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I'm writing this thread because the last time that I went to a land base casinos, I have seen a lot of senior citizens and older people who are still playing. But the thing is that some of them really are in the wheelchair and with someone with them helping to push the button in let's say slot machine games.
What do you think could be the reasons that they are still gambling though?
It could be that they want to still engage themselves and be as active as they can and they can do it through gambling? Or somewhat of a mind exercise for them?
What I notice also is that most of this seniors could really be rich as they have a lot of people behind them, some could be their grand kids or some could be their maids. Or it could be better if they will just go and stay at home as they could be vulnerable in such places?
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Recently, Putin: Who can stop Bitcoin? No one. And so I guess that is the signal that Tkachev could have been waiting before making this proposal. MOSCOW, December 9 - RIA Novosti. State Duma deputy from the New People party Anton Tkachev sent an appeal to the Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov with a proposal to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve in Russia similar to state reserves in traditional currencies; RIA Novosti has a copy of the document.
"I ask you, dear Anton Germanovich, to assess the feasibility of creating a strategic Bitcoin reserve in Russia by analogy with state reserves in traditional currencies. If this initiative is approved, I ask you to submit it to the government of the Russian Federation for further implementation," the appeal says. https://ria.ru/20241209/rezerv-1988201715.htmlI guess since they are moving forward with de-dollarization and obviously doesn't want to used it. Or maybe they want to get away from the financial sanctions from the West. So it really make sense that they will go with Bitcoin right now. Gonna be a race moving forward as who's who or how much countries are going to stock pile Bitcoin in the future. Trying to play devil's advocate here, could Bitcoin be the de-facto currency of the "criminals"? 
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It looks like Bhutan is offloading some of it's BTC holdings currently to QCPCapital.  Biography
Established in 2017, QCP Capital is a full suite crypto trading firm and global market leader in options, headquartered in Singapore. With deep multi-cycle experience, QCP Capital unlocks new opportunities for clients at the forefront of crypto capital markets through providing institutional-grade liquidity, infrastructure and research. An active early-stage crypto and blockchain investor, QCP Capital’s portfolio includes core trading infrastructure, exchanges, data and token ecosystems. QCP Capital’s insights cover weekly trading updates, monthly and quarterly views, and can be accessed on our Telegram, Twitter, LinkedIn page and more. More information can be found at qcp.capital. https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/author/qcp-capitalSo more likely, Bhutan government transferring that huge amount to them might hint of a big sell off to take profits. But still though, they have a lot of holdings, around 11,688 in BTC as of this writing.  https://intel.arkm.com/explorer/entity/druk-holding-investmentsAnd perhaps they are selling to fund government projects. So it makes sense to sell near $100k'ish. |
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 Anyone heard the latest stance of Putin as far as Bitcoin goes? Given that the share of the United States in the global economy is decreasing, the influence of US Dollar on global economic process is also diminishing. So the emergence of alternative tools is a natural process.
Take Bitcoin for example, who can ban it? No one.
So I guess Putin already admitted that they might be stacking Bitcoin to circumvent the ban on them because of the continue war with Ukraine. And with that, whether we like it or not, Bitcoin is going to be used in this kind of situations and probably there will be hate coming because of Putin's statement. But regardless, I see the price pumping to $98k in the last couple of hours. |
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Interpol operations across several continent netted arrest of 5,500 individuals and seizing $400 million. LYON, France – A global operation involving law enforcement from 40 countries, territories and regions has ended with the arrest of over 5,500 financial crime suspects and the seizure of more than USD 400 million in virtual assets and government-backed currencies. https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2024/INTERPOL-financial-crime-operation-makes-record-5-500-arrests-seizures-worth-over-USD-400-millionSo it's a huge effort on them, as this criminals are preying on their helpless victims. They deemed this “USDT Token Approval Scam”, in which criminals attack their victims on the assumption that they are real and genuine and so once the criminals gain their trust, they will be sent with a phishing link. And obviously once they click it, the criminals are going to take over their account and withdraw their USDT without their knowledge. |
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I was just have this thoughts, as we have been saying, to be not addicted to gambling, we should have self-control. But as much as we know this advise or saying, there are still a lot of people falling for gambling and I just thought that it could be their personality. I mean if they have the correct decision making, then no one will fall for being addicted. And then there is also the case of high risk takers vs those people who doesn't like high risk and just play for the normal.
Also the reflection of losers, there are those who readily accept the fate when we lost even big money and then think of just taking a break first or just go walk out and then sleep it over. And then we have individuals who can't accept losing, and so they deposited for more and experience the same defeat.
Competitive spirit as well, I remember on sports personalities in Michael Jordan, yes the GOAT himself. But even outside of basketball, he will always play and bet in golf as been reported before.
How about you? Do you think you as a gambling also reflects your personality outside of gambling itself?
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Ever think of hot streaks when you play? Let's say luck base games such as slots or roulette? As per definition, A run of good "luck" or winning hands
Or maybe some of us here have been captivated or even experience with this kind of winning successively in a given night? For me, yes, I had this incredible run in a roulette games wherein I was so lucky that night that I have a streak of winning 10 consecutive single bet numbers and I have ended with a lot of money about 2-3 weeks ago and I can't believed it. However, I try to do some research and there are no basis for it, I guess I was just so lucky that night. How about you guys, have you experienced it before? Did you really feel invincible and thought that you are in a streak and no one can stop you? Or you just believed that you are just lucky and games are still govern by chances and probability that this so called "hot streaks" are just a myth? |
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 https://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/AS08938/7062f264/1079/4803/a2de/86e89b14b5e5/140120241125528416.pdfAnd so I try to used Google Translate to understand the context of the statement from Remix point, 1. They mentioned that they are going to invest because of the result of the US election, (so talk about Trump's influence after winning the election.) They already purchased 3 billion yet, and now another 500 million totaling to 3.5 billion yen, = $23 million, if my math is right. 2. They are going to complete the purchase by the end of the year 3. They've already assets the risk of buying crypto and they have followed ""Notice regarding the purchase of cryptocurrencies" dated September 26, 2024" 4. Future outlook Cryptocurrency holdings will be evaluated at market value every quarter, meaning they will have to fully disclosed everything if they are in the net positive as far as their investment goes. The company specifically mentions the US election as one reason why they are going to continue to buy Bitcoin. So perhaps this is another effect of Trump winning the US election. But most likely, since Yen is falling against USD, and to overcome the Yen devaluation crisis, the company is hedging their assets on BTC. Good move by Remixpoint? |
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I just want to give heads up to everyone specially his coming Black Friday, as there are a lot of crypto criminals and cyber actors that are going to prey for shoppers. And it could take in any shape or form. Maybe they can mimic a hardware wallet and says that they are at a huge discount. Or like this financial actors, dubbed as dubbed as SilkSpecter.  So they targeted US and UK Black Friday shoppers and offers huge discount. And it's hard to distinguished what's real and what is fake because this cyber actors are really good at copying the original site.  https://blog.eclecticiq.com/inside-intelligence-center-financially-motivated-chinese-threat-actor-silkspecter-targeting-black-friday-shoppersAnother way that you can fall for it is: a. received email and offering good discounts b. bargain price of some well known crypto hardware wallets So just protect yourself with this kind of scam attempts. a. Do not click on any suspicious link in your email, specially unsolicitated b. Double check the URL of the website that you visit before entering any information On the other hand, there could be legit offers this coming Black Friday, but it's better if you keep yourself aware of the potential that scammers are going to be everywhere during this holiday. |
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Have you heard of Charity gambling? Charity gambling is a "form of incentivized giving" where a charity (or a group of charities), rather than a municipality or private casino, oversees gambling activities such as bingo, roulette, lottery, and slot machines and uses the proceeds to further its charitable aims. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_gamblingWhat's your thoughts on this? Is it a creative way to raise funds for a good cause? Or will it simply promote gambling? Others might say that it conflict with charitable values as it linked to gambling-related harm. Have you been in one of this charity gambling in your locals? One example of this kind of charity gambling is the Dutch Postcode Lottery.  https://www.postcodelotterygroup.com/what-we-do/nationale-postcode-loterij/ |
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Cyber security spotted on what they call Glove infostealer that bypasses Google Chrome's Application-Bound (App-Bound) encryption and steal the following as it has the capability to extract and exfiltrate cookies.  - Yahoo
- Chrome
- Yandex
- Browser
- Msedge
- Opera
- Brave
- Chromium
- CryptoTab
The cookies, wallets and other possible data are not obtained just from the browsers, but Glove Stealer is using vast lists of predefined locally installed applications and browser extensions, then tries to search for these and exfiltrate valuable data from them. Since the lists are too exhaustive to mention in the text (84 defined locations for the locally installed apps and 280 browser extensions), an interested reader can find these on our GitHub. To name here at least part of the scope, the Glove Stealer focuses on: - Vast variety of cryptocurrency wallet browser extensions
- 2FA authenticators, including Google Authenticator, Microsoft, Aegis and LastPass, to name a few
- Password managers, including Bitwarden, LastPass and KeePass, to name a few
- Email clients like Thunderbird
- Gaming platforms like Steam and Battle.net
So it includes cryptocurrency wallet browsers, so this is going to be very dangerous to us. https://www.gendigital.com/blog/news/innovation/glove-stealerFor a detailed list of IOC, you can visit here: https://github.com/avast/ioc/tree/master/GloveStealer |
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I haven't see a topic discussed here about the environmental effects of land base casinos. Do you guys think that they also contributed or has impact to the environment as we all know that they are operating 24x7, consuming water and obviously electricity, a high energy demands.
So with that, this business is operates using substantial amounts of electricity for their slot machines and aircon and could really put a lot of strain as there is a constant need for electricity 24x7. And what if the source of energy comes for non-renewable sources? it could lead to higher carbon emissions.
Another could be the high water consumption, this casinos have large swimming pools and so there is the demand. We could question them if there is water scarcity in a country wherein this casinos have been built.
We could also look at waste generation, do you know how big casinos disposed those substantial waste that their visitor creates? There could be large volumes of waste produce daily but we don't know if they have a proper safe waste disposal system.
Do you think that this casinos are aware of this impact that they can have to the environment?
If yes, are they doing mitigation risk?
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I've been fascinated on how casinos really attracted gamblers on the games that they have that people come back for more even if they lose money. I'm talking about land base casinos here as it is really very attractive and the atmosphere are different.
So from what I observed, there are some that I think that might add to it's aura that's why we do play on them.
1. Incentives and Rewards - majority of casinos have this membership card, and so when you play and you used it, you will accumulate points and you can used this points like to get free merchandise from them. I even have been given free hotel accommodation.
2. Design of casinos - it was really brilliantly crafted by the design itself, very big, no clocks inside, and then the color could have played as well, like gold and red which they say is the lucky color or color of money.
3. Free drinks/alcohol and then there are live band - So they gave you free drinks and alcohol, but perhaps you make you drunk and so your judgement is clouded and potentially you losing big money. And then there are entertainment, such as live bands performing every hour to keep you inside and watch and have some fun while at the same time losing money.
Maybe you can add to it as what are you think we keep on coming back as if we are under the spell of this big casinos?
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On Friday, October 25, the St. Petersburg Garrison Military Court announced the verdict against Artem Zayets, Aleksey Malozemov, Daniil Puzyrevsky and Ruslan Khansvyarov. The court found them guilty of illegal circulation of means of payment (Part 2 of Article 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Puzyrevsky and Khansvyarov were also found guilty of using and distributing malicious programs (Part 2 of Article 273 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), a Kommersant-SPb correspondent reports from the courtroom. (Translated from Russian to English) https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/7263987I'm not sure but personally, this is the first time that I have seen the Russian has sentenced their own to be part of a cyber crime ring. We all know that majority of cyber criminals are in Russia, but it's hard to get them persecuted because somewhat the Russian government are not actively pursuing them. What are your thoughts on this one? Could this set a precedence in the future that the government is really going after this cyber criminals moving forward? What makes the them chased after the REvil ransomware group this time? This group has been wrecking havoc for many years if I'm not mistaken and now they have put an end with the sentencing of 4 of their members. |
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