This is still gambling but within the market scope, and I must say it already exists, only that more casinos are not looking towards it for the reason best known to them. And you are right about the winning possibility, it cannot be helping us to win more than the existing casino games with the way casino betting is offering it now. With the way the few casinos offering the market-linked prediction taking it in my experience, it is not just so palatable.

This is obviously an option trading, but they've modified it in such a way that will increase the risk and will make it difficult for the gambler to win. The one I visited recently was just annoying, it is better to resort to good online broker that are offering the traditional option trading than to go for the casinos-kind of options trading because they've already modified it. Those who are new to this kind of betting way would naturally think it is the way it is, but practically, it is not, they only cause it to be more difficult.

So, if all casinos are following this style of betting that is linked to the market with higher difficulty, what is the good point about it to their customers?

Let me first say that the bull run being expected by us all is not automatic. What if the market surprises us and does otherwise? We should be extremely careful and let our trading charts guide us.

However, I am not just familiar with the casinos' tokens and among the three stated ones above, the FUN rings so much a bell in my head a little. Nevertheless, we have to be careful here, as tokens like this will have two driving forces which will always be attributed to the; 1. The performance of the casino and 2. The overall FOMO brought to the crypto space by the expected bull run. If the bull run did not happen as expected and the whole crypto market turned bearish, the casino token would follow suit as well.

Above all, let us hope for the best, but be sure that the token you bought has a place you can check, analyse and monitor its chart for effective guidance.

What I can only say here is that people are taking this far, there is nothing different between the two of them, they are certainly the same words that you can use interchangeably and that are best fitting in a particular sentence better than each other depending on the construction of the statement. There are places you will use gambling and it will fit better, and the same thing goes for betting. And if you use them interchangeably in these places, they might not sound perfect just for the right English structuring. That's the only difference I see with them. But for the meaning, reason and purpose, they are the same thing in all ramifications.

Also, we should forget about the luck and skills here, whether the gambling aspect we are dealing with requires skills or luck, this can't still eliminate the fact that we are betting and gambling in them. Once you gamble, you are betting, and when you are betting, you are gambling because the outcome of what you bet for is not known, so you are gambling on that.

You brought this out from a nice angle but I wonder if these manufacturers, importers and sellers have unions, why is the government not engaging these unions as well so that they will not indirectly create a monopolistic market that will affect the country negatively? For the record, for me, the government is just clueless, because, naturally, people will always be selfish here in Nigeria, be it individuals or unions, that's why the government should always be prepared, and in this situation create some policies that will weaken their monopolistic control.

Also, I believe this issue is beyond the union, though it is a contributory factor. I've seen people selling the same product from the same manufacturer in the same city as they like where you would go to 5 different places and the average difference of their goods could be about N7,000 for the goods that were formerly sold for N9,000. I believe if it is their union that is emboldening them always, the price difference should not be that much. But it shows that people are behaving as they like, and has continued to influence the economy negatively. Now that we have seen a notable increase in the value of the Naira, we should have seen a notable decrease in goods too, especially with phones and gadgets that are dollar-dependent, but these people will rather prefer to hoard them than sell them at a cheaper price to reflect the market reality.

It takes good souls to change the narrative, but since the mind of an average Nigerian is selfish, it continues unabated.

Let me start by saying that the first point of the OP in which he talked about the redesigning of the country's currency is certainly not valid because it shows the lack of understanding of the benefits of what is an international practice. But for the second point in which he talked about the corruption through infrastructural development, of course, it is so valid and it happens in many countries of the world. But still, corruption comes in different degrees/forms and infrastructural development might not be the case in some countries if such country is the kind that is strict with auditing when it comes to project allocation and execution.

Nevertheless, as you said, let's assume that such is the case, or generally, we are talking about the corrupt government that is making living difficult for the masses, well, the social medial is power and it's another good medium for people to reach out to the government, only that people do not take it seriously.

Social media attacks have been productive in the past, because that is the way many people can make their voice known, unlike the physical activism that demands your presence, more money and ruggedity. In my country, I've seen the government changing their minds because people called them out on social media in many cases. Even social media is a place where a petitions to be signed by the masses for appropriate bodies to know for subsequent action and sanctions would be known by connecting people to it for a redirect to the petition page. This makes petitions gains more popularity and has helped enough, even to let the powerful people and the highest sanctioning bodies of the world know about what people are facing in the hands of the government and private companies/individuals.

What I can simply infer here is that you are trying to be at the top of your games and are managing your risk as well, which could have helped you better over the years. Also, it shows that you face challenges in this kind of gambling style regardless of how best you believe you know it, which also buttressed one of my points of last week where I pointed to you that though you might be good at what you do but it can't be flawlessly easy, and that we can never erase the challenges that may arise in it (those were not the actual words).

You see, I love to read success stories about gambling, but at the same time, I like to advise people to take it easy no matter what they believe about it. Gambling is never easy and for someone to have that belief to the point of depending on it solely for living is not so convenient and I believe that you are agreeing with me on that now.

This is a true practice of scammers, they must have intended it from the beginning and they are using the cryptocurrency system to get their evil perpetrated. This is why I always tell people that I will never join them in signing up for the no-KYC casino. And even if I had to sign up for a decentralised casino, I would have thought it through for a long time and would even resolve to choose the old ones only. This will also be happening if my trusted casinos fail me, which I do not see coming for now.

With the way I see it, it is easy for the so-called decentralised casinos to scam if they are not truly decentralised. And these days, I wonder if their Dapps are open-source to make people truly know that they are capable of the independence preached for all parties. In the absence of this, they can do unspeakable evil in the guide of the decentralised system.

That aside, don't you think that judging by the level at which the government is controlling the centralised businesses linked to the crypto space, soon or later, they will start clamping down on decentralised ones?

Are you telling me that it is by force we deal with a crypto casino? Heck no, it is a choice. In the bid to dodge the KYC, if that is the right approach to do, why not? This is even better for some people to bet with their local casinos because they can make deposits and withdrawals almost free, wager with a very ridiculously low amount and also continue to gamble without having to go through the stress of the KYC which is the contention here. I see nothing bad in that because money is money unless you want to prove it otherwise that fiat money is not money again but something else.

Not at all, you got the whole of it wrong perhaps since you brought this out of an excerpt. I was just explaining what happened at times when a running campaign that was formerly CFNP becomes OPEN again where the campaign manager might need one or two participants to fill some space up. In this campaign having opened it again, I do see enough good-quality posters applying but since there was a limited space to fill up, the CM would have to choose the needed few. This is even as shitposters could be many in that campaign, and fine, good posters will surely get another campaign sooner or later after then.

However, the gist is that if the CM is fully aware of the shitposters with their plainly annoying posts, just because more quality posters applied upon the reopening of the campaign, he would have had the chance to replace them easily. This is just to clarify that it is not always about the scarcity of quality posters at times but the overwhelmingness of the CMs just as I indicated in my first post.

You made the whole thing look as if it was that easy. Profiting through gambling is never easy and the casino's section of it that you mentioned is more difficult to warrant the person having that mind of doubling the money. For me, it is better we are neutral in gambling to avoid psychological issues when the plans are not forthcoming.

Well, I am not among those who do that. What I do is have my gambling budget and plans and know the maximum session I can spend gambling to avoid excesses and wastefulness. This is irrespective of the money gained or lost but calculations and timing. Also, in sports betting, I try as much as possible to bet on the team with odds of at least 2.0, though slightly lower and higher odds are also welcome. With this, I know I could double my gains, but I have never viewed it in your way.

My only dependable winning strategy is in sports betting where I know the information of the two teams to bet the winner among them. My betting is about 90% inclined on this as far as sports are concerned. Though the big money is not there, it is a way to earn decent money in sports betting if it is well managed.

Lol...You know what? One thing I've learned in life is that, at times, the more you look, the less you see, and the more you seek, the more you confuse yourself. Why not take it simple, for you not to get yourself confused? Next time, I advise you to visit your dictionary for the words that are misleading to you, and not Google to avoid random and unverified teachings, except you would use Google's dictionary, which will still serve the same purpose.

Frankly, betting and gambling are the same thing, there can't be a controversy here, because Betting is a form of Gambling. When you gamble, you bet on something, and when you bet on something, you are actually gambling. The two are even more than synonyms, they are the same thing that fits a sentence or write-up differently. Do not let sports betting and casinos deceive you, it's not a big deal to silence the betting in casino labelling.

As a matter of fact, gamblers are betting on games of choice in casinos.

I believe the answer to the question you asked is always in front of you. The citizens have always shown their dissatisfaction through various means like activism, protests, suing of government, and reporting them to international bodies and allies among others.

However, the right question is, are these working? The answer may be a capital No in most countries. Naturally, if a country has good leaders, there will be no need for the citizens to go that length but to engage the government with constructive and creative ideas that can move the country forward for the common good of all. This means that it will be for the benefit of both the government and the citizens even if the government is bereaved of ideas.

Sadly, irresponsible and corrupt governments will continue to find excuses and get more advanced in how to steal public funds, even as they turn a deaf ear to the cry of the people.

I must have skipped this reply of yours, I was expecting it. Oh, nice, sports betting is the best option in gambling as far as I know and it is such that the house does not have any advantage over it. If you predict well, you earn well, and if you can take higher risks, you earn more. One thing that is best about this is that no sportsbook can change the result of any game, which makes it fair in all ramifications. We should only try to be a better predictor, which is the only way that will increase our chance of winning. Luck is also important here, but first, sports betting is the betting aspect I know that luck is not so required but how best the gambler is fully informed and uses what he knows to bet right.

Notwithstanding, it is not as easy and convenient as you made it look. I am also a good forecasted when it comes to sports betting and I have earned a decent income in it. I am good to the extent that I could risk it for a living but I will never do that because it may cause unforeseen financial issues through the desperation that can result from total dependence. It is better we are betting and also working, after all, if we are good, it will only be a passive income for us. We should never forget that sports betting has its own challenges too and we should not neglect that for any reason. And when the challenge comes, you will ever wish you never quit the job for it.

I don't think so, at least most of the time. Since I joined the forum, there have been a few times that the available campaigns will be more than the qualified users wanting to join. Ever since M!xers were expelled, some good and average posters are still looking for the campaign to join, while some have but want to switch for the better.

But what I noticed is that when there are new openings by the campaigns with some shitposters in which more qualified users applied, the CMs only take the needed number of users at that time and CFNP the campaign again. This is despite better posters applied and shitposter are many in such campaigns. So they are not always short of better posters but are overwhelmed with the high number of users to manage. It's obvious they do not know the nonsense many users are writing because some are worse to the point that what they wrote should have naturally angered the CM to send them out.

One of the issues with gamblers is that they do not often plan ahead for the worst, this is bad. If one would be fair, one should have been neutral about gambling as the outcome could be positive or negative, and when it is negative, one should not take it too personally, because it is all about your skills and luck depending on the aspect of gambling you are betting. You don't have the absolute control over anything here. This is more reason why gamblers must prepare themselves psychologically and get that budget calculated with the right management and plans so that when the loss is predominant, it will not cause any issues for them.

Also, in the case of winning, they can be happy, but the excitement should be minimal as well because no one knows what will be the outcome of the next bet. Can you imagine? Regardless, this is the right psychology of gambling, we should not relax, we should not believe anything, we should not blame anything or anyone, we should not be overconfident, and we should just be neutral with gambling and expect less. I am sure that the gambler who thinks and acts like this will never be affected no matter what, and they would have preplanned for the worst, so when it now comes, it will not be a big deal anymore. No better way to preserve our gambling psychology than this, as it enhances responsible gambling activities.

If you are a citizen of a nation where the casino operates and sends your withdrawal through a centralised system that is linked to a bank and are accountable for, the casinos may not even ask for your KYC forever. Do you know why? It's because if a person could have a bank account or a credit/debit card that was issued by a viable bank in some countries, the issue is almost entirely solved. Just like in my country, you can't operate a bank account without your BVN and NIN, and these two are powerful enough to trace you at any time because they have all your details as possible as it could, including your entire biometrics.

If the gambler did not want to bother himself with an additional KYC completion with a local company, that grace is possible. So such should stick to the local casino if it is possible in his country. These casinos will not even call themselves a no-KYC, but still, they will not ask you for the KYC because you've indirectly done it through another trusted company. However, when you are dealing with cross-border casinos on the internet, it is required that you do the KYC. This is irrelevant of whether they asked it when you file for a withdrawal or not, it must be obeyed and I wonder why people do not complete this KYC right immediately after registration instead of crying foul later.

But for your last paragraph, whose side are you? Casinos can cheat their customers while playing or deny withdrawal, the two are common, so we should just pray we are not a victim and try our best to gamble with the right casinos.

Stealing for the sake of gambling is the height of it and I have never seen or heard of that story before. Not with the uncontrollable ones I know, they always have their limits, and when there are no friends and families willing to give them money anymore and they do not have anywhere to borrow from, I believe they often accept that situation as their last and do not resort to stealing. In my thought, I believe the person who went to the extent of stealing to gamble is a criminal on his own, I will never take the excuse that it is the addiction per se that led him into it but the lack of contention and for his desperation for "money."

Still, he might gamble with part of the money but definitely not with all, meaning that it is not all about gambling but for the lack of money at that time. The scarcity of money can bring many unthinkable thoughts and acts, but nevertheless, it is out of greed that people do this. They can do unspeakable things due to greed and I know they do not have a single bardonable excuse for it. If you need money that desperately, why not go do menial jobs, after all, such jobs are readily available, and they are sufficient enough to satisfy the immediate need.

I strongly disagree with you. There is a whole lot that is wrong for a newbie to start with a real account, I will never advise anyone to try that unless they are just prepared to lose money senselessly. The demo account is the right account for the beginners and they must get to a certain level of professionalism before they can start introducing themselves to a live account for their money safety. Although this is not advice binding for everyone, especially those smart ones who can be determined to use the live account for training but with a ridiculously lose risk. Even at that, I prefer the cent account for this kind of beginners because they might think that they will be able to cope with the low risk in trading with the live account but emotion may creep in at any time to force them into acting against their initial plans and losing more than what they bargained for.

I've heard enough stories about trading. I mean stories that are good, bad and ugly, and among them, the most disastrous are those of the new beginners that are headstrong, they are too confident believeing that they know it all just because the market was favourable when they started. They could be tempted, deceived and hardened to the extent that they would even add more money, but in the end, they will lose everything. Even if they invest again, they will still lose it. This is why it is good beginners are wise, the Management and Psychology are key here in beginning. It take time before you develop them properly and be on top of your game. Why not wait instead of wasting money?

The way I view it is that investment is investment, just be smart in doing the one you choose to engage in. If I were anyone, I prefer engaging in the two of them, this is the smartest way instead of comparing the two. This is a good means to diversify your portfolio and I do not see a good investor that will do otherwise. It is good to avoid putting our eggs in one basket, and Bitcoin as you see it, is a seasonal investment, it is not the best investment as people think. Couple with the fact that it is an online investment, everything is virtual and anything can happen at any time. We should plan better instead of giving kudos to one over the other.

You should know that the real estate business is physical and very practical, I love it, and if luck visits you in it, you can earn your 5 times profits easily from it depending on the location, the time dedicated to it and how good you are at it. However, what I advise people to do is to invest their sold Bitcoin during the bear season of the coin to avoid letting the funds be idle. Or you will still invest in Bitcoin when you are fully aware that it is selling in the long-term disposition during the bearish season? I guess no is the answer. This is the time you even use the money to make more money so that you can buy it back at a lower price when you either believe it will bottom or confirm a viable bullish trend after the bearish phase must have ended.

This one shoke everybody, my brother, I was pondering about the whole situation a few hours ago, I don't just understand, especially the manner in which the Naira has risen but the inflation refuses to subside. Fine, at the start of this whole thing, the forex played a major role in this hyperinflation and economic woe since we are a consuming nation but the fact remains that our people aggravated it unnecessarily. Every sector of the economy started using the inflation excuse to increase prices. No one in the business can be exonerated from this, be it the manufacturers, the wholesalers down the retailers. They were just driving the market as if it is their birthright and the government is just clueless about the whole situation. They are never prepared for anything.

What I expected to be strongly affected by the FX-made inflation are the imported goods and services, while the locally made goods and rendered services should increase a little bit. But Nigerians used that opportunity to earn more which triggered the hyperinflation. And since there is no viable competition due to the border closure and the discouragement caused by the low naira value, it continues unabated. I wonder if the pepper sellers sort for FX as well to sow and harvest it to the point that N200 now was the value sold for about N50 in less than a year. Sugar moved up by about x10 in 3 years. These are abominations and can only happen in Nigeria.

Now, about the housing, we can't entirely blame the landlords but they contributed as well. The high cost of building materials should be considered also. However, the wickedness here is that the house that was built 5-10 years ago without any renovation is reflecting the inflation to the point that the house of N250,000 a few years back is now about $750,000. All these are too much and show the wickedness of Nigerians. Nigerians are all just selfish and the blame is not on FX and the government alone but on everybody.