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601  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: December 14, 2023, 12:46:59 PM

Maybe it is time for the draft lottery mechanics to change. I do not agree anymore that these worst-performing teams should get the highest chances of getting the number 1 pick. I would like it more if all teams that failed to qualify for the playoffs should have an equal percentage of getting the number 1 pick.

I don't think they'll work on changing the current rules with your suggestion. What the NBA is trying to achieve here is on balancing the NBA, and that every team are going to benefit and the fans would be interested in watching. Just like the 76ers before, they had a bunch of number 1 pick before they actually become a good team, so it's quite helpful that way.

Spurs may struggle so hard this season, if they'll get another first round pick, then most likely they'll not end up at the bottom again.

I also think that Spurs do this on purpose since they want to get another first round pick that's why they are not really bothered to lose this season again since as stated they are in rebuilding mode. And they are just leaving this season to develop Wemby that's the reason of all of there negative performance show in this conference.

That's crazy assumption. Why would coach Pop do that, it will only tarnish his legacy in the NBA.
He is one of the best coach in the NBA and would do that stupid things, I think your imagination is beyond the reality, hehe.. but I respect what you think mate.


If this is the real case here then maybe there's something to investigate about and if there's a proven case of something like this happening maybe there's some changes needed to do so that they can make the league more balance and no teams would do this actions and make the league more balance then competition became more tighter since this is what fans actually like to see on each game they watch.

NBA did make the rules, teams are just following or playing with the rules, and as long as their strategy doesn't violate the rules, there's nothing to investigate on this matter. And besides, if Spurs would get another top 1 draft pick, that doesn't guarantee them to become a playoff team.
602  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: December 14, 2023, 12:02:51 PM

Maybe it is time for the draft lottery mechanics to change. I do not agree anymore that these worst-performing teams should get the highest chances of getting the number 1 pick. I would like it more if all teams that failed to qualify for the playoffs should have an equal percentage of getting the number 1 pick.

I don't think they'll work on changing the current rules with your suggestion. What the NBA is trying to achieve here is on balancing the NBA, and that every team are going to benefit and the fans would be interested in watching. Just like the 76ers before, they had a bunch of number 1 pick before they actually become a good team, so it's quite helpful that way.

Spurs may struggle so hard this season, if they'll get another first round pick, then most likely they'll not end up at the bottom again.
603  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Trading advice for newbies on: December 13, 2023, 09:47:56 PM
New users within the crypto space should understand that crypto trading is different from gambling where a mere prediction can yield result. As a newbie within the crypto space kindly check the following before you go into trading.

1. Learn about the volatile market
2. Learn how to analyze chart
3. Take your time to practice demo trading before going into real trading.
4. Do not be greedy, take profit when it’s best to do that, do not hope to get the whole world at a time.

You need to understand the learning process takes long, you have to be calm and follow through the process, if you’re too interested in the profit and not the skill or you don’t have time to do so, you can opt in for copy trading where you get to copy trade from elite traders and make profit, though copy trading is not available on all exchanges just few exchanges like Bitget has it.

Good luck newbies❤️
No matter how you are going to educate newbies in trading, its undeniable that we will still see them trading like gambling at first. Trading with lack of experience is still like playing gambling, you are just waiting for your luck to favor you so you can win and beat the other players. But as you go on trading every now and then, your knowledge and skills will improve and develop, your strategies will be more enhanced as well, that made you a better trader in the process. Experience will always be the best teacher as they say, and has been proven by everyone that succeeds in trading.
604  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Bankroll! on: December 13, 2023, 04:30:49 AM
I set a gambling budget of $10, because with that amount for me it is enough to do gambling and it is enough to pay for my desire to gamble, because if I set a higher gambling budget I am not ready to take the risk. so with the budget that I have set I think it is more than enough. for my own profit I don't think about it, even if I get a win, of course I will cash it in and if I lose I don't continue gambling because I already know the results will probably still lose so I stop there and come back later after a few days or a few weeks later.

Even if the profit is small for people who have a good mindset it is quite satisfied, but maybe for people who do not have a poor mindset  for them small profits cannot make them satisfied and make them always gamble to pursue bigger wins in order to get big profits too.
I’m definitely new to gambling, but even I understand that $10 is too small a deposit to count on any profit. You probably play just for fun and it is obvious that this is the amount for you, that will not be difficult to lose.

I always thought that players who expect to make money in gambling should have a gaming deposit at least close to a thousand dollars. But if it’s just for fun, then the amount can be any.

That's true, if you are ambitous enough to make money in gambling, you should start with a decent bankroll as that would make you serious with gambling. It's not about having fun anymore, it's about using your skills to be profitable in gambling, with $1000, you can win $1000.. it's still sounds so realistic, but having $100 to win $1000, thats kinda hard to achieve, you need to be extremely lucky to get that amount.
605  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: December 13, 2023, 04:13:02 AM
-10 Boston (They are 10-0 at home, 7-3 ATS, while Cavaliers are on a back to back game. All the advantage is on the Boston)

-7.5 Denver (Both teams are on a back to back game, so let's go back to 1. Since Denver is the better team, I'm choosing them)

LAL vs DAL and GSW vs SUNS.. These games could be a close ones, it's hard to choose that way, so I'll pass.


Just a break even day, won on the Denver bet but was short on the Boston bet.

Currently watching the game now, enjoy the Warriors vs Phoenix game,  and I think the Warriors will take the win.
It's the undermanned Phoenix, Lakers should be able to take advantage on it. Let's just hope this game are not gonna go to OT as Warriors seemed to have trouble in OT games ( speaking of  2 L from OKC)
606  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Correction is possible in bitcoin price? After 40,000$ on: December 12, 2023, 09:58:45 PM
Bitcoin prices have been on the rise for the past two to three weeks, with no significant correction observed during this period. Currently, the bitcoin price hovers around $39,300. The surge in bitcoin prices can be attributed to the news of ETF approval circulating in the market.

However, what is your opinion? Do you anticipate a potential drop in the bitcoin price, revisiting $30,000 after reaching $40,000, or do you believe it will continue its upward trajectory towards $50,000?
Correction is part of the market and obviously part of bitcoin. The volatility of bitcoin makes it more visible with price correction and so everyone is still expecting it to happen despite of the continues price surging. But I don't see passing below $30k, instead probably we will see below $35k and then it returns to be bullish again. But still, that remains a prediction that is still not precise and accurate.

But I totally believe that we will experience market correction in the next few days and bitcoin will be quite affected. But no worries with bitcoin as its price will never stay longer in a bearish price, it will always recover again from every price drop.
607  Economy / Economics / Re: I need financial advice for my careless uncle. on: December 12, 2023, 08:58:06 PM
Greeting to you all. I seek financial advice from you guys. My uncle who happens to be a contractor has been winning several contracts, but when the money comes all his plan becomes void simply because he I'll end up going to parties, drinking, womanizing and living a luxirious lifestyle. Although he is married and had kids but his youthful exhubirant has not yet left him even as his married and it's causing alot of problem in his family. When he has no money he thinks straight but when money comes he becomes unpredictable. He has really sufferd before he had this last chance he made over $5000 now he is seeking for financial advice, so I decided to bring up to this humble room to hear from you guys.

So what do you guys think he would do with such money to financially stabilize without going back to zero point?
Unless your uncle will not change his lifestyle, expect that he will never come to stabilize his finances because his priorities are set on other things rather than focusing on the welfare of his own family. He should have a change of mindset if needed so that he will also think of their family's future, and not just giving higher importance on his present life. Looks like he's acting like more of a happy go lucky single guy, than becoming a responsible foundation to his family.

The change should start within himself if he really wants that change to happen. But if not, I guess then we can't do nothing about it but to see him learning his lessons when he'll lost his job in the future.
608  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: December 12, 2023, 02:00:10 PM
So after a day of break, the NBA regular season will resume tomorrow.

I'm thinking of selecting few games only, just the quality games I feel I'm confident with my pick.
So, here are my early leans.

-2.5 Magic over the Cavaliers.
(Magic is 10-2 at home, they should win and cover the spread)

-11.5 Sixers over Washington Wizards
(Last time Wizards covered, this time around they'll not be lucky)

-2.5 Denver over Hawks
(Hawks just a bad team at home with 3-6 record, Denver should win)

-4.5 Kings over Brooklyn
(I just like the home team here)

4-4, what a lucky you had mate.

Everything was just perfect as the winners were in control of the game in most of the quarters.

I didn't know Murray was already back, and in his first game, he already lead his team to a big win with 29 points.
He doesn look like he wasn't coming from an injury as he still had the same confidence.

Now, Nuggets back to a complete healthy line up.

Thank you. Sometimes when you on a hot streak it's nice to share some picks,  so I'm posting my picks for tomorrow again.

-10 Boston (They are 10-0 at home, 7-3 ATS, while Cavaliers are on a back to back game. All the advantage is on the Boston)

-7.5 Denver (Both teams are on a back to back game, so let's go back to 1. Since Denver is the better team, I'm choosing them)

LAL vs DAL and GSW vs SUNS.. These games could be a close ones, it's hard to choose that way, so I'll pass.
609  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A hero or a fool? on: December 11, 2023, 01:03:09 PM
What do you think? This is an insanely move on oneself to stop addiction, something done right? Would you do the same if such is possible in your country?
First of all the person is clearly very confident despite the fact that he has been flagged by the casino. But if he is indeed confident in his poker playing skills then he should choose a different casino to visit and apply the same skills to make a profit again. If he continues to force himself to play at the same casino he runs the risk of losing badly and the casino system is very happy with such people.  There is no chance of coming twice if the case is like this. Whether the person's actions are reckless or brave enough it all depends  on how skilled the poker player is.

We don't see the real situation here. Here's my take, if a gambler is banned from a casino, that could only mean one thing, he is very talented and he could bankrupt a casino if they continue accepting him to play. They are just minimizing or eliminating the damage to protect their business.

Banning means eliminating, but limiting is just minimizing the damage.

However, for a guy who have the skills in poker, he should be able to find ways to fully utilizing his talent, so why stick only in physical casino while we have online casinos?
610  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: December 11, 2023, 12:25:33 PM
So after a day of break, the NBA regular season will resume tomorrow.

I'm thinking of selecting few games only, just the quality games I feel I'm confident with my pick.
So, here are my early leans.

-2.5 Magic over the Cavaliers.
(Magic is 10-2 at home, they should win and cover the spread)

-11.5 Sixers over Washington Wizards
(Last time Wizards covered, this time around they'll not be lucky)

-2.5 Denver over Hawks
(Hawks just a bad team at home with 3-6 record, Denver should win)

-4.5 Kings over Brooklyn
(I just like the home team here)
611  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: What should newbies do in trading? on: December 09, 2023, 07:59:21 PM
I'm also beginner in trading. I trade since this summer and I lost about $90 on $120 account. Recently I make $20 on last $34.
Throughout my journey in trading, I read Jack Schwager's book, watched many educational videos on YouTube, read many articles on the educational sections of CEX exchanges, and also talked with many traders. It seems to me that I understand enough about technical analysis, trading systems and trader psychology. But I'm at a dead end and don't know what to do next. Other traders advised me to just trade, but I think that over time I will lose my remaining $45, and demo trading does not bring such emotions and I don’t want to try hard when trading it
You don't have to force yourself in trading when you think trading experiences has been very unfavorable to you. You know, I also heard from a lot of people that in order to learn in trading, you should get used to trading more so you can improve your trading performance and develop your trading skills and strategies. Well, part of them are true but seeing how your losses may continuously affect your finances, that would be a big problem then. For me, taking a break is also important. If you see you are at the dead end, then do not risk your money losing them all, but stop for a while and only trade again when you think you are ready again to trade. Unwind yourself and relieve your stress from trading, and after that just trade again when you think you're good enough to start again.
612  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Are you feeling FOMO like I am? on: December 09, 2023, 01:04:14 PM
Seeing how bitcoin price has continously made a significant surge, I guess everyone will be easily tempted to ride the FOMO thinking that bitcoin price will be a lot more in the next couple of days and weeks. Even myself if I have the opportunity to buy more, I would glady do that despite of the high, expensive value. But since I have this tight budget, then I should only stick to what I can only afford.

I believe majority here feels the same most especially to those who actually know and have witnessed how bitcoin behaves months after bitcoin halving. But just like me, if your budget is only limited, then I suggest you focus on what you have and just continue seeing them growing in value.
613  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you believe you can win on sports betting by analyzing a betting lines only? on: December 09, 2023, 10:45:55 AM
Some people also think that the bookie's chances of winning are much greater than the bettor's, well I don't think so either.
 

I think it's a wrong perception to think that way, bookies aren't the house like a casino where they had games and you play against the house. Bookies more like a facilitator of our bets and bookmakers job are the making lines and odds that would attract even actions, but adjustments are always their as balancing is always the main goal.

Why balance the action? This is to ensure that bookies accept as maybe bets as they can so they can increase the juice they'll ba making.

For example, team A had +2.5 vs team B -2.5, both have odds of 1.90, so regardless on what team will win, bookies will always pocket 10% of the total bets from the winning bets.

Also this is not like the bookies will win or lose based on the luck. They have the odds in place and in most cases, no matter which team wins or loses the bookies are in profit. Since bookies give less odds to the favourite team, so even if bookies have to give money to the gamblers, it is not that much because the odds are low.

Although it requires a little bit of math to understand, but being a bookie is a profitable business as compared to being a gambler. but not everyone can become a bookie because it needs a lot of initial capital which the ordinary gamblers do not possess.

They do the match, the bookmakers actually and the odds they would set will always benefit the bookies. Are you familiar with line movement? Things like that usually happen when one side have heavy action and that bookmakers will have to adjust in order to attract bets on the other side. Bookmakers does provide pregame and live betting odds, so the bookies job are just their to operate, accept bets and pays those winning bets.
614  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: December 09, 2023, 06:50:55 AM
How about this for a daily parlay today…

Orlando Magic beating the Detroit Pistons
Brooklyn Nets beating the Washington Wizards
Minnesota Timberwolves beating the Memphis Grizzlies
Denver Nuggets beating the Houston Rockets
Dallas Mavericks beating the Portland Trail Blazers

Maybe also the…
Clippers beating the Jazz
Celtics beating the Knicks
… but I’m less confident over those two.

Man, the Denver Nuggets really screwed my parlay by dropping one to the Houston Rockets. They made a valiant comeback in the fourth but it wasn’t enough to make up for the massive deficit they found themselves in going into the last quarter. Luckily I bet the individual games too, but it would’ve been nice to hit a 7 game parlay.

Too bad, that could have made your day.... Sad Sad Sad

Actually, most of the favorites won and covered the spread today, so it's easy to pick, and probably many of us have won parlay bets today. Personally, I placed my bet on the Rockets since they have a good record of covering the handicap, but like yours, I also lost my parlay bet with the Raptors losing to the Hornets.
615  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you believe you can win on sports betting by analyzing a betting lines only? on: December 09, 2023, 06:37:49 AM
Some people also think that the bookie's chances of winning are much greater than the bettor's, well I don't think so either.
 

I think it's a wrong perception to think that way, bookies aren't the house like a casino where they had games and you play against the house. Bookies more like a facilitator of our bets and bookmakers job are the making lines and odds that would attract even actions, but adjustments are always their as balancing is always the main goal.

Why balance the action? This is to ensure that bookies accept as maybe bets as they can so they can increase the juice they'll ba making.

For example, team A had +2.5 vs team B -2.5, both have odds of 1.90, so regardless on what team will win, bookies will always pocket 10% of the total bets from the winning bets.
616  Economy / Economics / Re: Idea and money are very important to investment. on: December 08, 2023, 09:30:52 PM
Both are of high essentials when it comes to entering an investment. However, I can see greater advantage if you have the funds ready to invest because not all are lucky enough to earn or save good amount of capital. Ideas can be well taught and learned while capital remains to be a big challenge for majority on how to save and come up with a sufficient amount for investment.

But for rich investors, obviously they have all the edge on that matter. The only problem is if they have gained the best ideas and concepts that will make any investment works.
617  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Finally I did it (I am happy to join). on: December 08, 2023, 08:48:33 PM
Great job OP. Finally, you have made your first step on reaching your goal, so just continue to buy and do DCA and you will see yourself riding the hype gaining massive profits when bull market happens. Don't be bothered by the market volatility, bitcoin price might dropped a little but it will recover eventually so you don't have to worry about it. Just don't be tempted to sell when you see bitcoin price surging, just sell when the market is finally bullish.

For now, study the market more and learn how to overcome the risks in bitcoin. That is only hard at the beginning but you will get used to it when you invest more and stay longer in the market.
618  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Trading is not very easy; it took my friend a long time to understand. on: December 08, 2023, 07:58:26 PM
If you don't have prior knowledge and experience in trading, then you will really find it hard learning in trading and would definitely take years before you become a pro trader. But that is normal in trading, as majority learned it harder than the easier way. And most probably, if you learned trading the easier way, most likely you are still susceptible to a lot of losses so you need to experience more trading in the market.

Trading is skill driven, not luck driven. And certainly it's not the same with gambling. You need to exert a lot of hardwork and efforts before you can be successful with trading.
619  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2023-2024 betting on: December 08, 2023, 10:36:38 AM
Can the Pacers complete the treble with the final win against Lakers ? I mean they've defeated two powerhouses from the East in consecutive games Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks. Now, the final hurdle would be Lakers and Lebron, can the Indiana Pacers go all way ??

I'm more inclined that the Lakers would be the champion of this in-season tournament as they are a more experienced team than the Pacers though both have high morale right now but Lebron is a different beast when there is something on the line for him.

BTW, congrats on your win mate, will tail you on whose your bet to win the Finals.

I would agree with you on that, as they make the Pelicans look bad after the Pels beat the Kings with a good margin. LeBron and AD are back, and they're up against a young and hungry team, the Pacers. I think if Haliburton is limited, the Lakers will easily snatch the win. They have defensive specialists ready to give Haliburton a tough night, so I'm in for the Lakers.
Pacers have lots of young talent. They gave the Bucks a hell of a game tonight and IMO, if they can handle Milwaukee they can handle the Lakers. Young and hungry is what i see when I watch the Pacers play. I wouldn't count them out at all.
Haliburton is the key and there seem to be no stopping on this young superstar as he consistently bring his A game in his recent games especially against the tougher opponents.

Looking back at his numbers against the last 2 games.
Against Boston, he got a triple double with (26 points, 13 assists, and 10 rebounds)
With Bucks, he got a double-double with ( 27 points, and 15 assists).


Those are MVP numbers, his kid knows how to shine in big occation, so I guess I'll be with the Pacers here.
620  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Why sports betting? on: December 08, 2023, 10:14:03 AM
It is something fun to watch the games and that's fine and it's great, and I just relax at home, open up a game, and reset my loaded mind. If I bet on it, the game becomes better too because I end up caring about the result even more and that benefits the experience as well. So all in all, it's because I combine two hobbies into one.

Definitely it should be the experience as that's what we should get when we consider sports betting as part of the entertainmnet in our lives. Though to be able to watch the game alone is already entertaining, however,adding bet on it would increase it's thrill and excitement, and that's the reason why sports betting has become more popular than the other games due to its unique and more transparent nature.
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