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521  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can Anyone +18 Play Gamble? on: March 06, 2024, 01:51:24 PM
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What is fully developed brain? A person who understands what actions leads to which consequences? Come on man, people at 18 are allowed to become parents, and you are talking about developed brain and gambling. Becoming a parents is way more complicated than potential gambling addiction, which might never happen actually. People at 18 are allowed to do things that can cause more troubles than gambling. And getting back to developed brain - when it is fully developed? It is funny how everyone tell kids - you are a grown up now, dont act like a child. Develop. Study. Explore. Yet try to limit them in every possible way because "their brain isnt developed".

Many people have tried to answer that question and I still believe it is an open question.

Having said that, there are broad ranges, say a 5 year old vs a 40 year old clearly face different issues when faced with a gambling issue.

That's the kind of thing i am trying to pose here.
522  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Risking 1% in Gambling on: March 06, 2024, 01:47:59 PM
This is a useful strategy to help manage risk and avoid losing large amounts of money. By betting only 1%, you can ensure that you are not putting all of your eggs in one basket, you are not putting too much in any one bet, and you can play more games over time, making it more enjoyable and sustainable.
Relaxed and employed a solid game strategy because it's going to be acquainted with massive profits. There's no means available to start risky everything in the system, for what exactly? I've been calmed this whole while and taking upon myself to become very useful when it comes to gambling, staking 1% doesn't seem to be something we all should be bother about? That's the only safer ground we can embodied the system and techniques to get involved. Gambling is not for the weak, steadily grinding for relevant odds in the system is not an easy tasks accomplished and the continuous process.

Yeah, that actually sounds like the perfect client for betting agencies.

Someone that gets more money every month, and decides to put a big chunk of it into the pockets of the people running casinos
523  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: March 06, 2024, 01:46:10 PM
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But it's not about being the first or last referee, it's about being effective in the game and in the decisions of the referee and that's what the VAR currently does in the games we see.
Even if the referee makes a decision he can change his mind because of the VAR system and this means time after time, we are getting closer to having a robotic game which is not going to be fun at all.
I think in the World Cups like this one in 2026, they could postpone usage of VAR and instead, they could trust on knowledge and skill of the referee they chose for each game which can make the World Cups much better and fun to watch.

Yes, that's the whole thing.

If the referee is certain of something happening, then no VAR is needed.

If there is some uncertainty, then the referee can have a look at what the VAR team produced.

It might not be enough to change the initial perception of the referee
524  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you believe in gambling experts predictions? on: March 05, 2024, 08:14:03 AM
While I see almost nobody here trust expert predictions, however a person most likely would place a bet on a result his friend or someone close to sport will tell him. Even though we understand the outcome is still dependable from random, if a someone (not even an expert) tells that this team or player might win, a person will have a thought to place a bet based on that prediction. That is the trick of humans nature, to be greedy and cautious at the same time.

It really depends on the situation.

In some gambling games you might want to avoid doing the same bet.

For example in games like Bingo, where you have to split the prize if you have the same winning numbers.

On the other hand, the fact that betting agencies even show you services where they have their own experts sharing their tips, makes you think that actually copying the experts makes you no more money than doing it yourself.

Otherwise the betting agencies wouldn't be doing this...
525  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: March 05, 2024, 08:11:17 AM
I can never believe that I lost a bet for Al Nassr team. The team lost despite having Cristiano Ronaldo as their best performer this season. I don't know if my research was wrong or right, thousands of gamblers like me bet on this game. Although Al Ain scored the goal before half time, Cristiano Ronaldo's side had enough chances to score.  Cristiano Ronaldo's team could not score goals due to goalkeepers and defenders despite attacking extensively.  Known as the best team this season, Al Nassr lost in the last minute of the knockout stage.

Yeah, that sucks when you actually are absolutely sure something will happen and then suddenly the unexpected occurs.

Having said that, the unexpected is where the money is, so in theory you could from time to time go against what your gut tells you and you might get lucky.
526  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: who Want To Bet On 2024 USA elections? on: March 05, 2024, 08:10:09 AM
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Popular among whom? She is not even active in politics. And we are already in March and now only 6-7 months remains for the POTUS election of 2024. Even if a section of the Democrats want to project Michelle as the POTUS nominee, there is simply not enough time to do that. And why there should be any emergency replacement? As long as Biden is not hospitalized, there is no need for that. Michelle Obama can be the VP candidate for 2024. Maybe in 2028, she can be the POTUS nominee from the Democrat Party.

I don't really think there's any other contender than Biden and Trump to become president.

Trump just got good news with a ruling overturning the ban on him being in the ballot.

I'm sure this whole thing will end up with Trump even more popular than before.
527  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Risking 1% in Gambling on: March 05, 2024, 08:08:37 AM
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You cannot bet 1% of your salary, the point here is not whether the amount is large or not, but that in addition to the rates, there are many mandatory payments that you need to pay, you need to live somewhere and eat. And to avoid problems with finances, you need to allocate only a small part of your salary for gambling, and only allocate 1% of the bet from this gaming budget. Only competent financial management will help you avoid problems in case of frequent losses, if in pursuit of adrenaline, you bet on 10% of your salary, this will lead to big problems.

Note that one aspect that is not mentioned is the frequency.

How many times should you bet that 1%.

1% of your annual salary is fine, every year?, every couple of years?, every month?

It really depends on what we are talking about.

Is it maybe a one-off?, in that case it shouldn't really matter I think, but it's usually never a one-off.
528  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can Anyone +18 Play Gamble? on: March 05, 2024, 08:07:05 AM
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Absolutely correct mate. In fact underaged are now beginning to learn adopt the lifestyles of adults faster, though some of them now can behave themselves well and leave as matured adults, but fact still remains that they have not yet gotten enough life experience to teach them some self lessons. However parents and also one of the major causes of this problem with underaged starting to do what they ought not to do, they are supposed to give guidance and counseling to their children in a loving manner to that the child could emotionally understand and make that his target for life. But yet they push their children too far from them, and let the child make hefty decision at a tender age.

Yeah, although it is true that kids are getting more "advanced" at a younger age, I do think that the brain still requires some time to fully develop.

If you expose a kid, which are little sponges, to something like gambling, they would probably have a higher chance to end up addicted to it.

They lack the development of their brain to actually have a better grasp of what's going on.
529  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: March 04, 2024, 07:49:13 AM
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That is the most horrible thing in football right now. We have introduced VAR so that when ref's do not see something, they can go check the VAR and change their decision, but there are so many terrible people officiating a game that sometimes they see their mistake at VAR and still not change their call.

They have this huge ego where they keep thinking that they are as important as players and they change the course of the game. They literally rule finals and ruin them as well, remember last years Roma Europa finals game? That ref was almost getting attacked with his family there, he made clear mistakes and decided not to change any of it. I believe that we are going to just end up being terrible if we are not careful.

We have always had a 4th referee that is there assisting the main one.

VAR is just a massive 5th referee basically, with a room full of technical people running the system.

At the end of the day, the main decision has to be done by the main referee. Everything else is just an opinion.

I quite like that they kept it like that, and not like in Tennis, where it is the truth like an Oracle.
530  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Who among you here is gambling at work? on: March 04, 2024, 07:47:04 AM
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The company hire them to work, so every one must focus to work. They have a break time, the worker can use this time if they want to gamble or to do any activity apart from the work. It is too much if a worker tries to gamble when it is the time for working in the company. He deserves to fire from the job, he shows a bad attitude in the working area. Using phone also ruins the focus in working, it may bring bad impact to the quality of the job.

Indeed. For some jobs, the use of cellphones is completely prohibited. I think it is very reasonable because it can harm the workers and the company. It must lower the quality of their works. I also think using cellphones will be useless for some jobs. So, the chance to gambler during working is actually not so easy.

Always remember that we go to company for working, we don't go there for gambling.  Smiley

It really depends on the type of job you have.

Some jobs require full undivided attention whereas others can be done while watching a movie for example.

Gambling in the second case should probably not be a big deal.
531  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: If I bet big I lose, but if I bet small I win on: March 04, 2024, 07:42:49 AM
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It was not just a coincidence because that always happens to most of us and I've found it why, it was because they feel unconscious when betting huge amounts leading to making wrong decisions, unlike betting a small amount where just feel okay if ever we lose. We're not sure if there is a pattern applied by most gambling sites but I think they know the behavior of the bettors based on their betting style. If we never calm down and just let our emotions decide, we will never have the chance to win.

There is also another point to consider.

Usually, large bets will be fewer than small bets.

This combined with the fact that most of the time you will lose, it means that there are way more chances to win when you bet less compared to betting high.

If you only win twice but lose five times betting low, you will remember as winning often.

If you bet only twice large and lost both times, you will be angry and assume you should have bet smaller.

In reality the odds are the same, but the brain makes up a story based on what you perceive.
532  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: who Want To Bet On 2024 USA elections? on: March 04, 2024, 07:39:38 AM
Nikki has a chance maybe slim on the basis Trump is the most litigated candidate to ever ask for a run at the presidency.  At present it seems his own party views it as a rallying call and many would say its only helped rouse the crowd to greater figures but the wider picture its still possible he could be excluded.   If you dont believe the absolute exclusion then at least consider outside of Republican's, facing criminal charges is not a good look; once upon a time just the question of criminality would have ended the chances of a run vs almost any other choice.

The last poll I saw printed had Trump ahead which is astonishing but I dont buy the hype personally, I think it will peak and fall off vs reality.

I personally don't think there is a real possibility of Nikki becoming president.

The numbers are just so far behind that I really don't think it is even possible.

If anything, Trump charges are making him more famous and more people are supporting him.
533  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The madness of gambling addicts. on: March 04, 2024, 07:38:15 AM
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Each family has its own reaction to the discovery of a problem gambler in their family. Someone will start to panic and drag this player to clinics, where most likely the player will be locked up with drug addicts, greatly worsening the situation with his self-esteem, and relationships with others in general. This is the wrong approach and I highly condemn it. I believe that gambling addiction and drug addiction are completely different illnesses, and it is possible that gambling addiction is much worse.

And in some families they continue to give money to the gambler and pay off debts for him. And of course this is a mistake, the first thing that should be done is to make the gambler realize that he has made a huge mistake. And only when he understands everything psychologically, only then can you begin to correct his mistakes with him.

They are behaviors more than illnesses in my mind, because you can't really just "get" an addiction.

You basically start doing a behavior that gets more and more intense over time. Every decision is made from the person, there's no "catching" an addiction like a cold or flu, or even cancer, etc.

The good news about it is that in theory you could simply change your behavior and you are "cured". Of course it is difficult, but it shouldn't require medical intervention in theory.
534  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Official FutureBit Apollo BTC Software/Image and Support thread on: March 04, 2024, 07:35:35 AM
I'm looking for a guide that helps tune the apollo btc to improve watts/TH.  I can't seem to find any kind of link or article in this thread or from an actual internet search engine.  Anyone done any work on this made public?


The most efficient default mode is ECO. That means you get the most TH per Watt in that mode out of the box.

You can then start fine tuning the startup script with different setting to get what you want. Personally I like to run it even lower than ECO to be able to basically run the whole miner virtually silent and still get around 1TH/s.
535  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: March 02, 2024, 12:43:10 AM
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This is why for me the use of VAR is vital in determining the true acts that have happened in a certain event. We don't need to blame the referee or anyone but they can just consult the recording and see for themselves what did really happen inside the arena.

This VAR system will also give fast resolution if there's conflict arising from the game. That is true, you don't need to wait anymore for days just to see what really happened inside the field. Human bias is also getting out of the picture here, which is actually favourable to both teams.

But that's the problem. People assume that VAR is absolute truth when it's not.

There are many issues that can appear while doing the 3D reconstruction, and maybe the ball was positioned slightly in a wrong place.

For situations in which the goal for example is too close to the ball, this might actually be a problem.

There might be errors with VAR.
536  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Risking 1% in Gambling on: March 02, 2024, 12:41:18 AM
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Gambling with 1% of income for everyone is not fun.  Because 1% of those whose income is $200 a month is only $2, so gambling with $2 a month will never be fun. no fun if you don't have at least $10 to gamble with. so one should decide what % of his money should be used for gambling depending on his income and his ability to accept loss.  However, maximum 5-10% of money should not be used in any way. Because using 5-10% of a person's income for entertainment would be quite a large budget

Yeah, I think something like would work quite alright.

You're right in saying that 2% might be too low, but it really depends on what things people gamble with.

There might be a few games where you only need cents to play. It all depends really, but yeah, the winning would be too low anyway to make it interesting.
537  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The madness of gambling addicts. on: March 02, 2024, 12:32:51 AM
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I agree, should be doable for everyone if they want
and I put it in bold because from practical experience I say that it's impossible to help someone who doesn't want to be helped
and no one is coming to save us, we have to find the best way in life by ourselves.

Yeah, this is so true.

There is no way a person can be helped when they don't wan to be helped.

Most people would be happy in theory to receive practice, but in practice they would continue in their own ways if they haven't decided to change.
538  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Is it too advanced to get into Bitcoin now? on: February 29, 2024, 12:35:49 PM
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I think it's never too late to buy a ticket to the moon with bitcoin, even though the price is increasing at the moment, there will be a new ATH point according to our beliefs and hopes, right, so please buy your ticket before the train runs faster and you will be far behind and left regret.

Well, that's the thing.

Buying property in a place that most people want to live is also a good idea, the value will always will go up.

Bitcoin is a bit like that.

There is a finite amount of Bitcoin, but over the years there will be more and more people wanting a bit of that. Same with real estate.

Bitcoin is prime real estate.
539  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: If I bet big I lose, but if I bet small I win on: February 29, 2024, 06:41:51 AM
I don't know if this applies to all games or not, but I feel like this often when playing table games. What do you think?
Well, I think it's just a coincidence. Because if so, and working in your case them why not bet small so you can win consistently, right? Just like in martingale strategy, if you increase your wager after loss, your mindset is recovering the losses quick by doing this strategy. But is it really working? No. Because there's no such consistent winning since losing is also inevitable.

Gambling is unpredictable, you can win or lose base on your luck. Therefore, regardless of how much you wager, if you're not lucky then you can't win.


You are spot on.

What you say is true, if OP was actually experiencing that kind of outcomes, then it would clearly make sense to bet s all all the time and win most if the time.

The reality though is that this is most probably an issue of distorted perception.

When we experience a loss, that is felt more powerfully than when we experience a win.

That's what's happening here.
540  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Who was Satoshi Nakamoto? on: February 29, 2024, 06:38:24 AM
Think about it though: if someone wanted to really be anonymous, would he put in small hints on who he/she is through his/her  anonymous monicker? Obviously not as it would totally be a bad idea. The S-N thing is likely just a coincidence.

Exactly what came into my mind. The name is too straightforward because even complex names get deciphered. And for someone who wants privacy to the extent we haven’t heard from him since the beginning? The story may sound good and interesting but I don’t trust anything because people have different theories on about who Satoshi is. In fact all the confident claims is just enough already. For me, it’s as simple as that Bitcoin exists.

Yeah, I agree.

That's how humans brains work though. They are always trying to explain what they perceive, even if it doesn't make sense.

I think that is what is happening here. People are looking for patterns where there aren't any.
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