitcoin, with a little difference, so when Bitcoin rise further, you will get your earnings through the meme coins if you invest in them, but ensure you invest in the right ones.

Besides, meme coins are important in the crypto space and I believe that it is a few we've seen yet, when it comes to the next 10 years, more of them will have been unveiled and they will move significantly up. This also depends on the popularity of the meme coin and the blockchain it is being created.

Lately, it is the Solana ecosystem that is gaining more relevance and this is even shifting the relevance away from the old meme coins gradually. All (some old and new meme coins) will continue to be relevant and appreciate in price this season. Many of them will be created newly also, and many will certainly move up to make investors smile before the bull run is over, especially during altcoin season.

You are on point, friend, the forum is increasing and not decreasing, so this is practical. If the merit sources and the allocated merits are not increasing, I wonder how it would be generously extended to the deserving posts. No wonder people are increasingly complaining these days about the dwindling merit sharing. I've never thought towards your angle though, except for the need to create more merits sources which has never yielded since.

I hope something is done about this to encourage the good posters and also help those who are still ranking up to get there on time.

You are giving too much credence to the ETF in my opinion, the market acted positively beyond the ETF inflow itself, but the market feelings (psychology). First, I do not know anyone who will take an advancing opportunity in the cryptocurrency space for granted, it is obvious that the ETF is a plus for Bitcoin and would help the price to rise no matter how little. Nonetheless, the thing I know is that the market acted purely psychologically in the second half of 2023 rather than what people think of it. Had it been the ETF was filed for approval in 2022, it would have been a different story compared to what happened in 20. The effect would never have been like what we witnessed, so giving too much credence to the ETF due to the FOMO in the market is not so worth it, the main credence should have been left for the true effect when there are inflows through the ETF companies.

For better clarity, the market is funny, could you believe that an ordinary rumour could be so impactful in the market that people would be so surprised at what happened? And when the main news comes out, the effect might be so minimal or insignificant. That's the market for you, it moves psychologically. Now, what happened last year was the situation of the ETF news meeting the preparedness of investors as Halving was fast approaching. The mood was already there, the ETF was just a catalyst even as it had not helped with a single ETF inflow then. The fact that people did not want to miss out on buying Bitcoin at a better price caused FOMO in the market at the time, which was what was responsible for the bull run we witnessed in the market. It was purely speculative and not about the ETF directly adding the money per se. Ever since, what meaningful inflow has the ETF attracted to the Bitcoin market? We should know the sentiment of the market from an event. Bitcoin is an open market that is very accessible, unlike Gold and others who need more of ETF. For me, the effect of ETF in attracting money to Bitcoin through the ETF company is what I am still doubtful to be as huge as people expected.

This is just unthinkable and will not happen, it can only be practical in imagination. In my experience, Bitcoin is an asset, and anything called an asset will always have the rule of economics regarding the demand and supply happening to it. It can't be only the demand or the supply, because if that's the case, where will the dynamism of the market be which is the most unique attribute of financial market assets? There are times when people will like to invest and divest for one reason or the other. The need for money as you mentioned is part of it even as people need money variedly when it comes to time and size. Some might need it for pressing issues, while others might need it for frivolities or the purchase of properties or to further invest it in stocks and many more. And what the money is meant for might be proportional to the size of the money removed from the Bitcoin market.

Also, people may be speculative and decide that the market will sell at a certain time, which is a very good reason to divest. No matter what, investors will always have the Want and Need for the liquidation of some or all of their Bitcoin for whatever reason. The same thing goes for the demand as well, a lot of people will be investing even at the time some people are divesting. Assets like Bitcoin will often record many of such transactions in a day and this is why the chart of any asset is never a smooth slope.

I knew that manipulation is what would first come to the head of many when AIs are being mentioned in gambling but it is not supposed to be so. If you think you can use AI to perpetrate evil, the house will also use AI to stop that from happening, and since they have more money, they will be more techy than the customers at large. As a matter of fact, it is already happening, many casinos are now investing huge amounts of money in the next generation of gambling where AIs will be performing enough tasks in place of human in so many facets which include, verification and security, and I wonder how people would get to cheat that.

And no matter the amount of AIs the customers use, they can't just beat the system of the casino game they are playing. The algorithms are there, and only a hacking system will be able to pose a threat. But unfortunately for the cheater in that case, it will be so obvious, they will get caught easily, and no casino will pay such winning when it is obvious that hacking was used to win the game. For this, in the future with the invention and use of more AIs, I believe that the gambling industry will be more advanced, so we should perish the use of AI for manipulation for gamblers to win. I also believe that everything will be the same as it is now, where it is difficult to cheat the house and when you use automated systems too much, I think the house will frown at it.

It's good that we gamble at the right time and for the right reasons, and if the two do not agree, it might be an issue for the gambler. Besides, I can't decipher the reason for the sleep and hunger remark here, it shows that the gambler is not just serious in my opinion. Why would you be gambling when you are sleeping? That lacks seriousness and could only mean addiction in some senses to me. You have to leave one for the other to avoid issues for yourself. What if you wanted to press $20 when you are wagering, but mistakingly pressed $200 due to the sleep? That is why it is good to be active before gambling, and gambling should never be done by force, we can postpone it till another day.

But for the hunger remarks, it is baseless to me. Hunger is not what you can't control or postpone the eating time. This is peculiar to workers, and mind you, many people are fasting and still very active and concentrate on their jobs and deliver better than those who did not fast. Needless to say, gambling is not what you do and takes several hours for it, you may gamble for a few hours and later eat which makes it not so much of an issue to me.

I do say that if gamblers no longer feel themselves as the ones betting anymore, it is often bad for them because they will not be in control again but whatever is controlling them. In most cases, this could be encapsulated in emotion and if allowed further, it is always be devastating. All gamblers should know that the antidotes of emotion are simple, and they are disciplined, have strong determination and taking break immediately when the gambler feels that emotion has taken over. If all three are not enforced immediately, it will be an issue. Aside from gambling, emotion has infested me in many risky dealings that have to deal with money, the same antidotes are working for them all unless we are either underrating them or not willing to enforce them.

I see no reason why the person who is emotional and gambling senselessly should still be at the casino or not close the gambling platform. Though some might even try to fight it by being conscious with the help of discipline and determination, but if this seems not to be working, just walk away, nothing is safer than that in gambling. You may now return the next day or even give it time in days or weeks to get back to your normal self. No gambler doing this will be wasting money unnecessarily.

The answer is No, and no matter how bad the review of the casino is on the internet, I still escape their issues unlike many people. But one thing that is sure is that I will not stay long with a company that doesn't not give me a peace of mind For instance, if the reviews are getting too much on the negative side and physical people I know are also victims, what am I still doing there? Well, let me say that I am both lucky and I do things thoughtfully. I know the weaknesses and strengths of casinos (should I say I know how they think and what they really want), so I make sure that I hold my safe distance so that nothing will affect me.

Is it the completion of my KYC, I do it on time. Is it the use of a VPN, I avoid it outrightly and use my local IP even as I maintain a single account with casinos. These still go a long way in keeping us out of their radar as a threat to them if though their excesses are too much in most cases.

These are two different contexts, so you guys should not mix them together for any reason and I do not see why this is even coming up in an emotion context like this. Emotion is a psychological thing and not a direct way or reason for gamblers to make money, but still, very useful if we can tame it. It is of course either through skills/expertise and luck that gamblers win, but if the emotion is not taken care of, the gambling experience of such gambler could be miserable. This is what this thread is mainly about and it is one of the major reason why gamblers fails because they do think of the expertise side better than the overall psychological side which even counts more.

Nothing is to be taken for granted in gambling, not the management, the psychology and the best ways to play, if there is any, as either of them could help us win or preserve our sanity and responsibility in gambling if done rightly. However, if I must say, I would say that psychology of gamblers outweighs all other factors because what could make you get addicted, be called a useless and irresponsible gamblers and even waste money senseless still buttress on the emotion, which calls for more attention and care by the gambler. And when the emotion creeps in, it takes charge of the whole situation where the skills of the trader, management and other plans attributed to it will be set aside until the gambler is ruined. We can afford to take it with levity.

Who is to blame if you gamble with the money you can't afford to lose and still lose it? You, of course, that is why I do not pity those who are in this category, they brought the issue upon themselves out of their lack of wisdom. If they are wise, they would have to weigh the risk and the outcome well to know if they should proceed before ending in it. And if they proceed and lose, they should blame themselves.

Also, for me, I see no difference between gambling alone and with friends when it comes to feelings, it is my money, so I feel the same when I lose or gain. But one thing I can't trade for anything is my privacy. I like to do my things my way and mostly private, especially if that thing has to do with risk-taking. I've seen a friend blaming his fellow friend for his loss because he changed his prediction just because his friend predicted differently. This is one of the many I like to avoid in this regard.

Fine, a friends may contact me for my predictions, I can give him on a friendship level, but for us to be deliberating on which team to choose or not choose, I don't do that. It can cause more confusions especially if the friends are such that feels perfect and knows better. They may confuse you, and if you are such that can't be confused, they may just start unnecessary argument that is annoying. Why not do your thing yourself when you have all it takes?

I don't seem to understand what you guys are saying, children are blessings and nothing will change that. It is we who should plan our lives and not blame it on innocent children. As couples, they should know the number of children they want to born and that must be measurable to many factors which include their financial capability. If you know you can bear only one or two and give them the best support in all ramifications, why not stick to it? But having the financial capacity of 2 and bearing 5 children means you are wicked. So it is all about us and the right plan we have in every situation.

As for gambling, I do not see this as a must, you should quit it if it is causing you to lose money while your family suffer. That is what I see in your post which is not supposed to be so, it is never a must, so we should take it as such. And if you are such that is kin to gambling, if you are gambling and may not be able to do without it (though it is wrong and you should seek help), perhaps, you gamble with $500 a month, why not force it down to $50? By that, you would have saved a whopping $450 for the month even as you did not deprive yourself of what you like doing. Above all, gambling is not a do-or-die thing, your family must come first if you are responsible and I believe that quitting gambling entirely for the sake of your family is the simplest sacrifice you can make if you truly love them.

I won't even think twice!

I think you have a good friend, if it were to be other people enjoying such information and benefits, they might have kept it to themselves alone. As for your question, you will only get a random answer here, however, the course your friend is trying to introduce you to (since it's working for him) is what you should go by. But first, you should examine your friend's financial life, and you might ask him questions for you to know if the path he follows is the right path for you to follow as well.

I said that because sometimes what people tell us is only hyped and may not necessarily be the way they said it, which is why it is good for you to ascertain the facts through his lifestyle and financial status. If he passes and you are ready to go about it, just ensure to follow his advice and that of the mentors/tutors of the course(s) you are going for. It is never news that affiliate marketing is really working for a lot of people. I am also doing my bit with some financial market brokers, and it depends on how you can work for them and your success as well. If you are a tech guru too, it is an added advantage for you since it's all about the traffic you send to the system and the converts you make thereof that would determine the commission they will give you.

Also, note that the commission varies by organisation and niche, some are even paying up to 60% of the money made from the client/customer you convert for them. This means huge money depending on your commitment and the kind of offer you signed in for.

I disagree with you that this is about the love for football but extremism and it's very bad. We should always support whatever we want to support with wisdom, it is wrong of anyone to support provocatively, which is what I see here. Football is a sport, but it is unfortunate the way some people are taking it too far as if it is a war. This is to the extent that people would kill for the sake of football, how pathetic is that? Well, in my understanding based on the psychological view, it is beyond the football itself but the nature of the person in question. For instance, someone might provoke you naturally or your action provokes people which has nothing to do with football, these are purely emotional things and it depends on how we can handle ourselves.

But in football, such provocation may also happen because the people watching it are not mature enough and yield to emotion and anger. They view it beyond the mere sport it is, and the issues may now escalate from the football issues to the personal issues where their true character shows. Such character is in them even before football, it was only let out through it, just like any other thing that can bring the ugliness out of them. I hope you understand, the football was just that thing at that time, it could be other things in another circumstance. I still believe these people are crazy and childish and that is why I try as much as possible to move far from those who call themselves adults but are still with children's brains.

My number one rule in sports betting is bordering around the money and risk management, and it could be in so many forms. I can't deposit/wager the amount of money I can't afford to lose and I make sure that I even manage the money in my gambling account more effectively. These are the only ways I know I will not go astray in my gambling.

Thankfully, I have been practising them with all discipline and determination, and this is the way I can only point out which makes me many steps better than many sports bettors I know. Because even in losses, I still do not feel it since it is all about the long-term result, and when you are good with your betting, overall and over time, you will smile.

However, I repeat don't wager the money you can't afford to lose and let strict management be your goal and account preserver.

Whether I have enough wealth or not, the guaranteed income is what I will opt for and I believe this is wisdom in all ramifications. I've lived in a risky environment to know the best thing to do in a situation like this having been faced with multiple of them, the outcomes in the long run are always the same. Just get the money out of risk then take a deep breath and plan what you want to use the money for to earn you more. For me, I do not see that huge difference between the 1 BTC and 5 BTC, other than the 4 BTC which can become 0 BTC with a higher probability if you risk further on it. But if that 1 BTC could be well-utilised, it can get you the best in life and might even end the poverty in your life if you are poor. The amount that some people put together to make their life fortune was not even up to the present value of 1 BTC, so we do not have any excuse here.

Also, think about it, if you are smart with cryptocurrency investment and even invested the 1 BTC in one sure coin/token, at least another 5 BTC can be made through that. But by that mean, you are not taking the aggressive risk as though you are wagering the money again, which would be senseless to me. You may even open a business or do another thing with the money like buying land and other promising properties. Before you know it, you will make the multiple of it. The difference would be that it was a reasonable means that you make the money work for you, and not through further gambling that can take it all away from you and get you depressed. We should learn how to weigh our risks and manage our options and even ourselves in this situation.