The emergence of the alter ego seems to be more from the online games. Although disgruntled players are not uncommon in offline casinos, but I feel that the physical interaction with a dealer and people on a offline casino might cool the situation down.

Remember that casino dealers want you to win, because if you do, you might tip them, which they wish to get. So if you lose, they might console you and attempt to stop you from losing more.

It how people change behind a keyboard and they become keyboard warriors.

Being alone is one of the reasons why the alternative ego gets stoked. It is interesting to see if any study in future is done on such mental health aspects.

Congratulations, very happy to hear that a regular user of the site and regular visitor of the forum finally got a big reward that they deserved. Indeed a lucky win and whenever I see such big wins, I get reminded of the day I had hit my big win. Hope you recovered some of your losses through this win and would be putting the prize money to some good use either invest it or spend it for something useful.

Just dont gamble it away, if you have not already.

That topic is 1year old mate, I agree with the sentiment but we have to acknowledge that it has since been long and there are more movements happening in the government. Still maybe nothing good has come out yet.

While RBI governor words do make a huge impact, I am sure they will move on soon and then new and better things will be coming into view.

For now the shadow ban on exchange apps and website is a bit concerning.

Cybersecurity and Financial education are among the few things that need to be integrated into the curriculum of school education in every country. I learnt most of this from my parents at much young age and hence I can file my taxes myself and know what assets to invest in but not everyone has that luxury and hence self-educating these things can be challenging.

For now we should focus on teaching the next generation ourselves because I dont think governments will take note of these threads anytime soon. Because if that was the case then the world would have already become much better.

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Sex education is another thing I would love to see, but that is another topic altogether.

Nope they dont push them against the wall. It is method to make money, by fooling others and not doing it yourself. It is similar to write a book on how to make money and then selling it till it reaches the top lists of books and thus make money from selling it than actually using those methods.

The affiliate market of gambling industry is a dark and deceptive place where the affiliate marketers make money without taking any risk but the ones lured into gambling will suffer if they continue to play and think they can make money easily.

Remember that the people who make money from a casino are the owners, investors and affiliate marketers.

Thrill seeking is a reason why gambling is addicting. That neuro-hormonal rush is the key ingredient in making the person take the risk and put money on it.

A properly calculated bet can come out right or wrong, it does not really matter how much homework you did into that, every game is having that little luck factor which can turn the game upside down and your predictions wrong. The multipliers on sports betting events are not huge and thus you are more likely to lose anyway in the long run when you lose a single bet than win multiple ones.

The added tension will only worsen your own mental health in my opinion.

The crypto cruise deals website now redirects to a website owned by a family of military veterans. I guess crypto did not work out in the long run for them.

I would rather go with the option of buying cruise using cryptocurrency if the owners agree to such a mode of payment. Possible if you are buying some big luxury one and present yourself as a VIP who has "different" sources of money and thus the need to use crypto.

But if you are the owner of Travala and are looking for integrating the payment there, you might need a lot more in-the-middle transactions.

This is one point that I am enthusiastic about. The approval of an asset as an ETF will throw away all those no-coiners and haters out of the window.

Of course some naysayers and conspiracy theorists will always be there but this can be a massive step towards the next generation of adoption of bitcoin. Who knows maybe after ETF approval India might become interested and be lenient to crypto finally?

Transaction fees have gone down again but the enthusiasm of gamblers never did inch away even a little bit. They are continuing their pursuits of high multipliers and rolls like they always have been. Like I said previously, gamblers gamble because they are in a hunt to make money with their luck. Here any obstacle to depositing money is shooed away like anything.

Also such times are temporary in the bitcoin network and for the time being altcoins came to the rescue. Eventually it settles and the players are back in order.

It is just a question of conscience which if not guilty would not mean any harm but if they feel its guilty they will keep getting pestered by their guilty conscience that they committed a sin and they are not a good person anymore.

Basically for any religion gambling is a sin. But the final decision is from our side what we decide to do with our money. A restriction is only a fancy word nowadays, with the different methods to circumvent systems, nobody is actually restricted from anything. So gamble if you feel it is ok to do so but dont if you are guilty about it.

Even today if you ask logically, the long term result of gambling is a loss, so it is wrong to play for long.

Most of them are not willing to do dummy trading before actually putting in money on the line. With dummy trading one can get an idea what to expect and how they would usually react, this gives them an edge over other newbies.

Trading is a long term learning experience and needs patience. Most people will not make profits but reel under losses. In this context remember that trading is not for everyone. Those who understand how to play the market will make profits in the long run by playing it safe and those profits will not be huge. So dont try to make trading you primary earning, but a side hustle.

Makes no sense, you are dividing the money into two parts, one of which you are depositing and the other "holding"? Then you are trading with the remaining assets? Which part is going into bitcoin and which part into traditional investments?

Wrong, it is pseudo-anonymous. Users can be traced by proper means but it is difficult to do the same. If you are more interested in privacy prefer Monero.

Who says bitcoin users are not at risk of robbery? People get kidnapped and held at gunpoint to reveal their private keys, what would you do then?

Indeed the long term prospect of bitcoin is good, but you need to be careful with it.

My current opinion is still unswayed, if I see value in bitcoin's future I will buy bitcoin and not a fund that is traded on its basis. Indeed I carry the risk of owning bitcoin but since ETFs are going to be legal in case they are approved, bitcoin's "outlawing" should become clearer in future.

The common people are scared to invest in crypto because of these factors but they are willing to take the risk. Hence the price rise and the demand for ETFs.

I see you are man of culture there, kemosabe

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However I tried using the URL to access through an Airtel broadband and Jio broadband, both of which showed timeout - they are blocked by ISP it seems.

Situation is getting grim for those using these international exchanges and we are yet to hear from the government regarding any official ban news. For now, I guess using them needs off-play store sources - which increases the risks too.

Gambling can be a part of pathological risk taking behavior - seen in many neurological disorders. Previously easy access to gambling was not there so this did not manifest but now reaching a casino to play in takes a few clicks and add to it the older population invariably suffering from such diseases makes a recipe for disaster.

Indeed finding them better modes to spend their time prevents such events from happening. The internet is not suited for that generation and we younger people have to help them out regarding this.

We all have a hidden primal side to our selves which we keep under control by the nature of civilization but in times of emotional or hormonal outbursts, this alter-ego manifests and then we learn how much of an animal we actually are, of course we are civilized animals.

A part of this might be a manifestation of hidden desires and needs. Things if getting worse, ask the friend to seek professional help though.

Most people who investing for long with a calm mindset have controlled this alter-ego with practice and time. Indeed it is possible but difficult for many and seeking help for the same is not a weakness but a strength that the person accepts they have a problem.

Its something new so I would not just shoo away the concept.

If you have a casino running and people are betting on which number if going to end up in each roll/even or odd/red or black and so on, you can develop a niche game based on this "video dice".

If you can market this properly, you can get a lot of customers because gambling sells. How you set up the game to be fair in the next question as @Stalker22 correctly pointed out.

Dont make any move from your side until you get back all your funds, if you ever get that back that is.

Sometimes scam sites use such tactics to appear verbally sound and attempt to appease the victims to continue using their site with only the sole objective of faking it and not actually paying back, because they are a scam obviously.

Although I have my doubts as to how far these guys are scam, there are some pictures on their site that suggest they might be legit, but I will keep that chance to <0.01% and assume them scam unless proven otherwise.

Their TOS is very clear, a big investor does not get exempted from the multi-account abuse in case they try it. That is being impartial to every user on board and not treating someone differently. It is a clear message that that the system should not be abused and abusers will be punished equally.

This type of strict regulations helps keep abusers in control unlike many other sites which have incurred losses.

Regarding bitcoin price movements, indeed it is still on roller coaster and some of my predictions also came out wrong - thanks to the ETF and its related price movements, difficult to make close to correct predictions.

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@SATWAT, please check your signature code properly, there seems to be another line lingering at the lower left corner.

Most early adopters either sold off or invested their money elsewhere or moved on. It is rare to find one of them today or idolize them, rather we should focus on building out own stash of coins.

ETF seems good for price rise, but how much the institutional investors are going to interested in them, only time can tell. There is interest thats why the price is going up. However the early adopters may not even be interested in ETFs, they just want their money to increase in total.

With bitcoin, you need to patient and continue holding and not get stuck at with one new positive thing.