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321  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: December 22, 2023, 04:44:23 AM
Many people think that Leverkusen will suffer the same fate as Dortmund at the end of the competition where they will have to give up the trophy to Bayern Munich. I think one of the teams that is most consistent in winning the Bundesliga trophy is Bayern munich where they can win the trophy when they don't have a good striker like last season but they also managed to lock in the title. Leverkusen does not have many quality players so it would be a big disaster for them if one of their key players were injured and they would suffer a significant setback.

Leverkusen won yesterday match quite fantastically and it was quite a beautiful gift for them at the end of this year. The players should be happy with their success in maintaining their performance to stay on the winning track. And in January we will see them competing again and I hope Leverkusen remains on the winning streak because in every match Bayern munich will look for a gap to return to leading the standing.
Leverkusen and Dortmund are two different teams with different goals and obviously, Leverkusen is not going to have the same performance as Drtoumnd had in the past because in Dortmund they pay attention to earning money from selling their players and that's how their business works in this team while the situation in Leverkusen is not the same and I'm sure Xabi and his players are motivated to even win the title at the end of this season because so far they even had better performance than Bayern Munich, we can't forget that Leverkusen is still unbeaten in the games we saw from them.  
Agreed with your views about these teams right now situation is if Xabi Alonso stays here for few more years than surely they could be team to watch in Bundesliga as they are also having completely different view from the Borussia Dortmund management mindset, and they are also having strong backer as well those are giving them good support for the years, and now they have good time for standing at the top against giant like Bayern Munich.

In first half of this season we have impressive run in both leagues from the Bayer Leverkusen, and they are currently strong candidate for the double as well which is surely going to be interesting because Bayern Munich has never been easy opponent, and they are also having ability to fight back to know how things will be gone it's going to be entertaining end of this season after many years here in Bundesliga.
322  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: December 22, 2023, 04:04:31 AM
But India won the match by 78 runs. India bowled all team south Africa in 218 run in 45 overs .India bowler A Singh play very well performance  he took 4 wickets by giving 30 runs in 9 overs And the two players also  performed very well A Khan and w Sundar both he took 2 ,2 wickets . India is very good in both side bowling and batting , India playerS Samson made 119 run and complete his century.
When I go to watch the match between the 2nd innings then I thought that South Africa can win the game but how amazingly Indian Team changed it and won their match against South Africa. Sanju Samson batting was something outclass as he played some good cricket and we have also seen him better performing since in his IPL and now on the side of his own Team. Although some classical shots from the bat of the Rinku we have seen a bit better.
Cricket is unpredictable game, and now we have too many youngsters in both teams with I am favouring India because they are having better environment and conditions for the groom of new players so they hold their nerve and give good fight till end which give them another win with now after world cup they are having impressive run with all youths are performing excellent with these results and performance now I have feeling India is touching good level of quality and performance, but now it's time for them to have better mindset for the big ICC events as well because they are having huge pressure and this is not allowing them to have wins in these big games.

Arshdeep Singh and Samson were hero in this match and both have good reward for this as well one man of the match and second man of the series which is surely going to have good encouragement for these guys in the future.
323  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Which type of gambling have more gambling addicts ? on: December 21, 2023, 11:33:23 PM
From what I have observed so far in gambling people are attracted more to the simpler mechanics of the game which they think they can easily win or profit. Let's say slots, you would just need to pull the lever or push the button and wait to win, plus the fact that you can play slots on your own without any other player involved. The easier the gambling game, the easier the people to bet on anything you could say that to any type of gambling but still, they differ on the mechanics and the rules. Just imagine if you are playing poker games, you could still have to think of techniques and methods for you to win so people tend to be tired of thinking all the time, they could even quit by just simply having a wrong call in a round.
Although they are the most played and liked gambling games in the world, slots can only be profitable for people who are extremely lucky because it's not always easy to win money from a slot machine since you will usually lose more than you might win. If you do 200 spins, you will barely get a big win enough to cover the overall cost of your 200 bets and still leave something for you which is what we can call net profit, but if you are winning $50 in a big win and spending $70 on the spins, you're in loss.

However, people love playing slot games because they are fun in general, the graphics, the gameplay, and sometimes you manage to hit some big wins which are lucrative without a doubt, and those big wins are the reason why a person would get hooked up with the game as they keep thinking about it later on.
324  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: December 21, 2023, 06:03:22 PM
Lille is doing "fine", not like they won 10 in a row, they are not really at the top or near the top, they are just doing fine. I do agree that losing that game was a bad one, but that doesn't mean that we are talking about something that should be important or changing much, we should be considering the situation to be a bit different. I think it is clear that we are talking about something that should be very important if given enough chance, and because of that I believe that it is not going to be all that easy.

I believe that the best thing to do in this case would be just recovery and focus on not losing more games. I do feel like this bet that I lost with Lille is good, because they will do better, meaning I have chance to recover thanks to this loss.
325  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: December 21, 2023, 04:21:42 PM
Saudi Professional League Al-Khaleej vs Al Feiha two teams match has already started. Al-Khaleej team is leading by 2 goals till now. Al Feiha team has not scored any goal till now. It seems that Al Feiha team will not score any goal in the match today.  .Al Feiha team goalkeeper Al Feiha is now 2 goals down in today's match due to poor performance.Al-Khaleej team player W.Jung scored 1st goal in 21 minutes.K.  Narey scored the 2nd goal in 32 minutes. The game doesn't look like a tight fight between the two teams but I expect Al-Khaleej team to win this match.
Al-Khaleej vs Al-Feiha both are staying into middle of the league table and most chances these will stay here until end of this season as this is their usual place for last few years but in other match Damac vs Al Taee look like host side looking for the fifth win which will bring them to fifth spot, and they will keep pressure on Al Ittihad which is defending champions and having decline into their performance which bring them to the fifth spot and if they want to end this season with some better honour they need to improve their performance.

Now, we have 60th minute game with Al-Khaleej is still leading by 2–0 and Damac is fail to end deadlock which keep them from having a winner of this and their fifth match.

Edit:  Damac score a goal in 60th minute and now having good chance for staying at fifth spot.
326  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 21, 2023, 02:06:05 AM
I don't completely agree that Manchester City won't win the Premier League trophy this season. While their current form may suggest challenges, it's premature to definitively say they won't emerge victorious. The reason is, there are numerous games left in the season, providing ample opportunity for Manchester City to turn things around. Currently, the point difference between Manchester City and the current league leaders, Arsenal, is just 5 points. This gap isn't insurmountable, especially considering past seasons where similar situations occurred. Last season, Arsenal led with almost 11 points, yet Manchester City managed to secure the title in the end.

So, it's essential not to jump to conclusions early in the season. Despite the current challenges, Manchester City has shown resilience and the capacity to overcome such deficits. Therefore, it would be premature to dismiss their chances based on the present circumstances, as football is known for its unpredictability and the potential for teams to make comebacks.
I do agree that we can't say that they can't win, but we also can't say that they will win. So far they do not look like the best team, and the gap is getting bigger every game, they are not playing like they used to so I can understand why they are doing what they are doing. I believe that this is going to be a tough game up next, and if they lose points again then I do not think that they are going to end up with anything that would be nice for them at all.

I believe that we are going to end up with a lot of trouble if we are not careful at all. I believe that City may still end up winning if they go on a big winning streak, and not like they haven't done that before, but in a 10-15 game streak, they will end up at the top easily, just not sure if they can.
327  Economy / Economics / Re: Are fast-fashion shopping apps hurting local economy? on: December 20, 2023, 01:25:22 AM
I don't think so. The whole world is getting digital over time. These e-shopping platforms weren't as widespread as they are today a couple of years back. When COVID-19 took the world by surprise, people were using these platforms to do their shopping, they would even buy their groceries from these online stores which isn't what someone would normally do because you would generally just go to a supermarket and buy groceries and other necessary stuff but since every public place was closed during the pandemic, these platforms were useful.

Now when things are back to normal, some people still use those platform, maybe more than some because they have a lot of customers around the globe, but the quantity of people making online purchases have decreased drastically after the pandemic was over.

So, local stores and markets are operating normally once again, and these platforms are useful as well based on how advanced the world is becoming with time, we need all sorts of conveniences.
328  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: December 19, 2023, 06:48:25 PM
Inter Milan is in its best performance after several clubs such as Napoli seemed difficult to defend last season's title. It seems that this season is Inter Milan's opportunity to win in every match in order to win the Scudetto easily, but Inter Milan is aware that they are still in the shadow of Juventus who  most likely to tackle him in the future, Juventus' performance is highly questionable, Juventus has the potential to be a candidate to win the scudetto this season, even though their concentration is often lost in several important matches, this could be a big threat to Inter Milan this season.
Inter does look like they are doing quite awesome there is no doubt about that. I am not saying that they will win the title because there are still some time to go and Juventus ain't joking around neither, just a 4 point difference could be closed at any moment so Inter has to be careful. However, if you ask me who looks like more likely than any other team then I would have to say Inter, not only they are at the top with four point difference, but they do look better and keep getting better as well.

This is why I believe that it is going to be quite the big trouble when it comes down to all of this, it has to be Inter that wins it. Plus, they had a UCL run last year, so they weren't bad and made some money, and they will make a ton of money again if they win the league this season, that's a great consistency a team really needs. If you keep getting money like that all the time, then you can build a decent team, and when you do that, you keep winning.
329  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What happen if Bitcoin shutdown? on: December 19, 2023, 05:29:40 PM
If BTC shuts down, I think yes, it will have a massive effect in the market, making them crash as well. When I say market, altcoins are already included with that. Governments can't shut down Bitcoin because they can't totally control it, but the best thing that they can do if they hate BTC that much, is to ban it in their country. Hackers are I think smaller than the governments despite their special ability.

So, if the government can't shut down BTC then obviously the hackers can't do it too. But like the governments, all they can do is to mess up with the BTC websites and BTC users. If you have lots of questions, just throw them here in your own thread and people here will try to answer it according to the knowledge they have. Don't be shy to us Wink.
330  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: December 19, 2023, 01:49:32 PM
India are currently under a lot of pressure in today's second ODI as they have amassed 141 for four in 33 overs. Sai Sudarshan played an innings of 60 runs on which he scored 141 runs. KL Rahul and Rinku Singh remained unbeaten on wickets. Although after these two all the other batsmen are basically bowling all-rounders nothing defensive can be expected from them. If Rinku Singh and KL Rahul can bat till forty overs then India's collection will go above 250 runs. And if the all-out is quick then India may score below 250 runs.
After winning of toss South Africa decide to bowl first which was good decision and now their bowlers are dominating on this pitch and India is having deep trouble after 36 overs they are having just 168 runs and their all top order batsmen back to pavilion with Sai Sudharsan and captain K Rahul done good job even they lost their wickets on wrong time but still these both manage fifties which allow India to have some decent runs on board now we have Rinku Singh and Axar Patel on crease so these both needs to stay for some more overs because if they keep hitting then can lose wickets and bring more pressure on next batsmen but now time for staying and having some good target for the South Africa which is trying to bounce back after first worst defeat.

Edit: Rinku gone, so look like now they are going to have trouble for good target.
331  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Does match fixing concern you often? on: December 19, 2023, 01:01:23 PM
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I’m curious what’s their basis on categorizing match fixing because it’s very hard to prove it unless they have recording about the negotiation before the match begin. I think most of this suspicious match are those upset matches with high odds.

There’s no way to verify all these numbers or else the league needs to be investigate due to the number of suspected match fixing.
There is a way to verify. In fact, you already said one of it, and that is if there is a recording about the negotiation.
Doing this must be hard because the people involved are also aware with it. If someone will get caught, they will be punished badly, or worse got killed. This is the reason why evidence like this are rare but the ones that people do to judge if there is a match-fixing that happens or not is they watch the performance of each team.

When they saw an odd movement, that is a sign already. Investigation should be done for real, so that offenders will get fear of it and the cases will be reduced. But, I doubt it will happen as corruption can also occur.
332  Economy / Speculation / Re: If bitcoin will accepted worldwide for legal then price rising $100k?? on: December 19, 2023, 05:05:53 AM
Each country has different legal regulations that regulate cryptocurrency users as a tool for investment and even make bitcoin a legal means of payment, but some countries regulate strict regulations for cryptocurrency or even prohibit it for any purpose of use. However, overall cryptocurrency developments are very positive because relatively all countries have made a positive approach to accepting bitcoin despite implementing strict restrictions so that it does not displace legal currency.

The government has considered regulations to give operational permits to exchanges that have relatively large volumes, they see the high tax revenue side of exchanges so they are implementing new regulations to allow crypto exchange operations even though the regulations are only to regulate asset exchanges and for investment, but this is only initial stage to grow more of the population using bitcoin globally.
It looks like there aren't that many nations who are totally against it, the only one that is sort of known is China, because they can't control it, but if what happened to Russia ends up happening to China (sanctions) then I bet that they will try to use crypto and will enjoy it as well.

I get that some people may not prefer that, like dictator in China would not want something like that and will try his hardest to get rid of sanctions, but meanwhile they have one they will use bitcoin without a doubt, to be fair they will do whatever in their power to not do that. That's what the Russia vs Ukraine war helped with the world, if it had any type of benefit at all, it was all showing the world we will not stand down if our enemies started to attack our friends.
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334  Economy / Gambling / Re: 🚀-Sportsbet.io-🚀 Official Partner of Newcastle United Football Club on: December 06, 2023, 09:31:10 PM
Luton is a stubborn side at home sometimes, by the way. I think they did manage to squeeze a draw out of Liverpool and beat Crystal Palace not so long ago. They were just so unlucky with that last minute header from Arsenal, but they really gave them a run for their money. Up next is Manchester City

What amazed me is the number of high scoring matches lately. I lately feel so confident going for over 2.5 and 3.5
To be fair, being such an incredible small town, having such a small stadium, basically just being an all around "town" team and not some "billionaire owner" club, they really managed to overachieve the hell out of their past so far. They are not even in the relegation zone right now, they do have one more game, Everton may win and put Luton go down, but if Everton loses then Luton is not even in that zone.

This is why I believe that we are going to end up seeing something that will be awesome for them. Imagine being such a small town team with nearly no budget from the fans, at least compared to other teams, and still achieving the greatest they could. That's going to really be something that will be special to see.
335  Economy / Gambling / Re: 🚀-Sportsbet.io-🚀 Official Partner of Newcastle United Football Club on: December 05, 2023, 09:12:50 PM
I still think there are just two teams in this cup that I see as possibly the winner with maybe a third that is wildcard. France and England are great teams and will end up winning without a doubt, looks like they are going to end up with a greater return and they will do fine in the end. I understand that it may not be all that easy and could end up with some wild results but I think betting on their games will be quite easy.

The only team that may shock everyone would be Italy, they are either good or bad at games, they are very volatile, they are inconsistent and if they end up winning it I wouldn't be shocked and if they end up not even getting out of the group stages then I wouldn't be shocked with that neither, they are weird like that. Betting on this cup will be "easy" if it all goes expected, I can see a few great teams and I can bet on them to win, as long as they do win the games they are favorites of, then we should have no problem making money.
336  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: How are your exchange tokens performing at the moment? on: December 03, 2023, 07:26:01 PM
I have some UNI, sold most of stake and few are just lying around since I received their airdrop 3 years ago I think.
That was impressive. If that has happened to me, I definitely don't have that coin anymore Grin. I'm contented already, since I just got it for free in their airdrop and I wasn't even expecting it. Unfortunately I'm not one of those lucky participants. I don't know if where were I that time, but I think I was also active on doing airdops in the forum and on airdrop sites outside. Oh well, maybe me and UNI aren't just meant to be for each other. Cry

Regarding CEX exchanges, I think I only held KCS many moons ago I dunno how I got it, but I sold it.
Maybe you have used KuCoin exchange before but you only forgot it? And maybe they have an airdrop event before where users can get some KCS token. I never saw KCS got trendy and it might even decline during the bear market. So your decision of selling it quickly might be a good idea.
337  Economy / Gambling / Re: 🚀-Sportsbet.io-🚀 Official Partner of Newcastle United Football Club on: December 02, 2023, 08:52:24 PM
What do you think about Liverpool's chance to win the PL this year? 🏆🏆🏆
I see us (Liverpool) as outsiders, we do have players in the squad who have won EVERYTHING, so the experience is there but essentially we still have a whole new midfield so it’s not as cohesive as it could be.

I think Man City are favourites, you can get them at 1.62 but Liverpool are an attractive 5.50 to be Champions.

I’d like to see how the table looks in February, we will know more then. Man City don’t look as strong this season and I think we are better than Arsenal so we have a chance.
@LFC_Bitcoin I remember how player’s rejected Liverpool for Chelsea and I can’t help but wonder if they’re begging Klopp to come back for them Grin and I’m highlighting this because despite not getting the player’s he wanted Klopp refused to give up instead he made sure to fire up the team and we can see the results.

Lastly as far as the title is concerned a lot will depend on injuries because Halland already suffered an injury but recovered in time and Liverpool is playing on Thursday nights hence I’ll say that both team’s are close now but how Pep and Klopp manage player’s workload will be a key factor in deciding the winner.
That's quite true, I mean Liverpool became a "business" years ago when it was sold, and that came with some success that's true but that also came in with some power to the new owners as well, there are literally business owners who try to run it like their own business, not a football club. Klopp will eventually leave, it is great that he has stayed as long as he did but we all know that he will eventually leave and when he does, I am pretty sure that he will have more success when he leaves for another club.

For two obvious reasons, first of all, he will not leave to some small tiny club, it is Klopp we are talking about, he will leave to a team that will be basically another big club, and secondly the other team he goes to may not just transfer whoever they want, they may let Klopp know how much money they have, and Klopp may want to get some players he likes, and the team will go try for that, which would work amazing for Klopp and get even more achievements.
338  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Memecoins Vs legit Altcoins in 2023 on: September 30, 2023, 04:50:33 PM
Memecoins don't have any technological value, but at the current moment, the cryptocurrency market seems to be in great need of them.
The market was doing pretty well even before these meme coins and it will do perfectly fine even without them. So, I don't really think that the market is in any way in need of them. Because, when something is NOT adding any value to its own market then why that market needs them?

Their sudden appearance and widespread discussion are not coincidental; they are undoubtedly created by market makers to heat up the market and help it endure the winter season.
Nothing is coincidental, someone created a meme coin out of fun back in the day, and since it got significant success and became very popular, others thought why not try creating one and see what happens? And that's how the market started getting flooded with meme coins.

The important thing is, if you understand them, you can make informed decisions.
And how do you suggest one understands a meme coin? They don't offer anything, they don't offer a whitepaper since they are created out of thin air and don't provide any use cases to the community. What do you refer to when you say, "if you understand them"?
339  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: September 29, 2023, 07:41:29 PM
Al Hilal which is currently at the top of the league table after having goal from the Koulibaly in second half, and we have still 20 minutes left in this game which is surely very interesting because Al Shabab is trying their best for equalizer as both teams are having good history of draw matches but now can Al Hilal end with the win because this win is going to give them top spot for few weeks with Al Ittihad having draw match which bring them down from top to second spot.

Al Nassr is also having good time with four matches winning streak which bring them to the fourth spot, and now we are going to have tough fight for the title between these top clubs which spend huge funds for the top players.
340  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: September 29, 2023, 04:38:24 PM
Manchester City is still quite strong this season, but the UCL is quite a fierce competition and in my opinion it is very difficult for Manchester City to defend its title.
However, to qualify from the group, of course it will not be difficult for Manchester City and Leipzig is the only tough team in this group that Manchester City will face and in my opinion it is true that Leipzig is not a weak team, but if you look at the quality compared to Manchester City, of course Leipzig is not. would be too much trouble for Pep Guardiola's troops.
There is no doubt about Manchester City quality and ability to win again this year, but now things are having good changes in few teams as well as now Bayern Munich is also at his best, and they can do any surprise for the win in Champions League with Manchester City is still hot favorite for this season but as we all know Champions League is mostly having surprises and shocking results, so anything can happen in coming weeks.

As right now things are going I am feeling we will have few teams in last eight which could be interesting for the end of this season like Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan are surely going to have their spots in last eight with few others can face challenges and problems, but Pep Guardiola is magician which is doing amazing stuff at the Manchester City, and they can write history with their performance and wins in near future.
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