Taking a ride in a cruise is very expensive to be honest. Only the rich people can afford it. Atleast this happens in my country. Moreover many people have fear in travelling through the ships, hence they avoid transportation through this also. As far as I have read from various resources, there is no much difference between a land based casino and casino present in a cruise. Moreover as these people gamble for recreational purpose only, hence for them the payouts and rate doesn’t matter. Regarding the operational hours, then it varies from cruise to cruise. Some operates for 24/7 also.
I think it was yesterday where I saw a post from Elon Musk. He said that riding on his Tesla cruise ship is only priced at $100 per day/night. $100 might be a huge amount already for some of us but I expect more of it. I still think that $100 can realistically be reached even it takes time therefore I can say that cruise ship wasn't only built for the rich. I think that is a bold move from Elon Musk if his Tesla cruise ship will just charge $100, it's affordable to all of us. Maybe that kind of money is like what? 1 minute of playing in a slot machine? My point is that everyone has $100 if they wanted to try and experience a cruise ship and play in their casinos. Going back to Musk, it's good business move, maybe he wanted to removed the stigma that cruise ships is for the rich people and not for everyone. But as far as the casino goes, it could be the same, at the end it will be based on how lucky you are. But I guess the experience is priceless gambling in a cruise ship. |
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It is very interesting to me when people link Bitcoin’s price with improvement of its functionality. In reality, the cost of transactions is way up from free when I started using BTC, there are significantly less options for use cases as regulators have cracked down on developers, and a majority of people think BTC is a store of value instead of a p2p payment network. Improvement? Only if you’re trying to play the greater fool game.
And I don't also think that there will be improvement for bitcoin. I mean they could if the devs wanted to. But bitcoin has changed a lot as you have said, fees are higher but the price is also going up most of the time. As for the the so called "functionality", it's now more of a Store of Value (SoV), people making money, it's becoming a investment vehicle for the majority of us instead of what is it designed for in the beginning as P2P system. So it has evolved in the last 10 years and I think it will, in the next decade. |
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Ngannou is a force of nature and very gifted athlete but when it comes to pure boxing ...Tyson will smash him and I don't think we will pas over round 7 in my opinion. This event is also an entertaining one and I do hope Ngannou will come prepare and give it all he has instead of just grab the money and lose the fight...but we are still very early to talk about what happen besides that Tyson will win  Perhaps less, the thing with MMA fighter is that they are not used to more rounds, just like in the Floyd vs Conor fight, McGregor has success early on and Floyd just cruising. But when Floyd sensing that Conor is getting tired in the middle rounds, he starts to take over. But in this case, if Francis rans out of gas in the mid rounds, I'm seeing a huge knockout or stoppage win by Fury here. So this fight will not go to the judges scorecard |
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Yeah, just weird that the Kuwaiti government are preventing the growth of crypto. While their neighbors are doing the opposite. I had a talk with a friend who is working in Dubai right now and he asked me about what apps or exchanges I used to trade. So I said Binance, and he said that they are also looking at Binance because they want to do some training.
In any case though, if the Kuwaiti government will go against it then nothing we can do. But if there neighbouring countries become a crypto hub, maybe they will change their stance here.
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James Harden posted on twitter that he’s been comfortable for too long and it’s time to get uncomfortable. I’m not exactly sure what he’s referring to since he hasn’t stayed on one team long enough to get comfortable. Maybe he’s talking about his routine that has him overweight and unable to perform at the level he once could. Who knows?
So another prophetic quote from him? Maybe he is referring to the team that he will go? Perhaps the new team will be uncomfortable with him around as their new player and perhaps there will be a big changes on that team. Regardless, I don't see him going to the rigorous diet. But let's see, him and the Lillard are one of the most anticipated news this summer and we don't know where or what team will be their destination although they have their preferences, but so far no clear news yet. |
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The crypto market has plummeted to around $ 1 trillion today, with a liquidation amount exceeding $ 200 million within 1 hour. In particular, some tokens that have been registered as securities by SEC have been devastated:
What do you think of your friends to take advantage of situations like this, is it now the right time to buy a few coins?
I am also experience and feel this way, one of the common obstacles that most people feel is that they also have difficulty buying because they have to make adjustments for their daily needs. Those who dare to take risks by borrowing time, they are winners, for those who don't, they are just spectators. So, now we will also be spectators when prices rise at the beginning of the year. if this the same as 3 years ago. Everyone here is a winner by simply buying in the dip. But it seems that we are on track to keep and defended $30k at least for this month. Ripple news last week was good for us as it has a trickle effect on the market on bitcoin. But after that, it seems that we are still back from as high as $31k to the current price. So there's no more bloodshed and I don't see it happening in the future unless there is a black swan event. |
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The Litecoin halving is an event where the block reward for mining Litecoin is cut in half. This happens roughly every 4 years for Litecoin, in a similar fashion to Bitcoin with the goal of controlling the supply of Litecoin—making it more scarce over time and potentially leading to LTC price appreciation after the halving event.
The last Litecoin halving occurred in August 2019. The next halving is slated to happen on 2nd August 2023. Typically, there’s volatility and uncertainty surrounding halving events as investors speculate on the impact to supply and price. However, the effects of a halving generally play out over months and years after the event itself.
While the effects of halving are not always immediate, most traders are already exploring various means to accumulate LTC, leading to the increased demand of the token and LTC giveaway events like the one on Bitget, for instance. Leading to the question— Do you see a bullish trend as a result of the coming halving event?
We all know that LTC is like a small brother to BTC, and it is even touted as a guinea pig. But in any case, I think LTC will continue to have demand and success in the altcoin market. After all, it still remain as one of the solid altcoins that we have so for sure I'm still seeing some good price after the halving. So best of luck to those holders though, I don't have LTC in my portfolio. Not that I don't see the potential, but I'm more of a BTC person. |
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Giving those live viewers a reason to watch them and have a closer look at the way they've fought. It's an opportunity for both Santiago
and Donaire to hype up their names, more chance to earn money if they earn the attention of more crowd/viewers.
No doubt, Donaire and Santiago would earn a larger sum of money by being the undercard fight for Spence vs Crawford. In terms of hype, Donaire is already well-known, so he only needs a bit more exposure. It's actually Santiago who will be presented with a great opportunity because if he wins this fight, promoting his next fight would not be difficult. The changes made to the fight should be appreciated as the promoters simply aim to make it a more successful event. Agree, Santiago is new to this kind of stage as he has not fought in Vegas yet if I'm correct so another disadvantage for him. Money-wise, I don't know if the promoters will compensate for the postponement of this fight so it will be put in the undercard of Spence vs Crawford fight but definitely this is a big plus/attraction to the main event so i think money will flow to the purse of Donaire and Santiago lol. As far as I know, promoters are not going to be compensated here, on the contrary as you have said, this could be more advantageous to them as they will be the prior fight before the main event. So obviously the promoters are going to jump on this opportunity and for sure Donaire and Santiago knows that it will be a big boost for them to be in the limelight of this big fight. And their names will be remember in history as the undercard in this unification fight between two great fighters. |
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"if you quit that's when you lose".
This is true, but we are talking about gambling here... if we don't stop/quit in some moments we can lose a lot more. Taking breaks is a good thing, in gambling and all other activities. I know that most of us have experience with "pushing too much", and we know it's a double-edged sword. We get carried away and we forget about "responsible gambling", and in most cases that turns out to be a bad decision. There's nothing wrong with stopping or entirely quitting gambling. When losses pile up and it starts to harm your financial situation, it's better to give up than to sink even deeper. I think this old adage or saying is not just for gambling, it might have been used for like in a business. But still though if this is for gambling then it could be wrong in my opinion. And most likely why there are a lot of gamblers losing money because they don't quit or stop when they have still have a lot of money and winning. And then regret later because they made a bad decision and it became cyclical for them to go on and continue the next day even if their financial situation is not that good and so they sink deeper and deeper until they can't get back on their feet. |
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Noone deserves 260 million dollars max contract extension or anywhere close. People need to boycott sports honestly. The cost of a ticket is outrageous. Then add in food and drinks, parking, and any kind of memorabilia or Souvenir and you are spending nearly 200$ for a cheap seat to the game you want to watch.
It's greed on all fronts. The owners for charging the crazy prices, the players for the insane salaries they get, and the public for being dumb enough to pay it. If people stopped frequenting events and owners couldn't sell seats, maybe a reality check would happen and prices would drop. Noone needs that much money period.
I'm not saying these guys don't deserve to make a decent wage. Yea 25-50 million for 4-5 years, but 260 for 4 years is just silly. We have our priorities wrong. What about the cops who protect us? The doctors who save lives? The teachers? Ridiculous!!!!
Correct. Too much money is spent on entertainment. It's like it will be the last day of our life. I am curious about how people are getting their money and they can still watch the game even with high prices of seats, food, and drinks. Sometimes you will even see a fully packed homecourt. Are there really that many rich people today? It's business for the NBA and the team themselves, maybe for us it's wrong to see them giving this huge money. But what if business owners in the next 4 years could net double or even triple than that? So it's a good investment for them. And I think it's a big risk but if they are willing to do that, then it's hard to question them as far as expending that big money. And for fans, we are going to be entertained. And for the city that represents it's going to be huge for them if the player are going to bring back championships after championships. |
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So much for his image? According to a report on TMZ, undisputed lightweight world champion Devin Haney was arrested on Thursday morning following a night out in Hollywood, California.
Law enforcement sources indicate to TMZ that they found a semi-automatic handgun in his car during a routine traffic stop. https://www.boxingscene.com/devin-haney-arrested-hollywood-over-firearm-found-car--176113But he is out because he posted a bail, but why does he has to carry a weapon? For safety, I guess? Because apart from that, why would he carry a weapon inside his car and since he was arrested, then that gun was probably not registered to him because if that was registered then there should be no ruckus involving his name. There is also a news that Teo Lopez is back and is looking for a 140 lbs clash with Devin Haney. We all know that Teo said that he has officially retired after beating Josh Taylor. Now, WBO has order a fight between Arnold Barboza and Jose Ramirez. But Lopez was given 24 hours to respond and block that fight and so he did. But he wanted Haney in his return as Devin says that he will move up in weight. So lots of interesting development here. Not to boast but I expected this to happen, not to Devin Haney as a target specifically but I already thought that Teo Lopez might surprise us again as he now feel the urge to be somebody as he is now a champion at 140 lbs. because there is no sense at all in retirement at such an early age after winning a championship. Any boxer would not think Teo was serious about his retirement. He just did the best performance of his entire career to win against Taylor so it didn't make sense seeing him retire. Somehow a boxer who comes back after retirement will be talked for awhile. Now that he had achieved some greatness, he will need to aim higher and beat up the undisputed champs above him. Would they get bigger pay if they once tried retiring? He isn't the first to have done this so it must be something for such gain. Well, we can say that Teofimo Lopez is just trying to make his name even bigger and to draw out more money in his future fights that is why he is saying that this kind of stuffs. I think that is already unusual for boxers that young to express their retirement after winning a big fight against a big name. Other than that, I don't see any reasons that he is that serious about his retirement. Teo Lopez is really trying to hype his name with such controversial statement, or maybe he just wanted to get out of the contract from Top Rank and that's why he just wanted to retire. But for sure a Haney superfight at 140 lbs is very enticing to him that's why he unretire and make himself available for a fight. Remember that he has one of the belt at 140 lbs. So Haney should be interested on fighting Teo if he wanted to get another belt. |
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Top Rank (Inoue) and MP promotions, (Tapales) - not seeing and problem. Same with Fulton as he is align with PBC.
So as we say, gonna be a win-win situation for Tapales.
I believe there's would be a clausal for rematch in unification match, so assuming Tapales lose, he still have a chance on the second fight. This can be a good chance for Casimero to reach higher position in 122 lbs bout, he can fight with Akhmadaliev or the loser between Inoue or Fulton for regular title. Casimero shouldn't lose in any match if he want to become an unified champion. They could include a rematch clause, but it could really depends on who is going to ask or who is initiate it. And it take a lot on the other party to approved of it. I mean Tapales admit it or not, won't be the the A-side in the negotiations so it's hard for them to get that rematch clause. As for Casimero, yeah, why not go for Akhmadaliev or even Nery who beat a Filipino like 2 weeks ago. It could have a good story line as they have been calling each other out for many years now and they could make the fight now as both are in the super bantamweight already. |
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This really worries me the most. Betnomi gave me quite the run-around trying to verify my account on multiple fronts. So they have essentially every type of personal identification of mine, banking information, etc. So if they were compromised then my personal identity and many others may also be. We don't know what happened. I don't think it was hacked. It seems either betnomi sold their database or they have created another website. All are based on assumption. Nothing confirmed yet. Well, this is serious... Who knows how many people left their documents on Betnomi? Nothing is confirmed, and I don't see anyone complaining about money left there (I checked around)... My balance was $2. This is a very strange situation, I am not sure what to think anymore. Definitely, Betnomi is offline for too long and all this smells fishy, but again where are some big complaints, and scam accusations? With my $2 there and without KYC I dodge a bullet, and I played on Betnomi just because we had poker games there... Good thing that I haven't played on this platform as far as I can remember. But if they have been hacked as speculated, then losing their money and then the customers data, then it's a double whammy for us. Hopefully, they can come back and clear the space for us. I mean they have been slowly getting into the community and establishing themselves. So the sudden offline is really very sad to see and at the same time there are have speculations as to what really happen to them. |
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The Suns are absolutely dominating free agency already. With their trade exceptions it looks like they may be able to sign 2 more decent veterans before the season starts. Some names are being tossed around but I'd personally like to see them grab Dwight Howard (I honestly believe the guy was blackballed from the NBA for his locker room antics and not his skills). If they do manage to grab 2 big names and toss them on the bench as role players, I think they're going to be difficult to beat. The west is looking pretty stacked again this year. At the moment it looks like it's going to come down to the Suns and Nuggets to see who gets to play to win it all...
Phoenix Suns have signed a 1-year contract with Bol Bol. Phoenix Suns are considering Bradley Beal as their point guard next season. Phoenix Suns have sent Cameron Payne to the San Antonio Spurs. San Antonio Spurs: Cameron Payne, Future second-round pick and cash money. Phoenix Suns: Future second-round pick I think it's a bold move by Phoenix to traded Cam Payne, I think they don't believed that Payne could really be a good guard for them. Of course he has been mentored by CP3, but since he is gone, then I guess they have to traded him too. I say it's a good move since they have a lot of future picks with that trade. And then acquiring Bol Bol could also be advantageous for him. At least Bol Bol has proven himself to be a good scoring if needed by the team. |
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Yes, Nonito is more technical than Pacquaio and probably the reason why he is can fight up to this point. Not that badly damage as compare to Manny wherein he has go to a lot of wars around 126-135 against some of the great boxers during that era. And then at 140-147, fighting bigger guys.
Not really that technical, though Donaire has also suffered devastating knockouts in his career. It's Pacquiao who is truly more technical in the ring. Although he may be perceived as a brawler, his exceptional ring IQ is highly evident in most of his fights, allowing him to dominate his opponents. Both Nonito Donaire and Manny Pacquiao are highly skilled boxers known for their technical abilities. However, the concept of 'technical' can be subjective. In terms of style, Donaire is often considered more technical because he has mastered the peek-a-boo technique. On the other hand, Manny excels in various aspects of boxing, making him more technically proficient overall compared to Nonito. I agree, Manny is considered as a brawler, as compare to Nonito who uses more if his boxing skills and then his impeccable timing to win against his opponents. So they are very different in terms of their style, but they accomplished the same goal, winning titles in multiple divisions. And Nonito Donaire may have another crack to win the bantamweight title at age 40, defying father time just like Manny when he defeated Thurman. So we will see how it goes for Donaire and hopefully he can accomplished this record. The torch has been passed down, Manny Pacquiao did his time and now while Donaire is still active, he got that responsibility to wave the Filipino flag again and be the second Filipino champion to exist this year. It will be a rocky road because father time is really catching up on him but Donaire is not yet ready to give up his dreams and will attempt again the secure the belt, besides, I know that he got this fight because his opponent is not the kind of boxer who can finish him with a surprise. I wouldn't category call it a passing of the torch Manny and Nonito is almost contemporaries in their career, although different in weight class. That's why during the mid to late 2010's Philippine boxing is really enjoying it's high because of this 2 fighters and other boxers too. There are a lot of young Philippine boxer though, but so far, majority of them lost in the last couple of years. And it was just Nonito who was able to win a belt. But now it's Marlon Tapales and hopefully they can make a comeback and produce more world boxing champions. Nonito has a great chance to be included again in history if he will win against Santiago. |
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Good for Francis Ngannou.
I check the odds right now, and it seems that he is a huge underdog at 6:1.
Anyone here willing to put money on Francis with that odds? Or as what we have seen, this is just a tune up match for Fury so it's better if we just wait or put or money on other boxing events in the HW division or any division for that matter?
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Not to bash or anything about Evolution, but based on my experience as well playing in their games in the last month or so, Baccarat either live or first person, same with Evolutions live roulette, lightning and person, I have a string of bad luck with them.
To a point that I think their games is really rigged, just like what you have experience. For Baccarat, sometimes I will have a good hand but eventually will lost the best because the dealer will be dealt with a good card. So right now, I just completely stop playing every game that Evolution has. And thanks for confirming, I thought that I just had this string of bad luck with them.
In my case, I’m always experiencing this after having good winnin streak on different day that makes me breakeven in terms of winning percentage but still in lose in terms of PnL because I sometimes extend my budget when losing especially on this streak. I’m not a player of baccarat and roulette so I can’t share the experience on this game. But on Blackjack, It’s really easy to doubt on the dealers hand since you have no choice to choose side between banker and player. In conclusion, player should stop playing immediately once this streak occur and try to play again on the other day so that our mind will be fresh for our decision making to be clear. I’m waiting on others experience on this same matter. I’m curious if many here witness this kind of madness. July 1 to be exact, I hit a 500x mulitplier in a lightning Roulette with Evolution. So I immediately withdraw most of the money. And then just play the small amount that is left on my account. And when I thought that I can continue to have my luck on my side, then I went on a massive losses every time I play. There are days that I will hit good money at the start, but then again, I felt that the game will do that me so encourage me to bet and wage higher and higher. Anyways, it's just a rant on my side regarding the game provider. So now I totally move out of playing or using Evolution for now. I think it's the same with Baccarat, you just have to bet on Banker and Player. Of course, there are side bets but mostly it's like 1:1 game. |
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Big contract for Jaylen Brown.
I read that Jaylen Brown could sign a maximum contract of $304 million with the Boston Celtics.
If this is true, the last year of the contract will be $ 70 million.
That's huge for Brown, him and Tatum has been the face of Boston Celtics for years. And now that Marcus Smart is gone, he could be very influential to the team right now. Hopefully, Boston will blossom and reach the finals again or even win. Again, him and Tatum are blending well in the last couple of years and they should be around their prime years right now. So it's good to see that he has been rewarded by the Celtics management. What a huge amount of money if that offer is true. Though if looking at how Boston rotating their offense, it's mostly for Tatum and him, the blend and chemistries are already established and the good catch for Boston, both are still young. They just need to invest more with their role players and allow both Tatum and Brown to take over whenever the team needed them most. And the money being offered are getting bigger and bigger in the NBA right now, although it fare very small as compare to football. Nevertheless, Boston are rebuilding again and most likely they will have Brown and Tatum as the center of it. Of course, they need more pieces, like role players at hand. They don't have Marcus Smart and Grant Williams so they will have to find a good replacement for them. Specially in defense because that's what Smart provided them during his years in Boston. |
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Not to bash or anything about Evolution, but based on my experience as well playing in their games in the last month or so, Baccarat either live or first person, same with Evolutions live roulette, lightning and person, I have a string of bad luck with them.
To a point that I think their games is really rigged, just like what you have experience. For Baccarat, sometimes I will have a good hand but eventually will lost the best because the dealer will be dealt with a good card. So right now, I just completely stop playing every game that Evolution has. And thanks for confirming, I thought that I just had this string of bad luck with them.
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If I'm not mistaken, it was agreed that Marlon Tapales will indeed face the winner of Inoue vs Fulton fight for unification. Marlon Tapales set for undisputed clash vs winner of Fulton-InoueSo it will be great if he will be there to see the fight and probably will go up in the ring after the fight and challenge the winner for the undisputed 122 lbs. Akhmadaliev will have to wait though, maybe he will go on another title eliminator fight before getting a crack again on whoever has the belt. Better for him to watch his possible next opponent for unifying all the belts in this division. Watching the fight live will give him a hint on how the fighter execute their strategy, and that will help him to plan and develop a good possible counters. In terms of Akhmadaliev, any possible chance that he might pair with Casimero? I mean maybe Him and Casimero it's a good hype for both of them if promoters will push that possible no title match up fight. Usually that's why the potential opponent is going to watch the fight live, he is not there to be entertain, but rather see it have either Fulton and Inoue fight and maybe his team can try a strategy or see some weakness that they can exploit. And I do believed that it will be a setup, that once the winner is announced, Marlon is going up in the ring maybe and ask for a fight. So we will see, I"m seeing a lot of media coverage for this fight and maybe in the final stretch, they will do everything they can to reach fight fans so that they are going to watch this fight. |
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