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581  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: October 18, 2023, 01:18:01 PM
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You also can’t sleep on Kevin Durant. While he may be one of the best offensive players to ever shoot the ball, he’s also no slouch on the defensive end. When he was on the Golden State Warriors he was an absolute menace defensively.
I think it's one criticism against Kevin Durant, but when he was with the Warrior, he try to improved his defensive skills, got some chase down blocks and really didn't sleep on defense as compare to the likes of let's say James Harden. Even against one of the great defender in Pat Bev, they have some scuffle and Durant is not going to back down.
I think we can deduce that he was able to play more defense back then because he doesn't have to exert much effort on offense when he was a GSW. The man isn't getting any younger and I'm pretty sure he'll be much needed in offense for the Suns so that's where he'll use more of his energy.

He did actually play more offense that Steph did when Durant was with the Warriors, and thats' why he win the MVP finals award and not Steph. And I think Steph is cool with that as he allowed Durant to really shine, and he was just behind supporting Durant.

But we all know that Warriors is still Steph's team and so Durant will have to move on after winning championships with the Warriors. But I do agree that he is no longer younger anymore and could be adjusting his role so that it won't take a toll on his body as they also have Booker and Beal to work on the Suns offense.
582  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [BOXING]Adrien Broner vs Chris Howard (Welterweight) Nov 4. . on: October 16, 2023, 09:20:03 AM
Chris Howard has only fought once since 2016. Broner isn't going to challenge for a world title any time soon with those kind of opponents. The fact he's ranked in the top 15 with any sanctioning body has more to do with his name recognition than his quality as a fighter. "About Billions" is clearly desperate for money, that's why he had to resort to signing with Don King. We'll see if he actually goes through with this fight or if he ends up using the mental health issues excuse again and pulls out at the last minute.

Yes, he might really be in need of money right now, because he keeps on fighting bums and he is no longer close to that supposedly, "About Billions" persona of him. Specially when he was still very close to Floyd. I didn't know that he sign up with Don King though, but yeah in any case we all know how shady Don King is. But perhaps AB has no other options.

Maybe he is just getting chump change right now but he needs to survived and get that paycheck after paycheck. But I doubt that even if he won by a knockout or something spectacular, his name will be up for the championship belt again. He is old and way beyond his prime now.
583  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Official Poster of Olympics 2028 Welcoming 5 New Sports (Including Cricket) on: October 16, 2023, 09:03:24 AM
Just a small correction though, this new sports are included in the Summer Olympics.

Yeah, very excited to see Cricket to be included, and I would say that and it's very popular in some regions of the world and others say it's the second most popular sports in the world. And probably good chances for nation that excel in this sports.

And maybe those other countries as well are going to focus on this new sports, putting up good programs so that they also compete at high level, increasing their chances to have a gold medal.
584  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: October 16, 2023, 03:32:22 AM
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but for the moment you can't expect them to get more like 30 wins this season. Maybe they can surprise us but realistically they are not fight for any playoff or even playin spot.
That's an interesting take. I may bet against that if Wemby doesn't get any injury in the preseason and if odds move according to your expectation. Current line is @1.90 for both under/over 29.50 regular season wins. It doesn't look that tempting to me at the moment.

There are also lines for his PPG and RPG if you're interested
- PPG under/over 17.0 are both @1.90
- RPG under 8.60 @1.86 while over 8.60 @1.96

Seems to be interesting line for Wemby and the Spurs. Very tempting but we really need to be careful though as it is too early to conclude. But in any case that I will bet on it, I might go with the PPG here, I will take the over, I think Wemby can average above 20 ppg or even higher as it looks like he will be the go player for the Spurs and coach Pop.

And so more design plays for him, and he can really shot from the outside and his percentage could be in the line of 60% true shooting. With the current hype on him, and with the way he handle the pressure, I think he can really be a good player and can developed to be the future star of the league.
585  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Logan Paul Vs Dillon Dannis and KSI vs Tommy Fury Today! Oct 14th on: October 16, 2023, 02:56:28 AM
I wonder if they are planning on a Tommy Fury vs. Logan Paul fight, since they are the winners of their respective matches it seems like a good idea for them to fight each other and if I remember correctly on some of YouTube videos, there are some comments from their fans who wants to see them fight.

Possible, I think it will made sense of them, they are still in the hype and as you said, as long as the fans demanded it, and willing to pay those expensive tickets, this two might set it up in the future. So most likely, another set of trash talking between the two camps. It might not be very personal attack just like Dannis did. But it was a disappointment for his fans as he didn't back up all the trash talking and pull that DQ stunt.

I was a little confused with KSI, how was he disputing the decision that he lost when he performed that poorly against Tommy Fury?

No need to be confused, KSI is full of ego and can't accept that he was defeated here. And just like any other boxers, for instance Broner who thinks he won against Manny Pacquiao when everyone inside saw that he didn't do anything.

But in any case, Tommy Fury vs. Logan Paul, I'm not also interested to watch this fight if ever they set it up. Only their fans are going to pay for it.
586  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: [Warning]: Scam/Fake BNB Airdrop Website on: October 15, 2023, 08:21:14 PM
Thanks for the heads up! Scammers are always coming up with new tricks. It's essential to stay vigilant and verify the authenticity of any airdrop or website.

It's not a new trick, in my opinion, it's trick that has been known already. However, there are still many gullible crypto newbies who still fall for this kind of trick that's why scammers are just rehearsing everything.

They are picking up the hottest trend on crypto world and then try to copy that website at best spread the world thru different forums or even they are willing to pay ads on Google so that their fake and phishing website are on top. So once someone search for it, they will be on page 1 and everyone thought it is the legit once since it is appearing on the very top of big G.
587  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: SEC does not plan to appeal court decision on Grayscale bitcoin ETF on: October 15, 2023, 12:25:56 PM
So I guess this is a win for Grayscale already and we might see eventually SEC going to approved spot bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF) in the future.

It's true that SEC has lost the case, but Grayscale have not win anything yet, their goal to finally get their Bitcoin Spot approved is still on a long road. It's one step closer, but SEC might find another good reason to reject Grayscale application. Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to be negative here, and this is actually a good news, I just don't want to get my hope too high, looking back at the history how SEC viewed Bitcoin.

Maybe, but can they continue to issue rejections if let's say Grayscale has already followed the changes that SEC wanted them to do? They can only do as much as rejection as they can, but sooner or later they will have to give in to the pressures of big financial institutions to approved the very first Bitcoin Spot ETF.  You will have to look at who is the entity, BlackRock, Bitwise, Van Eck, Wisdom tree. This are all big names, so we might see as early as the 1st quarter of next year that we the first ETF will be approved, in my opinion.
588  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: October 15, 2023, 10:24:56 AM
I know it's only preseason but I will be the first to admit I might be wrong about wemby.  Dude is a monster.  I thought he might not he strong enough to hang inside in the NBA and think I'm wrong after watching a couple of preseason games.  Now I know the regular season is very different he looks like he has the goods to hold up.  Hope the kid stays injury free to see how good he can get.  That's the worry with these big guys
Look at Giannis when he entered the NBA compared to now. If Wemby can bulk up a bit over the next year or 2, he is going to be a force to be reckoned with. He's already being compared to the likes of KD and as we all know KD is pretty good.

Kid is killing it in the preseason, can't wait to see how his 1st year goes.

I guess we already see the glimpse of how good really Wemby is. Now, there's a lot of comparison between him and Giannis as far as power goes, and then his sweet shooting compare to the likes of KD.

We will see if he can transform his body like Giannis, or just wanted to keep himself as slim as KD so that he can still have that shooting and at the same time the speed. But he will gain more power if he put up body mass and he could be more explosive and scary and hard to stop once he is on the post or just running in the open and then dunk and put everyone on the poster.
589  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Casimero vs Oguni - October 12 on: October 15, 2023, 09:54:15 AM
Yes, and Tapales already gave a warning to Inoue already, ‘I’ll be your biggest nightmare’.


Tapales is trying to be like Casimero. The guy has some confidence to say to Inoue that he is his biggest nightmare. He can say anything he wants, but I'm hoping he'll back it up with his performance. I don't want to see a boxer who's no different from Inoue's past opponents, who were afraid to engage and fought just to survive.

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So let's see what's next for Casimero and how his Japanese promoter will do to his career because it's not really moving forward in the super bantamweight division.

The outcome of the fight doesn't benefit him. It ended in a DRAW, but it's not just the outcome that concerns us; it's how he handled the fight and how he appeared to gas out early. It's not a good sign for him, and I think Inoue could decline his challenge, saying he's not on his level.

It might work on Tapales the positive way, at least he is not afraid of the monster. Unlike many of his opponents in the past that like trash talking Inoue but was a total different boxer in the ring.

As for Casimero I do agree with what we have seen in this fight,

- no gas tank or doesn't have that stamina
- feel in love with his one hit punch, but when it didn't work he don't know what to do
- should be getting a new trainer. People around him are just kissing his ass
- his power is no longer there at 122 lbs
- his age is showing in this fight

He should not be obsessed with a Inoue fight since this kind of performance will not get Inoue excited to fight him.
590  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Play equal to deposited funds before you can withdraw on: October 15, 2023, 09:35:58 AM
Who else finds this requirements from casinos BS?

Of course, every gambler will find this wagering requirement BS. However, we should understand where they are coming from. Their platform could be used as a money laundering scheme. Those individuals can just deposit their tainted bitcoin then they can just withdraw it right away, so this casinos wanted to make sure that at least you play some money, just percentage of your deposit before you can withdraw it. Unlike in traditional based though, if you put some money on a game let's say a slot machine and you don't want to continue, then you can withdraw your money and encash it, or just continue to play with other games. But this is offline, so this casinos will have to protect themselves from people who find loopholes, not just in casinos, even in exchange platforms as well because there are certain individuals who might do it.
591  Economy / Economics / Re: These are the top 100 brands by value in 2023 on: October 14, 2023, 12:21:18 PM
Amazon deserves to be the first because they are a sales giant since I was in school, the thing that makes Amazon the best because they always keep up with the times and are supported by a solid and strong team of analysts, a very pleasant experience if one day I can work at a top company that world.

I agree with you. It isn't surprising to have a sales giant like Amazon to be on top of the list with its performance and great services. However, it was a shock to have some brands to be there given how new they are compared to others, but that only shows how powerful social media is as many of them dominates in that area.

Btw, I believe Amazon is constantly seeking interns. Perhaps with the right skills you'll be able to start your dream there.

Yeah, they started slow but Jeff was able to built this to be an empire because of their customer service and how they deliver the project. So no wonder why they are in top of the list and going strong.

And with the huge demand specially in the pandemic and it's after effect (people tend to buy more online), they will remain as one of the giants in this industry. They even have a good affiliate program as well, so it's a win-win situation for those who want to make money from those who sell their items in Amazon as a affiliate, just like Tiktok right now.
592  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: [Warning]: Fake Arbitrum Foundation Website on: October 14, 2023, 11:46:09 AM
Again, I needed others to report this scam websites as well and thanks to those who have did their part already.

And as we all know, Arbitrum is the biggest player in Ethereum’s layer 2 scaling landscape and they have a huge airdrop so obviously, it's a good target for the criminals.
Thank you for this good investigation, it is useful to share such information about these trolls because these have become widespread on the Internet. Especially new networks like Arbitrum and ZkSync (ZKS) that are likely to have huge airdrops.

Unfortunately many people are too lazy to do their own research before connecting their wallet to these sites, especially bounty hunters who are only interested in getting airdrops and never care about safety issues so they lose their money instead of earning airdrops.

Correct, I think one of the hottest is Arbitrum because they just had a airdrop and there are a lot of expectations that they will be big in the next coming bull run. Although the expectations is that they should be at least $1.00 by now, but it hasn't reach that price.

Nevertheless, it's good that we have this kind of warning to all, because this scammers are not going to stop just because they haven't got anyone to scammed yet. They will continue until someone got caught.

Reported it already:

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593  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: October 14, 2023, 10:29:15 AM
Right now, we've got the Miami Heat facing off against the SAS, and it's been an exciting game to watch. Both teams are deadlocked at 72 points each.

What's really catching my eye here is Wemby - this guy is something special. He's already dropped 21 points, and there's still over 6 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. I get it, it's just preseason, but from what he's showing, it's crystal clear he's going to be a major asset for the Spurs. And mark my words, as long as he keeps healthy, he's going to give the Spurs a run for their money this season.

San Antonio Spurs won, 120-104. As usual, Wemby put on a display and this is one of his highlights.

https://twitter.com/spurs/status/1712997786185031762

He put up 23 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. And so the fans alike are hype, there were fans even comparing him to Giannis and calling him SuperGiannis. So let's see, we haven't seen this kind of media attention to a rookie since Lebron James.

But the good thing is that he lives to the hype and most likely, a runaway for ROY although there is tough competition as well.
594  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How often is your luck in gambling? on: October 14, 2023, 09:31:37 AM
I don't keep a tab on when my luck comes visiting, and I also don't keep a record of my losses, to me this matters only to those who are using gambling as a mean source of income, such people created a career off gambling and that's all they do all day, I don't want to become someone like this, so tell me why keep a tab on when you normally win? I use small money to gamble and that's when I have that small money to lose will I gamble with it, if not I won't mind doing something else with the money.

Sometimes I feel lucky deep down in me and I gamble, then the opposite happens, when you lose is when you will realize that luck isn't on your side, it's better to play wisely with your hard earned money, I would rather buy some Bitcoin and hold for a long time damn losing that weekly money to gambling, so therefor I am not a gambler who gambles every time to time.

Some people will lie about how much lucky they get when gambling, it's all for talking sake but if you look at their gambling history you will find out that they have been lying all along, do not get triggered by other gamblers' tongues, gambling is about luck and don't let others confuse you otherwise.

But in any case though, luck comes very seldom, that's why when it comes we should take advantage of it, but we should still be in control. Just like the last time I played, I feel that I'm blessed and lucky because I won big. But at the back of my mind, I'm thinking that it can change in just a matter of minutes and then I might not control myself and lose the money that I already won. So I did get out immediately and never come back to play that day because I was afraid that I will give back the money that I won already. So again, when it come it will pour but don't ever think that it will not end. So just take advantage of it but then have the self control when to stop and quit.
595  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Casimero vs Oguni - October 12 on: October 14, 2023, 08:19:42 AM
It is just another controversial stoppage and a technical draw.  From the start of the fight, I felt uncomfortable, when the referee did not count a knockdown when the Japanese boxer fell down. It is obvious that there is a connection and wether it was blocked or not, as long as  it is not an illegal punch, it should have been considered a KD.

It's a drawback when a boxer competes in a country with a less reputable boxing scene. There can be instances of questionable actions, but proving them falls to us, although not necessarily through legal means. It's not just the supposed knockdown; the final sequence was highly controversial. It was supposed to be a knockout, yet they ruled it as a head butt. If Casimero had managed to conclude the fight in the first round, it could have been a game-changer for him. The hype around his career would have surged, potentially setting the stage for an Inoue vs. Casimero showdown.

I would consider Japan to be one of the most reputable countries for boxing. I rarely ever see a bad decision or blatantly biased referees. Those sort of things happen in the US and UK regularly but I just don't think it's common in Japan. I've watched the replay and slowed it down during these supposed controversial moments and in neither instance does it show Casimero landing a legal blow. People are making assumptions due to their favoritism but the referee made the right call to determine it was a headbutt that caused the injury to Oguni.



Now, that was a very clear picture of what happened, but wasn't Oguni already injured before the headbutt occurred? Sometimes what we see in a picture doesn't tell the whole story. I'm referring to the impact of that headbutt versus the impact of what Casimero had been throwing throughout the fight.

To claim that Japan is one of the most reputable countries for boxing, I have my doubts. I watched Casimero's last fight against a Japanese opponent. It was initially ruled as a no contest but was later announced as a TKO. If they truly scrutinized the situation before making a decision, they could have awarded the win to the deserving fighter right then and there.

It's really hard to say if it is a head butt that really do the damage or it was a shot that Casimero throws that inflicted that cut on Oguni. It's not the question on the referee though, but I do agree that every country is biased towards their fighters. But in this fight I think Casimero is really doing some damage on Oguni already and it just so happen that either the head butt comes first or that Casimero hit him, with the size of his gloves causing that big gash on Oguni face. And then the referee doing his job, calling a halt and consulted with the ring physician. And most likely it will be controversial to think that in boxing we need to have the benefit of the replay and see what really happen before the referee making that big decision to stop and then calling it a technical draw.
596  Economy / Speculation / Re: BTC Sentiment Poll for October on: October 13, 2023, 11:13:23 AM
Seems more likely to test 26k near term and until it does that we should not expect higher.   At present its in a lull between moving averages but I think neither can contain the BTC price action instead 26k seems more likely support test then whats happened the last two days which is the 50 day moving average was the low.   Since thats only an indicator not actual volume by itself I presume we do move past to find a better foot hold for any future move upwards.

We have tested $26k again, although we are in the highest high of that price, and obviously with this, seems to be the price is going to be on a sideways patterns as majority has expected it to be this month. We want more price action, but the volume is very little again, and after that $27k++ rally and we thought that it's going to be sustained, the price goes down again.

So we will see, another two weeks but I will go with the sideways, Maybe around $26800 could be highest price that we will get this month.

I wouldn't mind $30k'ish, but it's not a guaranteed so it's better to setup a realistic expectations.
597  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Casimero vs Oguni - October 12 on: October 13, 2023, 10:43:24 AM
I've seen this Youtube video and not sure if this is true or not as I can't find any source for that. But it says that the JBC, I'm assuming that it was the Japanese boxing commission, has overturned the decision and declared Casimero as the winner as there was no head butt, but clearly a punch that did damage to Oguni,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWQxS59OIJ4

I just hate the background music though.

Maybe someone can confirmed it or not if indeed the decision was overturned by the Japan.
598  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Who among you here is gambling at work? on: October 13, 2023, 04:02:12 AM
I'd like to share my experience with you all. Even though I'm not currently employed, I went through a phase of gambling while I was working in the past, and the outcome wasn't positive. It affected my job performance because, as you may know, when you lose, you tend to dwell on your losses and constantly think about strategies to win. When we talk about work, it usually means we're not particularly wealthy, and imagine what happens when we gamble money we can't afford to lose, especially when we're not earning much.

Yes, it will be unpleasant if you have a regular 9-5 job and then after that you will go on a gambling binge. Not a good combination specially if you live by paycheck to paycheck. Of course there were days that you are going to win, but as we all know, the house edge are going to caught up with us. And no matter how much money we have, if we don't have control over our emotions, sooner or later we're all going to lose.

Let me tell you, the feeling is far from pleasant. It leads to a decline in your work performance, which can have significant consequences since that's your primary source of income. It might be manageable if you're winning, but the harsh reality is often quite the opposite. Even when we do win, we tend to spend most of our winnings, so we don't treat it as business money. This leaves us in a precarious situation when we lose because the money we initially budgeted for our families gets diverted to cover unexpected gambling-related expenses.

Yes, you are affected mentally, maybe there will be times after you lose that you will blame everyone around you, your officemates, your families to the badluck that you encountered when you gamble. But if you look closely, you are the one that put yourself into this predicament and no one to blame except you. And then you suffered depression in days, maybe loan some money to your officemates just to be able to cope with the issues of money that you have lost to gambling.
599  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: October 13, 2023, 02:17:51 AM

Really surprised that book landed #1 over those other people.  Some people can land in other categories like Luka and steph over in pg spot, Tatum as a sf.  But if they are all lined up together under the sg spot I think I'm taking 4 or 5 guys before I take book.

For me Booker is one of the most overrated players in the league actually.
Seeing him on top of all these players seems a little off. Also looking at the roster now, playing with KD and Beal, this will mean less shots for him as well.

Anyway, most of these lists made in the preseason are garbage anyway. Somebody has too much time creating this stuff so people can discuss about it.

In this case, it's another strange one.

No question that Booker can score, and if I'm not mistaken, there were games that Booker has a shooting streak, scoring 40 points++. But he was not consistent though, so yeah I think he is overrated.

And he is on top and second is Steph Curry? you gonna be kidding me? So the GM thinks that Booker is better that Steph? Not sure what those guys are smoking. Even if those are GM though, you have to take everything with a grain of salt. And it seems that this is another report that majority of them got it wrong again as like the previous years.
600  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Are We Need Satoshi? on: October 13, 2023, 01:50:39 AM
we don't need Satoshi, let him become a legend for his name, we have to thank to him for making the greatest thing in this century. I will be the 1st person agree if he gets the Nobel Prize. But, for emergence today, I'm the first person who doesn't believe it.

We can only speculate as what will happen to bitcoin if Satoshi suddenly appears or shows himself. A lot of question needs to be answer and obviously, the amount of bitcoin he supposedly have in his wallet is worth billions of dollars already.

However, I don't think he will surface for the money though, I mean he could have seen it from the background, if he is still alive and yet would choose to be anonymous as what his project preaches.
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