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901  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2022/2023 on: April 20, 2023, 11:44:06 PM
Ronaldo is a great player that wants to win every game but he needs to get hold of his emotions when he's not winning. Presently, it is rumoured that Saudi Arabian fans are calling for his exit from the league as a result of the gesture he made towards Al Hilal fans following their 2-0 defeat. Although, Al Nassr are claiming that he held his crotch because he had a tackle there earlier in the game, but I don't think that's true... They are only doing damage control.
Every player must be hard to control emotion when he gets a loss, including Ronaldo. Moreover, it is a crucial match, Ronaldo must really want to win the match and contribute to score goals. But the match ends with a loss and Ronaldo scored no goals. It is normal if he looks frustrated or being emotionally.

Anyway, Ronaldo's contract will expire in Jun 30, 2025. Normally, he must stay in Al Nassr for 1 year more at least. It is too early if he decides to leave Al Nassr now, he also still don't get the target yet (to win the title). If he is serious to be part of Al Nassr history, he must decide to stay.


Controversy keeps falling here and there. It is common and for a player like Ronaldo it isn't a new thing. Maybe he couldn't have expected it to happen from the Saudi Arabia fans. In Western nations I've seen worse racist attack, and what have happened is nothing against those incidents. This is common with football, being a legend he should've known it.

It is common to see attractive terms whenever a much paid player wasn't able to contribute to the winning as the expectation will be high upon those players. As said the contract is till 2025, if he breaks it, then it could be diverted as he isn't able to perform.
902  Economy / Gambling / Re: Without money, does it still qualify as gambling? on: April 20, 2023, 11:28:04 PM
When you're predicting the outcome of some incident/sports/game then it is gambling. Only difference here is the money involvement which makes the gamble risk free. With money involved gambling the wrong prediction washes our money whereas with this kind of gambling we can enjoy as the win could reward and loss doesn't affect us.

This is functional for specific part/regions and I'm sure this is kinda promotion and later slowly we can see the platform taking away the free prediction and winning money through it.
903  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: FIFA World Cup 2026 :Canada/Mexico/United States: Discussion Thread on: April 20, 2023, 11:23:46 PM
And Canada and Mexico will host a total of 20 games, right? Or are there any changes?

From what I know, Canada and Mexico will host 10 games each and the rest will be held in US soil. That is quite less because in this new format where 48 teams will play, there will be a total of 100+ games. I mean, it should be maximized because they also have a large stadium to host some of the games and it will be a big help to the host cities to boost their businesses.

As far as I know, this 10-match figure was decided earlier, when FIFA was thinking about a 3 team per group format. But then they changed the format to 4-team groups and therefore the total number of matches almost doubled to 104. So I guess both Canada and Mexico will get more matches to be staged within their borders. But I have a question here. If USA is hosting more than 70% of the matches, then why Canada and Mexico are being allotted automatic qualification to the 2026 World Cup? They are not co-hosts. They are just subsidiary hosts.
Well, many things are evident here, the first is obvious that the USA has total control over things, I don't know whether to call it hegemony, or power, because it is always the same, the Country that has the most power in everything is the USA, and In this particular case, Canada follows and then finally Mexico, although I am in favor of something, there are 3 games, they must be held equally in the 3 countries and the country that is the Opening should not be where the final is held, but in Given the state of things, I don't know how the games are managed, and which country is most likely to host the most games.

USA will have control, next will be Canada and atlast it will be Mexico. As in the previous post, somehow the involvement of three countries into the league needs to be appreciated. When a small country like Qatar can host, USA and the other two countries can host the World Cup independent. But the three countries agreed to co-host needs to be appreciated and for the same reason three countries are into the league. We can't be conclusive, because beyond our thoughts the officials will be thinking about this and they'd be having specific reasons for each and every activity connected with it.
904  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Cricket match prediction discussions on: April 19, 2023, 10:30:02 PM
I don't think that they are in for the profits. They want to make Saudi Arabia a global sports destination (similar to what they have done in boxing, football and golf). Under the new king (Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud) they have relaxed a lot of their strict religious laws, and have made the country more appealing for the foreigners. But I don't know how this tournament can become successful without the Indian players. India generates >90% of the income in cricket, and without the Indian players this league will end up in losses. Also, the viewership will be lower without Indian interest.
I think Saudi Arabia doesn't pay much attention to earning money. They are very enthusiastic about spending money. If they want to substitute cricket league for profit then they will fail. But I think they are planning something to introduce their country to the world.
They must be going through a long planning process. They are widely known in football. Also they want to do something that can take their country to another level globally. They are the ones who consistently keep an eye on cricket. To be honest I think big cricketers can join there if the money is spent. However, no cricket league is complete without Indian cricketers and that's why IPL is the best.

They have certainly made their country a destination for foreigners. A lot of people think that they are still earning money by selling oil. One thing I can say for sure is that they don’t have the type of oil right now that they had once. They have certainly made a fortune by selling oil. But now they have made the country, so representative throughout the whole world that everyone wants to be a citizen of their country.

Now they are trying to make almost every sport popular by keeping their country in the conversation. I don’t think they are trying to improve their own team so much. And that is why I think they are in this for the money. But it is absolutely certain that without Indian players, they are not going to generate good enough revenue.

Even now the oil source is their major revenue, and the country plan to generate revenue through different sources. This is how it is possible to stand strong, even if the oil revenue gets disturbed as we can't expect things to be same as now. As said Saudi Arabia have spent big on Football and now the prime focus is upon Cricket as it holds a big fanbase from the Asian countries.

More restrictions were relaxed and the government is trying to make Western people get into the country. This is kind of plan to make people invest into their country. Rather than money it is the visibility they get through it. Even now for IPL they're (visit Saudi) is the official sponsor.
905  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2022/2023 on: April 19, 2023, 10:21:27 PM
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The best case right now would be Nassr finishing second, they are going to be upset with such result for sure, but they just have to accept that fact. If they can somehow convince Mourinho to get there, the difference will be huge, they can actually win the league by a lot of points, it's obvious how they should play and the talent they need at which positions, he would take this team to another level without a doubt, he would help more than even Ronaldo could.
Nassr recently fired Rudi Garcia from the coaching position and the rumor is that it is because of a dispute with Cristiano Ronaldo which means he will be given the upmost priority when they are making major decisions and then the willingness of Jose Mourinho to move to Saudi Arabia which is highly unlikely and the speculation is that Jose Mourinho will be moving to PSG.
This is an unwanted firing from Al-Nassr and soon after the same they've experienced what they deserved. Al-Nassr haven't won against its close rivals Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, or Al-Shabab, in this season. Once again a loss against Al-Hilal have caused big difference in points between the first and second position on points table. Probably Al-Hilal would move to the second position after few matches.
906  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indian Premier League #IPL on: April 19, 2023, 10:11:52 PM
Rajasthan Royals batting point is showing very good performance. Lucknow Super Giants couldn't score a single run so today's win is very convenient for Rajasthan Royals. Collected only 154 runs. Today as the opening pair Buttler and Jaiswal two batsmen are providing very good service for the team. If these two can survive the powerplay then the match can only be won by a few. And Rajasthan will be on top of the points table today if the win is confirmed and will collect 10 points. Considering the past matches, Rajasthan won by the biggest margin, which is why I think victory today is also assured.
Rajasthan Royals have made an easy match very difficult.  Where 155 runs from 120 balls were needed to win at the start, 48 runs from 24 balls were needed by the end of the game. That means Rajasthan Royals need to score 12 runs per over to win. The opening pair built a good partnership but it did not last in the end. Padikkal And Riyan Parag are now on the wicket. Let's see how much they can contribute to Rajasthan's win. But these two batsmen are used to batting well towards the end. Hope they give their best performance today.

Edited: LSG win by 10 runs.
At some point 60 runs from 42 runs which is easy reachable. Anyhow these losses will affect Rajasthan Royals reaching the top 4 position as net runrate is the important factor that decides the leader on the points table. The expected players didn't score and the team lost the match. In the previous match Sanju Samson, Hetmyer and Jurel made thrashing runs at the end overs and Rajasthan Royals won the match. This time everything favoured and Padikkal along with Parag should've made it their match.
907  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕘𝕒𝕞𝕖 on: April 19, 2023, 10:01:31 PM
I'm used to Stake amidst heavy losses. I used to switch between winz.io, bitsler, Duelbits. In all means I feel better with Stake. When I keep on losing I just take a break and try with those platforms. Those were also really good, but the light graphic and the access to play on the smartphone makes me choose Stake. Here we were able to understand things better than other platforms, which means even a first time user will find it easier to use.
908  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Why do you favor betting on spesific sport? on: April 19, 2023, 09:53:38 PM
Spending on unknown sports is kind of testing our luck in sports betting. When we place a bet on known sports, it gets connected with the skills. We analyse well about the players of the squad as well as the opponents. This lets us to make the right prediction. Even these bets fails, but it won't hurt us. When a bet placed on random choice fails, the mind have the thinking we shouldn't have done it.

If not we need to go with the odds suggested by the platform. Most of the time lower odds used to win, and not everyone wish to go with the low odds. When we do these kind of bets good is to spend little and experiment how things work and increase the bet value.
909  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: No late comer in bitcoin Investment. on: April 17, 2023, 11:59:08 PM
Invest what one can afford is the right thing to do with bitcoin. Start when the market is favourable, because when you make an investment through the DCA or some other strategy you'll be able to get the bitcoin at the average price. But the same will cost you high when brought at the peak. So, right occasion needs to be found.
910  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indian Premier League #IPL on: April 17, 2023, 11:36:07 PM
At the end of the first innings, CSK was able to achieve 226 runs / 6 wickets. So it was an incredible batting of Devon Conway, Shivam Dube, and Ajinkya Rahane. Others also did good batting today.

Royal Challengers Bangalore has also a good batting lineup. Though chasing 226 runs is very tough but is not impossible for the RCB. Although I believe CSK will win today.


Edit: Ops Kohli is gone. A big plus for CSK.

Do you know what was special about this Chennai super kings innings of  226 runs? Usually, when CSK makes such big scores, we always assume that MS Dhoni must have made a big 100 or 50 runs contribution in the total or he might have scored a quick 25 - 30 runs, but that did not happen. In fact, he was not even required to bat (come to bat in 2nd last ball of the innings) and Chennai super kings made this gigantic total.
Devon Conway scored the highest 83 runs with a strike rate of 184 runs.

In response, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost two quick wickets including the wicket of Virat Kohli, making the chase even more difficult.
The chase have been made easier and today it is an unlucky day for CSK. In 9 overs Royal Challengers have scored 105 runs losing the early 2 wickets. Maxwell and Du Plessis on fire. Already Du Plessis have reached half century in 23 balls. 122 runs in 66 balls is easy reachable for a team with the best batting line-up. Expect the match to be over by the 18th over or earlier.

Look like you underestimated the power and skill of MS Dhoni.

The match has been won by Chennai super kings and all credit does to him. Even though Royal Challengers Bangalore were scoring runs at a rapid pace and at one time it seems that they might achieve this target with one or two overs to spare but Chennai super kings captain kept his cool and eventually his team won this very interesting thrilling match.
I didn't underestimated CSK, most who watched the batting of RCB could've had the same feelings of mine.

Yes, with the scoring in much faster manner this is all unexpected. RCB reached 100 runs in 50 balls, and 150 runs in 80 balls. Further the team missed the momentum as the wickets of du Plessis and Maxwell fell. Even after that Dinesh Karthik made his contribution. Somehow this is the Dhoni's luck that brought him the win.
911  Economy / Economics / Re: Always Have a financial record in whatever business you own on: April 17, 2023, 10:15:55 PM
Having a financial record and on each and everything will let you have control over ones finance. Another thing with the financial record it is possible to find what is wrong with our activity and the flaw can be corrected. Flaws are common, but it needs to be easy identifiable.

Having financial record or our daily usage lets us to limit spending and focus on saving. Not everyone were able to do it, as we need to have basic mathematics. Nowadays different Applications were available to perform these activities with ease.
912  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How to convince a sceptical person to buy Bitcoin ? on: April 17, 2023, 09:27:04 PM
what is the reason about convincing others? I think that every person can think for himself accurately and no one can convince others to participate in any field. If you want to avoid all individuals to blame you then do not force them because their losses will always be present in their minds.

If you want to teach some individuals about bitcoin and help them to make investment to make their lives happy so you can just give them a brief details about it but you should never force anyone because that work in which an individual is not interested they hardly get profit.
If you wish to teach someone about bitcoin it is good to suggest them to go through few articles and other sources that make one learn about bitcoin. After that if they've learnt something and have interest to invest, then just guide them. We should never keep on insisting a person to use/invest in bitcoin.

When we think about making a person learn about bitcoin, the prime focus need to be on making the person buy a very small part, and further he/she will buy as she knows the real variation taking place with the investment.
913  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: April 17, 2023, 07:57:31 PM
One hell of a match between Pakistan and New Zealand, expected an easy win for New Zealand when Pakistan lost their 7th wicket but Iftikhar Ahmed played some incredible shots along with Faheem Ashraf and took the team close and in the last over i was expecting Pakistan to win the match and i had to cashout my bet fearing of a loss but Pakistan ended up loosing in the end.

The match was exciting till the last ball. Neesham took the wicket of Iftikhar Ahmed, if not this could've been a win for Pakistan. Iftikhar started the over with a six and continued to make a four. He had the confidence and tried to end the match with style when the team requires another 5 runs from 3 balls. An unwanted attempt for big runs and day ended with loss. Harish Rauf came into the crease and unable to score.
914  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indian Premier League #IPL on: April 17, 2023, 06:20:29 PM
Finally a match remembered forever, Chennai Super Kings was at its worst bowling, fielding, drops finally came into the match with the bowling from young Matheesha Pathirana. Chennai Super Kings proved the strength and the captain cool lost his temper at some occasions. Once again RCB had become the unlucky team to loss the match. Chennai Super Kings need to improve much to have its position on the top.
915  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indian Premier League #IPL on: April 17, 2023, 04:43:26 PM
At the end of the first innings, CSK was able to achieve 226 runs / 6 wickets. So it was an incredible batting of Devon Conway, Shivam Dube, and Ajinkya Rahane. Others also did good batting today.

Royal Challengers Bangalore has also a good batting lineup. Though chasing 226 runs is very tough but is not impossible for the RCB. Although I believe CSK will win today.


Edit: Ops Kohli is gone. A big plus for CSK.

Do you know what was special about this Chennai super kings innings of  226 runs? Usually, when CSK makes such big scores, we always assume that MS Dhoni must have made a big 100 or 50 runs contribution in the total or he might have scored a quick 25 - 30 runs, but that did not happen. In fact, he was not even required to bat (come to bat in 2nd last ball of the innings) and Chennai super kings made this gigantic total.
Devon Conway scored the highest 83 runs with a strike rate of 184 runs.

In response, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost two quick wickets including the wicket of Virat Kohli, making the chase even more difficult.
The chase have been made easier and today it is an unlucky day for CSK. In 9 overs Royal Challengers have scored 105 runs losing the early 2 wickets. Maxwell and Du Plessis on fire. Already Du Plessis have reached half century in 23 balls. 122 runs in 66 balls is easy reachable for a team with the best batting line-up. Expect the match to be over by the 18th over or earlier.
916  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Do not believe every crypto news you read online on: April 16, 2023, 11:48:22 PM
Many new projects use such tricks to attract investors, but I can say that many newbies believe it to be true and buy new coins without doing proper research. If you buy based on enticing posts without researching, the chances of losses are very high. Therefore, any investor should always be cautious and satisfied before making a purchase decision, rather than being swayed by emotions.
We need to be careful while investing into any of the cryptocurrency. Whether it is new/old we should analyse well about the market situation and understand what all the possibilities to profit and the risks associated with it. Whrn it comes to new coins, we should go with small amounts and further go for the big investment. Also we should have a plan B kept ready to execute if things didn't go as predicted.
917  Economy / Economics / Re: War: who benefits and how! on: April 16, 2023, 11:45:09 PM
Talking about benefits, I would say war never brings benefits.
War always brings destruction to both sides. And if I say who benefited from this war then I would say Russia. moreover, in all other fields, all the countries of the world are facing economic crisis. I think this situation is due to the introduction of various restrictions on oil and gas.
When there happens war, each and everyone in the world suffers some sort of economic difficulty. This happens as a result of country's having dependency over each other for some needs. Apart all this the big profit makers or the benefiting one's during the war were the war equipment selling countries. When war takes place big business takes place.
918  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Bitcointalk IPL Prediction Pool & Discussion 2023 on: April 16, 2023, 11:41:35 PM
I was able to make wins, but I wasn't able to move from the last position on the leaderboard. Somehow I'll reach the top three position by the end of the ongoing round. The updation of the results were taking place very slowly. Maybe if each and everyone of us process the result we might be able to see the updation of results at the earliest.
919  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Indian Premier League #IPL on: April 16, 2023, 11:38:14 PM
Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals match between two teams Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets. Rajasthan Royals batting and bowling team played very well for which the match was won. I thought Rajasthan Royals team might have to fight a lot to win this match but it didn't happen.  .Rajasthan Royals won the match very easily.I think they will play better in future matches.
The match was completely with Gujarat Titans as there is consecutive fall of wickets while chasing the target. At some point Gujarat Titans were at 55/4. From there Sanju Samson and Hetmyer developed good partnership and took the team to a better position. Further the loss of wicket once again made Rajasthan Royals into trouble. Finally the batting from Jurel, Ashwin and Hetmyer brought the win gor Rajasthan Royals with 3 balls left to play.
920  Economy / Economics / Re: Saving is Wasting? on: April 15, 2023, 09:41:14 PM
Many people say saving is wasting because saving doesn't generate any profit, it's strange if we still put large amounts of money in the bank, it's better to take it and use it to buy bitcoin and see in a year it can go up 100% or more, it's time we think for profit and do not look for a safe position.
Not everyone feels that saving is for profit, sometimes there are those who save just to buy something they want. The general perception of saving is saving money when they have money left over from their salary. I think the risk is the first point why someone doesn't want to start investing in Bitcoin, and besides that most of them can't wait to benefit from fundamental investments. Maybe this is what makes them just stay in their comfort zone.
The comfort and staying risk free is the reason why people prefer to save over investment. There are people who invest with the leftover, but those are people who have solid portfolio and emergency funds. With this they were able to manage any situation.

Most of the people who prioritise savings consider it as emergency fund. When we're in need we don't know how good will be our investment. Maybe it can be on profit/loss, if it is in loss it surely hurts and to avoid such scenario savings isn't wasting.
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