I'd be curious to know if we have actual celebrities on the forum although I think if that was ever found out, those accounts might leave or create a new account to save themselves the headache from beggars and fanatics.

There's many who have been considered famous when it comes to the bitcoin world. Satoshi, Hal Finney, Gmaxwell, Vitalik, Charlie Lee, theymos, are among a few of those names that comes to mind, all of whom have been mentioned already. There are tons more active users who have some sort of fame. For example, current campaign managers have fame as they are the ones hiring and letting people earn bitcoin. Gambling site owners have some fame as well. Too many to list but check the gambling section, most of the sites topics are active.

None of it should be public. The manager can just confirm they have funds for the week. Participants believe or leave, simple.

Mixers will still exist, just not in this space. Someone isn't going to risk a 5 million dollar bet to launder their money I wouldn't think either and also risk the casino confiscating their money due to not being able to provide proof of income.

Mixers are just going to get a little more innovative and find different ways to advertise. There's a ton of dirty money out there that apparently is worth risking prison over. The forum isn't the only place to advertise.

I used the free pick on wunderdog.com for awhile. They usually gave 1 free pick per day and they offered a decent analysis on why they picked who they picked. They also offer a paid version where you can choose packages based on sports you are interested in. I am not vouching for these guys picks, just a site I used a little.

1) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1704638.0
2) $3000
3) Yes


I might be interested but I wouldn't want tokens and i'd want paid up front. Non negotiable

It's not about the line that I draw, it's about you. I read through your post and some things bother me. You contacted your VIP host in Nov 2021 and let them know you had an addiction or whatnot. Throughout the last 2 years you contacted hosts multiple times asking/begging for bonuses, and even contacted a user who has contact with the casino. You got bonuses most times I assume? What did you expect efialtis to do for you? Get you a refund? Get your account banned? You also stated you asked about getting around an exclusion.

So, why wait 2 years to say anything?

Then you post this.

What if they had agreed and gave you some money? Would you not be posting this thread or would you go to gamble somewhere else or even back at BCgame until you went broke again? Then try to get more money?

Some of the things you post make sense and maybe the casino isn't operating like they should. I haven't read their license and do not know exactly what their obligations are regarding all your complaints. I don't feel like had they agreed to give you a % of the money you lost back, that that would have magically solved your addiction. I think you woulda pissed it away and tried again ultimately making this thread only at a later date.

If you knew you had an issue, and you knew the site wasn't operating in the correct fashion regarding gambling addiction, you should have made this thread well before you went broke and made the issues known so that they could be pressured to fix things. Wanting any sort or refund should never have come into the equation IMO. This is my opinion and i'm sure you disagree, that's fine you're allowed to. I think you need to seriously seek help if you have that bad of a problem and take responsibility for that problem.

IMO merit was introduced to try to force users to do better since they weren't taking the initiative to do it on their own. Merit is needed in order to rank up and in order to earn some merit you have to put some effort in when posting.

If merit was used correctly, then of course it's a good thing for the forum. The issue is these farmers all got airdropped merit and are able to merit new accounts and rank them up, sell merit and make a buck, or help their already existing accounts rank up.

Overall, merit is great for the forum, but like everything else there are some issues.

I honestly don't think many altcoin projects from 2017 til now have really made much from announcing their project/token/ICO here. The bounty hunters do the work, but not efficiently. Hundreds of accounts with bots as followers that get few to no likes or comments, meaning they're reaching noone. Just a waste of money really even if it is just a token. If the project plans on listing or already is listed, the value is still there.

The value is in the people advertising the project, if they use only cheap methods to cheat a project then word of mouth gets around and shows other project to not waste their time. If you want projects to keep coming here, you need to show them you are valuable.

Pacers looked good tonight and they did it without 1 of their top players. Haliburton out with knee issues had to watch his team catch fire from the bench. 6 different players with double digit scores is pretty impressive. Would love to see these guys get healthy and make a deep run in the playoffs like they used to do in the 1990s.

I really think it's a huge crock of shit when people try to blame a site for their addiction. The site did not make you sign up. They didn't make you deposit. They didn't tell you to do anything. You made the choice to do all these things. Yes, I see you addressed the fact that people might say these things, but that doesn't mean you are right to accuse a site of your incompetence.

I have gained 5lbs over the last week. Whom should I sue to get my weight taken off? The food companies that sold me the food I ate? Corporations that run the fast food joints? The gas station for giving me gas in my car so that I could go buy food?

Come on, it's getting ridiculous that noone wants to be held accountable for their own actions.

I don't play the lottery, but I do play keno here and there. Basically the same thing. I usually choose numbers related to birthdays, anniversaries, or kids birth months. Can't say i'm up thousands or anything, but I have hit a couple x350 and x90 on the 2000-3000 bets I've placed on the game.

When you make a bet like this you are looking to gamble period. So, cashout is never really an option IMO. Now, if you make it to the last game I would look for a way to hedge my bet and guarantee me myself some sort of profit, but that's the only if you make it to the last leg. Sorry you lost, maybe next time you'll have a better result.

My point was that none of it be public. The only known is between the manager and the company. The manager can confirm they're holding a balance and can pay for the week or whatnot, but not publicly release an address or spreadsheet.

Can stuff still be traced through the blockchain? Yes, but it will be made a little harder as whoever might be watching will have to watch the blockchain day and night and look for similar transactions and then piece them together.

I'm not sure why the fuss here? If you controlled the funds in the escrow address, would you send money from them with the warning that was posted? Take the loss folks and move on.

Off topic a little but this whole situation does make me wonder if managers should keep spreadsheets private? Who knows how many address are being watched at this point?

I agree that mprep should update the rules once the rules are set as far as mentioning mixers or bans are concerned, but I have to ask why does everything have to be explained with every scenario mentioned? Why don't people have common sense? If discussing a mixer isn't allowed and you really feel the need to have the discussion about a certain mixer, then do it via pm.

Poker players and sportsbetting are about the only 2 ways I would consider gambling a feasible option for making a living from and even those 2 aren't easy at all to make constant earnings from.

With sportsbetting you can get information on the sporting event you are looking to bet on. Injury reports, weather, record vs each other, record on the year, good home team, good road team, or whatever. Even knowing all this and making an educated bet does not guarantee a win on the bet, anything can happen still.

Poker is a game where a person can win upwards of 5-15 million in 1 tourney if they have skill and luck. Buyin to the world series main event every June in Las Vegas is $10000 and top prize goes up each year as more and more enter the tourney each year. You have to put a lot into learning the game of poker. Learning to read opponents, using math to figure out your odds of winning a hand, odds of whether a bet is worth calling, or a number of things.

IMO, you're better off getting a normal job and gambling here n there.

I got the Magic ML and took Dallas live to win, but I'm an idiot and didn't look to see that Luka is out tonight so my bet is probably a loser. Currently Dallas is down 14 ugh.

Good luck with your bets.

Probably got bored and came back to troll for some laughs.

As owlcatz already said, all of them. I think he is correct and eventually all get seized at some point. Then poker player has a good point as well mentioning legislation to put laws in place against them.

Whenever a government is not getting what they think is their fair share, the service, website, company, or whatever will always be deemed illegal. Why do they think they're entitled to a piece of every dollar we have? Basically, cause we are dumb enough to let it happen. American revolution comes to mind. I though they revolted due to all the taxation, but nope more and more taxes. I could go on and on here, but it's pointless.

Another concern, will they ever pursue legal action (criminal or civil) against those who promote the mixers? I've seen stories about ronaldo promoting Banince, Tom Brady and FTX, Shaq and FTX, and so on. Gotta be a reason theymos isn't allowing staff to join the mixers as well. Think about it folks. While everyone using a mixer isn't breaking the law, a good number are.