The best way to deal with high confirmations is to use altcoins in the process. With congested and high fees, it will surely eat up your balance as miner fees are like $10 from the last time I checked.

Swap your BTCs to any altcoins that are available in the respective gambling website and you are good to go. If you really want to gamble with BTC, then the only solution is to wait until the transaction fees lower but this will take some time given that Christmas is around the corner and the fork is coming very soon.

I include it but I say it in a all encompassing manner so that it can be generalize.

For example, I phrase my new year's resolution that I will manage my expenses responsibly and discipline myself regarding my life choices. These statements can be applied to gambling habits as they involve discipline and responsibility of expenses.

For everyone's new year's resolution, I do recommend that people should not wait until new year to start. They can definitely start their resolution as early as today. It should not be perfect but it should start as soon as possible!

Remember that gambling contributes to the overall revenue of a certain country.

To give you an example: in the Philippines, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is a government-owned corporation in which it presents itself as a gambling institution. It is responsible for providing a revenue of around $904 million, which is the largest among all the income streams generated by the government.¹ Not only does the government benefit from gambling, it also creates a mechanism which enables them to create certain activities and programs for the society.

While mixers are going to be prohibited, I doubt that gambling companies would be affected in this move.

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I agree with you completely.

Actually, I am currently living with someone who is struggling with his drug and gambling addiction. Unfortunately, he became worse when the pandemic happened which further made him really unstable to live with. Not only did his relationship with the family members became sour, he is slowly self-destructing himself with the society (e.g. lots of debts, etc.) as he is currently unemployed.

This is the reason on why I advocate for change and discipline. At the end of the day, everything is bad when it is too much. Gambling is not entirely bad- what makes it destructive is if the person cannot control his greed which can slowly transition to madness.

When it comes to investment, people tend to overestimate their expectations vs reality- I mean, it is not bad to dream big or to think of earning huge amounts of money in a short amount of time. But the difficult thing is being consistent with all the investments.

Cryptocurrency investment (or BTC) is something that should be fundamentally understood by the person investing before taking action. People should be aware of its potentials due to its unique characteristic being volatile- meaning its price changes every minute.

I just hope that people who invest think that there is no easy way of investing- if BTC investing were that easy, then everyone would be rich now.

I do think it is recommended that you participate in your local boards to give it more traction and discussion.

From my experience in our local boards, some translate discussions to their respective local languages for better understanding. Also, the local boards discuss all crypto-related news that is currently happening on their country for everyone's awareness.


I think it all boils down to creating up-to-date news regarding cryptocurrencies in their country. Most of the information that I get comes from our local boardespecially when it comes to anything that is crypto-related. You'll never know when the government will have their stand/view regarding cryptocurrencies if you do not visit your local boards for the latest news.


If a specific language is not included in the forum's local board, I think they can suggest theymos in creating such. If not, then there is always the board of "BTC DISCUSSION" where english is the main language used!

I am of the opposite as I decided to stay away from gambling.

My father used to bring me and my brother to cockpit arenas to watch him fight various tournaments. Before the said fight, people would bet between the two (2) chickens, either "A" or "B" and the minimum bet was around $10 on our area. As you can see, my brother started with $20 and he ended up with $100; while I started with only $10 and lost the very first time I betted.

While I do understand that there were some moments when I still attempted to gamble and won a couple of times, I just cannot get myself to be addicted to a dangerous venture. Also, while others may be lucky, I just really consider myself as unlucky in these types of games which made me really decide to not to gamble.

Remember that this forum is the biggest repository of any bitcoin/cryptocurrency related knowledge for everyone. The traffic here in this forum does not only come from the registered members but as well as non-members as well. Additionally, non-members can see signatures and avatars being advertised in all boards/threads across the forum.

From these facts alone, this can potentially generate hundreds to thousands of people visiting their respective website. The more people that advertise a certain company, the higher the chances that members and non-members would visit their website.

Lastly, if you can see some signature campaigns going on for more than 20+ weeks, then you can imply that they are profitable to support such campaigns.

I definitely agree with your statement.

I think this is where the cycle of gambling enters whenever a person experiences a loss on their game. They have this false hope of thinking that they can quickly recover their losses by gambling again, only to increase their losses further.

For those people who have someone to manage their expenses, this makes them level-headed and discipline when it comes to their expenses since they are somehow forced to withdraw from their gambling activities. I just hope that people would also follow this kind of example in order to prevent any over-expenditure on their allocated budget.

I am a believer that AI bots should be used as a supporting tool for predictions in sports betting. But, relying on it completely can be also risky, especially if a person does not know anything about the said sports.

Like what I have mentioned before, AIs were created in order to make our life easier. Since they can comply data, store information, and rely on statistics, they can be used as a tool in order to support a person in making his decision on which sports to bet on. But if you rely on it completely, it becomes potentially dangerous especially if you based everything on what they have said.

At the end of the day, a person's knowledge is still superior to that of AI. That is the reason on why using it as a tool can be beneficial rather than as an answer.

I will not make gambling as an official job given the risks that are involved.

Gambling is a risky venture- meaning, there is no absolute guarantee that there can be profit. Sure, the returns may be high if you win the games but you can also lose all of your capital in one sitting. If you have bills to pay and obligations to settle, then gambling cannot answer for it on a consistent basis. The inconsistency of gambling is what makes this a dangerous path, especially if you weigh all the risks involved.

While there may be a couple of people (less than ~1%) that made gambling their profession, it still is a risky move for the average person to do it.

Actually, this is somehow dark if you are going to look it at that perspective. It is funny but on that joke, it entirely encapsulates the possibilities that a person may experience if you make gambling a habit.

I have a joke that I would like to share:

How do you earn a small fortune from gambling?
Start with a large fortune.

It is also somehow dark but this is the reality of gambling- no matter how much we joke about it, remember that these jokes were written by people who have at least experienced them.

Just to add on your list, I think the benefit of gambling is that it teaches you how to manage your expenses. It also teaches you to practice decision-making skills since you are on the very platform where it should definitely matter.

While there may be thousands of negative aspects about gambling, there are also some positive effects that we cannot overlook. But in all honesty, it is just not worth it to gamble purely if you want to experience its positive effects.


I agree that it is definitely nice to see people to look for the positive on the negative. But in all honesty, there are far better alternatives that people can exercise instead of doing gambling. I do think that making gambling as a habit can be destructive at the very least- that is why make it only as a recreational activity instead as a hobby.

I think sports betting has the perfect combination of combining sports and gambling into one match. But in all honesty, watching with the thrill of winning money is like the ultimate adrenaline that a person may feel while trying this kind of activity.

On a more technical side, sports betting can be quite profitable if a gambler knows his information around the said sport. If he/she has the information about a certain team and its matchups, then you can somehow turn the tide in to your favour and speculate accurately.


As a general rule, gambling in the long run is not a good idea. The odds are proven to be on the side of the house since statistics provide that 51% of the time that the house would win.

I think the data/science speaks for itself- gambling in the long run is not recommended. To maximize your winnings, cash out it as soon as possible and avoid making it a habit.

Whenever a person rushes the process, they tend to fail since it shows poor effort and lack of understanding the fundamentals.

I mean, it is never bad to dream big and to think of earning hundreds of BTCs at the same time. But as for everything, it involves a series of steps/processes that cannot be rushed at the same time. The person has to understand all the basics/fundamentals before they can even start some of the technical terms that are involved.

I have personally seen newbies who specifically joined this forum for signature campaigns and they tend to show perform poorly due to their lack of any understanding on the matter. Like what I mentioned, when you chase for merits, you will gain nothing.

That is why, learn and read respectively. Be inquisitive and be curious- this is not a race but a beautiful journey that can potentially give you profitable returns if you play your cards right.

I think this depends upon the educational institution if it is public or privately held.

Generally, private institutions have their discretion about their payment methods. Since an educational institution should be as understanding as possible, there is that possibility that they may accept BTC as payment.

As for public institutions in which the government controls the school, there is a high probability that BTC payments would not be accepted. Also, this is heavily dependent on its view about cryptocurrencies. Naturally, if the government of such country has a negative view on it, expect that it will not be accepted. On the other hand, if the government is in favor of cryptocurrencies, then there is that possibility that it may be accepted.

At the end of the day, to also save you the hassle, if you have enough BTCs to pay for your tuition, then convert them to your local currency through p2p or through some other method that will guarantee payment.

Statistically, the more you gamble, the higher the chances that you would experience your returns. Since the poor has a limited budget for their expenditure in gambling, then it is obvious that they only have a few chance for them to recover their losses.

Again, the more money that you have, the more chances that you would be able to gamble again your money. According to some sources, in a given day, a gambler has at least 30% of winning. While this may sound relatively low, this can be quite profitable if it is managed well. But the longer you gamble, the higher the chances of you losing as well.

In conclusion, players who have more resources have the privilege of gambling more compared to poor people who only have a limited budget. This gives the former more chances for them to recover their losses (this is assuming in an UNLIMITED budget).

I agree with him.

The problem of gambling stems from the hope that it can potentially give to a certain player. The best example here are slots where you can see dozens of slot machines, each having a significant amount of a grand prize worth millions of dollars respectively. In the eyes of a gambler, this is an opportunity where they can potentially win. Whenever they lose, they think that by gambling again, they can recover their losses.

I just really hope that people should start listening more about the horrors of gambling. It is already the 20th century yet people are still addicted to it. Even if all the resources are available, people still fall victim to gambling, which is very unfortunate.

In conclusion, having the right mindset and goal before a person gamble is a key factor in order to control their expenses.

As we all know, gambling can quickly landslide and experience both the opposite ends- either a person gets really lucky and wins a significant amount; or a person falls on the cycle of gambling, thereby losing more in the process due to trying to recover their losses.

Since tons of post/threads have been created addressing the issue about managing one's expenses, this is more than enough for everyone to be reminded about this kind of activity.

Your search bar is your friend, OP. Utilize it and search whatever question you have in mind. With all the resources available on the internet, it is impossible for a beginner to get lost in this space as tons of resources are free with just a push of a few buttons.

Anyway, there are boards located in this forum where each board represents a specific topic/category. You can skim through the entire forum and read threads that are suitable to your liking or that sparks your curiosity.

Lastly, remember that it is always the journey and not the reward that counts. Good luck on your journey, OP.