Poor people's play or role in the economy is the same with any other people, they also pay taxes and do other things but always being neglected because rich people think that they are just slaves. If poverty is one of the main problem in a certain country, for sure their Government is lacking something very big.

Poor people are always the hard laborer, they work their asses out more than 8 hours a day and still get underpaid, which is not fair for me, that's why they never get out of poverty.

Indeed. Failure to suppress and control your emotion will really cost you. If you are hot-tempered or if you lack patience in terms of playing, you'll likely bet more in irrational and impulsive manner. And by playing like this, you will lose fund in the process because you will not be thinking logically and instead, you will play based on your emotions that isn't right all the time. Being so swayed by your feelings is a form of vulnerability gamblers must learn to overcome in order to go far in gambling. Sticking to your fund allocation or budget should be practiced too. Because after all, not everyday is a lucky day to play and bet. Sometimes you have to pause and to think whether it's still worth it to continue or to stop for a while and have a breather.

It's a good thing that you gamble moderately and isn't a gambling addict. As much as I don't want to agree in other parts of your statement, it is the truth that people still see gambling as something negative. The moment people you are a gambler, most of the times, their minds think of the worst. Perhaps this is because gambling is tainted and still painted with such negative connotations. Hence, I understand your reason to hide it to other people. Because after all, some things are better left unsaid and hidden to avoid speculations and to avoid unsolicited opinions especially if you know it to yourself that you have a healthy gambling habit.

Both possess risks. In gambling, you risk your fund for entertainment. A profit is just a plus points and a type of reward, this is if you are gambling because you just want to have fun or pass time. But if you are gambling just to earn profit, it will be much riskier since you are expecting something in return and you will allocate a bigger fund for playing. Of course, if you want to profit, you have to have a capital. The higher the fund you can spend in gambling, the higher the chances of you winning because you can play more games with more money. However, it doesn't really guarantee that you will bring home a huge money since the overall results is still mainly based on your skills, knowledge, and luck.

When it comes to future trading, it also possess a risk, but this one is mainly focused on building your portfolio and making money. You won't be in futures trading if you'll just play and have fun. The moment you enter it, you have a goal in mind which is to make money. If your goal is to be financially stable, you have higher chance of attaining so by futures trading. Although be reminded that this way requires you to have vast knowledge, strategies, and techniques. You need to know how to analyze the market flow and not just go by your gut feeling. Overall, it will depend on which risk you want to take.

The tournament was done already, I suppose. But to answer your question, no, I don't see sex as a form of sports. It is an act that binds people together in an intimate manner. It shouldn't be a form of competition because why and how would you even assess or make the rules to begin with? It's just so freakin weird and the level of liberation is just so high to the point i can't really comprehend it. For me, it is an act of pornography streamed live and having bets on the side.

I can't find the appropriateness of including sex as a sport therefore I won't bet at all. But since their state included and accepted it, then so be it. It's just that there could be other better sports to conduct which will not be an eyesore to those traditional, conservative, and those people who uphold morality.

This has a point. I rarely hear that someone is addicted in sports gambling. Most of the time, players get too much caught up with luck based games. Since luck based games such as slots and roulettes are not that complicated, it's much easier to access and play whenever and wherever. There's no need for an event to come up just to be able to play and bet. Unlike in sports betting wherein the gamblers have to wait a specific time frame in which the sports match will commence before they can make a bet. And with this being said, it's not going to be an everyday scenario for them which just basically puts them into lesser probability of getting addicted to gambling.

This pretty much sums up what happened. The father rejected his son the moment the latter offered a portion of his winnings because perhaps it is against their religion to bet or play gambling of any sort. For some religious groups, gambling is really prohibited because they see it as a dirty money that came from a place of greed and being irresponsible. Hence, accepting money from any form of gambling is a no-no to them.

Additionally, some parents are just too conservative and too traditional. Some also very much stand up for their principles and beliefs. If we are to assume that the father is like this, then this just explains why he won't let his pride down to accept the money made from gambling. Giving it to charity won't be an option too because that just means he accepted it in some way, but just proceed to give it to other to remove the guilt of spending fund that came from a "dirty" way. I don't know if it's a good thing that the father stood his ground or not. But I guess to each his own. As long as he is not going to violate his son's right to the money he earned, then it's all good.

Agree with this.

It's important to build or find a hobby aside from gambling. After all, it's so much better to allot your other spare time to beneficial and worthwhile activities that could contribute to your growth and development as a person, and even adding in your set of skills that you have acquired over time. It will be a responsible thing to do to take part into other recreational activities to boost your health and well-being. Because after all, gambling can be tiring and anxious especially if the odds aren't going on your favor. This could also help in prevention of building unnecessary gambling dependency that could be harmful in the long run if not cut early on.

I won't.

This isn't me being a hypocrite. I'm just well-aware of the consequences of cheating on a casino. Instead of harvesting good from it, it could cost you so much. Things that you don't want to give up or experience such as tragic event when it comes to losing your fund that you deposited because the casino detected there's something wrong from your account could possibly happen. The moment the casino notice something unusual activity from your gameplays, it will raise a flag alert that could make your account under monitoring or surveillance until proven not guilty from doing illegal and fraudulent activities. Your account might get suspended or permanently banned, which will make your options lesser in betting and playing. Restriction on making another account is possible too, especially if the casino has KYC process and diligently uphold the integrity of the players to protect it from abuse.

It's really a risky move to make gambling as a main source of income because it holds so much risk than any other possible jobs that you could get. You could turn out broke just because of playing gambling, what more if you'll treat it as a main job that will help your survive everyday. The pressure and the expectation from yourself will be higher that could result to being unable to play strategically and at ease which could certainly affect the outcome of your plays and bets. Additionally, the earnings won't be as stable so you shouldn't really expect and rely on it fully because the high hopes you have for it might turn into a nightmare situation.

Agree with this.

You will save yourself from spending further more and undergoing trouble or possible disappointments once you lose your temper in gambling. If you want to play, then be sure to bring with you tons of it to avoid unnecessary losses on your end. Because having a hot-temper will just cause you to have an irrational bets. If you aren't in the right mental headspace, then it's best to postpone your play until you cool down and have a good sense of mental stability so your judgment won't be clouded.

It will be a hard part to undergo regrets and resentment towards yourself later on if you will still insist in pushing through making further more bets just because you want or feel like to. Every impulsive decision has its cost in gambling world.

I agree with this.

Gambling is a risky hobby and a risky source of income if you will try to make it as one. It can cost you so much before you can eventually earn and profit. It could also lead you to being addicted to the point you're willing to bypass your financial capabilities just to be able to satisfy your gambling habits. And once you fall for that temptation, it will be a bad situation on your end. You can be burdened up by pile of debts, lose time for your loved ones, disregard your responsibilities, and even make enemies in the process.

Additionally, it will be hard to quit too because once you are used to with the routine, you will end up in a bargaining stage with yourself and perhaps even relapse.

This is so on point.

If you really care for someone, you will point out their shortcomings so that they can do better. It will help them address the things that needs to be straightened in order to be the better version of themselves. But of course, it is needed that we do it in a caring and concern manner, not in an insulting and condescending way that they will feel bad about themselves. Because instead of helping out, you may come off as aggressive and bully to them that they have to avoid.

It's because of different privilege we have in our lives, we share different stories, different problems, and different status. The most accurate words for this that I've read is that "We might sailing in the same ocean, but we're riding different boat". So we can't literally say they wanted to stay poor, but for them it is what it is, they already accepted that fact that they are happy from what they have in life, and that's okay.

Well greed is the main reason why other people force themselves not to buy when the price was low, because they are hoping it would even go lower which did not happen, so they just regret it at some point. The real thing is that nobody knows when is the right time to enter the market, we can't predict it though, so it is all about trusting your technical analysis and risk it, that's all it is.

Luck is also needed in trading, since the price is very unpredictable and technical analysis ain't always on point for us to make profits.

For me the risk in gambling is much more large than trading, since it could be manipulated by the house in some ways we don't know for them to make bankroll every single day. Trading is all about efforts and dedication, the skill set is your weapon to analyze thoroughly before entering a trade, in short, the chances of winning in trading is larger than in gambling, in my opinion.

If there's a will, there's a way.

I doubt that a certain person who knows much about cryptocurrency will not gonna make a way to earn money in any good ways. If I were that person, I would convince someone who has money to fund my knowledge about cryptocurrency and get a 60:40 at first, then if I saved enough money to start on my own, I'll go solo, simple as that. There's a lot of ways actually if you really want something, you just have to do it.

If you think that missing out the opportunity to buy bitcoin when it was way more cheap, then you don't clearly understand how it works.

Let's say you still can't move on when you should've bought when Bitcoin was $110 and when you made up your decision to buy it was $220, it increased 100%, it's just the same if you're gonna buy at $30,000 but hesitated then regrets again when it hits $60,000, you know what I mean. My point is, as long as Bitcoin has its price, it's never too late to buy it, you just have to be patient.

Investing on something but you're just half-assed committed on it won't really guarantee you anything at all. Investment is a commitment, you have to know what you need to do and what you are doing in order to gain profits, if not, your money will just be wasted. And, it doesn't guarantee a rich quick scheme of course, it takes time before you could actually called yourself "rich" unless you're already rich before you've done investing.

It's difficult to hodl fiat if you're the type of person that loves impulsive buying, shopping online, always eating outside, buying branded clothes and shoes, etc. In order to spend your money on the right things, you have to be matured enough to endure your thoughts on buying the things you want, instead focus on the things you need. Keep track on your expenses, budget your fiat, only buy things you wanted if you really have extra cash for it and don't do it always.