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1601  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season on: February 27, 2023, 08:12:30 PM
Di Maria's first goal is really fabulous! even coach Allegri was amazed by how he cheered... and you are absolutely right, Nantes could have had a small chance of being able to play for the next round but after the expulsion the situation degenerated for them, it ended 3-0 but it could have been a much greater achievement! Juventus attacked a lot and even hit a post
Exactly, as I said before Juventus could have scored 5 or 6 goals however the Nantes keeper played a good part at times
After seeing how Juventus played, I think Juventus is one of the right candidates to advance to the final
The other candidates are most likely between Manchester United and Roma.
Di Maria is in good shape and ready to score goals, but Nantes is not a strong opponent for Juventus. I would not judge the possibility of Juventus getting to the final based on this game alone. They now have a lot of opponents who are also worthy of a final match. For example Manchester United or Arsenal. Even Roma or Betis could compete for this match.

I know this was not an easy match for Juventus. They have performed really well. If Juventus are able to perform like this, they will be extremely challenging to stop. They have shown really effective coordination between the players. At the same time, it also felt like those tactics were working perfectly. There is still a long way to go in this tournament. But I have an optimistic feeling about Juventus after watching this match.
1602  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: February 27, 2023, 10:17:40 AM
First cup hopes for Ten Hag. Man United and Newcastle are in good shape. I thought the final was good enough, but I chose Man United who would win. As long as Man United is in transition there is no victory by a big score. So today probably won't be many goals made either. But Man United's victory in the Europa League made them mentally at their best. But underestimating Newcastle would be dangerous for Man United.
It was a good match and the first trophy for ten Hag at Manchester United and if I'm not mistaken they didn't win any title since 2017 so it's a very important win. It was possible to bet a large amount, but I was careful, yet Newcastle is also a strong team and this is the final.
Chelsea are losing again, in fact, the results are just terrible, and Tottenham are not in the best condition either. Will Bowley let Potter continue this terrible streak? The strangest thing is that Chelsea stopped scoring goals...

Manchester United players played very well against Newcastle. This team is consistently performing well. And now Manchester United has a strong and stable squad. The win against Newcastle was not easy. Newcastle was aiming to win the EFL title. But as a result of Ten Hag's match strategy, the Newcastle team was easily defeated by the Manchester United team. Manchester United will not face too much trouble to qualify for the Champions League.

Chelsea's performances have been terrible this season. They have lost their last three matches. And they can't win in the last 6 matches. The performance of Chelsea's attacking players is very poor. This is why the Chelsea team is losing points in the matches. I see no chance of Chelsea's performance improving this season.
1603  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2022/23 on: February 27, 2023, 10:02:44 AM
Sevilla suffered a painful home defeat ago against Osasuna, a team that they normally should from, especially in their own stadium. But this season it is all rough at Sevilla. At the bottom, Elche fights for every point, but the counter is only at 9 points while 23 games have already been played. 17 Goals for is not good but not very bad either, but it is about the number of goals that is now no less than 48, by far the most number of goals against all teams that are active in the competition.
Sevilla was the team that was effective throughout the match, but sometimes such things happen. At home they faced a 3-2 defeat to Sevilla and this still leaves them close to the relegation zone in the league. Osasuna, on the other hand, is trying to finish the league in the top 6 in order to go to the European cups. Meanwhile, Almeria made the biggest surprise in the matches played yesterday. They sent Barcelona home empty-handed. They won 1-0 and Barça lost a very important point in the leadership race.

Sevilla's defeat against Osasuna was completely unexpected. I am not underestimating the Osasuna team. Osasuna's team is strong enough. But this match was very well played by Sevilla. I have not even seen a better performance from Sevilla this season. However, Sevilla was unfortunately defeated in this match. Sevilla conceded a goal due to a mistake by Fernando. Otherwise, the match would have been a 2-2 draw.

A win in this match would have kept Sevilla at a safe distance from the relegation zone. Sevilla would have been able to move up to 11th place in the points table if they had secured full points in this match. Sevilla will have to play well in the upcoming matches as well. Otherwise, they are likely to go to the relegation zone again.
1604  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: February 27, 2023, 09:49:35 AM
Very bad to see that Union berlin can do nothing against bayern munich. Union berlin can only defend itself from attacks that came from bayern. The fact that 71% ball possessions are so big for bayern combined with 9 shots on target makes bayern looks superior compared with berlin. As a club that was placed in the top 3 and performance from union berlin is far from good. I think that we can take a look at 0 shots on goal that were already made by union berlin combined with a very low percentage of ball possessions.
The 71% ball possession is very clear how this match went, there was not much that could be done by Union Berlin and the defeat they experienced did not illustrate that Munich was playing against a strong competitor and finally Munich managed to climb back up, the goal difference they had saved their current position.
That's right, even Union Berlin couldn't move in this match, the game was completely controlled by Bayern Munich. If we look at the betting odds for Berlin, it's clear that it's a bit strange because the odds are around more than 7.00 and of course if we are not observant then we will lose money when betting on Union Berlin.
A big proof of dominance by Bayern. At least Berlin should have had a single shot on target which they failed to get. Many would have have fallen for such outrageous odd and maybe placed heavy stakes on Berlin. If not anything having Berlin in the top three will make anyone fall for that cheap attractive odd. Berlin has proven they cannot be trusted to contend for the table top this season.

Bayern Munich dominated the match and won. Union Berlin's performance was not good in this match. Made a total of 3 shots in 90 minutes. They should have realized that their opponents are the strongest team in the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich. And it is not possible to score points against Munich by playing a defensive strategy. Union Berlin's match strategy was poor so they lost.

In this match, Berlin proved that they do not have a squad capable of winning the Bundesliga. Like previous seasons, this season's champions will be Bayern Munich. But Dortmund is very confident this season. Perhaps the Dortmund team will continue to fight for the title.
1605  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: February 26, 2023, 06:36:06 PM
I missed the match between Bologna vs Inter Milan, and I was a little surprised when I saw the result of their match. Inter Milan must admit the superiority of Bologna in this match. If I look at the statistics in this match, it looks like this match is a draw. They both can create opportunities. But it seems that Inter Milan were unlucky in this match, they had to concede in the 76th minute and that was the only goal scored in this match. With the results that Inter Milan got, it was Napoli who benefited the most because they managed to widen the gap.
As for me i am not surprised for bologna defeating inter Milan in their own home,to say the fact bologna is not too weak to the level that cannot beat inter Milan. Infact from their previous seasons meetings the both teams are beating each other. From what I see the two teams played well with good attacking but luckily bologna put one goal and won the match at the end.now that inter Milan have dropped point today Napoli will feel more comfortable at the first position on the table.

Of course, Bologna is not weak. But if we compare them against Inter, they(Inter) look to be the better team. That's why I believe a lot of people are quite surprised to see the result of this match. I was also a little surprised. Because even though it was an away match for Inter, I expected them to win this one.


Another tough match is coming up today again which is going to be ac Milan verses atalanta. I believe the both team share in same level of form currently if as to say.but I am expecting ac Milan to do a better thing by using home advantage to win the game,but I can say who will really win the game tonight.

Milan vs Atalanta is going to start almost an hour from now. That is going to be an interesting one. If Milan wins this one, they advance one spot on the table. But if Atalanta wins this one, they will advance two spots. So Atalanta is going to be really determined to win this one.
1606  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: February 26, 2023, 05:29:50 PM
Zidane at this moment is the best option for chelsea,because I don't see much difference between pochetino and Potter,aside the fact that he took ligue one..But for Zidane players will respect him for what he has achieved as a player and as a coach.,and ofcourse he plays a good style of football too.
Its getting tough for Potter to hang around with the way Chelsea are giving result. Zidane is a good choice but I think Chelsea are gonna give Potter some more chances before they seriously start thinking about sacking Potter and getting a new manager. It was a tough game today but maybe pressure from fans change things around now. There is serious amount of discontent building amongst Chelsea fans and that might change the way board is thinking of Potter right now.

As for Zidane he will be a great manager but is Zidane up for PL challenge? Last I heard was that he is on a break but that has been a while now. I would love to see him in PL though and he certainly would do better at Chelsea. Right transfers and building the squad is what they need right now and Zidane is good at that.

I absolutely agree with @Mimiklinton because Graham Potter is not going to be able to actually bring good results with Chelsea. Doesn't matter how many great players are in the squad. And we all know that the squad of Chelsea is not bad at all. So if at this moment Zidane comes as the coach of Chelsea it is going to be very good for them and also a morale boosting move for the players as well.

Actually, another thought came into my mind. What if Zidane does not like this squad? What if he wants to make more big changes if he wants to come on as the coach? That is not going to be good at all for Chelsea. But that's if he does decide to come on as the coach. Which also seems to be unlikely at the moment.
1607  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: February 24, 2023, 09:54:09 PM
Truthfully I expect the Juventus - Torino match to be quite competitive unlike bookmakers' expectations. Because I see Juventus being quite highly favourite side according to the odds. However we haven't seen Juventus getting a comfortable win against Torino for a long time. The final scores have been very close for a couple of years. I think there will be another example by this week. Juventus are trying to do their best to make up for their losses as much as possible.
Of course their job is still very difficult but they have no choice other than trying in the end. They are on a winning streak of three matches as well. With the help of the positive result they got against Nantes recently as well I think they will win by a small margin.
Juventus are in good form these days and they are good at winning games, so for many, Juventus will be the favorite team in this match.
There is only 1 point difference between them and Torino and we can say that they are at the same level in the league. Depending on the outcome of this match, there will be a difference between them. Both teams are at a similar level and will want to win the match. I think a competitive match will be waiting for us Smiley

In the end, it doesn't matter how well of a shape Juventus is in right now as long as they are winning games. The reason for this is that they are not going to be able to make up for the considerable difference in points that they lost. In spite of this, it is encouraging to see that Juventus have not given up hope. Taking everything into consideration, Juventus should be able to win their next match.


Napoli wil be trying to maintain their first position and i think they are definitely going to be just as they face a stubborn empoli but with the current winning streak which napoli are on now, i feel this match wont be a very difficult match for them as the strick force of napoli front line are currently in tremendous scoring form. I think for any team to catch up to napoli will be a very difficult thing happening now as the team competiting with them for the seria A are far behind in points .

Napoli is going to probably win this match against Empoli quite easily in the end. I do not believe that after beating almost all major teams in this league, they are going to drop points or lose against Empoli. This is going to be a win for Napoli again. And this should be easy enough for them to actually experiment a little. Napoli has a lot of points advantage with them. At this point, I believe it is going to be impossible for any team to catch them.
1608  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: February 24, 2023, 09:38:09 PM
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Napoli will be offered a lot of money, and so will Osimhen too, when a team offers x2 or even x3 more than what you are getting paid right now, you do not reject those people, plus being in those big clubs could actually mean more money on endorsements as well since they have more viewership.

So there is no scenario Osimhen says no to United or Chelsea or any other team that big, even if he was benched, it would be still better for him financially and he could at least show himself when given chance. Plus, no team is buying Osimhen for that much money just to bench him, if United ever gets him, then they plan on using him, but with Rashford being this good, I think they won't.

There is no doubt in my mind that they are going to get offered a lot of money for Victor Osimhen. In my opinion, it would be best for them if they did not let him go. You know, it is almost certain that they will not be able to get someone like him in a timely manner. I believe that there will not be any such action taken by them, due to the fact that I trust the actions of this club. Another thing is, they would have already started looking for someone suitable for that position if they actually wanted to sell him.
1609  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Cricket match prediction discussions on: February 24, 2023, 07:10:14 PM
Match fixing is possible in lower leagues but in the top leagues where the players earn huge compensation, it is highly unlikely that players would be willing to risk their career for some pocket change because once you are caught you get a blanket ban on competing again. In Cricket we saw some scandals in the past and all of those players were banned and with the money involved right now, none of the players would risk that and jeopardize their career.

There will always be players who will be interested in match fixing no matter what. It's about the thrill that they get from match fixing which they generally don't get anywhere else. But of course, a rational-thinking player, he is not going to jeopardize his career just because of some money. Especially when he knows that they are can be a big penalty for this as well


You never know. Back in 2013, two of the franchise owners themselves were getting involved in betting. And they bet in matches involving their respective teams. Now what is the guarantee that there will be no pressure on the players to underperform, so that the management can earn some profits through gambling? The BCCI swept this issue under the carpet, because one of the accused was the son-in-law of mafia don N Srinivasan and back then the Srinivasan-Pawar mafia had complete control of the BCCI.

For those people, it is not like they have a lot of money but they still want more. So if we think money is going to stop match fixing but I believe we would be wrong. But match fixing has also been reduced a lot. Making gambling legal is a good idea. Actually speaking is a good idea if done correctly.
1610  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: February 24, 2023, 01:42:30 PM
How do you know that he will perform well in a new team? Just because he has played with Paul George means that he will blend with the whole Clippers team. And then we have the coach as well who will decide when he is going to play.

So we can't say that if he is going to do good with the Clippers just saying.

We have to look at how they are going to utilize him, as a point guard starting five or coming from the bench just like what he did at Lakers.

Well, that's the thing, we don't know if he will be able to perform well or not. I believe he is going to have a better chance if he does move to the Clippers instead of staying with the Lakers though. Because at this point Lakers do not even want him on the team. He is getting a lot of hate from the Lakers. So from the player's point of view, it will be better for him if he does make a move.

On the other hand, if we think about the point of view of the Clippers, I think it will be gambling. Because I don't think they are also sure that it will be better for them to get him on the team. So obviously it will be a gamble for them which might or might not work out.
1611  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: February 24, 2023, 09:07:09 AM
If I'm not wrong Victor Osimhen scored 18 goals so far for Napoli during this season in Serie A and he is definitely the most important player and forward of this team also he is under contract until 2025 with Napoli but many teams are interested to hire this player by spending millions of dollars. According to transfermarkt Osimhen is worth 70 million dollars, so they need to pay even more for this player but this price is not something impossible for a team like Chelsea or Manchester United.
Many teams in Premier League could spend for hundred millions dollars including mediocre teams, but they just don't want because there's no guarantee the player will give a big impact and have same performance like when he was in his previous team. I don't think Osimhen will join Chelsea because they're currently in not good situation, while Manchester United seems possible since they're currently at 3rd position. He would be happy if he joined Manchester United and then Manchester United become a champion in this season.

Osimhen has scored 20 goals across all competitions for Napoli this season. I know he is in good form with his current team. If he wants to actually go to another club, I believe it should be an upgrade. But, there is no chance for him to go to Chelsea right now. That is not going to be an upgrade.

Of course, he can go if he has some emotional attachment to Chelsea, which I don't believe he has. Manchester United can be a decent option right now if he wants to move to the English Premier League. But he has to remember that Manchester United is not very stable even at this moment. I hope he chooses his team correctly. Personally, I do not think it is going to be a good idea to leave Napoli right now for Osimhen.
1612  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: February 24, 2023, 08:59:47 AM
Tottenham and Chelsea both lost in the Champions League but yes, these two still have their differences in the Premier League standings. Tottenham still looks better because Tottenham at this moment has also returned to the top four, and this situation certainly makes Tottenham have better morale than Chelsea.
Also, it has been a long time since Tottenham have been able to beat Chelsea, so with the current situation, Tottenham should be able to make good use of it to beat Chelsea. Playing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Tottenham should have ended the bad results when playing against Chelsea.
The absence of players like Ngolo Kante, Kovacic and Zakaria hasn't helped players like Enzo Fenandez attacking and making much advances, with Kante back training I see he will give confidence to Enzo Fenandez to press higher while he covers a lot of space and pitch for him. The last games has seen both Loftus Cheek and Callagher failing to do that.
I don't know how the squad would be rotated but the need for rotation needs to be enforced especially against Tottenham Hotspur which is also a London derby.
Yes Tottenham are not so fine but they don't take chances, believe me Chelsea would get the first win from them after all of these woes and faluires.

Personally, I don't think that Chelsea will be able to beat Tottenham. Because Chelsea is not performing as they should be. They are basically doing everything that they can. They are spending a lot of money and also bringing in new players. But I think the biggest weak link for Chelsea is the coach. With the coach, Chelsea is not going to go far. They are already failing with this coach even though they are spending a lot of money.

On the other hand, Tottenham does not have any problems like these. I am not saying they don't have any problem. But those problems are certainly not so bad like Chelsea's.

My prediction is that Tottenham is going to win this match.
1613  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Cricket match prediction discussions on: February 23, 2023, 01:35:50 PM
I actually agree with Sithara007 that betting might actually reduce the chance of match fixing. Because the bookies are getting the money and the kick out of betting already. But the thing is I think neither option is going to be 100% safe. Removing the option to place a bet might inspire people to try match fixing. But that is something that can also be done with the presence of legal betting. Even if gambling is legal, there will be a certain set of hierarchy.
In the current modern world, it is almost impossible to remove batting or gambling. So the best thing is going to be making it legal and trying to exploit the positives of it.
When you ban something, actually there will be an urge to indulge in it. We all remember the IPL betting scandal that happened way back in 2013. Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan were arrested back then. And then two of the franchise owners (Gurunath Meiyappan from Chennai Super Kings and Raj Kundra from Rajasthan Royals) were found guilty of association with bookies. These incidents came to light by chance. 99% of the time, these activities never get revealed. Gambling is a big curse on cricket, and things are not going to change anytime soon.

I understand that gambling is a curse and it is not going to change anytime soon. But at the same time, if it is banned, people will try to actually do it illegally. That is going to cause a lot more problems compared to if betting is actually legal. And there are a lot of illegal things going on almost everywhere. And I absolutely agree with you that most of them does not even come to light. Actually, I cannot take any sides here. Because we live in a time when gambling is not going to stop. And as long as gambling is there, there will be certain types of illegal things happening. Doesn't matter if gambling is legal or illegal.


Betting can be legalised but match fixing is something different  , those who are addicted to cricket are automatically addicted to gambling and betting so no use of stopping that because whatever the laws are people will indulge in this activity which is their hobby.
Match fixing should be checked as that's unfair for teams.

There is a very high chance of betting being made illegal, match fixing will increase. Because the bookies are not going to be able to find the money legally that they got from betting. So they are going to push toward match fixing.
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1614  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: February 23, 2023, 01:23:33 PM
I've listed my reasons why I think Volkanovski won, but the judges see it different, and Volk knows that better than we do. So, he's got work to do in the rematch, since he'll need to convincingly beat Islam. Hopefully, via a finish.
I am just saying that Volkanovski can't be best pound for pound fighter, despite his great performance, he lost the fight.
Now I am hearing news of Islam's mother saying that she wants to see him quit fighting, and we all remember that was the reason Khabib retired from MMA at the top.
We don't know if Islam will do this, but in my opinion this is two different situation and Khabib is much better than both of this fighters, but we can only test this in virtual games now.
https://www.lowkickmma.com/islam-makhachev-mother-wants-him-retire/
It is only a common practice that a p4p king losses that recognition if it lost its next fight even if it was outside of its normal division. But technically, it is not really a guarantee. The fight was very close and could've went either way tbh. P4p ranking is based on fighters' divisions and Volkanovski still seems invincible in his division.

Let's see if Makachev will listen to his mother since his dad seems to support him all the way. I believe Makachev will continue with his career. Still too many big and winnable fights for him. Instead of a rematch, I personally would love to see him defend his belt against either Oliveira and Poirier, or even Gaethji (needs a win first before facing Makachev).   

Personally, I am actually going to like a rematch. Because it needs to be settled. And I don't see this rematch happening if it does not happen right now. Because if Islam Makhachev gets too much hooked up with the title race, Volcanovsky will probably not see a rematch anytime soon. The way I see it right now is the ball is in the court of Islam Makhachev. Give Volcanovsky a rematch, if he wants. He can also go after the title if he wants. In both ways, he's going to be benefited.

But the best is going to be him going for the title in my opinion. However, if UFC thinks about the pay per view, I think a rematch is going to make a lot more sense
1615  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: February 23, 2023, 01:04:02 PM
LOL! Do people really believe that the Clippers will not benefit from acquiring Westbrook, and instead will struggle?
The odds should increase, not decline, but from what we are seeing, it seems like the bettors do not appreciate the decision of the Clippers to acquire Westbrook. Well, it's too early to conclude just yet. Let him play first, and then we will decide. As for me, I have a feeling that Westbrook will not be criticized with the Clippers; the opposite may happen.
Before many fans hope that Westbrook addition can make Lakers a title contender but unfortunately it not ended up well since he's performance totally decline there. That's why many doubt because many fans that he will became a liability of Clippers the same on what happen to him on Lakers. But if Westbrook proves that he's still the Mr. tripple double machine and can get back on that shape or maybe a little bit closer maybe his status on clippers will became different.

He is actually going to be able to perform well. Just because he did not pop off with the Lakers, does not mean that he will not be able to perform with Clippers as well. But on the other hand, his recent performance has not been up to the mark. So it is easy to assume that he might not have a good performance with the Clippers as well.


I cannot blame these bettors anyways. There's a reason why the Lakers have been trying hard to unload Westbrook even before the start of the season due to his declining stats. Westbrook is really not that bad of a player, but his $46 million salary this year made him bad. The Clippers made a huge gamble because if Westbrook performs well, they will have the advantage of re-signing him again and they can also let him go next season if he becomes unwanted. At least the Clippers' gamble is only good for a year although still very costly.

The amount of salary he is getting and the type of performance he is giving does not have a balance with each other. His performance has dropped significantly. There is no reason for the Lakers to keep him with so much money. For this much money, they can get another player who will be able to perform much better.
1616  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin adoption growing stronger everyday on: February 23, 2023, 03:02:18 AM
Bitcoin's adoption is like a disease that spreads quickly and if there will be some bodies(authorities) to stop it, they barely make it.

Before, bitcoin was introduced as a peer to peer payment but right now, we mostly see people adopt bitcoin not only for the usage of being a payment method but mainly as an investment, as an asset.

And that's not wrong, because its utilities can be seen and we can't deny that either or the two, it really is.
You are right, the main purpose while Bitcoin is been valuable in the society today it's because is an asset, many people who comes into Bitcoin today it's because of having more profit via their investment, in last five years people who values Bitcoin now have not had the interest of Bitcoin, so therefore it's obvious that the more the year are coming, the more massive adoption of Bitcoin, so i believe that Bitcoin have continuous adoption, because the advertisement of Bitcoin has gotten to the grassroots, so the adoption will be adding instead of reducing.
We do believe that majority of people who do dive in into crypto not because of its usecase but rather into its profit making opportunity which is something that a very common approach.Speaking about
recognition and adoption then its not really that going slowly on where we have seen several countries had already made it as a legal tender and there are places which they do make it regulated
which means that recognition is still really on the move.It is really just that we cant just hurry up if we do speak about adoption because not all corners of the world
does like Bitcoin or crypto as a whole.

I agree that the majority of people get into crypto because of speculation and investment reasons. But that isn't bad per se. It is just how they get involved and familiarize themselves with cryptocurrencies while playing around with it and getting to learn the market dynamics as they pay closer attention when they own some Bitcoin. In a second step though they also get to find out about Bitcoin's utility and how it makes sense to use it in some situations. That was the case for me as well. Own it at first because I saw the potential for it to rise in price as I was sure that many people will at least slightly get the idea that a decentralized currency has good reasons to exist and spread globally. But once you own it and you travel for example, you quickly find out that it can be practical besides any speculative reasons.

Speculation is still our main goal when it comes to this market, but you are right. There will also be many cases where we will use bitcoin as a payment method, not just an investment. Assuming if bitcoin is accepted worldwide, then when traveling or working abroad, bitcoin is obviously much more convenient than fiat or banking. It can be said bitcoin use cases are not many, but sometimes we need and use them too. If bitcoin is no longer profitable, I will still use it in some cases.
1617  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Is it good to accept crypto as a payment? on: February 23, 2023, 02:50:06 AM
I have seen a report today that in 2022 crypto payments showed an amazing rise. People are really accepting it and giving the value as they are giving to fiat payments.

Are you guys accepting crypto payments for your business?
Don't have to accept crypto as means of  payment in your business all because some other person's are doing so. First thing you need to check, is your line of business convenient and workable through use of crypto for payments,
For someone that's into automobile the difference can't be compared to a grocery sellers. Succinctly put, you don't expect a customer to buy a grocery of $20 only to pay it in bitcoin with attached transaction fee to it.

There is no need to imitate others, but accepting cryptocurrencies as a means of payment is applicable to all industries as it only brings benefits without harm. It is true that when we spend a small amount, no one wants to incur additional transaction fees. But it will also be necessary in some cases, such as if you don't have cash at the time, then crypto can be a great alternative. Or crypto can also be a solution when you're selling to tourists, and they don't have your country's local currency.
1618  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Cricket match prediction discussions on: February 22, 2023, 07:07:34 PM
Some gamblers thought that match fixing may be reduced in the near future but I think it is unlikely. It will continue as it is and gamblers will have to manage their gambling through it. Those involved in match-fixing are not ordinary gamblers and will not associate with ordinary people. Moreover, those who engage in activities such as fixing match usually do so in association with the help of sportsbooks.
If some stupid politician or administrator thinks that he can ban things such as gambling, porn and prostitution, then he is completely out of touch with the reality. These services have existed since time immemorial. The only viable way to move forward with sports gambling is to completely legalize it. If you criminalize sports gambling, then you are pushing it underground and increasing the involvement of the criminals. If gambling is completely legal, then incidents of match fixing will go down substantially.

I actually agree with Sithara007 that betting might actually reduce the chance of match fixing. Because the bookies are getting the money and the kick out of betting already. But the thing is I think neither option is going to be 100% safe. Removing the option to place a bet might inspire people to try match fixing. But that is something that can also be done with the presence of legal betting. Even if gambling is legal, there will be a certain set of hierarchy.

In the current modern world, it is almost impossible to remove batting or gambling. So the best thing is going to be making it legal and trying to exploit the positives of it.
1619  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Earthquakes in Turkey over 25000 persons loss their lives on: February 22, 2023, 05:59:57 AM
There were a lot of threads about this earthquake already.
According to official figures, the death toll is currently 42310. However the actual number is unfortunately much higher. Those who haven't yet been recovered from the rubble, those who cannot be identified and the disappearances etc. reasons this figure doesn't reflect reality. I wish there were fewer deaths, but this number increased due to improper construction, insufficient control mechanisms, contractors stealing materials, ineffective post-disaster organization and bad weather conditions etc. There was a great earthquake 24 years ago too, unfortunately we saw that lessons still weren't learned from mistakes after all these years.

Don't try to blame the contractor or the organization after the disaster. Earthquakes and floods are the wrath of mother nature that is caused by none other than us humans. We destroy, exploit mineral resources indiscriminately, destroy the atmosphere ... all just to serve the needs of people, including you and me. We should all have some responsibility for that, not just blame others. I believe these things will happen more and more because with the current rate of destruction of nature, it is inevitable.
1620  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: More Awareness needed, 100$ or Bitcoin??? on: February 22, 2023, 05:36:57 AM
Came across this video in which a person questions whether they prefer to take 100$ or Bitcoin. The kids never took time, all of the sudden chosen 100$. I'm not specific about the location this had taken place, but it looks like they're are Western people. This makes me think, awareness is not upto the mark and in all means we need to educate people. Even the Western young generation unaware of it is really unbelievable.

100$ or Bitcoin
Nice try OP!  Grin These dumb kids have no idea about bitcoin so they will choose a 100$. I would rather surprise if they choose bitcoin over 100$. They thought bitcoin is some currency used in game.

The interviewer guy should ask a random guy on the street instead of asking a kid.
That's right, and I don't think these are kids. If I'm not wrong these are young generation who are much used to technology and everyone are much used to smartphones. Even in such situation these people not knowing about bitcoin is something unusual. Anyhow after this video few might search for bitcoin and feel bad of not opting to go with bitcoin and falling for mere $100 in cash.

Nothing is out of the ordinary in this situation, not everyone with access to technology or using a smartphone will know everything. I mean, many kids are still surrounded by their parents, and they don't need to worry about money, even if they've heard of bitcoin before, they won't care. Young people today are interested in bitcoin because they need money, and what they care about is money, so kids who are given money by their parents won't care about bitcoins or anything else.
I don't think they will believe in bitcoin even if they search for bitcoin later, faith in bitcoin cannot be created just by watching a few videos. If they find negative videos about bitcoin, they will feel they were right to choose $100 instead of 1 BTC.
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