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741  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Fully vaccinated individuals now spared of masks in the casinos in Vegas on: May 20, 2021, 11:15:42 PM
Am not a doctor in any way but these vaccines we have today, I thought they aren't 100% effective against the corana virus and hearing(reading) about how fully vaccinated individuals are allowed in these public spaces without masks makes sad reading because they aren't helping the situation.
I do think what you are saying is true, what i am hearing is that the virus has mutated and sometimes it will not help you if you are travelling to certain countries even though you are vaccinated. I am still wearing a mask while roaming around.

I understand these lock downs, stay in doors are requests we can't get used to, but you are responsible for your well being best you avoid brick and mortar casinos and preferably play online if you have to.
People are really tired sitting at home and so is the reason you are seeing huge crowds in clubs and casinos and there is nothing we can do about it. I do agree staying home and playing online is an better alternative but people are tried of doing that for over a year.
742  Economy / Economics / Re: Will China take over the world with the Digital Yuan? on: May 18, 2021, 11:56:02 PM
Digitization of any currency will work in favor of promoting bitcoin in the end. I agree governments will find hard time to make it widely used one but people will choose what mostly fits for their all needs which includes privacy/investment opportunity/problem-free. So, I welcome any government that will work on their own CBDC.
The problem with these CBDC is that the government have complete control over them, if you are using it to purchase any investment the government does not approve they can very well block the payment or render them useless. So it is better to avoid them and if no one is really using them it will exit the market eventually.

China's population doesn't matter I think because the more the population lesser is the education and living standard in a country. What actually makes them strong is the amount of export they do to other countries for electronics and other goods.
May be population is a problem when it comes to living standards but the main thing that is helping them in massive production and export is their very same population, so it is a two way process. Their strength is the massive population and they are making use of that to their advantage even though some of the items are cheap quality.
743  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What's the motive behind the anti gambling campaign on: May 17, 2021, 11:59:35 PM
I think the sad truth is, people who lose big money gambling. Are the same people who would lose big money investing in the stock market. Some demographics simply don't make good financial decisions. There are always big losers and big winners in every industry. And don't understand why gambling is being painted in a light where only the big losers are acknowledged.
Many who gambled their life fortunes usually comes forward telling their experience and may even write a book and publish them and then try to make money and if you google you can find many instance of people loosing everything in life and then trying to start over.

 
To me there is a question of whether the media's negative coverage of gambling is intended to protect people who make bad gambling or investment decisions. Or is it intended to deprive people like me of opportunities to make money.
Addiction is the problem, anyone addicted to gambling will make bad decision in investment as well and majority of the known addicts are from sports and movie industry who made millions and are struggling with gambling addiction and we have not heard about a big investor coming forward complaining about their gambling addiction Grin.
744  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Arbitration judge orders Fury vs Wilder 3rd fight on: May 17, 2021, 11:47:42 PM
So still not yet over for Deontay Wilder as the arbitration judge rule in favor of him. They are now ordered to take a 3rd fight and Tyson Fury will have to honour the contractual clause.

So I guess the Fury vs Joshua fight will have to wait.
Why should they delay the Fury and Joshua fight, did the judge ordered the fight to take place in a specific time period, i do not think so but the judge can order the trilogy and we have not heard any representation from the Fury side to talk about the situation. If the situation is challenged by Fury and if he does not want to fight him again these court orders does not mean anything as he is not a US citizen and he will not fight in the US if he does not want to.

So i think the situation can only be resolved amicably rather than forcing him to fight with the help of a court order and the Fury Joshua fight might take place on August 14th in Saudi Arabia.
745  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: ETH2.0 New Update on: May 17, 2021, 11:17:58 PM
eth 2.0 will bring many new features, innovations such as the speed of transactions and the transition from pow to pos that is the possibility of earning with nodes, of course 32 eth for a node are many but you can organize yourself in a pool, in my opinion it does not sense to stake the eth already now to earn future eth 2.0 because eth remain blocked in the smart contract at least until the exit of eth 1.5 which is not known when it will happen, better to put eth aside as much as possible and make your own node with eth 2.0 whenever possible
The four proposals are live EIP-2565, EIP-2718, EIP-2929 and EIP-2930 and hopefully it will change the huge transaction charges we are facing when sending the coins and some of the exchanges stopped withdrawal of the coins including tokens and there are more upgrades coming in the following months.

It is possible to run your own node but the node with the highest stake wins the share and with many having huge number of coins it will be an impossible task to get the share if you are staking in your node.
746  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: May 17, 2021, 10:07:09 PM
When Ganguly, Laxman and Sachin used to perform poorly in overseas conditions, Dravid used to rescue the Indian batting. But still, he got overshadowed by Sachin and Ganguly.
I have seen some good knocks by Dravid in the ODI format in Youtube where he was scoring at good strike rate and i was not watching that much cricket when he was playing but have seen some videos and he was solid.

There is one fact about Dravid that many of the cricket fans don't know. He represented Scotland in the county championship in 2003. At that time, Scotland cricket was struggling with finances and were threatened with expulsion from the county championship. Dravid played for them as an overseas player to make sure that they remain in the county ODI tournament. It was a rare act of kindness from a test nation player towards an associate team.
Is it even possible to represent another country and how did the BCCI gave permission for him to play like that. So my doubt is, is it even possible to add overseas players in Test and ODI teams if they are lacking serious talent because this is the first time i am hearing about this option.
Basically rich countries can create a team and hire players to play for them, that is what it means.
747  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Is this the end of the bull market of crypto? on: May 17, 2021, 09:04:31 PM
Why all crypto are dropping these days? Will crypto pump again? Or that’s the end of the bull market of crypto ?
There is no doubt that the cryptocurrency market will pump again and that cannot be guaranteed with every coin in the market but the top coins will always come back even if it takes some time. If you are open about your investment then we will get an idea about which coins you are looking forward in the future. The market was rallying for months and all the coins have touched their new all time highs and you should not be surprised when you see the market correcting as you cannot expect the market to rally all the time Tongue.
748  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread on: May 17, 2021, 08:32:16 PM
I'm not entirely convinced hes finished yet, and I feel that is a little reactionary. Although, I will admit the fight did take me by surprise as I thought Ferguson was at least going to be a little more competitive than he was.
I was also hoping that Tony Ferguson could win the fight as he is on a loosing streak and that too against really good opponents but in the past he was able to counter the moves with his creativeness and manage to win the fight but it looks like he is finding it hard to perform like he used to be in the past.

Its a shame to see legends of the sport drop off, but it is somewhat inevitable. I believe Khabib will likely be one of the only legends in the sport to go unbeaten, since they typically fight a long time after they start to decline. However, with Khabib's circumstances it didn't really allow him to do that.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is the only fighter that retired undefeated when he is holding the belt, it is an impossible task to be undefeated and undisputed champion when you retire and GSP is the only other fighter who retired when he was the champion and Khabib is still in his prime and there is no signs of slowing down when he retired and usually no one does that but it looks like he is a man of his words and we might not see him ever again.
749  Economy / Speculation / Re: I speculate Tesla has sold their coins on: May 17, 2021, 08:00:07 PM
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Elon's is like a joker character he always having fun with something very important matters especially afterwards he already know he's gonna win the race with those billioners... wherein even some of his fans will become upset because of what he's doing. He doesn't care about criticism also.
When ever Elon Musk makes fun there will be a huge impact on the market and we have seen that time and again and if he is still holding the Bitcoin he invested through his company then he is having a high risk fun because his company is holding billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin and who knows whether he wanted to trigger a crash and now the market is going down and till now there is no interest from big investors yet and the next couple of days is crucial to know the direction of the market.
750  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do not panic sell when there is dump on: May 17, 2021, 06:54:24 PM
for those who are trading for the first time or buying crypto assets it is natural, not everyone will understand and are not familiar with these conditions unless they study or have friends who know market conditions and they will say to be patient and not sell them.
but if you are alone it will be hard believe me.
Have you heard about the charts, literally you can get the monthly charts for the past several years from the day the Bitcoin market started and anyone who is entering the market should go and look at those charts and you can clearly see how the market would behave and how big the market will fluctuate in a short period of time. So you do not need any prior experience when you are in the market, just spend some time looking at how the market will perform. Tongue
751  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Fake Tokens on: May 17, 2021, 05:27:25 PM
They're all correct. It's the contract that cannot be duplicated. It's like a private address that is unique.
The other difference is the ticker. If I am not mistaken, you cannot also have a duplicate ticker. You will need to change a single letter or put a number.
It's not different with mutual fund investment, everyone is trying to give their projects a unique name and code.
In waves you can have the same ticker and if you were not careful there is a possibility that you get scammed and there were many that got scammed during that period. So you need to be careful when purchasing any token and the most important part is the contract address.
Even in uniswap anyone can create a token and all you need is liquidity to look legitimate and hence it is possible that you might fall for fake tokens as well, personally i am yet to use them.

If they will try to inject something on your project then it will mostly be a hacking system. It will be the worse thing to happen if you won't have any security.
You cannot inject anything unless you did some blunders while coding and no one hacked the blockchain Tongue.
752  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Ohio offering lottery prize worth one million for those that get the COVID shot on: May 17, 2021, 04:39:53 PM
In an attempt to increase the number of people getting vaccinated all kind of incentives are being given in the US, one of the most interesting is that those that get at least the first dose of the vaccine at Ohio will have a chance to win one million dollars, apparently there will five be prizes so a total five million dollars will be given for those that are willing to take the vaccine, and for those that are below the age of 18 there will be full scholarships being offered as well.
This is the first time i am hearing about giving out incentives for anyone taking the vaccine. People might be reluctant to take the vaccine because of fear and the government has to come up with something to attract people to do so. To be frank it is a bit crazy as there are countries that do not have enough vaccines and here government is pleading to come forward so that they can get vaccinated .
753  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Fully vaccinated individuals now spared of masks in the casinos in Vegas on: May 17, 2021, 02:41:34 PM
As a whole the decision was made on May 13. Some licenses might be more restrictive as compared to the others.

I do feel like there is another reason for you guys to be vaccinated! You can actually experience normal casinos like before pandemic if you do wear the mask and follow the protocols.
There was a huge pressure on the authorities to start things as the economy was falling and some of the states were open and accepting huge crowd and events and when you see other states like Texas not having any restrictions and they are open for business the authorities in Nevada and other states which have implemented restrictions will be forced to open and hopefully everything will be back to normal as everyone is tired about these restrictions.
754  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin: Store of value or Payment method or else? on: May 17, 2021, 02:06:31 PM
^^^ Have you checked out the present transaction fees, it is really low. The charges raised considerably for a while when there was a issue with the mining farms in China but now everything sorted and i was able to send the coins at 3 sat/vB which means a few thousand Satoshi and even now the fees are really low as you can get a confirmation within an hour with 13 sat/vB.
I would like to see Bitcoin as a payment method and then as a store of value would be a cherry on top.
755  Economy / Speculation / Re: More individuals like Elon musk, the price might fall further. on: May 17, 2021, 01:35:19 PM
Elon musk is the center of most bitcoiners discussion at the moment mainly because of how much effect his tweet is doing to crypto currency mostly bitcoin.
The reason why the tweet of Elon Musk is closely followed by Bitcoin investors is because of his billion dollar investment and if he plans on selling that it might have an impact on the price and the investors will be really cautious with his every move, other than none of the serious investors will be following what he is tweeting and it is time we should avoid discussing about him.
756  Economy / Gambling / Re: Stake.com - Casino & Sports - UFC Official Betting Partner - Play Smarter 🥊 on: May 16, 2021, 08:47:04 PM
My bad is a rake back around 15$ from wagering, I got reload for the next 14 day and each claim is 2$. The reward I got from platinum rank up, 200$ +180$ bonus from my gameplay so the total is 380$.
Congrats on your promotion and i got a long way to reach your level but you method was great as you mentioned above that you lost $20 reaching the new level but i assume that is not the accumulative overall loss and the giveaways looks impressive and it looks like it will take a long time for me to reach those levels as i am only wagging in sports and that too on the matches i watch.
757  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The Cricket Match-Fixing Scandal on: May 16, 2021, 07:51:11 PM
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For the players, there is always a risk of ruining their career. Even those accused of fake charges have lost their career, and Sreesanth is a perfect example. But for the franchise owners, it looks as if they are not risking anything by fixing matches of their own team. Even if they are caught, the powerful people will come to their rescue, like we saw in 2015. IPL betting is very widespread even now, and involves billions of USD every season. But I am not sure whether the matches are still getting fixed or not. Given the fact that those who were accused in the 2015 scandal are still owning the teams, I will not discount any such possibility.
Once a gambler always a gambler, these people who never cared about their reputation or the integrity of the team gambled and yet they are able to keep the team and i think they got a much lesser punishment than the players who were caught during that period and Sreesanth was also caught during that period if i am not wrong along with other players and they never played cricket after that while the owners who might have forced their players got out of the mess easily Undecided.

It is possible that some of the matches are fixed and until we hear from the media or these information are leaked we are not going to find that out and seriously they are disrespecting the fans who are wasting their time and money to watch the game.
758  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: May 16, 2021, 06:32:38 PM
It should have been implemented at least one decade ago. Now these jokers are just exploring the possibility. This lack of inclusiveness is the reason why cricket has remained as a stagnating sport, confined to South Asia.
The main reason cricket remained a stagnant sport is because of the long playing hours and it is different from any other sporting event and things have changed globally and people do not have the time to spend long hours to watch a match. The reason shorter formats is getting more popular is because of the short time period and it can gel with the fast paced society.


I just hope that now the ICC will wake up from their deep slumber and allow the second tier test cricket. But again, a second division test league is meaningless, if there is no relegation-promotion structure. After a period of 3 or 4 years, the best performing team from the second division should be promoted to the first division, and the worst performing first division member should be relegated to the second division.
They can make any number of experiments but i doubt whether these changes will make any major changes in the viewership or attract new audience.
759  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [BOXING POLL ADDED] FURY vs JOSHUA: A Two Fight Deal Has Already Been Signed !! on: May 16, 2021, 05:20:23 PM
In fact, these announcements of upcoming announcements and the subsequent postponement are already just annoying.
It seems that some side in this deal is dissatisfied with something and does not give a clear consent or refusal, and the organizers of the fight force them to "make a move" with such public statements.
It is annoying as a fan as we are hearing dates from their promoters and even the dates are almost confirmed that the fight would take place in Saudi on August 14th and they wanted to build a new stadium for the fight like they did with the Ruiz fight . May be the final announcement is delayed due to the pandemic situation and clearance from the Saudi king, who knows what is the final hurdle and even Bob Arum thinks that the fight takes place on 14th August.
760  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Is NFT still hot??? on: May 15, 2021, 11:59:37 PM
I think the hype is still on and as long as the market is in a bull run we might even see new projects able to pump the valuations and when i checked about new projects, there are many that are planning to launch during this hype and we might even see a lot of scam in this market. Just be cautious with what you invest and the team behind the project if anyone is planning to invest in the hype.
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