Landbased casinos preserved this game. It is still being played the same way for decades. But in some online gambling platforms , it took a new form; some made it more complicated and some made it easier to visualize and understand. If I would be asked which one I preferred, I have 2 sides; new ones gives bigger odds because there are 'combinations'(?) which gives extra rewards, but older roulette games gives somewhat of nostalgia and true gambling experience. Feel free to correct me 'coz this is just as how I view this game.Blaise pascal is indeed a genius. He's more into numbers and probability. What I like the most with his theory of probability is that; it can be showed using numbers and described using characters. It is somehow a midpoint between  real world and numbers. Lol.
It happened that he's really into enjoyment which is why he came up as well with this roulette.

I have read the article and the lottery has their side. It is simple, they resued to give the reward because they are doubting winner's betting behavior whether he cheated or not. The lottery only has to prove their claim against that man. However if they won't be able to provide strong evidence, then they have to pay the player. Doubting is normal given that they are just taking care of their business but atleast be fair. Let things go through the right process.

If ever they do so, that would be unfortunate. And on my end it is a weak claim they are throwing to the bettor because they are just suspiscious of that man. Provide evidence that the guy really cheated. Wiped out data is not a valid reason for sure there would be chance to recover if it is unintended but if it is, that would be the conflict of that man's end. I do hope that this case would be treated with equality on both ends. Gamblers are allowed to win as many times as they want as long as they are actually winning it. Might be luck or what, but they deserve to be paid if there are no proven cheating behaviors.

There are indeed tendencies for conlicts to arise using VPN. Some would say there are stable VPNs but I cannot trust tweaks really. There are VPNs which resets servers for a period of time which can cause problem with your funds. Much better if you would move to countries wherein it would be accessible, if you are really that down to play. Foolish indeed. You can also be patient and wait for things to go in favor with what you want. There are might be land based casinos or gambling places on your area as an alternative. There are other ways so as much as possible don't add risk to risk. I have friends who are using VPNs but they know that there are chances for problems to occur but they've just accepted the fact. So if you are like those guys, feel free to do so.
Paid VPNs are the ones considered to be "stable" which gives them the idea (those who are using it) to use it as a bridge and to access gambling sites wherein their countries are prohibited. Matter of picking your poison. Works to some but I'm not sure if it would work to everyone.

Prevention is always better than cure. Not to brag but I've been gambling online for 3years already and I have not wncountered issues, personally, concerning hacking and scams. Not that long but atleast I am aware of how to prevent these things to occur. I am always careful with the sites I am accessing thru checking its legitimacy. If something is suspiscious, I never forced going through. Also with sites or platforms asking for personal informations. KYC is another thing I guess especially if the gambling site you are engaging yourself into is reliable ( I don't move that much because I am picky). Antiviruses are also not that expensive to save myself from regrets, so I am always updating my subscription. Last thing is not saving passwords and important informations in my pc and other devices (i tend to write em down in  piece of paper and store it away from other people).

Addiction has no age. Wether you are an adult or not, everything which is too much should be stopped. Privillege indeed has many sides; you can use it as an advantage in life or it may consume you as an individual to be too comfortable with life and with lacking responsibility of different things. In this case, parents themselves are guilty of what happened to their child but let's end it that way. As long as they are aware between right and wrong, behaviors can still be changed for a better. If rehabilitation would be needed then so be it, because if nothing will be done in order to stop a behavior expect the worst such as leaving them all with empty-handed or them being uncomfortable with life without this activity which hooked them up.

That's just sad reality. Sometimes curiousity will put you at risk from trying different things outside what is being thought inside a home. To experience something new is good but make sure you'd get through it. If not seeking help or providing the help to other people who you think are struggling to get out of such activities, will also do.

Risky I guess. To some, they will end up with nothing if ever their capital isn't that bigm It is quite a matter of 'whoever has the biggest amount to gamble wins' kind of strategy. In my case, I don't use strategy in pure luck based games such as dice. Tactics won't worm if it is "not your day" in this category. In sportsbetting, i do research on the teams I am interested in, as well as their opponents because it would give me a clearer vision of the outcome. However this would only work in sports and esportsbetting especially if you are into that specific sports or game 'coz it would allow you to see different dimensions of the game, just to come up with a winning bet. Have never tried using it on other categories such as card games wherein strategies are working as well.



This is hard to maintain. You may start with this mentality because it is ideal. But I doubt it would be evident to many players on the long run. Eventually it would be money which would push you to continue playing because that itself is the reward from doing so. There are even prople who depends their daily expenses from gambling which is too risky. So as early as possible set limits as a gambler. Determine an amount you could REALLY afford losing.

Well, opinions would matter. Threads could be manipulated as well as feedbacks from their website right? Getting an opinion also does but that depends on who you are talking to. Making friends and building rapport will be a good move. Also, there are groupchats in different platforms which can be rooted from threads of this forum, wherein you can get answers by asking which are mostly community-based. Doing your own research would also help, but on my end, I'd more prefer using it as reference.

Another way is to base on popularity of a casino. A casino won't be popular for no reason; probably there's something into it. If it has a huge community then propably, playing into it would be a good idea as well.

Competition? I see greed.
As mentioned in this topic, younger generation are also influenced by gambling to the exntent wherein reliance do now exist in their life. It became a culture- as it sounded to me. There's no right or wrong culture for sure but if it is based with greed, I can say that it is just a manifestation of wrongdoings. It is no longer solely to playing or act of gambling but their reliance to the prize from doing so which puts more weigh into such activity, and on the latter, makes them more affected of the outcome.



I doubt with bragging. Gamblers are also sharing commonalities which makes them good friends, try to observe in a casino. They are all going along at first and things are just changing to worse once it is money which is in the 'middle'. Once there are people losing huge amounts, the tension will change. Far different with the comparison on vices wherein there's no such thing involved; only killing time. So I'm guessing this is quite irrelevant.

Statement is just valid; NFTs and Gambling are totally different things. But there's one thing which relates the two; money unless the concept of that nft is already about gambling because there is already a direct relationship. But with the first instance, sell your nft or make it as a bet (if possible) through p2p specifically to players who are also into it. Or simply sell it first then use the money to gamble. OP clearly knows only the surface of NFT. It has lots of potential as an asset specially to those which has utility for future and present purposes. There will always be a way for things to be used in relation with one another so NFTs are not merely useless but rather it can be used as resources.

This is what I refer to as utility. NFTs has different usage (well some has no utility) depending on its concept. Given that concept can be subject to the creator, ofcourse if there are gambling enthusiasts as well as artists in one, they may freely create something for gambling industry which could be useful  as well to the gamblers.

He has his own reasons. It is possible that he is just hiding his prize from his family to avoid them slacking off and being comfortable with life or he has other plans which is why he decided not to tell them. At the end of the day, he is the one who won the jackpot and he has the rights of doing anything to his rewards.
Maybe he could put it in his savings account or open another account to a different bank without letting his family know. Not to judge but I guess, he's not a high profile individual so we could assume his family as well. There are chances that his wife is not knowledgeable with banking procedures which gave him the idea to keep it a secret.

What troubles me is that, what if something happened to that man? Not hoping but just being realistic. Given that he did not mention it to his family, will his family be notified? If yes, then that would be promising on his family's end, but conflict may arise if not.

Quite sad with the action by the government. Instead of focusing to those which are not registered to PAGCOR, they chose to consider removing every POGO firms in the country which I think is unfair because there are those who complied but they were also caught by the tension to those who illegaly operates. Indeed there would be families to be affected by doing so, and I hope things would be balanced.

But on my personal viewpoint, Philippines cannot really forcefully stop POGOs because the government benefit from it. That's how simple it is; things could be worked out as long as it generates money, sad to say. So maybe, bias would go to those registered POGOs to continue operating in Philippines. In my opinion, it is like with vaping and cigarette industries in PH wherein even if government are against it, they cannot stop its production because it has the largest contribution with taxation. And I believe it could go as well with POGOs.

The way you persuade other people creates an opposite message of what you are intending to have. It seems like you are forcing them in some way wherein your audiences may feel that it would be their loss if they won't message you, while on the other hand, you did not even supported your claims. You have stated huge win rate which is impossible as it sounded given that we are talking about gambling; in any form. From the word itself gamble, it would already give you an idea that nothing is assured. Odds can be manipulated especially in sports or even esports gambling but to make it reach to an assured win, is impossible.

Or atleast give your credentials if you are really wanting to invite more people on what you are trying to pull them in. It would be better on both ends.
I did read it. You are asking for trust from other people right? Let us say you won't scam them, but trust is not easy to earn. You might be thinking that those who won't trust you, won't earn profit. That would be a problem to you as well because you won't get what you are trying to achieve 'coz given that you asked for their trust, means you need them, therefore you need to be more persuading if you want them to trust you. Just my cent.

Low minimum deposit and withdrawal may encourage people to gamble or engage into such activity because to most of the things, capital is the problem. If it would be low, it will give them the opportunity to experience or play the games of their interest. I guess, some gambling sites has high minimum deposits to keep the accounts active and to kepp their players. My idea is in line with banks wherein there should be a specific amount in order to withdraw our savings; amount less than that won't do. Another consideration on my perspective is the tax and transaction fees which should be an additional amount to the minimum deposit or withdrawal. These are just guesses so feel free to correct me.

But I haven't encountered gambling sites which are requiring that much for the withdrawal and deposit amounts. Maybe it also depends on the platforms or casinos themselves.

'House' implemented it so therefore they'd be accountable with it. This is the doubt which worries the gamblers; giving personal information to gambling website. All of us are ofcourse sfraid that our personal infos might leak and worse is to be used in illegal activities which might reflect to our records as an individual and citizen of a country.
Unfortunately, gambling is not supported by governments of some countries. But to counteies wherein it is legal, gbling sites which freely operates are registered and are being taxed such as here in my country, if I'm not mistaken. They'd be required to do so because their gambling sites would be banned in an instant unless players would use VPN to gain accessibility but that won't avoid problems in the future in terms of transactions which might result to conflicts afterwards.

If you're okay with that amount to quit already, there's nothing wrong with it. There's no specific amount requirement for a gambler to quit, that would be subjective. I remember before when I won my first semi-jackpot in dice, that was $400, and for me that time, that's already huge for a prize. I stopped for a month and moderately continued afterwards simply because I enjoyed the game, before switching to sportsbetting.

Indeed, it depends on one's tolerance of losing and his sense of enjoyment. He won't stay for this long if he cannot afford it unless he is impulsively playing or is unaware that he needs to stop because of addiction. On the other hand, he might really enjoy playing wjich pushes him to continue and we just cannot blame someone because we have different sources of happiness.

Unfortunately, that won't be easy;to stop playing as long as there is a drive for him to go, he will. But it is indeed wrong to push one's luck especially if it is a gamble because there's no assurance whether you'd win again or your winnings could be turned into losses. Satisfaction is the main key here;knowing when to stop and knowing when to play. It depends on oneself if he will risk his winnings because no matter how we push someone to avoid something, we cannot keep an eye on them 24/7, they'd do it still if they really wanted to, just like with any regular vices.

This is also sad to some, wherein they are relying their daily living in gambling which is definitely wrong. Well in some fortunate cases, they do manage to be well-off with this routine but given that it does not happen to the majority, planning to di the same could result into something or the opposite to be exact. This is alike with people wherein they are using their salary in gambling with expectation that they money would be doubled, but ending up losing everything, pushes them to the edge, and eventually lending money to their relatives or friends. Quite cliche right? 'coz it happens a lot to many people.

Definitely huge rewards. If you are just into gambling excitement, then simply go to a land-based casino to play and kill time. But what makes online casino advantageous in dome aspects over casinos, except for convenience and being accessible at any time, are rewards on my end. Online casinos are giving free roles, incentives on invites and such which are being offered on real life casinos.

But ofcourse there are downsides of it still which is quite not surprising and is evident not only on online platforms but also to land casinos.
I agree . One example of its downside is the transaction speed. There are really delays especially on populated gambling sites because of congested networks, I guess. Also with the mode of payments especially to gambling platforms which are using third party wallets. It can be solved indeed but for sure it would continue to pop up, just a part and counterpart of being convenient to the players.

Never too late indeed but the bottomline is, if you are aware of your losses and winjing, would it be enough to hold you back from playing? 'coz for sure on our early years as gamblers, we were aware of how much we have lost but we continue playing. In reality we really cannot stop ourselves in a single snap, especially in addictive activities. What makes gambling addictive is the involvement of money which is enough to create a drive. Tracking your losses won't stop you if you are really into it,; you need to step further. Allot an amount or time that you would be spending for a day. Make it a habit and gradually change the behavior. It won't be as easy as it may sound but it would be better than tracking your loss.

Doing so could be a double-edged sword because it is either you would stop playing or your losses could push you to take back what you have lost, right? I have won to some games in gambling and most are sports and esportsbetting because that is where my interests are.I've lost track of my losses and winnings but for sure, my losses are bigger and that's better on my end than to think that I still have winnings and when that moment comes on your realization, you'd be surprised that in reality, your losses continue to grow.

Best way is to check if it is registered, then to check as well the people behind that gambling website if there are any available informations. You may also as for help to ither players for a tip of advice on what to do. If all of these won't work, there are chances wherein that specific gambling site is a fraud in the first place which made you 'win'. Harsh reality is that many people were victimized by these gambling platforms. It is not only the money they have lost but also the happiness it destroyed on the players' end. I've had a friend who was a victim of fake gambling site. He became greedy because most of the time he wins on his games without knowing results are manipulated. That gambling site is gone already at the moment but be careful because surely, there are lots of them.
Agree.
If it won't get you back what you've lost, atleast you will be a help to those possible victims as well. It will just be unfortunate that you won't retrieve what they have 'stolen' on your end. Complaints won't work if it is not a legitimate site from the beginning, chances are owners running with those money. And again creating the same modus to victimize more people.

Prevention is always better than cure. It will just be a lesson, if ever this instance occured to you. A lesson that if it is money which is involved you have to be more careful on entrusting your assets to other people or platforms.

Problems may really arise if a gambling platform, especially online, won't require KYC upon registration. One main problem are bots as mentioned by other players here. But same thing goes for implying KYC. Ofcourse we cannot blame those people who are not really into such procedures because they are protecting themselves from further conflicts. We cannot blame them because such problems exist. In some cases, bad people would use personal information of someone to wrongdoings. Indeed there is confidentiatlity and agreement between the player and platform but how sure are we that no one would really be close to your infos? Which gives them a valid side  But uf you are into that specific site, you have no choice but to comply.

Much better if you would ask fellow players within this platform just to be sure if nothing or something happened before proving the informations. This is to somehow gauge the risk an individual is afraid of. In my case, i'm fine with KYC. The problem on my end with regards to this, is the time it consumes in some platforms but if it would be aided, I've got no problem with this policy.