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841  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: May 16, 2023, 11:20:15 PM
Quite unfair, isn't it? Grin
Anyway, it is what it is because America's closest allied countries are really granted with an almost easy access since then. That said, they will have the most advantage in this event because they will not be having any troubles in entering towards US soil compared to other people especially if they came from a 3rd world country, but there should be no problems at all to watch this event as long as they have the correct requirements and completed every check that they placed before you will be granted an access.
That is probably the only major problem people will face during the next world cup, the US is very strict with its policies and getting a visa will probably get harder as they will probably receive millions of applications to watch the games live, I suppose that for soccer fans one of the basic requirements to get a visa to watch the games will be to have bought a ticket already and have a place to stay, still it would not surprise me if under those conditions many people were still denied entry and they will fail to make it to the world cup.
The difficulty will be experienced by the third world country people. Maybe the country will make arrangements to issue Visa in a faster way. Right now it is really hard to reach the council to get an appointment for Visa process. Each and every requirement need to be fulfilled and it have utmost security. Maybe there'll be arrangement to issue Visa specific to watch football with the combined contribution from the other two host nations. In that way this can be made easier and cost effective.
842  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tennis League All Thread on: May 16, 2023, 11:11:59 PM
In the women's singles two have moved to the semifinals, Kudemtrova and Kalinina. Two more quarter finals left in which one is being played between Swiatek and Rybakina and the other is between Badosa and Ostapenko. In the Miami and Indiana Wells open Rybakina reached the finals and unable to lift the trophy. Swiatek on the other side won the Stuttgart Open and these two played in the semifinals of Indiana Wells and Rybakina won 6-2 6-2. This interests me on the upcoming match between the two as it looks promising year for both.
843  Economy / Gambling / Re: Gambling is a choice. on: May 16, 2023, 10:59:44 PM
Gambling is a choice, and people easily fall for it. This is all because of the money that it can bring to the gambler. This doesn't happen with everyone, but the one that happens with a person gives hope and let people believe it as a way of making good money. Only after an encounter they'll understand the reality behind gambling.

Whether it is online gambling or the street gambling we should understand the reality and act wisely. This means we need to just focus on our fund management, and not let our mind cross the limits. This will help to have better gambling experience than losing and going behind the management for refund.
844  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin IS an asset. Do you think it's bad? on: May 15, 2023, 08:57:22 PM
Through the technology behind bitcoin it have got multiple usage. Satoshi had a vision and he worked on it. With time the usage varied between people. Bitcoin that have been used as a transaction source gained importance as an investment through the growth it attained in very short time period. Because of its pseudonym feature it got its usage on illegal needs in large number during the starting days. This even gave negative opinion over bitcoin among the common people.

Whether it is an asset or something else is secondary. How effective it has been getting used aroud matters. If you consider it an asset, then it behaves accordingly. It is upon the way we use it. For now it is much commonly used as asset, investment, transaction source, currency, etc.
845  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: May 15, 2023, 06:55:00 PM
SRH is one among the best team, it lacks consistent performance. It was the team that scored 228 runs and chased a target of 214 runs. Same team lost against Delhi Capitals, unable to reach the target of 144 runs. The on-going match seems even bad as the team have lost 7 wickets scoring 104 runs. Klaasen have scored 51* runs and the next top scorer is the bowler Bhuvaneshwar Kumar. This performance isn't enough to reach the top position on the points table. The team players are good and they need improvement for better progress in the upcoming seasons of IPL.

Sunrisers Hyderabad now needs around 62 runs in 18 balls. This is an impossible task for them especially when only 2 wickets are remaining for them. Gujarat Titans will retain their first spot. Sunrisers Hyderabad may also remain at their lowest 9t position on the table.
Heinrich Klaasen scored 64 runs from 44 balls and the rest of the batsmen scored nothing at all.

This IPL may be all over for Sunrisers Hyderabad but they need to think what went wrong as they had some really good players in the team but the team never played as a unit.
Even the individual performance is enough with T20 format cricket, but the score from the particular player needs to be high. With most of the matches, the score have come from 2-3 players. Maybe if others too have performed good, SRH might've been seen at a better position on the points table.

SRH have lost the match by 34 runs. One more match left against Mumbai Indians which is an important match for Mumbai Indians to qualify for the playoff. Most of the time teams that have got eliminated used to play major role in other teams move to the next round. In such way SRH could make some twist and turn, though it is out of this season's IPL.
846  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: May 15, 2023, 06:33:39 PM
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I don't think India will ever have any shortage of talent just because of the population. They have so much population and almost all of the population is so interested in cricket that I don't see them having any problems finding talent at any given time. But still, India will have to be careful about these transition periods.
India does have the infrastructure and grooming of young players are way better than it was in the last decade. IPL is one of the main reason for this rapid change as teams are scouting players from clubs and helping them at a younger stage in their career and that makes a difference and population alone is not the reason.

Another reason is India always spends a lot of money on cricket. And we all know India is the biggest revenue-generating country in the world of cricket. So every parent in India knows that the future of their children is going to be really good in cricket.

Of course, there will have to be a good cricketer. But I think even if a player does not get called for the national team he is still going to be paid a lot of money if he can play in the IPL. The popularity of IPL has also made players from all around India perform well to have a chance to play in the IPL.
Indian parents doesn't have the mind to make their children cricketers for different reasons. The prime reason being the population and the selection process. As India is the highly populated country in the world it is really hard to be one among the 11 playing for the country. Now with IPL we were able to see more young talents getting opportunity. So, IPL have made more players life meaningful, if not many could've gone unnoticed. IPL have turned to be one among the top leagues played around the world. Right now more players will be having the mentality, atleast to get an opportunity to play in IPL.
847  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Trust in cryptocurrency? on: May 15, 2023, 06:16:31 PM
Trusting cryptocurrency was a hard thing at the beginning, because it was new for the people to accept something that has got value without any physical presence. Slowly people got used to it as a result of transition happening with the traditional fiat system taking the digital format. Cryptocurrency being technology dependent, initially people who hadn't got good knowledge about technology found it difficult to understand. With time things have been made simple with the existence of more number of user friendly services available for buying/selling/investing of cryptocurrencies.
848  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indian Premier League #IPL on: May 15, 2023, 05:56:10 PM
The 62nd Match has already started today in Indian Premier League. Gujarat Titans vs Sunrisers Hyderabad these two teams have entered the field to play. Gujarat Titans batted first and gave a target of 188 runs. Gujarat Titans team batsman Shubman Gill got out with 101 runs off 58 balls. Sai  Sudharsan got out with 47 runs off 36 balls. These two batsmen batted very well. The rest of the batsmen of Gujarat Titans team performed very poorly. Now Sunrisers Hyderabad came to bat. They scored 123 runs in 16 overs. Sunrisers Hyderabad team batsmen are under a lot of pressure  is in
Match have come to an end. Gujarat Titans have comfortably won the match by 34 runs and confirm its qualification into the playoff. It was Shubman Gill(103) and Sudharsan (47) through whom Gujarat Titans were able to score 188 runs. From the very beginning SRH wasn't able to perform. Already they're out of playoff, so there is no big pressure. The wickets started to fall from the beginning and it is klaasen who scored 64 runs. Shami and Mohit Sharma bowled well in defending SRH with their 4 wicket hauls.
849  Economy / Economics / Re: The Role of Education in Financial Literacy on: May 14, 2023, 11:59:42 PM
Education is the gateway in each and everything. When it comes to finance, it turns to be the must. Even the educated people doesn't have much of financial literacy. This is common all around. In particular we can see this lacking with the third world countries. Financial literacy can be increased only through the school curriculum. In most of the countries the school curriculum doesn't have anything relative to finance, what they all learn is just the math.

Math is necessary, when the same is being taught with the real time market and the associated factors automatically we'll get to know better about it. Apart it is ones own self learning that makes him master it, because education gives the base and the real understanding relies on the experiment, experience and analysis.
850  Economy / Economics / Re: What is the difference between banks and big whales in crypto? on: May 14, 2023, 11:44:20 PM
In simple banks just collect the deposits made by the common people as pennies and give as loans to the millionaires and billionaires. They just keep on investing and grow their wealth whereas the common people suffers when we get to know some of the millionaires business have bankrupt and escaped (went away from the country). What they've done indirectly affect country's economy that directly injects the common people.

When it comes to whales in the cryptomarket, they try to manipulate the market and profit. This happens to some extent as the market is speculative, beyond which the market doesn't let them have the influence.
851  Economy / Economics / Re: Are you Spending Money the Wrong Way in Pursuit of Happiness? on: May 14, 2023, 11:39:43 PM
  • use your money to benefit others rather than yourself
I don't believe this. Perhaps you didn't word it properly. I think it should've been better worded as – Use your money to benefit others rather than AND yourself. Who makes money for others? I don't think there's anyone who does that. Even the philanthropists we know, they first made money for themselves before spreading out to help others.
In my country there is a saying when you give food to the neighbouring children, our children will grow of their own. This means even when we aren't available on some occasion or due to some reason we weren't afford, by the time they'll help. Ao, when we're in a able situation to help others we should do the best of our ability. This is how I've learnt, and there are very few people who are of the category to live for others. Those are exceptions, I've seen a doctor who doesn't charge money for the treatment. He just request give what they are willing to pay. If they don't have money they can leave. For that person's death we were able to see how good he had won the hearts of poor people.
852  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: May 14, 2023, 11:34:04 PM
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The way Ireland started their innings I thought Ireland would win today's match very easily. They collected 109 runs in the second wicket pair. But at the end of 45 overs, the Ireland team collected 237 runs after losing 6 wickets. Ireland needs 38 runs from 30 balls. It doesn't seem easy to me. Lorcan Tucker and McBrine are batting at the crease. If Tucker can stay at the crease then Ireland has a chance of winning. But the bowling of Bangladesh's bowlers is now very controlled. They want to win the series 2-0. Bangladesh will try their best to win the match.
With the way Ireland performed till the 40th over, they were in control of the match and expected them to win the match easily but the breakthrough from Najmul Hossain Shanto started the Ireland's downfall and Mustafizur Rahman returned to bowl his quota and started picking wickets and started restricting the run flow and Hasan Mahmud bowled a wonderful final over that helped Bangladesh win the match and the series.
I am actually surprised that Ireland lost this easy match, but congratulations to the Bangladesh team. Finally, even in the first match being lucky by raining for Ireland, but could not stop Bangladesh from winning this ODI series. However, I would like to applaud the performance of Ireland in today's match, if the crickets did not fall down so quickly towards the end, then maybe Ireland could have won today's match. Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, these four players have done amazing batting performances. However, I hope Ireland can correct the mistakes of this match in the next match.
And talking about Bangladesh's performance, I would say today their bowling performance towards the last helped them to win, especially Mustafizur Rahman's three wickets in the last I think today was possible. Also, in batting, Tamim Iqbal may have answered his haters today for his last match performance, but his sixty-nine was not bad, He washed away his haters with 69.
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Both the matches lost by Ireland isn't expected. Last match it was the bowling order that wasn't able to perform to the expected level even though the runs scored is good enough to defend. In today's match the target to be reached is almost close, but the consecutive wickets at the time to Play responsibly ended in a loss. Anyhow the team needs to train hard to progress in such match situations. This kind of mistakes were very common with Ireland and most of Ireland's match losses were of the same. The team have good batsman, and they need to make strategies with the support of senior players who are from other cricketing nations.
853  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The madness of gambling addicts. on: May 14, 2023, 11:28:28 PM
Those who commit suicide only think that ending their life can solve all the problems in the world. But they don't think about the fate of the family they left behind. Their family would be very sad because, after all, he was a member of the family. This is why each family member must be able to help each other if someone is having difficulties.

I agree. I know it might sound a bit harsh and maybe insensitive, but the more I think about it, the more it seems to me that suicide as a way out is only for cowards. Then again, I've never been in that kind of situation, and I hope I never will be, but I believe that no matter what life throws at us, we have to gather our strength and face it head-on. That's the only way.

We can still survive if we realize it, but unfortunately, those who commit suicide feel that everything is over, so they must end their life immediately before things get worse. The way they chose was wrong because they did not realize what impact it would have on those closest to them. I also hope to never be in such a situation. And for this reason, we must be careful in what we do in our daily lives so that we don't get into trouble and can live this life well.

Those who commit suicide because of problems with addiction, money, a broken heart, depression or whatever reason; do so in order to stop the psychological pain they feel.

I don't know if you have ever felt that kind of pain, it is similar to when someone you love passes away,.but it does not go away through time. Eventually, it makes you to do anything in order to stop it, including ending one's life.

I have never met anyone who suffered from problem gambling and killed themselves, but I do not doubt it is something that happens very often, unfortunately...
Psychological pain is the major reason, and it isn't easy to overcome for various reasons. The prime reason being the massive loss that had taken place all of the sudden. Maybe with the lost amount we could've fulfilled big needs of us or it is the fund that is kept for important need. Once again it looks hard to arrange funds, something like kept aside for education or medical bills.

Myself too haven't met any of the person suffering with gambling addiction, because in some form myself is a a gambling addict who had come out of it slowly.

When a person finds himself financially broken he thinks of ending his life, because yesterday he had good money and he feels empty all of the sudden. With this he finds it hard to move forward with positive mind.
854  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: sending bank statement for verification on: May 14, 2023, 11:20:43 PM
You don't need to send a personal information to them maybe you can send only the proof that you deposited to that casino. You need to hide all your personal information as this day's many are getting scam because they send personal information. Please be careful about what you are doing.
The one who's has the biggest power is the casino, not the gambler.

If the casino ask you to give your bank statement, but you said you can't and only able to send proof of deposit, they will not listen your opinion because their decision are final. If you can't send it, then the casino don't have any problem, they can confiscate your funds and they're profit from it.
This happens, because we go through their terms and conditions and agree for it while signing up. As said the casinos say the gamblers were the king, but the reality is against it. The casinos were the kings, because they've got control over the funds and for withdrawal and other needs we need to provide supported documents if requested. This is commonly found almost with every gambling platform when there arises a doubt on the fund deposited.
855  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What does it take to become a Bitcoin investor on: May 13, 2023, 02:53:45 PM


When your bitcoins are stored on centralized exchanges, you won't have full control over them. But that doesn't mean you don't own it, you can withdraw your bitcoins anytime you want. It's still your bitcoin, so you're still an investor.

But I think it's not without risk to hold your bitcoins on exchanges and consider yourself the owner.It is just like you keep your capital with someone else and take it from him at the time of need. But there is no guarantee when someone else will take your money and run away,Because your capital is only yours when it is in your possession.

The example of FTX exchange is infront of us where many investers have lost their capital recently.Exchanges only give you access to your bitcoins and give you only one password, While your bitcoin remains in the possession of the exchange .So according to my opinion it is better that you keep Bitcoin in your personal wallet.
Once after the issue of FTX exchange people are more aware to keep their holdings in a much secure way. Centralised exchanges always have the good and the high risk. Good is the support system and the ease of usage, compared to the decentralised ones. Having our bitcoin in our own wallet is the right way to have control over our funds.

Even with the wallets we need to be aware, because we think every wallet we use is decentralised. It is wrong, wallets in which you'll have the private key is the real decentralised wallet. While using such wallets it is a must to use the proper URL or the proper application as it is possible to see similar wallets with similar features.
856  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indian Premier League #IPL on: May 13, 2023, 01:58:54 PM
In today's match, SH is showing great batting performance. Compared to other matches, today's match is giving good game to the visitors. It is difficult to say how likely SH is to win today's match but if the fielding performance is good then there will be a chance to win. But it is difficult to say how well LSG will play in today's match. LSG is currently at the 5th position at the top of the points table with great performance in their game which they are ahead of. SH is far behind LSG at the top of the points table. SH are at 9th position in the points table, their points are very low so if they win today's match, they will have a good chance to move up.
The match between SRH and LSG is shaping out to be really interesting. LSG faces a significant challenge with a goal of 182 runs in 20 overs set by SRH. According to the most recent information LSG is now batting live and has amassed 54 runs in 8.2 overs while also losing two wickets. To win they now need to score 129 runs in the final 70 balls. Although it is still too early to predict the result of the match, it appears that LSG faces a challenging assignment. But anything can happen in cricket so we'll just have to wait and watch how the rest of the match plays out.
I don't think the pitch helped the batsmen much. 182 runs are enough to win if the bowlers are able to perform in a controlled manner. So far the performance of Hyderabad's bowlers has been quite good. LSG mustered only 89 runs in 13 overs. They have lost wickets in two matches. LSG needs 92 runs in 7 overs. It is not an easy task at all.
And I would say the match is completely under Hyderabad's control. If the bowlers are able to bowl a bit better then they will win. LSG must collect over 13.4 per over to win. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Natarajan are bowling well. Hyderabad will win only if the performance of these two bowlers, as well as other bowlers in the team, is good.
I think the match is still in control of LSG. Because they have just lost three wickets. At the end of 16 overs, they managed to collect 145 runs. Stoinis returned to the dressing room with 40 off 25 balls. The crease now has experienced batsmen like Prerak and Pooran. And interestingly, Nicholas Pooran hit 3 over boundaries in his first three balls. Now need 38 runs from 24 balls to win. Looks like LSG will win. Collecting 10 runs per over is not a difficult task for batsmen like Pooran and Prerak. If LSG wins this match, the LSG team will likely move to fourth place in the table.

My guess was wrong. In the end, LSG easily won the match. Although the Hyderabad bowlers performed well in the first 10-12 overs, their performance in the subsequent overs was not good. I found every bowler of Hyderabad helpless, especially against Nicholas Pooran. Nicholas Pooran played an unbeaten innings of 44 runs off just 13 balls. Also, Prerak Mankad and Marcus Stoinis had two very effective innings. Mankad was unbeaten on 64 and Stoinis collected 40 runs. With the win in this match, Lucknow is now fourth in the points table.
In the end Pooran played some aggressive shots that brought him and the team 44 runs out of 13 balls with the strike rate above 300. With the loss Sunrisers Hyderabad gets added along with Delhi Capitals that have lost the chance of moving to the playoff. Mayank and Abhishek Sharma turned expensive at the depth overs. 16th over was the turning point from which the Lucknow Super Giants got the strong winning momentum. In the 16th over 31 runs came with 5 sixes, one wide and the wicket of Stoinis.
857  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Crypto VS Fiat Online Gambling as per Google trends on: May 13, 2023, 06:27:48 AM
When the USD usage is calculated against the cryptocurrency usage on gambling platforms we were able to see a big difference. The same when calculated against the entire fiat against the cryptocurrency usage we'll see the trend to be closer in percentage. Another thing, the growth of cryptocurrency used gambling sites were quite high. We can understand it easily through the existence of more and more number of cryptocurrency accepted gambling sites.

In the past it isn't possible to see cryptocurrency accepted gambling sites promotion anywhere. Now these platforms were sponsoring different teams and tournaments. We were able to see big visibility of the cryptocurrency accepted platforms. This slows down the usage of fiat into gambling.
858  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indian Premier League #IPL on: May 13, 2023, 06:02:27 AM
This season's IPL is something great as each and every match is close and with the points table none were able to predict which team qualifies for the playoff. Even the second on the points table CSK hadn't confirmed its playoff. 57 match got over, and 17 matches remaining. Now on each and every match is important, as the result makes big changes on the points table after every match. SRH is the only team that have got four matches remaining. Today's match result will decide whether SRH have the hope of entering playoff or not.
859  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2022/2023 on: May 13, 2023, 05:38:51 AM
rumors about messi now are not much different from cristiano rumors when he was still at MU, many said it was impossible for the transfer to happen but in fact cristiano agreed to move to an arab club. messi is very stupid if he refuses a big offer from al hilal, in his old age he should only have a goal for money because he has got all the trophies, going back to barcelona is a joke imo.
Since it is just a rumor, it is very unpredictable and it is difficult to determine which one is correct information. So, if you heard that people assume it is impossible for Messi to move to Saudi Pro League, it is just created by the media to attract readers. I'm sure that a big offer from Al Hilal is something difficult to avoid by any player, including Lionel Messi. Messi may have no big offer anymore if he refuses it, and he may have 1 chance only to play in Saudi Pro League with the status of the highest-paid player in the world. However, we don't know what the priority of Messi is. So, let him think deeply first.


Maybe it is a rumour, but the rumour got the attention through as Messi had travelled to Saudi Arabia leaving his training session. Later he had apologized for his mistake with the management and the teammates. Small hint is enough for the media and they'll make it more attractive. With the entry of Ronaldo the Saudi Arabia Pro League have gained more popularity. To make it even popular Messi into the league doesn't look like a surprise, and anyone who gets such a big offer will surely go for it. Priority of players vary, lets wait for the next season of Saudi Arabia Pro League to know the reality behind the trip.
860  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: May 13, 2023, 05:25:08 AM
I have seen Bangladesh perform very well in ODI matches, meanwhile Ireland bowled a basket of 320 runs against Ireland but Bangladesh completed it and won. Although some overs were suspended due to light rain, Bangladesh's Nazmul Hasan's performance was calm. Although Ireland's Tector performed very well, he could not snatch victory for the team as Ireland's bowling line is much weaker than Bangladesh's. Ireland in particular lost five wickets during their 167 run but meanwhile Bangladesh were very aware that their wickets were very low during this period. Bangladesh proved to be strong again against Ireland.
Bangladesh team have won the match at the last over. Ireland performed well in batting from a position of 16/2 to 319/6. Bangladesh had a slow start, but the middle order partnership helped them win the match. The credit goes to Shanto, Hridoy and Mushfiqur Rahim. Bangladesh in recent ODI series have performed well. Won the ODI series against India 2-1, Lost against England 2-1, Against Ireland won 2-0 in the three match series. Ongoing series too looks like a win for Bangladesh.
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