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221  Other / Off-topic / Re: Is it possible to inherit a gambling debt? on: June 04, 2024, 04:19:04 PM
The high rate of gamblers who take loan for gambling purposes is quite alarming, and most of them are fathers to kids. Most of them don't end up taking care of their debt before passing. What happens to the funds, when the lender comes for his money? It's quite a tough one for a person who isn't a gambler to inherit a trouble from a gambling dad. Such things also increase the anger of the society on gamblers, because the addicts are, also, good at extending their problem gambling to other close relatives. Could it be talked through in the law court?

It sounds very sad if the incident really happens in our family members, but for me personally, an incident like what you said actually does exist in someone's life, what I mean is that I have heard that there is a child who bears and is responsible for the debt left by his father because his father used to like to gamble or could be called a gambling addict or crazy and the father may not have dared to tell his bad behavior to family members, even the father dared to borrow money from his friend to gamble, but according to the agreement only the father and his friend knew and the child would be fully responsible for paying the loan to his father's friend.
So in the end the only way is for the child and his family to have to return it immediately or they will often experience terror from the borrower.

It is very possible to inherit gambling debt, by nature and custom, after the death of either the Father or Mother the children or family left are expected to pay the debt if demanded. I have read and also heard about cases like this, and is so bad to pay a debt which was used for gambling with interest already yielded.
This is one of the many reasons I emphasize on limits, risk control and Moderation in gambling because only an addicted gambler will borrow money just to gamble to satisfy his urge.
In some countries, it is lawful to pay the debt owed by the deceased. The family of the deceased will be help responsible to pay up such debt. If the debtor has a property, it would be sold to make payments and if he does not have, his family members will look for a means to pay back the debts.

This is why irresponsible gambling is not good and can lead to a great pain on the family, if the late person had a gambling debt before he passed on. Be a responsible gambler and don't put too much burden on your family after death.
222  Economy / Economics / Re: True wealth comes from income when you sleeping but earning on: June 04, 2024, 03:32:22 PM
My number one thing now is crypto staking on many different exchangers and self custody wallets stablecoins and altcoins.
I am not down with the staking thing because you are to keep your funds with a third party, and whatever happens to the exchange, your funds is gone, I think to me it is a dumb idea, because you don't have the right to withdraw when the time hasn't come, and even if there is a red flag on that exchange, you still will not be able to transfer your coins.

I prefer to invest only in bitcoin because I am in self custody of my coins and I am happy to watch my investment grow as I DCA weekly without skipping it. I will hodli for long and I will get more profit from my bitcoin investment compare to those staking, because of the size of my portfolio.

I only keep the value of my fiat currency in USDT, because it has more valuable than my local currency so that inflation does not eat up the value so soon before spending it. Investment is very important in life because it shows that you are planning a better life for your future.
223  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Online gambling increases computer education. on: June 04, 2024, 02:44:36 PM
I don't know which country that you are from, but down here in my country it is not the same. As you will hardly see an old man involving in online gambling, because they prefer the offline casino and gambling system since that is what they are used to. I have tried several times to bring my big uncle into online gambling but he always complains that he prefers the offline casinos because of the social life style.

However, you should not also forget that some of this old men have computers in their houses and offices which they are used to, and it is such people that will love to try something new, and they can give online gambling a trial, if they enjoy it, they will continue. Maybe those are the old men that you are seeing in those bets hops placing their bet. So don't see those old men as computer illetrate that learnt how to operate computer because of gambling. Are you kidding me.
224  Other / Off-topic / Re: Is getting addicted to gambling right or wrong? on: June 04, 2024, 02:11:27 PM
So, is it wrong to be too addicted to gambling?
There is nothing like too addicted, addiction is addiction and from your story above you have seen the consequences of addiction, it can make you do unimaginable things to satisfy your gamble urge to make profit. Addiction can lead to suicide. Addiction destroys one future, if he does not help himself out of addiction.

how can it be control or how can one manage gambling?
Gamble with the amount that you can afford to lose and don't chase your losses. See gambling as a means of entertainment and only gamble for fun. You should also have a gamble budget and time limit on your gambling activities in order to discipline yourself.
225  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Not everyone deserves to hear of your winning in gambling. on: June 03, 2024, 04:57:32 PM
We want to share our happiness and pain. Because there is no other way to make them better. When we are very happy, we share it with others. And we increase our happiness. We share our pain with others.
Do you think the people that you are planning to share your happiness with really want you to be happy? We are in a world where people you see smiling with you don’t really want you to be successful, so whenever you tell them about your success story, they always feel bad, and some might end up doing things that will hurt you. So it’s better when you are happy, just keep it to yourself or share it with only your family members, maybe your wife and children.

But no matter how close you are to someone, always mind what you tell them, there are things that are supposed to be kept to yourself alone. Most people you see always want you to be in pain, that’s what gives them joy, not your happiness.

Some people cannot keep secrets and whatever happens to them they tell everyone whether good or bad. Such gamblers will not be able to hide their wins from people because of their loud mouth. There are some other gamblers that think telling people about their win will make those people respect them, unknown to them that whoever will respect you will do it, even if you don't win anything.

I don't like sharing my financial life with people especially if I win big, I keep it a secret because I don't need anyone to know that such funds in in my possession for my own safety and freedom to mingle with people as usual without any side talks or evil plan.
226  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: June 03, 2024, 04:06:16 PM
Ten Hag is not going anywhere at least for 1st 10-15 matches of EPL and he is doing well yes he cannot get the best from some of the players but he did good for the team and ManU management is happy with him after Man U beat Man city in final and won the cup.
If the management of the Manchester United club is satisfied with the FA Cup they have won this season, of course there is no reason to keep Ten Hag at Manchester United in the next few seasons. However, the team and also Manchester United fans also really want to see Manchester United grow again by getting more extraordinary trophies in the Premier League and also in other competitions. So it is hoped that Ten Hag himself can provide his best tactics for the Manchester United team starting next season.
A trophy was finally achieved even with the inconsistency of Manchester united, and that is what matters most. If a weak club like Manchester united is able to win a trophy, it shows that they are not that bad this season but had worst moments on the pitch. What surprised me it that it is the overall best club in EPL that the weak Manchester united won, it shows that with EricTen Hag still the manager, the club will do better next season.

New players should be brought into the club and some old players should be offloaded in order to give the club an outstanding performance from their counterparts.
227  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: what are the other things to learn in this platform outside bitcoin? on: June 03, 2024, 03:32:11 PM
I am a newbies here, am sorry I will be asking series of question to broaden my knowledge on how to go about my posting in this forum. in this platform are there other skills to learn to improve ones knowledge? Is it possible to bring health related topics for discussion in this forum?
You should start by reading the pinned topics on top of the this board written by Cryptopreneuerbrainboss, Charles-Tim and Igebotz. Those topics will guide you on how to how to go about your posting in this forum. Bitcoin is the major discussion here because that was the reason Satoshi Nakamoto created this forum, to share knowledge, pass information on bitcoin network.

There are a lot of things to learn here apart from bitcoin but it depends on your own area of interest. The skills that you will learn here are good writing skills, how to communicate with people in discussions and how to express yourself. You will learn the technical aspect of bitcoin and you will also learn how to invest in bitcoin and hodli for a long time. I believe that 50% of forum members have bitcoin and most of them were motivated from here to invest in bitcoin which they are happy that they did. If you are serious to learn here, you will improve financially.
228  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: June 03, 2024, 02:59:28 PM


After the recent announcement by Fabrizio Romano I really don't know who will stop Real Madrid from winning Champions League titles. At least most of the time I say, I still expect them to maintain this domination in general. Looking at big teams which can do it, I can say Manchester City and Bayern Munich as the ones that can compete the hardest with Real Madrid.

Manchester City won a CL trophy a season before already which was a start. Bayern Munich just needed a good coach to handle this squad but I don't know if Kompany will do better than Tuchel. But I hope he does.  Smiley
Mbappe's presence completes Real Madrid's squad for next season, this season alone when they lack players in the front line (strikers) is enough for them to win the title in the Champions League, especially with the arrival of Mbappe who will fill that void, in my opinion it will even more terrifying. However, I also want to see whether Mbappe can play very well or not, because we cannot forget that there are obstacles that a player may experience when he joins a team.
I hope Mbappe can quickly adapt to Real Madrid's game and situation. If at Paris Saint Germain he often showed a high ego, I hope at Real Madrid he can suppress that. Because at Real Madrid it is quite firm and even very firm. No matter who they were, if a player couldn't show a good attitude, then they would throw them away. He is still young and emotionally still not completely stable, so I hope he can be more mature in his behavior.
Mbappe to Madrid? This is huge. Yuge. The player is already a superstar and will only become better. Remember, he almost won the World Cup for France alone. His new club is the most successful Champions League team. Match made in heaven. No doubt, Real Madrid needed this. They won the Champions League, but their assault was lackluster. Adding Mbappe completes the puzzle. They have X-factor. A player can score from anywhere on the field.

Naturally, it will be difficult. La Liga is rigorous, and Real Madrid is demanding. Come on, this is Kylian Mbappe. He wins. His talent is natural. He thrives under pressure. He'll succeed, no doubt. We'll see about his ego. Real Madrid is serious. They hate prima donnas. But he's young. He's learning. He needs to mature. Real Madrid can assist him in maturing and becoming a leader.

Truly a great signing, Mbappe is one of the best players in the world today.

But only one thing worries me, his behavior and his ability to not get along with other football stars... perhaps Carlo Ancelloti will have to tame this beast called Mbappe... If he can do that... Real Madrid will be an invincible team.
You are right his behavior is what Ancelotti should work on and make sure that he is humble a d work along side with his team mates so that he can bring out the best in him and for Real Madrid. He is rude and selfish when he is on the pitch, I could remember when Messi was still in PSG, Mbappe do disrespect him.

However, Mbappe will be humble because he knows that he is in the best club so far and they can still do without him if he misbehaved, so that will make him change. He saw how Real Madrid with this present squad without a made superstar or big name striker was able to win champions league by winning Dortmund in the finals, which him and his team mates was unable to win Dortmund.
229  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: June 03, 2024, 02:22:14 PM
I also worry about Bayern Munich choice to fire Julian Nagelsmann and hire Thomas Tuchel. It seemed like mistake. Even with Tuchel experience he didn't do well especially compared to Xabi Alonso success. Hiring Vincent Kompany who doesn't have much experience has made people even more doubtful. While Kompany and Alonso show promise it is unfair to expect all young coaches to achieve same success. Bayern Munich slow start to season has made people question Kompany ability to lead team. Only time will tell if Kompany can prove himself and make people believe in him. May be he will be best.
This is a big gamble taken by Bayern management, but we also don't need to be too hasty to doubt Vincent Kompany because in the current era of modern coaches, many young coaches are successful even though they don't have sufficient experience, such as Xabi Alonso, who was quite successful with Leverkusen and the success of De Rossi. in Rome, even though there were doubts, the young coach was able to prove it.
Likewise with Vincent Kompany at this time, he still has every possibility to make Bayern develop, especially with the players in the Bayern squad who are quite capable.
You didn't mention Inzaghi, as one of the most successful coach too this season. Football is changing hands from old coaches to young coaches and young players are performing extraordinary and breaking records of the old players, showing that football lies in the hands of the young. Kompany will not be known to be a good or bad coach if he is not given the opportunity to coach Bayern.

Next season will tell if Bayern gambled with the replacement of their coach or not. Kompany is lucky to be given the opportunity to coach a big club, I just hope that he does not mess things up for himself in Bayern and prove that he is the right guy to manage the club.
230  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: June 03, 2024, 01:32:45 PM
Today is the big day for Napoli. Antonio Conte has landed in Capodichinio and is ready to sign. However, I would never have expected it from him to sign with Napoli. It is truly incredible that Delaurentis spends so much on a coach who certainly he will ask for a lot of new players and honestly the arrival of Lukaku intrigues me a lot, in three years he will get 18 million which is a lot of money, as we said in recent days the club and the coach are already ready to give away Kvara and Di Lorenzo to do some great players arrive, we'll see...
It is a good move for Napoli because last season was a mess for them due to their inconsistency. Conte is a good coach and he will be able to get the players of his choice to work with in order for him a achieve a good result, if possible win the league at the end of next season.

The money from those three players will go far in purchase of new players because Osinhem and De Llorence would be sold for a big amount. Seria A will be very interesting next season because clubs are loading and offloading players and coach to get the best result next season. Lukaku has shown his quality in Seria A, and he will be a good replacement for Osinhem
231  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: June 03, 2024, 10:17:11 AM
Of the four top teams that I mentioned, only Roma will return to the European league and the rest will compete on the bigger stage of the Champions League. Is it possible that the underdog team will surprise again next season? remembering that everything is possible after seeing Atalanta this season and of course we won't see Sevilla either because they were knocked out last season and in the domestic league they finished in the bottom position. Grin

Atalanta unexpectedly won the Europa League title this season. However, this team gave a lot of effort to win the Europa League title. The Atalanta team was not the favorite for the Europa League title. But it was not a weak team either. Atalanta qualified for the final with a good performance, and the team also performed well in the final match.

No word yet on which team will win the title next season. However, in every season of the Europa League, Roma team is considered as the favorite to win the title. And the Roma team also gives full effort to win the Europa League title. It remains to be seen how Roma will perform with De Rossi next season.
Nobody thought of Atalanta in the beginning of the league because we believe more in big clubs. Liverpool was doing perfectly OK in EPL, and Leverkusen was winning their matches and this was what made most people to see these two clubs as favorites. Atalanta was in Seria A and nobody will look up to them, because Roma is there and most people will even pick Roma instead of Atalanta.

However, this is football and we can only give our predictions on who will win the league but we cannot come to conclusion, because it is hard to predict the future since there will be some unforseen circumstances that will hinder our predictions from coming true due to natural phenomenon. Football is full of surprises and that is why no one can come to conclusion and beat his chest on his prediction coming true. Atalanta murdered the season, and I don't think I would love to predict who will be the winner of next season, until it competition starts.
232  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How do you understand entertainment? on: June 03, 2024, 09:33:51 AM
Personally, entertainment is something that you do to give you joy or others while relaxing. Sometimes, you pay for entertainment, and that is how gambling is. This is why one don't need to think of profit from gambling or else you will not enjoy the entertainment from gambling because you will not be relaxed to enjoy the game, but your mind will be on your bet.

During entertainment, something would be achieved either funds or inner satisfaction of that activity because it should be fun. If you gamble, it is either you win or loss, but what matters is that you've satisfied your desire to gamble, and those who are gambling for profit will not be satisfied, because no amount of money can satisfy human.
233  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Banks are used for criminals, will governments ban banks? on: June 03, 2024, 08:37:39 AM
See what banks are used for?
For criminals.
And how much some parent companies of banks had to pay for penalty?.
The is alot of irregularities or illegal act's going on in banking system but governments can not concentrate to figure out those irregularities in banking system, but I don't know while governments refused to fight banks while illegal things is going on there.
We have banks to help government keep and circulate their fiat currency, and so why do you think that they will go against their own. The government owns the bank, and they want people to gain trust on banks so they cover the illegal activities that is going on in banks.

The government don't like bitcoin because it is not from them, and the decentralized nature of bitcoin is a big headache to the government, since they cannot control it. This is why government is trying to fight through exchanges regulations and having the ETFs to enable them have list of people storing their bitcoin in centralized platform, but they will not be able to get those that are purely using bitcoin in a decentralized way. Government hates their citizens financial freedom.
234  Other / Off-topic / Re: How can we help beginners not to get addicted on: June 03, 2024, 08:00:07 AM
Ideally, the dangers of gambling entertainment should be talked about in some format as early as high school. Young people should realise that there are no free ways to get rich, and that some effort is required everywhere. One in a million can become rich just like that (unfortunately, I do not have exact statistics). And this must be kept in mind and do not forget when you dive headlong into gambling entertainment.

Firstly, I think it's important to be calling gambling "entertainment", like you did in your post, when explaining beginners the dangers of it. Because the main danger is lying exactly there: the possibility of stopping to treat gambling as entertainment. It's when you are stepping into the dangerous waters of treating gambling as some money-making business you problems can begin growing like wild weeds. So, don't do that, beginners. Don't treat gambling as anything else but entertainment.
Beginners needs to know this, and they should not go into gambling because of what they see on social media about people who won huge amount of money in gambling. Some are true and some are not, it is not easy to win a huge amount in gambling, and that is why gamble should be done for fun.

Likewise, beginners should know that the money lost cannot be recovered, because gambling is not a business that losses can be recovered but it is an activity done to try one's luck, and if you are not lucky, you just let go without thinking twice because it is a game. Little amount of money should be used for gambling at all time to avoid emotions on your loss.
235  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Trump vs. Biden is almost like Bitcoin vs Fiat on: June 03, 2024, 07:08:48 AM
Both of them are only after power and nothing else, they are using what they know that the citizens wants as a promise in order for them to win their votes. This is why we are seeing the sudden change in their speech towards bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

I believe that if any of them win the election, all what they said about crypto will be put aside and they might even go against cryptocurrency and come up with charges on cryptocurrency that will make US citizens see their actions as if they have the interest of the citizens in heart. Don't trust politicians with their empty promises.
236  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can you ignore/resist cheating to secure a winning bet? on: June 03, 2024, 06:25:01 AM
It depends on the character of that individual, people that loved to cheat naturally in life or that loves to steal from others to enrich themselves, and people who are not satisfied with what they have, will like to cheat if they have the chance when gambling without thinking twice.

Upright and honest person will not cheat even if he has the access to cheat the casino, because that is not his lifestyle. I don't think that I have thought of cheating when gambling because I use it to entertain myself and I am enjoying the fun so why will I cheat. If I cheat, then it is no longer gambling but stealing, because your win wasn't t real and it was not by your luck.
237  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Would you bet against the club you support? on: June 03, 2024, 05:35:14 AM
I am a gambler does not mean that if I see a sure bet against my club to lose, that I will not take advantage of that bet, because it is fun to see that you win your bet. If it was in the rules of the club that an employee working for a club should not place a bet against the club, then that employee went wrong and deserves to be fired.

However, if it was not in their rules, I don't see it as any problem because he is only gambling and a gambler has the right to bet on whichever club he thinks is cool to put his money on. I always bet against my club if they are the underdog.
238  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: June 02, 2024, 07:29:53 PM
Xabi Alonso and his entire squad doesn't run from fight, rather they embraced them but this one was just out of the picture. The Europa League final was definitely tough and only the best was able to accumulate winning points and they're now Europa League title champion. Bayer Leverkusen maintain an unbeaten run in bundesliga but couldn't make it al complete after their defeats against Atalanta in the Europa League final. This was humiliating result on Atalanta ends.
Xabi Alonso has tried to win the final match of Europa league. They already performed well during the season, but it was unlucky that they couldn't play with their best level in the final match. I think Xabi Alonso still has a lack experience to face the final match as a manager. If he already has enough experience, he may win the match against Atalanta. Sure he has the experience in the final but it was when Xabi as a player. It is a different experience, Xabi needs an experience for coach career.

Xabi Alonso has another chance to finish the season with unbeaten record again next season. Although it seems will be so difficult but it is not impossible. But what I want to see is Xabi Alonso wins the first international trophy as a manager. Xavi will try a new experience in UCL, Leverkusen will play in UCL for the next season.

However, Xabi Alonso has a great record as a young manager so far.



Source: transfermarkt
I would not agree that Alonso lacks experience in final matches. It was just that they underestimated Atalanta who was fully prepared to win the finals. The reason why I said so is that, Atalanta is winning the Europa league for the first time, which means that they also lack experience in playing the finals.

Alonso that was unbeaten this season in his domestic league, shows a lot of experience because such record have not been created since the history of Bundesliga, and this is why I don't accept the fact that Xabi Alonso don't have final match experience. It is just that his strategy was too weak for his opponent which made Atalanta to use it as an opportunity to win them.
239  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: June 02, 2024, 06:42:24 PM
Chelsea should be able to put trust in every coach they employ, like Ten Hag at Manchester United and Arsenal with Artata. Not all coaches are able to do a great job in just one first season, even if it is not impossible, it will be really difficult because of the adaptation process.
Chelsea is completely different from other elite EPL club. They're strict when it comes to their managers and not welcoming any relenting outcomes. Erik Ten Hag in Chelsea? He would have been sacked long time ago. The previous owner, Abramovic doesn't welcome any relenting efforts or if he sensed any form of incompetence from the headcoach, he will definitely make good use of the sack letter.

Messy Chelsea. Big club, big money, big egos, no stability. They want everything now. Now, Ten Hag. His Manchester United performance was decent. But he had time. The season was his chance to create his team. Chelsea? A spinning door. They fire managers faster than I fire Apprentice contestants. Both Pochettino and Maresca are good. The best coach cant win with a chaotic team. Plan, vision, and patience are essential. They should let the coach coach. They'll keep failing unless they figure that out.

A good coach cannot fix the problem of Chelsea in just a season and I don't know why the management cannot just understand that. I was expecting that with the recent performance of Chelsea's towards the end of the season they will give Pocchetino another chance but they were so quick to sack him, of which it is now that I feel that he has started understanding the players and building the team.

What if the new coach is unable to revive Chelsea will he get sacked at the end of next season, then Chelsea will never be in dorm if they cannot be patient with a coach that will bring back the club to lime light
240  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling is not place to make money is place to lose it? on: June 02, 2024, 04:53:40 PM
Is this true gambling is not place to make money is place to lose it?

It is amazing to think that it is difficult to calculate how many hundreds of casinos are located in religious places all over the world. Casinos are basically a place to lose money, it can never be a place to make money. In some casinos, the owners of the casino board are set up in such a way that no matter what they do, they can't walk away with the money. Meaning, here you can only take money but you can't come out earning money.

So it can be said without a doubt, that casinos are a place to lose money, never a place to make money.
It is a pity that a lot of gamblers don't know this and they see casinos as a place to make a fortune, unknown to them that the casinos are out to take their funds from them with a betting trick. Although, that does not mean that if you win, the casino will not pay you but it will be somehow hard for you to win big.

This is why I keep laughing at gamblers who are chasing their losses when I tell them not to, but they will tell me that losses can be recovered the more you play. This is why any game lost is gone and only gamble to entertain yourself so that you can enjoy the fun in gambling.
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