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2641  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Casino workers forced into unpaid leave on: November 12, 2020, 12:42:06 PM
No one wanted this and no one are prepared. Feels like we are robbed by this pandemic (and those who are manipulating this virus). It is really hard for business companies, not only casinos who make lose some of their employers but have no choice because that only away to keep the business running. Labor groups had no way to push owners to pay them because they know the situation and if they urge to do that, where they got the money since all of them are in critical stage, they are also losing more than these workers.

It's a kind of understanding that we need to extend to our employees and I don't have to complain either knowing that they also facing the same with us or even more.

Not all the time that employers will understand the employees, sometimes employees also needs to understand as the business would only be able to pay their employees if they are operating profitably, and we know in the pandemic, a lot of businesses are affected, including the casino business, and most of them are just operating for survival and they are not really making the kind of profit they are enjoying before the pandemic.

We are in the time that only the strong will survive, strong in immune system and financial capability, because if we don't have that, we will certainly struggling at the current situation. This is not the business laying off their employees, its the employees who are force to take a leave because the business operation is struggling, and that means they can come back if business will be back to normal, however, these employees wants to survive also, they can't just wait without doing nothing, so they find a job to survive.
2642  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2021 NBA Season on: November 11, 2020, 10:56:22 AM
I hope we see longer NBA season, unlike the bubble season and the lacks of major super stars such as Stephen Curry, Kyrie or Kevin Durant made the game for Lebron to be very easy. But things is starting to get interesting for 2021 as Derick Rose is rumored to get recruited by the Lakers. I miss this guy in his prime, i hope we see a monster Rose and the comeback of GSW core team will make it very interesting.
Last season was like a playground for James, I saw one tweet that GSW stars will be back this season would be a great season for sure. I just hope that no more serious or even minor injuries that will happen to anyone this season so all teams will have their full team playing the whole season.
We all hope for that, as a fan, we want to see the best competition in the NBA and not seeing our favorite stars playing due to injury reduces the entertainment value of watching the game, the excitement will be lessened.

Lakers is will be a jam packed team if they can recruit DRose, I am just hoping that he can comeback better this season.

If they get DRose, Damn, this team would be more better because DRose is still playing aggressive basketball and he could drive the ball in the lane and attract the defense on him.
2643  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Multi bets vs single bets on: November 11, 2020, 10:32:51 AM
I don't understand why some of you are so into single bets. If you place single bets and go all-in I suggest you rather play a single dice roll. At least if you lose you would know that you were playing provably fair.
Once, I lost big on a single bet made on a champions league game: I was so sure of one team winning (odds were 1.12 playing home) and they eventually lost. Of course, I lost too. That's when I started playing multi bets only: I play less than $5 and sometimes I end up winning nice amounts.
No more single bets for me.


I think most of us here on the forum are trying to minimise their own risk while still trying to profit of a bet. Single bets are best for such bets in my opinion. You know exactly what kind of risk you take even though the payoffs might be lower than with multi bets. As someone who gamble and bets regularly you should never go all-in on one bet in my opinion. The risk of losing is just too high. It's best to spread out your bets across multiple different bets.

Going all in is like a desperate move of a gambler, that's not thinking the possible loss because all in the mind is just to "WIN BIG", which is being unrealistic as a gambler, and that's the reason why gamblers are losing money that they can't afford to lose.
2644  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Casino workers forced into unpaid leave on: November 11, 2020, 09:58:28 AM
This is not illegal, business can't give people a paid leave when the business is not making money as usual.

The economy has been struggling due to the pandemic, so with what is happening, its not wise to stick again in an industry that is not making good revenue anymore, if they will switch job and they can find it, why not find a new one, but we can also understand that the loyalty is there and this pandemic is not permanent so they also don't want to lose their permanent job that could give them a good benefit and assurance once the operation is back to normal.

If those were good gaming/betting centers, they would have been encouraged/pushed to try online (or something like that) and target mostly the citizens of the country. If they were mostly for the money rather than making others/society better, they will likely find it hard to "feed" the citizens or people close to them thesame thing they feed outsiders. Economies built in this manner will likely suffer when crisis like the pandemic arise. Basic needs won't be affected too much.



Online gambling does not need a lot of personnel, so casinos would still get rid of number of employees.

The company has not responsibility on the employees anymore as they are the one making a decision to leave without pay, though it does not look good but that's how the reality looks like when the business is struggling. Macau is the gambling capital of the world, and that is a big statement on the industry as it's struggling now.
2645  Economy / Lending / Re: DarkStar's Loans | BTC, USD | 2.70%-4.71% Monthly on: November 11, 2020, 04:35:30 AM
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2646  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you believe NBA is rigged? on: November 09, 2020, 10:52:49 PM

There are questionable calls but when the refs do that, we're all thinking that it's part of the rig or any fixed match.

It really happens even in crucial games and in the finals but I don't think that can be said as rig, a ref can make a mistake too.

I think its more on hearsay because we/many people watch how the game is played but of course we cant deny that in some instances we can say unfair. Also, I consider human error too... I think its too ridiculous for a national games like an NBA to be rigged but who knows. A possibility maybe a player will be offered not to play well in favor of their rival but still its a shallow move.
We have our own judgment and call whether a call is questionable or not.

But to say just because of that questionable call, you'll distinguish that it's a rigged league. It doesn't go like that and don't be quick in judging just because of those calls.

Referees are just humans too, though they make the judgement to call a foul or not in a play, they can also make mistakes too, even the easy call, we also makes mistakes just like a player going for an uncontested lay up but still failed to shoot the ball, it happened, but then we can't stop people from making their own speculation.
2647  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Manny Pacquiao vs. Conor McGregor on: November 09, 2020, 12:52:24 PM
Yes, he may want to fight Manny because of the money involve but people dont care and what they want is to see him in the ring with Manny.

People are willing to pay to get this two in the ring, otherwise this fight won't happen.
What people would really want is to see how Manny beat Conor badly, he is not the king in boxing, it's not MMA, so there's no chance he will win.

If he stand with Mayweather until 10 rounds, i think he would not last 3 rounds with Manny if Manny will not think of the "EXHIBITION FIGHT".
2648  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A gambler living in England makes a $5M bet on Trump on: November 09, 2020, 12:26:34 PM
I guess that hurts. Knowing that Biden won the election but as always probably this is a whale and doesn't care about his bet since no idiot will place bet with such amount if he is afraid to lose it.

Everyone has fear, even in gambling, in fact, I would say that I can afford to lose $1000 in a single game but I'm afraid to lose it, because that is my money and when I gamble I always aim to win, and therefore I believe this bettor is feeling down now.
2649  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A gambler living in England makes a $5M bet on Trump on: November 06, 2020, 10:58:43 AM
This has been considered the biggest political bet ever.

Quote
A British gambler has reportedly staked $5 million on President Trump winning Tuesday’s election — a wager believed to be the largest ever political bet.

The former banker used private bookmakers registered on the Caribbean island Curacao for the bet at odds of 37/20 — meaning he could get a $15 million payout, sources told The Sun.

In a few more hours, we will be announced the results of the presidential race. First, there was a $1M bet, now, $5M has been made. Politics aside, I love to see how people enjoy their happiness with gambling. No matter what the aspect is, they can always make an entertaining bet. Do our cryptocurrency gambling sites have a big wager like this?

Source: British gambler bets $5M on Trump in biggest-ever political wager

Regarding the bolded part you will be surprised to see there is someone ( so damn rich or  crazy or likely both) lately betting up to 321 BTC at a time on Bustabit crash game in a matter of seconds. Can't imagine the heartbeat lol

I doubt bustabit would not limit that, it's a very huge bet, are they really taking that big. Crash game is different from sports betting or politics betting as the house itself are taking the bets, while in sports betting, house take but they have a good action on both sides.

There's a huge bet going for this presidential race as it's the most safe from manipulation compared to sports where fix is possible, so that $5 million though big in our eyes but compared to the overall bet, it's just a small percentage.
2650  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: I guess bounty hunters really kill projects on: November 06, 2020, 10:36:57 AM
It’s not good to blame the bounty hunters for this. They have spent so much time and effort to promote the project and deserve to get rewarded. In my own opinion, I honestly think that bounty hunters are not the one who kills projects. There are several circumstances for that such as the team dumping all of their tokens and running away, not enough liquidity and trading volume, bear whales, etc. 
Exactly, blame it to the team who are running the project, they have the right to give a small reward so it will not affect the project in case the bounty hunters will dump. The dump really hurt the bounty hunters as in the first place that is their salary, and they get it after the job is done so they have the right to sell everything they have to enjoy the reward.
2651  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Betting small amounts on a lot of matches or big amount on couple of matches? on: November 06, 2020, 10:10:31 AM
In my experience, whatever strategy you use, in the long run you still can't win more than lose... I am talking about slots gambling.
As for football bets, sometimes it's better just not to bet, not to try to return the loss...
Don't compare slots on sports betting as they are different, slots belongs to the luck based games while sports betting can be considered as skilled based type of games, you will lose in the long run if you are not consistent enough but the fact that there are also people who succeeded in sports betting, that should make us think that winning is not impossible, however, this is not just for everyone and that is the sad reality.
2652  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Haney vs Gamboa WBC World Lightweight Title on: November 06, 2020, 08:51:56 AM
It's already on sportsbet.io



Again ML is not that attractive, better stake for the over and under, or the winner & exact rounds. Might be difficult but it will gave you a better odds, or Haney by decision @3.00.

Or if you are going to Gamboa, lots of choices as all, ML or Gamboa by decision @45.00

I don't see the @45 in the screenshot, did you mean Gamboa winning by KO @45?

His odds was x13 to win the fight, that is good odds but it's really hard to risk your money on a fighter that has already past his prime, that's why the odds are so attractive.
2653  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Haney vs Gamboa WBC World Lightweight Title on: November 06, 2020, 03:25:37 AM
Betting odds are now available.

https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/news/boxing/devin-haney-vs-yuriorkis-gamboa-odds-picks-main-card-nov7-2020/



Who's willing to take their chances with Gamboa here? That's +1150, pretty odds.
2654  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Have you received a call/text recently from a friend/fam asking about Bitcoin? on: November 06, 2020, 03:11:58 AM
Some friends, but they don't really understand what bitcoin is, they thought bitcoin is a ponzi and they are asking me if what bitcoin I'm investing, me... are you serious? bitcoin is only one, there's no other bitcoin.  Grin
2655  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Manny Pacquiao vs. Conor McGregor on: November 06, 2020, 02:45:23 AM
I think no excuses will work anymore. In fact, Conor is a waste material for both UFC and boxing. I think he is well aware of this, so he is only trying to make as much money as possible while he is interesting to at least someone. I wonder in what area he will work after he finally retires from the fighting.

You guys need to show some respect to Conor. He has a terrific MMA track record. He has 22 wins from 26 fights to his name. It is true that he lost against Floyd in 2017, but then boxing is not his core domain. He was brave enough to accept a challenge outside his core domain. Will Manny or Floyd do something like this? Floyd previously tried his luck with WrestleMania, but he never participated in MMA.

I don't think the statistics of fights 22-26 are special. For aspiring boxers heading for the most important fights, a 20-0 stat is common. 22-26 doesn't look like legendary. As an athlete, Conor is good, but unfortunately he will be remembered more for sports scandals and kitsch than for his sports results.

That record is not easy to achieve, Conor McGregor just know the trick on how to make himself popular.

Even Manny Pacquiao, he does not have an undefeated record but he is one of the most popular boxer in the sports of boxing, we can ask people whom they think is better, Pacquiao or Mayweather and we know the answer is very obvious.
2656  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: An Indian boy committed suicide after losing money by Betting in IPL on: November 05, 2020, 11:19:45 PM
It's not new, we heard a lot of stories of people who have committed suicide because they lose their money in gambling, however, gambling will still stay because it should not be blame to gambling but on the gambler's bad decision making, maybe he got caught up by his emotion after losing everything he has, I pity that boy, he doesn't realize that cannot come back anymore.
2657  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Are there any truly safe bets in sports betting? on: November 05, 2020, 11:12:03 PM
I've read some strats that will help increase the odds of you winning regardless of whose team you are betting on.

This is quite interesting, can you share more about it? I haven't read any of that in my years of experience as a gambler, is that good only for a specific type of game, or you can apply in any types?
2658  Economy / Games and rounds / Re: Betnomi – Premier League Predictor – 1 BTC main prize - Game Week 8 on: November 05, 2020, 11:02:51 PM
Brighton v Burnley - 1
Southampton v Newcastle - 1
Everton v Man Utd - X
Crystal Palace v Leeds - 1
Chelsea v Sheffield Utd - 1
West Ham v Fulham - 1
West Brom v Spurs - 2
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Man City v Liverpool - x
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2659  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Service Discussion (Altcoins) / Re: Bounty managers can do better on: November 05, 2020, 06:53:35 AM
Reward is very important but it should not be put first, the first thing that a manager should consider is if the project is legitimate or not, because it's useless to be attracted to a big reward when in the end all our effort will only be wasted as the project goes "SCAM".
It is not the job of manager only but also for the participants to judge the project. If a person is willing to advertise the project they should be careful not the promote a scam project as well. But very few of the bounty participants actually care about this, they will jump into it without doing background checks on the team, their website or whitepaper.
I understand, and yes I agree that it's also the job of the bounty hunters but can we ensure that bounty hunters are reading it.

In fact, bounty hunters are just observing which bounty to join, they don't advertise their service like the bounty managers are doing.

If we will have everyone to blame, it will exert countless effort to determine who should be blame, some bounty hunters are just bot, they don't read, what they care is that they just do their job, so it's nice if it will start from the bounty managers since mostly the relationship is only between the bounty manager and the team, as a bounty hunter we can't approach the project team as they will just say they have already appoint something to do the job.
2660  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Junior [PPV on Nov. 28] on: November 05, 2020, 06:29:59 AM
We boxing fans can actually differentiate between boxers performance so i can really say that Roy is totally different than him.
I agree with you, totally different because Mayweather values his undefeated record that he retire with that record, Roy Jones does not, in fact, he is still fighting younger fighter even if he was already at his retirement age, some boxers does not do that, they won't risk their health and their good record.
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