I made comments on a similar topic yesterday and I still stand by what I said in that thread https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5503836.msg64351918#msg64351918. Gambling addiction doesn't really have to do with winnings and losing, it's about the state of mind of the gambler. It's not only when a gambler is losing that can lead to addiction, winnings also leads to addiction, a person that cannot control their gambling behavior is an addict, that is the way I see it. Although people can easily identity addicts that are loosing money because they're always broke and looking for ways to raise money to gamble.

Di success of NOTCOIN airdrop don make many people wey no get crypto experience to think say na so di whole airdrops be. I know say na so e go later happen, scammers go take advantage of people ignorance to de comot money for dem hand. Thank you for dis one wey you carry come share with us, na so people wey no know how far go take de fall victims for wetin dem no sabi how e de work. Di rate wey people take de open telegram after NOTCOIN success de very alarming, all of dem wan to tap and make money without knowing say many scam de follow am.

Dis forum na place wey experienced members de teach newbies say all dat glitters no be gold for internet. One thing wey I learn as a newbie for dis forum be say I suppose to de do research on every information wey I see online, because scams and hacks too plenty. So a person like me no de de carried away by any free money for social media, infact free money for social media na red flag for scams.

Gambling addicts are always a problem to their loved ones, they're always broke and in need of more money to gamble. So far your neighbor has been given his brother money before and the guy kept squandering them on irresponsible gambling, I think that you did the right thing by advising him not to give him money. Although as his family, he shouldn't abandon his brother, instead he should support the addicted brother to get help first. The addicted brother can get professional help or from individuals like you that have experience in gambling. After the period of rehab, if your neighbor is convinced that his brother has changed, then he can monitor the payments of what his brother needs to start a business. Gambling addicted family members needs help not abandonment.

I believe that luxury is in the eyes of the beholder, that is a person that values the item. The rich prioritize some goods in the luxury class so that they can lavish their money on it, feeling satisfied that what they're buying is out of reach of the average income earners. I sometimes see a designer watch that costs a fortune to buy and I wonder what makes them so special, I realize that it's because the makers has prioritized it strictly for the rich. But a person that doesn't know the value that is attached to the watch will not value it, infact they'll rather pick a bicycle that they feel is more valuable to them than the very expensive watch. People should not feel intimidated by luxury items, that is somebody's business to reap off from the ego of the rich.

We need to allow our law enforcement to de dem work, if dem get evidence say im be fraudster and im de involved with any of di things wey dem de accuse am for, make dem charge am to court. Dem no de write innocence for face, anybody can be a criminal weda I'm de into crypto businesses or not, afterall scams don de before di creations of cryptocurrency, but unfortunately na crypto de always be di scapegoat.

Blord, sef de attract attentions to himself, I don see am on social media videos wey im de brag about di money wey im de make. So you no go de surprised say bad belle people go de see to im matter weda na only wetin im talk say na crypto and I'm oda businesses de give am all di money. If im sources of income de pure, den I believe say in no need to worry but if im get skeletons for inside im cupboard na im be say im go enter gbege be dat.

That is what happens when someone makes plans on mere promises or something that relies on luck or chances to happen. It was good that he felt remorseful and understand that he's plans of hosting his friends from a gamble win that has not yet happened was very a dumb plan. People must understand that making money from gambling is not the same thing as buying and selling where you're sure to make profits after sales, gambling is what it's name implies, you gamble your funds to win more money but you can loose your funds in the process. Gambling is based on luck and should never be relied on for any expenses because it's either win or lose, most times it's loses.

Dead or dormant doesn't matter to a bagholder of EMC, what will matter to them is that the crypto is worthless as it is now. What good is it to them when there's no activities on it's Blockchain and who knows when a revival will happen or if it'll ever happen. The developers have probably moved on to other projects and are focusing all their innovations there, so we'll just have to wait and see what will happen to Emercoin, whether it will kickstart, remain dormant or become dead. Investing in altcoins is gamble, investors should buy them with the amount that they can afford to loose.

Gambling addiction goes beyond winning and losing, it is a state of mind where a gambler cannot control their gambling emotions. A gambler can be winning, yet he'll be obsessed with winning more and more until it starts to affect his mental health. He'll be in the casino, bet shop or on phone all day, more than he should and ignore other important activities. Although I agree that gambling addiction happens more when a gambler is losing and most times as a result of chasing loses. A gambling addict will sale their properties and take loans to fund their gambling and as they're loosing they'll be obsessed with looking for more money to gamble.

If a person gambles responsibly by doing so with the amount that he can afford to loose, I think that he'll still have fun whether he wins or not. Although we can't deny that gambling is more fun when you're winning but it doesn't mean that it's addiction when you're loosing, unless the gambler is already an addict.

Good to have you back and I hope that you'll be more active this time, there's no dull moment in this forum. As a newbie you need to be observant and read the sticky threads in every board, they're guides on how to proceed in the different boards. SatoPrincess, and other members have generously shared loads of links for you to engage in and build your knowledge about Bitcoin. Don't expect to be spoon-fed by experienced members, you need to read and learn from existing threads, carry out research and also learn from reputable crypto sites. Start a topic only when you want to make quality contributions and ask relevant questions when you don't understand, experienced members will not hesitate to guide you properly. This is how some of us learnt and increased our crypto knowledge in this forum.

This is the way of gamblers, sometimes they can stake crazy bets that the odds of winnings will seem very minimal. Sometimes it's overconfidence or they just want to use it to proof a point to themselves and others that they've got the guts to take high risks. But it's ok if a high risk gambler is using the amount that he can afford to loose, so it won't matter so much if he loses the bet, but it'll be unwise if a gambler will bet impulsively with a huge amount that he can not afford to loose. Gambling is a game of luck no matter how good you are at analyzing, so it was your friend's lucky day.

Scams plenty for affiliate marketing, aldo no be all of dem but I believe say most of dem na scams. E get one of my friends wey de always spam my WhatsApp with plenty links to dis affiliate marketing and influencers wey de hype about how you go de make up to $50 or more everyday. Some of dem go come up with genuine products and how you go take de make plenty money on top. Dem go collect registration fees and oda fees for materials, dem go even organize seminar, but in di end many perticipants no go benefit anything.

E get a friend wey de very excited say im life go soon change say im don register for seminar to de grow and produce mushrooms for exports. After spending time and money, na later in come understand say person need plenty money to establish in a big way before you go fit to export and make money. But di scam be say di organizers go paint di picture say immediately after di training you go begin to de make money. Dem go give ignorant people false hope and scam dem of di small money wey dem hold.

This is also what I advocate for, have a gambling budget and let the amount to be what you can afford to loose. When you're gambling with the amount that you can afford to loose, you will not be under pressure when gambling, it wouldn't matter so much to you if you loose a bet. If the guy in the OP story that bet with the friend that the looser will buy drinks for the winner, assuming the amount for the drink is what he can afford to loose easily, he won't be so much under pressure that he was loosing.

The best education that anybody can get about gambling is to gamble responsibly on a budget, don't exceed the budget and don't chase loses

Congratulations on your new rank, it's a good feeling when you get elevated and I'm happy for you. Don't relent in your efforts to increase your Bitcoin, altcoins and the crypto space knowledge, it'll guide you to make informed decisions in your cryptocurrency journey. You're in the right place to learn about cryptocurrency, focus on increasing you crypto knowledge and express it with quality posts, more merit will come to you and you will continue to rank up.

I think that being a superb sports pundit has to do with the passion for commentary, not necessarily being an ex player. I've seen many none players who do excellent jobs as sports pundits, you could see the raw passion when they're analyzing players and matches. But I must admit that an ex player pundit adds color to sports commentary, football fans like to see some of their favorite ex footballers in the pundit. I believe that the presence of ex players as pundits makes some people to pick interest in listening to what they have to say. Although as far as match predictions go, even ex players can get it wrong despite their practical experiences in football, still people likes to hear what their opinions are.

Bitcoin na volatile asset and based on dat, e no easy to give accurate predictions of wetin di price go be for future. Dat na why I de happy as di writer talk for di link wey you share say di analysis no be investment advise. With my knowledge so far for Bitcoin matter, my decision for di investment be say I no go de worry about price speculations. Di most important thing be say Bitcoin go de reach new ATH price on di long term and my ROI go de increase.

Bitcoin price fi to surprise you say e go leap pass $300k by 2030 or e fit no reach like dat, di important thing for me be say make ATH de happen for every bull run. Di average investor wey hodl Bitcoin no get my influence over wetin price go be, except for whales wey fit to manipulate price on the short term. Make we just buy, hodl and wait till di forces of demand and supply go make am skyrocket to new ATH price.

Puzzles can not be classified as games of chance because all clues have been shown to you, it only needs critical thinking to arrange them. Casinos can not have games like puzzles because there's no chance or luck in it, except they'll put time frame that the player have to beat and win, but I guess that they're not into that kind of timekeeping. Solitaire has elements of chance because of the unknown variables but like puzzles they're not luck based and casinos can not put them up as games for gamblers to play.

It's not easy not to pay attention to a bad and deteriorating economy, except you're among the elites and the very rich who are not affected by hardship. How can you describe a scenerio where the prices of goods keeps skyrocketing but your income is still static? How can you save for hard times when the money in your hand is loosing value everyday? Where your country's fiat is drastically devaluing everyday and you're seeing a lot of hungry and angry people on the streets, I seriously doubt that you will ignore the reality.

You don't need to watch the news to experience the effects of bad governance and global crisis, this is why people from developing countries are migrating in large numbers to developed countries in search of a better life. The youths in my country are planning for a nationwide protest because the hardship is too much, the few rich keeps getting richer while the majority poor keeps getting poorer.

P2P na serious matter for inside crypto transactions for Nigeria, now because na through exchanges most people de do am. Now wey most reputable exchanges don shut down dem naira p2p services, if di remaining ones join dem, na im be say scams go de on di increase. Except for trusted people wey you know one on one or di people wey come very highly recommended, you go de risk your coins to do p2p with people wey you no know dem reputations, dis na di reason wey exchanges take de popular.

Anyway naija people no de carry last, anything wey no get head we go find better head put am. If all di beta exchanges remove dem naira p2p, I sure say many reputable members for our board go de run vendor and escrow services, so e no go too affect us. But for many Nigerians wey no know reliable people or platforms to run dem p2p transactions with, dem go de vulnerable to scammers.

I agree with this method of choosing only trusted casinos that have built reputation and they will not want to destroy the legacy that they've built. We can liken casino reputations to cryptocurrency, it is always safe to invest in Bitcoin and a few top altcoins that have built reputations in the crypto market, rather than gambling your funds in many projects where most of them are scams. To avoid being scammed by casinos, gamblers should research and know reputable casinos before gambling with them.  It will save a lot of energy and resources to fight and get justice from the oppressions unreliable casinos and bet companies.

I believe that you've gotten loads of answers to your question from experienced forum members. If they've not sent the coins to you Binance address yet, do the right thing by asking the manager of the possibility of changing the wallet address, if the permission is granted, create a none custodial wallet and send to him. Besides the fact that it's not advisable to store your coins in an exchange because if it's not your keys it's not your coins, the coins sent to your exchange might not be listed in that exchange yet. For your next airdrop rewards, endeavor to only send your none custodial wallet address that you're the sole custodian of the private keys.