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21  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 09, 2024, 12:36:51 PM
Everyone is rooting for Man City to win, but I personally want to see Liverpool lift the trophy this season. This thought is a little strange because I am not a fan of Liverpool or all the players at the club, but I just want there to be a season where Man City's dominance in the league ends, and this season there are Liverpool and Arsenal who are quite threatening Man City.

I know, maybe some bets can't be done subjectively, but if you realize Liverpool is a strong team too. This season's performance is enough to give EPL fans hope to stop Man City's dominance
In this season, things are looking very interesting due to good fight from the Liverpool and Arsenal even Manchester City is still toughest side and have better chances but these both sides are giving good challenge and this is making things entertaining now we have one of the best match which will give how things will be works in last few rounds with in case of win for any team we will have better chance for him but still things are going favourable for the Liverpool.

Manchester City is surely currently good, and their supporters are also rooting for the another triumph, but they are worried about Liverpool performance as well which is giving his best even having too many injury issues they are giving impressive performance which is making them special for the win in this season hopefully tomorrow we will have better prediction who is going to lead from the front.
22  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Women's Cricket Prediction & Discussion - T20 & ODI on: March 08, 2024, 03:05:32 PM
Mumbai Indians Women are still trailing DCW in the points table. MIW have 8 points (same as that of DCW), but then DCW have payed one less match when compared to MI. Once again the overseas players were the stars yesterday. Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amelia Kerr top-scored for the Mumbai Indians Women, with Chamari Athapaththu taking two wickets for the UP Warriorz Women. And in return, UPWW got bundled out for just 118. Saika Ishaque and Nat Sciver-Brunt were the stars for Mumbai while bowling.
Look like situation is going to stay at the same level with currently we are having matches between DCW vs UPW with UPW are batting first and fail to have anything good which can stop DCW from win and staying at the top UPW which are having services of top class Australians fail to keep things at the better level and currently after 13 overs we are having just 93 runs with the lost of the 3 wickets DCW are doing good job and keeping things under control Deepti Sharma are trying his best for having some decent runs for the UPW if she is going to stay for few more overs than surely we are going to have good runs on board for them and good challenge for the league leaders DCW which is having good batting which can still manage things for the another win and having strong case for the title in this season.
23  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: March 07, 2024, 05:41:03 PM
I think that you are saying this because you are an Arsenal fan, and you just wish that your dream should come true. Will it be possible for Arsenal to survive till the final stage..i doubt it. Arsenal might be winning weak clubs with a lot of goal in EPL, but I don't think that they can ever try that in UCL. From history, Arsenal is poor in UCL matches, and they easily get kicked out from the quarter final stage.

If it happens that Arsenal should come in clash with Real Madrid before the finals, then take it that Arsenal is out of the league, because when it comes to quarter finals to the finals, if you are not very strong, and I don't think that Arsenal players are strong, enough to win Real Madrid. You cannot use the performance of a club in their local league to judge their performance in UCL.
Comparing teams is currently not possible even things are at his peak with their performance but still few are suffering due to injuries but giving their best and few are now emerging as their quality and performance level is surely at new highs like we have Arsenal which is surely having their best time in 2024 just lost one game against Porto and in other games they are giving amazing stuff and Real Madrid is also having top spot in La Liga and their performance in Champions League is also at the top even they have draw at home against Leipzig but still they are capable of having their best in this season.

If we have match between these two surely this could be one of the best game due to both teams quality and youngsters performance but still any result is possible even you are talking Real Madrid can kick out Arsenal, but I have feeling they are good but on match day performance any result is possible, and any team can win even Real Madrid is well favourite for the win against Arsenal.
24  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: March 05, 2024, 06:09:42 PM
I see Roma are a little bit stronger than Brighton but just a little bit stronger won't be enough to guarantee Roma will win Brighton after two matches.
I think everyone will favor Roma in that match. People don't even include Brighton as one of the strong candidates for UEFA European champions. Their performance in the English league has not been very good in the last few matches. They play inconsistently with wins and losses. This is different from Roma who became very good when coached by De Rossi. They only lost to Inter Milan which is the strongest team in Serie A. So I think Roma will win that match. But Brighton could be an underrated team and could surprise people. Let's see!
There is no doubt in first leg game Roma is favourite for the win and having chance of win as well because in recent matches their performance is very good, and they are playing aggressive soccer which is giving them good number of goals and positive results, but surely Brighton is also at his best and their performance is also much better in Premier League, so things are never been one-sided for the both sides because this is open game which team will perform better will be able to qualify for the next round and here prediction is not easy while both have equal chance and quality and performance level is also on level after De Rossi joined as coach he brings good results and now their chances are also improved for the good end of this season which was looking miserable under José Mourinho due to his defensive tactics.
25  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Coin suspension on: February 27, 2024, 08:25:01 PM
What happens when a coin is suspended? How long does it take for binance to release from suspension? Especially from conversion.
Coins are listed on exchanges to be traded, so it is normal for them not to be suspended,  this may happen for several reasons, some of which are related to liquidity, technical problems, or even legal problems, but this is supposed to be temporary and be resolved quickly so that trading can resume, if coin is suspended on one exchange, such as binance, the problem will be resolved quickly, but if it continues for more than two or three days without an explanation of the reason, it will most likely be delisted soon.
Obviously they are there for a reason but you should rather say that a suspension is normal and can happen at all times as there are now lots of new coins and many of them are shady so in order to save the user and the exchange reputation, they need to do some investigations first and see if they can re-allow the coin again to be traded or not.

We can only wish that it will be resolved quickly because what if not and we still have that coin? It won't hurt that much if we know we will be refunded but I think on most cases it doesn't happen. A few days of suspension might still be normal but if it's longer than a week or two, that would be alarming already. This is why we should be very picky when we invest or trade and much better if we choose only the most established ones.
26  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: February 24, 2024, 08:46:32 PM
Wembanyama is a wonderful player there is no doubt about that and Spurs are sort of learning how they could just utilize him more and more and make him play like a star. However, look at the results that they have right now, we can easily say that we are not going to get them to be a great team just yet. They have time, he is still a very young player, and he has at least 15 more seasons in the NBA if he doesn't get seriously hurt, so it should be possible for him to be able to get a good team during that period, and even a championship.

I highly doubt Pop will be around though, dude is 75 years old already, maaaybe 5-6 more years, but not like dude will be still coaching when he reaches 90, so Wemby will be  coached by someone else eventually.
27  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Preventive measures not to lose your btc on: February 21, 2024, 03:10:32 PM
You forgot to add a point about phishing links which is one of the most common ways scammers use to steal funds from people by stealing their account credentials first and then using those to log into the platforms the victim uses and steal whatever they have in it. People often make such mistakes, newbies do it more often than experienced users because they lack knowledge about these things which is why they easily believe in what the scammers tell them.

Scammers often use some sort of luring technique like a bonus or something about the platform the victim is using so that the victim thinks that it's legit and they might get some bonus if they click on the link and log in using their credentials unaware of the fact that their credentials are being stolen.
28  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: If you were Satoshi Nakamoto, what would you do? on: February 21, 2024, 01:44:04 PM
I have some questions for everyone: If you were Satoshi Nakamoto, what would you do?
  • Would you dare to appear in public?
  • Would you move 1M BTC and sell for USD?
  • Would you participate in the development and upgrade process of Bitcoin blockchain?
  • Would you agree to accept the invitation to El Salvador?
  • Wouldl you continue to stay anonymous and observe the development of Bitcoin?
  • Would you reveal this secret to your children before you die?
1. No, I would rather stay anonymous instead of endangering myself by doing that because I would know that there will always be haters among the lovers.

2. Yes if I could do it completely anonymously without the fear of revealing any clue that could lead the world to me, even the IP address.

3. Maybe, but again, only if I could do it without showing my identity or location.

4. Maybe, maybe not.

5. Yes, that would have been my favourite hobby to watch the world play with what I have created.

6. Of course, but only if I could because death doesn't always give you time to do things you've planned.
29  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Stefan Mandel hits the lottery jackpot 14 times and left the commission panicks on: February 19, 2024, 06:26:21 PM
there is a thread posted about this guy, I also read on an article and posted on that thread on how he supposedly managed to win 14 times on the lottery (I am quoting the supposed step by step on how he did it below).
Here's the 6-step formula for how Mandel managed to make serious cash from the lottery

1. Calculate the total number of possible combinations. (For a lottery that requires you to pick six numbers from 1 to 40, that means 3,838,380 combinations.)

2.Find lotteries where the jackpot is three times or more the number of possible combinations.

3.Raise enough cash to pay for each combination. (Mandel rounded up 2,524 investors for his push to win the Virginia lottery.)

4.Print out millions of tickets with every combination. (This used to be legal. Now you would have to buy the tickets right from the store.)

5.Deliver the tickets to authorized lottery dealers.

6.Win the cash. And don't forget to pay your investors. (Mandel pocketed $97,000 after a $1.3 million win in 1987.)
I wonder what he would do if he couldn't win the jackpot after getting investments from 2,524 people for it because I don't think he had convinced them that if he lost, their money would be gone. After all, they would never give him money if they weren't promised returns in any case.

However, what he pulled off is something unbelievable because one cannot even think of winning two consecutive lotteries based on how much luck one needs for that to happen, and he managed to do it 14 times consecutively.

Kids who read such stories will become interested in learning mathematics because if one can do such things using mathematical equations, who wouldn't want to know mathematics? Grin
30  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: February 13, 2024, 05:53:32 PM
To predict Benfica match with Toulouse, it is very easy to predict and we can bet on Benfica winning.
Let's compare the current performance of the two clubs, the conditions of the two clubs are very different and Toulouse in League 1 has a bad performance and is even in 14th position in the points table, which is not a safe position, while Benfica is in the Portuguese league, the club is in first position as stated you said.
From all these conclusions, we can predict whether Benfica will qualify from the play-off round.
There is no competition between these two teams because we all know Toulouse is near the relegation zone in Ligue 1 and Benfica is leading the League of Portugal which is clearly giving all indications how things can go for this game because Benfica is having good experience and quality to go through, and we can also give them advantage for the going into last four as well because they have few good players which are giving their best and as Portugal teams are increasing their quality no doubt they could be much better than our expectations but currently on other hand French Ligue 1 is completely down due to lack of funds and quality mostly teams other than PSG are struggling badly and having nothing to improve their quality and consistency.
31  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: February 05, 2024, 09:18:32 PM
Lebron James is 39 years old and his career is not long anymore. with high contracts and salaries it will be difficult for new clubs to accommodate him. because there are salary cap rules, aka there is a maximum budget limit for each club that can be spent. so if there is a club that wants Lebron James, they have to sell or throw away their star players so that the salary cap spot is there to accommodate Lebron James.
In terms of having someone like him to their roster before his retirement is like some sort of history. But what most teams like to have history is to win championships. Each team has their own franchise and best player that they can have and give the salary cap.
While it is not going to give Lebron that much benefit but AFAIK, this is just a rumor and won't happen.
I also think that no matter how much you pay for a player like Lebron, you make that money back easily. Since there is a cap on how much a player could get, in order to make sure that other players get paid decently as well, and there is a cap on minimum, so that no player gets too little and make it a bit more equal.

This causes players like Lebron to get paid not enough, and teams who pay the maximum they could offer him, would get that money back. Just the fact that you would get sold out seats, with probably higher ticket prices, for people who will come out to see him. This means that if he ever decides to leave, then he is going to end up making a team a lot of money, even increase the value of the team for a while as well.
32  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling game is not good and everyone should stay away from it on: October 04, 2023, 03:12:23 PM
Everyone stay away from gambling game then you all will be happy and happy Gambling game is very bad which will harm your family a lot and will also harm your life like my father gambling ruined my father's life and also my future is dark now I am now  I came back to this bitcoin to find light in my life in this darkness you all help me shine.
Gambling game is not bad, but gambler's habit is. Even if you can stay away from gambling games, there are many other things in this world that may ruin your life if you cant control yourself. The key is yourself, not other things. Sorry to hear your story, but it had happened already and there is no need to be in deep frustration. I'm not sure how old you are, but if you are mature enough, you should start to think what you can do and give your best effort to make your life better.
There are so many things which are bad even if you say that you won't over do them, therefore it's also important to be educated and practice having a good moral. On some religions, gambling is also prohibited. In terms of making our lives better, I think many mature people think it's too late of doing it. Of course that is a wrong mindset to have.

A better one must be is, as long as we are still breathing, there is always a chance. For those who are still young, it's not an excuse to make a wrong doing. It's still better if they can start fixing their life as early as they can so that they can have a long time of enjoying their life to the fullest.
33  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ICC WORLD CUP 2023 ACTUAL DISCUSSION THREAD! on: October 01, 2023, 03:40:02 PM
Before the Asia Cup, the Pakistani team were looking almost invincible or at least a strong contender for the WC but somehow they got exposed and opponents can notice some chinks in their armor.

Having said that, I think this kind of reality check is good for Pakistan or any team because sometimes it could turn into a blessing in disguise, given they are working hard on such problems.
The current situation is basically suggesting that we should not talk about the Pakistani team. What I would like to know is which teams will be in the semifinals. I believe that India, England, Australia, and South Africa can be the teams which will be in those rounds. I do think this tournament largely depends on the teams that have a good batting lineup. While there are a lot of batters in different teams who have the potential to change the game, India in general is looking still weak.
I agree with you about this all and surely also having few teams as strong candidate for the last four, but we need to understand these Indian conditions are never been easy for the teams like South Africa and England with I have two teams into last four and for other two we will have tough competition like England, New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan all are having equal chance and any team on his day can turn for the spot into last four.

New Zealand and South Africa recently have good success which is good for them and England are also doing good and capable of giving their best for the spot Pakistan is always an unpredictable side which can't be out of the race until last ball as we all know about their nature and history in this competition.
34  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: I see it, I feel it, I know it and it will live forever. on: August 19, 2023, 06:56:10 AM
Your attitude to this world is interesting but a little strange for me. After earning the first thousand dollars on cryptocurrencies, I felt euphoric, but I didn't think that I would live forever and the like. No one will live forever, no matter how much money he has, even billionaires will die when death comes for them, and this will not change. You have a positive view of bitcoin and that's right. Nevertheless, I prefer to share my knowledge about bitcoin via the Internet, but not in real life, since my colleagues will then bother me with questions.
OP didn't mention anything about living forever or their neighbors living forever, but he said that the neighbors started believing that Bitcoin will live forever. However, I don't even think that Bitcoin will live forever because everything has a certain lifespan, and that lifespan ends when it has to and no one can stop that from happening. We haven't seen the future nor we can, so we can't really be sure of what will happen in the distant future with the world and everything in it.

There is basically even no guarantee for the world to live forever, something can happen to the earth, and the whole human race can die. So, the thing is, Bitcoin is replaceable, not for now, but there can always be something much better than it in the future and then it will be abandoned by everyone.
35  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Bet on live game or while game hasn't started yet? on: July 23, 2023, 03:40:44 PM
Sometimes I do prefer to bet on live matches because I could get better odds payout rate when a favorite team falls behind 1 goal against their opponent in a soccer match, even though the favorite team might need to score more goals in order to win the match but the live betting odds payout rate will become higher than the initial odds payout rate before the match starts.
That's a different way to see it and I'm pretty sure that it doesn't happen very often when a favorite stays behind at the beginning and then recovers back and wins the match if that happens, that's a great win for those who've chosen the favorite when betting live, but it's even better odds for those who might have chosen the opponent and they managed to win the game, I say that because it happens sometimes in any kind of sport, the favorite loses.

I had placed a live bet on a cricket match once where the favorite team was leading, if the opponent would have been leading, I could be more nervous, but since the favorite was leading, I was confident and thought it will be an easy win, but the opposite happened and the weaker side went ahead and won the match.
36  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Lotteries and possibility vs. probability on: July 23, 2023, 09:10:22 AM
Betting on lottery is just a hobby for other people so its not good to be treated like a fool since not all lottery bettor is insane or got crazy about this. Maybe if they spend a lot of money upon buying more tickets then maybe they are since getting a lot of ticket will mot guarantee us anything and we might just waste our money for thinking about getting an easy win for that decision we take. Maybe those people continue to bet for long time doesn't really care about the small money they spent because some just want to have fun seeing the result and counting losses is not really their main concern since they just want to feel more excitement when participating on lotteries which there's a huge reward at stake.
Lotteries are one of the most expensive parts of gambling but only if one understands that, because people mostly ignore the fact that they are losing a lot of money because they lose it in portions. Let's suppose someone is buying $50 worth of tickets every week, and they've been doing this for years but never managed to win anything significant, now they might think they are not losing much but if they count the losses, they would realize how much they've lost so far.

So those who think of continuing to buy lottery tickets and try their luck even after not winning anything for years, need to understand that if they had the luck for that, they would have already won something significant, so it's basically pointless to keep wasting money like this.
37  Economy / Economics / Re: How Long in Years Should I Wait Before I Close Down an Unprofitable Business on: July 22, 2023, 05:18:06 PM
I have been in business now for 5 years and not making profit from it yet, it depends on the business and if you think you are heading in the right direction. Business is a tough environment especially if it is a one man show but you need perseverance. I will advise you to wait for minimum of 3 years if you still have cash to spend on the business before quitting, I am not making profit from my business yet but the property has increased which is something that is keeping me going because if I decided to cash out, I will leave with good return on my asset.
Having confidence in your business model also plays a great role in that, someone who knows they have started a business that can run if they keep working on it and keep making changes as per the market conditions and demands, should give it time and it will surely succeed one day. If you have started a business without proper planning and everything and you see it going down constantly, maybe you should go ahead and stop taking more losses.

One should also see how much money they can afford to spend on their business if it doesn't turn profitable within a few years if they know they have enough money to keep it running and they know it will generate the money back for them, they should do it, but if it's the other way around, they should just quit.
38  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gamble Responsibly on: July 22, 2023, 03:28:51 PM
Everything boils down to emotion and greed some people do not know how to control their emotion and they don't also know how to control their greed. When they are in for it, there is absolutely nothing you can say unless they exhaust all the money on them before they will listen to you.

There is nothing wrong with gambling if it is done like a fun and not when the gambler uses all he has to do bet a particular game and which eventually when the outcome does not favour the gambler he will loose everything and plunge into emotional damage.
That's the story of almost every addicted gambler, they know no stopping until they have nothing left to gamble, and even then, they try to find a way to get more money only to continue gambling because the urge just doesn't leave their mind and keeps tickling and telling them that they will now win something big if they play just a little bit more, and that little bit more keeps getting stretched until they lose everything they've gathered once again.

Most people don't gamble for fun but they do it to earn money so that they don't need to work, I consider addicted gamblers lazy people because they want to use gambling as an excuse to not work to earn money and they want to earn a living through it which isn't possible.
39  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: To Understand the Potential of BTC, What we Must Know? on: July 22, 2023, 10:04:00 AM
Almost every single person who uses or have invested in Bitcoin understands the potential it carries and how much beneficial it is for us, but a lot of people are still ignoring the facts and figures that prove Bitcoin's actual potential and instead, they argue that banks and traditional financial systems are the best when deep inside, they know that they are wrong and banks and traditional financial institutions are nothing more than centralized manipulators.

However, as we move into the future, more and more people will start realizing the potential of Bitcoin and how useful it is as compared to banks or other traditional financial systems. I say that because I have confidence about Bitcoin and I know that it will prove people wrong in the long run.
40  Economy / Gambling / Re: Question about casino, sports bet on: July 22, 2023, 05:00:50 AM
Most people have the same concerns about gambling applications and that is the reason why most platforms don't develop mobile applications for their casinos they know it can be a security threat for their gamblers and the casino itself because mobile applications are way more vulnerable to attacks of all kinds than a web browser, mobile applications can even get infected using malware used by attackers.
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Yes, android applications are easier to hack and also infiltrated by dangerous viruses, so it is very rare for crypto gambling sites to have android applications.
After all, most gamblers are comfortable and also like to access directly through a browser compared to using an application.
With a casino application, of course, spending an even bigger budget and the average casino chooses to minimize the budget, but the team can still work well when operating a gambling site.
I think it depends on the security implemented by the company. What about the FB, Youtube and other big apps? If it's easy to hack them then the apps must be removed but no, in fact people  likes to use them nowadays because most people are now using a smart phone, tablet and a console.

Gambling sites can still be accessed properly in the browser and many people are not bothered with it anymore, that is why the gambling companies didn't bother either on creating an app version. It only adds to their cost. The casino are only focusing on how can they improve their existing service. They know that there are better ways to spend the money.
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