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1581  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2022/23 on: May 08, 2023, 03:10:00 PM
Athletico Madrid is now possessing the 2nd place in the standing and this is really unhealthy for Madrid. The lose points against Villareal and Girona really contributes to Real Madrid misfortune. It would be worst if not for they Copa del ray title cuz They now seem to channeled all focus on The UEFA champion league.  But it will be so frustrating for a big name like Carlo Anceloti if he loses against Manchester city in the semi final and thereafter not succeed in the 2nd place in La liga standing.  
After having unexpected impressive last season now things are back on their routine, and they are having issues in La Liga which are preventing them from top two but now win into copa del ray can bring positive change for the Champions League as they are going to face Manchester City which is much better side on papers right now, but we have to wait for the real competition in ground.

They faced few unusual results which preventing them for the top two but if they won against Manchester City then surely things could be as par they were looking for because this win can turn their situation, and they can end this season again with the double as last season, but this is not easy for the Carlos Ancelotti which is also having last few matches of his career at the Real Madrid due to his next commitments with Brazil national team.
1582  Economy / Gambling / Re: Without money, does it still qualify as gambling? on: May 08, 2023, 10:11:42 AM
I am not very patient to use casinos with money that is not real, because it stresses me out, that is when I win the most and it is not real money, but it happens to me that when it is like that and I bet with real money, I do not win but the opposite, sometimes Sometimes I don't know if it is better to start with real money than with money that is not real, it is double work, it is double illusion and it can be a double disappointment, but I like that casinos have their versions with non-real money games to show what they can do to others is very good, with that they learn to have control and to know the game they are getting into.

same as my view because i cant expect myself using all the time i am supposed to gamble for real money in playing in some online free games, it's not possible and if I have much time I will rather spend it gambling for real money because even while we playing for fun, we still have to add money to it to make it more motivating on the long run.

Those that could gamble with demo accounts are the computer gaming freaks and newbies who are looking for ways to familiarise themselves with the casino and its features but aside from that, one will need to gamble staking real money to get the right motivation and drive to play those games.
Playing with demo accounts or gambling games that pay nothing at all might be wasting time, but what if you are playing a game where you can get a reward if you get the highest score without even having to use any money? Doesn't that motivate you enough to play that game and try to get the highest possible score?

I think it becomes more intriguing if you have got the opportunity to win some reward or money by only playing a game without having to put anything up at stake from your end, I would play that game more than games where I will need to stake my money that I may lose.
1583  Economy / Gambling / Re: How does AI gambling sound? on: May 08, 2023, 09:22:42 AM
I understand that the free version of chatgpt is the one that everyone has the option to enter except for the sop prohibited countries, in my case my country is prohibited and there is no way I could enter because they need numbers from foreign countries for a simple registration, And even so, if you have it, it does not allow users from my country to enter, I do not know if the apga version allows them to enter, however I have thought about the following, if CHATGPT-4 allows you to make videos and a series of things is very Simple, the prediction functions are not available to common users, but I'm sure they have worked on them, but they don't release them to the world.
Can you really not access ChatGPT? I didn't know that they have some countries restricted and they cannot use their services, I thought it's available worldwide and anyone from any country can use it. If you can't access the free version, I bet you can't access the paid version as well if it's a restriction for your country of residence.

About betting or prediction abilities, I don't think that they've done anything in specific about that, the difference between both versions is that the paid version has access to the most up to date data and also provides more accurate and sophisticated answers to prompts.
1584  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Ridiculous Bets that disappointed you on: May 07, 2023, 07:28:03 PM
Playing in a crash is difficult to win unless you can accept that the win is small. When we want a big win, the result is defeat, and if we place a big bet, it will cost us because we lose. And it seems like a luck-based gambling game that often disappoints us because we suffer defeat. But indeed, I agree with you that every time we lose, it's ridiculous for us because we often can't accept that loss. So maybe we should take a short break to forget about the defeat, and when we come back, our minds will be refreshed, and we can play gambling comfortably.
What do you mean by it seems like a luck-based game? It of course is a luck-based game, there should be no doubt about that. You can barely get a high multiplier in it and that only happens if you have the guts to keep it going and don't cash out which isn't always the case because as soon as it goes over 2x, you start thinking that you should take it since it's better than losing.

Sometimes, it crashes right after it starts but at times, it goes beyond 20x and I've seen that happening myself. It even went above 100x once when I was playing at TrustDice, though I had already cashed out and I doubt if anyone was still there.
1585  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you blame someone for your gambling losses? on: May 07, 2023, 06:25:24 PM
I have seen several people who gamble on the advice of others and are very happy when they win. If suddenly they lose, they blame the person whose advice they gambled on. Never get hot while gambling if you lose your head.  If you make a rash decision then you will lose all your money. If you can gamble with your thoughts then it will be very good for you. But I think those who are totally involved with Joya have no peace in their life and are always depressed.
Yeah, such people exist and I've seen them too, and you won't believe how annoying such people are. And some are even worst than that, when they are gambling, if you are around, they will ask for your advice or suggestion and when you suggest something and they place a bet based on that if they win, they praise you and be happy, but when they lose, they simply blame you for that.

Even if they don't say it in front of you, they will say it to someone else in your absence and that makes you way too angry but you decide to just leave them and don't give them any attention the next time when they are around.
1586  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gamble Responsibly on: May 07, 2023, 09:33:15 AM
That's the psychological effect when you are playing in a long time, thinking that after suffering with a long losing streak, it's about time to
take advantage of the winning streak that he's enjoying.

End of the day, instead of recovering or having some profits, it will lead him to lose back everything as he doesn't have any limitations to stop his gambling.

It's more on how you control and how you manage to set both win and losing amount.
It's definitely the human psychology that makes them lose in gambling, a gambler, after every time they lose, start thinking that now I will win, and they deposit again only with the hope that maybe they will start winning now after losing so much, but the results stay the same and that is because it's all about your luck and the platform isn't counting your losses to give you winnings after a while.

Some people think that your wins or losses also depend on how old or new you are on a platform, they think that if you have created an account just now and are gambling for the first time, they give you more wins so that you gamble more, which is nothing more than a myth.
1587  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How Big is the online gambling industry today? on: May 06, 2023, 08:38:33 PM
Since pandemic it is really big. What i just noticed is that there are more online casino now unlike before and mostly people preferred it. Also most of the ads or videos ive seen in social media are about gambling which it is really rampant as we know there are agents to recruit gamblers ro sign up on their website.
That is due to the effect of pandemic. The demand for existing online casinos are then got higher so other businessmen's who are not yet on this field see this as a perfect opportunity to start their own online casino too. Now that the effect of the pandemic starts to wear off, I wonder if the demand for online casinos are still the same?

I know many will says it decline because people are now working again and some are back playing in brick-and-mortar casino but we must not forget that there are new people who just discovered online gambling because I see that gambling ads is still everywhere the place. Those who people who resume in their jobs might still gamble and they might play harder than usual because they already have a reliable source of income.
I think it was definitely a breaking point, there were a lot of rich people who went into online gambling. Even the top names in the gambling world who owned big casino hotels, opened up their online casinos as well to get more people because it wasn't even allowed to go visit your parents let alone go to Vegas and gamble for example.

This is why online is the way to go, bring the casino into peoples computers and phones, and you can do a lot better marketing. Casino hotels invited famous celebs and all that to attract gamblers, before and after you watch those singers or whatevers show, you gambled there and that's how they made money, instead of paying that, they did online marketing with same budget and grew so much suddenly. Because that money is a lot when it comes to online marketing.
1588  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 06, 2023, 07:48:45 PM
Sad for Embiid to lose at home court when he won the MVP award. I mean you would prefer to not lose a game where you are playing at Philly and you got MVP award before the game and then you go out there and end up losing, that's really a humiliating experience I am sure.

However, they won one game at Boston, so this is basically revenge of that, nothing shocking just yet, the team with the home court advantage is 2-1 up after third game is the common expectation so even though it got here a little differently then just 2 home wins and then followed by other teams home win, it is still the same result in the end. Sixers needs to make it work to win this game for sure, it should happen without a doubt, otherwise it will definitely be a difficult one to come back from there.
1589  Economy / Gambling / Re: Housebets.io - The Leading DeFi Sportsbook & Casino on: May 06, 2023, 04:49:16 PM
Now, this disappoints me. It's a huge fee considering that not everyone gambles with hundreds or thousands of dollars. It might be better to use other crypto assets for transactions to save on network fees. I haven't tried this site yet, but on most gambling sites I've used, I usually transact using XRP and USDT (TRC20). That way, I won't worry too much about the fees, even if the gambling site adds a bit. But, there's no way I would pay a $12 USD equivalent network fee.
Although it is not the highest withdrawal fee, but $12 for withdrawal fee is still too much especially for those who want to withdraw less than a hundred buck. They are still new in the industry and I think they should offer something competitive/better to attract players out there. Other than that, they stated that all withdrawal should be checked first which means that they do not offer instant withdrawal. With high withdrawal fee and with manual withdrawal process that may take longer time, I dont think it is a good deal for players.
If my memory serves me correct, I think Nitrogen sports has a 0.005 BTC withdrawal fee and then there are that two site which I forgot their name who has a 0.03 BCT and 0.05 BTC fee. Crazy isn't it? But maybe they support altcoins and the withdrawal fee for them are small.

If you are a whale player and then you also win hundreds and thousands of BTC, I think you won't mind those withdrawal fees but it's definitely a no for an average gambler. I have no problems with manual withdrawals and many new sites do also start with this but a high withdrawal fee is really a pain in the pocket of us poor players. Again there might be altcoins but some of us are only using Bitcoin.
1590  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: May 06, 2023, 11:48:31 AM
Both schalke and koln managed to win today in an away game despite being a huge underdog, koln are already safe from relegation and Schalke team managed to escape from the zone for now bulter had a huge role in his team's win after scoring two goals one of them was in the extra time giving his team important points.
Leverkusen would have gotten an equalizing goal in the first half but they were not lucky enough to utilize all the attempts upon all the crosses. Koln on the other hand were able to make good use of their chances as well as keep a stable defence, and that gave them the win.  I  knew it was going to be like that in the case of Leverkusen and Koln cuz Koln has not won for long and had to give out all they could to secure a win despite being the visiting team.
I was also expecting draw from the Leverkusen, but things were not gone into their favor specially Koln players were playing roughly in second half which create problems for them, and they don't have chance for this draw with now they are going to face AS Roma in semifinal which is also important for them here in Bundesliga things looking impressive for them and with the remaining matches most chances they will keep this place and UEFA Conference qualification is under their control for the next season.

Right now, even it's not easy to go against Roma, but we can expect any result which will help them for having place into final which could be also amazing as they were in relegation zone and having place into final of Europa Cup could be a dreaming end of this season for the Bayer Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso.
1591  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2022/23 on: May 06, 2023, 08:14:34 AM
Look at it this way. In Germany, the championship is not as rich as in Spain, obviously, scoring here as in Bayern will not work, so his number of goals in La Liga should not be compared with the Bundesliga. Age is of secondary importance here, it certainly affects him, but I think it does not and will not hinder him for two years yet.
It is true. La Liga competition is simply more competitive than Bundesliga. There are more strong teams in La Liga, Lewandowski can't easily score as in Bundesliga. Age, teammates, and tactics also have big impacts on Lewandowski's performance. These are basic factors that directly bring serious effects on Lewandowski. So, we can't compare his goals during in Bundesliga and in La Liga.
Even I believe it's never been ideal to compare different leagues with each other because all have their own positive and negatives which are having their own impact as well but still I believe La Liga is much better and competitive then Bundesliga because here we have many teams which are having tough quality and top ranked players instead of Bundesliga which is having just three or four teams which are mostly fighting against each other and quality difference is also having big issue as well.

With mostly we have Robert Lewandowski a great number of goals but here in this season even he is at the top but still we have reduced number of goals jut because of quality difference and as few are thinking age and other aspects also have their impact, but I believe quality and league difference is surely having big impact on his performance.
1592  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: The purchase Bitcoin during its early stages. on: May 05, 2023, 07:15:22 PM
Things that appreciate in value exponentially don't make any promises or guarantees for that to happen in the beginning. Bitcoin wasn't or isn't a HYIP or a Ponzi scheme that would have made promises for people to believe in it that it will generate huge profits for them, it was a mere technology created to tackle some issues that traditional financial institutions had.

People who knew about it initially from a technical point of view and saw the actual purpose behind its creation, they didn't really need any promise or guarantees for anything nor they bought it to get profits like what people do today. People back then believed and supported Bitcoin for what it was created for and not for its value and volatility.
1593  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Never Expect Consistent Winnings From Gambling - A Lesson I Learnt. on: May 04, 2023, 06:46:41 PM
Only those who are extremely lucky manage to get winnings from gambling and that too isn't permanent, even the luckiest people start losing after a few days of their winning streak because that's how gambling works.
People believe that you can make money from gambling because these so called lucky people only shows their winnings they boast their winning to people because they get satisfaction from boasting their winnings but kept quiet when they are losing, this is one part of compulsive gamblers they derive their happiness from making people believe that they are expert and lucky in gambling, but in reality these compulsive gamblers are knee deep in debt.

I have seen a lot of people creating threads to post their winnings and bragging that they know how to win but they cannot keep up because there are days that they have a long losing run, even if they tried to win they cannot so their thread gets buried because they have a hard time winning again.
It probably does give them a sort of satisfaction when others envy their wins and praise them for being so lucky, even if they are not really lucky and everyone once in a blue moon manages to get some winnings which is not a big deal, a big deal would be if your win over loss ratio is high and you are not still recovering from what you've lost in the past.

A real honest gambler will always declare their losses as well and admit that even if they've managed to hit big this time, they have seen a lot of loss streaks as well in the past and now it feels good to finally win something.
1594  Economy / Speculation / Re: Can Bitcoin be trusted? on: May 04, 2023, 04:50:50 PM
if you follow the history of Bitcoin then I'm sure you won't hesitate to recommend Bitcoin to your friends and even your family,
yes, Bitcoin in my opinion is indeed one of the wonders of the world because it's only from a programming code and then turns into something of value,
of course this is which makes Bitcoin or crypto currency unique, especially now that decentralization is increasingly needed by the world and Blockchain is the answer,
so believe that Bitcoin will change the world.
Not just follow but also if you have a good experience with it because there are some who follows BTC but are not successful on building a good wealth. I doubt these people will ever recommend BTC to their family or friends but if they are the ones who are being encouraged, they will hardly change their minds anymore.

BTC isn't created from just a simple code because if it is then anyone can create their own BTC and it won't be valuable as much as it has now. Being decentralized is I think in the crypto and not in the blockchain because CBDC which are centralized currency do also runs in the blockchain. I'm a BTC enthusiast but I don't think BTC can change the world. That's a big obligation already. BTC can only change our life.
1595  Economy / Gambling / Re: MEGA:PARI | Gambling&Betting | PLENTY OF BONUSES INSIDE 💸💸💸 on: May 04, 2023, 03:56:01 PM
In fact, I have played several times at this casino. If there is money that is really not being used, I will deposit it at several casinos, including Megapari.
Even though here I have never made a big withdrawal because of a win but at least they don't make me disappointed and can give me the same pleasure as I play in the big casinos out there that I rely on.
We don't know in the future what they will do to become a big and popular casino but I have an assumption that they can.

Yes, for now, the signature campaign from Megapari is on pause and it hasn't been confirmed when it can start again, but previously they had been running the campaign for several weeks.
That is the most important thing there when gambling and that is by using residual money so that we will not worry even if we used all of this because in gambling unexpected things can happen. We can say that we will only gamble for a short period of time but we can get hooked in the game resulting for us to continue.

It's not important to make a huge amount out of gambling but a small win is already a big blessing knowing how hard it was to make it. At least it's enough to test the functions of the casino if their withdrawal speed is fine or not. It's better to not know what are their plans as it can make us feel excited. I'm sure there are still more to come from them, so stay tuned.
1596  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: May 04, 2023, 08:29:10 AM
It looks like Messi has been offered an enormous deal by Al Hilal. The salary offer is worth more than 400 million euros a year. This would be a really crazy deal for him of course as he can guarantee the rest of his career with this much money. However it doesn't look like he is thinking of leaving Europe yet. Instead his priority seems like joining Barcelona side if possible. Barcelona don't have money issues anymore as it seems. It is said that they are already waiting for seeing if there would be any problem with FFP in case of signing him.

PSG also want him to stay in fact but Messi still rejects their offer. It looks like the offer isn't as good as he wants now.

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1653802808687177729?s=20
Going back to Barcelona is never a wise decision, he has taken a good decision but at the wrong timing,  Ronaldo moving back to Manchester United should have taught a large lesson there.
But leaving Paris Saint Germany a club you have contract with to go lookout for another club, I knew Messi would be seen as an angel for this move but no, that's not a good way to go bout things.

But for the fact, Lionel Messi and Neymar Junior should leave Paris Saint Germany already, its the perfect time and right one to leave.
Messi's unannounced visit to Saudi Arab create good masala for the media with timing is also not good but with this now few things are clear here as I am also feeling Messi and Neymar both are going to leave PSG after end of this season as Neymar can go in any good club like Manchester United or Newcastle United but for the Messi it's still nothing clear because Barcelona is not having clearance from La Liga which is big issue for them just because of this he is trying to secure deal like Cristiano Ronaldo which give him hug salary and good incentives which he deserves as GOAT.

Al-Hilal is surely behind him for long time but can he leave Europe it's still big question because we have not good quality in Saudi Professional League but is money power or still he loves to enjoy his soccer at his best we will have in next few weeks all.
1597  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: May 04, 2023, 05:46:50 AM
Milan now is a big risk to staying out even if they will penalize Juventus again  Shocked.

In the top 6 they also have the harder matches remaining.
Milan is surely in deep trouble after having last four matches draw from five which mean they are already losing their performance and spot badly if they keep things like this surely they will be out of the top six which could be disasters for the defending champions now they will be hosted Lazio and then in round 37 are going to visit Turin which will be not easy trip as they are struggling and have no enough time for improving things which bring back good spot.

AS Roma is also having worst time if Inter give them below then surely they will also out of the contest, and then we have only Inter and Atlanta for the race which is surely good for the both teams as they are right now having improvement from here any team can go through with Inter is also in for Champions League game against Milan as well.
1598  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2022/23 Season on: May 04, 2023, 05:04:15 AM
Manchester City although looked bad with Gundogan last night, yes they still found ways to win against West Ham United. Manchester City to win the first leg and also qualify, Real Madrid might have their ways with the Champions League but not this time.
It’s really looking favorable for Manchester City as they face Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League. Having been on a winning streak in the premier league and also being in amazing form, I think Real Madrid should be prepared for a really tough match. Not undermining Madrid capabilities, but I think City would have the upper hand in the game and may likely win the game.
Manchester City did struggle a bit to score West Ham in the first half of the EPL, they still had a win. I think they would go into the game ready to play and win Madrid.
It's not only favorable right now their performance is also amazing with in last 19 matches they have 3 draws and 16 wins which is surely more than amazing for any team last time they lost against Tottenham in February with they have only 3 defeats in this year which mean in all prospects they are having chance for the title in both competitions even many are feeling in this season they can complete their treble which will be the best reward for them and coach Guardiola which is doing amazing work for last few years.

Haaland is currently goal machine and no team able to stop him from doing these goals without any big trouble Real Madrid is also having good but in last few matches they are not played as they have to done which is creating problems for them, but first leg match is going to be interesting because if Real Madrid able to stop them surely this could be miracle in current situation of both the teams.
1599  Economy / Speculation / Re: What if BTC won't see ATH again? on: May 03, 2023, 08:08:40 PM
And why do you think it's even really necessary to see another all-time high? ATH or no ATH, there are people who will still adopt Bitcoin because it provides a digital means of handling our financial records in a decentralized manner and allows users to be in full control over their assets. Perhaps the whole population of this world doesn't need to own Bitcoin for its purpose to be fulfilled. Even if the total supply of Bitcoin were divided among the world population, no one would own up to 0.5 Bitcoin, at which point the total supply of Bitcoin would not even be enough for the already existing Bitcoiners because there are still thousands of people who don't yet hold even up to 0.1 Bitcoin.

So my point here, @OP, is that Bitcoin has all possible reasons to still see a new all-time high based on the total supply, and also that Bitcoin was not even created for the ATH we keep speculating about; Bitcoin's purpose is for the common man and woman to have full control of their assets in a digital way and to carry out money transactions with anyone around the world.
That is such a great way of approaching bitcoin, and funny enough that is the reason why it will see ATH as well. I do not care about what the price is because I will keep using it and that's the thing that matters the most for me. People who are not really considering that are making a mistake. I personally hope that the best thing to do right now is to make sure that we invest accordingly and that is the most important thing.

I know not many people will be able to actually do something that will matter, but as long as it does then I will be fine with it. I hope that it gets at a better point and we will not see it do too badly, but that doesn't mean that we will not be able to actually lose money, we just don't care about the price when we are using it.
1600  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Referral bonuses are waste of time on: May 03, 2023, 07:25:03 PM
In my opinion, I think referral bonuses are typically waste of one's time because of its processes that seems so impossible to claim and recently I came across a thread
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5437603.0 seeking for Casinos with paid referral bonuses and I tool out time to read most of the responses there and they all seem impossible to claim referral bonuses.
I wish to know if anyone has successfully claimed referral bonuses and how easy was the process and what Casino did you claim those bonuses
I think you must be using the wrong gambling sites or expecting too much from the reward of referring someone if this is how you're feeling. Refer a friend schemes on a low level are reasonably generous, mainly because word of mouth and a referral by a trusted friend is probably more likely to convert into a decent paying customer. However when you're looking more towards affiliate programs and mass referring users from different sources, then you may struggle to find decent payouts. Simply because you are competing directly with the advertising programs that casinos are already running, it can be hard to find a good stream of quality paying signups and that's all that casinos are interested in extracting from referrals.
Or maybe he is referring the wrong people? Those people who don't have an interest in gambling even at a tiny percent. He won't obviously get anything from them. Our friend might be trusted but it does not mean that they will now play gambling. Trusted people are usually kind and don't have bad habits such as gambling but each of us do always have that friend who are the opposite of the nice friend.

This is the one that we must encourage because for sure they will easily sign up on the link that we have given and they will also beg for guidance. I think there are still places where the casino didn't reached in terms of marketing and we might be the first to promote our links there. We must only pray or hope that we can gather active players for us to earn decent income thru referrals.
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