For me the number one rule I live by is to never make a bet just to make a bet, unless it's only a couple bucks.  The worst bets I've ever made when it comes to gambling is those that I just wanted some action on the game and put money down, not really having any knowledge of the teams or players, if anyone was hurt or not etc.  Thats a foolish way to bet no question.

Trust me when I saw they have better protection than they ever have.  The old school leather helmet times, many I'm pretty sure we could build a team here on btalk and kick their asses lol.  Okay, maybe not..but the athletes of today are a million times more athletic, strong etc. 

I am all for somewhere in the middle.  We have to keep guys as safe as possible but not make the game too "pussy-ish".

Decling birth rates are a great thing for this planet and no one will ever be able to convince me otherwise.  That's also not the issues with SS.  The issue is corruption.  The government doesn't handle money properly (any government, all governments..take your pick).  They all lie about everything, spend money on shit needlessly and worst of all, the killer of all..WAR.  Imagine what we could do as a world if we stopped fucking fighting.  I also wish most people knew it's our gov's not the people behind this crap.  As an American I always remind my foreign buddies that I hate my gov probably more than they do, and that I want nothing but peace.  The US spends more on it's military each year than the rest of the world combined.  That is so ass backwards it sickens me to even think about. 

For the rest of the world, I feel that too much socialism is the problem.  Also the whole buying a home thing is more so a problem of big corporations and foreign nations buying homes and becoming slum lords.  Driving prices up on rent as well as making the buyers market a disaster.  It's really sad the way things have been headed.  However most of my friends, with good, medium and okay jobs are still finding ways to buy homes.  So it's not as bad as some make it out to be.

I encourage my clients to invest as if SS wont be there.  I actually have a friend coming over shortly to help set up a portfolio for her, and will be echoing this same thing to her tonight.

For the most part yes.  Just like with ordinals.  I honestly don't understand why bitcoin devs even waisted their time on them.  Is/was that really necessary? How about spending time improving the blockchain or working on satoshis proposed escrow that doesn't involve a 3rd party.

Now some NFL teams used NFTs for game tickets.  Now that's legit utility.  I know there's stuff in the gaming and music world that can utilize them in some fashion that is legit, but I don't really understand how they work. 

Raiden wins! Man, MK was and is still one of my all time fav games.  I knew a few of the Fatality type finishing moves and loved deploying those in a "flawless victory".

Karate might have been more fun and popular today if guys like Van Damme and Bullshito master Steven Seagal actually fought against each other rather than just pretended to be tough in movies. I think the best example is Bruce Lee.  Fake tough guy.  Now the real bad ass who deserves all the memes and saying is Walker Texas Ranger , the one and only Chuck Norris.  I don't know if there's many martial artists who could have taken him on.  Bolo and Michael Jai White are another pair of martial artists I love and were real life bad asses.  

Anyways this has kinda got me excited so looking forward to checking out this project , make placing some bets!

Ever since Tman left the forum I haven't really gotten to know many of the shitcoins like I once did.  He was always pitching some sort of coin he thought would pump (to be fair it's not like he didn't fully admit and acknowledge they were shitcoins with no real utility other than to make a few bucks)..but the coin I know is popular with DeFi stuff is Matic.  I sent Matic coins to the wrong chain once, took a few months to get back but binance came through for me.  So since I learned a hard lesson with Matic and have a decent handle on it, I'd probably choose that.   Curious about the details though.

Exactly, I don't give to flying fcks really, unless you're betting against your own team.  I mean I guess I don't love the idea of someone betting on their own games, unless it's just like take your team at the ML.  Otherwise it can get dicey.  Also, agreed..Pete has served his time, it's time to let the man in.  He's not getting any younger.  I mean betting baseball isn't nearly as bad as the steroid era HOFr's, and I think most of them should prob get in some way, some how.  I wonder how popular gambling is in Japan.  


Most seem to think his translator is being the ultimate friend and taking the fall for his buddy.  Which, Ohtani just signed a 700 million dollar contract, so it only makes sense for all parties involved.  It's an odd situation.  

These guys need to learn how to bet in a smart fashion.  They could learn a few lessons from this particular board lol.

This is short sided and not necessarily true.  It all depends on the rate of inflation. "Saving" money can also mean several different things.  Right now here in the United States you can find savings accounts paying around 4-5%.  If inflation is say , 3%, then technically you aren't losing anything.  There are some sort term CDs that beat the rate of inflation currently.  Again, savings can mean a lot of different things.

This topic has been brought up on the forum at least a million different times at this point.  Gold and Bitcoin are two entirely different things and comparing the two I'm not sure does much good.  I mean there's nothing wrong with comparing the two, but it's important to know that one is not a replacement for the other.

Gold is a physical precious metal, it's used for jewelry, auto-parts, electronics parts etc etc.  It's also a fantastic hedge for a portfolio, a much better hedge than bitcoin. 

Bitcoin is a digital currency.  It's not a great hedge (not yet anyhow) and it's not used for real world physical purposes.

You are missing the entire point then and I'm not sure what sort of world you're living in, because these are some pretty ridiculous statements.  Wealthy people gamble very often, and just because they don't "need" the money doesn't mean that they don't want more money, or find the fun in gambling. 

Gambling is a game of risk, it's a game that poor people should not be taking as the odds of winning are typically very low. Poor people should not be taking such risks.  It's insane to think otherwise.  Poor people tend to stay poor due to making bad decision, like pissing away their money by gambling.

I would probably agree with you here.  I've just recently become aware of slap fighting and how it all works.  Man, there are some crazy mofos who participate in this sport.  Not only do I find the men's competitions interesting, but also women's slap fighting.  I personally would have no interest in ever doing this myself, but it sure is a lot of fun to watch!

I was just curious about if anyone of you guys have been following this Shohei Ohtani gambling saga/controversy going on right now?  This is a HUGE deal in the world of sports, and of course specifically in Major League Baseball.  If you aren't familiar with who Shohei Ohtani is, he's a Japanese born MEGA star in major league baseball.  He's both a pitcher and someone who hits, which in the world of baseball is VERY rare.  No since the legendary Babe Ruth have we've seen such a player who's so great at doing both.  He's become the face of baseball which is what makes all of this all the more crazy.

I wanted to get everyone's thoughts. 

Damn, very nice. I have been thinking of selling my redeemed 1BTC BB, but just too hard to part with. I cant remember ever seeing an empty green BB for sale. Should get a nice haul.

Edit: assuming you’re fine with using an escrow?

I would say this concept is as old as time gets. So many people tend to think that there next bet is going to be “the winners”. Honestly gambling habits by those whom can’t help themselves truly is a mental sickness and not just people doing things fully cognitive , but others simply have some sort of brain sickness and not just simply reckless,

It bitcoin could speak I would ask it about when it came up with the idea and how long it took them to finally figure out the whole double spending issue. I am still just so amazed by the fact that Satoshi was able remain anonymous. I sure hope that we never find out. I would also ask it how it feels of big blocks vs small lol.

I really hope so many will wake up and see Elon for who he really is.  I cringe when people call him the real life Tony Stark (Iron Man).  The guys never made a hamburger, let alone a car or a rocket or a payment system..not shit.  Is he incredibly good at being a salesmen..one the all time greatest..but I think his ego talked him in to buying twitter, which was not a good investment, the place is still an utter cesspool of bullshit, hatred, racism, bigotry etc etc.  He is not the right guy to run that company. I just do not get the appeal in the man one tiny bit.

If you don't understand why JP Morgan Chase Bank CEO Jamie Dimon calls bitcoin a scam relentlessly, or why Warren Buffet calls bitcoin absolutely worthless..then make sure you find out why.  These two men are are wildly successful, but shrude cut throat businessmen and while everyone with a brain knows Jamie Dimon is human scum who'd steal a dollar from a starving puppy in line for a bone, many think old sweet man Warren is too.  Look deeper.  These two call bitcoin a scam for a reason, and it's because it isn't one.

I am a prime example of how raising your children and staring them on everything possible as early as possible is life changing.  My father was an extremely successful guy who was very investment savvy.  I remember being 7-8 years old seeing him sit at his computer placing stock trades.  I remember him teaching me, and it just being so damn confusing and I'll never forget saying "I'll never understand this stuff, it's so interesting and cool but man, I can't wrap my brain around it".  Well now it's what I do for a living, teach people about investing, as a financial advisor.  I take great pride in being an ethical advisor and doing things the right way.  I have my father to thank, I just wish he'd have been around to see it.  So heck yes, there's absolutely nothing wrong with teaching them at age 1!  I kid, but seriously.  My favorite legendary hacktavist's father use to play educational tapes for him when he was a baby in the crib.  His mother thought he was nuts.  The guy become a genius programmer, and Mr Robot the tv show in part is based off of him.  It's never to early for those of you parents in this thread.  Of course don't shove it down their throats, but introduce all sorts of stuff to them.  It will pay off.

Television as we knew it just a few years ago, and for many of us, our entire lives growing up is quickly fading in to the history books.  Cable providers like Xfinity (really their name is Comcast but they are so hated they rebranded a few years back), DirectTV, a satelite provider who was once great until the criminals at AT&T bought it and ruined it, and Dish Network are fading out as they are too expensive and steaming is the new norm.  Now some of them will likely become steaming platforms, and hell may be already, but YouTube TV and Sling, pure streaming services where you get no boxes, satelite dishes, remote controls or anything are becoming the go to for many.  It was okay at first but they are both already getting way too expensive , limited channels, bs pricing for stuff like 4K (which isn't even legit 4k yet, and wont be for years), and then like my YT TV bill which isl ike 80 USD a month includes nothing like HBO, Netflix etc.  I thought a la cart TV would be awesome...just the opposite..course.

You guys outside the US think that's bad, Image how us Americans feel for 8 freaking months without NFL football.  Sure NBA basketball is huge here (of course the globes second most popular sport) and a lot of us love MLB Baseball, but NFL football is what many of us live for, especially now that gambling is legal here nationwide and fantasy football ( a form of gambling, of course) is absolutely massive.  People use to get fired for looking at their fantasy teams at work, now most of us have a work fantasy league.  We are currently in the hell zone lol.