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2781  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: August 08, 2021, 10:32:50 AM
I doubt the Blazers will trade CJ McCollum, they don't have enough shooters on the floor, they are a good duo on the floor but they need someone in the starting lineup who is good defensively but they can't still get Simmons. The best trade that I'm really waiting for is the Warriors - 76ers because it's a win-win situation for both.
No recent updates about this rumor and the clock is ticking for Ben Simmons. I love what is happening and I might root for this underdog kid this year.
They are underestimating him because of his lack of shooting but there is so much room for improvement in his passing and rebounding skills.
Right, the Warriors could be his best place to sign in because of his capability to rotate the ball. That unselfish play will be loved by the splash brothers but is Thompson at complete recovery for them to risk giving out Andrew Wiggins.
Nice to know that there's someone that agrees with my opinion,  Smiley... I really feel the pain and disappointment Simmons felt during the last playoffs and it seems he was the one that was blamed for the loss, they have a high expectation from him but he does not show that in the playoffs, maybe there's something wrong inside, I don't know, isn't it because Simmons and Embiid are not in good terms? so even if they are a superstar but if they don't have chemistry, the team will fail.
2782  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence Jr - August 21 on: August 07, 2021, 04:45:54 PM
For those who want to see a PPV of this fight in the Philippines, it's already announced by Cignal TV that they are offering it.

Here's the post. https://web.facebook.com/watch/?v=208129074585785



2783  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: August 07, 2021, 03:55:30 PM
I actually like this trade if it's going to happen. Warriors team doesn't lack shooters and Simmons is pretty good at defense while Sixers badly needed someone who can confidently score or shoot and Wiggins could provide that.
Yeah, that's the purpose but why do we get news that 76ers is also ready to offer Ben another contract.
Are they afraid they won't get the trade that they want and will end up with bench players on their roster? It's like a 2 face deal. They don't want to let Simmons go for a bunch of bench players but they are ready to give him for a possible shooter.
I don't like that kind of strategy and this could be the reason why Simmons has cut off communications with them. Now it's Blazers at the rumors for C.J. McCollum. The problem, Ben doesn't want to be a Trail Blazer. He prefers teams in California.

I doubt the Blazers will trade CJ McCollum, they don't have enough shooters on the floor, they are a good duo on the floor but they need someone in the starting lineup who is good defensively but they can't still get Simmons. The best trade that I'm really waiting for is the Warriors - 76ers because it's a win-win situation for both.
2784  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Taxes on gambling send the right message? on: August 07, 2021, 01:13:03 PM
Many countries including my own are taxing services and products that they think are luxury items, this is to limit people from using and patronizing the products and services, that includes cigarettes, liquors, and services being offered by casinos, so poor or average income, people will not use or patronage these products and services, casinos are heavily taxed because they only want rich people to go there and because they can bear the high taxation because their players and clients are rich people.
I think that can prevent middle and low people class from visiting the casino branded to playing gambling because they can not pay the tax or the tickets to enter the casino. But those people can still play gambling on the other casinos with low specifications for people who want to gamble. Besides that, those casinos do not need them to pay anything because as long as those people have money to gamble, they will be allowed to visit the casino anytime they want.
gamblers will always find ways to play mate , if there are no other option in place where they in? even with those tickets or taxes? they will surely play , will find other amount to play.
like me i live in place where only 2 casinos are available , so if they will be putting more taxes or even tickets ? then i will surely comply and play as i have no options,

I would not play if there's too much tax on gambling and even the gamblers have to pay the tax, I think with that kind of law, we already loss money even before we gamble and for me, gambling is not anymore fun. In the Philippines, there are no taxes in gambling for bettors, but the operators has to pay high taxes especially those offshore gaming casinos.
2785  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2020 Philippine Basketball Association betting discussion on: August 07, 2021, 12:46:39 PM
They should make Paul Lee ready as they have a great start, undefeated at the moment and if Paul Lee will not play due to injury, I'm afraid they will struggle as no one could replace him with the same skills and talent. I guess they will resume this month too, it won't be long as they have already plan ahead before the new restriction came in.

Paul Lee is the leader of the team, but this team is still a good team even without him. The presence of Calvin Abueva makes this team be more energetic and their defense is really impressive. They have good guards as well, so there's no need to rush Paul Lee, he should be given a good rest as there's no urgency for this team to win every game since they are rank in the number 1 spot now, a solo number 1.
2786  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Your betting budget on: August 06, 2021, 08:55:07 PM
Where can I find those tipsters?
I'd appreciate if you could point me to their threads or whatever.

Thanks.
There are many of them if you just search through the pages on this section. A few years ago, there really are a lot of those tipsters giving their day to day tips for free.
But they seem to offer more if you're going to pay them with their special group outside the forum but those free tips were already fine.

If you love to gamble on  NBA and other types of sports, then you might wanna check the following threads.

NBA 2020-2021 betting
Odds, units advantage | Sportsbook | +66728 units

There's still one that I cannot find, but you can help me by looking at the same board.
2787  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: If Musk doesn't tweet Dogecoin, can it still soar? on: August 06, 2021, 08:40:53 PM
Dogecoin is a coin without team and core technology, but Musk made it appear in the general public. Many people who are not cryptocurrency traders are buying Dogecoin, just like buying BTC. Why does it succeed? Is it just because of Musk? Dogira, Shiba, HOGE, who will be the next Dogecoin?

Or is there only only one unique Dogecoin?

In my opinion, if Elon Musk doesn't make a tweert then the price of Dogecoin will also increase like some time ago and now it is still quite expensive. because now is an altcoin session so all the community will be focused on the old altcoins like Doge, LTC, TRX, XRP. and several other altcoins that have experienced a pump. so the price of Dogecoin is not affected by elon's tweet.

I don't  think so, Doge still hanging with this current value$.2  due to the fact that mush still behing this project,

if he won't push this coin and he won't do tweets, chances that holders will sell it out and start to find new project

to invest their money, Musk's influenced still high for Doge project.

Now the market seem to be bullish, this is the timing where Elon Musk's tweeter usually are powerful, let's see if it will still get the attention of the many and it will again pump DOGE again. Bitcoin had a decent increase today together with some altcoins, DOGE should pump soon.
2788  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Most Bullish Altcoin of the moment on: August 05, 2021, 04:50:45 PM
I hope you are not shilling the said altcoin.

For us to know the "Most Bullish Altcoin of the moment", please make a comparison on their percentage of growth from a specific date to the current period. Because if you'll ask me, I don't see HEX as the most profitable altcoin at the moment, what I'm trying to suggest is that it should be backed with proof.
2789  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Taxes on gambling send the right message? on: August 05, 2021, 04:29:23 PM
~snip~
The government borrows the most tax from casinos from other sites because it is a very lucrative business.

The government does not borrow taxes because that is their income, they can allocate that income to any government projects and expenditures. To make it simple, the only relationship between the casinos and the regulators is to monitor the casino and ensure that casinos pay the right taxes.
2790  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: August 05, 2021, 01:53:38 PM
Maybe they can get Cousins since he doesn't have any contract as of this moment (IIRC).

He is not fast too, and he is also prone to injury, so I don't think it's a good idea to acquire him. In fact, he did not even have a good minute with the Clippers, his prime is over and teams are not interested in getting him anymore if he will cost the same amount of getting a younger and healthier center.

According to this article - https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/ny-nets-free-agency-primer-20210802-ixz4xun3kncfjagob2274xfove-story.html

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CAP SPACE: $0
Forget about signing free agents outright. The Nets have committed $119.6 million to Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden alone for the 2021-22 NBA season, plus an additional $17.3 million to Joe Harris and another $9.8 million to DeAndre Jordan, the veteran big man who signed a $40 million contract but did not play at all in the playoffs last season.

Net's won't be able to acquire more players anymore due to their low salary Cap.

Durant, Irving and Harden all belong in the top 10 superstars in the NBA, hence, they are paid with big money, and Nets now are facing the results of being greedy and too desperate to win a championship, they need to face the next season with the current line up or some minor additions through trade.
2791  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence Jr - August 21 on: August 05, 2021, 01:28:52 PM

absolutely , at Pacquiao's age , he had proven the skills and ability most gamblers dont have.

he maintained his quickness and accuracy so he will still dominate this fight.
I believe he has the quickness and accuracy and that is his advantage, however, I don't think it's an easy fight for him that we think he will dominate in this fight. I'm seeing a close fight, just like a Thurman fight but in the end, Manny will be declared as the winner.
As a fan, we do hope Pacquiao will dominate this fight and win but we should not underestimate Spence as he is younger and an experience boxer as well. They both have the guts and ability thus its not easy to predict who might win in this fight.
No one can underestimate him that's why he is heavily favored to win this fight.

Spence is 1.44 to win this fight, that's how huge a favorite he is.

I never saw these odds in the past fights of Manny Pacquiao, even his fight with Mayweather when he was the underdog, the odds of Mayweather closes to 1.54, still higher compared to the odds of Spence Jr.

https://www.sbnation.com/2015/4/28/8506759/mayweather-pacquiao-latest-odds-winner
2792  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: August 04, 2021, 12:43:43 PM
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31950939/golden-state-warriors-stephen-curry-gets-4-year-215m-extension
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Two-time NBA MVP and three-time champion Stephen Curry has agreed to a four-year, $215 million contract extension with the Golden State Warriors, making him the first player in history to sign two $200 million-plus contracts, his agent, Jeff Austin of Octagon Basketball, told ESPN.
Bad news for other teams. Curry ain't available no more. The Golden State Warriors locked him until the average retirement of an NBA player.
Congrats to Steph. He can easily retire after that four-year contract expires. The deal probably includes a parting gift from the Warriors management for what he's done to the franchise. I just don't know if that's also a great business deal as they prepare for the future campaign without him. Other players will also try try to push for that amount when they negotiate their contracts.
That's a lot of money, but he deserves it because although Thompson was injured, the season of the Warriors is still acceptable and that is due to the big effort of Stephen Curry. That's over $50 million per year, the biggest contract so far but he will not only receive that because he will also receive contracts from his endorsements which are big money too.
2793  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2020 Philippine Basketball Association betting discussion on: August 04, 2021, 11:48:52 AM
No games today and games are postponed.

PBA suspends games due to rising COVID-19 cases in NCR

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GAMES of the PBA Philippine Cup scheduled on Wednesday have been suspended due to the surge of the COVID-19 Delta variant infections in the National Capital Region (NCR).

The league made the advisory early Tuesday in support of the government’s directive in addressing the rise in COVID cases in Metro Manila, which has been put under GCQ with heightened restrictions from July 30 to August 5.

Eventually, NCR will be placed under a stricter ECQ (Enhanced Community Quarantine) status starting August 6 to August 20.

Let's wait for further updates, maybe they are planning to look for another locations so they can resume the season.
Covid-19 restrictions are really a problem as the implementation is for everyone in a certain area.
2794  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence Jr - August 21 on: August 01, 2021, 09:34:56 PM
Just an update on the betting odds of the fight, betting odds for Pacquiao to win have decrease again.

opening line AFAIR.

1. 2.80
2. 2.65
now 2.47

Big decrease, this means money is flowing on Manny Pacquiao to win.
please check your bookies to confirm.

Yeah, from 2.50 to 2.47 now, down to 3 weeks and I'm sure that the odds are going to be trim down to somewhat in the low 2.x or higher 1.x.

Obviously, money are already pouring on Manny's side now as we get closer to the fight.

Spence 1.48, just putting it down so that we may know if there is going to be some changes as well. And for sure, boxing fans are excited about this fight, and then maybe we can talk about Manny's chance on politics about the fight.

I would not be surprised now if Manny ended up as a slight underdog only in the fight, if I have a lot of extra money now, I would not hesitate to take that 2.47 and I'm pretty sure that would not be seen weeks from now. Manny keeps going and he seemed to be focused on his training since he does not talk about politics, he is just so cool, trying to impress the fans with his daily routine, this guy is so friendly, no wonder people are coming back to the gym to see him.
2795  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Will physical casinos accept crypto someday? on: August 01, 2021, 02:49:28 PM
No, I don't think it's too soon. Unless by "soon" you and I mean two different things. Think about one thing, in which physical store do you go and you can pay with cryptos? There are very few today. I think that hopefully we can wait for the next cycle, if in this one institutional adoption takes hold and we keep moving towards mass adoption.

I think that nowadays few shops and buyers use cryptocurrency for one simple reason - why should they do it if they are satisfied with fiat? The use of cryptocurrencies in online casinos is widespread for obvious reasons, but there is simply no particular reason for the transition to widespread use of cryptocurrencies by physical casinos.

Physical casinos offer a good experience than online gambling, however, due to the pandemic, people learn that gambling online is easier and cheaper, so Physical casinos revenue has decreased due to the restrictions, and for them to survive and stay profitable, they have to compete and operate an online casinos business also.

We should not limit the function of a physical casino, all of them operate for profit, and if they find an opportunity to boost their profit, then they will not hesitate to start accepting crypto as it's popular nowadays.
2796  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2020 Philippine Basketball Association betting discussion on: August 01, 2021, 12:57:29 PM
Phoenix led by 5 points at the half, the score is 45-40 and TNT seem to have a problem with the defense of the Phoenix.
Will see if TNT will come back or Phoenix will just dominate them.

Lost my first game bet but won the second, break-even for me this day. Both games are close with the winning teams failed to cover the spread.

Mikey Williams played for almost 38 minutes, registering 9 points by way of 4-19 from the field, that's a very low percentage but yet he got heavy minutes so this means that coach Chot has confidence in this guy.



It's still good for the TNT as they won, they are giving Mikey Williams the opportunity to prove himself and I believe eventually he will be able to improve and be more consistent, though he is only rookie in papers but still its his first season in the PBA.

What a comeback by the TNT, Troy Rosario was great, he was getting rebounds and follow-up shot when his teammates are missing.

I think he is the most consistent in this game.

congrats to you @bisdak40 , you still won.

Mikey Williams has to improve, there's no excuse even if he is still a rookie, Pogoy's minutes have dropped I believe because TNT had invested in Willams who are still struggling in his 2nd game, and they had a high expectation on this player so they'll keep pushing him. On the other hand, I think TNT is not wrong about getting Khobuntin as he really is big on the floor, the hassle is there and he really works hard, we can tell that.
2797  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Your betting budget on: August 01, 2021, 12:21:38 PM
Consider that its often best not to spend it all at once.  Budgetting actually increases chances of success I think as it gives more then one attempt for the same amount spent, where as no budget can lead to just a dead end of having no money left rather choosing not to spend more that day.   The only real way to beat the game or increase luck seen is via a plan and a budget is part of that.

That is right. Budgeting really makes one disciplined and it increases chances of success, as you have a steady supply of funds for your gambling and at the same time the discipline to do it another day. Also add the business regimen like counting losses and wins. Like in business, there are days when there is no profit and there are days where you can get so much profit in your bets and gambles. Be business like is the key to everything, even in gambling.

That's the most important thing that every gambler should understand, we have a problem if we can't accept losses and we always want to end a day with a profit. Some gamblers have that kind of mentality, they don't want to lose, so they chase their losses to end up profitable, unfortunately, it does not end the way we expect it to be most of the time.
2798  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence Jr - August 21 on: August 01, 2021, 10:30:18 AM
I am not sure whether Pacquiao would spend any of his personal wealth on the presidential campaign. Campaign funds are usually sourced from the public and the corporates. There have been exceptions, and one example is during the 2016 US presidential election when Donald Trump spent a lot of his own personal wealth on the campaign. Also, I don't think that the outcome of his fight against Errol Spence Jr will have any impact on the presidential race. He is already a well known figure in the Philippines and he don't need any such boost.

I don't have enough idea when it comes to a campaign funds that the politician spend on his campaign but I think Pacquiao can still spend his own money to pursue his plan to run as a candidate on a presidential position but maybe a minimum amount because he can still get a financial support from the party where he join. In addition to this, I agree that the outcome of Pacquiao's fight against Errol Spence Jr will not give assurance on a significant impact on his campaign because aside from Pacquioa is already a well known figure in Philippines, he still trying hard to prove his excellence in terms of politics.

He definitely can afford that, but Manny is also a businessman at the same time and he finds opportunities to make more money, he is not yet donned in boxing, this is an opportunity for him to fight the champion and make more money from PPV revenue and other platforms. He has the luxury though as one fight of his might already cover all the expenses for his political campaign.
2799  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2020 Philippine Basketball Association betting discussion on: August 01, 2021, 09:22:20 AM
I thought there's no game tomorrow due to the transfer of venue, but it was posted here (https://pba.ph/) that we have a scheduled two games today.

I've just read that there are some modifications on the schedule and did not know that there is a venue transfer, may I know where they will transfer?

at 2 PM, we have Rain or Shine vs DYIP ( time to bounce back for ROS)
at 4:35 PM, we have TNT and Phoenix, this one is great, Phoenix has to win but TNT is just the better team here.

My Picks for the day:

Rain or Shine -6.5 @1.88, DYIP has not found the ingredients to win yet while ROS needs to bounce back.
Rain or shine just missed 1 point to cover the spread, final score was 83-77.
Therefore you loss the first game mate, but you are looking good at the 2nd game.

Phoenix +5.5 @2.01, TNT might be a better team but with this HC, I have second thoughts that they could cover this one so I'm backing Phoenix with HC.

Phoenix led by 5 points at the half, the score is 45-40 and TNT seem to have a problem with the defense of the Phoenix.
Will see if TNT will come back or Phoenix will just dominate them.
2800  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2021 NBA Season Champion: Milwaukee Bucks on: July 31, 2021, 01:31:30 PM
Westbrook improved his all-around game but I still do not see him as a real PG.

He might not be the best PG but he is a real PG, for a guy that averages a triple-double and won his first MVP back in Oklahoma City Thunder, I think we should not doubt him. Lots of positive expectations by him now that he is playing with the Lakers, but we can never guarantee that chemistry will work.
Yeah, the question is what is a bench mark for a PG? isn't it the assists category? and we all know that he broke the great Oscar Robertson record, so I also consider him as a real PG. As far as chemistry goes, I don't think he has the James Harden attitude, he has work recently with Beal and it seems that they click. And maybe with James and Davis around, he could still play high level basketball and can continue his triple double game every night with the Lakers.

It's how you carry the team and give success, well, we still have doubt with Westbrook as he did not win a championship first. Actually, I don't see him only as a good PG but he is an all-around player that you'd like to play with in a team, I'm sure Lebron will be happy having him as he doesn't have to exert a lot of effort, they have Davis and Westbrook to help him.

Irving is a good PG also, but if he did not pair with Lebron, he could have not won a championship, Cavaliers was a shitty team when Lebron left, and even when Irving was with the team, they can even barely quality in the playoffs.
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