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1821  Economy / Economics / Re: Does People Really Care About Decentralization? on: April 12, 2023, 02:44:10 PM
There is basically no concept of caring about decentralization or not, people tend to use whatever they get to use first, and since all centralized platforms were first fed to the public, they started using them and now they are so indulged in them that it is almost impossible to take them out of that and put them in another platform which is totally decentralized.

One more thing is the features that they offer, if we talk about exchanges, decentralized exchanges don't and can't have as many features to offer to their users as centralized exchanges can, and people will surely prefer the one which gives the more options than the one which has very limited use cases.
1822  Economy / Gambling / Re: Blockchain Casinos - Consumer's Choice 2023! on: April 12, 2023, 01:56:50 PM
Shouldn't a blockchain casino be decentralized and use the blockchain for betting purposes like connecting a wallet and signing contracts for each bet, etc.? I thought it should be that since some other users also mentioned that all these are actually crypto casinos because they offer cryptocurrencies for deposits, wagering, and withdrawal.

Anyway, if there is a competition or even awards where users can vote for their favorite casino and the casino that gets the most votes will emerge as the winner then Stake will probably lead with a very large margin. I just cast my vote and guess what, Stake got 19 votes while all others got zero except bc games.
1823  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Slots 101: Basics, Strategies, and Discussion (with poll) on: April 11, 2023, 08:33:50 PM
these weeks I feel if Slot games are bad for me or even my bad days. i have played Slots on the first two providers on Play N Go i lost all my balance.
and after that I forced myself to bet again on Pragmatic providers and the results were very disappointing on Olympus and StarlightPincess in 2000 spins without a big multiplier.
looks like I'll stop gambling for the next few months
That sounds pretty unfortunate. Maybe you shouldn't have played 2,000 spins straight but should have taken a break or maybe tried some other game. It may sound absurd but this trick actually works pretty well at times. When you are constantly losing at a game, just exit, take a 10 to 15-minute break, get back and try another game first, and then get back to what you were playing and you will see a change.

People mostly don't do this and they just continue playing even if they are losing every single bet, some start chasing their bets and lose even more and some just continue with the regular base bet but don't stop until they exhaust their bankroll.
1824  Economy / Speculation / Re: MicroStrategy Buys Another 1,045 bitcoins for $29.3m on: April 11, 2023, 08:03:23 PM
currently their net book value is negative. It doesn't look like they bought bitcoins with the excess cash, but rather went into debt to buy it. Unless they're able to turn things around quickly, looks like their only bet is on BTC going up in the near future.


What's more, if nothing changes, this means they will likely be dumping large amounts whether BTC goes up or down:
- if it goes down, they will be facing liquidity problems and will be forced to sell.
- if it goes up, shareholders will want to realise their profits at what they'd consider a top, rather than seeing their long-awaited gains being eaten up by unprofitable operations or risking going through another dump.

So what actually makes you feel secure here?
Do not be worried, companies usually run by negative book and they do not end up with profit until very late, and this is the type of company that could never do that because all their money goes to crypto. But remember, this is the same company that owns tens of thousands of bitcoin, so one good breakout price increase on bitcoin and they would be in big profit as well.

So, they are handling things like it is right now, and even without selling any of their crypto, as long as the price goes up that would mean they are in profit, and they don't need to sell it. They just keep holding and it "looks" like they are in the negative, but the company is doing fine and should not be an issue at this moment. Maybe later if it grows bigger.
1825  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: April 11, 2023, 03:56:01 PM
PSG is only 6 points ahead of Lens. And so for PSG, every upcoming match is very important. And since Lens is now PSG's main rival for the title. So PSG must win against Lens.
However, PSG's past record against Lens is not good. The PSG team could not win against Lens in the last three matches. Even in the last away match PSG team lost 3-1 against Lens. And they have drawn their previous 2 matches. So there is no reason to think that PSG is too strong against Lens. There is no doubt that the match will be very competitive. And PSG's dominance will only look unlikely. There is no wonder if PSG lost.
Ligue 1 have eight matches left and current standing PSG lead with 6 points behind Lens, after Marseille getting draw against Lorient seems right now only Lens are compete team for PSG winning Ligue 1 tittle 2022/2023 season. Next game crucial for both team if want keep get chance in Ligue 1 tittle race depending who will be the winner, PSG have chance to close competition early if winning from Lens but its not easy because head to head Lens have impressive performance than PSG.

Lens opponents is the only one team for PSG with several matches left, difference with Lens have against Monaco and Marseille are potential will make the loss points in that matches.
Now round 31 match between PSG vs Lens will decide direction of this season's title race because if we have won for PSG then no one going to challenge for the title race and in case of draw or Lens win things could be interesting because PSG current home form is not good they already lost two home games and Lens is currently best team in Ligue 1 which doing amazing stuff for challenging them and having spot for the Champions League as well.

But, if we have PSG win then surely Lens hard work will also in trouble because Marseille will take second spot and Monaco will also have good opportunity for giving challenge to them but for this all we need better performance from Marseille and Monaco as well because currently these both teams are also struggling badly which is big concern for the both teams coaching staff.
1826  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tipping Dealers on: April 11, 2023, 09:52:43 AM
Recently a man tipped a waiter a car1. Tipping is a way of saying you are satisfied with the service offered and you are saying thanks. From what I know about tipping dealers, you can either choose to tip a chip or a sidebet2. It is a norm in the United States. For those who have ever tipped a dealer, have you been so satisfied with a dealer that you tipped them something other than a chip, money ?
First of all, the person that you called "a man" is one of the most famous YouTubers in the world, his name is Jimmy but he is known as Mr. Beast as that is what his YouTube channel is called. He gives away money to people in almost every video that he makes, and that has probably become the reason why he got so famous, so his giving away a car to a waiter/waitress has nothing to do with service satisfaction but it is more like a giveaway to people in need.

Mentioning the people in need, I believe that most people tipping a service provider is not out of the satisfaction that they've got from the service, but mainly it is because they know that the person needs it and it feels good to be helping someone no matter how you do it. The same thing is for casino dealers, they are just working big shifts and surely don't get paid too much for that, so tipping them actually feels good.
1827  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What if they tried it on: April 11, 2023, 06:11:08 AM
First of all they can't, I agree with that like others. But the main question in my mind is that, why would they? Like why would they even want to do something like that. They are not morons, they are aware that they can't do something like that, which means that there is a chance we could see them not do as well as people can imagine and that is why they won't be able to even if they tried and they are aware of it.

What is the maximum they can do? They could ask the exchanges in their own nations to stop withdrawals and send them all the crypto or they will put everyone in jail at that exchange, right? Even with that, I am sure they won't get it all, they would get some, but not all, and that is why they won't do it.
1828  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: April 10, 2023, 08:38:22 PM
My hope is also like that where there will be other countries that can be like Qatar at the next world cup to make the world cup very luxurious and spectacular because in the history of the world cup Qatar is the only country capable of being the best host in the history of the world cup.
Even though there are several countries that have big budgets for football, it is not certain that they will be generous and are willing to spend large amounts of money to prepare for the world cup as Qatar has done.

I'm sure the name Qatar will always be remembered as the best host in the history of the world cup.
Yes, they succeeded in making the World Cup held in Qatar leave a good impression. They are very serious about being a good home year, after they were appointed as the country to be the host. The preparations they did were not playing games and they even spent very, very fantastic costs from the start of preparation until the World Cup ended. Indeed, there were some pros and cons regarding the policy there, but I saw that it was a very natural thing when the biggest football party in the world was held. In the end they managed to become a successful host of the World Cup yesterday.
When you consider just the football aspect of it, that becomes something that is true that Qatar did as well as hoped for. However, what they have emposed to people as "respect our culture" was the way people are, not how they live, not their hobby, not their fans, not their spare times, it was WHO they are.

Remember, there were gay fans of these nations that felt threatened by the fact that Qatar bans being gay, imagine saying something like this in the west, you can't ban anyone from being who they are, you can even ban them from drinking booze, I mean just don't drink for a while and they even let that, but normally banned, but this is who they are, journalists, maybe a few players, fans, how could they feel safe? Knowing they are banned there normally.
1829  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: April 10, 2023, 07:14:18 PM
Arrogance and greed from the players was definitely one of the reasons. Most of them would prefer playing in franchise T20 cricket to national duty. But that was not the sole cause why West Indies cricket went down the drain. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is also responsible in a large way to their own decline. Unlike other teams, the WICB is a union of more than a dozen different countries. This means that the selection process is very complicated and there is a lot of regional and ethnic bias that seeps in.
But I believe it's also all about boards and their policies as well because few years back we have some things while they were dominating world but now in last few years they are having personal issues which are hurting them badly specially quota system for few local boards and other things which are bringing personal ego's as well even they have few top ranked players and management peoples those can settle things but no one interested to have any positive change just because of this right now situation is going from bad to worse.

After launching of CPL their financial situation is improving, so now they need to work on few solid policies which increase their quality and also having better package for top players which is also important.

This WICB union is nothing new we have 95 years rich history of this union which is having one of the best cricketers as well but now recently things are completely mess-up and too many big players are losing their passion with this now fans are also not happy with this all which need quick work otherwise as we will celebrate 100 years of this WICB we will be completely lost this all.
1830  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: I created a Discord Channel - https://discord.com/invite/beUm75Ft on: April 10, 2023, 06:59:14 PM
I don't think anyone really joins there except people who believe in the OP, I'm not accusing the OP of being a fraud or anything because it's best to avoid anything that you don't think you're sure about, after all what's the point of creating this thread if it's not being used for the purpose the OP is providing betting tips and just being transferred to Discord, that alone looks unconvincing.
The group is free and this was not the same as Pump and Dump group where the creator can shill a coin so I guess we are safe here? We must only be wary if the OP suggests a gambling site to bet on. We must check its reputation first, check for feedbacks, and lastly check the links to ensure that it was the legit site and not a phished one.

The thread still has its purpose and that is people will have access to a free group and the OP can share some spoilers here to attract more people to join it. Not all have a Discord and not all are a fan of joining groups. It would be a good idea if the OP can share a special tip for those people so that people here won't be bitter towards him.
1831  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Turkish Super League 2022/23 Season on: April 10, 2023, 05:24:29 PM
The champion team in this league is experiencing a serious decline the following year for some reason. This is what happened to Trabzonspor. They became champions years later, but their performance this season is a huge disappointment. I think they had their fill last year. It may seem like a good idea to maintain and add to the champion roster and win series championships, but some players have championship complacency and cannot perform in the same way.
With today's loss to Kasımpaşa, Trabzonspor completely threw the towel into the league. It doesn't matter anymore where they finished the league.
I always feel like this is mainly about financial issues. When you win a title, players seek extra financial benefits, increase in their payments etc. So whatever you do, you need to sell some players away, or you need to terminate some contracts. For example, I am sure Galatasaray will send Icardi away because they won't be able to deal with his contract, Boey will be sold, possibly Nelson may be sold even. Its nearly impossible for teams to find better versions of their championship squad and continue.
I agree because financial difference is widening between top leagues and few leagues which are emerging but needs time to have better things in near future even few clubs are doing better and have chance to increase quality and performance, but things still not as we need for having better results Trabzonspor is defending champions, but their performance is badly down and no doubt even club like Galatasaray also facing difficulties for keeping top quality players because they have no luxury which allow them for keeping players like Icardi and Boey.

But, here I also like to suggest if these clubs need to increase their income then surely they need to work on few things like have academies which allow them to bring youngsters and then sell them to big clubs which is also good and better way even no easy but still profitable for few leagues in Europe like Portuguese and Dutch as well.
1832  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: April 10, 2023, 06:29:55 AM
In fact Roma can't be considered as a very consistent team lately. But at least they were able to benefit from the opportunity they got for the third place in the league table.

However it wasn't an easy win against Torino at the same time. Because Roma couldn't open the goal difference more and this encouraged their opponent to try their best for an equalizer. Roma must be thankful that Torino weren't having a good day. Roma need to strengthen their defensive side a little more to be better. They will really need it to keep their presence in top 4. If they finish here they won't need to win the Europa League title to join the Champions League also. I wonder whether Mourinho would still think of signing for another big team no matter the result of the season.
Yeah, Roma is never been considered as consistent but good thing happening now they are taking good advantage of their form and having third spot which is likely to be good for them as we have no better results from other teams which are chasing them right now for this spot after having two good wins now they have match against Udinese which is also struggling badly after having amazing start of this season and most chances Roma will be able to have third win which will help them for having more pressure on Milan's.

Now Roma is heading for the UEFA Europa Cup quarter-final where they are going to face Feyenoord which is also having amazing run after losing final against them in Conference league last year things are looking impressive, and we can expect tough match between these two team Roma need to be more aggressive if they want to have taken another chance for reaching out into UEFA final.
1833  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Sweet Bonanza: The #1 Pragmatic Play Slots, What's Your Opinion? on: April 09, 2023, 09:48:03 PM
Sweet Bonanza is indeed a bit difficult to get a big multiplier or a big win because we are forced to buy the spin feature to be able to get a big multiplier but sometimes it is very annoying when buying the spin feature the multiplier rarely appears and when the 100x multiplier comes out, the tumble is not filled. this is what makes us angry.
but if you are lucky Sweet Bonanza will give you a huge multiplier in the buy spins feature and I have experienced that a few times. but still on the luck of each.

for Gates Of Olympus is different from Sweet Bonanza. because Olympus often issues multipliers outside of the free spins. so we have the opportunity to get a large multiplier without buying spins.
I personally don't play slots a lot due to the house edge factor and past experiences where I only always lost money instead of money, I remember I would always crave for a multiplier but I could never ever get anything above 10x or 20x that too after so many spins that the amount won doesn't even compensate you for what you've already lost.

But, I remember I saw a post from someone who has hit about a 9000x multiplier, and if I remember correctly, it was in Sweet Bonanza. Seeing such multipliers, a person starts to feel they should try it too but in reality, it doesn't happen to a lot of gamblers.
1834  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: April 09, 2023, 09:15:40 PM
How would people have confidence in the bowling of KKR? Of course, it is going to be hard to trust KKR with bowling because they have just conceded more than 200 in a T20 match. Now it is true that they were able to chase it down by a dramatic style in the last over.

But that doesn’t change the fact that before the 40th over that was bold in this match, KKR were absolutely out of the match. They should remember that these type of miracles are not going to happen very often. So they will have to perform as a team.
What is your this statement I am trying to understand because they have done decent job and now won back to back two matches one against RCB and now against defending champions GT even this was miracle but still they are doing impressive job and have enough chance for staying into top four now conceding 200+ in a match is usual thing specially while you are playing in subcontinent because here mostly we have batting pitches which are giving handy advantage to batsmen.

No doubt I am still shocked about their win because while they were batting I was 100% sure they will lose match, but last five miraculous balls give them win and turn the tables into their favor even I agreed this not happen regularly but still a moral booster for them and can motivate them for better results in future as well.
1835  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: April 09, 2023, 07:12:10 PM
A player like Jude Bellingham will definitely attract interest from many other top clubs because of his top performances and brilliant playing style and it is no surprise that PSG are also drawn to him but Liverpool seem to be much more interested in hos signature and are very confident of getting him in the summer. If PSG are willing to compete, they will have to move quick with the best offers to lure him to their side.
Yeah. Jude Bellingham's hotter than a firecracker in the football universe! Clubs are scrambling for his autograph, and guessing his destination's trickier than finding a needle in a haystack. PSG? Color me skeptical. With their issues, it's like betting on a three-legged horse. But hey, maybe they'll pull a rabbit out of a hat and make an offer he can't refuse! Liverpool, though? They'e got a real shot at snagging Bellingham. Henderson's no spring chicken, and fresh legs are just what the doctor ordered. Bellingham could be the key to unlocking a new era of Red dominance. Fasten your seatbelts, Liverpool fans – it's gona be a wild ride!
After Haaland now we have next star from Borussia Dortmund which is going to have his impact in soccer world Jude Bellingham in last year Real Madrid and Liverpool were strong candidates for him, but now we have few more teams which are looking for this next legendary player to be joined them but most chances Real Madrid will have handy advantage because situation is completely in their favor for this all and early settlements already done but as we have unpredictable things can ruin transfer like we have Mbappé which turn down on last moment so here we can expect something like this with now PSG is also jumping in this race with huge wallet.

So who could be winner in this race with Liverpool is also hot as now in next season they are going to do some serious changes for their better results can they beat Real Madrid and PSG, or they have to go for someone other it's going to be interested in this summer transfer window.
1836  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How much these features weigh most when you choose your favorite casino? on: April 09, 2023, 04:54:01 PM
Every gambler needs gambling satisfaction and this can come in any form or dimension as long as they are being served right, there are many benefits a casino can give to help gamblers enjoy their services if they have also sat down to work on their system in ensuring they provide the quality best in gambling, a casino must not be found with bugs, they also need a steady fund to maintain their website and develop high profile team for their operations, once all these were being meant, there's no need to worry on anything more.
Satisfaction is undoubtedly the main reason why a gambler would stick with a casino but different gamblers rate different aspects and services based on their personal preferences of how satisfactory they are or how much better they could have been, so the satisfaction of a gambler is basically dependent on the overall rating of the services a casino provides.

If I am a gambler, and I like bonuses, I would surely like a casino that gives bonuses frequently than one that doesn't do that so often even if they have better services overall. So it basically depends on one's personal preferences.
1837  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How honest and transparent are casinos? on: April 09, 2023, 03:38:30 PM
Personally, I pay very less attention to bonuses. Provided the casino is honest enough to give me my winning and they don't do any shady things with my account or fund them I'm cool. I only use casinos I trust.

There's actually no way to know if they actually keep their word but I believe it's just a marketing strategy.  They may actually give to some customers as you said and I also believe they will give to their regulars. Casinos make a lot of money so giving out bonuses to their regulars shouldn't be an issue for them because that money is just peanuts compared to what they make daily.
Even if they were giving away money, as you said, it wouldn't really cause them any harm as they probably make way too much profit and give away only a very small portion of it to the gamblers, but, they don't really give away money. It could be called money if it was cash balance given and was withdrawable without any requirements.

But bonuses aren't money and shouldn't be considered that, they are just bonuses or you could say, are chances given to players so that they can try and win some money with it, if they fail, it's gone, and even if they succeed, there are certain conditions to be met before they can cash it out.
1838  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: April 08, 2023, 08:44:09 PM
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West Indies team is declining day after day. The most surprising thing is that the country whose players are most popular in T20 cricket fails to qualify for the T20 World Cup. Almost everyone knows that how vulnerable such a situation with their cricket.
There is always dispute with the West Indies Cricket board and the players and on top of that they are all from different Island Countries playing under West Indies. They get more money from franchise Cricket and hence majority are playing them rather than under West Indies.
West Indian ship is already drown and now with the involvement of politics and quota system things going from bad to worse side even still they have few quality players but due to inner politics things are not in positive way so just because of this many players are involved in franchise cricket despite having amazing quality not interested to play for their national team now from here if they want to bring positive changes then surely they need to sit and have one fair policy for all three formats and end this quota system as well which is bringing dispute between these boards and players.

Situation is not positive and with this no one capable of having one team which give them better result they are also not able to sit and have settled things which are bringing them in negativity which is also the biggest blunder now It's time they are fighting hard for the qualification of world cup after losing their spot in T20i world cup even they won title few times few years back.
1839  Economy / Gambling / Re: 💥 💥 💥 VIPCoin Casino 💥 💥 💥 Slots | Live Dealer games | Poker on: April 08, 2023, 06:52:09 PM
Checked the terms about this weekly free spins no deposit bonus and it is stated that the bonus is valid only for an hour after you post it in your social media accounts.  Why that short and what is the main reason behind this an hour expiration for the free spins? Is it related to limitation so there will be not many players claim it? If it is so, I think it is better if you have a limit based on number. I mean the bonus code is only available for the first xx number of users. However I do like the rule that there is no wagering requirement for players who have made deposit while on the other side it has 50x wagering requirement for those who have not made deposit.
On some gambling sites, they also have limitations like only 20 users can claim the bonus code. That is normal so that the casino will not pay too much on the promotions and it's a way to make the players become attentive on their site. They already gave some tips anyway, like we must turn on our notifications so that we won't missed it in case there is another bonus that will come.

If I were to choose between the number of players vs time-based, I think I will go for time based, because it can mean unlimited people can be able to claim as long as it was still under the duration. I didn't check if how much the minimum deposit to avail the no-deposit bonus but if it's only small then great. A lot of people will surely participate on it.
1840  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: I am now a Bitcoin investor on: April 08, 2023, 05:52:25 PM
Congratulations to you on that, since you consider it a very big thing, I believe you have waited long for this moment and must have put together the money that you used in achieving this with hardships probably and it wasn't actually easy for you to purchase Bitcoins initially, and considering that, I will surely give you a piece of advice that you should follow.

Keeping your Bitcoins in Trust Wallet is not a good thing. The reason for that is that you don't have access to the private key of the Bitcoin wallet that stores your Bitcoins in Trust Wallet, and that is a bad thing, you will know it later. For now, since it isn't a really big amount, I would suggest you download the Electrum wallet either on your phone or PC, or laptop. Create a wallet, generate a receiving address, and send your Bitcoins there. Make sure you keep your private key and seed phrase somewhere very safe.
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