Yes definitely- the nature and risks involved in gambling are too unpredictable and inconsistent which can be destructive if you view it as a way of earning extra income.

What you posted OP is somehow similar to another thread where this person randomly gambles without giving much thought and suddenly the unexpected happened as he won the current bet. What I mentioned on that thread is on how emotions and effort play a crucial part based on our expectations.

To further clarify, if you exerted time and effort into gambling, there is actually that reasonable expectation that you must win or else everything will be for naught. If you invested time and effort in making some decisions (e.g. sports betting, poker, etc.) then there is a higher chance of you winning as that expectation grows. But if you do not invest any effort (e.g. slots) then the expectation of you winning is lower.

This plays a crucial role based on how you would view winning as a whole. Naturally, if you exerted effort, there is that expectation that you would win but if you lost, you would feel devastated. But if you exerted no effort at all, then the expectation of you winning is much lower thus, you may feel that you were LUCKY if you won.

Merit is one of the factors that can increase your forum rank. You earn merits when people merit your reply or your thread and it depends on multiple factors on why people send it, such as:

• Your post contains informative posts;
• You created a general guide to everyone;
• You were able to post some information that is very relevant to the current market and time;
• You reported scams and posted them on the scam accusation board;
• You created a thread were it showed very interesting features and up-to-date news;

Those are just some of the possible scenarios that can garner you a merit across this forum. Be reminded that merits are discretionary acts by which forum users have full discretion to distribute them for as long as it is not "merit trading" that can potentially ruin your account by having a negative tag.

While it is important to rank-up in this forum, this should not be your first priority. Your priorities should be learning about cryptocurrencies and thinking of ways on how you can contribute in this forum or to newbies who are just starting.

At the end of the day, it is not about the merits that are important but the journey on how you garnered them. By earning merits, that is the testament that you have learned something from cryptocurrencies that can ultimately affect you in the long-run.

I think what OP is describing fits perfectly on some of my previous replies regarding the cycle of gambling.

In this cycle, a person would gamble more regardless if he wins or losses due to the nature of the emotions that are felt. For example, a person would most likely try to gamble again if they won just to see if they continued the streak; and a person would most likely gamble again if they lost in hopes of recovering such losses.

At the end of the day, the mindset of the gambler is what makes the difference as a whole- if they view gambling as a means of profiting, then they would most likely view any win as a sign of profit even if their records or history show otherwise; but if a person views gambling as a source of entertainment, then they have the most control over their emotions and expenses.

I find it hilarious that Jake Paul has been going with all these exhibition fights like he intentionally avoids bona fide boxers to fight to. Though all things considered, I will not blame him as he attracts attention and this fight alone could mean millions of dollars to his pocket.

While this may be an exhibition match, seeing Tyson fight again on the ring is definitely a treat. My father grew up watching Tyson and to be able to watch him fight again on the ring is definitely a treat and an experience not to miss.


Yup I have noticed this pattern that he aims to battle mostly veterans and retired boxers. Perhaps this is the norm nowadays that these people do- exhibition matches as this garners attention, viewers, and money at the same time. No wonder there has been an influx of exhibition matches being offered.

I find this interesting- I have yet to experience a game where manipulation of the games revolving racism is involved. Can you please share your specific experience on why it involved racism in the first place? This is a rare instance where I have yet to encounter this type of manipulation though I have noticed that there are also other people sharing the same concern.


If this were the case, I guess the best recommendation here would be to choose leagues that are prominent and famous instead of betting on small platforms. Even if some of the offers may seem attractive, manipulation may happen given that there are less securities and guarantees there.

Back when I was a college student, I used to gamble Dota 2 and CSGO skins in dota2/csgolounge where I would win tons of skins after a single game. Then, there was this bot that was introduced on Steam where you would play blackjack against it. If you won, the bot will instantly trade you and reward you with "keys" where you could open crates which was the main currency for trading at that time.

Fast forward, I betted 1-2 keys per game and the games would result to me winning at least 5 keys per day. Then, everything went downhill when I started to experience my first loss. I started with 2 keys and ended up earning as much as 35 keys in the process. When I started losing, I was losing like 1-2 keys per trade until I got so tilted and bet everything in one go. At the end, I lost and I decided to never touch gambling again on games due to the pain of that feeling that day.

In conclusion, simple mistakes can definitely cascade and snowball into bigger problems especially if your emotions get the best of you. It is very easy to be level-headed once you are in that position but I guess that is the only way to prevent losing everything.

You are no obligation to give your money to anyone (except your family members) given that it is yours. If you have a friend who is in need of cash due to financial constraints, you are not compelled to help them as you must first think of yourself rather than others.

In law, this is what we call the principle of self-preservation where you focus first on yourself and the opportunities to receive instead of giving it out to others. Given that BTCs are on the bull run, it is normal for you to think given such current situation. You have the opportunity to maximize your investments and your friend must ask help to others instead.

In conclusion, I respectfully submit that you are under no obligation to help others if you cannot help yourself first. Focus on self-improvements and opportunities before you start helping others.

Well this is an interesting scenario that you experienced but it also plays on our emotions.

When you decide to bet on something and you poured some effort into it, the chances are that you have a reasonable expectation about the result. Given that sports betting is an information-based driven gambling platform in which knowledge about the games plays a vital role on its prediction, it is normal that you have that kind of expectation.

In contrast, if you randomly betted without even thinking about it, then there is no invested time and effort. Naturally, you would treat it as a hail marry bet and regardless of the result you would be satisfied whether you won or you lost.

At the end of the day, it is all about your invested time and effort that would dictate your feelings about the said bet.

I call this the "cycle of gambling" where a gambler is stuck on this scenario of winning and losing.

Based on this cycle, a gambler would most likely gamble again regardless of whether he wins or losses. The initial reaction of a person whenever they lost in gambling is to recover the said losses by gambling again. Similarly, a gambler would most likely gamble again if he wins just to try out his luck if he could go and continue his winning streak.

I do agree that whenever a gambler chases their wins/losses, this would lead them to a position where they are stuck in this cycle. In order to really recover from this, it is essential that they change their perception about gambling and their goal. Rather than seeing this as a way for extra income, one must see this primarily as a way of entertainment.

This is seriously alarming- what sells the casino is not the gambling games on itself but the customer service experience that they provide. If they treat their customers like nothing, then why is Stake still considered one of the best casinos out there?

In the past week, I have noticed several threads about Stake regarding encountering some issues either related to payment; or to limiting the accounts of its users. This should really spark a red flag on its users given on how they operate and on how they treat its customers.


I do suggest that OP should consider looking for an alternative at this point. Sure, he should try reaching out on its ANN thread in this forum but still, he should not have experience this service to the point that he will contact and message on its board in this forum.

There are hundreds of online gambling platforms that provide a better experience compared to Stake. If I may suggest, then I guess this is the time that you should explore different options now, OP.

You actually summed up almost the effects of gambling to the collaterals that ultimately affect the immediate family members whenever a person is addicted to the said act. I guess another sector of people who are indirect victims of gambling are your co-workers.

Once a person gets addicted to gambling, your relationship with your colleagues and friends will be prejudiced greatly given that you will be asking for loans to anyone just to satisfy this urge.

The reason on why I said colleagues is because this was a personal experience to me before. I had this high school friend who was once rich during our youth and he would treat everyone with almost anything. Suddenly during my college years, he would message our friends asking for loans and cash. Then I soon discovered that he suffered this massive gambling debt by borrowing cash from Chinese loan lords that are already threatening against his own life.

I do believe that the impact of AI would be more as a supportive tool rather than as a main component that plays gambling for us.

The prominence Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been widely used in different fields as a tool to lessen the work of most people. Robotics and AIs have been also associated with each other in which they can work hand-in-hand to efficiently maximize its potential to some businesses. Although AI has been used mainly by some companies and businesses, I believe that it may not completely replace gambling and its users.

Gambling is a personal act whereby the odds are being played by the gamblers. Yes, AI may affect gamblers if the latter use the former as a tool to help them compile information that may effectively predict and weigh some outcomes. But relying on AI completely will not be as effective given the nature of gambling as a risky venture.

Why not both? No one is stopping you from doing both at the same time as you can reap the rewards by maximizing all the possible opportunities for you to earn BTC in the process.

If you want a relatively simpler way to earn some BTCs, then you may invest and HODL your BTCs by taking advantage of the upcoming bull run and fork that will happen in a few weeks from now.

If you have prior experience to trading cryptocurrencies, then you may also opt to trade other cryptos in the process. Be reminded, however, that trading is an extremely risky venture which requires a great deal of knowledge in order to at least have an advantage over others. There are many trades who have incurred losses than profits due to their lack of experience and knowledge after delving on the said act

Personally, as someone who has no experience to trading, I would definitely choose to invest and HODL my BTCs. In this way, at least, I would be able to take advantage of the time by selling my cryptos as soon as I see that I have profited from my initial investment.

I agree with your statement.

When money is involved in a certain act, you must be extremely careful with everything that you do. You must also secure that what you are doing is genuinely acceptable within the terms prescribed on the gambling's TOS. Even if a VPN can be argued as "safe", there is nothing that can guarantee this given that casinos have the authority to withhold your funds if they feel like you have violated any of their terms even if it is somehow vague and prejudicial against you.

On the cases that OP provided, I have a feeling that the person who got banned from using two (2) accounts on the same IP address has a strong case against Stake. I feel like they have been automatically flagged, thereby having an automated banned from their account.

Bitcoin to me, is freedom. This means that I have the liberty to use my funds to purchase things without any interference from third parties that check all of my transactions.

On a personal note, bitcoin to me is an opportunity- something that can be maximized on especially if you consider the financial status of a person. In my case, I live in a third-world country where there are limited opportunities when it comes to finances and jobs. Bitcoin enabled me to look beyond the box and explore endless possibilities financially. Without BTC, I would not experience situations that made me better as a person and as an investor.


While BTC may be seen as an investment, I see it rather as an opportunity and as a means of income due to the acts that are involved. For example, the creation of bitcoin lead to multiple signature campaigns that changed my life completely on how I use my finances.

I just hope that people should know and exercise every opportunity to discover the existence of cryptocurrencies. While it may be a stretch for me, but I consider it as my gateway in order to alleviate myself from my financial situation.

This has never happened to me and I wish that everyone would not experience this very unfortunate scenario.

Assuming, however, that I were in that kind of position where my partner would bet everything and subsequently lost it all, I would definitely consider divorce as an option. However, this would not be the automatic response to this kind of situation as it would also depend on several factors.

If my partner is a compulsive gambler and she would bet our family savings without any regard to her responsibilities to the family, then I would definitely consider divorce. But if my partner has the responsibility of maintaining the financials despite his gambling tendencies to the point that she can control her emotions, then I would support her in any way that I could.

The non-negotiable factor here would be if my partner CANNOT meet her responsibilities and obligations to the family to the point that she would sacrifice and prejudice our savings to satisfy such urges.

Hello, OP!

I think you are just starting your BTC journey and you somehow demand too much without fully understanding the nature of the problem.

Like what others have pointed out, purchasing a MacBook for $800 is relatively expensive when you can run a bitcoin core and node on a desktop or even a Windows laptop that costs way less. Additionally, before you also fully invest such money, you should understand and know these things. It seems to me that you do not fully understand these concepts very well for you to invest that amount of money on it.

I highly suggest that before you pull the trigger, understand the basics and fundamentals first. Learn through reading, watching, and even engaging in the community so you could get a better grasp on what you are dealing with.

Lastly, while it is not prohibited, it somehow implies that you are asking for donations, which is prohibited in this forum. Even if you try to phrase it in a different statement, the essence still implies that you are asking for money.

Best of luck to your journey, OP.

Could you mind showing what the message was all about? Even if it was a vague explanation, can you kindly provide any screenshot of the said conversation so we could have an interpretation on what the support was telling?


According to the TOS of Stake, it stated that:


I believe that your account was flagged due to a suspicion that you created it under any other name which was probably located under the same IP address of your house. But if there is one thing that they most likely missed, it is that you created this together with your wife which was her account in the first place.

Just to add another question, when you created that new account, were you able to submit KYC documents to prove that you are not the same person? If you submitted the KYC documents of your wife (HUSBAND** EDIT), I really think that they made a genuine mistake here.

These are the general guidelines that everyone should be aware about every time they want to engage in a gambling activity. These guidelines provide a glimpse and a fundamental background which can introduce you to the gambling environment.

Having these guidelines memorized and faithfully followed would most likely help you in avoiding any excess expenditure on your part as a gambler. Though that may be the case, the only way to fully understand these is for you to personally try it for yourself.


Like what you mentioned, these statements are just the general guidelines that a gambler must follow before they engage into this activity. Obviously, this does not explain the specifics of each gambling activity (e.g. sports betting techniques, etc.) but a framework that everyone should adhere to.

Here are some tips that may be helpful for your investment period:

• Set realistic goals and parameters;
• Have a designated fund for your investments;
• Be mindful about the market situation; and
• Avoid being too greedy by HODLing for long.

Now, you must first set realistic goals and parameters. This means that you should know when to cash out your investment especially that the bull run is about to happen. Sure, we may have goals that we want to maximize our profits but this can be dangerous especially if we wait for too long as this can miss the opportunity longer.

Having a separate fund and wallet for your investments can be beneficial as this can track most of your investments. If you have a fund specifically for your investments, then you may be able to track them better compared if you lump them all in a single wallet.

At the end of the day, you should have a threshold on how much you are both willing to earn/lose at the same time. Just avoid being too greedy and cash out your investments as soon as if accumulates profit. Good luck, OP!