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381  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 31, 2023, 09:14:59 PM
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Very bad way to end the year Arsenal. In fourth position and have played one game more than Manchester City and Liverpool who are in first place. Their next game will not be any easier, it will be against crystal Palace, and having lost in two games in a row, that game will be a must win game for them if they are to remain within the race for the championship. If Arsenal players take the hard lesson from these two defeats and make sure that those are their last defeats this season, they can still win the premier league as they desire.
Arsenal have tried not to lose points at home to Fulham, but what can it be done, they failed because Fulham were much luckier at home. Fulham's defense was good in this match and they managed to reduce the pressure put on by Arsenal's players in their defense, so it was natural that Arsenal failed to score more than 1 goal until the end of the match.

Of course this is not a good end to the year for Arsenal, 3 defeats and 1 draw in the last 5 matches is definitely a bad thing. On the one hand, Fulham deserves appreciation for playing well at home, but because Arsenal has a high probability of winning as the favorite team, of course a defeat like this is very disappointing.
382  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: December 30, 2023, 09:58:59 PM
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The draw experienced by Inter Milan should have made Juventus enthusiastic enough to win the match with AS Roma tomorrow at home. Because Juventus really needs to close the points gap with Inter Milan in order to continue to create fierce competition in Serie A this season and to be honest, I also didn't think that Genoa could make a reply to equalize against Inter Milan at home. Although on the one hand, this has also made the Italian League become fierce again in terms of competition if Juventus can win tomorrow at home.
Juventus really took advantage of its opportunities well in its plan to reduce the points gap with Inter. Juventus managed to get 3 points when Inter were held to a draw by Genoa, so the two teams are only 2 points apart. Milan and Juventus both won the match, but Milan was too far away from Juventus and Inter because their points tally was too low to be considered close competitors.

Inter may have to regret their failure against Genoa in the previous match, but they still lead the standings with a 2 point gap from Juventus. Inter will not make the same mistake in the next match because Juventus can easily take the top position from Inter. Juventus is a tough competitor for Inter this season, but I think Inter will still lead the standings with its superiority.
383  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 30, 2023, 09:48:31 PM
The inconsistency of Manchester united continues, the lost to a a low side Nottingham Forest and this comes after Manchester united came back from a two goals to nill trashing from Aston villa to regain the lead and ended the match 3:2.
I think a team that's as inconsistent as Manchester united needs to work on the team, this is not the type of characters a team who is guning for anything at the end of the season. Also great work from Nottingham Forest today.
To be honest, I never expected Nottingham to play that well against Manchester United. But everything was different from the start of the match, where from the first minute, Nottingham spread threats to Manchester United's defense in that match. I know Nottingham is playing at home, but it was a very different performance to many of their previous home games. Nottingham was motivated to win and do their best, as a result they actually did it and won the match.

Manchester City and Aston Villa also won their respective matches today. Both teams really struggled to secure 3 points even though Aston Villa and Manchester City actually dominated. Aston Villa was lucky because they received a penalty at the end of the match, otherwise 2-2 would be the final score that would not have changed.
384  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 30, 2023, 09:42:04 PM
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Any elite club that made it to the round of 16, a sign that these clubs have 50/50 chances of either qualifying for next phase or getting eliminated at the end of the competition.
No, some teams have a greater chance of qualifying for the next round if you really do the analysis. Real Madrid, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Arsenal and PSG have a greater than 50% probability of qualifying for the next round compared to their opponents, so a 50:50 chance does not exist for every team to qualify for the round of 16 this season.

Weaker clubs merely exists in UCL to dash out good points to the competitive elite clubs. The attacking positions paved by Arsenal is brilliant, they're on the next level of upgrading to new edge. Arsenal are balance when it comes to performance, they are still in the UEFA Champions League and that's one of the trending facts concerning Gunners. Mikel Arteta and his players are giving in their very best to secure good points.
Many of the last 16 matches have not been very exciting as it is too easy to find favorites in many of them, but surprises can always be expected in some matches such as Barcelona and Napoli as well as PSG and Real Sociedad. Inter vs Atletico Madrid is one of the most interesting, but Barcelona vs Napoli is also good enough to be considered a great match.

Apart from that, I don't think the favorites are really challenged this season in the round of 16. Real Madrid is very superior to Leipziga, Manchester City is superior to Copenhagen, while Bayern Munich is also the same.
385  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: December 30, 2023, 09:35:09 PM
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I'm in love with Real Madrid players when it got to do with their performance, it's remarkable and every player plays just like an experienced player. They got everything require and winning have been their top priority. Real Madrid have good news for the fans, the board have succeeded in extending the contract of Carlo Ancelotti and that's one of the golden step to make if they would wished to continuing winning matches. Real Madrid are unshakeable with their present signings and the experienced coaching from the manager, alot of things have been straighten into place.
I am grateful for what has been achieved and what Real Madrid is working towards so far this season. Everything is going according to plan, but I agree that Real Madrid really needs a reliable center forward. We can't expect Bellingham to always be able to help the team win with his goals, I mean he is not a striker even though he is often the decider of wins and good team performances.

The news about Ancelotti extending his contract with Real Madrid until 2026 was welcomed by everyone. He is a great coach who is able to give Real Madrid a lot of hope regarding titles every season, but I hope that Real Madrid management will support Ancelotti's big plans by bringing in a good center forward in the next transfer window.
386  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: December 30, 2023, 09:21:10 PM
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This has both advantages and disadvantages. Since there are no very challenging matches in the league, they should normally focus on European tournaments comfortably. They also have the chance to rest their important players by making less effort, but PSG is experiencing big problems because they do not do this. Most of the criticism comes for this reason.
Many Ligue 1 matches are actually difficult matches for PSG, but because of the depth of their squad and the right strategy, they can be expected to win. PSG basically will never be able to win all the league matches throughout the season even though they have a good squad above the average of other teams, but it is true that no other team can provide real competition every season for PSG in the league.

PSG always has competitors in the race for the title in Ligue 1, but the problem is that other teams always fail to maintain consistent performance throughout the season. This is what makes PSG successful in dominating Ligue 1, meaning that apart from their superior squad depth, the competing teams are also not too strong in providing competition until the end of the season.
387  Economy / Speculation / Re: 2024 price prediction on: December 29, 2023, 08:53:40 PM
The question is about the end of 2024, but the most interesting thing is bitcoin's journey throughout 2024, where in April there was an important event to trigger a bullrun. Halving is one of the fundamentals that allows a bullrun to occur in 2024, plus if the SEC approves the ETF then the price of bitcoin could explode even more than the previous ATH. I'm getting $70k more for year-end pricing, but it's highly likely we'll see prices above $100k.
388  Economy / Speculation / Re: If bitcoin will accepted worldwide for legal then price rising $100k?? on: December 29, 2023, 08:41:14 PM
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Recognition and adoption might really be that still on the move but it doesnt mean that it would really be that applicable in most parts of the world on which there would really be those places on which they would really be banning or prohibiting Bitcoin or in overall cryptocurrency ideas. This is why it would really be that better that you shouldnt really be that too optimistic about global adoption scale because not all government of each country would really be having that kind of easy approach towards crypto on which we do even see up to this moment that there would really be those places on which they do make out some consideration and regulating it
but most of them are really that still on neutral or in between. They cant be sure whether they would be accepting it or not as of this moment and also we've seen into those countries who had completely ban
Bitcoin or crypto on circulating out into their country on which we know that it cant be completely get rid of it but having these prohibitions really do sucks as a crypto enthusiast living into that place.
I don't imagine that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will reach global scale adoption levels easily any time soon. The government needs quite a long time to consider all aspects that could have an impact on its implementation, both negative and positive. So far governments have tended to think about how to compete with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies with CBDCs, so they will think about the idea and roll it out.

Apart from government regulations that prohibit bitcoin as a legal means of payment, in some countries it is also necessary to consider many other factors before determining the legality of its use case. Bitcoin does not have a physical form like other currencies, Bitcoin also cannot guarantee that investors will not lose money and none of the users can guarantee that their money will never be lost if they lose access to their wallet. The government considers that to be a number of reasons, but it is not the main reason.

$100k is really just that small if we do speak about global adoption scale into the sense that majority of country does share up on the same positive sentiment towards Bitcoin
then we cant really just that be able to see those digits or numbers but it would really be much more higher.
Bitcoin doesn't need global adoption to reach $100k, it just needs more trust from big investors to invest in it to get $100k in value. A halving could help bitcoin break $100k in the future, as could a spot bitcoin ETF.
389  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Premier League 2023/2024 Discussion Thread ⚽ on: December 29, 2023, 08:15:02 PM
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The EPL league always brings unexpected surprises even though Tottenham really need three points to stay in the top four, but they ended up wasting points in this match. On the other hand, Brighton always gives painful things to the team. -The big team in this match they performed very perfectly. But indeed Tottenham with 8 injured players, and 3 more players in January Son, Sar, Bissouma had to be absent because he was playing for the national team in the Asian and African Cups. Of course, Tottenham will find it difficult to compete in the big four.

So in conclusion, with Spurs and Arsenal losing, things are easier for Man City to catch up on points with Liverpool. Man City will face the bottom team, namely Sheffield United, of course Man City will not waste this opportunity to reduce the points gap with Liverpool.
It's true, things haven't been easy for Tottenham and Arsenal after losing their last match. Arsenal's failure to win meant they failed to lead the standings and this also put Liverpool at the top. Tottenham have ultimately suffered a dip in form even though they did something very convincing at the start of the season. Everything changed so quickly for them and so far Tottenham have struggled to return to their top performance.

The poor results experienced by Arsenal and Tottenham provide a good opportunity for Manchester City and Aston Villa to provide tough competition. This is the advantage of the Premier League compared to other leagues in Europe, competition between teams in the race for the title is very tight.
390  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: December 29, 2023, 07:53:28 PM
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Everyone knows Mourinho and his dedication to targets. I agree with you that this match has a 50:50 chance but with Mourinho as coach it seems I will choose Roma who will be able to win the match and advance to the next round. Currently Roma is not performing well in Serie A but I think Feyenoord is not an opponent that should be compared to the top teams in the Serie A standings.
I don't think Feyenoord are that low, otherwise they really don't deserve to be in the Europa League this season. Feyenoord is a real threat to Roma this season in the Europa League, so no one should underestimate them even though Roma and their big names deserve to be favorites. Roma is inconsistent in its performance even though Mourinho is the coach, but Roma has a good chance of qualifying for the next round even though Feyenoord is the second best team in the Eredivisie this season.

In my opinion, Leverkusen is one of the favorites for the title this season in the European League apart from Liverpool. Roma are runners up who will try to do everything to win the title, but Milan also does not deserve to be ignored this season after failing in the Champions League.
391  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 29, 2023, 07:44:45 PM
Both Arsenal and Tottenham were defeated against their opponents.
Starting with Totthenham, Totthenham had a poor game.Totthenham were 2-0 down at half time and were 4-0 down after 75 minutes but scored their goals in the last 10 minutes.Overall Brighton had the better of the chances.
Arsenal, on the other hand, made an incredible effort against West Ham but couldn't get what they wanted.West Ham started the match fast and scored in the 13th minute.Although the first half ended with this goal, Arsenal put up a good fight in the first half.In the second half, West Ham brought the score to 2-0 in the 55th minute.Arsenal, who played dominant throughout the match, couldn't take advantage of the positions.West Ham didn't even have a position to score a goal except for the positions where they scored.Arsenal deserved to win in this match but couldn't do it.
Arsenal and Tottenham both had to give up in the end to admit defeat. All their plans did not go smoothly because the opposing team led the match until the end. Tottenham performed poorly with several attempts, but Arsenal, who performed well, also failed. To be honest, I was surprised by the results of these two matches, that's because I felt confident that Tottenham and Arsenal both deserved to win their respective matches.

As a result, Liverpool leads the Premier League standings with a 2 point advantage over Arsenal. Then from that, Aston Villa started to find Arsenal under threat because the point gap between the two is now only 1 point. Manchester City will also pose a good threat if they are able to maintain their performance. Pep Guardiola has the opportunity to move Arsenal to third place if in the next match Manchester City can beat Sheffield, so this will be a danger sign for Arsenal.
392  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: December 28, 2023, 09:56:26 PM
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The owner of PSG is not from Saudi Arabia, however, he is an Arab but he is not from this country and the owner of PSG is from Qatar, he is a known and famous person who gets aid from the Qatar government and that's why PSG is a super-rich team they don't have any financial issues since he started investing in this team.
Regarding the French League, I think any team that wants to race with PSG in the league they will also need to invest a huge amount of money they did have done for their team.
Of course, every team that wants to create competition with PSG must be ready to spend a lot of money to build their team. So far, all teams have not been able to compete with PSG in terms of squad depth, this is what has made PSG truly able to dominate the Ligue 1 title so far. I think everyone would be happy if PSG didn't become the only team dominating Ligue 1 without tough competition, so maybe there needs to be a change especially in attracting investor interest in building a team in Ligue 1.

Currently PSG leads the Ligue 1 standings with a lead of 5 points from Nince and 7 points from Monaco. PSG are still safe without too much pressure, but Luis Enrique must not relax too much and must remain focused on maintaining their lead and creating a bigger points gap. The title will most likely be in PSG's defense this season, so their dominance will continue.
393  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: December 28, 2023, 09:48:04 PM
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I wouldn't blame Girona who have been outstanding this season for having share points with Real Betis because we know how difficult it is for these teams to win matches. Girona made a mistake by having draw points with Real Betis, instead they would have settle for a winning and this could have boosted their position to be ranking first on the table. Now they have to battle with Real Madrid for the La Liga title this season. Girona become one of the tough performances this season. Real Betis have become a burden for these competitive clubs to handle this season.
Girona is one of the most spectacular teams this season in La Liga. They have led the La Liga standings for several weeks compared to Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, so there is no need to underestimate them as much. Girona have done a super good job this season and they deserve the necessary respect. No other team apart from Real Madrid has been able to match Girona's record, even Barcelona had to suffer a bitter defeat against the last year's promoted team.

Next, Girona will host Atletico Madrid. I think it was a tough match for Girona, but we never know whether Girona will be able to beat Atletico Madrid or if they will lose in their home match. Of course, Girona's points loss leaves Real Madrid leading the standings by a few points, so that would be good for Real Madrid.
394  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 28, 2023, 09:33:26 PM
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In as much as a team needs some bits of luck to win the UEFA champions league competition, it's also very worthy to note that winners of the competition in the past years are clubs that were very good during games and didn't reach the final because of how lucky they were. You'll have to be very solid to be able to conquer Europe bit just being lucky.

Barcelona as we all know is one of the traditional clubs in Europe and Ave won the competition several times before now but their current squad I don't think possesses the strength to reach the semi final of the competition this season talk more of playing in the final. They play Napoli in the round of 16 of the competition and I expect that tie to be a difficult one for the both teams.
All teams that have won the Champions League title are the best teams, this is no exception. We all need to respect that and recognize their good work throughout the season in pre-match preparations leading up to winning the title. Luck is only one supporting factor, but the most important thing that needs to be considered is the team's hard work and persistence in trying to win.

Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City are the 3 best teams in recent seasons in the Champions League, mainly because they are title winners. But I'm sure, not all teams playing in the Champions League will target the title, I mean prize money is another goal they are considering.

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For the 2019-20 season, Paris Saint-Germain F.C, the runners-up earned a total of almost €126.8 million of which €101.3 million was prize money, compared to the €125.46 million earned by FC Bayern Munich, who won the tournament and were awarded prize money of €112.96 million.
395  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: December 28, 2023, 09:22:58 PM
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Compared to last season, Fiorentina in this season can be better and surely it is good news for them because they now have the opportunity to be ranked in the top 4. They are only 1 point away from Bologna and 3 points away from AC Milan.
Torino is not a favorite team they can only be in the mid-table and cannot be better than that for many years. Fiorentina's chances in the match are huge, so it's a shame if they have to lose at home to Torino. All the advantages are on their side, they should be able to utilize them very well and win.
Fiorentina ended last season in the top 8 of the Serie A standings, but this season we can really see them improving. Fiorentina has a good chance of being in the top 4 before the first half of the season is over, especially if Bologna drops points.

Not only Fiorentina, but Juventus, Roma and Bologna also had their best performances this season. Roma, who are one point behind Fiorentina, will fight hard to enter the Champions League zone. The competition between all the teams looks very good, in fact I believe this will last until the end of the season. Juventus and Inter are the two best title contenders so far, while Milan and other teams still lack consistent performance.
396  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 28, 2023, 09:04:34 PM
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I am also surprised myself because this is a game I thought Tottenham Hotspur will win with ease but reverse has been the case here, currently Brighton are winning 2-0 with 58 minutes played already, I agree with you that going by the statistics of this match I don't think Tottenham will be able to get a comeback, is as if they are already demystified with the by this 2 goals against them, however if they can get a goal, it will try to build back the confidence of the Tottenham team and then they might fight for a draw.
The two favorite teams to win the match are behind their opponents. Brighton really destroyed Tottenham's hopes today, Brighton even had a 3-0 lead at home. The match is not over yet, but Brighton can almost certainly win this match at home.

Arsenal is also 0-1 behind West Ham. Arsenal dominated this match with several good chances, but so far West Ham's defense has handled it well. West Ham did not attack or build attacks much, but West Ham was very dangerous when they were in their opponent's penalty area. Tottemhan was likely to lose after Brighton went 3-0 up, but Arsenal still had time to make lots of changes in the second half as long as West Ham didn't double their lead.
397  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: December 27, 2023, 07:23:49 PM
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Comparisons like this are not very fair especially in this case if we try to compare trophies then maybe forever this will only be a condition where the ego and perspective of our views are greater because in the end all have their own strengths and weaknesses whether it's Pep or Ancelotti.
Because after all, no matter how good Pep is with his achievements, especially in coaching several clubs, of course Ancelotti also has his own achievements, especially for now he is the only coach who has won the most Champions League trophies when compared to other coaches so that all have their own advantages and disadvantages and it would be very unethical if something like this was used as a reference whether someone was a genius coach or not.
I think for this matter rather than fussing about whether he is a genius or not in the end we should be able to know that he is one of the good coaches for now and we cannot argue that because of the achievements he has.
Whether a coach is genius or not is not measured by how many titles he achieves. Genius is good, but genius is too close to mental illness or mental disorders. Ancelotti is a genius, Pep Guardiola is a genius, and there are many other genius coaches who are still worth mentioning. They are examples of coaches who have above average training abilities compared to thousands of other coaches, but they do not have the same ability and luck when coaching different clubs.

You are right, I am not comparing the genius of a coach so far because it all really depends on the team he coaches. Zidane was also a genius when he coached Real Madrid, Klopp and Diego Simeone were also geniuses at Liverpool and Atletico Madrid, but all coaches are different.
398  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Does casino streamers have influence in your gambling life? on: December 27, 2023, 06:28:29 PM
I just smiled but I want to ask, how many of you guys develops interests on a particular casino platform due to the influence of the casinos streamers?
I'm not one of them, but I often watch some of their videos when they pass by on my home page. They may influence interest and may also influence many people to practice the same strategies, but so far they have not influenced me and my interest in gambling. So far I just enjoy their game every time I watch it, but I don't fully believe that their victory is so pure without any manipulation.

I'm guessing some people will or have said similar things on some of the pages of this thread, but I didn't read them all considering this is an individual question. So as I said, personally streamers don't influence my interest in gambling.
399  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 27, 2023, 06:10:18 PM
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Yes, good point. Surprisingly they have been performing quite well. The win against Newcastle with 3-0 scoreline was really something that boosted them and they continued to win few more until their game against Spurs. Still City are far ahead in level terms if we compare them to Everton and City needs points right now and they want to make themselves on track and certainly will try their best out to win the match. I think City has got this in today's match against Everton.
Manchester City have to make up the points gap with Arsenal and Liverpool, so I think they will play this match to the best of their ability. Everton's advantage is playing at home, while Manchester City is still missing several players due to injury. Pep Guardiola knows what he has to do in this match, so I think he will win this match after dropping a lot of points in his last few matches.

Yesterday's Manchester United vs Aston Villa match really caught my attention. Ten Hag and his team deserved a win like that in many games, it was very encouraging. Manchester United must be able to recover and return to being competitive in the Premier League every season, but inconsistency in performance is one of the problems that is always difficult to solve regardless of the coach. Ten Hag has the ability, but he is not always able to solve this problem.
400  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How many hours is the best time for a gambler to last while gambling? on: December 27, 2023, 06:02:39 PM
So the question again is: how many hours do you gamblers think are more appropriate to spend while gambling?
In my opinion, this really depends on what type of game you are betting on. I can spend hours on slots, while I don't spend much time on sports betting. The type of game will determine how much time you spend, so it always varies from one to another. I agree with some of your parts, the more time you spend actively gambling the more you lose. But this is just a habit, not something absolute for all gamblers.
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