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661  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 15, 2023, 07:10:31 PM
Tottenham Hotspur are going on a trip to City Ground to secure 3 point to give them a little push to the table, but will that be too easy for the visitors to achieve? Well Spurs have already shown how weak they are when it comes to receiving pressure from oppositions and Nottingham are good at doing that.
Angelos Postecoglou will try as much as possible to beat the home side to at least prove to the fans that they're still in race for the title, to me I don't see anything special about Tottenham Hotspur any more ever since they lost to West Ham that wasn't coordinated in that game and a win to Newcastle is not that convincing to me. The best that could come out of this game tonight is a draw and I feel Tottenham was just luck against Newcastle.
Tottenham which was undefeated in early 10 rounds and were leading the league table suddenly having troubling time and due to injuries they face 4 defeats which bring them down now having good win against Newcastle United which bring their confidence back which was important now they are going to face Nottingham Forest which is struggling at the bottom even this could be not easy game but still we can expect good game which will increase Tottenham tally of wins.

Injuries are still worried about the Tottenham but still their quality is much better than home team which is having just one win from their last 10 meetings and already concede 2 goal per game with attack is also not as they needed which is surely can bring more troubling time, and they can slip into danger zone as well.
662  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: T20 and T20I cricket prediction and discussion on: December 15, 2023, 03:46:04 PM
Sam Curran's individual third over and England's 16th over took a wicket with 30 runs and that over was a bonus point for the West Indies. However, in terms of overall performance, England is far behind West Indies. However, Sam Curran batted brilliantly but unfortunately despite his good batting, England could not win. He played an impeccable innings of 50 runs off 32 balls but was eventually beaten by West Indies by ten runs. However, West Indies have won both of the five-match T20I series, so England must win the next three matches to survive the series. However, there is no possibility of England winning the series in the way that West Indies have maintained their winning streak, but it is not possible to predict whether they will be whitewashed by West Indies.
Sam Curran hits impressive fifty with his bat but still this was not enough for his team to win this second match of the series, and they lost by 10 runs but here I agreed 16th over of Sam Curran was game changer for the West Indies because these 30 runs brings change for them, and they were able to score 177 which give them win in this match, and now they are leading this series by 2–0.

While England were chasing there was one point when I feel they can win this match but sadly in 19th and 20th overs they missed too many balls which hurt them at the end, and they fail to chase this target Moeen Ali was overconfident and have no few runs which hurt even Rehan Ahmed is also good hitter of the ball if he allows him most chance things could be different.
663  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: December 15, 2023, 02:46:22 PM
Big big upset happening at the Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup. Pakistan struggling against United Arab Emirates, after the latter set them a target of 194 runs. Pakistan are 173-8 and they need 21 runs from 11 balls with just 2 wickets remaining. Last 5 overs have seen just 12 runs being scored and one wicket fell during this period. Mohammad Zeeshan is at the crease along with Ali Asfand and they are struggling against the combination of Omid Rehman and Ayman Ahamed. If they can stay cool under pressure, then UAE can pull this off.
I can't believe my eyes, as two upsets happened in the two semi finals of the U19 Asia Cup.

UAE defeated Pakistan by 11 runs and in the other match Bangladesh defeated India by 4 wickets. Everyone would have thought that India and Pakistan are favorite to win their semi finals and both the teams may meet in the final of the U19 Asia Cup final, but not to be. Both UAE and Bangladesh surprised us and win their matches.

The big final between the two teams will be played on Sunday in Dubai.
We call this cricket because just few balls and all things change with while Pakistani cricket is involved we can expect results like these no one were having this in mind but UAE19 done, and now they are going to face Bangladesh in final which beats India which is also one of the toughest team, but sadly they lost two matches in this event first against Pakistan and now second against Bangladesh.

Pakistani were feeling comfortable after reducing UAE19 for this target, but their collapse brings them down, and now they are leaking themselves with Indian also fail to give their best and all out for the 188 which chased by Bangladesh team easily, and now they are going to have final spot.
664  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: December 15, 2023, 08:05:42 AM
One of the most reasonable reasons why Manchester United management is still retaining Ten Hag is because there is no suitable figure to replace the managerial role in the future. Apart from that, maybe the management and club officials are considering the amount of compensation that must be paid if they fire Ten Hag, but what can you do if in the end that is the best way to take to save the club from going down.
I'm sure there is, but the problem is that there aren't many experienced coaches willing to coach Manchester United because they know that there is a lot of pressure that they probably won't be able to overcome. Look at how many competent coaches have left Manchester United after Sir Alex Ferguson retired, what that means, the internal team and many other things are definitely not fine instead it is just a matter of team performance.

Manchester United will find the right coach if the team gets better internally. This is just logic and maybe some previous coaches already knew what the situation was. Mourinho once served as Manchester United coach, but what he got there was failure.
There is no doubt After Sir Alex Ferguson they are having difficulties and no other coach able to handle this all even current coach ten hag was doing good but now suddenly having too many on and off the field issues which are creating mess-up for them, and they are fail to bring positive results even now they are already exited from Champions League and their chances for staying at top four looking not easy as well but if they want to achieve this surely they need to improve their performance and bringing consistency is important otherwise things can go from worst to deep worst which could be ended with no return for them in top flight.

Now we have few rumours as new coach is knocking at the door with the name of José Mourinho even right now just rumours but still things can take charge, and we can have another period for him at this club with change of fortune for both can also happen.
665  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: December 15, 2023, 05:56:33 AM
I think AC Milan has a small chance to chase Inter and Juventus. AC Milan played inconsistently during this season, they no longer played well like the previous season. In the previous season, AC Milan can compete with some teams for the runner up position. But this season, I think AC Milan only has the chance to finish in 3rd place. Inter and Juventus look in a different level this season, they could play more consistent than other teams in Serie A. If Juventus and Inter Milan don't experience bad things like injury players, I'm sure these teams will stay in the top of Serie A standings until the end of this season.

Yes, the point gap is 7 points. It won't be easy for AC Milan to shorten the point gap. Moreover, Juventus looks very stable in playing, they are unlikely to miss points against smaller teams.
Yeah of course the opportunity is still available but it is definitely very low especially Milan is already 11 points behind, of course it is very difficult to catch teams like Juventus and Inter who continue to consistently win I mean almost impossible, unless Juventus and Inter get 6 consecutive defeats in the upcoming match well, maybe Milan can catch up but that obviously doesn't make sense  Cheesy
AC Milan which was fourth in last season due to 10 points deduction of Juventus they have this spot currently they are at the third spot and most chances they will be able to stay at this spot for few more weeks but if they want to stay here until end of this season then surely they need to improve their performance and also having consistency which is currently not available.

In last few matches they are suffered by lost of 7 points and having problems against weaker sides which are giving them setbacks, but they are also having not enough funds for improving their defence which is the most problematic area for them but if they are able to increase strength then surely we can expect they will end with good note in this season.
666  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: You must have a source on: December 14, 2023, 08:35:10 PM
The very first thing one needs to understand before one gets into the cryptocurrency market and starts making investments is that one can't invest the money that one needs or may need soon because the market is highly volatile and unpredictable and no one knows when it will go up or down, so when you make an investment expecting that the market will go up, it might go down and you have your investment stuck, and in case the money you've invested is needed, you will have to sell them at a loss.

So, an investor needs to make sure that they do their due diligence before they get into the market so that they don't have to face such situations, and have to incur losses because no one invests in a financial market to lose money but the primary reason behind any investment is to gain profit.
667  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Logic of some gamblers against math on: December 14, 2023, 07:41:31 PM
Hi guys. Someone will explain to me why gamblers have such a strange logic: if a gambler has received a huge multiplier, then he will not withdraw this money. And he will continue to play, saying, "if I'm so lucky, I'll be lucky again now."
But according to the laws of mathematics, the chance of such luck becomes much less, doesn't it?
That's called a gambler's instinct, a gambler, when winning, thinks that they are going to win more, and when they are losing, they think that they are going to win in the next bet but that next bet never comes but they still don't lose hope. A gambler never leaves hope unless it's a responsible and sensible gambler who understands that they are just going to keep losing if they continue either after a winning streak/big win or if they are constantly losing their money in a game.

You can barely talk sense into such a gambler who doesn't listen to themselves because of the greed that darkens their mind once they start winning, they only start thinking of winning after that and can never think of the negative consequences of their actions or think of exiting while they are still in profit.
668  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Passionate gambler keeps the gambling boards rolling even after retirements on: December 14, 2023, 05:50:22 PM
For people participating in the event, they are not gambling in the actual sense because when we say gambling, we mean that we are staking something to get something but if we are participating in an event or a tournament where a person or an organization sponsors everything. You don't have to pay anything but can win certain prizes based on how well you play and how far you reach in the ranking system or if you manage to reach the finale and even win the event.

So, it's very much fun, without a doubt, when you get to play in an event without paying a penny and get to win exciting rewards, and on top of that, the fun and the thrill and the interactions that you can have with like-minded people, eat, drink, interact, play games, and have a great time, what can be better than that?

People who get to participate in this are lucky and blessed, and the guy organizing the event every year must be a very fun-loving person.
669  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Saudi Professional League 2023/2024 on: December 14, 2023, 07:12:32 AM
When zuzie created the thread on Saudi Professional League, I never thought that it will become one of the most popular topics within the Gambling Discussion sub-forum. In less than 12 months, we have dozens of active users who are posting on this thread and it has always remained in the first page of the sub-forum. And a lot of credit goes to Cristiano Ronaldo. He was the one who made SPL famous across the globe. Now they have superstars such as Aleksandar Mitrović, Sadio Mané and Karim Benzema playing in the league, but CR7 was the one who started it.
Mitrovic was not that familiar even for EPL fans too. i see no hype around him when he was announcing himself to join in the al nassr. Ronaldo was just helping to attract lots of old talents to the saudi pro league.

Mahrez, mane, maximin and many more. Even gerrard has joined in the al ettifaq but he was a flop. It proves that if more people are not adding SPL as one of their favorite clubs.

I rarely seen people talked about MLS in other thread. I saw its thread but people are not so active like this.
In last few years, we have good development in Saudi Arab with new generation leaders are opening their economy and other things to the world which is brought many opportunities for the big names around the world to take their share and same happen in this case they invested on Cristiano Ronaldo for the better attraction of soccer fans around the world and this gamble give them good benefit now they are having huge fan base and good attraction for the fans on many different channels and other social media sites.

In the future, they are working on more improvement which will bring better results and increased quality as well which is also important for the all stakeholders for more exposure in the soccer world even we have few failures as well, but this is not ended for any party they need to look in future as well for the better results.
670  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Are you Spending more or less money on Casino this Holiday season on: December 13, 2023, 05:59:40 PM
Only a fool would prioritize gambling over their family and their joy no matter what the occasion is, if you are getting a bonus and you are not a wealthy person who has a lot of money or savings, you should spend the money to make the holiday season for enjoyable for your family and cherish the moments that you get to spend with them. I believe spending more time and money on gambling on such an occasion is nothing less than wasting both useful resources.

So, it's never a yes from me when it comes to using bonus pay or extra money on gambling but I would spend that to make our holidays memorable, I'll get a lot of time and money for gambling in the future, and even if I don't, it's not a necessity because I consider gambling a past time activity.
671  Other / Off-topic / Re: Do you regret also for ever knowing about gambling? on: December 13, 2023, 05:29:55 PM
I don't regret ever for knowing gambling because I'm not an irresponsible or excessive gambler, and even if I were, I would be wrong to blame someone else for that even if they had once invited me to gamble or had taken me to the casino because I probably wasn't an immature kid who wouldn't even know what's good and what's bad for him to not be able to decide what to do and what not to do, it's like jumping off a clip because your friend told you to and then blaming him for breaking your legs.

So, I don't agree with your friend who blames the other friend for introducing gambling to him because he had the choice to not gamble and say no to the friend when he asked, I'm sure he didn't drag him into the casino forcefully and make him gamble by force and it was his own choice to do that at the end of the day.
672  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 13, 2023, 04:48:43 PM
AC Milan should not be underestimated, they are a team that has a fairly strong mentality on the European stage and if we look at the quality of the teams, AC Milan and Newcastle do not have a significant difference so the final match between these two teams is difficult to predict.

And in the Dortmund VS PSG match, it will be very fierce, because PSG must get a win so they can qualify from the group, but because the match will be played at Dortmund's home ground, PSG will have a little difficulty even though I'm sure PSG's chances of winning the match are still wide open because Dortmund I don't have any motivation anymore in this match.

Group F is still as predicted, that is, it will be fierce until the last match.
I agree about this as in today matches we will have good entertainment as three teams are still fighting hard for the place into next round with AC Milan which is currently at the bottom but still have good chance but this all depends on Dortmund vs PSG as well in case of win for PSG both other opponents will be out of the competition and in case of lost or draw for the PSG things could be very interesting but for this match any prediction is not easy because both teams are having problems with suspensions and injuries which are hurting them in last few matches but still doing good job and wants to stay in for the next round.

After Real Madrid, AC Milan is one of the best team in this competition and Newcastle United is surely having first season after long period but still they give their best in last few matches which helps them for having good spot and now today we will have who could be in for the knock-out stage just few hours left.
673  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Time to be cautious: Everyone is not market expert on: December 13, 2023, 01:48:02 PM
The people that try to be experts on social media or in blogs are not actual experts and this can be easily identified if a person reading them focuses on the terms they use and how they explain things because when an expert does analysis or tries to explain something, they do it very efficiently and easily, while someone who knows nothing about the market and trading but trying to promote a shitcoin will barely be able to find a way to explain certain things.

So, you are right that there are people all around the internet promoting useless cryptocurrencies for personal gains but one with just a little bit of knowledge can easily understand that they are not genuine and they lack enough knowledge and experience about the cryptocurrency market itself.
674  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: December 13, 2023, 11:44:51 AM
Of course United also didn't perform at a level necessary to survive in a European competition, that's why they can only blame themselves for this.
And not just in the game against Bayern Munich tonight, but throughout the group stage, they got what their performance deserved and that is elimination from Europe. They were officially eliminated tonight, but they were already eliminated when they couldn't beat Galatasaray and Copenhagen in both legs, they won just one match in the group stage, the stats are appalling to look at and United have to go back to the drawing board.

Having said that, the underdog in group A qualified for the RO16, i was rooting for Copenhagen because everybody thought they were definitely going to be eliminated once the draw was made, but they have battled through a very tough group and they earned their ticket to the RO16.
Manchester United is surely in some serious problems with now after having exit from Champions League it is time for them to regroup themselves if they want to have better end of this season otherwise things can go from bad to worse as they were having before ten hag even many are feeling current problems are related to ten hag and his strategy which is not helping them for having positive results but still they can go through for the Premier League better end.

In this season, from early games they were in poor shape and after having defeat against Galatasaray at home things were looking not right and there were not any improvements from them in next games which bring this all, and now they are ending their this campaign at the bottom of the group which is really embarrassing for them and their fans as well.
675  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: With gambling, it's probably easier to quit cold turkey on: December 13, 2023, 02:06:42 AM
I think it depends on the level of addiction one has. Those who are just at the initial stage of the addiction can easily quit gambling if they realize early that they are getting into a problem. Those who have gotten into the addiction but aren't too deep inside as of now might be able to leave it if they start reducing their time and budget for their gambling activities as soon as they realize they need to get out of it. However, those who are already too deep into the addiction will have a hard time doing both of these things.

For someone who is a complete addict, has been gambling for a very long time, and is not unable to stop gambling, they surely need external help to get rid of their addiction, that too if they have now realized that they are in a problematic situation because gambling addicts that don't acknowledge this fact can barely be helped.
676  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Real world side gigs for sats. on: December 12, 2023, 03:01:53 PM
Side hustles are a good way to earn a few extra bucks that can be used for anything, in your case, you are willing to use that to buy more Bitcoin or get paid in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies directly. Even if people that you do a task for pay you using CashApp, you can still use that money to buy Bitcoin within CashApp and then transfer them to your wallet if your CashApp is verified, I'm not sure of how things work now but they used to have such features in the past.

Giving out discounts should only be a viable option for you if you ask for a higher price in fiat and then reduce that amount if they are willing to pay in cryptocurrencies because if you reduce the original price that you offer, you will have a bad deal and it's better to just accept fiat and covert that to Bitcoin later on.
677  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod] on: December 11, 2023, 03:34:30 PM
So what happened when Pakistan played against the b tem of Australia. I didn't follow the game, while checking Espn web portal I found that the won. Good for Pakistan but the margin if win was very little. How did the new captain perform and some of thier batters who were struggling?

The next game would be against the team that won the ashes. Do you guys think it will be a good game to watch or should I keep myself to highlights. I most of the time only watch highlights of a 5 day game but, this time I have the curiosity to watch the new captain of Pakistan for a test match. Do you think it is worth watching?
Most of the time Pakistan's tour of Australia has never been ideal for them because mostly they have serious problems and huge defeats as well which is now their trademark in Australia even they have few good individuals but still they have never been able to produce good results which make things worst for them now after having poor results in World Cup in India they are starting their game with this difficult tour on 14th December from Perth their tour is going to start, and their problems already started spinner Abrar Ahmed is out with injury now they are having Sajid Khan for replacement even their batting performance was good in tour game, but their bowling is going to have the worst time with no one having anything positive about this tour.

For me most chances we are going for another 2–0 or 3–0 result in this series because rain or something can bring better for them but as they are having squad I have feeling they could be faced another humiliating defeat on this tour.
678  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do Owners of betting companies bet? on: December 11, 2023, 10:24:03 AM
Do owners of betting companies place bet on their own platform or is there a policy specific policy that restricts them from betting. Do you think that there would be conflict of interest or that it will be unethical if owners bet on their own platforms. These are the questions that I am seeking an answer to.
It is wrong for the owner of the casino platform that he cannot gamble. Casino platform owners play gambling and they can use their own platform for gambling. In this case, there is no binding rule that they cannot participate in gambling by owning the casino platform. Humans are made of flesh and blood and have everything. If so then a common man and a casino company owner can certainly gamble. This is a very simple matter, just a little thought with your own conscience will give you the answer.
Why wrong? Isn't it a good thing actually? Because, it prevents them to become addicted and lose everything they have, ( if not some, or most of their profits ). But, I think all casino owners do have an experience in playing gambling. It is an advantage and this is what they like or, this is where their passion is, resulting for them to came up with such business.

If in case their urge kicks in, it's best if they can only play within their own platform. This is the same as playing for fun because it was still their own money after all, is the one that they will be getting, in case they are winning. And if they lose, there is no harm, because the money will still go on their own wallet.
679  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: I will invest the money to buy the land in Bitcoin. on: December 10, 2023, 07:49:32 PM
Generally, I would advise someone to do their research first and think more before taking such a decision, but since you know the pros and cons and understand the risks involved with this, I guess you are ready to take the decision. When we talk about security in investments, real estate is usually considered to be a safer investment option if compared with Bitcoin and the reason isn't unknown to you, it's the volatile nature of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

However, real estate investments also require a person to have substantial knowledge about the industry and as you said you wouldn't be getting land at a good location, I believe you understand the market pretty well and in such a situation, one can always choose an alternative investment option as you did.
680  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: December 10, 2023, 06:19:54 PM
So far Roma are in the Champions League zone and this is probably the best result they can achieve this season. By the way, they have a game against Fiorentina today and if Roma lose, Fiorentina will take their place.
The gap is very tight between Roma, Napoli (same number of points as Roma), Fiorentina and Atalanta (-1 point), Bologna (-2 points), Lazio and Monza (-3 points taking in consideration the result of the actual game where they are leading).
This means that if Roma will not win in this match, it will not only lose its place for Fiorentina but could also move to the 10th place easily if they drop additional points next time and the other teams win
If they win against Fiorentina, then they will have at least 3 points gap from all of them and they will be just 2 points behind of Milan.
In this season we have good competition in league table after top two teams we are having six teams which are giving their best for staying in UEFA connection and this is going to be interesting because Napoli and AC Milan are having troubling time even their start was good with Fiorentina and Atlanta are also having average performance with AS Roma is doing good, and now they can take fourth spot if they are able to beats Fiorentina in next few hours game.

Bologna and Lazio both are excellent, but things are looking not favorable for them, but we are having good changes in Serie A which will increase their performance and quality and this will also help for having better results in UEFA events like last season, but they also needed consistency which is most important.
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