The best thing is for us not to attach any emotions to gambling, otherwise, if we are disappointed, it could affect us so much. I am thankful that I started off on the right footing when it comes to gambling because my first serious gambling attempt earned me 5 times of my wagered amount, and ever since then, I have been trying to earn through it in my own little way. The fact that I had it better at first didn't enter into my head, I made sure of that and I like to try my best to make true earnings elsewhere from gambling instead of relying on it which is what makes it easier for me.

Also, for the bonuses and perks, I even dislike that more, and this is because of the terms and conditions attached to them, so they can never excite me. I've been in the world of risky activities for almost 20 years now, so the entanglement of the bonus and perks through the terms and conditions were the hurdles I had to face many years even before noticing them in gambling. This feeling was what made me dislike them so easily in gambling. Guess that, the terms and conditions are worse in gambling than elsewhere. I like to deposit my money and withdraw it after winning other than winning and winning and still not able to move out my money simply because the bonus's terms and conditions have tied my hands. I don't like that!

Of course, such a person has a higher chance of being good in his prediction, especially when it pertains to his club. But at the same time, it is good to focus the beams further in the case that the club/team is playing with clubs he knows little or nothing about. This is why it is still about wide knowledge-seeking activities and nothing less and retraining. This may not be so needed in the spirit that the person knows everything about a certain club but to know everything about the team he is betting on. I said this because it is not all the time he will be betting over his team alone, there will be much more to bet on to avoid limiting his betting and earning in this regard.

For this, the general information of many clubs as much as possible is advised and this can be easily obtained from the internet as it is readily available for everyone there. Ours is to know the team to buy and the condition of the betting and the options we want to go for. Then make the right analysis according to the past histories and many other information at our disposal.

Well, let me take the remark that the casino has the right to demand of you to complete the KYC again as a mistake because, at times, we may not be sensitive to the overbearing nature of these casinos, and this makes us cheat ourselves. Fine, they may ask you to complete the KYC again due to one reason or the other, but is the reason genuine and is the motive right? That's the first thing we should look at here. However, that "right" context is too much power-inclined in my opinion. The reason they often get away with this is because no one has sued them about it, at least, it is not popular if such has happened. We have our rights as well, only that things like this are often overlooked by gamblers.

If sued, the court may overturn their demand and let you withdraw your money from them, so it is not about one "right", it is just because they have that "Power" which you mistake for the "Right." Fine, they can ask you for additional documents as well, that's a better bargain, but still, all these show the excesses and misrepresentation of casinos in my opinion. I tell you, asking for videos, for instance, is just nonsense to me. What if a look-alike did the video? In my family, my brothers may do this for me and nothing will happen. This is why I do not like the idea from the beginning, it has never been a very good way to verify, only that some companies like to make life miserable for their customers for some ulterior reasons, rather than genuine.

You have a good point, since some gamblers are low-net betters, they do not need those biggest casinos, but that is in a way, it is a very wrong school of thought at the same time. Look at it like this, do you think it's easy to locate the casinos that will treat you fairly if they are not big? This is why many are falling victim daily.

But if the casinos are big enough and popular as well, it will not be difficult for you to locate them. Just like Stake, and your stress of researching about them to know whether they are good or not will be lessened because much would have been known about them by many. Also, being highly liquid means that your little money is nothing to them, so they have a very low probability of being greedy for your little money, which is a plus for you.

But for the small and less liquid casinos, my brother, you have enough to worry about even with a $500 withdrawal at times.

Of course, there will be a little bit of remorse, and I wonder if he will return to being the CEO of Binance anymore, even though he could still be the one cutting the shot indirectly. I suspect that he will do that to further save his head from a lot of issues because if CZ is caught again as the person in charge, it will be tougher than it was this time, so I am sure he will try to play smart.

Canada just slammed Binance with a $4.38m fine for money laundering, and this could only mean that they are not so strong in Canada as they are in the US (Binance.US) where thorough means of regulation was put in place, or else, it would have been worse on the revelation that Canada would have found.

I wonder what is happening in the global branch of Binance where no one is there to question them. If it had been exposed, probably, CZ would have been given life...

Do not think too much about this, the main and only reason why Bitcoin was down on Friday (because it's the last day Bitcoin showed some serious dip) is because it is not done correcting lower. We all know what the ETF hyping caused last year against this year, it actually helped Bitcoin to move more than $40,000 upwards if I am correct. This couples with the fact that Bitcoin started moving upwards in 2023 from a very lower level, so trying to make a determined correction is not out of place now especially this time when FUD is trying to reign and FOMO is gone as well. Bitcoin slipped into a bearish outlook in short-term disposition which I still believe is for a long-term retracement, so do not expect it to end the bearishness yet, at least, not unless it successfully breaches above $73,850 (ATH). This is when we can now believe a serious bullish trend is rekindled, and such which could take it upwards.

And in case the recent bullish attempt confused you, the coin was only helped by some US news, which made it have some short-term gains which were not sustainable. The Dovisness of FED and the multiple news like the main Unemployment rate, Average Hourly Earnings, and the NFP among others helped Bitcoin to grow in almost 2 weeks. But Bitcoin can't help itself further for the lack of buyers due to uncertainty. For this, the overall outlook of the coin is negative, so I expect it to maintain it for a while even if it does not fall so much.

About this, I won't say I'm surprised, it is all about how we take betting. Some take betting as a casual extra activity where they can try their luck and have fun without laying so much seriousness to it, while others may take it seriously. Among those who take it seriously will surely be those who are trying to be thorough with it to the extent of having their gambling record. Either, I can't take gambling that seriously even though I am fully engaged. I have other things to rack my brain with than gambling, and my philosophy about it is that if I win, I win, and if I lose, I lose, life goes on. However, a thing that I do better in gambling is to make sure that I am committed to responsible gambling, that's just it.

As for your questions, the only way someone will have a journal for gambling will ever be for accountability and I do not think such a gambler can be addicted or be an irresponsible gambler doing that. The moment the person is addicted and irresponsible is the moment that he will even forget he has a gambling journal. Surely, this is not about the way to win or analyze better, even in sports betting, all the records are online for your consumption, and can even be stored in the brain for future use. For these, I think his motive is for proper recording and accountability.

Well, having the mindset of gambling as fun is the best, but still, you may at the same time not deny yourself of making the money in there if you have the opportunity, and the opportunity will not even come if you do not give it all that it takes. For me, the only difference here should be the mindset we have in trying to make the money in gambling, if the mindset is bad, then everything could be bad and can lead to desperation and frustration. But if the mindset is good, no matter the outcome, it will not hurt much even as the gambler is not taking it as a do-or-die affair, it is never a must to earn through gambling.

Whether we like it or not as well, gambling can't be pretended as an avenue to have fun without the temptation of making money, and if I may ask, how many people are even having fun in gambling or taking it as a fun-filled avenue? If there are, the percentage will be so little. This means that most people are gambling for the money and we can't eliminate the fact that so many people are professionals too and are making money through it. This is why I always advocate sports betting to make gambling easier and still override some of what you alleged gambling and the house of. But when it comes to the casino itself, then you could be mostly right.

It could truly be likened to an inbuilt problem but the fact remains that it is still about our emotions and how we can retrain and caution ourselves in whatever we do. Gambling is not an exception here and the fact that it's risky and tempting at the same time is the reason why we should fight better. It keeps calling that we should bet no matter the plans we have, but the question that we should be asking ourselves is whether or not what we are doing is the right thing to do. And if the answer states that it is the right thing to do, then we should continue to strive to be in that line and not deviate, but if it is not the right thing to do, we should then avoid it at all costs and not change our minds due to emotion.

We all have to know that the best antidote to emotion has always been discipline, let's be disciplined in all we and also be so determined about it because merely stating that we want to be disciplined can't solve the issue but the determination that we are truly disciplined. That's the only way we can stick to our budget and plans as gamblers.

The problem is that your friend is weak, I mean weak in his mind and decision-making, that is what he has to tackle since that is the source of his problem. He needs the Willpower to say No and Yes at the right times and over the right things so that he will not just be wasting himself away and the resources he has. He should start by acknowledging the fact that gambling is an extra activity and, not the mains of life.

By virtue of this, he should stop believing that his blessings are in gambling, otherwise, he will remain in his poor state. He should rather look for a better earning means, especially the ones that will get him so engaged with them and invariably disengaged with gambling. That's the way out. And if it is difficult for him to unplug himself from the act immediately, no problem, he should start by trying to give himself some breaks from it. It could be a day, two, a week and so on. It might be insignificant at first, but upon increasing this painstakingly, he will discover that he is getting loose off gambling.

Nevertheless, since he has not been gaining at all, that could mean that he is gambling only the casino aspect of it, why not he try sports betting? However, if the result is the same after about 3 months, I strongly urge your friend to quit gambling, it's not just his thing.

Lol...well, it's your life, it's your money and your right as well. Those are my rules in this life even as I live my private life that is not even warranting anyone to poke their nose in my affairs. But at the same time, it is good that we listen to and care about some of them, especially if what they are telling you is the right thing, to say the least. This could be in many cases/forms, especially when the gambling activity is not positive for the life of the gambler and makes him irresponsible. The earlier you care about what people say for your own good, the better for you. But those gamblers who could be proud are those who are not gambling badly and are responsible in doing it.

Even if they do not win often, they are not such that gambling has turned their lives miserably. They have a lot to be proud of, but not the dirty gamblers who are only addicts. Such has caused the attention and interference of people to themselves, so what do you expect? This is why the "cared and uncared attitudes" of a thing are subjective and we should treat them based on the personality of the persons in question.

It's not always about being headstrong, it can't always vindicate us.

No one goes to gambling with the intent of doubling their profits all the time and not being negatively affected one way or another. It is even an aberration in gambling for someone to beforehand have the mindset of success to be made. Such gamblers are always losing and getting discouraged which is not a good thing. The mindset of gamblers must be neutral and refined, but the gambler must however be well-prepared for what is ahead of him. This way, the gambler may get prepared for the way to gamble and the budget/managerial means that will not let them lose their money easily. Gambling is not what we should have that desperate plan about, otherwise, we will continue to lose in our folly.

Also, it depends on the aspect of gambling we are talking about as it is easier in one aspect than in the other. It is easier in sports betting to make money than in casino bettings which require a higher degree of luck as the odds of the chances are so much against the gamblers since they are in the favour of the house in most cases. This is why we should always be prepared for the worst instead of having the belief that we will have a certain success in gambling. What if it fails? That can only lead to one thing, and that is desperation and frustration.

Student or not, the change is slim so it's so irresponsible to have such a huge belief in that. This is one of the many things we preach against here, we should not be desperate in gambling whatsoever, not to the point that we will now be using our last cards to bet. That money is better used for the right purpose, what if it is lost to gambling? No matter how little the money is, it is not worth it to sort for another money to do the same purpose the original money should have done simply because we gambled with it.

Fine, the OP was happy, just because he is lucky, but how much more of those who will be the victim of that circumstance? Who knows if the OP had even done such again and regretted it afterwards, so it is so bad. In my experience, those who use their last card and get the luck from it can't be up to 5%, so why take such a high risk (95%) when the chance is so minimal? That's so irresponsible and unreasonable if I must say.

What I think about this situation is that you overexaggerate things, it is not as bad as that. Well, I do not know your country and neither do I know your locality even if we are in the same country but one thing that is certain in my country is that no matter how bad the locality is, you can't wear your school uniform to gamble, except in some few cases where the situation of the neighbourhood is very bad. There are also a few instances where the parent or a senior person send the student to play for them.

However, it is so irresponsible of the gambling agency to allow such students or known underage to gamble. The agents should be arrested and tried in a court of law to be a deterrent to others.

Other than this, you will not hear of such in my country and many people will even frown at it. Now considering how it is in my country in the worst-case scenario, you can see that it is even minimal to warrant the importance you are laying on it.

There is no naivety here but a preaching of justice, and a show of the fact that the justice system is bad, at least in some cases like this. If a huge money could be laundered where terrorists, drug barons, and child and human traffickers are the end gainers, and the pusher of the money was caught and has such a reduced sentence. Such would never sit down well with someone like me, I don't know of you.

He should have even been forgiven with no jail term since that is what you seem to want.

Yes, it will be a deterrent for them. Maybe you should do the calculation of the 4 months they slammed on him x 10 + an extra 2 years or thereabout. If he spends a minimum of such in jail with hard labour at the same time, can you compare it with the luxuries of his home and the social life he would miss?

Of course, he can't be kept in jail forever, but one punishment outweighs the other, and hence the deterrence.

That's a very good one...The justice and equity preached are not equal. That's the world we live in.

I think you are missing the point here and it is not about the time the KYC started being enforced, it is about the mode of enforcement and usage of it which could be misleading, overbearing and selfish at times. Also, I know all the points you stated above and no one is denying the fact that VPN can be used by the residents of countries where a certain casino or website has been restricted by the IP so long as the use of VPN is allowed by the website itself. But my main point is that there are risks as well, which many may not be looking towards but can still put them in trouble, and as a matter of fact, it's constantly putting them in trouble.

For those who are smart about it, the casino could discover that the customers use VPN and use it against them, guilty or not. This is why I entirely preached against the use of VPNs in casinos. We've seen enough cases on this forum where the casinos will always be alleging the use of VPN or multiple accounts while the gambler will continue to swear it was not true, I feel for these guys, so what do you expect? I am a smart person and I think the smartest way to go about this is to use your local IP, and if a casino is not allowing your country, just skip them and move to another to avoid the VPN usage and VPN-caused multiple accounts detection, which in many cases can't be true but a way for the casino to do their thing against the gambler.

I think I know where your confusion is coming from, you just do not want to accept that there is a virtual or digital asset simply because they are not what you can see with your eyes physically, but you are so wrong. First, I would like you to perish the idea that you will have to be able to touch something valuable before you can label it an asset. Ordinary papers and drawings that were worthless before are being sold for millions of dollars today, this is not because they suddenly became gold or diamond, but because people place relevance/importance on it. Take for instance the Monalisa paint, it is worth a fortune ($100m in 1962, and now over a billion dollars), but do you think the material used to paint it is worth up to $100? Nevertheless, it's being sold for millions of dollars, why? It's simple, people place a relevance on it, which makes it an asset. This principle is what stocks and even bank cheques and notes/bonds work with. There are values placed on them because liquidity is backing them up.

Also, do not think that the operations of the companies you buy their stocks is the worth of the stocks and the company itself, no, people are buying stocks of companies without having anything to do with the company in any way, and that keeps adding value to the company to the point that people can fulfil financial obligations with stocks (virtual/digital). Asset is all about people's money, and nothing more. The same goes for Bitcoin which has a market capitalization of over $1T, this is huge and many physical assets do not even have up to that and they exist as assets. Today, you may buy your Lamborgini and tell the seller you will clear the bills with a certain amount of Bitcoin. Can a valueless entity as you claim do that? Only an asset can do that just like bonds, cheques and other financial settlement means do. It is you who needs to change your orientation about the virtual/digital assets, for them to have been created empty doesn't mean they will remain empty. The moment people are moving money in to back it up and place importance on it, it becomes an asset. Besides, anything you trade in the financial market is an ASSET. Thankfully, Bitcoin is one of them.

Thank you for this and judging by the time of the creation of this topic with what Bitcoin is doing now, I would say that you had it coming. It's a well-known fact that Bitcoin seldom moves below $60,000, not to mention the fact that it almost hit $56,000 in the last bearish correction. Any time it moves below the level and also has the opportunity to show some bullish pattern is the right time to buy indeed. This time, it was the FOMC meeting minutes of last week that helped it before the many news of Friday added to it.

Regardless, Bitcoin is moving higher and higher and sitting above the $60,000 psychological level means a whole lot to the coin and its investors. This may attract a more positive outlook to it for the time being. Although there are many hurdles to be faced by the coin on the bullish path even as I am sure it will indeed struggle to get to its current ATH. Let's see how things unfold, but if it can't breach $67,629 upwards, it could become another issue for it.

A question like this has been raised many times in the past even before the crypto era and only three answers keep winning over and over again. Even the centralised financial systems and services are also applicable in this regard. However, to summarize it and without mincing words, the following three points should be considered as where your money will go in this kind of situation.

1. If your casino is duly registered and regulated, and is sincere with integrity, such money would be disclosed to the authority after a certain duration of time (grace time). This could take months, if not years to give time for you to reclaim the money with legitimate means/proofs. How the casino and the authority will deal with the money now depends on the two of them.

2. Some casinos will do partial revelation. They will reveal some cases and cover the others. And since it is their system we are talking about, it will be easier for them to do so.

3. For the last set, they will try as much as possible to keep the whole money for themselves whether you like it or not, no revelation whatsoever. This is especially if the regulation tying them is very weak.

For me, we should not compare a personal treasury with a state treasury, the impact or the attachment on the player varies as one is a personal resource, while the other is a commonwealth, which was just entrusted in his care. President Nayib Bukele has made more name for himself with Bitcoin adoption and subsequent engagements, but don't you think he is taking too many risks, and perhaps gambling with the national resources? After the ones bought before 2024, I expected a good futuristic person to wait and carefully study the context of "Bitcoin" itself. Many may appraise him or even idolise him for what he is doing, but I don't. All I know is that he is gambling too much with the national wealth and it is an ugly act in all senses, he should give more time to study Bitcoin.

Fine, Bitcoin is a very good project and I love the way he made it a legal tender in his country, but a cautious and conservative approach is the best in all investments in case things do not work as planned. The fact that the money used in buying it is public funds and not personal is more reason why I advise people to be cautious in following his footsteps contrary to what you want them to do.