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261  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How Big is the online gambling industry today? on: May 09, 2023, 06:31:40 PM
I think that there are so much increase from month after month because lets admit
that crypto gambling is outgrowing the Fiat online gambling and adding value to the gambling industry.

this forum alone(Bitcointalk.org) composes of so many gamblers from around the world.
Of course, it's outgrowing the traditional online casino industry because it lacked a lot of things that cryptocurrency casinos offer, starting with very quick deposits. With traditional casinos, one would need to wait for days until their deposit arrived in the platform, but with crypto, all you need to do is go to your wallet and send the coins to your casino account, and boom, received them in a couple of minutes.

Traditional casinos also didn't have probably-fair gaming where a user can verify their bets whether are legit and aren't rigged or manipulated by the system or the managers of the platform. There are a lot more features that make cryptocurrency gambling a better choice.
262  Economy / Gambling / Re: Why Opening an Account in a Bitcoin Sportsbook is the Future of Sports Betting on: May 09, 2023, 05:01:50 PM
It's interesting you mention lower fees, because we are currently seeing a massive spike in the cost of transacting in bitcoin. It cost me $10 to settle a $65 trade this morning and that certainly is not sustainable. Unless these prices come down soon it could prove ruinous for the future success of cryptocurrency, all because some people want to abuse the Blockchain in new ways and trade junk NFTs. Hopefully the developers find a fix to this because it's at damaging cost levels right now.
That doesn't happen very often with Bitcoin, the transaction fees for Bitcoin are mostly low but they get high when the network is congested by more users than expected and that causes such hikes in transaction fees. When it comes to gambling, one should use some other cryptocurrencies until the dust settles and Bitcoin's transaction fees become low again.

It is going to be a difficult time for traders who transact Bitcoin here and there multiple times a day, seven days a week. Though it gets back to normal, if something can be done as a quick fix, that will definitely help a lot of people.
263  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gamble Responsibly on: May 09, 2023, 03:55:22 PM
A people once a gambling addict then they will getting crazy because what ever we do to stop them gambling they will make a way to play or to gamble again. We have the same situation a friend of mine are too addict in gambling and We try to fix him but sad to say we will make a way to gamble again. And Accident happened to his life and one of his family died then that's the time he realize. That he is on a stage of being addict. So we can not change addict people all by themselves if they want to change then they can.
You are right that a person who has become a gambling addict can only be helped if they acknowledge that they are actually in a problem and they want to get out of it, but most of the addicts don't realize it or don't accept that their situation is getting worst and worst and they need a helping hand to get out of that situation.

When they realize it, it's already pretty late and they've already lost a lot of things or in some cases, everything. That is why one needs to always try and control their emotions when they are gambling and don't let themselves get too deep.
264  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bitcoin price and my mindset on: May 09, 2023, 06:29:14 AM
Indeed, the price of bitcoin still has the potential to rise again. But it seems that so far we have not seen if bitcoin is in a bull period because the current increase in bitcoin prices is not very significant. Therefore, let's take a look at how far bitcoin's price has moved so far this year. Will the bull run period come soon or not.
Right now the market is clearly ranging as it is unable to take a clear direction as the market participants themselves are undecided about where the price should go, an increase on the price is possible however we are still so far away from the halving that people are hesitating to buy more at the current prices as they are expecting for the price to be lower to make their purchases, and with this in mind it could take some time before the growth people are expecting actually materializes.
Bitcoin will take its time, this month it will stay within the range of $26k - $32k, it may go lower than $26k but I don't expect it to go beyond $32k soon since there is basically not much buying pressure as you said people are speculating a lower price range for them to start buying and as long as that market sentiment stays, we will see a stable price.

Everyone has the mindset of buying a month or so before the halving because they think that halving is the ultimate target for the bull market and it will start right after it which might not be true but buying pressure at that time will surely do its magic.
265  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indian Premier League #IPL on: May 08, 2023, 05:28:11 PM
Both teams are not very powerful because the Sunrisers Hyderabad located at the bottom of the points table on the other, while the Rajasthan Royals is in top 4. However, yesterday's match was very confrontational. Winning against 214 is not easy. If the Sunrisers Hyderabad team could do such a performance from the beginning, this team might have created his position in the top 4. According to their previous performance in this session they will not be able to play on the knock -out stage if they get one or two more wins in this session.
Even both teams are not powerful, but this matches result bring interesting changes in league table with all teams are having good time for the reaching out into last four Just Gujrat and Chennai both are having some strong base at their spots and all others are can go through on 3rd and fourth spots because things are having big change with performance of few teams are also creating good impact on league table now today we have match between KKR and PBKS and in case of win for the PBKS they can jump at the 3rd spot and if we have KKR winner then surely they can go at the fourth or fifth because of their NRR which is good right now in coming matches we can expect good changes with few top teams can go down just because of their recent performance which is on decline.
266  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: May 08, 2023, 02:52:52 PM
The top order failed and Pakistan have lost the match. In the previous matches, even at the failure of one player the other contributed. In one match each and everyone contributed. In today's match bowling from New Zealand is good, particularly Shipley and Rachin bowled really well and took important wickets. Ifthikhar tried and continued his play, but there isn't a supporting player. These situations shouldn't arise, because it disappoints the good performer. Anyhow with the win New Zealand had avoided the series whitewash.
After win of series by four zero and having rank of ODI no 1 team they were relaxed so not give their best specially top order completely fail which cause for this defeat, and now they are also down at third spot as well but good thing with this series both teams have few good youngsters which can give them better performance in future as well in yesterday match kiwis batting line-up done good job and have target of 300 which was never been easy to achieved in these difficult conditions but Iftikhar and Salman done good job which helps them for having better end of this match even there was chance for the Iftikhar to reach his century but sadly controversial run-out not allow achieving this milestone now we have no updates about Asia Cup with long rest for the Pakistani team.
267  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling or gaming sites on: May 07, 2023, 06:36:55 PM
Has anyone known and played at these sites? Do let me how was their experience and what sort of games are there ?
Are they pure gambling sites or a mixture of gambling and gaming sites ? Although you need coins to play at these sites and you can redeem the winning coins into fiat money.
Yeah, I've heard about them and even tried a few but they are mainly available for some specific countries like the US and UK and I'm not sure about all other countries supported. They are casinos and have gambling games and no free-to-play games. You need to deposit money to play, and you can do that through agents, mostly.

What you basically do is find an agent, send the money to them and they will add credits to your game through your game ID. They mostly accept CashApp but some might accept other payment methods such as Venmo or even PayPal.
268  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: How Confident Are you With Altcoin In This Time on: May 06, 2023, 05:19:31 PM
Do we have any confidence level in altcoin?

I dont think so and to me, the altcoin is nothing but a gamble and should be treated as such, and one shouldn't have a long-term perspective on altcoin and the highest you can do with altcoin is to use it for speculations, I have not paid any close attention to altcoin market lately because I have an indept know about their potential and risk associated with altcoins.

For a long while, I haven't seen any altcoin that has shown any consistency in it growth just as we ve seen with bitcoin,  and because pf the centralized characteristic, the altcoin has become so uncertain because many of them end up pulling an exit on the investors or having their liquidity remove by it, providers.
Yes, we do have some confidence in altcoins as well, since there are some amazing altcoins out there that you can even buy and hold for the long term, like ETH, which is the second-best cryptocurrency in the world right now after Bitcoin. I will have a lot of confidence if I buy and hold some ETH alongside Bitcoin for the upcoming bull run.

I know that most altcoins that are released these days are not worth the time and the investment made on them, except for a few which might turn out to be good and provide you some profits for the short term, but there are old altcoins that can be considered good for diversification.
269  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Never Expect Consistent Winnings From Gambling - A Lesson I Learnt. on: May 06, 2023, 04:46:43 PM
Can't really vouch nor confirm the validity of your story but that doesn't make the message all the less relevant. Just a couple of weeks ago I saw someone in this very board asking for ways to earn $100 consistently through gambling, which is of course a farfetched dream and a miracle that will never happen. This is a sentiment to everyone who sees gambling as a way to earn more money.

You can't earn consistently with gambling. Ultimately all the money that thebcasino gave you through your wins and prizes, they're bound to take back somewhere. You're not the next slumdog millionaire, so don't push your luck and find a better way to earn more income rather than hoping your luck favors you.
The thread you are talking about is still pretty active, what the guy was aiming for was to spend earn that much every day with a capital or bankroll of $2,000, which if possible, everyone would be doing by now and get rich in no time. $100 a day might not sound that much but for every day on a constant basis, it is more than enough.

In a third-world country, you can live a luxurious life with $3,000 a month, so that obviously is a lot of money for a lot of people. The point is, it's not possible to have consistent winnings from gambling.
270  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: May 06, 2023, 06:31:03 AM
Manchester City not linked yet with Lionel Messi indeed easy for signing him because have been free agent player, right now have Barcelona rumor will signing Lionel Messi but they can't pay higher salary and faced financial problem when registering Messi in main squad. Al Hilal have give fantastic offering for Lionel Messi but still not answer yet will accept or reject after not reach agreement extended contract with  PSG. I want to see PSG make another negotiation how to make Lionel Messi want extended one or two years later contract with PSG and stay there for several years later. He has good and stable performance on every season with PSG and seems most disappointed if PSG have loss Messi next season.
I don't think we will watch Messi at PSG next season. Whatever the deal, I think Messi will not accept it, it will not be easy to get through when they are currently having a problem with the team.
The offer that Al Hilal will make is truly unbelievable. I don't think Messi would want to leave such a large amount of money. He may have learned from the mistakes Ronaldo has made in recent times, but the money mentioned is too much to resist Cheesy
Right now, situation is unclear about Lionel Messi in Europe because most chances he will leave PSG, and then we have no chance for him in Barcelona as well and no other club can afford him which mean his visit to Saudi Arab is just like Cristiano Ronaldo footsteps with huge amount is coming in his bank account, and he wants to cash out before retirement which could be good for him as well.

In last few years he achieved all which any player can dream about, so now it's time to do for money as well which can bring him as one of the most paid player in soccer history and with this amount even he can buy any club in UEFA as well in near future as we have few other top players done so currently nothing is clear but most chances his career is having end with his last visit and now suspension from his current club PSG for few matches.
271  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How can we help to Bitcoin education? on: May 05, 2023, 03:18:14 PM
The best way to teach the world about Bitcoin was through the internet if you do a Youtube video it's already a big help to the community just make sure that you share useful knowledge about crypto or Bitcoin. Other social media platforms will be a great help Facebook, Twitter, etc. was great platforms for sharing cryptocurrency, I mean bitcoin is already spreading and I can see a lot of countries continue to adopt Bitcoin on a lot of platforms.

I guess the easiest way was to teach your knowledge to your family or relatives since they are the ones who you can easily teach your knowledge, when you do that and they also believed in bitcoin and start to invest they might as well teach it to their friends etc.
I understand that by using the internet and social media one can easily spread education regarding a certain point or thing, but there is basically no point in doing what everyone else is doing. It is better if real-world events and seminars are held to teach people about Bitcoin and blockchain technology, its existence, how it works, etc.

People tend to learn things more easily when they are conveyed by a person standing in front of them instead of watching them online or reading about them. I personally am like that and I guess most people are like that too who learn more if things are done and shown practically.
272  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: May 05, 2023, 07:46:09 AM
I feel like both Milan and Inter have equal chances to win this series, and this is why I am going to bet on home teams to win their own games, that is what I said before and that is what it will be like for my bets. I think the difference is negligible and they are not going to be overcoming each other easily. Obviously this is football and sometimes you have a bad day and you lose to teams you should not lose at all.

There are plenty of great teams who ended up losing as well, and that means whoever is as far as this much, should consider that as a good deal. I seriously believed that Napoli would have been able to beat Milan, it was a sad period when they lost, I lost a lot of money there, so I am going to be more careful this time around and not think it is in the bag.
AC Milan was impressive in first half of this season, but recently they are on decline which is surely not good sign as things are heading for the end we need better performance from them, but they fail to maintain their performance with their defence is also terrible but Inter is surely having aggressive approach in last few weeks which is helping them for having better results and their defence is also working better even we have many Italian sides in top ranks of UEFA, but their performance is surely not as par we need for competitive results.

For this semifinal prediction is never been easy because derby matches are never been easy with any team on match-day can go through into positive shape, and we can expect surprise but as Milan beats Napoli this was really amazing which is also can go through for them like we have for Real Madrid in Champions League matches both darling teams can face each other as well.
273  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Why do you favor betting on spesific sport? on: May 04, 2023, 06:52:16 PM
We believe that once we identify the sports that are no longer a 50/50 chance, we can gain an advantage, and focusing on just a few sports in sports betting increases our chances of success. The reality is, the majority of sports bettors are losing money, which is enough for sportsbooks to stay in operation for a long period. If we are one of the few who can make a living in sports, then we can live a wonderful life as a successful professional sports bettor.

Those who are serious in sports betting are dreaming of making a living in sports betting, that's my ultimate goal as well.
Sure, sports betting enthusiasts think they're experts, placing wagers like champs. But, folks, even the smartest fan can get slammed by a shocking outcome. That's why it's called "sports betting" – not "sports certainties"!

Confidence in our wisdom and skills? Great. But let's not ignore sports' wild side. A tiny twist or surprise injury can flip the game, no matter how well we know the players.

Dreaming big, aiming for sports betting stardom? Go for it. But stay grounded, accept the risks and curveballs. Remember, "don't count chickens before they hatch" – or winnings before the final whistle
That's a good point about unexpected injuries and changes in a game that can totally turn the odds upside down. In football, if a player is substituted due to a card maybe or an injury and the whole team is basically dependent on that single player, the team might lose the match only because of that one decision that the manager took to save the player from getting suspended maybe.

Having confidence is good as you said, but one should understand that even sports betting can be a game of luck sometimes, if you are unlucky, even if the team you have selected is the most favorite or one of the top ones, it will still lose against a least favorite team.
274  Economy / Economics / Re: Effects of Cryptocurrency Adoption on: May 04, 2023, 06:01:49 PM
Many countries are learning to adopt the use of cryptocurrencies because of the advantages it brings such as having fast transactions through the blockchain, accepting financial apps using cryptocurrencies, and many others. But there are still countries that do not accept of using it. But we can see that there are more people accepting and using crypto in different countries.
When it comes to speed, I think non-crypto transactions are much quicker because there are no network confirmation on them or congestion but cryptos still has other advantages than them so there are still people who can prefer cryptos.

There are countries who are very allergic with countries and they choose to ban it. Living on one of these countries is such a pain but many people are still looking for ways on how they can access crypto on their country and one of it is by using a VPN. The effects of crypto adoption is positive because it makes crypto network stronger and their value can rise to a whole new level. Experts says that the rate of adoption will continue to increase later on. This is great.
275  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: POLYGON as a national currency. on: May 04, 2023, 03:54:39 PM
What steps can a country leader takes before adopting POLYGON as a means of payment or transactions in a country with low level of education. As it's known to be one of the best user friendly platform for easy transactions.
I know many users will disagree and will say that Bitcoin fits better but I think it's not also wrong to choose other crypto other than Bitcoin. Bitcoin's supply is limited so if many countries will make it as their default currency, I think that is going to be a huge problem but I heard that there are now tool which can extend the Bitcoins supply. Other than supply, there is also high volatility rate.

This is where alternative cryptos can shine. In terms of difficulty level, I think Bitcoin is the most user-friendly among all cryptos. People can still use Matic the normal way like a BTC for sending and receiving money. There is no need to complicate things or go beyond than that, if they are lacking in knowledge.
276  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: May 04, 2023, 08:35:45 AM
No doubt Real Madrid and Manchester city game is the final before finals and the whole world is anticipating for the game because the winner of the champions league this season is going to come from among them because they have the best quality players in the tournament and they have performed better than most of the other teams that are currently in the semi finals right now so they are expected to be crowned champion in the finals. The two goal keepers have good experience especially the Madrid keeper who was part of the squad that last won it last season so I believe they will play a good part to make sure their team comes out victorious at the end of the match. With the level of form and decent performance of City I think they stand a better chance of getting to the finals but just like the words of Jose Mourinho, until the final whistle do not look down on any team.
I agree with this.
Not meaning to belittle the quality of Serie A clubs Inter or Milan but looking at the conditions Manchester City and Real Madrid today it is clear they are far superior and indeed I am also still quite sure of the conditions where if one of them, be it Manchester City or Madrid, wins then indirectly the champion will be determined from there.
Currently, mostly soccer pundits are feeling winner from the match of Real Madrid vs Manchester City could be the winner of the event which is acceptable even we have improvement in Serie A teams but still mostly are inconsistent with having not quality to compete with them in current season we have 5 teams from Serie A which are in UEFA events and doing good job but still it's not easy for them to win event like this with their current level of quality and performance they need to be improved in coming time if they want to win from here.
 
Recently both AC Milan and Inter are drooping from league table with losing matches or having draws against weaker sides which are surely lacking of quality for the top Italian teams but as they are having better things in this season we can expect good changes in future which will surely improve and have better results.
277  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Wagering requirements for withdraw on: May 03, 2023, 06:58:40 PM
No one can complete a wagering requirement that is so high only by being patient but they need to be extremely lucky in order to reach that threshold since they will need to win significantly high amounts in order to keep playing different games and even if they keep losing, some of their balance will still remain that they can withdraw after the requirements have been met.
Wagering of $5k is very high so it is very difficult for a small and nonprofessional gambler to fulfill it. because if the luck is bad and a gambler keeps losing gambling then he has to lose huge amount of funds to make up this wagering. this is a really unfair wagering requirement. Wagering requirement without any kind of deposit bonus means forcing it on someone so such gambling site can never be a good and reputable casino site.
Even a professional gambler won't be able to fulfill requirements that are too high since gambling is not about professionalism and even a professional gambler has to go through losses and streaks of losses. So someone who is in the process of trying to complete a wagering requirement is most likely to lose all their bankroll or most of it in between the process.

So it is outright unfair if a casino has a wagering requirement of more than 1x for a deposited amount, if they are giving a bonus with the deposit and have the wagering requirements on that, that's understandable.
278  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Stay away from crypto influencers on: May 03, 2023, 06:18:16 PM
Influencers job is to attract ordinary investors to any new project or coin offered by project owner. Influencer get huge amount of money through this work. They may also provide fake news for exaggeration at times to promote any new project. But here an investor has to exercise utmost caution. Usually when influencers do promotions they want to convince you of certain things so that you are encouraged to invest of that particular project. Remember that influencer promote a project for his personal interest. You will never get those influencers after investing. So should not invest in any project or coin by the Influencers word. One should consider the risk factor and other factors before investing any project.
Maybe there are extra ordinary investors who will join the ride. They know that they can earn a profit out of those tokens if the hype attempt is successful. They, the influencer and the project owners are the only ones that can benefit but not the ordinary investors. They are only like an instrument that are being used to fulfill those people's dreams. This is the sad reality. Speaking of the amount paid to influencers, it will depend on different factors.

Sometimes it's based on the number of followers and sometimes its commission based or based only if how much the money gathered by the team. We can always report these influencers so that they will be banned on the social media platform and maybe they will be in jail too. Worse is some of them can get killed. They need to consider the risks more than the investors.
279  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you blame someone for your gambling losses? on: May 03, 2023, 04:51:50 PM
Nope, I never blame anyone for my gambling losses because I always responsible with all of my bet.

I think this mother and son are looking a loophole how to get their money back, so he choose to create a fake story. I have seen such kind case in my country where an employee create a fake story where he got robbed when he want to go to bank for distributing the salary to every employees in his company. The truth is he store those money in his house lol.
This particular case of the OP is pathetic, such people should be severely sentenced as they are evil and should not be appreciated in society. How can someone be so callous and dubious blaming a financial institution for the money they actually spent themselves? Well, it's still difficult for me to believe such a story despite being a practical case as they pleaded guilty.

People are just evil, this is beyond gambling blames to me.
I agree with you that it is way beyond gambling blame in my opinion, it's simply a big crime since the money in question is not small. If the person who is being blamed for this actually is considered guilty but in reality he/she is innocent, how would that mother and her son live their life in peace knowing that they've made someone spend their life in prison while they are roaming free when the other person wasn't guilty at all.

But, I don't think that they have any souls or any feelings of regret since they already tried to put the blame for losing their own money on someone else only in the hope that they might get their money back.
280  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Market is seasonal on: May 03, 2023, 03:02:54 PM
If it is just about losing, as a trader, you shall not stretch it more out. It is a normal part of the game. A loss is necessary for the probability of your winning system to pan out.
It is also not just about the market. The market does its own thing. Your main focus should be on how you are going to act as opposed to how the market is moving.

You can have the direction right but still not profitable. See? That's a big problem. Success in trading is about 3 things. How you perceive the market. What is your strategy in line with how you perceive the market, and How are you behaving with your strategy to profit from the market?

Everything is seasonal. Whether it is price delivery or your personal account PnL and drawdowns. Whatever it is, just know that it is momentary. Focus on the process.
Even the strategies and individual behaviors are seasonal along with the market as they need to be changed when the market moves from one place to another. One cannot use the same strategy when the market isn't moving the same way all the time, and there needs to be tweaks in a strategy or a process that one uses towards the market.

Your success depends on how you change your process and adapt new strategies and methods that best suite the changing market conditions from every now and then, if you can keep up, you will be good, if not, you will probably lose momentum.
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