In every mistake or loss, there is that invaluable learnings from the experience you learned along the way. Fear is definitely one of those motivational factors that pushes the boundary of winning.

There is this quote that I would like to share- it does not have to be perfect but you need to be consistent. This can be applied in what you just said OP. Consistency in your decision makings on the form of your investment could be the key in unlocking the potentials of cryptocurrencies.

On a personal note, there is also that fear that I experience before. I tried investing into the wrong things (USI TECH PONZI) but I learned lots from that experience that made me a better investor now. As I also reported tons of fake ANNs and projects in the past, that fear of my past is what pushed me to further understand the growth behind all these lessons.

I do think that there is a long-term advantage of implementing BTC programs to companies. In effect, it has a similar setup when you ask for a portion of your income to be rewarded as stocks in a given company; the difference is that the stock here would be BTC in the process which can be a long-term investment on your part.


Yes definitely! As someone who has been active in this forum for seven (7) years, I have personally experienced the wonders of BTC and its long-term advantage via investment. By basing it purely on its price history, you could see its steady growth over the years. This solely would be my basis to consider investing into BTC as a huge opportunity for me and for others should they accept BTC as payment for services.


If there exist such opportunity, I would definitely accept various BTC programs in order to give importance and notice to everyone.

There is just that massive opportunity whenever a person invests into BTC. With this kind of potential, everyone should be taking advantage of it by investing long-term or by trading it short-term to accumulate profit at the end.

I agree that OP mentioned nothing about this said strategy.

Though this may be the case and for purposes of discussion, let us discuss the effects of employing various strategies in the gambling sphere. There are multiple strategies that most gamblers employ whenever they gamble as each technique is different per game. For example, the strategies employed in poker are different on the strategies that are designated for blackjack or other card games.

These strategies help the player in order to at least have a slight advantage over the game. Effectively, this lowers the risk of the gambler losing and it gives them a relatively competitive edge against the house.

In conclusion, while there may be some general strategies per game, win is still not guaranteed in this process though should be still be used and exercised.

If you can access the casino with the same provider albeit under a different platform, generally, you are not restricted totally from playing from their website.

Question, does that casino have an ANN thread in this forum? I heavily recommend that you contact any of their customer service to ask for any clarifications about this said problem. There has to be a reason on why you cannot access such platform despite the provider being the same.

All things considered, I also recommend that you read their ToS carefully to prevent any foreseeable problems in the future. Check all the regulations about VPN and its usage especially if they have specific rules on these.

Personally, the self-reflection comes naturally whenever you have incurred a loss on your part. After experience such loss, you go and contemplate the decision-making that lead to this type of situation. You think for yourself the series of wrong and impulsive decisions that could have been prevented at that time. Like what everyone experienced, we all thought the same phrase of I wish I could turn back time.

Again, this happens to everyone but let us be honest here: we feel this self-reflection only when we lost our money on the bet. Very rarely do we examine our gambling habits out of a positive result where we won money.

At the end of the day, the lesson that we can get here is that people should self-reflect and re-evaluate every time they gamble. Regardless of the result, there is always that invaluable learning experience that we get from these experiences that we should and must apply to our future acts.

Nope- this is just some mental reasoning in order to justify and rationalize their experiences.

Remember that gambling is all about luck. No matter how prepared and ready you are, if the odds are against your favour, then you would most certainly lose on your games. The experience that happened to your friend is that he got lucky and he used the right method of channeling his luck by purchasing the money he just won. Most gamblers would try and bet again but your friend definitely did the right call.

There is also the presence of house edge in order to give gambling platforms/casinos the 1% edge so that statistics would favour them in the long run. At the end of the day, it is how you approach a winning/loss that will determine the streak of your fate either short or long-term.


There are people who believe in good karma- and that karma would result to them winning in their gambling games. At the end of the day, it is their superstitious beliefs that will drive them to gamble more depending on their personal experience outside the gambling sphere.

Ang daming opportunity sana mabibigay ng Binance dito sa bansa kung hindi ipapablock ng SEC ito.

Most of my campaign signature earnings ay trinatransfer ko from Bitpay to coins.ph. Pero nag hahanap na ako ng alternative ngayon kasi si coins.ph napaka unpredictable like what happened before. Despite giving them all the required documents (even yung ITR ng nanay ko), minsan ginagawa nilang level 1 yung verification level ko (mas mababa ang withdrawal limits). Ayoko nang dumaan sa stress ng ganito kaya napakalungkot talaga yung sitwasyon ngayon ng Binance dito sa bansa.

I tried GCrypto ngayon pero so far ang napapansin ko is medyo mas mababa yung rates nila compared kay coins.ph if nag convert ka ng crypto to cash. Ang maganda lang siguro kay GCrypto is yung convenience of converting it insantly to your GCash account.

Sa ngayon, may ma rerecommend ba kayo guys na wallet/exchange (preferably custodial) outside coins.ph or GCrypto?

Yes definitely- the nature and risks involved in gambling are too unpredictable and inconsistent which can be destructive if you view it as a way of earning extra income.

What you posted OP is somehow similar to another thread where this person randomly gambles without giving much thought and suddenly the unexpected happened as he won the current bet. What I mentioned on that thread is on how emotions and effort play a crucial part based on our expectations.

To further clarify, if you exerted time and effort into gambling, there is actually that reasonable expectation that you must win or else everything will be for naught. If you invested time and effort in making some decisions (e.g. sports betting, poker, etc.) then there is a higher chance of you winning as that expectation grows. But if you do not invest any effort (e.g. slots) then the expectation of you winning is lower.

This plays a crucial role based on how you would view winning as a whole. Naturally, if you exerted effort, there is that expectation that you would win but if you lost, you would feel devastated. But if you exerted no effort at all, then the expectation of you winning is much lower thus, you may feel that you were LUCKY if you won.

Merit is one of the factors that can increase your forum rank. You earn merits when people merit your reply or your thread and it depends on multiple factors on why people send it, such as:

• Your post contains informative posts;
• You created a general guide to everyone;
• You were able to post some information that is very relevant to the current market and time;
• You reported scams and posted them on the scam accusation board;
• You created a thread were it showed very interesting features and up-to-date news;

Those are just some of the possible scenarios that can garner you a merit across this forum. Be reminded that merits are discretionary acts by which forum users have full discretion to distribute them for as long as it is not "merit trading" that can potentially ruin your account by having a negative tag.

While it is important to rank-up in this forum, this should not be your first priority. Your priorities should be learning about cryptocurrencies and thinking of ways on how you can contribute in this forum or to newbies who are just starting.

At the end of the day, it is not about the merits that are important but the journey on how you garnered them. By earning merits, that is the testament that you have learned something from cryptocurrencies that can ultimately affect you in the long-run.

I think what OP is describing fits perfectly on some of my previous replies regarding the cycle of gambling.

In this cycle, a person would gamble more regardless if he wins or losses due to the nature of the emotions that are felt. For example, a person would most likely try to gamble again if they won just to see if they continued the streak; and a person would most likely gamble again if they lost in hopes of recovering such losses.

At the end of the day, the mindset of the gambler is what makes the difference as a whole- if they view gambling as a means of profiting, then they would most likely view any win as a sign of profit even if their records or history show otherwise; but if a person views gambling as a source of entertainment, then they have the most control over their emotions and expenses.

I find it hilarious that Jake Paul has been going with all these exhibition fights like he intentionally avoids bona fide boxers to fight to. Though all things considered, I will not blame him as he attracts attention and this fight alone could mean millions of dollars to his pocket.

While this may be an exhibition match, seeing Tyson fight again on the ring is definitely a treat. My father grew up watching Tyson and to be able to watch him fight again on the ring is definitely a treat and an experience not to miss.


Yup I have noticed this pattern that he aims to battle mostly veterans and retired boxers. Perhaps this is the norm nowadays that these people do- exhibition matches as this garners attention, viewers, and money at the same time. No wonder there has been an influx of exhibition matches being offered.

I find this interesting- I have yet to experience a game where manipulation of the games revolving racism is involved. Can you please share your specific experience on why it involved racism in the first place? This is a rare instance where I have yet to encounter this type of manipulation though I have noticed that there are also other people sharing the same concern.


If this were the case, I guess the best recommendation here would be to choose leagues that are prominent and famous instead of betting on small platforms. Even if some of the offers may seem attractive, manipulation may happen given that there are less securities and guarantees there.

Back when I was a college student, I used to gamble Dota 2 and CSGO skins in dota2/csgolounge where I would win tons of skins after a single game. Then, there was this bot that was introduced on Steam where you would play blackjack against it. If you won, the bot will instantly trade you and reward you with "keys" where you could open crates which was the main currency for trading at that time.

Fast forward, I betted 1-2 keys per game and the games would result to me winning at least 5 keys per day. Then, everything went downhill when I started to experience my first loss. I started with 2 keys and ended up earning as much as 35 keys in the process. When I started losing, I was losing like 1-2 keys per trade until I got so tilted and bet everything in one go. At the end, I lost and I decided to never touch gambling again on games due to the pain of that feeling that day.

In conclusion, simple mistakes can definitely cascade and snowball into bigger problems especially if your emotions get the best of you. It is very easy to be level-headed once you are in that position but I guess that is the only way to prevent losing everything.

You are no obligation to give your money to anyone (except your family members) given that it is yours. If you have a friend who is in need of cash due to financial constraints, you are not compelled to help them as you must first think of yourself rather than others.

In law, this is what we call the principle of self-preservation where you focus first on yourself and the opportunities to receive instead of giving it out to others. Given that BTCs are on the bull run, it is normal for you to think given such current situation. You have the opportunity to maximize your investments and your friend must ask help to others instead.

In conclusion, I respectfully submit that you are under no obligation to help others if you cannot help yourself first. Focus on self-improvements and opportunities before you start helping others.

Well this is an interesting scenario that you experienced but it also plays on our emotions.

When you decide to bet on something and you poured some effort into it, the chances are that you have a reasonable expectation about the result. Given that sports betting is an information-based driven gambling platform in which knowledge about the games plays a vital role on its prediction, it is normal that you have that kind of expectation.

In contrast, if you randomly betted without even thinking about it, then there is no invested time and effort. Naturally, you would treat it as a hail marry bet and regardless of the result you would be satisfied whether you won or you lost.

At the end of the day, it is all about your invested time and effort that would dictate your feelings about the said bet.

I call this the "cycle of gambling" where a gambler is stuck on this scenario of winning and losing.

Based on this cycle, a gambler would most likely gamble again regardless of whether he wins or losses. The initial reaction of a person whenever they lost in gambling is to recover the said losses by gambling again. Similarly, a gambler would most likely gamble again if he wins just to try out his luck if he could go and continue his winning streak.

I do agree that whenever a gambler chases their wins/losses, this would lead them to a position where they are stuck in this cycle. In order to really recover from this, it is essential that they change their perception about gambling and their goal. Rather than seeing this as a way for extra income, one must see this primarily as a way of entertainment.

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.