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541  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Who among you here is gambling at work? on: January 30, 2024, 09:20:02 AM
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We gamble because we're in need of more extra money other than entirely depending on our work. We're having busy times with our profession and also sliding some time for gambling, a well stable motion to always earn from the system. There's no urge other than printing your own money by yourself, its independence. Gambling is important for those that's acquainted with the system, they don't jeopardize their chances of winning, rather they're more eager to start earning from the system without following the gradual process.

True, that's the most common incentive for people to gamble.

Unfortunately the most common outcome for gambling is to actually lose money.

So, a financial problem basically becomes worse when gambling.
542  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Are successful gamblers seen as addicts? on: January 30, 2024, 09:18:59 AM
Not addicted but better to called them professional. Addicted gamblers can't be successful gamblers cause as they are addicted to gamble, so they can't help themselves placing bets whatever the match is! They always looking for gambling and money does matter for them and they lose most of the time. But successful gamblers are them who win bets most. As they are successful gamblers, that means they are successfully earning money from gambling, right? And so they keep visiting gambling website for opportunity and they won't place bet until they ensure about it by their confidence. I think here are the difference

I think the key to define an addiction is that it is creating something negative in your life.

If you have a great life and gamble a lot, yet you manage to not lose all your money, or affect your life in a negative way, then you are not addicted.

It's not about the amount of time you spend doing something, it's about how it affects your life.
543  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: who Want To Bet On 2024 USA elections? on: January 30, 2024, 09:17:15 AM
I don't like Trump, but Biden is obviously the worst president for crypto. I'm sure you are aware of what Biden's people in Congress are trying to do, trying to ban bitcoin, ban mining, ban the right to self-custody... They made a number of crypto companies migrate out of the US. They shadow banned bitcoin by not allowing companies to get licenses to operate without any reason. They were denying bitcoin ETF for no reason as well, since in 2018 they allowed futures, but in 2021 the administration changed, Biden became the president and the applications for spot ETFs started to be denied for no reason. Senator Warren is basically Biden's right hand and she's not only a CBDC supporter, but also a hater of freedom. If she displays such attitude, I bet Biden does as well, but he's advised not to talk too much about it because it would be very easy for the people to prove that he has no idea what he's talking about when it comes to bitcoin. He doesn't even know the basics of how it works.

I like Vivek and he now supports Trump. It would be great if the guy became VP.
IMO Trump is going to win if he doesn't get involved in some scandal, or put in jail and it's going to be the lesser evil for the crypto space.

In reality I think the whole point of Bitcoin is that it is independent of whoever is the president of any nation.

At the end of the day, you will always be able to transfer bitcoins from one wallet to the other. There are no countries involved in that.
544  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can somebody make a successful career in gambling on: January 30, 2024, 09:16:17 AM
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I've considered this: gambling is entertaining. Customers pay for excitement, atmosphere, and a minuscule chance to win. Happiness, that elusive creature, is in the experience, not the jackpot. This is known to streamers. They establish an alternate universe where winning becomes sharing, gambling becomes community building. I think this is the jackpot.

Your understanding shows that gambling is a stepping stone to a better profession. Influencers in gambling are pioneers of a new frontier where tales and experiences matter more than bets. This move from gambling to entertainment and community building shows how internet involvement is changing. What a wonderful time to be alive and gambling.

Yeah, you're right.

These influencers have realized that they can make money by showing videos of themselves playing and getting some money from the casinos.

Even though they lose more than they win in the casino, they do create a separate income from the ads, and that makes them cashflow positive.

They use gambling as the cost to their income.
545  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Meet the Chrysosoma Bitcoin — a fly from Papua New Guinea named after Bitcoin on: January 29, 2024, 08:16:15 AM
A few years ago, entomologist Dr Dan Bickel discovered a new species of fly while working at the Australian Museum.

This museum gives the ability to name new species to their members, who have to bid to win the naming rights. Mark Carnegie and Sergei Sergienko did just that, interestingly, using Bitcoin.

For the first time in the AM’s history, the naming rights of the fly was paid using Bitcoin by Carnegie and Sergienko, who are working with cultural institutions to ensure they aren’t left behind as the digital world evolves.



Quote from: Sergei Sergienko
“Whether we like it or not, Bitcoin is here to stay. It has made, and is yet to make, great changes to our world. I’m proud to have been involved in naming this recently discovered species after Bitcoin, and I thank the Australian Museum for the opportunity,”

I find it fascinating that traditional institutions like the Australian Museum are embracing Bitcoin.

Quote from: Mark Carnegie
“We have the capability to reposition cultural institutions at the forefront of the digital revolution, and are dedicated to ensuring Australia doesn’t get left behind through the ongoing disruption,”

So, there you have it, we now officially have a Bitcoin fly:


546  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Who among you here is gambling at work? on: January 29, 2024, 07:05:19 AM
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Personally I am not in favor when it comers to gambling at your job, no matter how harmless it may seem or how little time it could take from your activities and responsibilities at your job.

And this is because there must be a very clear separation between any activity that you do for the remuneration that you may receive, and an activity that you do for the entertainment value you get out of it, besides depending on the environment of the office at which you work, anything could be used against you to start some rumors, and gambling at work can be definitely used by those that do not like you to make it seem as if you are being irresponsible and unprofessional, and this could eventually get you fired.

Yeah, absolutely.

I like to keep work and personal life extremely separated. If one gets compromised in any way, it won't affect the other.

The worse it can happen at a bad time in your work or personal life is to have another bad thing happening at your personal or work life because of it.

Keep things containerized and things will be simpler.
547  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you believe in gambling experts predictions? on: January 29, 2024, 07:03:20 AM
Are there actually gambling prediction experts? There are individuals guaranteeing as experts in their favorite games. Anyhow, they do not always win, and there might be days when they lose more. So they are very much like us gambling for luck.

In the event that individuals are enticed to follow the predictions of those experts, make sure to just bet money that is not huge because luck is not predictable. Assuming the predictions are incorrect, there is no chance that we can fault those experts and ask them for the money lost in the wager.

Yeah, you can be an expert in a field, and be able to come up with similar probabilities that the casinos are offering.

The issue is that the casinos of course have full control of the odds they offer, and they usually like to keep them in favor of the house.

That means that even if you know what's going to happen, the odds are priced in so to speak, and the advantage is to the house.
548  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The madness of gambling addicts. on: January 29, 2024, 07:01:42 AM
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Responsible gambling has been the only way to getting people off your shoulders, especially those who maybe thinking that you are irresponsible by getting involved with gambling but if you have made sure to be responsible enough and not allow your gambling habit turn out a problem to other people around you then you will not be associated with irresponsibility when it has to do with gambling.

Reinvesting your wins info the casino especially when it's the whole profit you made thats been invested is such a bad idea because it will only cause you more pains and regret when you loose so it's very unwise for you to do that because you are not been wise even if sometimes you are lucky and you do win the whole money after reinvesting, it doesn't make it a good idea of one tht you should do most often so you don't have to end up in regrets after losses.

Reinvesting any gains a gambler has made into the casino simply makes it more difficult to have any long lasting wins in the end.

If you manage to get lucky and win big one time, the smart thing to do is to start gambling and take the money home.

There's countless of people that have won something and then lost it all when trying to get more.
549  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: January 29, 2024, 06:59:39 AM
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I don't think if VAR really makes the games fair these days and I'm not a fan of VAR at all. Years ago as you said, Maradona scored goals by his hand none could understand while today we can easily doubt all these but even VAR makes mistakes and even VAR can't be fully trusted, also this made football robotic. I was even hoping to see the word cup without using VAR because of the fake and the robotic feeling it gives.

Yeah, I'm not particularly a fan of VAR in the world cup.

It has basically changed the sport. Now the rhythm is completely different, there's a lot of time wasted waiting for the multiple reviews, and many, many plays are all cancelled because of something that happened long time ago.

I mean, until when in the past can you change the present?, it's ridiculous. And it's also full of issues as well.
550  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can somebody make a successful career in gambling on: January 29, 2024, 06:57:52 AM
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Yes, it is true that the OP is not talking about the casino business itself, he is only talking about someone who can make gambling their job. In my opinion. This is too risky and it is better for us to understand it by working in the casino itself because we can become employees who get paid for sure and the casino definitely provide a large salary compared to having to gamble where the income is uncertain, but how can you work in the casino itself?? or you can create your own casino business so of course this is more fitting with the title of this thread Casino business is a career and only then can it provide benefits and advantages to the casino owners and employees themselves and not for the users.

Of course, I also don't agree that gambling is not a job because it is just a game and the risk of losing is greater, unlike other jobs which provide definite profits, gambling is just entertainment and should not be used as a job for gamblers out there.

There's simply no reasonable way to make standard gambling a job.

Simply there isn't a direct payout for the time and money the gambler invests into the casino.

It could maybe seen as an investment, not a particularly great one though.

Note that there could be other ways of making money with casinos, such as the people that make videos about winning, etc, they are basically advertisers.

That's a job.
551  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [POLL] Using AI to predict outcomes on: January 28, 2024, 02:24:44 AM
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You're actually right because the introducers or owners of casinos didn't program it for gamblers to be winning all the time so a situation whereby a gambler tends to use modern technology like AI to maneuver and he gets winning on a regular and the casino owners finds out about that then they will actually limit that account or possibly ban it from placing bets.

Yeah, I've mentioned this in another thread, but people tend to forget that casinos are in complete control of the best.

So if something doesn't go right, they can stop the bets.

They can also update the odds at any time, specially when events change, say a team scored a goal, etc.

Keeping up with this is almost impossible as the casinos have the power to change the rules at any time.
552  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can somebody make a successful career in gambling on: January 28, 2024, 02:22:22 AM
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Of course, this is big business and good for casinos, therefore as we know that lately more and more new casinos appear, especially those of the online type because indeed the income they get is not playing, at least having 100 members who subscribe alone for example it is enough to benefit them. Casinos have algorithms that are difficult for gamblers to crack, but it's natural because after all this is gambling where everyone comes to try their luck and this is more advisable than you come with an expectation of victory, because if you come with such ideas and goals then obviously the situation will be the opposite, which is where instead of getting a win but what happens instead you will experience the number of losses slowly in an indeterminate period of time.

I think the point is this is a choice, if you do not want the same fate in terms of adverse effects as those addicts then obviously what you have to do is keep yourself safe in all ways that are recommended, do not let gambling control you but you must control your gambling activities.

Yeah, and the thing that some people miss is that the casinos also have the last say in the odds.

They create the gambling events, and they publish the odds that they are paying.

This means that they will only offer gambles that have a buffer in the odds that benefit them.

If there's some change in the game or whatever, they will update those odds accordingly, or simply not allow more bets, etc.

They are in control.
553  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you blame someone for your gambling losses? on: January 28, 2024, 02:20:33 AM
I don't blame anyone and even if you blame someone, what's the point of doing that anyway? Will the money that you've lost because you've put an all in on one of the spin because you were feeling lucky that time? If that's what happened when you and I blame someone, I think that everyone that's been doing that would've still be gambling non-stop to this day because they've got the infinite money glitch that will make them gamble forever. Also, it's really immature of us to blame people for what we've done because that's the shittiest thing that you can do and at the same time irresponsible because you don't have the guts and balls to face that it's your mistake and that you're not such good person after all.
Yeah, that's the best way of dealing with loss, and life in general to be honest.

The main issue with that it's that it's a difficult thing to do, so most people won't do it.

The majority will always do what's simple and easy instead of what's right. That's why most people live an average life.
554  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you believe in gambling experts predictions? on: January 28, 2024, 02:18:15 AM
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I'd accept that they are already being paid for the videos that were created so I will watch them but paying more than that, I will pass.
Because it will take out the fun of analyzing the game ourselves. Before the game, we want to predict everything that could happen although they are not exactly what the outcome will be. I mean, for me, I am always having fun looking at game history, injuries, rankings, winning and losing streaks, players, and more. That's one of the fun parts of being a sports gambler so I don't like that being taken away from me.

And yes, that's the second fun part of it. There's no one to blame but yourself. You made the pick, you decided the results of the game, you made your own risk with your own money, win or lose there should be no regrets about what you have done. It actually should be more fun because you will learn from those mistakes. Accumulating experience is also part of being a sports gambler and I'd rather be that guy who will learn from my own choices.
I made a lot of mistakes in my previous bets, I do learn, I adjust, and somehow I am winning some of my bets to almost perfection. Sometimes.

It's a plus for us, let's not make others rich just because we want a faster prediction, they are also not 100 percent accurate with their choices and it's better if we could do it our own way to enjoy it more.


The thing is that the information provided in those videos doesn't have any predicting power.

It's designed so that the gambler feels like they're getting some nice intel that they can act upon.

In reality, they are mostly ads for different projects or casinos, etc.

They are making the money while delivering the video. There's no value in them other than entertainment.
555  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [POLL] Using AI to predict outcomes on: January 28, 2024, 02:15:46 AM
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AI like any other technology is always evolving, so supposing that you could create an AI that could predict more often than not the results of a match and make money with it, this does not mean that this will always remain the case.

Remember, casinos will also have access to that technology, and they will make use of it not only to produce better odds that are more difficult to beat, they can also use AI to try to detect users that may be using that technology and limit their accounts.

Plus also the casinos are running a business, 24/7, and have access to a lot more information and funds than any random gambler.

It might be part of the fantasy though, trying to win against the establishment, but as you said, they have access to the same technology, and even more resources.
556  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: You must have a source on: January 27, 2024, 04:09:34 AM
When one person want to take long term strategy it is obvious to him he should a income source rather than he will not able to be Holding for lasting. If a holding strategy is taken without an income source, then that strategy will fail because it will be seen that the holding is doing right but for personal need, money has to be withdrawn from the holding's fund.  I have seen many people who have lost in the middle of a long time strategy.

Yeah, I think it usually helps to have mechanisms that make it a bit harder to access the money if you are planning to save it for the long term.

If it's easily reachable, then most people would use it earlier than what they planned. It's how the thing works, you use whatever money is easier first.
557  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [POLL] Using AI to predict outcomes on: January 27, 2024, 04:07:53 AM
The development of the world of artificial intelligence (AI) is truly extraordinary. and many novice gamblers use these machines to predict gambling games. Some even asked him to predict altcoins as a trading tool.
In fact, it is good to use AI for this purpose, but it is also not the right and final choice. You also have to pay attention to your own analysis when making bets. Moreover, gambling games are also limited by the time for betting on the game. Is there still time to use AI as a decision-making tool?

There will always be ways to use AI to get some benefits, or to do things faster.

So, I think you can still use AI to make some interesting bets, or at least to make some money doing other things.
558  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can somebody make a successful career in gambling on: January 27, 2024, 04:06:53 AM
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The fact is that anyone who is quite active in gambling or especially those who have full enthusiasm for earning income will actually only spin - spin on the cycle of winning and losing, as you said that for example in this month the victory dominates which certainly gives them a quite lucrative amount but that does not mean that this situation will continue to occur, meaning that because there is absolutely no certainty and any guarantee to produce a victory in gambling then this makes you have the possibility to experience a defeat that dominates in the next gambling engagement you do. But what is unfortunate is that not many of them realize about this cycle, in fact they only remember the tantalizing victory and with that they indirectly seem to override some of the defeats they have experienced before, even though the victory they managed to get is nothing more than to replace their money that has been lost before. But this is gambling, you can deceive yourself through something called sensation, casinos have a strong strategy of deception that can weaken a person's consciousness just because there is a chance of winning that in the end it is still the casino that gets a lot of profit.

Yeah, it's a great money maker for the casinos.

And most gamblers will simply lose all their money slowly over the days, months or years.

If the gambler doesn't stop, they will simply lose all their money eventually. It's designed to be like that.
559  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you believe in gambling experts predictions? on: January 27, 2024, 04:03:34 AM
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It’s surprising to me to hear people claim they are experts when they have just little knowledge about gambling. If you are a gambler and all you want to do is follow experts, then you will end up losing more than winning. Some of those predictions experts are desperate looking for gamblers who will join their group so that they will give them sure predictions. If they are real, then they won’t be asking people to pay before they will be added to the group, they will be posting their predictions for free. Some of them won’t even want to share the predictions if they are sure about them, they will decide to place a bet on it alone and win alone.

Yeah, the so-called finfluences are a new type of thing were they basically try to make money off ads while trying to tell you what to do with your money.

Most of them don't really know too much, and they get paid by companies to talk about products. So it's basically ads, and people follow them blindly.

By the time they have watched the video these guys already made their money so they don't care about you.
560  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Slots 101: Basics, Strategies, and Discussion (with poll) on: January 27, 2024, 04:01:21 AM
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Well, you know the problem then.

IMO, you should never hold raw cash with a big amount. Big advice, is always tried to buy a stuff/item in real life example like buying some Cars/Bike. It's work for me, with 2-4 years gambling.

I only lost the money I have but never lose item/stuff I owned. At least my addiction is not really f*ck up my reality while selling all my stuff for gambling.

Yeah, that's actually a good advice in general, not only gambling.

With inflation the purchasing power of money actually goes down over time, but if you have assets, they keep their value or even go up.

So, you're usually better off by buying assets instead of having more money.
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