I guess these games you named are more local because, like many here, I haven't heard of them either. But I play other card games, like poker, baccarat, BlackJack, only not in the apps but using online websites.

Cryptocurrencies are already widely used by online casinos and sportsbooks, it's pretty common, and there are app versions for that stuff as well.

I guess you've already said it yourself - no strategy can let you win in the game of chance in the long run. When I only started gambling I've tried out many strategies, from the most popular ones like Martingale and Labouchere to the self-developed ones.

By far the best strategy that, at least, never led to money loss is this: first make a risky bet with pretty low odds and high win, in case of winning - use only half of that win in further games, in case of losing - stop playing and wait till the next time you get the money you can afford to lose in gambling.
Then I follow such rules:

1. Place 1/5 of the half of the win with the odds 50/50. In case of losing try again until there's a win.
2. When there's a win shift the odds to 40/60 but decrease the betting amount to that extent so that the win would still be bigger than that of the previous betting amount with 50/50 odds.

That's what I use as a start, then I don't have some strict rules, I just go intuitively. Whenever there are a lot of big wins in a row - I decrease the betting amount and vice versa. But not in several-fold difference, like in popular strategies, but rather slightly. And, of course, when there's a big loss I switch to safer strategies with much higher odds.

I think you are overestimating the impact the pandemic has on the economy and political relationships between the countries.

Yes, the poor will become poorer, but rich countries have suffered as well, only their economy is more stable, so they won't be so damaged.

But this is too much.

For decades rich countries have provided help to the poorer ones and they're already in huge debts because of wars, trading issues, corruption schemes running, etc. This help, however, is dictated by law and certain existing agreements between countries that are in certain unions and memberships. This does not mean that poor countries will have to subordinate themselves to the rich.

That is a very deep thought you got there and I really appreciate you writing this, finally a whiff of fresh air. But let's get back to reality...

It really hurts me to disappoint you but you people are way more stupid and pragmatic than you imagine. I really wish it was the way you described and it is the way it's supposed to be, but it just doesn't seem to work that way YET.

The problem is - that is true, but people aren't ready for that kind of advancement yet.

It sort of like geniuses made great discoveries in the field of nuclear physics, but the civilization didn't know better than to use it as a means to destroy humanity. Satoshi's idea is genius, but the majority of the population only sees Bitcoin as means of making money.

So that would basically be copying China

The idea sounded unplausible to me, at first. However, considering a very long history of the connection between China and Vietnam, as well as the fact that China by far remains probably the most influential country in Asia, this could be not that far from the truth. Only in such a case, we should also consider the possibility of Vietnam accepting digital Yuan and agreeing to subordinate.

On the other hand, the US is gaining more influence on Vietnam with years and the people seem to accept that well, so maybe this side will have a bigger impact and there is no dark plan involved.

It all depends on the purpose of one playing. See, in video games, it's easier because there's only one purpose - people play for fun. In gambling, on the contrary, some play for the money and others for fun. To the first ones, I believe, the RTP is the most important criterion, they don't care about the graphics and how entertaining the game is, such people can put the game on the auto mode and go away, so they don't even see the whole thing.

To the others (and I consider myself being in the second group rather than in the first) the whole atmosphere is important, and, of course, a lot depends on the type of the game itself. In dice, I guess, most games look the same, even on different websites, there's not much to change there, so nothing matters. In poker - the graphics, how realistic the table and the cards look, also how many players can be placed on your table, how often do they change. In slots - I personally look for something interestingly themed, and not only the picture, but the music and sounds also matter.

I think, at this point, the US might pose an even bigger threat to cryptocurrencies than China. Yes, due to the ban and threats we've lost quite a large portion of miners and users, but mining will recover over time as the new farms will be established and users will always find their underground ways.

The US, on the contrary, acts as if they're in favor of cryptocurrencies, while if we look at the regulations it can be seen how they try to take control and shift the paradigm from currency to asset. China will be out of the game soon, but the US is in, and in case of Bitcoin not using it would be better than misusing. The first can be fixed as Bitcoin spreads all over the world, but the latter is much harder to change.

We live in a world where technological progress is so quick and amazing that sometimes it's hard to grasp all the new things and technologies that are being invented, in the blink of an eye the things some consider "new" others already think of "old".

Nevertheless, IMO Bitcoin is as revolutionary as the Internet, so yeah, maybe someday people will invent something completely different and maybe even better, but for now, it's even hard to imagine anything like that happening.

Why do you think it's the government that forced to demand KYC? IMO it doesn't make any sense because numerous unlicensed casinos still require KYC verification, and the fact that this requirement comes upon big wins, especially with bonuses makes it even more strange. Why would the government care who uses the bonuses and who wins what?

The way I see it and the way @harizen described it and I think he's probably right, is that KYC is something casinos want for themselves and many use it to, basically, create a huge pain in the ass in order to withdraw funds after big wins. Indeed, I know several cases where people just gave up hundreds of $ on their balance because they've had a really hard time passing the KYC verification, with numerous naggings, rejections, which eventually led to unsubstantiated bans.

On a positive note, not all casinos are like that, sometimes KYC goes very easily and smoothly, with no funny business involved.

My thought is probably more societal than analytical. The thing is, when we look back at the history one regularity, a pattern becomes certain: whenever there is a tendency - that tendency becomes a part of everything. For instance, when there is a war - there is an economical depression, but simultaneously we can see a depression in everything else: people don't have money, such things as entertainment become rare, most people put on poor-looking clothes, etc. So it affects humanity in all possible aspects: finances, outwear, pastime, culture and, eventually, due to all the aforementioned - it affects thinking.

In today's world, I think many would agree that there is a tendency for freedom. As before, it is also present everywhere: people speak about it in public, politicians (except for the dictatorial regime) try to make their campaigns based on it, the employment rules are much affected by equity-related movements, even in clothes, we can see that the trend is not as strict as it was, say, in the '80s. People can combine different styles, wear your sandals with socks and no one will judge you anymore  

What I'm getting at is that cryptocurrencies are the best representation of freedom and independence in the world of money, so unless some crazy changes come and people will suddenly want to become part of the slavery system - the demand for crypto will only grow with years.

Never thought of it that way, tbh. IMO there are a lot of discussions related to odds, details of certain games strategies, bets, with thousands of replies in this thread. I come here to read and discuss both technical (e.g. trust issues, bets, and so on) and more socio philosophical points related to gambling.
I am a gambler myself, not a frequent one and I don't wage huge money, but I enjoy some games for fun once in a while, like poker, slots, crash.

If you think of it, the fact that people are needed to be ENCOURAGED to get the vaccine is mind-blowing, but this is the world we live in..

I'd be surprised to know that this could actually work though. The thing is - most people that participate in these lotteries (the same campaigns are also run in the US, China, India, Serbia, etc.) for vaccination are the people that would most likely take the vaccine anyway. Those anti-vaxxers, on the other hand, are people of ideology, they aren't getting a vaccine not just because they're lazy, but because of what they believe in.

Most of those people are pretty sure the vaccine will kill them, so do you think such people will sell their lives (as they would think) for a car or even a million dollars?

Well, if you're not sure, you can ask @BADecker, the known anti-vaxxer that posts spam in P&S, if he'd agree to vaccination for a million dollars. Not even for a billion he would

Absolutely! That's somewhat hypocritic and we see the double standards here. Banning the Binance because it's not part of the FCA under a pretext of not meeting requirements regarding money laundering, while it happens over and over in the country.

But the good thing here is that it's all fixable, unlike in countries with dictatorship, where ban means ban probably forever. All Binance needs to do is to improve this part and when all requirements are met the UK will have to revoke the ban.
And people still can trade in the UK on Binance, so it's not that big of a problem, at least for the crypto users.

I don't think the banking system is at a critical point right now in Bangladesh, from what you've described. They're just probably taking precautions in order to prevent collapse in the future. It's a pretty common practice in developing countries during the crisis, the banks limit the possible amount for cashout per time (or per day), reduce the number of working ATMs, and so on, because when people panic they cash out a lot in order to have their money secured, exchange for other currency, etc., no bank needs that.
Better from you withdraw whenever you can if you need cash because this situation can get worse in time.

The plan is to limit freedom among people. China has never been a big fan of Bitcoin, but for long they’ve been able to make big money from mining. Now is the stopping point, they’ve let people use Bitcoin just enough for them to get the taste of it. Now they’re shutting everything down and stating “we’ll provide you with something even better, no need for Bitcoin now!” (meaning digital yuan). While in reality this system will mean even more control over people’s actions, because they attempt to replace all the fiat. I assume it might’ve been the plan all along.

I don't think so, normally I'd also choose the option with no KYC verification, but in case you receive bounties and large bonuses from the casino, which helped you to gain a lot of profit - I think that's the action one should be willing to take, especially if this request was indicated in the ToS, that's all I'm saying.

Banning you from the chat isn't ok, but if you wrote there too much stuff complaining about your situation it could've been considered as spamming. But that's not the worst thing here, why the hell aren't they returning your emails and aren't resolving this?

I have a question to ask, though. In the letter Stake.com accused you of having multiple accounts, did they have any grounds to assume so?

Because you may be a great customer, placed huge bets, but that doesn't dispense you from obliging to such basic rules. Maybe a while ago you created an account, but then forgot and created a new one? Casinos check this kind of stuff whenever there are big wins, you must understand that...

BTW, maybe try writing a review and describe your situation here: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/stake.com (if you haven't already done so)

I see there are other complaints on this website here, as well, and Stake.com seems to be replying because they care about their reputation. Not sure if this would 100% help, because the replies they give are pretty general, maybe they'll do something then, at least try, it's a way to drive some attention to this mess.

Behind the link I provided they replied to one complained with the following:



According to that they should allow you to withdraw, so refer to that answer of their own.

First I check if the casino policies and software coincide with my preferences. Then, of course, I look at the reviews. As for any company, I guess, reviews are the number one criteria for customers when choosing one service or another. However, lately, the companies got smarter and some scammers buy good reviews, so it's important to distinguish between fake and real. For that purpose, I abide by such rules:

1. Fake reviews often appear in a large quantity on the same day and, sometimes, even exact time, watch out for that.

2. Fake reviews are always 100% positive. Now, I don't say that real reviews can't be like that, but it's just the major thing that unites all the fakes. No one is perfect and I'd rather trust a review that honestly points out the good AND the bad about the casino, than a review that praises the website overmuch.

3. Fake reviews often focus on the same points and even in the same order, that's actually very stupid imo, but some people still believe it.

4. Scroll down the review list and, if the casino is a scam and at the beginning, you saw only the good reviews - that's where you will see the real truth, hidden somewhere in the end.

5. Check the reviews NOT on the website itself, but rather look at some independent platform for reviews. This one is kind of obvious though because it's natural that on its own website the casino will most likely delete bad reviews and leave only the good ones.

6. Talk to someone on the casino. Sometimes it's good to have a real talk with a casino user, it can give you much more information and help to discover some things you can expect than you would've gained from simply reading a review.

Because it's all bs. Though mainstream media also posts bs news, this fake is too much trash even for them. Follow the link in the article and you will find no evidence there, nothing about 82% and 4 out of 5. It's just some sort of "evolution" for these stinky websites. They used to just put random info and expect people to believe that, now they're trying to look cool and provide links to the real studies, knowing that no one will go through the real article to check the validity of provided data.

Here is the full original article btw: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2104983?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed
 
That's where that table behind the link comes from, everything is fully explained here, and no dishonesty in presenting the findings. Interesting, if the study is so horrible and "dishonest", why didn't they provide the link for it, only to the abstract and used a picture of one particular table and went on with their own explanations, hmmm.

To send offers and bonuses they only need an email, so knowing the identity for such purposes is unnecessary. Why should the casino care who you really are, when instead they can judge you by your performance on the platform (e.g. how much money do you spend, how often do you gamble), that would be fair.

On the other hand, I don't understand why everyone is so angry about these verifications, it's not like the casino will expose your data to the media, or tell on you to your government where gambling might be illegal. KYC can be long and tedious, but IMO there's nothing so horrible about it, if you're not a well-known criminal, of course