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141  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Is gambling bad to the society? on: June 10, 2024, 08:47:19 AM
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Society needs gambling as additional way to have fun. Society must change attitude to gambling from negative (stop reading and producing info how people only lose) to neutral (a way to have fun, but not a primary one).
I believe so but what we have seen is that it was not for making them fun or for their pastime, it has now become one of their necessities which has become a reason for their financial problem due to heavy addiction. In fact, in our place, many of them are in debt because of this and they are working hard, have some money, and gamble which is supposed for their basic needs. It is not helping anymore but it causes additional problems. They are not too young not to know how it ruins their life and needs education, they are supposed to realize it before the worst thing happens.

Excessive gambling is bad and it can start from when a gambler wants to use gambling to console himself or wants to gamble for profit. This will make such gambler to forget on how to discipline himself from addiction. People that are in debts due to gambling should not gamble anymore because it will ruin their lives. This is because they will keep on paying their debts as it accumulates, and they will have nothing left to depend on.

These set of gamblers are the people that is making the society frown at gambling, because it is having a negative impact on them and the society. Their families will not be happy and less care will be shown to them by the gambler. Addicted gamblers have always brought pain to their families due to their gambling problems and how they lavish money on gambling chasing their losses. Some of them steals to gamble or sell properties to gamble.

However, if gambling can be done in a normal way with self control and discipline, it will help a lot and addicted gamblers will be few. This can be achieved if we don't think of profit when gambling.
142  Other / Off-topic / Re: Do you feel excited while gambling on: June 10, 2024, 07:07:34 AM
Is there any reason why one should get excited?all we are doing is to try our luck,to see if we can win games because before we go into gambling,everyone has what he or she wants,and it's only gambling that can give one such money,so you see,we try to get lucky as we could by winning,and when we lose,then it is our pain,while when we win,we rejoice.
Gambling only gives joy after a game has ended,and it ended in favour of you, especially when you were expecting a huge amount of money,and you finally won it,you will be very excited for that
I fell excited when gamble is in my favor, that is I had good wins no matter how little it is. I have experienced gambling for straight two days without winning a dime, and I was wondering what happened to my luck.

Actually, I gamble for fun and not for profit, so whenever I have a win, I feel very excited because it is an additional funds for me to gamble with. It is only if I win big, that I can withdraw the funds and use it for something meaningful. If I win little amount, I leave it in my gambling account in order to gamble with it next time. It always help me not to assign much on my weekly gambling budget.
143  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Reasons why Bitcoin dey exceptional and good to use. on: June 09, 2024, 08:21:21 PM
I greet everybody.
I dey see some people talk say watin really they exceptional about Bitcoin and why must they use it. So I just say make I put down this one to help people no why Bitcoin dey exceptional and good to use and get.
Any body way get more ideas fit still add to this one I done write, if I make any mistake too I dey open for correction.

Decentralization.
Bitcoin no get central authority, all of us they use the same basic software and we get the same right and privilege.
No federal bank way go come inflate the currency at their will and no authority way go come put rules and regulations.
E no dey possible to shut down Bitcoin like the way CBN shut down heritage bank.
No politician or government for the world fit influence Bitcoin and nothing like race, religion, social status or gender they exist for the use of Bitcoin.

Ownership.
Bitcoin na your own, e no dey like Nigeria naira or dollar way government fit manipulate any how.
You fit use your Bitcoin as you want, no body fit froze your account.

Divisibility.
You fit divide your Bitcoin into 8th decimal and the sweet thing be say no transaction fees like they way we dey pay for bank.

Privacy.
Better privacy they for Bitcoin no body fit trace you with your Bitcoin address, en they very save to use and you fit create as many Bitcoin address way you go use do your transactions as you want.

Transparency.
Bitcoin they very transparent since all transactions they logged by the network so e they very easy to publicize them if person want, and e dey allow everybody to check them with confidence.

Security.
Bitcoin they more secured than any monetary system for the world. The kind mathematical technology way them use create Bitcoin they very good na why no body fit manipulate Bitcoin system.

Full assurance and trust.
For Bitcoin you no need to fear anything like third party involvement, like when you send money to person, bank con hold am con dey ask ask you questions bring this bring that, inside Bitcoin nothing like that they happen.

Mitigate Risk.
If them breach the security of person way u send money to you go dey save 100% because no information about you person fit use trace you they for the transaction.
Na why you see say gist lover they only accept payment for advert through Bitcoin so nobody fit trace am.

Limited quantity.
The number of Bitcoin na something way everybody no and no body fit change am or bring in more Bitcoin. So possibility no dey for further inflation or to manipulate the money supply.
To add to the list, bitcoin is censorship resistance and the government cannot control it. You don't need to third party permissions to carry ou any transaction. Government cannot confiscate your bitcoin if it is store in your self custody wallet, and this is what the government don't like.

Secondly, bitcoin is used as a store of value and a hedge against inflation. If you save your money in bitcoin, it increases in value over time while fiat depreciates overtime. The best part of it is that it is more profitable when you use it as an investment and hodli for long, than any other assest currently.
144  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Religious leader barred from casinos because of big wins. on: June 09, 2024, 06:54:51 PM
In my opinion, whatever the reason, religious leaders should not gamble, they are leaders and as leaders they should set a good example for their congregation to follow the path they follow, if leaders gamble, it is the same as them setting a bad example, regardless of whether the reason is to pay for schools or for good. other things because the gambling he won was the result of other people's losses, which means he received victory from the results of other people's suffering and that is a bad result for a leader who should give better results of their hard work and not gamble.

He is not suitable to be a religious leader if he gambles and makes money from gambling and he should not do that. Maybe if he were in my country he would not only be banned from coming to casinos but would have been boycotted as a religious leader because in my country strongly opposes gambling. Especially if the person playing it is a religious leader, of course the government doesn't like it because it is a bad act and will set a bad example for others.
He will obviously be having a congregation of gamblers  Grin
I live in a country where people look up to their religious leaders for guidance on how to live their lives. Anyone who happens to be a member of his congregation will definitely take up gambling as a lifestyle. It is not right for any religious leader to take up any lifestyle like gambling, drinking, smoking and clubbing, infact a religious leader should not be seen in certain places because his congregation will be watching and would want to emulate his lifestyle.
Not everyone should be a religious leader, obviously he is skilled in gambling, he should stick to that and avoid misleading his congregation into forming wrong habits.
How did you see about the situation where the religious leader is using the wins from gambling to feed the poor, that means that he is doing something good inspite that he is not suppose to gamble because he might mislead his congregation in which they will think gambling is a means to make profit or earn a living.

Nobody knows if this religious leader is a true man of God, and is doing what he was directed to do by God. We are only talking from our own little understanding on religious practices. Sometimes what we condemn is not evil in the site of God, but our intentions and and good actions is what he considers.
145  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season on: June 09, 2024, 06:19:23 PM
Bayern Munich management will not allow what happened to them last season to repeat itself shortly, so they will sign players that will help them get back to their glory days. So I agree with you that Bayern Munich will be a serious contender to win the UEFA Champions League trophy when it starts next season. It is a pity that Harry Kane joined Bayern Munich at a bad time. Harry Kane put in his best and scored goals for Bayern Munich to win a trophy last season, but Bayern Munich's team spirit was low, which made them not win any trophy last season.

Bayern Munich would had been a top contender for me but they do not have a manager that we can depend on to challenge Real Madrid and Manchester city, Bayern Munich have very good players and a top striker but they can not win, I do not think they will be able to win their league in the first place because other teams will use the opportunity of Bayern Munich having a new manager that is yet to understand the team and the league to play very well so they can win the league. I do not think Bayern Munich made the right choice of hiring Vincent Kompany as their manager. There are better managers without a job that they could have hired and they will be favourites to win. Real Madrid with mbappe is going to be untouchable and they are going to defend their championship league again.
It will be hard for Kompa y to win Bundesliga next season because he is a new coach and might take him some time to make the team understand his own tactics. He might also not understand the players first but as time goes on he will understand them and be able to add value to the players football pattern due to his new tactics.

This is why I don't see them as a threat in UCL next season. I don't see Barcelona as a threat if they don't buy new additional players to strengthen the club, only a coach cannot do it all. Manchester City will try their possible best to be a threat but let's see how it goes next season with Real Madrid having Mbapoe with them.
146  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: June 09, 2024, 05:11:41 PM

As mentioned in few above posts things are pretty clear for the Cristiano Ronaldo to go for the next world cup as his target is having 1000 goals in soccer games with this he could be first player in history who will touch this milestone, and he can do this because his recent performance in Saudi League is impressive and most chances he will be able to have contract until 2026 which could be enough for him to have this milestone in front of his name.


I believe Ronaldo has a great chance of becoming the first player to score 1000 goals in the official FIFA records. Ronaldo is really very difficult to do even though he is old. I also really want to see the two goats compete for the last time in the 2026 world cup. I assume they will use the 2026 world cup as a place to announce their retirement. I think this will be very extraordinary and will always be remembered for all time. Ronaldo's performance was truly extraordinary. Al Nassr failed to win the SPL title but what is great is that he is the top scorer of all time for the SPL. I want to see Ronaldo and Messi's performance for the last time in this world cup.
Ronaldo have scored a total goal of 891 goals in all FIFA competitions. He scored more goals in Real Madrid than anywhere else with a total of 450 goals in Real Madrid. He is the highest goal scorer in history with these number of goals. It is very possible for Ronaldo to score 1000 goals in 2026, because he will continue scoring till 2026.

Ronaldo only needs 111 goals to create a record that might take decades to be broken. At old age his scoring skills is still very active even though his body is getting weak, his scoring ability is not weak but is increasing due to so much experience.
147  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: June 09, 2024, 04:33:17 PM
Yes. And Napoli also seems to need to sell Osimhen this season due to financial reasons. Yes, there are indeed several big clubs who are interested in Osimhen. It has been Chelsea who have been hoping for a swap deal for Osimhen from Lukaku for quite some time. However, there is also no bright spot, but on the other hand, Napoli actually wants to swap deal from Arsenal, with 2 Arsenal players for Osimhen. The 2 Arsenal players that Napoli are hoping for are Smith Rowe and Tomiyasu. So just wait and see what the decision is, because Arsenal have not yet made a decision on this matter.

https://metro.co.uk/2024/06/03/two-arsenal-players-wanted-napoli-part-victor-osimhen-transfer-20958689/

I don't think has possibility with swap Victor Osimhen and Romelu Lukaku after Chelsea announcing bid offer 38 million euro for selling their players without swap option. Napoli manager Antonio Conte has huge expectation for signing Romelu Lukaku and I think swap its not benefit option for Napoli because they can sell Victor Osimhen over 150 million euro and buy Lukaku only 38 million euro.
Serie A season 2024/25 seems very interested because Antonio Conte become Napoli manager and he had good reputation always success winning domestic league when becoming Serie A manager teams from Juventus until Inter Milan.
Yes, based on etrbaur's report, it did fail. And finally, for now, Napoli is currently negotiating with Arsenal. Actually, Arsenal also wants Osimhen, but apparently the price is too high for the striker.
In fact, Arsenla has also sent a message to Napoli about his interest, but has not agreed to the price Napoli are asking for, namely €130 million (£110.8m) release clause.

And it is true that Arsenal also has several other players who are his targets. So, this will be a big consideration for the club in deciding which one to take. And it seems that Napoli will have to carry out various re-considerations to take into account fees and other things, if they really want to sell Osimhen or do another swap deal with Arsenal or other clubs later.
I don't see any reason why Arsenal will agree to pay that hefty fee for Napoli's striker Osimhen,who hasn't played in the English premier league,and we don't know whether he will get their to be a flop or not.And to me,he is not worth that kind of amount being placed on him,he is just over hyped,I don't see any extraordinary thing that he does much on the field.Napoli have to reduce his price to either 70 or 80 million pounds,else he will still end up staying at that club.They should know that England is a tough place,and since he hasn't played there,they won't know whether he would do well there or not,so it's either they reduce the price or he stays at the club.
Osinhem was the highest goal scorer in Seria A last two seasons and it was because of his endless scoring and contributions that made Napoli to win the league for the first time in history. You are underestimating Osinhem who is a goal machine.

He will do better in Arsenal because he will have all the support from the players in order for him to score as much goals as possible. His performance was poor last season in Napoli because the club is suffering, and I will not say it was his fault. Osinhem is a strong player a d he can play in EPL without any problem and do better, but like you said the price on him is high for Arsenal, because they are not use to buying very expensive players.
148  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: why do people always play gambling even if they always lose? on: June 09, 2024, 03:50:22 PM
I,  as a gambler, also admit that I still become greedy at times, but I'm making sure that the money I use cannot affect my financial state, even if I lose it all. That's how I can manage my money and keep on gambling.
it is an inherent trait in humans. But if you are experienced in gambling, you may no longer be emotional to get bigger wins.
When you feel you have a bigger chance of winning, those who are experienced will know when they should stop. I know the situation will not be easy. but those who often lose certainly don't want to continue experiencing it.
You are given a chance to win and you should take it, but never increase the risk. gambling always makes people greedy. But remember, you know when you will come out with a win and feeling satisfied is something that is important.
Pleasure is what some gamblers derive from gambling, and because they have a gamble budget, if they are losing will not mean that they should quit when their budget for the day has not being exhausted. Majority of gamblers that are gambling while losing is because they are chasing their losses and think that they can recover it. Unfortunately for these set of gambler, they run into more losses.

If you have self control, you will always know when to stop. If a disciplined gambler is losing and he is still gambling, it means that he can afford to lose more to gambling and not because he is chasing his losses. Sometimes we can get carried away with the fun, and decide to play an additional one or two games before stopping.
149  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: June 09, 2024, 03:13:57 PM
~Snip~
It's true, Atalanta didn't win because of luck, they won because of their hard work and the strategy they implemented was successful in beating Leverkusen. It was a success and they even won with a landslide score.
They succeeded in implementing very good defense so that Liverpool could not easily break into their goal, on the other hand, on the front line they were very effective in converting their opportunities into goals. That is a very good thing, even though it is not in accordance with what we predicted at the beginning.
Atalanta succeeded in proving that they could also provide something surprising, not only could they beat Liverpool, who were the top team, and they could even beat Leverkusen, who had never been beaten this season.
We must distinguish between wins due to luck and wins resulting from hard work. Both have different ways of achieving victory, luck is obtained after winning through a penalty shootout, while victory comes from hard work, as Atalanta did against Liverpool and Leverkusen. On paper, Liverpool and Leverkusen are too strong for a team like Atalanta to face, but because of the enthusiasm of the Atalanta players who want to win the match when facing a strong team, they are able to play with discipline and take advantage of opportunities to score goals. No one ever thought that Atalanta would be able to beat Leverkusen, but because the players had great enthusiasm and wanted to win the title, Atalanta was able to give Leverkusen their first defeat this season.


When you see Atalanta's position in the series, anyone can think that they are an extremely weak team, and this is true when you compare Atalanta in Serie A in relation to teams like Inter, Juventus, Milan, which are teams that manage to win Serie A. but Atalanta outside of Italy has opponents that have historically won and they are strong opponents that, as people don't look at the past, as soon as they look at Atalanta outside of Italy playing against teams like Liverpool and Leverkusen they could thinking that on paper Atalanta is weak, when in reality on paper Atalanta is strong when they play against Liverpool and Leverkusen

just look at the story:



source: https://livescores.biz/h2h/atalanta-vs-bayer-leverkusen

In the last games Atalanta always beat Leverkusen.



source: https://livescores.biz/h2h/atalanta-vs-liverpool-cf

Liverpool won 2 times and Atalanta won 2 times, they are evenly matched. This shows that liverpool and leverkusen were unlucky to play against atalanta who are an opponent that has historically done well against them, unfortunately atalanta in series A don't even have any chance of becoming series A champions in all seasons. That's why in my opinion I say that leverkusen is not a strong team outside of germany, they will do poorly in the european champions league, just like liverpool and even atalanta
I don't doubt what you said. I have also said it that Atalanta was better than these two clubs and that it was not by luck or the unseriousness of the players that led to their defeat. From the record which you posted above it shows that Atalanta have won both clubs most.

Leverkusen like you said will not go far in the Champions League, you should know that the UCL is a very strong league and not for clubs that can only perform internally, but for clubs that can perform both in domestic and international competitions. I am not expecting too much from Atalanta and Leverkusen next season in UCL.
150  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: June 09, 2024, 12:46:58 PM
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In as much as Haaland is injury-free every season definitely Julián Álvarez would have a limited playing time, though Guardiola had played the duo in some matches I think it hasn't yielded positive results that is why Alvarez is usually on the bench in most matches though Guardiola had tried to give him game time , from my own point of view if PSG can guarantee him a regular playing time then he should leave because he is expected to play regularly for his club to retain his role on national team (Argentina) striker else another striker might take his position.
Julián Álvarez have the choice to make here, he should either chose between regular playing time and staying on the bench which I am sure he will chose regular playing time because every player wants to play. Looking at it in another point of view, Álvarez might soon be a first choice striker in Manchester if Pep leaves the team because I am sure once Pep leaves, Haaland will definitely leaves as well.
Therefore, I think City are not willing to let Alvarez go so that he can represent Haaland in the future; and likewise if he leavers for PSG and PSG eventually sign Osimhen, he will still face the same problem he do face here.

If you watch some of the matches Julian Alvarez played in Manchester city when Haaland was experiencing some injuries, it really touched the mind of their manager not to be benching him on the time, because Julian Alvarez is a potential player Manchester city will not allow to leave to join other team.  But if Pep Guardiola leave Manchester city, I don't think the strength Manchester city have to withstand other teams will be there again for the players to display, because he build up all those players with his impact which it will be difficult for the players to cope very well with another new manager. There is a potential skills I saw in Pep Guardiola which it will not make him struggle in any team he move to, because he has the talent to build up players to a higher standard to display perfectly well.
Julian Alvarez is talented, no doubt. He's scored 11 goals and 9 assists when Haaland needs a break. This is impressive for a primary substitute. But Haaland is a force of nature, a goal-scoring machine, too. No surprise Alvarez doesn't start every game. Pep Guardiola's departure is rumored. He has a year left on his deal, but will he leave the Premier League's biggest salary? No, I disagree. Man City will stay even if Pep leaves. The world's greatest managers will want to coach them because they're a premier club. Let's relax, enjoy the game, and see what happens

The Saudis can make higher than what Manchester city pays Pep, which will look very attractive for Pep to leave City for Saudi. Pep made the team and if he leaves, his quality will always be there to keep City the way it is now, but that will not last overtime. Maybe after 3 years their performance will start dropping if they don't get a good coach up to Pep's standard.

Coach plays a major role in the success of a club, because it is the coach that knows the players that he wants to fit in his team and how to manage them to bring out the best performance in each of them and as a team. Ferguson left Manchester united and they have being suffering since then till date. So don't think that if Pep leaves City everything will still be the same as if he is still there. During a match, it is based on the outcome of the first half that the coach uses to know how to make his substitutes during the second half to make sure that the game ends in their favor.
151  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling is not place to make money is place to lose it? on: June 09, 2024, 12:01:56 PM
Hi everyone,

Gambling has become very popular in the world , especially after the changes that have occurred over the years with modern technology and the abundance of games, we can now gamble with one push    anywhere and anytime . More money is flowing to sites and casinos in huge quantities, and everyone’s goal is to win more ,As is always known, if there is a loser, there is a winner, and I don't think that the percentage of losers is greater than the winners .

Is this true gambling is not place to make money is place to lose it?

who said so? Haven't you heard of people who becomes a multi millionaire through gambling, gambling can change lifestyle in one day why because it's a game of luck. If gambling isn't a place to make money, why are people gambling every day and night? Is it for fun or you just want to give out the little money to the casino gambling. First one thing you should know is that their are set of people who gambles, some gamble because they are earning from it why some gamble because they are just try to meet up with their monthly incomes. So even if you're gambling for fun you're also chasing for the money and in gambling you losses occurs more than winning, why because it's a game of luck and risk and through taking the risk you can become a millionaire not in one day but as long you're continually doing it. So for me every one gambles for the money not for the lose.
You can't stop people from saying gambling is a place to lose money because that is their personal experience and might possibly be different from yours. But for sure you can't deny that you often lose rather than win and I think everyone has the same experience. But some gamblers are not leaving, they stay gambling because they are now on the chase of their losses, not by just making fun of it.
Yes, some got millions but we never know how much they lost before. So if we think it a place to lose, yes but of course, this is also a place to enjoy life with friends and other people. Some gamblers are doing well while others are in trouble.
Seeing gambling as a place to make money is a wrong concept. Gambling should be done for fun and if along the line, you made profit it makes it more funkie. I know some gamblers that have won huge amount of money but most of them misused the money and if you see them now, it is like they haven't seen such huge funds that they won in their lives. It is all gone back to gambling, because they want to win again.

When you are not contented with your wins, it will be taken back from you, if you don't quit the game and need more wins. People that benefit from gambling are discipline gamblers who believes that it was through lunch that made them hit it big. They will invest the money into a business to continue increasing the money.
152  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Team strength as the main predictor. on: June 09, 2024, 10:51:40 AM
The strength of a team varies in different matches and that is sometimes based on the club that they are playing and their motivation in that particular match. Nobody is perfect and so are the clubs, sometimes these strong clubs underestimate the underdogs that want to play with them, and when they get to the field unprepared, the opposite will be the case.

A team with good strength needs to take every match more serious than the previous match even if their opponent is an undergo for them to be able to maintain their strength, otherwise, the undergo might win them. We have seen it playing out in football matches this season.
153  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: June 08, 2024, 06:53:02 PM
There was great interest in Julián Álvarez, especially from PSG. Today City made a statement, loan offers for Álvarez will not be accepted this Summer. The player's playing time will increase. It's the right move for City, he could guarantee his place in the rotation. I don't understand why he says he wants to play more when he played almost all the games last season. He missed only two games in the league and came on as a substitute in only five games.
Manchester City’s management is trying to be sure of Haaland, if Haaland will not be leaving anytime soon, then they can send him out on loan, but his performance last proves that he is very good, he just lack enough playing time, and if they can give him the playing time, he will do better.
I think City is trying everything possible not to let him go so that they cannot regret it letter if Haaland all of a sudden decided to leave them because he can leave to Madrid because Madrid after getting Mbappe will try if they can get Haaland to make their squad complete.
What are you really saying mate,do you watch football atall,or you are just a poster,Haaland is a regular starter,and Mancity cannot send him on loan when he is delivering for them day in day out.He is their best striker,and for the past two seasons now,he has been the highest goal scorer in the English Premier league, therefore,they can't even contemplate on selling him or sending him out on loan.Mancity is very okay with the performance of Haaland for the past two seasons,and if his contract expires,they would think of renewing it because they won't want to lose the best striker.
Manchester city will not think of selling Haaland who is their goal machine at all time. If Haaland leaves City, they will suffer to get a good striker like him and that is the reason why they will not let him go. He is still young and has a lot to give to City.

Haaland was still able to win the highest goal scorer last season without playing in some matches due to injury. De Bruyne works hand in ha d with Haaland because he will never miss the net if he is properly positioned. No club will want to lose such a player at the moment when other clubs are busy buying professional players to add to their team.
154  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Internet connectivity - Gambling wins/losses on: June 08, 2024, 05:48:36 PM
It's only in our nature to blame things around us when we are losing, be it gambling, playing a video game, etc... When playing online gambling, we rely too much in our internet, so this is the ones who will mainly got blamed when we lose our bet and then it co-incidentally get slower or disconnected. You already checked the fairness and it was still the same, so the internet connection didn't bring a negative impact in our game.

All our what if's and thoughts are only in our head, but apart from being negative when that moment occurs, I remember I also feel positive one time. It's when I'm losing and the internet turned bad suddenly, which delays the animation in my screen but eventually wins are coming out like crazy and that resulted me to recover and win some more. It was a wild experience though.
Gamblers are always looking for ways not to accept that their losses are normal and they will want to put the blame on something or someone. I don't see how internet connection will make you lose you bet when if your internet is down the casino will know that you are not online and the game will stop.

Gambling is based on luck and whenever you lose put the blame on yourself for not being lucky enough to win the game. Maybe this will help you understand gambling better. I use to have all these different thoughts of why I am always losing my bet because, I was gambling for profit when I started gambling. Presently, I see my losses as something I cannot do without, even though I hate losing.
155  Economy / Speculation / Re: Buy Buy Buy or Sell Sell Sell? on: June 08, 2024, 05:00:33 PM
The point is you don't build wealth by diversification, what's the need of having so many asset and so little invested in all, as a bitcoin investor you should focus on building a good stash in bitcoin first before you think of diversifying, then when you have at least a while year of your living expenses in bitcoin then you can consider diversifying into other asset.
I don't know how you arrived at this statement but I have noticed it to be the case with most of the world's billionaires,  they became rich through a single product before some of them diversified. Bill Gate, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and many others were all known for a single product which made them rich before they later diversified into others things. So it could be said that starting an investment career or wealth creation process might require one to focus on one asset which in our case is Bitcoin, this way it will be given the attention it deserves. Diversification should only be consider probably when one have riched his portfolio objectives in terms Bitcoin stash.

Bitcoin right now has more potential than any other asset I know, so it's a better idea to focus on building my Portfolio in it and this could take up to 4 years before I can have a whole year of my living expenses in bitcoin because of how much I'm investing now and it could also differ with someone else.
Most times diversification is not just about the profit margin but as a way of spreading the risk. People diversify on the basis of hedging against risk so that they will remain afloat no matter what the future throws at them. We understand that the risk in Bitcoin is less but then you cannot completely know what the future have to offer.



I agree with you.
When one invest in Bitcoin he Should firstly build  a good solid Bitcoin portfolio and focus on it not thinking about diversifying into any shit coin, if diversifying should be considered probably into any other physical asset of which the funds are readily available and not related to Bitcoin funds or holdings.
As you mentioned which I agree as the merits of diversifying and also affirm that wealth can be made through Diversifying with the right assets.
I don't like the idea of diversifying your bitcoin portfolio into shitcoin because I don't think that shitcoin is an assest and it is in the same line with bitcoin. You should understand that bitoin is king and other cryptocurrency depends on bitcoin price movement for them to perform in the market. So if you diversify into shitcoin when bitcoin price dips, all your investment will depreciate in value making it more risky.

It is good to diversify into other investments like bond, stock, cash related properties and cash equivalents so that if bitcoin price dips your other investments will not face the same value depreciation but they might be into profit at that time, balancing up your investments value. It is good to diversify into assest that will last very long.
156  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Season on: June 08, 2024, 04:35:00 PM
For Real Madrid to have that amount of champions league which is considered to be the most difficult competition in Europe, it show that they are the most successful team in Europe and considering their squad next season, most football analysts have already predicted that Real Madrid would once again win the champions league. Having Mbappe in the team is a great opportunity for them to do better than the just concluded season. Don't quote me wrong, they played outstandingly well last season but I believe they'll do better next season in terms of goals and possession. Real Madrid has always been Mbappe's dream club and it's obvious he is happy about his signings.
It is well known that Real Madrid has the most trophies.

We should never overestimate Real Madrid for the arrival of Mbappe so as to ignore how other teams might be able to beat Real Madrid, that any team can beat Real Madrid, don't be too fanatical about the team whose popular players are still not guaranteed anything.

Statistically the Real Madrid game is not to be doubted, it's all great players, but I don't want Real Madrid to be the only team that can't be beaten, then I won't agree we will see next season with the new UCL format that can change the atmosphere.
Real Madrid signed Mbappe, the most wanted player in the world. Superstars abound on their roster, and a museum could hold all of their awards. They're the favorites to win now. Still, hold on. Not yet final. Man, Kroos and Nacho are gone. They were the team's soul. There will be a change even if Real Madrid has young players ready to mature. Created chemistry in this sport takes time. An further complication will be the Champions League framework change the following year. Real Madrid is undoubtedly the team to beat. Never undervalue the power of an underdog. These hungry squads, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, PSG, can beat anybody. There is going to be chaos this season
I don't see any changes in Manchester city squad and I know that Pep will take UCL more serious next season because he is now used to winning EPL. Real Madrid might not win UCL next season but they will fight to see how possible it will be for them to defend the trophy. I would not involve Bayern Munich yet until I see their performance next season.

Who knows, a different club that is not having a big name like all these clubs that you mentioned above might be the club to win some big clubs. Football is full of surprises and our predictions don't mean that it is possible for it to come true.
157  Economy / Economics / Re: Should there be a limit to investing in your children? on: June 08, 2024, 03:57:57 PM
Financial management is what matters a lot so that you don't end up piling up debts for yourself and get disappointed when expectations are not met. No matter where a child learns a skill or course he will still be smart in it, if he has the zeal and passion to learn what he is learning. This is why parents shouldn't go get loans from banks just to send their children to best schools. If the parent does not have money to send their child to school, and it is the wish of the parent to see her child going to school. If they borrow money to send the child to school, it is fine since that is their heart desire.

But thinking that the child will later in future take care of you is under probability. However, I have seen it worked out for some parents but it is not what we should depend on or should be why we are sending our children to school, so that we can train them in the capacity of our finance to avoid debts in future, if the child is not successful.
158  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: June 08, 2024, 03:13:20 PM
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But if Arda doesn't also want to leave then there is no need to look for a new adventure. Real Madrid is a great team when it comes to improving a young talent in every way. Even while that player isn't able to find chances very often.
well, that's the problem as I said before. If Arda chooses to stay, Ancelotti will definitely be confused about arranging his appearance schedule to provide experience because after Mbappe comes to Madrid, the main players will definitely be prioritized to continue adding points and winning another La Liga title in the following season.
maybe Arda could occasionally replace the main player in the second half but it doesn't look like it will be an easy alternative because the competition in the next season will definitely be tougher and Ancelotti doesn't want Madrid to lose their best performance after bringing in Mbappe.
so the safest alternative for me is that Arda is still loaned to another team, but not a team in La Liga, so that Arda has extensive experience in several other leagues.

but we'll just have to wait for the latest news from Madrid, whether there will be a new formation from Ancelotti or maybe another player will leave and Arda will fill in, but still, if he is forced to become the main player when he doesn't have much experience, it seems like it will be very difficult to develop his talents.

The arrival of Mbappe and Endrick has great potential to make Real Madrid even stronger but on the other hand, this will also make the battle for places in the first team even fiercer (particularly on the front lines). If Arda Guller ends up staying with Real Madrid next season, then he will also be in that fight. Obviously it won't be easy, because he has to compete for a place against Vini, Rodrygo, Bellingham, Mbappe, and Endrick.

This condition might also be a headache for Carlo Ancelotti because it's not just about determining the best decision but he must be truly transparent so that the decision does not give rise to assumptions among the players that might actually trigger jealousy and unhealthy rivalries.
I don't think that it will cause much problem between the players, but it will make them to buggle up in order for them to be among the first eleven. It means that any player that is not meeting up with what is expected from him, will be on the bench. Ancelotti will know how to handle the players and who will be among the first eleven.

This will strengthen the team more, and if any of them have injury, it will not affect the club performance because there is a sharp replacement. Ancelotti might choose to rotate them in order to try some experiments as usual to know his best first eleven.
159  Other / Off-topic / Re: Is getting addicted to gambling right or wrong? on: June 08, 2024, 12:24:29 PM
You don't need to ask because A person who knows what is right or wrong can determine if addiction is good or not.
Addiction is the worst thing to happen that may cause severe destruction to our lives in terms of relationships and money. There are a lot of discussions showing how it ruins the entire life of a person which I don't want to experience. That is why we should stop thinking that gambling would make us rich instead, we'd rather think that at least we could win something. Because the moment we think about more winnings, the closer it pushes us to addiction.
That's why we must be careful when playing gambling and always remember that we playing gambling is because we wants to have fun in our spare time. We don't wants to gets addicted to gambling because that can makes us lose our money and ruins everything we had. So getting addicted to gambling is wrong for because we already see what's the effect that people gets from the addiction.

We must not thinks that gambling can makes us rich but we should use gambling as a way to have fun. We don't have to thinks about wins in gambling because that will be difficult for us and we may lose much money. It's better we playing gambling moderately to prevents the big lose that can happens to us. We must have strong self control to prevents ourselves playing gambling too long to avoids many problems in gambling.

Making Gambling as a source of Fun, can still make a gambler addicted it does not only happen when the gambler think in terms of Money making. It is never a bad idea to believe one can make money from gambling, source of relieve, fun, what the gambler needs is limits, discipline and self control. If any gambler lacks this qualities he will surely get addicted and gamble irresponsibly.
Addiction is very wrong aside gambling too.
Gambling for fun will not lead to addiction, because you are only entertaining yourself with gambling. When you are gambling for fun, you don't care about your loss, because it does not mean anything to you since you used an amount of money that you can afford to lose.

Whoever is not disciplined will not gamble for fun, and if you think that you are discipline enough to the extend that you feel that you can make money out of gambling, you will finally become an addict. This is because you will not be able to control yourself and you will be gambling always to make profit, and that will lead to trying to recover your wins.
160  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Religious leader barred from casinos because of big wins. on: June 08, 2024, 09:05:49 AM
Lol, this post made my morning because I just can't stop laughing that the casino banned the Archbishop, and he said that he got his wins from revelations. It is funny that casinos are scared of losing but they love to see gamblers losing to them. This alone has shown that casinos are trap to collect our money when we don't gamble for fun.

I don't see anything wrong in what the religious leader did, because if he does not gamble all the time that he will become an addict, but gambles once a while for fun, it is not bad. Religious leaders drink alcohol and we don't say that it is bad.
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