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2361  Other / Off-topic / Re: Corruption and Sports on: March 23, 2021, 03:49:14 AM
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I support your point of view. In addition, the practice of blackmail and coercion to the necessary actions under the condition of non-disclosure of compromising information is very often used among the corrupt and bribe takers. So if a player has ever been involved in corrupt schemes, then get out of this vicious circle will be virtually unrealistic, as either he will lose his reputation or will continue to do what he is told. 
There will be a breaking point for someone and I think that if that person is going to have a change of heart, I think that getting out of this vicious circle is possible but that means that he/she is ready to face the consequences and be ready to whistleblow on the corruption that he/she had participated into, reputation wise I think that depending on how that player delivers his/her words.
2362  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2020 Philippine Basketball Association betting discussion on: March 22, 2021, 09:33:37 AM
Pressured it is and who will not be pressured when you are being tagged as the nest Pau Gasol or Nicola Jokic.

This kind of thing ^^ can be ironed out if you have a good representative to the media. A PR guy that will compare Kai Sotto to a less popular player as to ease the pressure on his shoulder.

This kid is badly mismanaged, don't know the reason why his handlers are hastily moving him into the NBA without analyzing carefully what he lacks to bang bodies with the big boys in the NBA.
I feel bad for this person because that kind of pressure meant that he always to exert extra effort into what he is doing. Pressuring someone to do better isn't really that good especially for a kid like him that could take a toll to him in the later years of his life. Letting him play in the biggest league is going to be difficult but I think that he can do it because he is doing his training in America if I am right.
2363  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Have anyone tried to stop gamblers from losing while they keep on wagering. on: March 22, 2021, 08:53:56 AM
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It will create commotions if you'll going to intervene with a total stranger.

You should mind your own business and let alone the person do whatever he wanted to do with his money.  Whatever happens
it's the owners choice and you don't have any business it won't hurt your pocket if he lose it all or if he bounce back and win
it won't add to your bankroll.
Yeah that was what I had just said in my post and yes it is guaranteed to create a commotion because most people that are losing in gambling are irritable so they are going to react violently towards someone. Also it is the job of the house to kick out players that are continuously losing and at the same time becomes an obnoxious person.
2364  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Are you a lone bettor or a competitive one? on: March 22, 2021, 08:06:37 AM
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There's a difference between the two, when you participate contests you're less pressured to make mistakes since these contests could go on for months and they don't cost that much (sometimes there's free entry) unlike betting where you're forced to deposit the minimum on certain sites. Both of them have good and bad sides but it depends on what you prefer since there will be good times to participate contests and once a week you gather up with the other participants and have a nice small discussion with the predictions you've made.  
Contests means that in a way you have to have your competitive spirit on because if not then why join the contest when all you ever wanted was the participation trophy, I mean shouldn't there be a drive to win more when you are playing against other players compared to playing alone because you know that there isn't going to be an external reward if you win or lose when you are a lone bettor.
2365  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: OSCARS 2021- Nominees, Odds and Predictions! on: March 22, 2021, 07:29:16 AM
Has anyone watched all the movies under the best picture nominations during the coronavirus pandemic? I am a big movie goer. But I do not know all of those movies except for The Trial of the Chicago 7 only because it was available on Netflix hehehe.
Haven't watched any nominees yet but I think Minari and Sound of Metal seems to be a good film, I don't have the time to watch but maybe I will but I won't be watching before the Oscars. You might want to try Piratebay if you want to not pay for watching or you might want to buy the movie at the Google playstore.
2366  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Have anyone tried to stop gamblers from losing while they keep on wagering. on: March 22, 2021, 06:54:55 AM
I don't have the time to worry about others when usually its all loses for me, i regularly bet in dice games and got tired of breakeven profits so i tried to be more greedier and started to bet high amount. That was a mistake and instead lose money even more. Maybe i'll try full time sportsbet my luck might be there or i might get good at it analyzing games.
Especially if you too are losing money, your altruistic nature seems to wane but I mean trying to intervene when someone keeps losing in gambling is kind of rude because you are not minding your own business. I don't think that stopping some stranger from losing money is going to be good for anyone, maybe to someone that you know but a complete stranger or just an acquaintance at the place is a different story.
2367  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Considering huge transaction fees, what coins to support on new gambling site? on: March 22, 2021, 06:20:08 AM
XRP has the lowest fee of them all as far as I know so adding this on those new gambling sites would help to attract new users. Its value is also more profitable to use to gamble than using other low fee coins. I've been using this on some popular gambling websites and you can win a decent amount from it rather than using coin like Doge where it costs many of it that is equivalent to 1$.
But be careful about putting a lot of money in XRP as they are still in the hot seat with SEC, just spend small amounts each game so you don't have to worry about spending more just to play longer. Hopefully, more gambling sites will support more inexpensive altcoins in their games because that way they can find some diversity in players.
2368  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Best strategy on: March 22, 2021, 05:40:18 AM
Sad to say there isn't really a solid overall strategy to be effective in playing online slots. That said, going for bookies that offer free spins might give you some head start but I suggest you venture into other online BTC gambling options like poker, blackjack or sports betting in which you can assess and utilize a little bit of skill to at least have an advantage when it comes to strategy.
I agree, AFAIK most slots or any gambling for any matter are made up of RNG so I don't think a strategy will work in a game of chances to be honest the only strategy that I can think of when playing games like that is the management of the money that we spend on slots so as to play a lot of games with smallest amount of money as much as possible.
2369  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling firms helping Government and people during quarantine, literally. on: March 22, 2021, 05:02:18 AM
Any charity program aimed at supporting the poor, the homeless, drug addicts and other social groups is good for society as a whole. The main thing that allocated funds reached the addressees who need help and not settled in the pockets of corrupt government officials, which in fact happens very often.
It is good until we know what is the compromise behind that help, they know that many won't be able to reject charity so this is their way of buttering up the people to consider their demands. If you live in a third world country like mine, corruption is rife especially in the illegal gambling sector, they know how big the taxes are being payed by legitimate gambling houses so politicians protect these people because they have a cut on the illegal profits.
2370  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Being impredictable on: March 22, 2021, 04:18:54 AM
Practice and experience, aside from bluffing you also need to learn how to observe your opponent's behavior and mannerism. Same as you want to be unpredictable, your opponent will do the same. Poker is one of the best card strategy games where you will not need to depend on pure luck since bluffing and intimidation can be applied. The longer you play with your opponent the more you learn how they play their cards.
Exactly, psychology, probability and strategy are some of the key components for the players to be good at gambling. In my experience, having a poker face works the best but if you can try and mix and match to make you unpredictable then it is advisable that you do it because it confuses your opponents but at the same time can be a pattern recognition for them so you have to switch up your patterns each round at best or from time to time, condition them to believe that is your pattern then pull the rug under them.
2371  Economy / Gambling / Re: If you loose your funds don't loose the fun on: March 22, 2021, 03:37:22 AM
I agree that we should have fun while gambling but I highly discourage putting all of your money to chase the high that gambling provides, what OP is describing is an addict that is chasing the pleasure even if the money is tight. Don't gamble a lot of money when gambling, there are more things in life than a one night of fun in the casino tables.
2372  Economy / Speculation / Re: get a loan and reinvest it on: March 20, 2021, 10:40:31 AM
That is if you can payback the loan without interest and your investment pays it around that timeframe but if it is otherwise then I suggest not doing so because loan is spending the money that you don't own and paying back more than the amount that you borrowed because of the interest, this can work but only if the loan is a large amount.
2373  Economy / Economics / Re: Brexit Losses Continue to Mount on: March 20, 2021, 09:55:45 AM
Now the people are suffering the consequences of Brexit, isn't the politicians at that time were the only one that were truly pushing to get out of EU because there were a lot people criticizing their decision to get out of the Union because there are implications and now the implications are showing. And the politicians that are pushing it are already safe because they already knew what was going to happen.
2374  Economy / Economics / Re: Your pots of money and thinking long term / retirement / life after retirement on: March 20, 2021, 09:03:10 AM
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You guys do not need to make money from the staking or dividend paying crypto, sure making money on top of having it is great but you could just have crypto and that could go up in price, so you do not have to worry about that. Just buy bitcoin for example and you would be able to retire easily with all the extra money that it makes you could spend that when you retire.

I think about that a lot, that is my dream, I want to retire early, and to think that when I am 70 it will be 2060 and I can't think what bitcoin will be like by then, I am sure it will be millions of dollars per bitcoin for sure without a doubt, that is why I keep investing into crypto because I know that even if I do not get dividends or staking profits, the amount bitcoin goes up will be more than enough for me to retire when I need the money but can't work for it anymore.
With the current price of bitcoin, making it your means of retirement is like looking for the Holy Grail, impossible. Do you know how much is needed for a stress free retirement? A lot because those are the times that you will be getting more medical bills. Why not stake with crypto, it is better than just hodling it which doesn't give you any dividend when it is stagnant, at the least it is invested into something and it will grow.
2375  Economy / Economics / Re: I think I know who satoshi really is Am I Crazy? He He.... on: March 20, 2021, 08:15:38 AM
Bitcoin was created in 2009 and we all know that Steve Jobs is a businessman. If he's Satoshi, he should have shared it and advertised it just like what he did with the gadgets and devices that he had made. We couldn't prove anything without any proof and evidence. Satoshi might still be alive until now. No one really knows.
Exactly, not to mention that people that are within the social and business circle of Steve Jobs should have got some hint or already had suspected of him as satoshi but they didn't so the claim of OP is invalid, btw congratulations OP because you just got the attention that you want and you riled up the people in this forum.
2376  Economy / Economics / Re: OpenAI: Artificial Intelligence will generate wealth to pay each adult $13,500yr on: March 20, 2021, 07:36:59 AM
AI is not soms which is a new concept, out if the blue but rather it's something that has been developing since ages and people are using it as normally as anything. We have bots for trading , we have bots for suggesting the price movement of cryptocurrencies, these things are already being used and especially on gambling websites people are already aware of the bot that plays tricks when you win. But now slowly by slowly people have started using AI to control their houses , people are using AI in stocks , when we talk about AI , I am honestly scared because we all remember the computer program that taught himself, how to walk , AI could definately take over .... Even we did have to shut down two of them because they developed their own language and started speaking. Who will control it? Let's see.
Don't irrational fear that AI will be taking over is not something any of us should be worry about, by the time it happens, most of us wouldn't really wouldn't be alive to witness the take over. Even if bots and AIs are used for trading, a lot of people are still skeptical about it for no reason, maybe there are some that are just fake bots but most of them are just too complicated for them to tweak so they complain that trading bots are not that good for trading. If AI can really generate wealth then it will be good for humanity but I don't think that the people in power wants that kind of socialist idea to happen so I will bet my money that this dream won't come true.
2377  Economy / Economics / Re: Biden planning first tax hike(major) since 1993 on: March 20, 2021, 06:56:43 AM
Tax hikes shouldn't target the general population, I mean the current pandemic crippled the finances of many so I think it is bad if that tax hike affects them but it can still work out fine if minimum wage increase is coupled with that tax hike. The best thing that Biden can do is to stop the bombing in Middle East and repeal the rich people favored tax regulations done by Trump and tax the rich people more and reduce military spending.
2378  Economy / Economics / Re: Rich have too much on: March 20, 2021, 06:20:25 AM
The rich have many legal venues to reduce their taxes, so even if they live in a place with high taxes there are ways in which they could reduce the taxes they pay while still living there, that is the whole point of companies, companies for all sake and purposes are separate entities from their owners, so while they live in a state with high taxes their company could be in a state with low or no state taxes and this will allow them the best of both worlds, pay little taxes and live wherever they want.
Does lobbying counts as tax reduction because rich people most of the time are involved in lobbying which is totally unfair because it is a sophisticated corruption. The only way for this narrative of rich people having too much money to be resolved is when the government finally realizes that they can make more money out of these companies by taxing them and not considering donations as a write offs.
2379  Economy / Economics / Re: Bitcoin millionaire lists reasons most will never be rich on: March 20, 2021, 05:35:47 AM
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I don't think so, we don't live with bad thoughts because it will affect the vibes of your life.  The more positive you think you will get positive results too.  There is a lot of knowledge that can be learned in this world to get rich now if you are ready to get rich.  The true rich concept comes from the mindset.  Want to buy a house cash or buy on credit is only a choice of our mindset and how dare you take risks in life.  In life, it is like an investment theory that the higher the return received, the higher the risk we will bear.  The concept of conglomerates can never be challenged if we start out with this negative way of thinking.
If everyone is reach then who is the people that is going to be controlled, with money to back them up. You can't just brush this kind of thing because it is negative vibes, the more we avert our eyes off the issue, the more it will grow and it will eventually destroy people, in this day and age that people are manipulating other, it is not enough to just go with the flow and have good vibes, it is the time to be a realist and focus on the issues that are plaguing our civilization. Mindset my ass, try to say that mindset to someone who doesn't know where to find their food for the day, do you think it will apply? Do not confuse pessimism with realism.
2380  Economy / Economics / Re: Free Market Efficiency vs GPU Scalpers 2 on: March 20, 2021, 04:56:26 AM
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It is getting worst, I was happy when I saw prices of gpu last year was affordable in our place but now, it's doubled the price. And guess what, there none to buy at this moment of time. Scalpers are the worst, and the dealers don't bother limiting a single guy purchasing most of the cards. I see post of facebook that scalpers posting brand new gpu's for sale and no limit at all, it's like a network of scaplers and they now what to do, it's nearly like dealing with drugs but the thing is it's not illegal and noe actions were taken. I guess it's true that there are no emotions on marketing.
Don't worry about it, remember that companies will still continue to make those GPUs and it is only a matter of time before those scalpers will lose their potential profit, my advice is to not buy from this scalpers because it perpetuates their scummy business model, so if you don't buy from them, they won't get a profit and eventually they will stop scalping because they know that no one is going to buy their overpriced products. Patience is the key here, once there is a new supply, they are definitely going under.
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