In the end Self-exclusion relies on the gambler themselves personally starting or initiating it though. It is probably an additional help since afaik, some casinos don't exactly offer a self-exclusion program so with this, it can help a lot for gamblers who are willing to undergo the program but originally had no option to do so.

I still stand by the idea that there should be a central organization for gambling casinos so that self-exclusion programs like this can be done not just in a country scale, but globally. That way, there's no loophole that users can use to bypass the self-exclusion they themselves set. Though this would most likely involve KYC so that they aren't able to create new accounts though.

Oh wow, that's insane. I don't think I've ever hit something higher than a 100x tbh. The number of tries shows how much it can actually take to even get one though. It's possible with a big enough bankroll and since there are bots it can easily be done if properly set up but I mostly do mine manually like a few games, then switch over to a new game and maybe return after a few minutes.

Seeing as you incremented your bet it seems like you profited instead? Congratulations!

It can be controlled ofc. It's just a matter of how you want to do it. There's a forced option where you ask for assistance through someone else where they pretty much guard or check up on you most of the day to see if you're doing gambling, and if necessary, forcibly stop you (though this may lead to withdrawal symptoms imo).

There's also the slow transition to removing it in your life, just like how smokers can slowly get help and reduce if not completely remove smoking from their lives. Or they can even replace it with something more productive, e.g. a hobby such as sports, arts, studying, etc.

It's pretty common sense imo, just that some gamblers tend to get tunnel-visioned by, well, money or the chances of winning it at least, which leads to them basically ignoring the majority, if not all of the common-sense rules a gambler needs to actually keep it in line. I also tend to draw a really strict line when it comes to gambling, especially if it tends to get out of hand, which hopefully does not happen most of the time. If it actually did, I might need some early help even if I wasn't addicted yet. I also ask my friends to help me sometimes to keep it in line since I myself know I can't stop it alone.

The first problem was identifying that you had an addiction problem, which is really great imo! The next steps could pretty much deviate differently, it can either be to completely stop it like what OP did, or deviate and instead replace it with something else which is actually great for you such as finding a hobby. I didn't realize this till I was like 20something, doesn't even need to be a fix for gambling, just learning something in general about something you truly like to do or want to do is a really great experience.

Step 4 is a really good step to do imo, it's like stepping out of your comfort zone (though in this case, it's a toxic zone) and expanding the options or activities you can have/do.

Well, see the idea behind gambling being addicting isn't the game itself, nor the idea of "being able to use money" aspect, but rather the fact that if they win, they get money. REAL money they can use and pay for stuff outside.

I honestly would just say to a person getting addicted is to spend that money elsewhere instead and not for anything good like donations or whatnot, but rather to hobbies that they can enjoy. Let's say, buy Gundam models, maybe even gacha games since even though they spend money, the return they get is the enjoyment which limits the possibility of being addicted due to "money". Heck, it may even be a detriment at some point to spend money for them.

You don't exactly need to look that far, there are a few threads in here (or in Gambling Discussion) that has detailed lists about trustworthy casinos and their reputation. I myself personally use (or used rather) this one
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5262141.0
For my specific choices, I'd go for Stake, Roobet, or Rollbit. I've also tried Wolfbet in the past so that's also a go for me. For sportsbooks then Sportsbet and Stake. They're all pretty safe afaik, some issues have come up here and there but afaik the supports have responded to them quite well (I didn't personally experience any issue so I have no qualms really).

We simply don't. The best people can do is assume and honestly, most assumptions are simply that, assumptions or at most an educated guess. There's no guarantee whatsoever that said assumptions will actually become reality. If one had a way to actually predict it then I don't think trading would even exist, or they'd even bother sharing it since, well, that would just seem dumb now, wouldn't it? We have the current community now because a lot of people can speculate but can't exactly identify what will actually become reality.

It wouldn't recover anytime soon though imo. It'd probably go back to around $30-40 in a year, but it can only ever exceed the ATH on the next halving in 2 years. Before that, we'd probably only see a gradual steady increase instead of the usual pumps we've seen in the past year or two. There might be a bit of a few fluctuations but it wouldn't be too big. I wouldn't expect any recovery in the next few days or weeks, we might even see it dip down a bit more. Small spikes can be seen but it'd go back to a middle point at some point imo.

Well, it's definitely understandable, A lot of people may think that the current state is a mess but considering the history of Bitcoin, big dumps like this are big opportunities for a lot of people to get a sizeable amount of Bitcoin. I myself would really want to buy more than what I have right now but the funds I can afford to lose only amount to this much.

It's kind of hilarious how we've seen the exact same cycle quite a few times already and yet people still keep on the FUD coming. That's just how it goes I guess, it's like the more people who enter into Bitcoin and accept crypto, more people also go against it and hate it.

Most projects just promote it themselves, they don't use any particular site afaik. It's mostly done through social media such as twitter/fb, but most of the community gather in their discord servers where they talk about the project and the possibilities it has (which ofc, also contains a lot of shills and possibly paid people that want to influence the real investors). After a  few months of promotions, the above places should pretty much announce their ICO sales and where or what platform they'd actually use.

Trading if you want to risk more to earn more (and if you know more about trading itself). It's the riskier option, but also the option that could get you the greatest amount of profit in a short amount of time. Hodling on the other hand is more for people who don't really know much about trading or don't have the time to min manage their trades. It takes time, yes, but if you chose an asset that performs well over time, then profit should be pretty easy to come. It also reduces the stress and other mental/emotional stuff you get when trading so it's like a burden off your shoulders.

Facts. Well, they always appear when Bitcoin is down and disappear when Bitcoin is up, the cycle is pretty obvious at this point and shouldn't even be bothered to be noticed anymore imo. It isn't even anything like saying that Bitcoin is a bad investment or anything, it's just a diss at some point for people losing money since it dipped down so bad.

I wouldn't really consider it as such, it's more like the information that most people are asking lined up to basically being FUD which is well, if told to an avid Bitcoin investor, would naturally be ignored. It's just trusting the asset you invested on, just like how old investors trusted the development of the internet hence the investment to google,apple. etc.

That's just how it goes. Whales have more chances to actually trade and profit since they play it big and well, losing money is something natural to them. Even someone who owns a sizeable amount of assets would consider losing as something of the norm. Newbies get eaten simply because they're afraid or don't know the hows and whos, and heck losing is something natural here. The market is a zero-sum game after all.

Besides whales can't cause permanent manipulation, at most it'd last a day or maybe even a few hours at best, and it's not really unfair, that's just how it goes since they have that much of an asset and are capable of doing so. It's just up to each own's skills to actually understand what's happening and move based on it.

If you think those are good, I suggest DCA'ing them since your predictions are running for the 5-year time just so that you can avoid losing everything you've invested all at once or if you want to suddenly stop your investment midway. I honestly wouldn't go for such long-term predictions when it comes to altcoins but up to you. Those are pretty good altcoins considering the list of altcoins out there especially SOL and you can probably add BNB imo. You've split your investments into 5 already so that's good enough imo.

Goodluck to you OP.

Altcoins imo are better investments for the short term, not really something I'd recommend that you'd do DCA on. Bitcoin would be your best bet, especially if your goal was in a 2 year span since we'd be able to see the next halving in the next 2 years. Maybe extend it to 2 1/2 to better feel if the halving could bring up something or not. The profit you'd get wouldn't be as big if you took the risk in some altcoins, but it's more reliable compared to looking for altcoin investments. If you really want to profit more, do shorting on altcoins instead of DCA'ing on it.

I don't think so. It's a niche market so to speak. And even if it did develop into mainstream one day, it's going to take a LOOONNG time. Just considering the fact that there's still a part of the population that's against transgenders, you can already see that the market it has would be pretty small. Not that I'm saying the event is bad or anything, just that prejudice for it still exists. But yea, beyond that, if the game is entertaining and the competition exists, given time it should be able to build it's own market.

The market should be able to gradually recover, just that if you were to ask when the market could reach the peak, I reckon it wouldn't come till the next halving. We would probably see a pretty long period of steady movement, maybe a gradual increase even but it wouldn't be a sudden pump or anything imo. Just DCA in here imo, it's the best time since we're not going to see the peak any time soon so almost this entire period is pretty good as a time to invest.

Let's go Casuals! I might be included in some other categories really since I probably would not admit it, but of the ones I admit, I'd be put in the Casual gamblers. I don't think much about money, how much I can earn, or how much I spend or should spend, I just tend to have fun and enjoy some games. If it was sports gambling it may be a bit different though since I consider gambling on that one as a side objective or something since I mainly focus on and enjoy the games itself.

I guess I can go Serious gambling when it comes to poker or blackjack though. It is kinda competitive sometimes.

It's not impossible that's for sure. The market sentiment right now is mostly negative, even if we consider how many people are actually thinking/hoping that there would be a bounce back after the drop to $20k, we haven't exactly seen it happen so we might not have bottomed out yet. If the constant sideways keeps happening though, I think the chances of us going below $15k would probably gradually reduce. We won't be seeing anything past the ATH ($69k) until the next ath though imo. And I reckon the next one wouldn't go past much $69k, maybe at most $100k.