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601  Economy / Gambling / Re: Stake.com - The Leading Crypto Casino - Drake, UFC, Everton, Stake F1 Team on: March 19, 2024, 09:47:49 PM
Losing $300 but you wagered 5k only,,,this is a bad luck or maybe you forced yourself to wager quickly by using big base bet?
I was playing the game normally. Actually I was looking for profit and wager at the same time. That's why I couldn't wager enough with my deposits. Because my luck didn't favour me. And I'm not going to be eligible for any good bonus drop with this wager on the next weekly stream.

I don't think that is that bad,usually in Stake they have a ratio of x20 wagered for your deposit money from my personal experience when you have what I call neutral luck so that means if you wagered 5k you missed just 1k from what I will call the average wagered amount of x20 that is supposed to be depending again on the luck of the person.

I also agree that playing originals greatly increases your chances of wagering more as no matter how a bad luck you have,for example in Limbo,if you play let's say with 0.01 dollars bet and you put an x1000 as an objective/target from my personal experience you will achieve it quite a few times the longer you play.
602  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Stop gambling if you don’t have free time to do it on: March 19, 2024, 09:26:33 PM
Oh how I have stopped but not at all because of free time rather because of consecutive after consecutive lost sessions.While many of you will think that it is normal to have bad luck in gambling let me tell that bad luck cannot go into infinity which is what happened to me these 3 months after 4 January 2024 up in March.I stopped one moment to think and I came to the conclusion that this is not what it means to gamble,you simply cannot have 3 straight months of bad luck and I think something is very wrong with how luck works in these f*cked up slot machines that all gamblers play,that is unbelievable,I remember when I used to go almost every day playing physical slots many years ago and I don't remember 3 consecutive months only losing there at all.
603  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏁🏎️ Sportsbet.io🏁 FORMULA 1 2024 Season🏁🏎️Prediction Pool Discussion Thread on: March 19, 2024, 08:51:56 PM
I added my 4th and final chunk of the payment so we are all green know in this pool.It is race week in Australia which most likely means I should put before the picks as most likely I can forget to watch the free practice and then to decide to go with the predictions I will made,most likely I will be sleeping but may be my little kid wakes me up in 7 AM or 8 AM whenever the race is so I cannot miss any action from this technical track which in video games of F1 that I have played was always my favorite as it gave me that feeling like I was being a very technical driver while driving Mclaren here  Grin.The fourth payment is in the 69 page of this thread where I have updated all my payments there.
604  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: March 19, 2024, 09:47:51 AM
Maybe Liverpool really looks like they will get an easy win even in the quarter-finals. But because the opponent is Atalanta, surprises could happen. Because usually teams from Serie A always have lots of surprises. But because Atalanta is also not in good condition this season. Even Atalanta has had a bad season in Serie A this season. And Atalanta can only be ranked 6th at the moment. And this also gives us an idea that Liverpool will be favourites. And yes, I hope they can advance to the final. And maybe it will be against Leverkusen or Milan or Roma. And we can see now that in the quarter-finals of the European League there were 3 teams from Serie A. And unfortunately two of them had to face each other in the quarter-finals. They are Rome and Milan.
No one doubts that Liverpool will be in the Europa League final this season, in terms of quality they are quite worthy and it must be admitted that Liverpool's quality is slightly better than other teams.

Against Atalanta there shouldn't be any difficulties for Liverpool because it is realistic that Atalanta does not have equal strength to Liverpool.
A big surprise would happen if Liverpool lose, but I'm really not sure that will happen, the percentage is very, very small.

I think Liverpool has its priority to win the Premier League during this season and they are very much near it so it may be that they will be not going full power against Atalanta.Still though I believe since Atalanta had difficulties to win against Sporting a much weaker team then Liverpool it means that most probably Liverpool will win even if they go not full power during this game.

In the end in football you never know but most probably Liverpool will be going to win this game.
605  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling is not place to make money is place to lose it? on: March 19, 2024, 08:14:01 AM
Hi everyone,

Gambling has become very popular in the world , especially after the changes that have occurred over the years with modern technology and the abundance of games, we can now gamble with one push    anywhere and anytime . More money is flowing to sites and casinos in huge quantities, and everyone’s goal is to win more ,As is always known, if there is a loser, there is a winner, and I don't think that the percentage of losers is greater than the winners .

Is this true gambling is not place to make money is place to lose it?

I think the complete opposite regarding the number of winners and losers is absolutely not the same.Don't believe me,believe the chats going on in different reputable casinos and you will notice about 96-98% of the persons there are losers and only 2% with an optimistic prediction to be winners.If the number of winners and losers would be the same then most likely the number of casinos would be in decrease and not increase.
606  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🏁🏎️ Sportsbet.io🏁 FORMULA 1 2024 Season🏁🏎️Prediction Pool Discussion Thread on: March 18, 2024, 09:01:09 PM
Thank you for sending free bet, it was winning single bet with amazing odds on Lyon win Shocked
I watched the match with young Cherki coming in second half as substitution and totally changing the game outcome, dont be surprised if you see him in much bigger club soon.
I almost fully recovered my entry fee for participation in Sportsbet Formula 1 pool, and now I need to win points in next round and climb the Supebru table   Wink





Well done mate,I won both Champions League games only to lose in weekend a lot of bets as I made just 0.81 mBtc so I could not withdraw but you have done exceptionally well choosing that team which is surely staying in the last places of the Ligue 1 this season so again congrats on that.

As for race week,it will be a technical track as I have said before and I expect to see a much better McLaren in this track where they have always done well,Ferrari is still the second force and Redbull first yet I have tons of doubts regarding Mercedes,maybe the class of Hamilton as a driver can make a difference in this track.Tomorrow night I add my last payment chunk of 0.000449 Bitcoin to fulfill the 0.002 entry fee.
607  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: March 18, 2024, 03:47:54 PM
That is the most interesting fight in the Serie A as everything has already settled in other fights with Inter winning the title and Juventus being in the second place,not much to follow despite the draw of Inter against Napoli in this last encounter during the weekend.

I think that Bologna has been playing well compared to Roma winning games more convincingly and by scoring many goals so for me would be a shame if Bologna loses the game against Roma.
608  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Does pragmatic play bonus buy really worth it? on: March 18, 2024, 03:23:40 PM
I recently play this provider without the use of VPN on Stake.com that’s why I kinda become addicted on this provider. I frequently purchased bonus buy worth 20$ for a minimum bet but the usual profit I can get is just x2 of my buy bonus while I’m frequently lose my bonus buy.

I’m pondering why many user keep using Pragmatic Play especially the bonus buy feature while it’s expensive and the return is not that high considering the max win is very small compared to other provider like push gaming that offers much higher max win.

I admit that Pragmatic games is really cool to play due to graphics but winning wise, I don’t really like it since there’s no 0.1$ minimum bet.

Personally I play them a lot as the ex provider who used to give us what I would call a very often max win in their slots compared to the other providers,this is long gone now and it looks like often max wins are a thing of the past.

While for their bonus I play them a lot but I use IDR as currency and I can buy the bonus with just 1.25 dollars allowing me to try my luck a lot of times,yet not successfully winning anything big from quite some time now.
609  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Why People Have Different Perception Of Gambling Operators on: March 18, 2024, 01:50:29 PM
I think different reactions to be normal just like we have different perceptions for different brand in different businesses for example as they say Mercedes sell status and not cars so people loving luxury buy a Mercedes to show their status.

The same can be said for different casinos as they offer different things to users but as the Mercedes example above people love a casino who offers instant withdrawals and a lot of bonuses,daily,weekly and monthly.
610  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: March 18, 2024, 01:01:20 PM
Christian Streich will leave FC Freiburg as coach at the end of the season. He will then have spent 4568 days as coach at Freiburg and a total of 29 years at the club. It is a shame that he is ending his coaching career. But it is also a good and respectful decision. Because he is not leaving the club in a dispute or because the performance is bad. But because he simply feels that the time has come.
So Frank Schmidt from Heidenheim is now coach for a record of 6027 days up today.

Wow,those are some great numbers which for nowadays time are really impressive.I think I only knew such legendary coach only Sir Alex Fergusson at Manchester United where he stayed many years and achieved great things there.I never thought in Germany and Bundesliga to see coaches staying for near 30 years or even more than 30 years as a coach,that truly is remarkable and well done to the management of such teams also that has permitted such a long journey to them.
611  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling mistake repeated by the gamblers on: March 18, 2024, 12:05:59 PM
And from what I listen to those recovering gambling addicts, it's all about emotion. Not just greed per se, it's everything, when they feel lonely and sad they gamble. When somewhat we feel something is empty or even if we are happy and think that we are going to win big money, then we go online and play or travel to a loud environment, traditional base casinos and see how our luck.

So that's it, everything is base on emotions. However, if we can control or at least make the right decision, not base on emotions, we might get away from gambling or at least not make the same mistakes over and over again.
In rare cases, gambling addiction is caused by emotions such as loneliness, stress, depression, and a lot more, because when a person feels any of these things, they start looking for ways that can make them get away from these emotions, and many people who are victim of such emotions find refuge in gambling and eventually become addicted to it because to escape their emotions and the fear of getting back to them makes them keep gambling for long hours spending a lot of time and money on it.

However, in most cases, it is greed that drives a person towards gambling and then they become addicted to it eventually as they keep gambling regularly. People who gamble due to greed tend to become extremely addicted to gambling if they manage to win some money in the initial stage.

I think that those emotions can trigger the desire to forget about such reality and gambling provides a good platform in the beginning but that is very dangerous as most people fall directly in love with that feeling that you have forgotten everything and are fully focused in the games there.It is kinda like alcohol and drugs which at the beginning they taste good but if you keep applying them they are very dangerous for your health,the same for gambling which can hit hard your mental health.
612  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Have you ever done something crazy to bet? on: March 18, 2024, 09:46:13 AM
Hi community,

I remember when I was in middle school, we used to play cards almost every day, and our stupidity reached the point where we would skip classes while we were inside school. The method of playing was easy, as the largest number was the winning card. So, some of my friends and I would gather in the middle school bathroom and make bets with the money that we had collected  from selling cigarettes.
Of course, this is not something I am proud of and I do not recommend it to everyone, but it's just childhood memories .

-Have you ever bet at the wrong place and the wrong time?

I have not done anything like that nor I have done other crazy things like selling some valuables to gamble like my friends have done when I was in high school.In fact I have not gambled at all when I was in high school and university,it was only when I made family and started working.The people at this first job were massive gambler's  Grin and they were talking very often about it.So I started gambling with them and that is how I started and what I still do.
613  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: March 17, 2024, 06:33:54 PM
It's a very big shame to Liverpool that they let Manchester united not just into the game, but the changes by klopp killed the game for this Liverpool side, how would he removed almost all the players in the team that are really impactful in this Liverpool team? Right now Manchester united are leading at the dieing minutes of the extra time and by the look of things, Manchester united will be going through to the next round of the competition.
In the end, Manchester United was able to win the match in the FA Cup today after extra time with a fairly fierce score. I thought that Manchester United would be very overwhelmed and difficult to win, but in the end the home team was able to win with a score of 4 - 3 after attacking each other so excitingly. I hope Manchester United can get one of the trophies this season, even though at least it is a trophy in the FA Cup because the Premier League trophy itself is no longer possible for Manchester United.

I never thought that Manchester United would be able to win the game especially after Liverpool turned things around from 1-0 to 1-2 for them,however when things got 2-2 in the final stages of the game and going in the additional time,it was anyone's game then.
I think that Liverpool is focusing more on the Premier League and they probably must be tired by the game in midweek in Europa League while Manchester United was playing home and was in a much fresher condition than Liverpool players were and that I think was the key factor that decided the game in the end of the additional time.
614  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Exit strategy BTC cash out (or any other crypto) without pay capital gains taxes on: March 17, 2024, 04:37:53 PM
As noted above, ideas 1 and 2 do not exempt you from the obligation to pay, meaning that you would be committing a crime or misdemeanor, depending on the jurisdiction in which you are located and the amounts involved.

As for 3 it also has its drawbacks, and it is not worth doing it for small amounts.

The one I missed in the list is the one popularized by Saylor "borrow against your Bitcoin" and never sell it. If you have enough holdings, you can take a pledged loan for 1% of what you sell and if the price goes up you can keep refinancing, the loan goes down on its own. If it goes down to avoid a margin call you can put in a little more Bitcoin.

Right. Saylor's idea of borrowing against your Bitcoin is gaining popularity. You can use your Bitcoin as collateral to get a loan without selling it and triggering taxes. If Bitcoin's value goes up, you can refinance or pay off the loan, and if it goes down, you can add more Bitcoin to avoid issues. But it's important to manage risks, consider interest rates and understand loan terms. Make sure to consult financial experts who know about crypto lending and taxes before diving in

First time I am hearing about this and looks like the perfect way to invest your Bitcoin without paying taxes.If financial institutions will lend us money and accept Bitcoin as collateral that can open new ways to investing,people who have quite some Bitcoins,like 10 or more in their inventory can use that as a big collateral to lend some good money to invest in real estate first.Meanwhile they can continue their Bitcoin activity,the way how they have made the Bitcoin-s so far,usually with mining most of those who have a lot or some very few of them with trading.This can be going and going and would be a great way to avoid taxes while making money from the real estate you get,in real estate though you can't avoid taxes no matter where you are  Grin.
615  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: UK mining with current electric prices on: March 17, 2024, 04:22:27 PM
i think its about 20p or more on avg per kw/h which is probably 25 cents? its insanely expensive but it also depends on your location

there are some tarrifs which offer cheap electricity during the night i think they might be as low as 8p so 10-11 cents per kw/h

i think CPU mining is the best bang for buck, stacking a few coins/tokens then switching to a new one once a month/season, incase they go 10x or 1000x, however a multiple GPU mining setup would be much easier to scale

nicehash was an option but you will probably get better profit with the actual coin you hold going up in value (10x-1000x) instead of the auto convert to btc option from nicehash

besides - nicehash stopped serving UK users last year

UK mining is looking dire

With that type of energy price 20 pence to 25 pence per kw/h it is a truly no go unless you put some good Rx 6600 cards at use and they can mine even with 50-54 watt if fine tuned perfectly for some coins.I have seen them 6 of them doing just 300 w/h which is not an expensive cost also for that huge amount of electricity,of course it will still be at a loss at the moment but over the long run I think anyone with the salaries of UK can afford to spend some 54 pounds a month with 25 pence energy or lower if the energy cost is lower depending on the zone to make quite a lot of coins as I am referring to Hashrate.no website and seeing the Raptoreum mining there with Wildrig Gpu,so despite looking dire it can be improvised like in this case I posted here.There are many other cases of improvisation which can lead to good results too.
616  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany ⚽ - Qualifiers on: March 17, 2024, 04:08:20 PM
I think Ronaldo can still play his last Euro Cup for the 2024 Euro finals,I know that he is well fit and that his form has not at all deteriorated while playing for Al Nassr in the Saudi League of football.By the way less than 90 days divide us by this fantastic event which not only will we enjoy watching but who does not make money out of such events is a true loser as it is exactly in such competitions that people make a lot of money,tons of markets as always for the national teams.

I doubt though that Ronaldo will prove strong enough to guide them to another title yet in 2016 Albania was part of the Euro 2016 where Portugal won that competition and now they are again part of Euro 2024,superstition?May be but let's see.
617  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Stop gambling if you don’t have free time to do it on: March 17, 2024, 03:21:55 PM
I’m always a victim of this mistake before when I’m still allure on online casino. I keep playing every night after work. I always play until midnight which makes me consume most of my rest time for my job preparation tomorrow.

The result is I don’t have much energy at work due to insufficient sleep and I lose funds on gambling because I keep playing quick due to my limited time. The effect is very disadvantageous to me since I both lose in these situations. This is the reason why I change my gambling pattern significantly that limit me to play only during weekends when I don’t have job tomorrow.

This is an advice based on my experience, don’t ever insert gambling on your schedule if you really don’t have free time for it because it will always result to disaster in both gambling and your life.

Even in weekends though when you do it and continue to lose money that will have an effect on your upcoming week as I know this from my personal experience,losing money makes one sad,it makes one even more sad when the losing of money continues and it never looks like a good session so one can make some money to forget about all those lost amounts.

For your mental health this is very bad and it is going to impact your personal life if you have one and of course your job life,there is no doubt about it,in such situations the best thing to do is to ask for professional help and quit gambling for good.
618  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: March 17, 2024, 01:29:41 PM
I think right now Manchester City is a stronger squad compared to Real Madrid. And I absolutely agree about Manchester City being more ready. Manchester City has been facing hard opponents throughout the whole season. And how many hard opponents do Real Madrid face? Barcelona?
And at this point, I don't think Atletico Madrid is on the same level as Real Madrid. Some people will say that Girona will also cause problems. But I think if I remember correctly Girona was never able to give Real Madrid big competition head to head.

So Real Madrid is definitely not going to be as prepared to face Manchester City as Manchester City will be to face Real Madrid.

I also think the same. Manchester City have a player like Erling Haaland on the front before anything else.  Smiley  I know Haaland can be really ineffective from time to time and this is more commonly seen in big games. The Liverpool game they played recently can be considered as an example. Another example is his performance as of the semi finals phase in the Champions League last season.

However Haaland is still a beast and a goal machine. Real Madrid don't have that kind of a player in the attacking line but it is still up to their team performance on one hand. I don't think we will watch an easy matchup for any of these teams this time.

Real Madrid prepared to face City?That is not going to happen.Real was destroyed 4-0 last year when they were playing much better than what I saw against Leipzig during this season,that was the most ugly football I have ever seen in my life and trust me I have seen more than 25 years of football,never I have seen such a boring game like that of Real Madrid against a team like Leipzig which is nowhere near the power of Manchester City.

Real for me is out 101% and they don't stand a single chance against City with that type of football that they have showed so far in the Champions League,if the odds will be good for City when playing away I am going to bet an extensive amount as I am sure they will beat Real at Bernabeu too.
619  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Proverbs and Sayings that Act as Triggers to Gambling on: March 17, 2024, 11:51:40 AM
Just as we have expressed our concerns about certain gambling advertisements serving as potential triggers, I have observed and I think that there are gambling proverbs or quotes can also play a role in influencing individuals. Look at this Chinese proverb, "If you don’t gamble, you won’t know how lucky you are." From this proverb, it can spur a regular person to explore gambling as a means to test their luck and become hooked. Also, the person who has been gambling will want to continue gambling while being hopeful that someday they would eventually be lucky and hit the jackpot.

What other proverbs or sayings could potentially act as triggers, enticing individuals to initiate or perpetuate their gambling activities?

Anyone who gives excuses for bad habits is irresponsible and doesn't have the guts to address the issue it self, that proverbs could also be understood in another light that means you should try to take risks, besides any risk is a gamble and uts 50/50 and it doesn't have to be casino gamble or sports betting, so we should try to also control ourselves with the kind of risk we take and not give excuses to other things.

The risk is the same at 50/50 although the gambling has the downfall that the user can find it attractive and starts gambling massively,that is a problem because it only happens with gambling and not for example if you took risks by applying for a new job,much difficult that your current one while at your current one you have guarantees that no one can fire you and join the unknown in this new job,it happens once here,with gambling is difficult to handle as once you are in it becomes the more difficult with the passing of time if you don't stop,so I am also assuming this proverb should be used better in trying new things beneficial to us over the long term rather than in gambling which in long time is a guaranteed loss for us.
620  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Things you see in the society on: March 17, 2024, 11:19:56 AM
The developed societies do not restrict anyone to follow any religion they want as long as this is not against the law in their constitution,rarely such thing is.I think that the things we should criticize are not religions as overall what all religions do is to try to make a person,a better one by restricting him or her to join many damaging things like drugs,alcohol,pornography and gambling to name a few.I will tell you that about pornography they are completely right as if you keep watching it,you won't perform well in real life sex thinking about them,so for drugs and alcohol,while for gambling I don't know as I am a gambler myself but most probably they are right there too although I find it hard to accept it.
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