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3961  Other / Politics & Society / Re: New York Attorney General sues to DISSOLVE NRA on: August 07, 2020, 10:25:52 AM
New York state has been probing into the NRA and just announced a lawsuit against the organization. They've cited that the NRA has diveted tens of millions of funds, mismanaged funds, and that they've overall violated their nonprofit status. They've alleged that they've broken a multitude of both state and federal laws. Here are some quotes from the artcle, link will be below.

Among the allegations against the 70-year-old Mr. LaPierre, a national figure who has run the NRA for three decades: That he spent $3.6 million of NRA funds over the last two years on unwarranted travel consultants, flew family members on NRA-paid private jets when he wasn’t aboard and secured a $17 million post-employment contract for himself without board approval.

He also allegedly took eight trips to the Bahamas by private air charter, costing the NRA more than $500,000, according to the press release. Once there, he allegedly often was given the use of a 107-foot yacht owned by an NRA vendor, the release said.

In the lawsuit, the attorney general’s office is seeking restitution from the individual defendants, removal of Mr. LaPierre and the group’s general counsel from their positions, and to have the defendants barred from ever serving again as directors of a New York-registered charity.

The response by the NRA is as follows:

The NRA has strongly defended its governance practices in previous interviews with The Wall Street Journal. NRA attorney William A. Brewer III, at the time the attorney general’s investigation became public in April 2019, said the group “has full confidence in its accounting practices and commitment to good governance.”]

Many know that due to the NRA's influence and partisanship (obviously), this is going to cause a partisan uproar. The President had already chimed in when it was announced and said that it was a terrible thing to hear that this was happening. Some have warned (from the article linked above) that due to the NY AG doing this other states may end up doing the same thing to liberal charities.

Obviously this is politically motivated and the AG cares more about taking down someone as big as the NRA for their own ambition, but I do think that rooting out this sort of bullshit in charities is a good idea. I'd just like to see it done for ALL charities, not just political ones as attacks on the other side.

@squatz1 this case is 100% politically motivated because they have no real intention of taking NRA down, and they have only filed the case in an election year to hurt Trumps image as he’s a known supporter of the NRA. Also I don’t expect NRA to be worried about this case because of Trumps support, but if Trump were to loose then things could get nasty for them don’t you think so?.

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The Republican president - a vocal defender of the Second Amendment - has been allied with the NRA since he launched his campaign for president.
"I think the NRA should move to Texas and lead a very good and beautiful life," Mr Trump said on Thursday. "Texas would be a great place, or to another state of their choosing."


Source:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53684033
3962  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: August 07, 2020, 07:30:56 AM
Very much possible scenario.
I think ICC might give up their fantasy of spreading the test cricket in a longer run, let's say next 2 decades.
Even if they might not be successful in spreading Test cricket but i don't think anyone would get rid of The Ashes which is the most watched and entertaining series in cricket, Border–Gavaskar is another high profile series between Australia and India and so is Gandhi Mandela series between South Africa and India and Trans-Tasman series between Australia and New Zealand is always competitive and their rivalry are like India and Pakistan.
"By spreading Test Cricket" i meant adding new countries in Test playing nation list. The Ashes and Border-Gavaskar trophy is cash-cow for their respective boards so yeah, its not going anywhere.

Tournament that benefit the boards monetarily will always stay regardless of their format. The more viewership and revenue they will generate the longer they will stay. It also depends on the board on how well they promote these tournament and how good their team performs in test cricket format?

@JSRAW you’re absolutely correct as test cricket is definitely dying due to lack of promotion by the ICC, and I wouldn’t be surprised if more ODI matches take place instead of test matches in the near future. Also those tournaments mentioned by you will never be effected, because there’s lot of rivalry between those nations, and more rivalry means more money making opportunities for ICC (advertising, sponsors etc).

Source:

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26414217/andrew-fidel-fernando-satirical-look-back-cricket-march-2019
3963  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tennis League All Thread on: August 07, 2020, 04:14:28 AM

-snip

I agree with you.
Players of that new generation, such as Medvedev,  Thiem and Zverev are very good but they always lack something to win the biggest matches at GS.
Lack of experience,  or they can't stand pressure, who knows but they are still not on the same level with the biggest players.



I can agree that Djokovic has the biggest chance to win the US open also because the tournament will be held behind closed doors. This is in the advantage of Djokovic as the public will not cheer for him.
But these new generation players are getting closer and closer every year. Look at the US Open final of last year, there Medvedev really came close in winning the title.

None of these new generation players will probably become the next Federer, Nadal or Djokovic, but I do expect them to start winning major tournaments from time to time.


In my opinion they should be winning now as most are at the age where Federer, Nadal and Djokovic started winning grand slams however I think this time round is because we have most likely seen the best three players ever in Men's tennis which makes it very hard to see the next gen win grand slams. In the previous gen the top players were Sampras, Agassi, Hewitt and Safin but they were not as good as the top three we see now. So that is why we don't see the next gen winning grand slams at the moment, maybe until one or two of the top three retire.

@vella85 in my personal opinion it’s unfair to compare these player’s with the top three, because it adds unnecessary pressure on them to perform. Also I believe that most of these young player’s have now matured, and it’s only a matter of a year or two before they start making a name for themselves, but even then I would not like to compare them as each player is different and we should respect their uniqueness.
3964  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: August 06, 2020, 05:16:43 PM
So sad that Manchester United didn't get any penny from this transfer.
Alexis is a great player but he underrates himself with his arrogant behavior. Possibly, he will be able to prove his talent on Inter - why not lead them to a title capture and see his salary being increased.

If United don't renew Sanchez's contract and decide to sell him to Inter, I think this is the right decision. Because, Sanchez did not get a place at MU. Whereas with Inter Milan, he has had a better playing time. Of course he is a very quality player, but if he doesn't have a first place in the club I think he will only be a burden on the club itself.

It's true that Sanchez is better off playing for Inter, because since he was brought in from Arsenal Sanchez rarely gets
the chance to play. If the contract is extended by Manchester United, it will only harm both parties. And Manchester
United should sell Sanchez from the start of this season so was not released on a free transfer.

There is a lot which triggered United to sell Sanchez but the main reason what I think was the salary they were paying him I guess. It was kind of burden for them as well to pay him that much and have nothing as product for the team.

It was a good decision- United is happy offloading the player, Inter is happing getting another attacking option alongside Lukaku, and player is also happy to get in team who is giving him more chances lately.

@Avirunes I’m very happy that Sanchez has been sold to Inter Milan, because he truly deserves to be happy and free of the unnecessary scrutiny that he was subjected to while playing for Manchester United. Furthermore I know that his form wasn’t the best during his time with Manchester United, but I choose not to blame him and instead I blame Manutd ex manager Mourinho, and to some extent Solskjaer because both failed to inspire him to play his natural game.

Sources:

https://www.the42.ie/alexis-sanchez-manchester-united-chile-copa-america-4693593-Jun2019/

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12043323/alexis-sanchez-joins-inter-milan-on-three-year-deal-from-manchester-united
3965  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Las Vegas Casinos Scared of Lawsuits on: August 06, 2020, 01:16:16 PM
I knew this kind of issue would happen the moment I saw a thread here regarding casinos opening in Las Vegas during this pandemic. there are a lot of entitled people who thinks they are above the law or simple protocols and would blame you the moment they fucked up even if it is their fault. but the problem is these casinos most like didn't have a strict protocol on social distancing or hygiene that is why there are people able to file a complaint agaisnt them and these casinos are afraid of it.


@acroman08 the thread you’re referring to was started by me, and this is exactly what I was afraid of would happen, and sadly the gamblers kept on coming and the casinos were only happy to have them back. At this stage I’m not really sure if the casinos actually failed to deploy the necessary safety measures, and further if those gamblers don’t have solid proof against those casinos then this case won’t stand in the court of law.

Thread link:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5253684.0
3966  Economy / Economics / Re: Since jobs are unlikely to return, Do u think there will be a 3rd $1200 stimulus on: August 06, 2020, 10:00:59 AM
How many times will this do this?
Not sure, but it looks like there's going to be at least one more. 

Regarding the title of this thread, I don't agree with the premise "since jobs are unlikely to return".  People are starting to realize that this strain of coronavirus isn't some second coming of the black plague, and businesses are starting to reopen (at least in the US).  People who were out of work are starting to return to the workforce, so I don't think the situation is anywhere near as bleak as, say, 2008-2013 when unemployment was astronomical and wasn't due to a temporary shutdown.

But yeah, as far as that money printing press goes, it worries me.  Someone is going to have to pay for all of these stimulus checks eventually, and we all know that someone is going to be the taxpayers.  If I do get another check from the government, you can be damn sure I'm not going to blow it on frivolous stuff.

Thats not the issue that causes jobs to not return... Its change of behavior. You get used to cooking at home, your diet changes, routine changes tend to have a longer lasting effect on restaurants ect. But even bigger is the work from home change. Many jobs are saying hey this work from home thing worked for a few months, we can do it permanent and save money on office rent. This for sure kills the restaurant next to the office, the gas station on your way to the office, and more. And then lastly, they once a job is remote work, they can outsoruce it to India.

Yep, those are all good points and I have in fact heard that some workers are continuing to work from home.  I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not, either for the worker or the employer.  But I guess we'll just have to see how this whole thing transpires.  I've seen a lot of restaurants start delivery service, and pharmacies as well.  I have doubts as to whether these changes are permanent or not, though I hear what you're saying about changes in behavior and so forth.

As far as outsourcing jobs to India, I don't suspect that's going to happen to a great extent.  The US has already outsourced so many services to India and other spots in Asia that whatever remains probably has a reason to stay in the US.


@The Pharmacist you’re correct as jobs have indeed resumed, and Trump has also signalled that US companies should hire more from US only, and avoid hiring people from other countries. Also @StonksStonksStonks while all your points are valid, but I feel that US will witness a spring effect, as people have been locked in their homes for quiet a while now, and once the restrictions are lifted they’ll start to come out in huge numbers, and spend on stuff they don’t even need.

e.g. of an spring effect gamblers who hadn’t gambled for long, came out to gamble as soon as Las Vegas opened:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5253684.0

Sources:

https://fortune.com/2020/08/04/trump-h1b-visa-executive-order-federal-contracts/

https://www.uscis.gov/laws-and-policy/other-resources/buy-american-and-hire-american-putting-american-workers-first
3967  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League Discussion Thread on: August 06, 2020, 07:15:51 AM
I think here is a good option to bet on all the teams that will qualify and the total odd should relatively good.I think many here will agree with me that the teams who will qualify are easily identifiable and they are,Juventus,Barcelona and Bayern Munchen.I would not risk to include neither Manchester City neither Real Madrid as it is a really difficult game to predict.
Prediction would be similar to mine, Bayern Munich seems obviously in, but Barcelona fans would have a story to tell about them being confident. Barcelona themselves should qualify by beating Napoli, but Real Madrid and Manchester city is an exciting match, I predict Real Madrid to win the match at the Etihad stadium, but am still thinking if they can be good enough to qualify.
if Real Madrid scores quickly and does not concede, then there is a chance. But Manchester City will also try to score at least one goal. Just winning will not be enough.

@kassex i strongly feel that Real Madrid will win this match because post the covid break they came out firing on all cylinders, and stormed their way to win the la Liga. However I do understand why everyone here favours Manchester City, but considering Zidane record in the past I’m thinking of wagering a small bet on RM, anyone else planning to do the same?.

Source:

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/la-liga/real-madrid-la-liga-title-win-determined-restart-6510495/
3968  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League Discussion Thread on: August 06, 2020, 03:52:05 AM
Inter vs. Getafe 2:0
Manchester Utd vs. LASK 2:1
I really hope that the final of the UEFA Europa League this season will be Inter vs Man United. They deserve to win the Europa League trophy this season as in the next season they will play in Champions League. That will be a good start for those teams, they need tougher matches to get used to playing at the highest level again.  Let's see if those teams can really optimize this chance to win the trophy. Personally, I expect Man United to win the trophy.  Cheesy

Great win by Manchester United and Inter. I'm just glad my accumulator bet worked at great as I haven't placed a bet in over a year. That aside, I really enjoyed today's games. Nice comeback by Man Utd to seal the game off with LASK. Feels good to have both Europa League and Champions league back. As for Inter and Man Utd, I have a feeling both teams would have a face off really soon. Probably in the semi final or finals. I'm now looking forward to tomorrow's games Smiley.
Great betting day for me and home win day for all teams in Europa League:)

Congratulations on your win!

@notblox1 @kawetsriyanto I’m not sure if you two are aware or no, but Inter Milan and Manchester United can only play against each other if they make it to the finals. Also there’s no doubt in my mind that it’ll be an epic fixture if both the clubs make it to the finals, because Lukaku and Sanchez will have a point to prove against their ex club i.e. Manchester United.

Source:

https://www.espn.com/football/uefa-europa-league/story/4133070/uefa-europa-league-draw-manchester-unitedman-utdinter
3969  Other / Politics & Society / Re: China deliberately flooding villages - a taste of the future. on: August 04, 2020, 05:07:50 PM
I know it is China,but it seems that the ruling elite in China have joined with the dynasties controlling the western world, so maybe this callous destruction will be another political export to our countries.

It seems that they are opening the flood gates to drown villages and farms near the overloaded dams. This is causing an increase in death, and a considerable loss of food. The CCP praises the villagers for sacrificing their lives and homes to save the cities. They don't have much choice, as they are not given much notice, and it is often done at night.

The ruling dynasties have no regard for life and health, and we can see this from the way a minor virus was elevated to the status of invasion by aliens.

@Jet Cash these days I’m not at all surprised about what China’s does, because they gave all the power to XI and now no one can challenge his authority. Also in my personal opinion XI has no sympathy for his citizens, and further it’s really sad that because of his attitude so many villagers have lost their lands and their life’s.

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It is now hard to see Xi Jinping being challenged in any way whatsoever.
He has amassed power the likes of which has not been seen since Chairman Mao Zedong.

There has been no national debate as to whether a leader should be allowed to stay on for as long as they choose. Quietly but surely Xi Jinping has changed the way his country is governed, with himself well and truly at the core.


Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-43361276

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-07-28/china-floods-three-gorges-climate-change-dams
3970  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Cardano to reach 1$ before end of year? on: August 04, 2020, 01:06:11 PM
Not necessarly asking if it WILL happen but do you think it can realistically happen?

@yurim37 no one can give you a clear answer for this as each one will have their own views about Cardano reaching $1 by the year end, but in my personal opinion this coin has shown some good momentum so it may just reach $1 by the year end. Furthermore Coinswitch too has predicted that Cardano will reach $1 by 2020 end, and according them in the long run it’ll reach $3, but I would yet advise you to purchase with caution as not all predictions are right when it comes to crypto’s.

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Coinswitch modestly predicts that by 2023 ADA coins will reach the $2 dollar mark. By the end of 2020, Coinswitch forecasted ADA to reach $1 per token, and in five years, the firm expects Cardano to reach over $3.


Source:

https://blockchain.news/insight/cardano-price-bullish-momentum-ada-sixth-largest-marketcap
3971  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Petition to have Fauci of the CDC Executed for Mass Murder, and... on: August 04, 2020, 09:57:58 AM
... some of the State Governors, as well. Why?

There are doctors around the world having great success fighting Coronavirus using HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE.

Six countries in Africa were having, like, one Coronavirus death per million or less, at the time that that the USA was having over 400 deaths per million. Why? Because everybody in these countries was using HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE for malaria already.

Dr. Fauci did tests on HCQ way back in 2005, and he knew that it was a cure for Coronavirus. The thing he didn’t know was if it would work for Covid like it did for the other Coronaviruses.

So, he re-tested with 2400 mg per day, which was way, way, way too much, and that is why the recent tests even killed a few people. But he knew or could have checked to see that the proper dosage was 200 mg a day, a dosage that cures everybody - EVERYBODY - if they are caught in the early stages of Covid/Coronavirus.

Why execute governors? Because they should have checked into the reports months ago, and should have ordered their States to REQIURE HYDROXYCHLOROQUIN for everybody... but at least they should NOT have blocked it at any level, as they have.

What this means is that people have died who could easily have been saved. And it is the fault of Fauci, the CDC, State governors, and the FDA, for blocking and lying about Coronavirus.

Proof? Start seeing the proof for yourself by watching these two videos: https://altcensored.com/watch?v=otRN0X6F81c and https://altcensored.com/watch?v=aX_Q1FaY9pI. Then contact the doctors in the videos, and get copies of the actual reports that they are using for their information.

The petitions haven’t been started, yet, that I know of. But it’s time to get them going. Execute the Coronavirus mass murderers, be they in the medical, or the government, or Big Pharma.

Any ideas about where the best place to start is?

Cool

Well I agree that Fauci is an evil man, and it seems he funded the research that created the virus in Wuhan. I don't agree with you about the use of pharmaceuticals to treat the infection. It is far better to allow people to maintain healthy immune systems, and discard minor viruses naturally.

However, I am a bit ambivalent about medical intervention by direct injection. For example, anti-venom to treat snake bites quite definitely saves lives, and without it, many people would have died before the immune system can overcome the venom.

@BADecker @Jet Cash I don’t know much about him but if there’s sufficient proof that he intentionally harmed the patients, then he should definitely be tried by the law. Also do you’ll believe that Fauci had one eye on the upcoming US elections, and that’s why he decided to campaign against hydroxychloroquine, because that would directly hurt Trump chances of winning, as Trump was very keen to use this medicine to cure corona in USA.

Sources:

https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/08/in-latest-coronavirus-rant-trump-slams-fauci-cnn-china-and-the-democrats/

https://theconversation.com/when-trump-pushed-hydroxychloroquine-to-treat-covid-19-hundreds-of-thousands-of-prescriptions-followed-despite-little-evidence-that-it-worked-140156
3972  Economy / Gambling / Re: BITDICE.me - Crypto Casino 🎰 Now Accepting EOS | Roll Hunt | Bonuses on: August 04, 2020, 06:58:44 AM
I'm really hoping for the best for BD. I hope BoX and others will look for another brainstorm when the time is right. Seen many ideas implemented elsewhere now and I think we could do even better.
We only have to wait.

It's been said that it is on its way. I somehow agree that let's just keep the thread related to BitDice and discuss the price of bitcoin and gambling at a separated thread.

@jossiel yea I believe that the team is working really hard in the background to get the new site up and running for us, and the pandemic might have also effected their plans hence we should patiently wait for their announcements. Lastly even I’ll agree that let’s keep the price related talks outside this Ann, and strictly discuss Bitdice related news only.
3973  Economy / Gambling / Re: Stake 3 Out Now!!! 🚀 🎰 🏀 ⚾ 🏈 🎾 🥊 🎲 on: August 04, 2020, 04:17:48 AM
5 more days before the 3rd birthday party with many types of promotions including the $30k raffle. Question about the raffle, is there any ways to know how much is the total earned raffle tickets by all players so far? Would be nice if this info is available on the site so players can keep checking their percentage probability to win one of the raffle prize. This info may also make players try to get more tickets by wagering more to boost their chance up. If it cant be provided for the current raffle, hope this will be available for future raffle.
For now, I think the only way to know how many or at least have an idea on the total number of tickets is by earning one yourself and check the number of your ticket in the raffle page.

I currently have one and my ticket number is 67000~ the total is maybe somewhere close 100k already since i've received the ticket a few days ago.

Just checked my raffle tickets and the biggest number is 97000~ so with the huge traffic at Stake, I believe there are more than 100k earned tickets so far. Probably there will be more than 250k tickets in total on the raffle draw  Shocked I have few tickets only (7) at the moment, so my chance is so small but since it is a raffle, any ticket may win as long as the luck comes. Winning a raffle with low number of tickets will be awesome and may make those who owns a lof of tickets get mad Smiley

I wasn’t aware of these recent promotions as it seems that the mail had ended up in the promotions folder, and after reading the mail I too have to admit that raffle is a great way to promote Stake.@Bitnity yea you’re correct however you should definitely try and collect some extra tickets too, but then again if lady lucky smiles on you then you may just win it 7 tickets too.
3974  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: IPL Mutual Pool Discussion. on: August 03, 2020, 04:40:24 PM
Aye......
@Royse777 let's finalize the pool fees etc, 45 days should be enough for everyone to discuss/agree on joining fees or other rules if necessary.

@JSRAW what were the fees last year round as I’m keen to participate, but I can’t really guarantee it if I’ll be able to participate this year due to covid ruining my income. However if it’s upto $10 I may just try to join in, but once again I’m sorry as I cannot commit anything at this stage, however I’ll definitely be watching your announcements out here.
Last time it was free to join but this time community decided that there should be some amount of fees so that we can avoid any kind of signature spam + bigger prize pool.

Fees still not fixed.

@JSRAW @Royse777 since last time it was free to join how about we keep it that way for this season too, and allow only one or two posts per week per person to curb signature spam?. Alternatively you’ll could consider up to $10 for the joining fee, but then again feel free to increase it if all are fine with it, as we’re yet dealing with the pandemic, hence I’m not sure if people would wager more or less to join in the IPL pool.
3975  Other / Politics & Society / Re: "eat out to help out" Boris's latest idea. on: August 03, 2020, 01:13:43 PM
This is Boris's latest idea to help revive the high street. If you purchase a meal at participating restaurants, then the government will pay half of the bill, up to a max of £10. Alcohol is not included. I'm in the supermarket cafe for my early morning coffee ( normally £1.45 ), and today it only cost £0.50 (I know, that got me as well ). I didn't intend to stay for long, but I'm tempted to try poached eggs with smashed avocado at half price.

So what do you think? All of the McDonalds are participating, and we know that their ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks contribute to insulin resistance. Should we be encouraging people to eat more of these products, or should they be excluded for health reasons?

With/without the idea by Boris people would still get what they crave for the warnings as to junks foods -health issue/hazard- are everywhere, but what the idea can to is pay more focus/attention to healthy foods.

@Jet Cash this is like the stick and the carrot method, basically to lure out people he’s giving them an incentive to step out, and spend money which in turn will help him revive the UK economy. Also this move can work for him because people will finally step out and spend more money, but then again this move can backfire too because people will become obese and will face more health issues in the long run.

Source:

https://www.healthexpress.co.uk/obesity/uk-statistics
3976  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: August 03, 2020, 09:02:36 AM
@Royse777 & Others, Now that IPL has been confirmed to be held from September 19 to November 10, shall we have an IPL pool as we did with PSL?

Aye......
@Royse777 let's finalize the pool fees etc, 45 days should be enough for everyone to discuss/agree on joining fees or other rules if necessary.

@ Vishnu.Reang Like you said "lollypop"  Lips sealed

@JSRAW what were the fees last year round as I’m keen to participate, but I can’t really guarantee if I’ll be able to participate this year due to covid ruining my income. However if it’s upto $10 I may just try to join in, but once again I’m sorry as I cannot commit anything at this stage, however I’ll definitely be watching your announcements out here.
3977  Economy / Gambling / Re: ➫ ➬ ➫ ➬ LUCKYB.IT ★★★ The legend is back! ★★★ Bigger and better than ever! ★★★ on: August 03, 2020, 06:21:10 AM
Really a 1BTC jackpot race? This will be huge!!!

The past jackpot races were up to 0.12  BTC, or something like that, for sure 1btc will be a nice motivation to chase some of those big multipliers and get a nice place in the board.

Can't wait for it, the prize sounds awesome and i will try my best to get a nice spot.

Sure 1btc is a huge prize but without a doubt this will be dominated by whales. Luckybit has some regular whales already, and I believe they will compete to each others to win a share of the 1btc prize. Good luck if you are going to participate, I'll not have the power to compete with all of you guys as I'm just a recreational gambler with small bankroll Smiley

@Bitnity yes it’ll indeed be dominated by whales and one name I can think is Kolloh, as I have seen him win literally all the competitions at LB. Also like you I too will be skipping this competition as I’m a small time gambler, and I can’t afford to go head to head with these whales.
3978  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Cricket match prediction discussions on: August 03, 2020, 03:55:01 AM
England won the 2nd one day with ease and it was a one sided match. Although england lost 6 wickets but they were able to score pretty quickly. Also i feel that the 3rd ODI will also be a one sided match and england will clean sweep.  Smiley
One sided? Seriously? Ireland could have probably won the 2nd match if Willey was dismissed quickly since they still needed some 50+ runs with only 4 wickets in hand majority of which were tail-enders.

England were struggling pretty badly. The Irish should have maintained the pressure, but England managed well at the end. Am not expecting anything spectacular from Ireland in the 3rd ODI though. They missed a golden opportunity here.

On the other hand, England will be pissed with their performances in recent times(Loss against West Indies, Under pressure against a team like Ireland etc). I still cannot believe that this is the same team that won the World Cup recently.

@Haunebu I’ll agree with you that this match wasn’t a one sided match because Ireland had almost sealed the victory, but then their inexperience let them down.


This is not the same team that won the World Cup but there are certain members that were involved, Ben Stokes who is an integral part of the team winning the World Cup and many of the members are rested for the Ireland ODI series and England need to build a good bench strength and sadly they did not give opportunities for young talent in this series. Even in the loss against West Indies they did not have Stuart Broad and he was integral in winning the next two matches.

@7788bitcoin while you’re right about England resting several key player’s, but the fact remains that this current England team is yet superior to the Ireland team, and hence they should have won the match comfortably, but in the end they lost wickets and came very close to losing the match.
3979  Economy / Gambling / Re: FreeBitco.in-$200 FreeBTC⭐Win Lambo🔥0.2BTC DailyJackpot$32,500 Wager Contest on: August 02, 2020, 04:57:40 PM
In old days we had only the referrals generating passive income for us in freebitco but now these days there are many other ways to get passive income even if you don't have enough active referrals. You can get compounded daily interest on the total balance that you have in FreeBitco . I prefer to get passive income by this daily interests rather than looking for referrals which become inactive after few days.  Sad

It is not really completely passive. You are risking your money and if you didn't take the necessary security adjustments or the website gets hacked (i know it didn't happen before but never say never) you may lose all your coins.

If you keep your coins in a cold wallet, then unless your keys get stolen from you, they will never disappear, but they will neve grow satoshi-wise neither.

Decisions, decisions...

I am not saying to move all your coins to freebitco. I have only certain amount of bitcoins transferred to freebitco on which i am happy to get some interest. Also freebitco is a trusted site so it won't scam you. You cannot control the site hacking as every site is vulnerable to hack, even binance or coinbase where people store large amount of their money.

@mindrust it’s fine if you feel uncomfortable to store your coins in Freebitco, but you can always earn from the site and keep those coins on the site to earn free interest daily, and for security you can always enable 2fa to be extra safe. Also this just happened a few minutes ago and how I wish the last two digits could be replaced by 99, or entire number by 10000.


3980  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: August 02, 2020, 12:53:47 PM
England actually struggled a bit with such a small target against a team like Ireland. If Ireland posted a total of 300 or something, they probably could have won this one. Willey continues to be their kryptonite with both bat and ball.

If they could have dismissed Willey quickly, this match could have gone down to the wire. England need to improve their game especially if they wish to compete against stronger teams in the future.

Although England did win last night, but I would not call it a convicing win. Losing 6 wickets to chase a small target againist  Ireland is not a good performance by any means. If Ireland had score 30-40 runs more and Ireland could take one more wickets, the match results could have changed. England need to be more careful in the 3rd match because a similar performance can cause them the match.

Winning does not need convincing, a win is a win. The records will only say England defeated Ireland it will never say it was not a convincing win. Ireland will lose this series if they bat like this throughout the series. I do not expect miracles from the Irish team but they should understand that it is a 50 over match and they need to stick to the wicket for longer duration.
I doubt Ireland is having better practices for cricket games like how top international team doing that is why they are hard to adapt to the new format of 50 overs which was evolved a lot in this 21st century.I will say they bowled really well but could reach the line so they need to take out the positive and proceed for the upcoming match.

Small teams like ireland will not get much games against the big teams like England. They should be happy that they are having a series with england when the sporting events are limited around the globe because of the pandemic. This is their chance to get a lot experience and practice.

I’m very disappointed that Ireland did not win yesterday’s game because they truly deserved to win it, and earn those points which would help them qualify for the 2023 World Cup. Also I’m waiting to see which other teams will play under this new format which is launched by the ICC, and lastly I’m excited to find out which teams will finally qualify for the 2023 World Cup.

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Hosts India and the next top seven teams in the Super League will automatically qualify for the World Cup, the world body stated in a press release.

The competition begins with a series between world champions England and Ireland, beginning at Southampton on 30 July. The rest of the schedule will be unveiled later.


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https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/icc-launches-new-odi-super-league-to-determine-qualifiers-for-2023-world-cup-to-be-held-in-india-8644471.html
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