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241  Economy / Gambling / Re: Gambling is a choice. on: May 18, 2023, 10:31:53 AM
This are two contrasting situations. Your post is talking about a scamming scheme where people are lured into betting on a rigged game, they could do this by having one of the scammers pretend to be a player and win on their bets, just enough to make it believable, anyone who falls victim tries their luck and wins a little amount, not a serious loss for the scammers, but just enough to keep them playing, if they keep playing they start taking their money gradually till the person tires out or runs out of cash.

Online gambling on reputable websites is different from this. The house always wants to win but has to be provably fair, to not scam players. There exist some scam gambling websites, so players should always verify before depositing into any platform.
Yeah, I've witnessed this on multiple occasions where such scammers actually have some partners who would pretend to also be players or customers if case they are selling something, and they show like the other person is winning and then the guy goes away with the money he won through the game, the spectators start thinking that it is actually legit.

They are very good at what they do, they are persuasive and very clever in getting you totally engaged so that you don't realize that you are getting scammed, and you only realize it when they've done their work already.
242  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: May 18, 2023, 06:40:41 AM
I would also be sure that Marseille will stay in third place despite a surprise winning streak that could unseat Lens.
Another problem is the Lille club, which is likely to be displaced by Rennes because it will be very easy with only 1 point difference.
If Marseille is able to hold Lille's pace this weekend, it is clear that there is a possibility for Rennes to displace Lille, which is currently in fifth place in the standings. Because Rennes also still has the ability to win at Ajaccio's cage, making the competition look quite interesting for a team that is eyeing the fifth position in the standings at the moment. Apart from that, Lens must also be able to maintain consistency in the next three matches in order to secure second place in the standings.
Right now, league table is having few interesting things for the last few weeks of this season just PSG is clearly settled for the top, and then we have interesting fight for the second spot between Lens and Marseille where Lens is favourite, and we have entertaining competition for the remaining UEFA spots with because with current performance nothing is clear who is going to stay on which spot but if we have Lille steal the show against Marseille then surely things could be clear about all but right now we have to wait for the final outcome of this season and spots.

In case of Marseille win then surely Lille lost their current spot, and we will have to wait till end who is going to stay at the second spot but in case of draw or Lille win all will be clear and things could be relaxed for the few top teams as well.
243  Economy / Gambling / Re: This guy gave a whole prototype of "how live roulette scam us" on: May 17, 2023, 03:39:24 PM
I have played roulette and I really like it, I think you have a better chance of winning than a slot machine, I like to bet only on colors and 0, it seems to me that they are the safest bets and I reduce the chances of losing, I think I have more option to win when I bet on a color and on 0, because somehow a color has to fall or else the zero falls, so that is something that I learned by myself, I don't know if it is in the best options to play, but in I have tried roulette when I only bet on certain numbers my probability of losing is much higher, and I want to always win, I think we all want to win and if those options can be increased it is better.
Well, slot machines are still the most loved and played gambling games in the world and the reason for that is probably the possibility of winning very big amounts due to the high multipliers that they provide while in roulette, you can't get that much even if you win a bet or two, also, the graphical user interfaces and gameplay of slot machines attract a lot of users.

I don't love roulette and that is the reason why I never play it but I have a relative who plays it a lot and I've seen him mostly betting or colors and also odd and even numbers as well since there are 50-50 chances of winning in these two.
244  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A Thought On Gambling Strategies on: May 17, 2023, 02:58:33 PM
As a player when you already see that you cannot win immediately, the best thing is to stop the losses, and the only way to stop the losses is not to play anymore, I don't know any other way, and even if our adrenaline demands us to continue playing we must do everything the possible to dominate with reason but not with emotion, I know that the aspect that we feel that things did not turn out as they should cause some frustration for the loss, but it is better that way than having a greater frustration of losing everything, I prefer to lose only a part and not all my capital, because that is much sadder. 
I wouldn't call it a strategy, but I use that method all the time, whenever you are playing on a slot machine, when you start spinning, after a few spins, you will come to know if the machine is going to pay off or not, and that is the moment when you need to take the decision and stop right there, you should take a break and come back later.

It worked a lot of times for me, but I don't guarantee it would work for everyone. For me, when I see luck is not on my side, I know it's useless to just keep wasting money and I should try again later with the same money and I may get something out of it.
245  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Advice when you are going a bit far in gaming and betting on: May 17, 2023, 07:41:20 AM
Or simply which gambling is for entertainment and its not something that you would be obliging yourself to play just because you are finding for some income or something that you would be needing to play just because you are rich and tending to earn more than on what you do currently have. If people would really be just sticking into those basic principles in life and would really be that sensible towards their actions and be wary
or simply be aware on whats happening around then it would really be just that right that they should act accordingly on which they do seem that it wont really be putting or making any harm in towards self.
Gambling isnt bad as long you do know your limits and you do really know on how to deal up with it, its for entertainment and not for living and this is where some people do commit out mistakes
just because they are really treating it the way different. Playing isnt bad as long you do know on when to stop and when to go away when you are in green. Situation most of the time
which people would just only stop on the time that they dont have money on their pockets.
Even if you are not in green, you've lost a significant amount but it was what you had decided as the budget for your gambling activities for a certain period of time, that is where you need to stop and don't gamble anymore until the time resets and you get the allocated funds to renew again, but most people don't do this.

Things get out of hand when you don't have a dedicated budget for gambling or even if you have one, you don't act according to it and gamble more even if the budget has been lost already, that is the wrong approach and never does any good.
246  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: You are still very early on: May 17, 2023, 06:24:11 AM
Accordingly, it is true that bitcoin supply is nearly 21,000,000 which makes it a scarce commodity to the teaming population of over six billion in the world. Out of this total number in population just 99.99% of them are yet to get the awarenes and possibly adopt the bitcoin in their various localities.  Just reason a situation like this at this stage you are holding at this price and when the whole world decides to go the bitcoin way meaning that any little fractions of bitcoin would mean a lot compared to now. This should tell you clear that we are still in he early stage and as such still early adopters of bitcoin.

Lastly, bitcoin price is currently low compared to the last all time high last year. At this price, one with clear vision about bitcoin could say this price to be be cheap as it is now compared to the price it was previously. Any one who has seen the clear vision of global adoption and plans of long term holding should know that at this price, one can get a good volume while holding it for the long awaited bull run and possibly massive adoption. Then, you would see the beauty and value of what you have been holding for such a long term.
Well, I do agree that we are still early in Bitcoin adoption and there is still a long way for it to go, but I don't agree that only 0.01% of the world's population knows or uses Bitcoin, the numbers are obviously way more than we are estimating here knowing it has been around for more than a decade now and a lot of people already know it and use it as well.

I would say that we might have conquered about 9 to 10% of the world's population by now in terms of adoption, if not that high then 5% is obviously not less as it can clearly be seen that a lot of people already know and use Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in the world.
247  Economy / Gambling / Re: Researching for Upcoming Game on: May 16, 2023, 08:54:50 PM
It may be that you are looking for a way to be working in your own casino, it's not bad, I have told my friends to visit the forum, some tell me that the forum is very interesting, but they have not made an account or registered Only they have visited it, others only see the advice they get on how to work, others are too lazy to enter the forum and have not seen it, but I have told them that only here can they manage well so that they never get scammed and they can play with confidence and if they win they can withdraw their winnings in peace, they just have to comply with the kyc and that's it.
I don't know why but it just feels like lazy people tend to become gambling addicts very soon because they are mostly lazy to work and find jobs and even if they find one, they will find it difficult and will always look for shortcuts to earn money and avoid work, I say this because I've seen people being like that which is generally not a good thing.

If your friends are lazy, I bet they can easily become gambling addicts, so if you are referring them to gambling or to a gambling platform, you better make things clear in the beginning so that you don't get in trouble later on.
248  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: sending bank statement for verification on: May 16, 2023, 01:41:11 PM
I would like to examine the situation from two perspectives. Firstly, how does he verify the bank? And secondly, does the casino have a physical location where you can go if things go wrong? Most new businesses with an online presence usually have a forum or a group where you can discuss issues related to the business, get information, and make inquiries.
Casinos these days barely have any physical existence, and the reason for that is that they are not always so big that they should have a head office, a place where their employees work or they have all the setup, etc. Most of the platforms are just started by individuals or small groups without any physical existence.

You can barely see a casino that has a physical office or workplace where you can reach out in case things go wrong. That is the reason why it is always recommended to only use casinos that are reputable and trusted.
249  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: May 16, 2023, 11:03:25 AM
I just checked the points table, and found that Gujarat Titans will remain at the top even if the results for the remaining matches doesn't go their way. CSK have 15 points from 13 matches. Even if they win the next match and GT loses theirs, they will end up one point behind GT. Mumbai will be at 18 points if they win their next two matches. But then, their net run rate is in negative and it will be impossible to cover the huge gap in just two matches. And it is not possible for any of the other teams to get to 18 points. BTW, SRH and DC are out of contention for the playoffs.
Right now, situation is very interesting with GT surely going to have top spot and for the remaining spot we have few teams are settled even any upset can create mess-up but with my analysis and performance of the teams clearly indicating we will have no big change in league table for the top spots with five teams are remaining in contest from this MI and RCB will be having to fight for their spot all other three are settled like GT, LSG and CSK are in for the top four and one spot is available for these two now who is going to grab this it's going to be interesting PBKS are out sides but as their performance I have no faith in them for the top four, but this is game and upsets and unpredictable results are always on cards so in my view things like these can happen in remaining event.
250  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The madness of gambling addicts. on: May 16, 2023, 07:15:45 AM
It's really a crazy thing that still happens a lot but on the other hand does it really have to be like that where it doesn't matter if they are relatives or not but they cross that limit just to gamble.
This is really unhealthy because apart from him being a cruel person, on the other hand I'm pretty sure he can't control the gambling conditions he does which makes him all consumed by a heavy addiction.
Any addict that is addicted enough will basically do anything to obtain the thing that the person is addicted to.

There are of course different levels depending on what causes the addiction, but the brain is an interesting thing and it will create crazy plans to obtain what it is lacking.

In a way this is a powerful machinery that could be used extremely successfully when the addiction is positive, but also a horrible thing when the addiction is negative.
And addictions are mostly negative, you can barely find someone who is addicted to something good which makes it a positive addiction, but even if one has a positive addiction, if it keeps getting bigger and excessive, it can turn bad as well since we all know that excess of anything is bad even if the thing itself isn't bad but it becomes bad if done excessively.

And you are right that an addicted person would do almost anything in order to fulfill the urge of their addiction and what it wants, for gambling addicts, they do everything to get some money so that they can continue gambling.
251  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How much does Bitcoin affect other cryptocurrency? on: May 16, 2023, 06:01:09 AM
Investing in BTC for $1000 for 1 year might make you a big profit while investing in ETH will depend on how the price moves. If the price of BTC goes up after 1 year, it will also affect the price of ETH so you can also benefit from BTC and ETH. But if the price of BTC has not been able to increase after 1 year, you still have a chance to profit in the long term.

But if you invest in USDT, if you don't use a lot of money, your profit will not be big because the price movement of USDT is not that big compared to BTC. So people prefer to invest in BTC because the return on investment is bigger.

Altcoins hold on to BTC while BTC stands alone and influences altcoin prices. Maybe I'm wrong on this and you should look for more info.
USDT is a stablecoin, and no one invests in stablecoins knowing they have their value pegged with US dollars and have zero volatility hence no chances of getting profit. I don't see why would someone compare Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency with USDT or any other stablecoin since they have different natures and use cases.

You could say the same for another altcoin but even that wouldn't be true. To get more profits from Bitcoin, you will need a bigger capital while you can earn better profits in the short-term if you invest the same amount in any altcoin.
252  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Effects of war on bitcoin on: May 15, 2023, 04:30:19 PM
The world has been facing economy crises, and the Russian and Ukraine war has made it to effect Bitcoin price, during the last Bull Run was dropped as the results of war, actually Bitcoin is gradually growing back, which all eyes is on Bitcoin as number one cryptocurrency digital assets.
I don't see how the Russia-Ukraine war had any effect on the price of Bitcoin knowing none of these two regions are too popular for Bitcoin adoption nor do they have accepted Bitcoin as a legal tender or something, and when something is not even closely related to another thing, I don't see how anything bad or good happening with the first thing can have any negative or positive effect on the other thing.

If Bitcoin was being widely used in Ukraine and then the internet and everything gets disrupted and people stop using Bitcoin all of a sudden or sell everything they had due to the war then that might have affected it, but I don't think anything like that happened.
253  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Politicians behind the development of gambling platform on: May 14, 2023, 08:28:29 PM
When there is a high rate of poverty among the public/citizens or becomes hard for them to have a choice to make in whgovernsrn the affairs of the state,  and even though the power to elect a new leader is left to the citizens to vote in the leader,  high rate of corruption will not allow for true and fair elections.

And since most of the politicians are ready to spend a lot of money just to buy the votes from the improvised voters it then becomes easy for the politicians with the big bag holders to always win the elections and this has become a normal practice all over the world.

And back to whether the politicians own the gambling site/business, there is no gain in saying that we don't know the many escapism that has been played on several occasions that point to this fact also unless for the few of other casinos whose owners may be out of government to do such things.
I wonder how many countries are suffering from this corruption and all where a leader is superior to everyone else and he does everything that benefits him but nothing for the country. Politicians in certain countries can go to any extent to have higher gains for them to retire before the proposed age and enjoy their life.

When it comes to gambling platforms or owning casinos, I don't think that a politician will ever be left out since it is one of the most profitable businesses out there if one can manage it well and makes it quite popular.
254  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Investing doesn't guarantee you to be rich on: May 14, 2023, 03:53:38 PM
According to research over a long period of time, it is proven that money invested always gives good returns. And yes, there may be periods of a few months, a year, or several years when the market goes down, but in the long term you will still make a profit. And even better when the market goes down, you take advantage of buying and stay on your path for the long term.
Investing is the easiest and most efficient way to grow the money you save through investing, provided you invest in the right places and also have a good knowledge of where you invest. And you don't have to do it in bulk and do it within your means and use the money you can afford to lose, and I'm sure if you do it in the long term with a lot of patience and faith. And I'm sure you can be rich in the future and do it consistently, and not an unprofitable investment or make you not rich, because it all depends on your knowledge and quality in doing it and doing it in the right place.
Are you talking about investments in the cryptocurrency market or investments in general? No investment actually guarantees you to get rich out of it, it is just that if you have chosen the right thing and your stars are perfectly aligned, you might get lucky and get rich out of a single investment that you've made, otherwise, it is not a very short process.

People spend the most part of their lives trying to get enough money to make their lives easy and comfortable, and for that, they make a lot of investments but only a few of them actually provide them with good results.
255  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Advice when you are going a bit far in gaming and betting on: May 13, 2023, 03:16:25 PM
I've seen people run out to a pawn shop to sell their watch just to get money for another round because they reached daily limits on their ATM withdrawals. Setting a budget helps only until you get addicted so much that you completely lose control.
All the advice by OP is great and works, but only until you reach a point where you can no longer limit yourself. For instance, a normal gambler casually sits at the table and walks away after an hour or two, can leave the table after a win or a loss and feels fine regardless of the result. A light addict can't stop as long as he has money. When he loses everything is when the fun ends and he keeps thinking about ways to make the money back all the time. A hard addict doesn't leave the casino, he's taken out because he's drunk, out of money, or arguing and starting fights.
I think it's normal on physical casino to have addicts like that. Spending all of their fortunes even if they shouldn't. I've also seen on in a physical casino but the gambling addict that I saw is selling his car to his opponent in a poker match. It's crazy to see one in person really, It's just like a movie scene. I been an addict but I didn't came to that point that I'm selling my belongings to just continue to gamble. This kind of addicts are helpless and needs a huge amount of time to stop their crazy gambling habits. They will realize all their mistakes after they lost everything and will start from scratch.
You can even find people like that in online gambling platforms who will usually try having a limited amount when gambling but as soon as they lose the money, in order to win it back, they deposit again and this time a bigger amount only to try and recover their losses but what generally happens is that they lose all they have.

Only someone who respects their discipline and has complete control over their emotions can stop themselves from this, otherwise, when you lose you start to have mixed emotions, anger, regret, frustration, sadness, and a lot more.
256  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Futures trading and spots trading explained briefly on: May 13, 2023, 10:26:16 AM
Spot trading is regular trading, futures trading is opportunity trading, it's that simple.
People's preferences can be different, you also have to take a different way. In general, I don't think that people will properly understand the types of trading with simple explanations without showing the trading interface directly.
Both are opportunities but spot is more regular than in futures, that is because it is easier and less risky. There are people who can jump in the harder ones but these people are just crazy. They will only fail. The majority will always start on easy as this makes the harder ones more understandable.

Simple explanations are understandable for an average person but if they want to learn more, that is going to be the time to be more technical. Showing the interface might be in the intermediate level already. Then the ones with technical analysis included must be for advanced users. There are courses available online, there's also youtube and last but not the least is this forum if someone is now ready to get started.
257  Economy / Gambling / Re: This guy gave a whole prototype of "how live roulette scam us" on: May 12, 2023, 03:08:34 PM
I find this interesting as there a way in order to manipulate roulettes. With the technology used and the materials placed on the board, I find it very intriguing that certain factors can help manipulate the outcome in order to gain a big advantage for the casino to play.

Is there some verified information about this? I am very interested to read more as it can lead to serious manipulation that may hold the casino accountable, if proven guilty. Though this may be the case, I still find roulettes intimidating in nature due to the luck that is involved in this type of game.
I'm personally not a fan of roulette and I think there are much better games that one can play and try their luck which might provide better results than roulette since there are a lot of outcomes and it is very difficult to get it right, maybe it is not the same for everyone but I really find it difficult and annoying sometimes.

About the manipulation, I don't think there is any verifiable proof of these claims, and if there was, I doubt if this wouldn't be a case being handled by lawyers already since if a casino is cheating their players this way, they need to be closed down.
258  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season on: May 12, 2023, 09:12:19 AM
Really surprised for the good by the AS Roma win yesterday night as I had bet on Leverkussen to win and never thought that Roma would be able to win against them.Apparently I was wrong as Mourinho is still a great coach looking to maximize from all the opportunities provided to him.I don't think though that they will qualify for next round and my bet for next week will be exactly Leverkussen to qualify which would have some nice odds I am presuming based on the result of this first leg,I expect an near or over 2 odd for Leverkussen to qualify in such conditions.
Everyone is going with his own analysis and strategy in batting, so you put your money on Leverkusen, but I had never been sure about Leverkusen to win in this match because at home AS Roma has never been easy side in UEFA matches because Roma is having good history in these events as they won in last season title and now still have good chance for the reaching out into final with Bayer Leverkusen is doing good but still need more improvements for the better results into big matches as right now they are at sixth spot and even chances for staying here at this pot until end of this season because now in next round they have match against Stuttgart which is trying their best for to survive.
259  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: New coin - PEPE on: May 12, 2023, 06:16:59 AM
I bought it near the top, I bought MONG which is being shilled by crypto influencer, Crypto Bitlord. Both are down massively, I feel a bit stupid but I’m going to hold them down to $0 if I have to. They weren’t big investments so I will hold them & hope for a resurrection. With some luck they will both pump to new highs in the next year or so.
That is what happens when you invest in a meme coin that serves no purpose at all and is just a token that depends on the community hype for it to gain any value, and once the hype is over and boom! It touches the ground from the sky in no time and down goes the investments of those who invested when it is already pumped due to the hype.

It is much better if someone invests the money in a more sophisticated project that even if falls in price for some reason will have the potential to grow up again which is the feature these meme coins basically lack.
260  Economy / Gambling / Re: This guy gave a whole prototype of "how live roulette scam us" on: May 11, 2023, 05:48:02 PM
While this could work for the short term as absurd as it may sound it is not on the best interests of a casino to cheat like this, think about it even if no client ever realized what was going on, this will create a casino in which no one ever wins.

And a casino like that will soon find itself without any clients, as without the success stories which gamblers share with their friends or social media such a casino will fail to gain new clients at the same rate as a legitimate casino, and without new clients a casino like that is destined to fail.
You are absolutely correct mate, and your point is very clear, it is like they say that one does not eat his or her cake and still have it, a casino cheating on its immediate customers are indirectly cheating on themselves too, cus like you said, when gamblers discover that there's never been any significant win from such casino, they will start avoiding the casino for sure, and in the long run, such casino will be left with no customers.

Proves that casinos that always post on their social media accounts, big winnings made from their platform, don't do so for fancy, it's a marketing tool that motivates their immediate customers to keep gambling, and also attract new customer to the casino who would want to try to make similar kind of winning.
Well, I don't even think this is true, a casino that gets a lot of customers already earns a lot of money since the house mostly wins and casinos are always in profit, why would they need to cheat their players only to get some money and obviously, if a casino continues doing that, they will probably get caught some day.

A casino management would probably think of the long term growth of their casino instead of getting some money by risking the whole reputation of their casino. That doesn't sound like a good deal to me.
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