How can the findings of this study be taken serious, if they only had a group of 2,202 people, with the US having 331.9 million people in 2021? Yes, I know they extrapolate from those figures, but I think the group should be at least 50 000 people or more to get an accurate indication of what the statistics are for Bitcoin and Crypto currencies.  

Also, the geographical area where this study was done, should also be taken into account.... if it was done in more urban areas, the stats will be lower... but in the bigger cities, it will be higher.... because there are more businesses accepting Bitcoin.  

Well, I doubt that Drake learnt any lesson from this, because $400 000 is to him, like $40 to the average middle income worker. Have you watched any of his previous gambling streams before, where he drops $10 000 000 in one session? .....and still give away $1 000 000 after that?

Drake has so many business ventures and income from his music, he is printing money out of thin air now.... and this is extra publicity for him, because even bad publicity is good publicity... right. (He is also affiliated with Stake.com) 

Hey, first of all... congratulations on leveling up to Silver, it is just going to become more difficult to level up to higher levels now. My progression to Gold was very fast, but after that it just become more and more difficult to go up through the Platinum levels.

The reward for doing this, will never be enough to recoup all your losses, but it softens the blow, if you had to lose all of that money. I have played at other casinos, where there are no VIP reward system, so I see this reward at Stake.com as a huge bonus feature.

Enjoy the extra bonuses that come with the higher VIP level, because this reward is just one of them. 

OP, have you done the actual calculations on that "regret" of yours?

Keep in mind, if you accepted that offer and you bought that property, you would have dealt with a lot of extra expenses, namely :

1. Maintenance and renovations of the apartment
2. Paying levies
3. Paying for utilities
4. Paying for transfer duties
5. Paying commission to the sales agent
6. Sacrificing compound interest on the money, if you simply put that into the Bank.

So, it might not have been such a huge mistake, if you take all that into consideration. My biggest regret might be that I did not buy more bitcoins when I first bought bitcoins at $300+ 

I do not want to say that Bitcoin is not used to evade sanctions, but there are some evidence that it might be happening, but I think the amount we are talking about is small, compared to what is being told in the media. 

I also see people saying that economic sanctions are useless, but I will take that over full scale war ....any day. It must be seen as one of the preventative tactics to prevent full scale war, so we should not condone the use of Crypto currencies to bypass these sanctions.

I have to say, I was very surprised with the quality of Cricket that were played by some of these teams. I watched several of the matches and it was way beyond my wildest expectations.  

I actually lost a bunch of money in the final, because I thought the South Africans would de thrown the defending champions on the day, because they were so good in their previous matches. (It is a pity that one of their best batters, where not fit enough to play in the World Cup, they needed her for those 16 runs difference in the final)

Well, congratulations to Australia.... and thank you for a very enjoyable World Cup!

Well, if you are signed up or registered with many Sport betting casinos, you will not have any issues if you place smaller bets on those casinos, but new signups will raise a red flag and your account might be blocked.

Do you have friends and family that can spread your bets on their accounts, because that will not put too much focus on any individual? Just remember one thing, the timing for this are also crucial if we are looking at a significant amount of money... because the bets will change the odds, if it all goes to the same team... 

Now, you have me confused..... does that mean that you do not have those restrictions now, but that you will have those restrictions in the future?

Also, will this no restrictions be applied to all scenarios or will you restrict gamblers if there are suspicions of illegal activity? The law enforcement authorities will close you down, if you look the other way when people are using your site for criminal activities. (Money laundering)

That will surely not risk our deposits, if they close you down... right?

Yes, and Nigeria are not the only country where this has happened. Take Greece for instance.... during the financial crisis, there were a Bank rush, where people rushed to their Banks to withdraw their own money.... but the Banks (centralized) decided to close the doors and to put restrictions on customers withdrawals to protect the Banks.

Now, suddenly people realized that the money in the Banks are not their money anymore, because the Banks control it. I am glad that more people are seeing this in your country and I hope it is helping to push Bitcoin adoption. (The money for the people and for financial freedom)

Well, first of all.. congratulations on your first purchase of some bitcoins, most people never take that step....even though they always say they want to do it.

You bought Bitcoin at the correct time, because profits can be made when people buy when the price is low. You are actually very fortunate, because you said a lot of businesses accept Bitcoin in your area, so you can use Bitcoin as legal tender. (Which is supposed to be it's primary function)  

I actually do not care if you use HTML/CSS/PHP/MySQL or even Python, but just add one thing for me..... "Total Transparency". How difficult is it for a casino to query the RTP parameter and then add it to a real-time" indicator to show the player at what RTP they are playing?

The other casinos just type a text percentage on the site and they think people believe that the percentage typed there..are the actual RTP configured on the site. (House edge)

I hope you will be the first casino that will be 100% transparent. (Set the trend, so that we can make casinos more legit)

No, I agree....

Fiat (cash) has many uses, for example :

1. Rolling up a banknote to snort Cocaine.
2. Stuffing a stripper's panties with $1 bills.
3. Buying drugs from the drug dealer on every street corner.
4. Paying bribes to government employees and making it almost anonymous.
5. Burning it when hyper inflation creates 1 Trillion dollar notes. (Zimbabwe)
6. Using it for toilet paper, when I run out.
7. Growing bacteria and experimenting with all the filth that it spreads. (Take a swap and grow some cultures and see what is on there)

These are just some of the interesting things that people can still do with cash, but I can add a lot of worst things if I really wanted to extend that list.  

I am not a big Jake Paul fan, but I think Tommy Fury did not deserve to win that fight. Jake Paul knocked him down and then lose over something as silly as a a controversial points deduction?

This is smelling more and more like something that were planned for a re-match, but who am I to say that.. right? I have to say, the Youtuber's boxing skills have impressed me... so I will surely pay to see the next fight. 

I am quoting your original post for the sake of prosperity, because we had several casinos that started with those goals and they eventually bend the knee to the regulators and they were forced to implement KYC regulations. 

You are giving out a lot of information about yourself, with the projects where you were involved with.. so it should be easy for the authorities to track you, if they follow those leads. (when they want to force you to regulate your casino) 

The The International Monetary Fund (IMF) have certain goals... namely to secure financial stability of the US Dollar in all the countries where it is used... discouraging policies that would harm the prosperity of the United States and international monetary cooperation (making sure countries use the US Dollar)

That is my summary of their goals.... not their actual goals... but you should read between the lines, when I do this, because that is the reason why they want to regulate/ban Crypto currencies. 

The Clients Seed and the Server Seed and the RTP and RNG does not care about your feelings, it just plays out the way it was supposed to do. 

I think the important thing about emotions are "clear" thinking... so if you are losing and you are pushing to regain your losses, you go into degen mode and you lose more.

Do not bring any emotions into gambling, just have fun and let the client and server seed do it's thing... your destiny are already decided for you by the casino. 

Well, I will do what the Brain always says in "Pinky and the Brain" ..........

Pinky: “Gee Brain, what are we gonna do tonight?” Brain: “The same thing we do every night, try to take over the world!” Google it, if you are too young to remember it. 

So, I will do what I always do.... push it back into Stake, but enjoying it. 

You should not be bothered about what is done with a gift, if it is your real intention with the gift. The goal of a gift is not to force someone to hoard it, so that they can make a huge profit or to meet the gifters goal.

I gave bitcoins to many of my friends and family for Xmas and for their birthdays and most of them sold it or used it .. I know this, because I have the Bitcoin addresses and I can track the coins. 

I am curious to see what you guys are going to bet on for the final between Australia vs South Africa? Australia are the defending champions and they have already won South Africa convincingly, but South Africa are on a roll now and they have home field advantage, so it is going to be a tough one to call.

I am going to place a small bet on South Africa for the win, because with the odds against them... I could win a large amount if they surprise us once again in the final. 

Well, it depends how much you know about Sport... right. 

Yes, Slots are a total waste of time, because the RTP and Volatility make it almost impossible to win against the house.. but some table games with a little bit of knowledge, can be profitable too.

I see you compare investment options like property vs Bitcoin, but you base your opinion on you jumping in close to a all-time-high. I bought bitcoins at $300 and sold some of them at $60 000.... which is pretty good profit, if you can time the buy correctly. (hoarding = zero effort)