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21  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Peoples expectations about casinos free spins on: May 09, 2024, 02:00:40 PM
I honestly think that free spins are never meant to earn profit from. If you are just chasing the thrill of playing in casinos, it's honestly a good thing that exists for just that reason. Personally, if I'm trying to make a profit and feel lucky for the day, I don't really avail for any promos or free spins as it only increases wagering requirements before a withdrawal can be processed.

If you're only looking towards extending your play time or just want to kill time in general, free spin is for you, but if you're looking to make money and you're feeling lucky that you're gonna hit the jackpot, avoid promotions and bonuses altogether.
22  Economy / Gambling / Re: 🔥🔥 HugeWin.com Presents Mega Jackpot and Bonus Deals for Casino Lovers 🔥🔥 on: May 09, 2024, 01:26:05 PM
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But according to the rules - Any match abandoned before the completion of 90 minutes play will be void except for those bets the outcome of which has already been determined at the time of abandonment. But even after I provided a live stream of the match, the casino still refused to refund my bets.
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Can't be asked to check what their terms and conditions actually say, but taking what you wrote at face value, and assuming it's all correct, the second part of the rule is relevant here:
"(...) except for those bets the outcome of which has already been determined at the time of abandonment".
To me, this reads that if the game has been deemed completed and the result is official (despite abandonment), then the bet is not void.

In this case, the referee decided to finish the game early, which apparently is allowed in certain circumstances including, among other things, a fight breaking out. If the game was cancelled and was to be re-played (either in full or just the missing time) then you would be 100% right, But looks like the 2-2 is accepted as the final result, i.e. by the official Instagram account, liga3indonesiaofficial:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6eF5uzS8cg/?img_index=2

But I don't blame you for questioning the decision, as it's a rather unusual situation, and in my first reaction, I sided with you, before diving a bit deeper into it.

That is an unusual outcome indeed, but then again, the user is somehow right to express his frustrations due to the nature of how the game ended. On our perspective, the game is 2-2 and there is still time left to make a goal however due to the referee stoppage, it is considered a 'complete game' and not player abandonment. You can also check other bookies and see how they settled this particular game just to make a comparison. Then again, the results are official, so it's hard to really contest it even if we go into technicalities.
23  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Could China (or similar) take control of Bitcoin? on: May 05, 2024, 11:25:08 PM
This has been discussed for years, and there was a time when Chinese miners comprised the majority of the miners for bitcoin and people were speculating that these miners could just do a 51% aftack and destroy everything.

To answer your question, no, they won't do that. The money involved in bitcoin mining is huge right now that it will be a grave mistake to perform any of these 'control' in the network. People will notice immediately, and once that happens, see how bitcoin lose its value since they lost confidence to it. It is technically possible, but rationally it doesn't make sense at all.
24  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Lack of capital or knowledge, which one is holding traders back from profits? on: May 05, 2024, 04:17:02 PM
Lack of knowledge is the main reason why a lot of traders don't really end up profiting from what they're doing--that and experience. A lot of people who have the capital dive immediately to the war room thinking they can outsmart millions of other traders and take their lunch money just because they watched something on youtube and think that everything they've watched is applicable to all scenarios. Little did they know that even experienced traders guess the wrong trades a lot of times, what more about themselves?

It's not always about the money in trading, as you can start small and increase your capital with the trades you're doing. Eventually, you'll build a sizeable fund to play with which will enable you to make more money in trading.
25  Economy / Economics / Re: Take care of your money and learn to save. on: May 05, 2024, 03:38:38 PM
I don't mind being called stingy if that means that I'm saving myself for a lot of troubles and headaches in the future. Being stingy and tight about money is actually a skill nowadays that not a lot of people can do because they are all eaten by consumerism. Everyone is always eyeing for new things to brag in social media nowadays that they tend to forget that the future lies ahead of them, and that money they have splurged out today may have been used tomorrow in a lot more important purchases/expense. It's always important to have some savings ready for the rainy days and not just think about short-term purchases to satisfy yourself.
26  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you think casinos can stop demanding KYC? on: May 05, 2024, 02:21:04 PM
Even before KYCs, online casinos have systems in place to check for fraudulent activities and monitor their players to see if they are abiding by the existing ToS or not. They have all of these to ensure that they are not being cheated by someone and that all of the money flows directly to their pockets. There are some benefits to KYCs even if it's not mandated by the government and there might be some casinos who will continuously implement this on their platforms, but the majority would probably just don't implement it as it reduces the systems they would need to allocate resources to.
27  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How much of my salary should I use to gamble on: May 05, 2024, 01:51:45 PM
The main question there is how much is your salary? How many people depend on your salary and how much are your expenses? With these in mind, only then will you be able to really discern how much of your salary can you really spend for your gambling ventures. 1% seems reasonable enough, but how much is that really and will you even enjoy or last an hour with that amount?

It all boils down to your priorities, responsibilities, and the amount of your salary. If you're living alone with not much bills to pay, I guess you can try living like a bum and burn your salary in just ome single night and see if it's something you want to experience again.
28  Economy / Economics / Re: The role of private sector involvement in Economic growth on: May 04, 2024, 05:39:39 PM
he has created wealth to his employees by way of paying them salaries which in turn translate to economic growth
This is a reason why it is important for employers to pay their employees well because it is a contribution to the economic growth. If employees earn well, they will have more to spend, and other business owners that they patronize will have more to either pay their own employees well or to spend on other businesses.
It becomes a cycle where everyone earns well, everyone is happy, crime rate reduces, and the economy improves.

This is a utopia you're referring to. In the real world, lots of companies will try to cut it short with their employees and take the huge portion of the pie and just throw pizza parties to the employees to avoid burnout. Sure, companies provide employment and salaries to their employees, but it's almost always certain that they try to reduce what they're giving their employees by not giving the right salary equivalent to the skill of their employees.

I've only ever had two companies I've worked for who really care for their employees and give them the best employment possible. They provide all the benefits, hand out bonuses in recognition for their work, and even promote profit sharing to eligible employees. Those companies are extremely rare, and the rest are just out to exploit their employees to do what needs to be done for the company.
29  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: In Your Country Who Gamble More? Young Ones or Elderly Ones on: May 04, 2024, 04:42:30 PM
Most of the gambling platforms appearing in our country do not ask for KYC. Even an underaged bettor can play without any hassles or blockers which makes it quite alarming. Also, with the growing popularity of online gambling in social media, I'm confident that the young gamblers outnumber the elderly due to difference in understanding in technology overall. The target audience of gambling influencers are mostly young adults, and the said audience are biting the bait most of the time thinking they can replicate the luck of the person they're watching.

It would be best to have a definitive data on my claims, but from mere observation, I can see that the younger generation are a lot more engaged to gambling compared to the older ones.
30  Economy / Economics / Re: Agriculture vs oil on: May 04, 2024, 04:16:23 PM
Quote from: bettercrypto
Is it really necessary to fight agriculture and oil? because they have the same benefits that are given to every country in the whole world, it's just real talk, This is just my guess.
As in agriculture, it is necessary for human survival, and besides that it also provides renewable resources.
Any country that fight agriculture and oil, will remain slavery to the countries they are getting food items and oil from because they will know that without them such country would not survive in their land. You can see that any country who don't have oil, they will make sure they invest everything in agriculture to ensure they live well more than the countries that have only oil without agriculture.
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Or they will invest in the education of their people to improve their economy. Japan and Taiwan are great examples of these because both countries are neither great for agriculture or have oil wells they can drill, but most of the world's tech are dependent on these countries' innovation and inventions.  Smiley

Agriculture and oil are important resources that contributes to the growth of an economic.And if I'm asked to choose one I'd choose both because both are important it wouldn't be wise to choose one and neglect the other.Your question sounds wierd tho.

Many countries in the world that are enriched with oil and do make use of the oil as an efficacy to reduce stress and promote productivity of crop.Oil resources are used to power mechanical farm equipment to make the work easier and faster for man and are used to produce fertilizers for productive farm produce.
I also think that just choosing one of them will not be effective and wise enough because in fact every country needs oil and agriculture to increase state income and to make its people more prosperous with these two things. So it would be quite reasonable if we choose both for easier and more effective prosperity because oil and agriculture cannot be separated when every farmer still uses machines to plow the land and also to plant seeds. So you have chosen correctly in this case because you already know how important oil and agriculture are in life.

In a perfect world, you will choose both. Though in reality, you will choose only one of them and choose to import the other in order to sustain your economy and people. Oil countries in the Middle East aren't really self-sufficient when it comes to agriculture, and they import majority of their produce from other countries. They made sure to invest a lot of their money in drilling oil wells and refineries before they sell it to the world. They are one of the leading countries in terms of GDP but they lack fertile lands to support agriculture.

Countries who aren't blessed to have either of these two will have to find something that they can sell to the world in order to import their needs. It's easier to say that you will prioritize both even though you don't have the means to be self-sufficient at it, nor import it in the first place.
31  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Accumulating Bitcoin or trading Bitcoin which is more wise to do. on: May 04, 2024, 03:13:01 PM
I'm a man who has a lot of time in his hands but is always too busy doing something to enrich my skills and my self-worth. I'd love to trade bitcoins and make it something that will make me money, but I found out a few years ago that I'm better off buying bitcoins, storing them for 3 or 4 years, and selling them once a new ATH is hit. It saved me a lot of time, effort, and money and I get to use most of my time for other things that could also generate me money.

If you have a day job that occupies most of your time, keeping a little portion of your salary to buy bitcoin is the best way to go, then treat those expenses as your 'savings' and try to not withdraw when the price is subtly increasing. This way, you are building your portfolio slowly while you're making money, and the rest of your time is spent on other things that help you work on yourself. Personally, I think trading bitcoins is for the rich or those who have deep pockets who can make tens of thousands or even millions in a day. If you're someone who's in the middle class and working from paycheck to paycheck, day trading is risky and it's better for you to just save and buy bitcoins as an investment.
32  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Developing Winning Crypto Betting Strategies on: May 04, 2024, 02:47:07 PM
There are a lot of things written on your post but none of them really talks about winning strategies for betting. No one will ever have a betting strategy to consistently win. Even poker players and card players lose every so often no matter how experienced they are on what they're doing. If ever someone has come up with a 'winning strategy' for crypto betting, it's most likely abusing a bug or something along the same lines because it's impossible to win consistently against any game that has the odds stacked against you.
33  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Best explorer for Bitcoin on: May 04, 2024, 02:03:47 PM
I evaluate the explorer based on ease of use and the presence of address markings (so that exchange addresses are visible).
Also, by the way, Oklink is an interesting tool.

Mempool.space is the way to go if you're also looking for some low-level information that are not usually present on other explorers.


Also to add, it's pretty helpful to use if you're looking to do a transaction on the spot since you will be given an idea on how much the fees are at the current time. With that information, you can avoid overpaying for the fees while also getting your transaction confirmed a lot faster and making it more efficient. It's what I use mempool.space mainly, but it's also good for tracking the trails of transactions (at least for me).
34  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Why do casinos require users to verify their identity through a KYC policy? on: May 04, 2024, 01:34:00 PM
Casinos often do this to make sure that the account owner is a true person and that they are not involved in multiple accounting that takes advantage of bonuses and referrals. As to it being related to cheating, they're probably checking common databases to see if the person in question has been involved in similar activities before. It also kind of 'deters' the user to do stop whatever illegal activities are they using because the platform knows their identity, which makes it easier for them to call the authorities and raise the proper report.
35  Economy / Economics / Re: Do you feel that the global economy is declining? on: May 03, 2024, 05:23:12 PM
Wages are not going down. In fact, there has been inflation around the world. It has taken a terrible form.  Along with this, the increase in the price of goods has made public life more dangerous. People with low income are not able to adjust the expenditure with the income. Which makes their life low. For example Those who used to spend monthly with 500$ are now not able to get through the month on this budget.  The problem is seen in almost every country in the world

Wages haven't moved much since then. It cannot keep up with the prices of goods and no longer offer a liveable wage for a single person. This is why a lot of people are forced to look for second jobs or other things to make money on the side to supplement what they are receiving for their wages. Governments are obviously not helping the general public to improve their lives. They are just there to enforce laws for the benefit of a select few, and obviously not for the majority.
36  Economy / Economics / Re: Personal Financial Goals vs Government expectations! on: May 03, 2024, 04:52:31 PM
This is why it's best to look for a company that will help you in terms of your taxes. There are companies that offer you to work for them as a consultant and not a regular employee, but you get all the perks and benefits of a regular employee while only paying a significantly lower tax. I know this is not really applicable to all countries, but this is something that works for me that ends up me paying lower taxes and keeping a bulk of my salary to myself.
Unfortunately most companies didn't care with that, actually they don't have to care with that especially if you desperately need a jobs and your jobs are easy to be taken by other people, I don't think you have bargaining powers.

This is more like about the workers and the companies, not the countries.

Since most of people are average, they can't do anything except agree with all the rules.

That is also true. Most companies could care less about their employees and their wages. A lot would even go so far as to reducing the benefits of their employees in a legal manner, something that is no longer a new practice to majority of huge companies in the world.

Though that is the case, there are still a few companies out there that offer such flexible tax setup for their employees. Again, you just have to find them and you can look for that information on job boards, forums, or even on interviewers themselves. It's not an easy task, but it's worth the shot.
37  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Which device do you prefer for gambling ? on: May 03, 2024, 04:25:05 PM
I used to play on my phone a lot back in the days of pandemic. I find that a lot of the slots games are adaptive to mobile devices and offer a much smoother experience compared to a laptop or a pc--at least for me. Though after some time after I have switched over to a macbook, I felt that gaming on a laptop is much more responsive than it is on a phone. The graphics are larger, the response of the game is faster, and the overall experience is much smoother. It doesn't beat the portability of a phone though, but you can still bring it anywhere with you.
38  Economy / Economics / Re: Personal Financial Goals vs Government expectations! on: May 03, 2024, 03:33:09 PM
This is why it's best to look for a company that will help you in terms of your taxes. There are companies that offer you to work for them as a consultant and not a regular employee, but you get all the perks and benefits of a regular employee while only paying a significantly lower tax. I know this is not really applicable to all countries, but this is something that works for me that ends up me paying lower taxes and keeping a bulk of my salary to myself.

There's also the route of doing business, but taxes are much bloodier in that department compared to working for an employer. At the least, you can dictate all things you want to happen on your business and you get the rest of the time to yourself that you can use for other things that will make you money.

All in all, taxes are really something that is unavoidable, but there are ways to pay just the minimum amount for you to enjoy your hard-earned money. You just have to really look for ways to get that lower tax payment and keep a low profile in order for the government to not go after you and your money.
39  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: Over the next months meme coin investors will get most rich on: May 03, 2024, 12:52:30 PM
I'm not even surprised if this will be the case. I mean, even 'content creators' with the shittiest content out there are rolling with expensive cars and living the life, what more are these retail investors picking the right coin at the right time with the power of their community behind them? I've seen lots of people become extremely wealthy because they were a part of pump and dump groups that are only concerned in getting the shittiest of coins to the top for a short period of time and dumping their bags to those who are foolish enough to buy into their schemes.

Then again, you will have to choose the right group who will not dump on you, and ensure that you are smart enough to sell just at the right time. Trading meme coins is still risky despite it being an easy way to make money if you know what you're doing.
40  Economy / Gambling / Re: 🔥🔥 HugeWin.com Presents Mega Jackpot and Bonus Deals for Casino Lovers 🔥🔥 on: May 03, 2024, 12:11:45 PM
Is like the guy above me explain to you about the over (2) bet market, but the strange thing here is the odds are very close between 1.5 and 2 and maybe that little diference between 1.11 and 1.15 can be a bug from the odd provider in this case, but im not sure what they are pondering.

Odds are really close because the oddsmakers are already predicting that the match will most likely end with more than 1.5 goals--more than 2, even, with the odds still low on the over 2.5 line. There are no 'bugs' in these types of lines, it's just what the odds providers have come up with on their own analysis of the match. If there's a bug then most likely the platform will know immediately, and you can't bet on the said event.
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