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2421  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Eastern Conference Finals (Heat vs Celtics) on: May 29, 2022, 01:06:30 PM
This is the last game for both of them on this semis and it's going to force each of them at their best.

It's the conference finals, yes, they will give their best as no more excuses for this game. Hopefully the Celtics will not complain more to the refs like they did in game 6 because it will only loss their focus on the game, a team with great focus and teamwork should win.
2422  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: May 29, 2022, 12:19:18 PM
Ohh boy, tomorrow's game is very hard for me to predict but I would still be backing the Celtics because of Jimmy's inconsistent performance ib this series. I mean, I have not seen him with a massive back-to-back performance in the postseason and for sure Celtics would be ready for him tomorrow. Nevertheless, this series is so exciting that we are not very confident of our picks on who will win so good luck to all of us.
Almost everyone is betting on the Heat after seeing their good performance in game 6, if I would base on the current line, I would say that if Public bets will lose, it's going to be the Celtics that will win. I think Celtics will win but in a very close game, so the possibility that Heat will cover is huge.
2423  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: May 28, 2022, 06:50:14 PM
Awesome win by the Miami Heat 111-103. They surely wrecked the majority of the bettors, especially on the handicap.

This surprised me too and even think that the Celtics will now close the series. We can see that it's only Jimmy Butler who saves the day. There's really no problem with him regarding consistency but the team will go nowhere if they will just rely on Butler although a great hassle plays courtesy of his teammates during the last minutes. That was an exhausting game for Butler but good thing they have won.

Sudden-death next game at the FTX Arena, home of the Miami Heat. We will now see who will enter the NBA Finals to face the Golden State Warriors.

I guess everyone was betting on the Celtics that's why the spread is very high, but in the game, it was a different Heat that we are seeing, they are playing with sense of urgency and they played the right defense in order to win. Butler was really special, he was doing everything to win and now we will see a game 7.

So what's going to be the bet in game 7? home team or road team?

For sure that's the case and the odds on the Heat's side was juicy, lots have been expected that the Celtics will advance earlier and there are also lots of upset because of that bet Grin

Jimmy Butler was a different beast today as he carried the team even if the Celtics are trying to answer every shot they make but it's too much for the Celtics earlier.

It will be the road team, the Boston Celtics who will win. They are more capable in terms of defensive and offensive capabilities, it's just that they didn't expected what happened earlier in Game 6.
2424  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Eastern Conference Finals (Heat vs Celtics) on: May 28, 2022, 05:38:55 PM
I am prediction a low scoring game tomorrow as it's going to be physical both teams wanting to win.

Both teams played a defensive game, so most likely it's a low scoring game again.
The over/under line now is 201. Last game, they only have a total of 173 points, so I think that 201 is already high and the under looks very attractive.
This will be a hard battle, Heat will surely not give up on this easily and that low scoring game are more possible.
We know this two teams are great in physical plays, it's just a matter of proper execution. Below 190 points are more possible, this could be a safe points to predict. Warriors will surely look into this game and watch the team that they are going to face in the finals, Celtics is on a good position here.

Warriors are always ready for whoever wins the series. As a fan, I like to see the best to face the Warriors so both teams will have even support from the bettors. The Celtics are likely to win, question is if they can cover the spread since I'm a bit doubtful because of the past result that the Celtics have beat them via blowout.

It's a tough choice to make because their previous games in this series were all won by 10+ points by both teams, but I'm rooting for the Celtics to win here and close the series. This will be a close and low scoring game but the Heat's key players are mostly injured and they're just nursing it for the time being because they cannot afford to lose without giving a fight.

I think the Celtics finish things off tonight and send the Heat fishing.  They've got to be looking to get this series behind them so they can rest up and get ready for the Warriors.  Nobody on the Celtics want to know the Warriors are relaxing and watching game tape while they're still preparing for the Heat matchup...  I'm expecting a good first half that turns into a blowout as the Heat give up and Tatum or Smart walking away with the first ever Eastern Conference MVP award.

Unfortunately, the Boston Celtics have been defeated by the Miami Heat earlier and the latter have successfully forced a Game 7 that will be played in their home at Miami. The game was tough and the Celtics clearly did their best to cover up and have some good rally but Jimmy Butler was a beast and contributed 47 points. The rest of the Heat roster made a contribution but Butler literally carried the team to finish the game in their favor.

Surely, there's many who lose their bets because same as us, they also expected that the Celtics will close the series. I can see that the Heat bettors are now happy for the odds they got lol.
2425  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: PH banned online cockfighting - Worst gambling-related cases recorded! on: May 28, 2022, 04:58:15 PM

This kind of game only makes the rich(operator) richer, while the poor (gamblers) poorer.

Nothing to oppose but the reality that we will continue to see while this kind of business continues to operate, even the online ban has been implemented, the operation from the actual cockfight still kicking. Many of those who got addicted will find ways to bet and try some luck if they will win or they will continue to lose their money.

Making those operators to continue collecting more money from people who love to use this venue for their gambling satisfactions..

In reality, there's a coliseum for these types of activities where they have the blessing of the government and permit to carry on, and there is no denying that there's also a problem on that but the government doesn't want to be too much involved as it's a tradition in the Philippines. Although these addicts will continue to gamble on the said venues if they wanted to but their movement is limited because they can't gamble on the same activity everyday because these coliseums are only open once or twice a week.

That is probably much better than the online Sabong which can be played anywhere 24/7 if the gambler want it.

In the sense of limitation yes, but we don't know how deep the connections of those who are willing to facilitate even the ban was already been implemented, the gamblers who got addicted to this gambling will continue to find ways and illegal operators who are well-aware of those kinds of people will take advantage and will continue to ear huge amount of money even the risk is too high.

The fact that these operators of E-Sabong been have some deep connections are already given as they are continually operating on a daily basis in other platform even though there's a ban implemented. They knew the risk but they not afraid because they are paying high officials in any sort of department to give them protection and feed them information, the money for protection is not that big compared to the money they are getting from the bettors in a daily basis.
2426  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Your Mantra After, while playing And Before You Gamble on: May 28, 2022, 04:13:25 PM
I and many of my friends have our own mantra before and after we gamble, I just discovered this when we have a drinking session we find out that many of us have our own mantra before, while playing and after or even in the middle of playing.

Mine was "This is my lucky day and I'm claiming it" and when in the middle of the game "I need to play money that I can afford to lose".

How about you do you have one and when do you recite it before, while playing or after you gamble.

Well it is not a mantra but more of a ritual- before I gamble, I used to put a penny inside my shoes and I stepped on it before I gamble my resources away. As for my brother, he always say the phrase "win or lose, at least I had fun."

Though these mantras or rituals may have no effect on the gambling odds/chances, it somehow gives the players this comfort and motivation that everything will be alright. This kind of effect is similar when you give yourself a pep-talk where it somehow boosts your confidence before you do something.

We all have our own unique and different mantras, ritual or sometimes it may be also called as a superstitious beliefs because these things are not tested and proven after all. We just believe on it because it helps us to be more calm, confident and more relaxed while playing/gambling.

Yes, some people may see it ridiculous as there are also gamblers that doesn't have any kind of beliefs at all. Just let them be because these beliefs helps us not be so serious and illogical.
2427  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [BOXING] George Kambosos vs Devin Haney - Undisputed Lightweight Title - June 5 on: May 27, 2022, 06:07:40 PM
Here I think it is difficult to determine the winner in advance, yes, Haney is younger than Kambosos by 5 years, but at the same time he has more fights 27 against 20, he also wins more often by knockouts and therefore he should spend less time in the ring, but this is not so because he wins by knockouts usually in 3/4 of the fight. So I think in this fight the chances of boxers are about 50/50

kambosos is too much for Haney. His punching speed, foot work, stamina are highly underated. And although he throws punches in an awkward angle, he's got good counter. He is indeed a student of Floyd. Unless Haney is smart enough to counter kambosos fast handspeed and good at cutting distance, there's a huge chance that he might be KO.


I like your confidence on Kambasos, because looking at the betting odds, looks like Haney is too much for Kambasos, but of course, let's see if who will win becasue this is definitely a great fight between the two undefeated champoions. I agree that Kambasos is underrated, I hope he will prove to us that he is a legit champion so he will gain the respect he deserve.

I think these boxers have an equal chance of winning because of the fact that they have their own different skillset, it will be just a matter of timing and correct execution to make a successful punch that could lead to a victorious but. Anyhow, there's also a chance of KO in both boxers but the chance is just slim as this would likely result into a UD. Expect a good fight people because I bet that's what we will see soon.
2428  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Eastern Conference Finals (Heat vs Celtics) on: May 27, 2022, 05:28:41 PM
I am prediction a low scoring game tomorrow as it's going to be physical both teams wanting to win.

Both teams played a defensive game, so most likely it's a low scoring game again.
The over/under line now is 201. Last game, they only have a total of 173 points, so I think that 201 is already high and the under looks very attractive.
This will be a hard battle, Heat will surely not give up on this easily and that low scoring game are more possible.
We know this two teams are great in physical plays, it's just a matter of proper execution. Below 190 points are more possible, this could be a safe points to predict. Warriors will surely look into this game and watch the team that they are going to face in the finals, Celtics is on a good position here.

Warriors are always ready for whoever wins the series. As a fan, I like to see the best to face the Warriors so both teams will have even support from the bettors. The Celtics are likely to win, question is if they can cover the spread since I'm a bit doubtful because of the past result that the Celtics have beat them via blowout.

It's a tough choice to make because their previous games in this series were all won by 10+ points by both teams, but I'm rooting for the Celtics to win here and close the series. This will be a close and low scoring game but the Heat's key players are mostly injured and they're just nursing it for the time being because they cannot afford to lose without giving a fight.
2429  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: May 27, 2022, 05:01:36 PM
The NBA management doesn't have to do anything because that's indeed a part of the game to travel to another territory to play and then wait again for their turn. I agree, it is not like this is something new in the league and they just don't have any choice either but to conquer it. Being in the playoffs is not easy because the intensity and fatigue really take some toll on the players, what more in the Finals that they will travel to the other side of the country just to meet and play with the hometeam.
That's two days rest if from West to East or vice versa, right? I forgot.
Regarding the travels, I think they know the hardship of that, and right, it's part of the game. That's why the fans will really help out if they can boost their players who just came from a long journey with jet lag or motion sickness.

Yes, that's right. It is a two complete days rest every game and that includes travel time if that certain team will go from East to West and vice versa. The same arrangement as it's still 2-2-1-1-1, but anyway, the NBA has already released a schedule regarding to the Finals this season.
https://www.nba.com/news/2022-nba-finals-schedule

These said teams have exactly no choice to travel because that's how these games are played, even if they're motion sick or some kind of jet lag, the NBA don't give a special treatment unless there's a very important matter to cause a certain game to delay.
2430  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: PH banned online cockfighting - Worst gambling-related cases recorded! on: May 27, 2022, 02:25:51 PM
I just watched on the local news that there is a possibility that e-sabong will be back in the mainstream, it will be strictly regulated, and the new government has a huge budget deficit and the President stated that he is not going to sell state properties to get more funds and will look for revenues elsewhere and e-sabong was recommended to be relaunch, the government has seen money generated from e-sabong and they still want the revenues coming from e-sabong instead of corrupt officials benefiting from grease money.  

If that's true, please do attach some source because I'm also curious about that matter. As far as I know, the newly elected president has been so vocal that he won't let the E-Sabong to resume their operations again because of the same reason of the outgoing president, the revenues that E-sabong is generating are good but the effect is just too much.
Also, the new government have said that they won't sell state properties to get more funds because there are taking some steps to gain other type of revenue where there's no need on selling these properties.
2431  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Your Mantra After, while playing And Before You Gamble on: May 27, 2022, 02:00:18 PM
Things like that actually have no effect on gambling, I used to have sacred items before gambling, I believe that when I carry those items, I will be lucky. But when I gamble, instead of winning, I lose. After I saw several articles related to it, I realized that all these things are suggestions that make our self-confidence increase.
exactly, things like this do not affect your chance of winning or anything. that being said, things like this can help you concentrate, increase your confidence, be in a better mood, etc... people might find some of it ridiculous but if it helps the person to have a better judgement when gambling, then good for him/her.

That is exactly how mantra works, it's not like it will help people or certain individual to win more and go home with a big smile because of that big earnings they brought at home. Mantra exists because the things are made by people and there's no scientific explanation that mantra really helps or works exactly just how we imagined. If there's other people whom you know that do these things, let's just understand and accept their beliefs.
2432  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [BOXING] George Kambosos vs Devin Haney - Undisputed Lightweight Title - June 5 on: May 26, 2022, 06:02:16 PM
Is Haney called the second Floyd Mayweather? Haney is still learning the philly shell. I reckon he is not as skilful as Floyd Mayweather with this defensive style. Watch the replay of Haney versus Jorge Linares. Haney was not as quick to avoid the punches when he went into a shell and bended to his right side.
It's not only on philly shell, but his play style is similar with Mayweather, but Haney is just the slow version. I watched Haney often hug his opponent on purpose, walking away in the ring and giving surprise punches when the opponent didn't expect it, that's what Mayweather do. The only difference I see between them is Haney doesn't confident to play  in the corner and not have really good head movements.

So what's your prediction on this fight? Are you with Haney or Kambasos?

If he is not as fast as Mayweather, then we can expect that Kambasos will have a decent chance of winning the fight, because aside from being a good counter puncher, and aggressive boxer, he is also fighting in his home country.

I'm with Devin Haney on this fight, they are taking his fight with Jorge Linares as a reference and it is true that Devin Haney is not as fast as Mayweather but he improved more on his next fight against Joseph Diaz which happened in the same year. Surely Haney have some equal or more chances of winning than Kambosos Jr. and the fact that he's been teasing Kambosos with that open media training and all means that he is really confident enough to defeat the latter.
2433  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Eastern Conference Finals (Heat vs Celtics) on: May 26, 2022, 05:27:07 PM
(BOSTON CELTICS)
Sam Hauser - Out
Marcus Smart - Questionable
Robert Williams III- Questionable

Actually, these are not really big handicaps to consider for the Boston Celtics since there are lots of games already where they won without these players in this playoffs series. Unlike in the Miami Heat, those questionable players are really doing some impact on their team.

With how the Miami Heat starters played last game, that was at their worst unlike in Boston Celtics where all of their losses, their main scorers still do have a good contribution, especially Jayson Tatum.

I will give Boston Celtics do now have an edge to win this series by 80% after Game 4 results. But still, it's early to tell since Heat will surely do everything to win as it's necessary to do so. It's just my own analysis.
Actually, you're right about that because the Boston Celtics are just one game away from advancing to the Finals while the Heat seriously needs to be consistent but the problem is almost all of them mainly their key players are badly injured from the previous games while the Celtics situation is not as bad as the Heats problem.
The Boston Celtics figure of 80% chance to win this series is quite relevant.
2434  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Western Conference Finals (Warriors vs Mavericks) on: May 26, 2022, 05:00:22 PM
Mavericks finally won a game in this series. I was even waiting to see them winning the third game but they failed. They have a very difficult work to do now even though they won the fourth game. Because Warriors are already 3-1 ahead in the series and all of the remaining games are like a series point for them. Doncic had a solid game too by the way. He had 30 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists. He just continues to take the most of the responsibility for his team as always. But it looks like this is the end of the road for Mavericks.
Doncic is a great player but that’s not enough to beat the whole Warriors team and if Mavs only rely to him, then this could be bad for them. Game 5 will be the deciding game and I also believe this is the end for Mavericks this season which is still a good one. Warriors will take the win, they are more composed and they work really as a team, still kudos to Mavericks for playing all out in the finals.

It is almost too hard to believe that this series will reach Game 7 because the Warriors only have 1 game left for them to move and wait in the Finals, they surely wouldn't want to exhaust themselves that much. Nobody can deny that the Mavericks are really impressive this season especially for Luka as this is his 1st playoff experience but he did try and carry the team to play in the position they have now, unfortunately, this might be their end this season.
2435  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: May 26, 2022, 04:34:02 PM
I'm a fan of Heat, but I would agree that both Butler and Lowry performed very poorly (because of the injuries), and that's why they are now behind the series and they give Boston a lot of chance to steal this series and go to the finals. I'm conceding that with the way they show in their homecourt and lost this big, it might be over for them mentally.

The NBA has to do something about its one day to travel in between games. I mean I can only imagine how fagged out both teams would have been. There's so many injuries and little time to rest and recover from them. Personally, I have been watching Kyle Lowry all through this season and what I can say is that aside from his injuries it seems he his going through a lot. He's been off  for a large part of the season.



As it's something new, they are doing that ever since so they already know it's not the main reason for injuries. One day travel is enough to rest, and of course, we fans would want to see action everyday so we will always support that.

The NBA management doesn't have to do anything because that's indeed a part of the game to travel to another territory to play and then wait again for their turn. I agree, it is not like this is something new in the league and they just don't have any choice either but to conquer it. Being in the playoffs is not easy because the intensity and fatigue really take some toll on the players, what more in the Finals that they will travel to the other side of the country just to meet and play with the hometeam.
2436  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: PH banned online cockfighting - Worst gambling-related cases recorded! on: May 26, 2022, 03:50:04 PM

This kind of game only makes the rich(operator) richer, while the poor (gamblers) poorer.

Nothing to oppose but the reality that we will continue to see while this kind of business continues to operate, even the online ban has been implemented, the operation from the actual cockfight still kicking. Many of those who got addicted will find ways to bet and try some luck if they will win or they will continue to lose their money.

Making those operators to continue collecting more money from people who love to use this venue for their gambling satisfactions..

In reality, there's a coliseum for these types of activities where they have the blessing of the government and permit to carry on, and there is no denying that there's also a problem on that but the government doesn't want to be too much involved as it's a tradition in the Philippines. Although these addicts will continue to gamble on the said venues if they wanted to but their movement is limited because they can't gamble on the same activity everyday because these coliseums are only open once or twice a week.

That is probably much better than the online Sabong which can be played anywhere 24/7 if the gambler want it.
2437  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Eastern Conference Finals (Heat vs Celtics) on: May 25, 2022, 07:40:10 PM
Looks like we will see these both teams having some handicap again later in Game 5 as lots of players on the both sides are still questionable to play. There's a lot who puts their bets on the Celtics side than the home team, we will see how the game goes later. This is quite interesting!

Injury Report for the Game 5 at Miami:
(BOSTON CELTICS)
Sam Hauser - Out
Marcus Smart - Questionable
Robert Williams III- Questionable

(MIAMI HEAT)
P.J. Tucker- Questionable
Gabe Vincent - Questionable
Tyler Herro - Questionable
Max Strus - Questionable
Kyle Lowry - Questionable
2438  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Western Conference Finals (Warriors vs Mavericks) on: May 23, 2022, 12:41:24 PM
Warriors are very optimistic and maybe the next few rounds will continue to be led by warriors

There's no more few rounds, if they will win this series, they will be headed to the last round which is the NBA Finals, and they will have to face the winner of the Heat vs Celtics. Now, if Heat will beat Celtics tomorrow, then we will know whom the Warriors will be facing in the NBA Finals.

Yes, we are heading to the NBA Finals, but it seemed like the East is not going to end early like what will happen to the West which I believe game 5 would be the maximum. Dallas already showed everything they have, they cannot answer the offense of the warriors and their defensive style, so they are done in the ECF, welcome to the NBA Finals GSW.

Checking the odds for game 4, still the Mavs are the slight favorite, so bookies still thinks that the Mavs can pull a win next game.

Nevertheless, I would agree that they are done in this series, they've given all the got, Luka having magical numbers not seen in years, and yet they still fall to the massive offense of the the Warriors. Even in the last second when you wanted to foul, you don't know who it is going to be because they have 3 of the best FT shooters in the floor at the same time.

I would not waste my money anymore for the Mavs as they'll just likely lose in game 4. I don't trust the Warriors as well as we don't know what team the refs will favor, in short, it's very unpredictable and I can't gamble when I'm not confident with my pick.
2439  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Marketplace (Altcoins) / Re: Bounty question on: May 23, 2022, 12:08:19 PM
It all depends
For instance there are many factors to consider when joining bounties,as the bounty token price may be overprice, or project overrated, or the bounty manager is not sincere, and end up not giving zip, so it has something to do with a little bit of luck. 
Just a little bit of luck and lots of patience, bounty campaign these days are not as profitable as in the past, that's why there are only a few people who are still joining bounty campaigns because sometimes it could only be a waste of time. I'm not discouraging it though, just do the due diligence when participating in a bounty as time is precious.
2440  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Have you saved your bitcoins in multiple wallets? on: May 23, 2022, 11:41:33 AM
I save it in a a different wallet, right now, my bitcoin is in my electrum and I have a different wallet just to make sure the risk are minimized. Before, when I have a large amount of bitcoin, I use a hard wallet as I intend it to hold long term, but when the time comes that I was tempted to sell, I cash it out everything and enjoyed a little profit.

For security purposes, it's good to save it in a hard wallet, the more wallets you have the better.
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