This is seriously alarming- what sells the casino is not the gambling games on itself but the customer service experience that they provide. If they treat their customers like nothing, then why is Stake still considered one of the best casinos out there?

In the past week, I have noticed several threads about Stake regarding encountering some issues either related to payment; or to limiting the accounts of its users. This should really spark a red flag on its users given on how they operate and on how they treat its customers.


I do suggest that OP should consider looking for an alternative at this point. Sure, he should try reaching out on its ANN thread in this forum but still, he should not have experience this service to the point that he will contact and message on its board in this forum.

There are hundreds of online gambling platforms that provide a better experience compared to Stake. If I may suggest, then I guess this is the time that you should explore different options now, OP.

You actually summed up almost the effects of gambling to the collaterals that ultimately affect the immediate family members whenever a person is addicted to the said act. I guess another sector of people who are indirect victims of gambling are your co-workers.

Once a person gets addicted to gambling, your relationship with your colleagues and friends will be prejudiced greatly given that you will be asking for loans to anyone just to satisfy this urge.

The reason on why I said colleagues is because this was a personal experience to me before. I had this high school friend who was once rich during our youth and he would treat everyone with almost anything. Suddenly during my college years, he would message our friends asking for loans and cash. Then I soon discovered that he suffered this massive gambling debt by borrowing cash from Chinese loan lords that are already threatening against his own life.

I do believe that the impact of AI would be more as a supportive tool rather than as a main component that plays gambling for us.

The prominence Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been widely used in different fields as a tool to lessen the work of most people. Robotics and AIs have been also associated with each other in which they can work hand-in-hand to efficiently maximize its potential to some businesses. Although AI has been used mainly by some companies and businesses, I believe that it may not completely replace gambling and its users.

Gambling is a personal act whereby the odds are being played by the gamblers. Yes, AI may affect gamblers if the latter use the former as a tool to help them compile information that may effectively predict and weigh some outcomes. But relying on AI completely will not be as effective given the nature of gambling as a risky venture.

Why not both? No one is stopping you from doing both at the same time as you can reap the rewards by maximizing all the possible opportunities for you to earn BTC in the process.

If you want a relatively simpler way to earn some BTCs, then you may invest and HODL your BTCs by taking advantage of the upcoming bull run and fork that will happen in a few weeks from now.

If you have prior experience to trading cryptocurrencies, then you may also opt to trade other cryptos in the process. Be reminded, however, that trading is an extremely risky venture which requires a great deal of knowledge in order to at least have an advantage over others. There are many trades who have incurred losses than profits due to their lack of experience and knowledge after delving on the said act

Personally, as someone who has no experience to trading, I would definitely choose to invest and HODL my BTCs. In this way, at least, I would be able to take advantage of the time by selling my cryptos as soon as I see that I have profited from my initial investment.

I agree with your statement.

When money is involved in a certain act, you must be extremely careful with everything that you do. You must also secure that what you are doing is genuinely acceptable within the terms prescribed on the gambling's TOS. Even if a VPN can be argued as "safe", there is nothing that can guarantee this given that casinos have the authority to withhold your funds if they feel like you have violated any of their terms even if it is somehow vague and prejudicial against you.

On the cases that OP provided, I have a feeling that the person who got banned from using two (2) accounts on the same IP address has a strong case against Stake. I feel like they have been automatically flagged, thereby having an automated banned from their account.

Bitcoin to me, is freedom. This means that I have the liberty to use my funds to purchase things without any interference from third parties that check all of my transactions.

On a personal note, bitcoin to me is an opportunity- something that can be maximized on especially if you consider the financial status of a person. In my case, I live in a third-world country where there are limited opportunities when it comes to finances and jobs. Bitcoin enabled me to look beyond the box and explore endless possibilities financially. Without BTC, I would not experience situations that made me better as a person and as an investor.


While BTC may be seen as an investment, I see it rather as an opportunity and as a means of income due to the acts that are involved. For example, the creation of bitcoin lead to multiple signature campaigns that changed my life completely on how I use my finances.

I just hope that people should know and exercise every opportunity to discover the existence of cryptocurrencies. While it may be a stretch for me, but I consider it as my gateway in order to alleviate myself from my financial situation.

This has never happened to me and I wish that everyone would not experience this very unfortunate scenario.

Assuming, however, that I were in that kind of position where my partner would bet everything and subsequently lost it all, I would definitely consider divorce as an option. However, this would not be the automatic response to this kind of situation as it would also depend on several factors.

If my partner is a compulsive gambler and she would bet our family savings without any regard to her responsibilities to the family, then I would definitely consider divorce. But if my partner has the responsibility of maintaining the financials despite his gambling tendencies to the point that she can control her emotions, then I would support her in any way that I could.

The non-negotiable factor here would be if my partner CANNOT meet her responsibilities and obligations to the family to the point that she would sacrifice and prejudice our savings to satisfy such urges.

Hello, OP!

I think you are just starting your BTC journey and you somehow demand too much without fully understanding the nature of the problem.

Like what others have pointed out, purchasing a MacBook for $800 is relatively expensive when you can run a bitcoin core and node on a desktop or even a Windows laptop that costs way less. Additionally, before you also fully invest such money, you should understand and know these things. It seems to me that you do not fully understand these concepts very well for you to invest that amount of money on it.

I highly suggest that before you pull the trigger, understand the basics and fundamentals first. Learn through reading, watching, and even engaging in the community so you could get a better grasp on what you are dealing with.

Lastly, while it is not prohibited, it somehow implies that you are asking for donations, which is prohibited in this forum. Even if you try to phrase it in a different statement, the essence still implies that you are asking for money.

Best of luck to your journey, OP.

Could you mind showing what the message was all about? Even if it was a vague explanation, can you kindly provide any screenshot of the said conversation so we could have an interpretation on what the support was telling?


According to the TOS of Stake, it stated that:


I believe that your account was flagged due to a suspicion that you created it under any other name which was probably located under the same IP address of your house. But if there is one thing that they most likely missed, it is that you created this together with your wife which was her account in the first place.

Just to add another question, when you created that new account, were you able to submit KYC documents to prove that you are not the same person? If you submitted the KYC documents of your wife (HUSBAND** EDIT), I really think that they made a genuine mistake here.

These are the general guidelines that everyone should be aware about every time they want to engage in a gambling activity. These guidelines provide a glimpse and a fundamental background which can introduce you to the gambling environment.

Having these guidelines memorized and faithfully followed would most likely help you in avoiding any excess expenditure on your part as a gambler. Though that may be the case, the only way to fully understand these is for you to personally try it for yourself.


Like what you mentioned, these statements are just the general guidelines that a gambler must follow before they engage into this activity. Obviously, this does not explain the specifics of each gambling activity (e.g. sports betting techniques, etc.) but a framework that everyone should adhere to.

Here are some tips that may be helpful for your investment period:

• Set realistic goals and parameters;
• Have a designated fund for your investments;
• Be mindful about the market situation; and
• Avoid being too greedy by HODLing for long.

Now, you must first set realistic goals and parameters. This means that you should know when to cash out your investment especially that the bull run is about to happen. Sure, we may have goals that we want to maximize our profits but this can be dangerous especially if we wait for too long as this can miss the opportunity longer.

Having a separate fund and wallet for your investments can be beneficial as this can track most of your investments. If you have a fund specifically for your investments, then you may be able to track them better compared if you lump them all in a single wallet.

At the end of the day, you should have a threshold on how much you are both willing to earn/lose at the same time. Just avoid being too greedy and cash out your investments as soon as if accumulates profit. Good luck, OP!

I think it depends on what the established rules are and how it would affect you as a whole.

In your case OP, I think avoiding gambling for three (3) consecutive weeks is a fantastic start of knowing and having responsibility. Sure, you have a personal rule wherein you should gamble for like every week but since you have broken this rule and this affected you more in a POSITIVE way, then I do not think that it is unethical.

The situation would be different and my answer would be otherwise if you broke your rule then it affected you in a NEGATIVE manner. For example, if you have a rule where you should only allocate a certain percentage of your income as your gambling fund but you broke this rule by betting more, then this would be unethical.

With the coming bull run, I think perfect opportunity sa atin ito, especially for the forum members na kasali sa signature campaigns, to HOLD our BTCs para ma-take advantage natin yung price sa market. I mean, HODL lang natin ito sa ating mga respective wallets/exchanges and maximize natin yung potential na profit na pwede nating makuha after the bull run.
Given na din na malapit na ang fork, perfect time talaga ngayon to invest and to purchase some BTCs.

Just to ask a question, saan kayo bumibili ng BTC ngayon? Bumili ako sa GCrypto ng BTCs pero napansin ko na mas mataas yung rates niya compared to coins.ph. Though pwede naman ako sa coins, kaso nag hahanap ako ng platform ngayon kung saan convenient makabili for HODLing purposes din.

May mga suggestions ba kayo?

I agree with your statement.

Gambling is an act whereby anyone can participate. Class, sex, or race are irrelevant factors that determine the amount of people that are going to try and participate in the said games. I guess the biggest factor on why most people have participated more compared to the past are the advertisements being scattered around all social media platforms and the opportunity that the pandemic brough in shifting activities mostly online.


Parents have the vital role of creating an environment that avoids all sorts of influences. They have the responsibility and degree of control to at least minimize exposure of their children to any vices especially during the crucial years of their peak curiosity. If children are curious especially if left unsupervised, then they have the tendency to visit and attempt activities that are meant for adults, and this includes gambling as well.

Just to reiterate what most have already mentioned, it can be challenging to know the exact net worth of Satoshi given that his identity is completely unknown. No one really knows who or what he/she is- he may be a part of an organization; or even just a single person; or a group of people.

While it may be possible to get a glimpse on the amount of BTCs he has given that you can check the addresses of his wallet and the transactions that he made, I do think it is futile to do so.

Satoshi Nakamoto, up until this day, is one of the greatest mysteries that we have yet to discover. Everyone is curious about his identity- perhaps he intentionally did concealed his whereabouts for his safety, etc.

I do not think that there are any gambling restrictions placed on adults.

The only restrictions that I know are more on the morality side of things (e.g. underage gamblers, religion, etc.) but if you are asking about restrictions, I doubt so.

Remember that gambling is a business and their aim is to accumulate profit. If they were to implement multiple restrictions as to a certain kind of class, then they are limiting their player base and their potential customers from their establishment. Ultimately, such restriction would mean a profit loss on their part which is I believe that gambling establishments have NO restrictions on adults.



Yup I definitely agree with you.

I doubt that there exist some kind of prejudice that will limit a specific kind of class/race from entering a gambling establishment given that the latter is a business. If there exist some kind of restrictions outside of this, ultimately, the gambling establishment would suffer in the long run.

Yes definitely! $5000 will go a long way especially that I live in a third-world country where resources are relatively expensive due to the minimum wage laws of our country.

$50,000 can give you a decent condominium unit which can definitely alleviate majority of your expenses. Given that the minimum wage in the country is $10-$12/day, $50,000 can somehow be a life-changing moment to some people that can push them away from poverty.


Only a few people can reach this kind of luck even if everyone hopes that they may soon experience this. This is what makes gambling dangerous- it gives you hope of seeing the other side (assuming that you've won) but it may be seemingly impossible, yet simple.

This depends on the law of the country but I will answer it based here in the Philippines.

If you borrow money to a creditor, you as a debtor have an obligation to pay the corresponding debt within the terms agreed upon on the contract. If you pail to settle your obligation upon the stipulated date, with a demand coming from your creditor, then you put yourself into a risk of having a case filed against you (collection of a sum of money). If you still failed to pay despite the court order, then the creditor may order the sheriff to garnish your personal property as payment for your corresponding debt. Assuming that you have no properties left but you have children, the debt will NOT be passed around and the creditor suffers the ultimate injury.

Again, this is highly situational and dependent on the laws of the country that you are staying on. Generally, a debt cannot be transferred nor inherited since the legal personality of a person is extinguished upon his death and there are other ways in order to recover such debt (like the example that I have given above).

Yes definitely! Being a parent can have a huge impact on all of your habits especially that you are obligated to meet your responsibilities in the welfare of your children. In addition, there are tons of sacrifices that a parent must do in order to give the best of the care for their children.

For example, if you are addicted to gambling and you allocate a specific percentage of your income to it, then you must sacrifice and avoid (if possible) all throughout gambling since that allocation must be catered to your children. Not to mention, you must not influence your children to any environment that may affect their general welfare.


I definitely agree with you.

If OP thinks that having children will not change anything with their gambling habits then it is best for him to avoid kids for the meantime. Being a parent carries a huge responsibility that you must fulfill to the best of your ability.

There is a technique called "negative reinforcement" where you apply a punishment for people who perform badly on their respective duties. On the other hand, there is also what we call "positive reinforcement" where we reward people when they perform an activity that is commendable.

In the given scenario that you have provided OP, it is better if we apply positive reinforcement wherein we give commendations and rewards for people who show progress in dealing with their addiction in gambling. Instead of humiliating or punishing them for their behavior due to relapses, it is definitely better if we continue to encourage and show support to their progress.

At the end of the day, if you show your genuine support and care for these people who struggle in combating addiction, then the chances of them getting better would be higher.