I am pretty sure that sportsbet.io has an active customer service support. Not to mention, they also have an ongoing campaign signature, so contacting them with your issue will not be not too much of a hassle.

While this may be your issue, you may also check their TOS if you violated some of their rules to give you a broad understanding. But in reality, I doubt that sportsbet would lock your account without any valid reason as they have a reputation to maintain.

Despite their efforts to promote a sustainable and helpful means to combat gambling addiction, remember that they are still a company that is profit-driven.

The problem here is not Stake, but your overall attitude in gambling. While it may be easy to create an account on their website, your addiction is what keeps you from coming back and registering on them. You are only 16 years old- your have a life that is way more than gambling. Try your best to change your habits and create some sort of discipline.

If you are having trouble to control this, then I highly suggest you consult with your parents about this in order to prevent yourself from becoming addicted further.

This is a good question and the answer is somehow difficult to respond.

Given that all gambling companies aim for profit, there must be at least some boundary to know on how you would you approach your clients. The problem is, if you prevent someone from gambling, you are taking away some profit on the side of the business; on the other hand, if you do not stop the person from gambling then you are slowly seeing his suffering from such addiction which affects entirely his family.

If I were the manager, I would definitely ban the person from entering the establishment. While profit may be the main focal point of gambling companies, this can be done with other means- meaning, if you clearly see someone destroying their lives with such business, then it is nothing but obvious to prevent them from further destroying their career.

This depends on your goal whether you want to focus on short or long-term investment.

$100 worth of ETH or BTC can go a long way especially if you consider investing it for long-term. Imagine, BTC reached an ATH of around $60,000 this year. Though its price may have been significantly reduced, the fact that it reached that kind of price implies that it may recover and pump again in the unforeseeable future. In the event that such happens, your $100 would be tripled- something that everyone wishes to happen.

This all boils down if that $100 of yours is something that you are freely disposable- meaning whether you lose or gain, it does not entirely affect your finances at all.

As someone who lives in a third-world country, having your own means of transportation is both a necessity and convenience. Although gas and fuel prices may be significantly high right now, having your own car somehow negates the extra hassle of commuting daily. I am saving most of my BTCs nowadays in order to purchase my first car- something that I never thought would be possible until I discovered this forum last 2017.

Though I am still far away from reaching my goal, what matters is that I remain consistent with my efforts weekly. BTCs are precious and it is nothing but obvious to spend/use them to things that are equitably useful to my end.

This is the general rule but in reality, it is easier said than done.

Some of the investors who put their investments into BTC at least invested hundreds to thousands of dollars. This implies that the slightest movement in its price could mean a profit/loss on their part. But if an investor would put that amount of capital, they must have a contingent plan and a goal on their investments.

But in all honesty, I agree with you- BTCs are inflationary in nature. They are too precious to be sold especially that its price are relatively low in the market.

This entirely depends on the definition of 'unemployment' and how people would cope up to this.

Do you have any empirical data to back-up your claim of 50% unemployment rate in the USA? In addition, unemployment does not absolutely mean that a person has no source of income; nor does it mean that a person is suffering. Unemployment has three (3) types that vary from each definition and not all mean negative. A person may be self-employed but he may be unemployed at the same time while earning more money in the process compared when he is employed in a company.

Though the pandemic has definitely cause an impact towards unemployment, with this being the current situation, people would necessarily adjust to this living in order to alleviate their situation.

Most gamblers fail to realize that by gambling, it is not considered as a way to earn alternative cash. When we put slots in the picture where the odds are either 1-5000; or 1-34 million, you will see that earning cash in this process is absolutely risky- to the point that you would burn money more in the process despite winning the jackpot.

Your neighbor sets the greatest example of the risks associated with slot machines. Though it may definitely look appealing and fun especially that they introduced some mechanics, the chances of winning are so marginally thin that you would most likely spend more even if you won in the process.

It is interesting to see the development of gambling over the years. From trading stones, to slots, and to the integration of a system that is conveniently accessed online. Due to the pandemic, this also strengthened its playerbase especially that most people have preferred to gamble online and realize its convenience and potentia and lots of physical gambling companies have started closing as they adopted their services on the internet.

I guess OP you can also add that gambling has also been integrated to our mobile phones and to some of the online games present. Though they make take a form that is somehow different from your conventional gambling method (e.g. crate boxes, etc.), in essence, a player still gambles on the process.

As far as I can remember, back in 2017, the price of Bitcoin during the first quarter of that year was around $4,000-$5,000. On the last quarter of that year, its price skyrocketed and reached an ATH of $20,000. Though that may have been the case, every reason for a bullish run is circumstantial- meaning that the prices may increase or decrease further depending on the circumstances that may happen this year.

But I do commend you for not panicking and selling your investments even if you are down by 45%. Most people in your situation would have panicked and claim that investing into BTC would be considered a "scam."

Hahaha you're right! But to be honest, it is entirely normal for someone to worry about their investments especially if they contributed thousands to millions of dollars as their capital. This means that the slightest increase/decrease on the price of BTC would mean a profit/loss of thousands on their end.

While not worrying may sound easier said than done, the only choice that we have right now is to trust and HODL. In addition, always have a contingency plan on your investments on determining the maximum amount of loss you could garner.

This is somehow unfortunate and I honestly think that this is indeed, due to FUD.

With the price of almost all cryptocurrencies crashing, most have decided to pull out their investments based on their contingency plan or their instincts. Though I believe that the price of BTC will recover at least by next year, it is still very unfortunate to see that most have decided to quit on investing cryptocurrencies. I guess, the crash really took a toll on their capital as most expected a "quick profit" in this platform.

Again, cryptocurrency investments are considered as high-risks and this bear market is a normal occurrence.

I honestly think that the martingale strategy works best if you have a relatively huge amount of capital to begin with. If you consistently experience a loss during such strategy, it somehow compels you to gamble more capital in the process just to recover your losses on all of your previous rounds.

While this experience is definitely unfortunate, this serves as a warning to everyone who wishes to gamble for profit. Gambling is all about luck and this does not absolutely mean that everyone will experience it. Even if you think that today's a good day, it does not entirely equate that one will win.

So this year's candidates, Nepo actually won again and he will be facing Magnus for the 2nd time! What are your thoughts on this?

I see that on the chess community, a lot of people are upset that Nepo won. Maybe this is due to the fact that they wanted to see a new opponent facing Magnus since Nepo got destroyed last year after he crumbled from his loss on Game 6 of their match on 2020 WCC. Do you guys think that Magnus will participate in this year's candidates despite him telling not to?

I remember making this mistake back when I was a newbie where I stored most of my BTCs in an exchange.

Back in 2018, there was this ponzi-scheme company where I stored most of my funds. Being a newbie to the cryptocurrency world, I invested $100 worth of BTCs and kept them in that website. After 6 months of continuous operation, their website crashed, thus wiping all of my BTCs in the process (USI-TECH ponzi). In addition, some exchanges were also scammed and hacked in the recent years given that they were a target for scammers around the globe.

Man, what you have accomplished is just definitely amazing! It is one of those dreams that every BTC HODLer wants to aim- purchasing something that is relatively expensive but extremely useful to their end by using BTC as payment.

Just to share you my experience, I am also saving most of my BTCs as I am currently looking for a dealership in purchasing my first ever car. Due to transportation conflicts and hassle in my country, having a car is purely for convenience rather than a necessity. I have estimated that it will take me around ~8 months for me to purchase my car but what you shared definitely inspired me to do better and HODL my coins.

Yes definitely! The impact of one's environment on where he/she currently stays at is significantly relevant to the point that they are mostly exposed to vices. In comparison, a child who is exposed early into reading, etc. is most likely to develop habits that will contribute to his general knowledge, curiosity from the very start. Just like in gambling, a person will most likely focus on other activities if everyone around him is focusing on productivity.

While this solution may be considered helpful, it is not in anyway absolutely effective. The most effective way of treating gambling addiction comes from the gambler himself, when he/she realizes that what they are doing is wrong.

I think this is one of those instances where a gambler gets lucky in his casino run.

The fact that the person came into the gambling establishment with $5,000 and left with $27,000 is proof that he was indeed lucky that day. The fact that you were able at to at least double your money in gambling is lucky enough, let alone earning a x5 profit on your end. Though this story may be inspiring, this can be awfully deceiving in a way that it somehow encourages gambling whenever you hit rock-bottom.

Thank you very much for sharing this type of scheme, OP.

Generally, these types of scams are relatively difficult to spot given the nature of the activity he is asking. When you register in a given exchange, it somehow gives you the relief and security thinking that it might go smoothly. But the moment that when you were not able to create an account, that suspicion arose.

Again, anyone messaging you randomly sparks doubtfulness. No one would ever just go message someone and ask for an exchange without substantiating decent proof/evidence to the contrary. Let this post be a warning to most users to avoid dealing with scammers such as this one.

I agree with you- sometimes it has something to do more than just the research. The problem with most people is that, they tend to be greedy in meeting their desired numbers and reaching for a specific profit threshold before they cash out, resulting to a more loss on their end.

Trading is extremely risky especially if you are new to this field. The risks involve in substituting your coins with other cryptocurrencies is just way too high to the point that profit may be compared to as of a bank teller. It is nothing but essential that you must always cash out your investments even if you see just a tiny profit on your end. The more you wait, the more you subject yourself to greater risk of your profit turning into a loss.