If you are planning on doing the lottery, then expect nothing at all. The chances of you hitting the jackpot are astronomically low that you are better than experiencing all sorts of things than to win the lottery.

If you have spare cash specifically allocated for the lottery, then feel free to do so since the price of tickets are relatively low. But expect nothing when you try the lottery- just do it for the sake of that hope of winning and nothing more than that.

My father has been consistently buying lottery tickets and there was a time that he won 5/6 numbers. He was able to bag at least $5,000 from that but he was never able to repeat this experience.

OP, just to warn you, these testimonials that are posted on your website are computer-generated images. Their identities cannot be located/unknown and the projects in which they are alleged to be "CEO" and "CO-FOUNDER" are non-existing (e.g. Trust Funded and Sanest Money FX).

Be reminded that any information that you post on your website are deemed to be true. If there is a presence of the slightest deviation from the truth, then your whole project can be reported as a scam.

For due process, I will wait for you reply as to these testimonials posted. Failure to reply within the next days would compel me to report your project and tag this as a scam. Please see the reference below, thanks.

REFERENCE:

I just checked and downloaded this wallet from the link you provided below and it was flagged as a coinminer virus. Kindly check the wallet file to make sure that it is tagged as a false-negative result from Virus Total, thanks.

VIRUS TOTAL LINK: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/b2b543fe0f0d88c1772b62c7eb9749b483f49e8ccfb86fb8c024a3aa85b48ac8

This depends as it really varies per luck of the person.

In an online-based platform, people are more inclined to gamble due to its nature. Imagine, you are gambling at the convenience of your own and device as you can particularly gamble anywhere that you want. In this kind of gambling, people are more focused on earning profits than playing the game itself. Arguably, however, there are people who enjoy card games online as it is just really convenient.

In a land-based platform, people also gamble for profit but they also want to experience the ambience of a gambling establishment. There are also people who want to maximize the opportunities of having complimentaries (e.g. drinks, venue, etc.) for the whole package and experience.

Though this may be the case, it just really depends on the preference of a person. There are people who enjoy gambling online; whereas there are few who want to earn profit through gambling in an establishment.

Funny thing is, the things that I achieved from gambling are not the monetary aspects, but the learnings and experiences that taught me while I was an addict in the past.

Back then, I used to gamble on a frequent basis to the point that I use my savings just to satisfy that "itch" of betting. It came to a point where I was winning huge amounts of money and I really thought that I can use this as a means of income.

Long story short, my winnings were just the beginnings and my losses were the end- I lost control of my expenses and it made me suffer financially. There was also a time that my relationship with my family members were strained due to this intense pressure and addiction; I really thought that I would lose everything. But those experiences taught me on how to be a better person and it also gave me an opportunity to be responsible enough to save money.

So I guess that is what I achieved in gambling- not the money that I have earned but the lessons that I acquired along such exciting yet treacherous journey.

There has to be some sort of data gathering in which supercomputers will use as basis for their predictions.

Though this may be the case, I still think that relying solely on supercomputers for our bets in sportsbetting is still NOT recommended due to its nature. If supercomputers are indeed reliable, then everyone would have been using it which would render sportsbetting not profitable in any case.

At the end of the day, gambling is luck with an application of skill in some platforms and games. Sure, there may be times where we can increase the percentage of us winning but there will NEVER be a time where we would accurately predict 100% sportsbetting.

I somehow agree with what that person advocates for.

Remember that gambling is not just a simple activity- it is an addiction that can cause you to self-destruct if you lack the necessary precautions and responsibility in maintaining your finances. I am pretty sure that the intention of the person is good- imagine, he is passionately sharing his story in order to warn users about the pitfalls of gambling addiction and the things that you may expect if you lose control of your finances.

Again, it is definitely okay to give advice to people about gambling addiction. I mean, he is speaking from experience and he truly wants people to avoid what he had encountered in the past.

At the end of the day, it is not about that he had a "bad" experienced in gambling, it is all about its general effects and overview on the subject matter. Heck, even people who won huge amounts in gambling still advice people to NOT gamble in the first place.

REMEMBER:
There are certain rules and advice surrounding gambling addiction that were written in blood. There is no harm in heeding to the advice of people who have personally encountered these.

This is where playing with your strengths comes into play.

If you have a certain hobby/skill that you are confident with, then exercise that opportunity in order to have an advantage compared to others.

For example, if a person lost their current job but they are good with cooking, perhaps they can start a small cookery on their garage and establish a mini-joint restaurant. Another example, if a person is well-versed with playing instruments, perhaps they can attend different gigs to play music on the street and at least receive some small compensation along the way.


Actually most of the time you do not know which community or persons to follow especially if you are on your own.

In simple terms, it is a leap of faith that you exercise as you will definitely learn and discover along the way. There is this famous quote that says that luck is when opportunity meets preparation, meaning that you prepare for such opportunity to happen by practicing it over and over again.

I humbly submit that it is definitely easier said than done.

As someone who experienced gambling addiction before, the first step of recovering is always to admit that you are suffering from gambling addiction. After such admission, this second step will be to make realistic goals and committing to such plans. This will be difficult given that there are lots of trigger that can tempt you back to gambling.

For example, gambling ads have been very rampant over the past years given that there has been a shift to online gambling, which is the famous type of gambling platform nowadays. In order to avoid seeing this gambling ads that can trigger a response, there has to be some sort of tool that blocks these ads in order to self-exclude yourself.

Just to reiterate my point, self-exclusion can be helpful especially to people who are trying their best to exhaust all means combatting gambling addiction. I just hope that there are tools designated to address this problem.

Thank you for sharing this, OP!

This is one of those things that most people often neglect when they create their account. Some of the people provide misleading/inaccurate information that can be troublesome in the future if they lose access to their accounts.

I am somehow worried about the security of my account that I really had to check my registered email if all my information are there. Good thing is, this account is linked to that email; in case of recovery, I have a backup secured.

Just a question, assuming that our registered email in your account does not work, are there any ways in order to recover your said account?

For example, can you present proof to admins that you own a certain account by showing proof of signed messages, etc. as a way to recover your account?

I also agree with your statement.

Just to share a personal story of mine which happened a few years ago involving wallet addresses:

In our country, we have this local wallet that is mostly used by our citizens due to its convenience. It is an exchange where you can directly pay your bills, utilities expenses, and even convert BTC directly to our local currency. Since almost all of us use this wallet, unfortunately, my wallet address was been flagged in this forum. I primarily use that local wallet address to receive my BTCs from campaign signatures but I was wrongfully accused that my wallet belonged to another account; so in short, I was somehow questioned for multiple account farming.

Though it may be different to what you posted OP, it still is relevant by keeping your wallet address safe and secure. I had a friend who wrongfully copied his address as he mistakenly added a "0" at the end which resulted to a loss of 0.2 BTCs in total.

I mean, c'mon- I would try my very best to avoid my child being exposed to gambling at a young age.

Let's not kid ourselves here- we all know the effects of gambling and on how it can be destructive to a person. If a fully adult man can experience suffering from gambling despite having the means to do so, then how can you expect children to handle it?


I think it is not about the age but the time you realize that gambling is a means to an end.

Personally, I realized that gambling was not for me in my mid 20s. When I was a young adult, I kept gambling in online websites because it felt that I had nothing to lose. More importantly, I have been using the money that my parents gave me as my means to gamble.

Once you start living for yourself and you have obligations to meet, then you will realize that you have to stop your vices on focus on building your career and family.


The positive thing that gambling taught me is that it made me realize my limits. It also taught me on self-control and meeting my responsibilities. Sure, gambling is fun when you win but once you experience a losing streak, that will definitely pull you into a rabbit hole that will slowly suck your earnings away.


Like what I answered above, gambling taught me on how to be responsible with my finances (ironically).

The best teacher will always be experience. When you start hitting rock bottom, you start to realize that the past decisions that you made. It made you to re-evaluate all the things you've done that lead you to experience this situation.

You do not have the obligation to pay the loan of your neighbors unless you are the guarantor himself.

In the case of your brother, he is personally liable for the loans that he incurred. He should actually commit in paying the loan amounts in an installment basis so that he could relieve himself of that liability.


He will definitely do it again.

The fact that he even stole money from your nephew's piggy bank is just appalling. I honestly believe that he will refuse any form of therapy until he pays all of his loan obligations. If you really want to help your brother, then do your best to avoid exposing him in certain triggers that are associated with gambling.

For example, you can borrow his phone and try your best to exclude certain websites that may trigger a response to gambling. But in all honesty, your brother definitely needs professional help since he is already too deep in his addiction. He can definitely self-destruct in any minute and he would threaten against his life again.

I somehow disagree with your statement and take that race has a factor in gambling.

In the grand scheme of things, it is not about race that separates people from becoming addict- it is about the opportunity and environment on how they were raised. You specifically mentioned "Africa" on how they have little-to-no addicts on their country. Perhaps you should consider their status affairs and opportunities available.
If you put an African person in the same setting, same status, and same opportunity as a person living in a first world country, then most likely the result would be the same.

So just to reiterate my point, it has NOTHING to do with race but it is more on the environment on how a person was brought up, the people surrounding him/her, the opportunities available, and the overall welfare on how they were raised by their parents that affect if a person would develop an addiction towards gambling.

BTC halving is coming and if you would base it on its price history, there is a trend that the price may skyrocket after the said halving.

Now, remember that BTC is an investment- meaning, they are money in which you should use if you are financially challenged. If you have BTCs currently, use and convert them to your local currency so you could at least mitigate the problem you are facing.


I definitely agree with your statements.

Again let me reiterate, what is the point of an investment if you are not going to use it when the price matures already? The purpose of an investment is for long-term profit. But if you are struggling financially, then feel free to convert your coins to your local currency. Treat it as your emergency funds/money which should be use for helping you.

I actually base my decision on the price history of BTC.

Back nun nag start ako last 2017, nagkaroon na din siguro ng 1-2 halvings that time. Biggest regret ko was spending all of my BTCs na naipon ko sa signature campaigns kase biglang tumataas talaga yung price nito. I do think na there is a possibility na tumaas ulit ang price ng BTC after this halving kaya recommended talaga na mag HODL muna and convert to cash if comfortable na sa price.

I also agree na dahil sa ETF approval ng SEC, malaking factor na talagang magiging comfortable and secure yung BTC long-term. Yun nga, madami pa din hindi naniniwala and tingin agad nila dito is "scam" pero with this ETF approval, onti onti nang mababawasan ang skepticism ng mga tao dito.

Well I think that your advice was sound- you are basing this on experience and if people would just search BTC and its price history, the proof is already on the pudding.

My advice would is that you try to tell your friend and explain to him the reasons on why you chose BTC as an investment compared to other traditional investment platforms available. Instead of convincing him, explain it in a way that he would get the core of cryptocurrencies so that he would consider it.

I read a recent post on reddit where people would try to convince the general public on investing in BTC. Unfortunately, majority of the people are so blinded by what is shown on the media that they automatically associate BTC as a "scam" and as a "pyramid scheme" without even knowing what it is in the first place.

I can personally attest to this as I had experience this before.

Back when I used to frequently gamble my savings, there will come a time where I am both physically and mentally tired to continue. I had this mindset of you miss 100% of the jackpots you don't take that lead me to continuously gamble despite running out of cash. More importantly, it really went downhill from that pint due to the fact that I was not in the position to think straight and rationally- all I wanted to experience was to win big.

Moral of the story: if you gamble without setting limits, you may experience fatigue that can cloud your judgement and reasoning. This is very much dangerous because you may not be able to stop with an irrational mood. You will self-destruct slowly and you would experience inevitable overexpenditure.

I do think that these vintage slot machines cannot be manipulated since they are working machines that does not require any electricity to work.

For example, if you compare an electric bike to a vintage old manual bike, then you would notice that the former requires electricity to work; whereas the old bike just needs physical effort for you to move. You can basically apply the same principle in these slot machines- you push the lever and pray that you get matching images for you to win.

I do agree, however, that there is a tendency for manipulation in modern slot machines as these are operated electronically. Though that may be the case, I still think that the government are strict when it comes to gambling; that any sort of manipulation that can increase house edge beyond the allowable rules/law would have their gambling license revoked.

I usually avoid prediction websites since I do not want to completely rely on third-party information though they can be used as reference.

As a general rule, if you are choosing sports-betting as your mode of gambling, then it is recommended that you personally do your research. If you do your own research, it can be fool proof in a way that you can check all the information that you have gathered. If you completely depend on third-party websites, there is that possibility that the information that they have may be compromised in a way to the point that they may actually let you vote on a losing team.

Same principle in confirming news on TV- instead of relying on random broadcasts, check the information firsthand through legit websites to confirm if what they are saying is true.