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1261  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: $1,080 Billion powerball lotto winner in the USA on: July 23, 2023, 08:35:09 AM
The way you've written the amount makes it way too high to be true, I was thinking it is one thousand and eighty billion dollars which is unrealistic, and after reading some of the comments, I realized that what you were trying to write was one billion and 80 million, and you would right that either like this: $1.08b, or: $1,080m, because 1,000 million is equal to 1 billion, and you don't right billion after mentioning how many millions you are talking about.

Anyway, coming back to the lottery, it's actually a huge amount to be won in a lottery and only one out of a million users will be able to get that much I'm pretty sure, now, even if the winner pays a big chunk of it in taxes, she would still have a lot of money to live her live off of it or simply start businesses with it to enjoy the whole life in luxury.
1262  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: do anyone have done this? with gambling platforms on: July 23, 2023, 06:02:30 AM
Generally, they wouldn't say anything if the amount isn't so significant and if you have completed the wagering requirement for your deposit, there should be no problems at all. But, if you haven't completed the wagering requirement, you won't be allowed to withdraw the money until you complete that, and if the amount you've won is pretty high and you haven't completed the KYC verification, you will surely be asked to complete your KYC first.

I don't think that a casino platform would allow someone to withdraw their winnings without these two things being completed, because if they do so, they would be in loss because I'm pretty sure a lot of gamblers manage to get big wins before they've completed their wagering requirement.
1263  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: July 22, 2023, 07:41:01 PM
When Harden was traded he was still young, he wasn't the Harden we know today, and not like he is the Harden we knew back when he was doing amazing job at Rockets neither. That period when KD was early on his Warriors career, Harden was doing near triple double, Westbrook was doing triple double and getting MVP, if those three played together at that time, I think it would have been an easy title for them.

They did not played together at the right time, they could have been the only team that can beat Warriors streak, Lebron did it only by himself, OKC could have done it better. I mean think about it, OKC was 3-1 up, everyone talks about how Cavs came from 3-1 down, but Warriors came from 3-1 down as well, add Harden there and OKC plays Cavs that year.
1264  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Referral bonuses are waste of time on: July 22, 2023, 05:35:50 PM
But in fact there are lots of streamers who don't care about their reputation in the long run so they share shady casino references and all this is done just because there is a bonus of some money which is quite profitable, in this era I not surprised that many people are risking their good name for some money in their pocket.
What is a concern is the lack of knowledge in the gambling industry so that people cannot sort out which casino references are truly trusted and which casinos are shady.
But I'm sure that over time references to scam casinos can be overcome so that circulation can be reduced, especially since there is a legal authority that regulates the gambling industry.
That's right because they only care about getting more people to join using their referral link and even recommend those shady casinos instead. We as users must always be careful if we follow that streamer and don't need to watch the video if we feel that the casino it promotes is casino shady. And fortunately, we already have the right source of getting the casino in this forum so we don't have to worry about the casino. But those who are still looking for a casino by looking at those streamers can get scammed after registering through their referral link. But if the people watching the video are willing to find more information about the casino, they will not be scammed because they will know which casino is right for them and that casino is trusted.
Some streamers must be paid upfront so they don't really care if how much people will sign up on the links that they posted. Obviously, they will recommend it because they are benefiting with it but some are still kind to give a disclaimer and say that gambling is addicting and risky so people must play only with small amounts.

If we saw a streamer promoting a scam casino, we need to the what is right and that is by giving a warning to the people on that chat and then report the video and streamer. I salute those people who take their time to do a research first before they try something. They don't like feed those greedy and lazy people who knows nothing but taking advantage of others.
1265  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bitcoin - what are we expecting for the rest of 2023? on: July 22, 2023, 04:10:31 PM
Last year(2022) we've been experiencing a huge drop and price corrections but this 2023, it was somewhat not that it looks like we are in the recovery phase which is why I was optimistic that this year we can even just move high and reaching $40k is quite possible. And I was looking forwards to the upcoming halving to have a dragging impact and increase demand. Because in the past years before halving, a price increase is visible and I'm also expecting that situation as well this time.
40k is definitely possible but I think it is at the very limit of what it can be realistically achieved by bitcoin when the halving has not even took place, besides I think the whales may attack the price of bitcoin and try to make it go lower, so not only they can buy coins for a cheaper price but also as a way to not let people to become too excited too soon and make the bull market to arrive way sooner than expected.
Before halving I still think we can reach prices above $40k. Maybe $80k is our max price. Whales are already there and they can attack at any moment. They might also be the reason on why we reached $30k and $31k lately and they might also be the reason on why we fell down again below it because they might be doing a manipulation once again. You know, this is their way to make a profit.

If there are people who wants BTC to increase, there are also people who want it to go down, so when whales dips the price, they are still making some people excited. Sometimes a dump in the price is what makes us see a higher increase in a short period of time. It's because the demand for BTC is heavy during those times.
1266  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Which cryptocurrency comes close to bitcoin? on: July 22, 2023, 08:58:50 AM
The basic purpose behind creating Bitcoin was for it to become an alternative and decentralized way for people to send and receive money instead of using traditional financial systems which are centralized and provide no privacy and anonymity at all, and when a currency can be used for the exchange of value, it can also be used for daily usage but only if it reaches the points where the whole world believes in it and become ready to accept it regardless of its current value and volatile nature.

So it basically can be used in our daily lives but we are not there yet, and people who use or would use CBDCs are those who believe fiat is the only trustable source and the traditional financial systems are the best, these people don't like Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. I personally don't consider any coin to be even a close match to Bitcoin at all.
1267  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Can I save my brother by investing in btc now? on: July 21, 2023, 07:10:45 PM
Why will you buy BTC when your brother urgently need the money? Didn't you know that it takes time for a BTC value to rise into a higher level? Maybe something like trading can help you to earn quick profits or investing into sh8tcoins but I wouldn't recommend this one. Also in trading, you could burn a lot of time in order to learn it.

I think the best thing that you can do for now is to seek help directly. Try your local government because here in ours, they can help the poor individuals in any of their needs, most especially about medical bills. You can also try GoFund.me to gather donations. You are lucky if the people in the forum will also lend you a help but I am sorry, I cant contribute anything for now as I'm also struggling financially but I will just send a prayer to you and to your brother.
1268  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: July 21, 2023, 05:48:40 PM
If clippers somehow manages to unload Kawhi and PG at the same time, that would be an insane situation, and Harden already played back with Durant for a while, him playing with Westbrook as well would be quite funny, well he technically did that at Rockets if I do not remember wrong.

In the end, we are going to end up with something good for Clippers if they can somehow manage to get rid of Kawhi and PG, they can't really easily do that because those players do not play all that much and they worth a lot right now, their contracts are huge so it is going to be a hard job. I believe it is not going to be simple situation and lets see what they can actually do. I think the biggest trouble for them would be the fact that no team has cap that can eat it up.
1269  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Beginners, you don't need Bitcoin first on: July 21, 2023, 04:41:59 PM
That's a good point and a piece of useful advice if one takes it. Most people these days, usually newbies, think that it is very easy to earn money through Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies, and that is what makes them collect some money from here and there and rush into making their first investment, some won't even do proper research to understand the risks and rewards associated with the investment, they just heard or seen people doing it and they got influenced.

Having a job and an income will always be a support backing your investments because that wouldn't make you sell your coins at any point in case you need money for an emergency or anything, if you have a job, you know that you can cover everything else with that and you won't touch your holdings.
1270  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: July 21, 2023, 01:05:45 PM
A young talent like Mbappe is really needed by Real Madrid to balance their entire line, the position of the defender is very good, in the middle area there are also several quality players. Mbappe is the person Real Madrid wants most to fill the position left by Benzema, I assume Mbappe arrival to Real Madrid will be the center of attention because of the quality he has.
The public has high hopes for Mbappe to bring Real Madrid back to winning the Champions League, there will be players who are not happy behind Mbappe arrival, Vinicius will return to being number two behind Mbappe shadow, before he also experienced the same thing when Benzema was still defending Real Madrid.
sorry I don't agree
all teams need this strong player
not just Real Madrid
if you want, I'll give you a short list of 20 teams that need his talent
haha I assure you I'm not kidding
Yeah I agree, we have too many clubs which are looking for the talent like Mbappé not only Real Madrid but here it's not all about need with this we also can, they afford him as well which is currently main problem from these 20 clubs most chances just one or two can afford his salary and bonuses which is currently the biggest issue so just because of this no club daring to have any talk about talent like him for having him into their team.

In last three years, we have the biggest decline in finances of many clubs which are hurting them badly so right now timing it also going against Mbappé even he deserves good, but finances are surely issue which are preventing to have any query about his future.
1271  Economy / Gambling / Re: FreeBitco.in is no longer a KYC free casino! (New terms) on: July 21, 2023, 04:30:29 AM
I knew it that  a time would come where KYC would be strictly adhered to in various casinos and believe me you, cex would not be left out too as the government is bent on  regulating anything crypto and wanting to take tax in every transaction that takes place on crypto. Freebitco.in is one of the best casino platform i frequently use and so far my experience with the casino is quite an interesting one but i was thinking about it though but possibly, they might have been forced to do otherwise and the management and team have no choice than to succumb to their will pressure and forcing their members to possibly be alert for their kyc spree which has started chasing away their client. Looking at this, many client would do away with them for good and they might end up losing more than they expected.
Well.. for me, I didn't expect this even though some crypto casinos now have it because I didn't see Freebitco the same to them, I mean for me it was only just a faucet site. There are other games but it's few and it's only just an addition for them to make the faucet more interesting. This is a sad news for those who are allergic to KYC. Maybe this is the reason for them to stop visiting this old faucet site anymore. CEX won't be left out of course.

It is mostly needed due to the nature of their service. in fact they are the first one to embrace these new change in the crypto world and then it was followed by the crypto casinos and other sites which are operating in a centralized manner.
1272  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: July 20, 2023, 08:15:43 PM
James Harden should seriously consider going back to Rockets. First of all he is a hero in Houston, and secondly there would be no pressure, the team is just trying to rebuild right now and even though they would hamper the rebuild process with Harden taking minutes from young guns, he would still be able to teach them a lot of stuff as well.

If not, then I do not see a reason why Clippers would be better than Sixers, sure on paper Clippers look alright, but Kawhi and PG end up injured all the time, so there is really nothing wrong. In the end we should not really be worried about any of this, we should be considering this as a normal trade deal if he seriously wants to go. They won't win anything even with him there though.
1273  Economy / Gambling / Re: Consider open live casino (street gambling games) on: July 20, 2023, 02:11:45 PM
where there are a lot of street gamblers, but even as a gambler myself, I've never tried relating with such street gamblers simply because street gambling has never been my thing, and I don't think it will ever be, their lifestyles alone disgust me and reason why I keep away even farther from such gamblers.
I agree with you on the part that self-control plays a vital role in our everyday lives and the way we interact with others within the same environment,  and just like you said,  birds of the same feeder flock together and if people are not of the same mindset there is no way there will be attracted to the same thing.

Environmental influence may be high individual character development,  but then having self-control can help one to avoid all those stuff that can negatively affect us.
I have never involve in street gambling before and i know that a street gambling is what brought a negative name to gambling, some people play gambling with dice and some will play gambling with what they have, instead of me to participate in such gambling rather stay off gambling, online gambling is better than involving yourself into street gambling that always results bad, many people in enjoy gambling because of the benefit they obtain in such gambling, so that is to say another man food is another man poison
Everyone has different preferences and opinions, for sure, you might like online gambling more because it is more convenient for most people, especially those people who don't like going out much or those who like staying into themselves and are shy to socialize and meet new people and interact with strangers, such people can obviously not like street gambling or land-based gambling casinos because they can't enjoy when they are there.

Similarly, those who are cheerful and very social, like making new friends and meeting new people, and enjoy every single moment, such people wouldn't be interested in online gambling because that will make them sit in one place for hours which is not what they generally like to do, so they would prefer gambling outside.
1274  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: July 20, 2023, 10:39:04 AM
Lionel Messi would never have left Barcelona if Barcelona had not let go of Lionel Messi due to financial problems. Barcelona was a name of passion for Messi because the Argentinian star played for Barcelona from that small time to long time. Lionel Messi's performance was not that good at the time when Barcelona released Messi due to financial problems. After releasing Lionel Messi, Barcelona made several big transfers to their team. Barcelona signed stars like Raphinha Lewandowski after Messi left. After the end of Messi's contract with PSC this season, the Barcelona president wanted to return Messi to Barcelona again, but in the end, their efforts were not successful. Messi joined Inter Miami. Having failed to lure Messi back to Barcelona, Barcelona have signed former Champions League-winning captain İlkay Gündoğan.
After his exit from PSG things were clear he is not going to join Barcelona with most chances his next destination could be MLS or Saudi League because in presence of Xavi and due to financial issues it's never been option for both parties this was just rumours in news for the media intention which is not already ended because if Barcelona have him again then surely this was going to be big disaster for their preparations which are happening in presence of many youngsters which are doing impressive.

Barcelona current squad is surely capable of having better results then in presence of Messi and Xavi is also dealing impressively with this all right now with their current strength and performance they can defend their title easily.
1275  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: July 20, 2023, 08:44:33 AM
It seems like that was the main agenda for mbappe. He doesn't wanna lose his compensation as well. Mbappe has been rumored to get a lot of offers from the various clubs. Real madrid was not even sending a bid for mbappe.
That's a possible scenario to happen. Mbappe's mother is in discussion with PSG. We will see what kind of agreement is being reached by PSG and mbappe's mother. It's very hard to tell that if mbappe will be staying till next year caused by PSG intends to sell him as soon as possible.

Some clubs have interest to buy mbappe but his clause release was too big even for EPL clubs. Real madrid will not care about that till next year. The club is now focusing on getting a new striker. It will be helping so much to have more striker as backup once joselu may face injury with real marid.

Mbappe was creating so many fake rumors to appear anywhere. I would like to give him award as the most controversial player for this decade.
Most chances as situation going right now we will have Mbappé in England because this is 100% sure Real Madrid will never buy him on this price and PSG will never like to lose this chance for having some good amount so right now no other league can afford him we have only three or four clubs which can do this deal, and he will be in EPL for the next few years then he can go to Real Madrid.

Even his mother is in talk with PSG, but he will not extend his contract and PSG will sell him in case they can decrease his value as well because release clause is very big which is surely not acceptable for the few clubs with his salary and other bonuses are also issue, but these all are negotiable Real Madrid is now looking for the better option even things are not favourable for them, but they have to go through live with this.
1276  Economy / Gambling / Re: Rollbit.com | Crypto's Most Rewarding Casino 👑 on: July 19, 2023, 05:58:04 PM
Buyback token is a marketing technique plus at the same time it helps in increasing the demand for the token and also it shows that the company care about its token and they are not interested to dump it on people. However, the initial thing to note is the use of the token and since RLB has the gambling site as a perfect use case, investment in this token can be a good one.

Anyways if you had held the RLB for another year, you might have got them sold at a good price. Bitcoin bull run and Altcoins season will make every coin pump again.
It is not just marketing technique but also a price increasing reason as well, when you buy it back and take it off the market that means liquidity drops and there are less tokens available, which decreases the supply, if the demand stays the same that increases the price.

I believe that when Rollbit does that, it does increase the price each time they do it and that is a good thing for the future of the token as well. Of course it is a casino token after all and there is a stigma about casino tokens so it is not going to be easy to increase it all the time, it is going to take some time to increase it but I believe that it will happen one way or another. We just need sometime, because after some more buybacks it may increase a lot.
1277  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Crypto betting on: July 19, 2023, 10:21:19 AM
Thank you for your answers. Yes, the search function is very helpful, which is why I decided not to make a deposit at DEXSports.
Fees and minimum deposits are not the problem. The most important thing would be that the bookie of my choice actually pays out, as you can surely imagine  Grin
High Limits sounds good to me, I think I'll try duelbits there at first. I don't really play casino games. I bet exclusively on the major football leagues in the world 1X2, based on the theory of statistical value. Sometimes it works very well, sometimes not so well, but overall I can't complain. Thanks in any case for your answers, I'll first work through all the links you sent me
Fees and minimum deposit are nothing because if the site was a scam, you still can't withdraw all of your money. So it was the legitimacy of the site is the first thing that we should look for before anything else. Never heard on DEXSports but this shouldn't be a shill because you already said negative things to it but maybe it's the opposite of a shill. Could be you are trying to damage its reputation if in case it was a legit betting site.

Anyone can do that because they can't accept their losses or someone pays them to do the dirty job. Basing on statistical value is I think not enough or not that great at all but as you said, losing can't still be avoided since this was gambling. So the only best thing that we can do is to enjoy.
1278  Economy / Economics / Re: Pool strategy of investment for wealth multiplication. on: July 19, 2023, 07:26:52 AM
I just wonder, what difference does it really make if you are investing with a group or doing it individually? Especially when it comes to Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies where you can buy with anything you have as long as it is more than $10, and even if there are 4 people combining $10 each to buy $40 worth of the asset or everyone buy $10 worth of it individually, when the price of the asset goes up, everyone will still have the same profit value.

So in my opinion, it is not really worth it, and someone should rather make their investment on their own instead of doing it with a group of people. If I was to decide, I would never do it with a group unless I knew that I can't reach the investment threshold on my own since I don't have enough money.
1279  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Lotteries and possibility vs. probability on: July 19, 2023, 05:59:29 AM
The point is that people can play the lottery with a dollar or so and still have a tiny chance of earnings millions, while to play at a casino they will have to spend more money on their bets, possibly doubling it on each winning, if we go for dice, roulette, crash, mines... It looks easier to profit from traditional casinos games on short run, although we can't say for how long we are going to manage to do this with success, as luck can change at anytime.

Lotteries are still a cheaper activity compared to casinos games, and that is why many people prefer this alternative, since they don't have more money they can afford to lose gambling. I would say it's a responsible decision by them. Moreover, they still have some fun checking lottery's results every week. It's a kind of habit which is part of their weekly routine already.
However studies show that the ones that gamble at the lottery the most is the sector of the population with the least resources, so while for many people a dollar may not seem like much, that same amount is not so easily available for those which earn just the minimum wage or even less on their jobs, and if they do this several times a week then suddenly something that may not seem like a big deal transform into a big problem, as the chances they will ever see a return on the money they spend at the lottery is minimal.
It is true that most people who take part in lotteries are from the poor side of the economy because they have the thought and hope that they might win something significant that will change their life for once, and that hope keeps them taking part in the lottery every single time when they can. People who are already financially stable don't need to do that because they are not in need of money and even if they do, they probably have other ways of earning it.

However, those who take part in lotteries have very small chances of winning a prize or the grand prize which might contain a life-changing amount, so most of the time, the money they spend on the tickets is lost and if they are not already doing so good, it is not a good thing for them.
1280  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Wagering requirements for withdraw on: July 19, 2023, 04:29:04 AM
Casinos without a doubt face a difficult decision, on one hand they may like for the wagering requirements to be as high as possible as this increases the advantage they have over the player by exposing them to their house edge for more bets.

But at the same time they do not want to antagonize their clients by setting wagering requirements that are impossible to accomplish, as this could cause them to lose customers over the long term, however we need to also recognize that a great deal of those which end up complaining about it are people that did not read the TOS and now they are mad they cannot make a withdrawal.
I don't think it's a difficult decision for them, they don't think about the players or they would leave if they have a very high wagering requirement, though they don't set it too high because they do that with bonuses they offer, having a very high wagering requirement for bonuses isn't an issue, but when a casino asks you to wager your deposit without any bonus more than 2x, that is when things start to get uncomfortable for the gambler.

So it's obviously important for a gambler to first read the terms and conditions before they create an account and start making deposits so that they already come to know about the requirements they will be entitled to which they will need to complete if they want to be able to make withdrawals.
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