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221  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: February 20, 2024, 01:11:45 PM
Speaking of coaches, have your heard about the Nets coach Jacque Vaughn, being fired?

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Jacque Vaughn was fired as head coach of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and it appears his plan on moulding the team’s offensive identity around Ben Simmons may have played a role in that decision.

That is according to NBA insider Shams Charania, who claimed “multiple players” — including Spencer Dinwiddie and Mikal Bridges — had been “pretty vocal behind the scenes for months now about how the offence was running”.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nba/nba-2024-brooklyn-nets-fire-jacque-vaughn-as-head-coach-mikal-bridges-voices-concern-around-offence-built-around-ben-simmons/news-story/8d4abed8e28f888be0661c5b81c30954

So as a NBA coach, there is no security of tenure, even if the Nets give him a 4 year contract as far as I know, they still fire him as they don't like what the team is going this season. Really just sad how a couple of years ago, they have Nash as coach and with their own big 3. And then just for them getting KD, Kyrie and Harden, they gave up so many future picks and now we've seen that the risk didn't pay-off i the end.
222  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Taylor vs Catterall - April 27 on: February 19, 2024, 10:09:32 PM
Josh Taylor though might be in the danger as they are fighting at 140 lbs, in which he says that he had difficulty making the weight already. So he could be draining himself just to get to this limit.

Yes, same here, we can also look for the argument of boxers who go on weigh-in and not making the desired weight, stripped of the belt or even have to be penalized from the purse itself. And that's why this is professional, everything should be perfect, including their health going into the fight. But I guess, sometimes is avoidable for fighters to make the weight but they look very drain even in UFC fights and you can see that after the weigh in, they have some liquid to replenish their body.
Or even hydrating to 10 pounds of more during the fight night. So it's possible here, Taylor making it hard to his body to make the 140 lbs, but then gaining it back to during the fight night.

Saw the feed on my social media, about the press conference.

https://twitter.com/HotBoxingMinute/status/1759616800541802668

Josh Taylor looks old to me, sorry for his fans here. But the press conference is funny as hell, everyone has to say something bad against each other including the trainer of Jack.
223  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: February 19, 2024, 11:45:19 AM
I do think it will hurt Canelo's legacy if he doesn't duck Benavidez this year.

1. They are both in the same division, Benavidez holds the WBC interim belt.
2. Charlo twins are 154 lbs and 160 lbs champion, they are moving up in weight to fight him.
3. Didn't fight Bivol for a rematch.
4. They said Benavidez should fight other PBC fighters and so he did, beat Plant and Demetrius Andrade and beat them.

Obviously, Canelo's legacy is going to be strained for not fighting a prime Benavidez wherein Floyd gave him that chance before.

The problem with Benavidez is he is only a mandatory. He doesn't bring anything beneficial to Canelo. He's like a super high risk with a decent reward that is not so high. I think Canelo just went the Mayweather way. Floyd was old at that time but he demanded a catchweight against a green 23-year-old Canelo.

I thought Benavidez is the WBC interim super middleweight champion when he beat Lemieux in 2023, then defeated Caleb Plant and Andrade to retain that belt. So him and Canelo should really fight as Canelo held the regular WBC belt.

Everybody's praising Benavidez but I also feel something for this guy. I believe he will also start ducking once he becomes the top dog. It's because he canceled his fight with fellow prospect and undefeated David Morrell in favor of an old and inactive Andrade. If Benavidez won, he could've become not just the WBC mandatory but also in the WBA since Morrell holds that right.

It is reported that it was Morrell who didn't want to fight or at least that was Benavidez Sr said that Morrell is not ready and so they they go on and fight Andrade. They still insists though that they are willing to fight him next. But obviously, for a more lucrative fight, they are targeting Canelo and I think most of us here wanted to see that fight. Mexican vs Mexican.

Earlier Canelo said he is facing an American next which means not Mungia. Thought it was either Bud or maybe Jermall. But just lately, he denied Crawford saying he does not want the fans to say he beat a smaller guy who moved up 3 divisions. So I guess it is Jermall against Canelo this Cinco De Mayo. Revenge of the twin will be the theme. Cheesy

I agree, regardless of who is Canelo facing next, they will have to go up 2-3 weight classes and fight him as his comfort zone of 168 lbs. I'm not sure if intelligent boxing fans are going to fall for the revenge story board. Canelo should have known better to put that kind of promotion.
224  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing]: Taylor vs Catterall - April 27 on: February 18, 2024, 09:27:08 PM

Caterall played dirty in the fight, the point deduction may have an impact on the score but he deserves the deduction, In that fight Taylor but down but Caterall still hit him in the head, he could still play dirty in this fight because Taylor is dominating him, although the fight ended in the controversy, I consider Taylor winning the fight, Caterall never totally dominated the fight, in a championship match if the match is too close the champion will have the slight edge because the challenger should take the title away from the champion, which is to dominates him so its will not questionable in the eyes of the boxing community.

Both of them are playing dirty in that fight in my opinion, it could be that they really hate each other, but I don't think that Taylor is dominating, there are a lot of close rounds and that's why the first fight ended that way, scores, it's a split decision win for Josh.

However, I do agree that in close fight or close rounds, usually the judges gave it to the champion. And that's what happens here, Jack was so close to defeating Josh back then, but it should be very convincing for the judges. And with that, up to this day, it's questionable win for him and the only way to settle this is to get them to fight again here to settle it once and for all. Josh Taylor though might be in the danger as they are fighting at 140 lbs, in which he says that he had difficulty making the weight already. So he could be draining himself just to get to this limit.
225  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: February 18, 2024, 09:09:08 PM
3-point contest was fun and very challenging as all players scored 20+ in first round. Dame Time ended it the way it suited him.
Dunk contest was mid. It was weird that Jaylen Brown made it to the finals. Toppin had better dunks. McClung had no competition again, so he didn't dunk very differently than last year. The NBA management has to do something about the jury. Grin

The judges though, it seems that they want Jaylen to be in the finals with McClung. But it was a boring dunk contest and could be one of the worst we have seen in years. As I have predicted, Curry will will over Sabrina in their own 3 point shoot-out.

Dame time, he needs to get that last ball to win and so he did. But obviously, fans are disappointed on the dunk contest. They should really get players that can put highlight reel during All Streak Break. They have to bring McClung just to hype it and so it's those NBA players lost to a G-leaguer.

@ FanEagle - maybe you are referring to Jordan Kilganon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsPsKLjw-SI
226  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Jason Moloney vs Reymart Gaballo WBO Bantamweight Title (May 12) on: February 18, 2024, 10:50:23 AM
I am not too happy with Gaballo's last fight. I think he only unleashed 5 punches and that was it. And prior to the Thai opponent, Gaballo struggled against an unknown local opponent. Gaballo only fought once a year since he was defeated by Donaire. I haven't watched Jason Moloney's last fight, but I heard he somewhat struggled. Nonetheless, it's a title fight compared to the opponents Gaballo faced.

Of course, I would love to see Gaballo winning a title, but my head says Moloney has his number. Gaballo's lack of activity and lack of quality opponents did not enhance him. I still see him as a fighter with a raw power. He's still awkward but maybe Donaire Sr. will address his flaws now that they are working a bit longer. Gaballo has to land his power shots because Moloney has the skills while also capable of scoring knockouts.

Oh so he is trained by Donaire Sr? and I my recall, I think there was a storyline between Donaire Sr and Jr and during their fight years ago, it was highlighted. But I do agree that Gaballo is very raw talent and just like the rest of Filipino fighters, all of them have power, but they need to be polished at the beginning. Just like what Roach did to Manny early on when the take the kid on his wing.

He will be the underdog here and for sure Moloney is ready for a battle as he knows what a Filipino boxer is capable of. Him and Donaire should fight for the vacant title but he duck Donaire. But then Donaire lost to Alexandro Santiago in a upset.
227  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: February 17, 2024, 10:48:44 PM
Bucks has lost 7 out of their last 10 games. Doc Rivers will probably not find any job at all in the NBA after this one. I am sure that he had some issues before this, I mean he shouldn't even be hired here, at this point I feel like he has buddies around the league that hires him, because if I owned a team, I would pay Doc Rivers not to coach my team, let alone pay him to coach it.

The fact that they fired their coach that made them so good, and just get one that made them so bad. Players are the same players, I don't know what changed so quickly but they just suck now. In any case, it is All-Star weekend, and we are going to have some fun times, it is going to be great tonight, I like it, the lack of defense is terrible for the past 10 years or so, but it is still fun to watch.

Isn't it what we are saying as we are all surprised to see them fire their coach who are have bring them as one of the best team in the East and yet the management is not contented with it? That is really poor management on their side, I mean why fix when nothing is broken? Now, they will have to pay the price as the team is now struggling with Doc Rivers and they say that they are going to improved their defense, but so far, everything is a failure to them. And what's going to happen if they choke on the playoffs? Doc Rivers has history with Clippers and then the Sixers.

Yeah, for now let's leave it like that, we have the All Star weekend and so as fans we should be enjoying this one, even for the players who are participating. Looking for the 3 point competition between Steph Curry and Sabrina Ionescu. I'm not going to bet, but I will go with Steph Curry here, the pressure must be too much for Sabrina in this kind of stage and obviously, she is not used to it.
228  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / 4 financial associations requested SEC for modification on SAB 121 on: February 17, 2024, 09:47:23 PM


https://www.aba.com/-/media/documents/letters-to-congress-and-regulators/jointclsec20240214.pdf

I'm no banking expert, and so I'm asking others who have knowledge or at least understand what's the request of the American Bankers Association (“ABA”) and other groups to SEC's Chairman Gary Gensler's.

It did mentioned Bitcoin Spot ETP in the official document and so I'm curious as to what changes they want?

Are they asking that at least regulatory bodies be lenient for now specially for Bitcoin related in safeguarding their clients assets?
229  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Buying and Selling of Casino Accounts (Discussion thread) on: February 17, 2024, 09:11:22 PM

Now, my question is..
- is it right to sell ones casino account, most especially when the account is KYCed?

There could be reasons why someone will sell his/her accounts. So as for the rights, yes, but the question is that if it allowed?

- Do casinos have any policy against account sells?

Like the signature that you are carrying, you can simply search for their ToS

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4.14 You are prohibited from selling, transferring or acquiring Stake Accounts to or from other Players.

https://stake.com/policies/terms


So I think that already answers your question, it is not allowed by most of the casinos to sell accounts. So gamblers should avoid selling specially buying of accounts, you are putting a lot of risk in your end. And if you are a gambler that follow and play by the rules because you don't want to have issues with your account, it's better to read the Terms and Conditions of the gambling sites, not just for selling or buying accounts.

230  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bitcoin, 50k Done on: February 17, 2024, 08:56:23 PM
What is your view on this matter?
And please correct me if I am wrong in any way.

It's already passed and $50k would be a good support price to climb further even if the halving hasn't happened yet. My view is that I am not very skilled at reading price charts, if the halving has not happened and prices continue to increase, then in my opinion many speculators are wrong in providing estimates.

There is no other solution other than to be patient and hold until the halving occurs. If the current price is $51,600 and has the potential to increase again past $52k+, of course at the halving the price will be even higher.

If I'm not mistaken, we even had $52k already, so that is a big jump from this month, and so far it's a 20%++ increased this February alone. However, we still have to wait for the climb to be solid. At least give $50k some time to become a support before we get excited and said that we really achieved that price and it's done. So far the price is $51k'ish, as there are some liquidations already in the millions.

And it's obvious that this huge spike is due to the Spot Bitcoin ETF, as the demand is souring high. We still have the catalyst for the bull-run this year, and that is the block halving. This is the most anticipated event for this year and it will really push the demand the price to even greater heights. So just be patience and be cool, we should be here for the long haul and not just for $50k.
231  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: February 16, 2024, 10:49:32 PM
I do think it will hurt Canelo's legacy if he doesn't duck Benavidez this year.

1. They are both in the same division, Benavidez holds the WBC interim belt.
2. Charlo twins are 154 lbs and 160 lbs champion, they are moving up in weight to fight him.
3. Didn't fight Bivol for a rematch.
4. They said Benavidez should fight other PBC fighters and so he did, beat Plant and Demetrius Andrade and beat them.

Obviously, Canelo's legacy is going to be strained for not fighting a prime Benavidez wherein Floyd gave him that chance before.
232  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: February 16, 2024, 10:29:45 PM
Since he didn't selected, Domantas Sabonis made crazy triple-double averages. He made 18 triple-doubles this season. It's really ridiculous that he wasn't selected. If he played for a Los Angeles team, he would have been selected. When you're in Sacramento, it's tough.

It's time for All-Star Weekend. Tonight Rising Stars game will be played. I don't like the new system at all. I prefer to watch a typical Rookies vs. Sophomores game. NBA should really think about their changes and its impact on the stream. I probably sleep instead of watching the game. Saturday will be fun though. Patiently waiting for the slam dunk contest.

I know that sports leagues such as the NBA and NFL, even the MLB..to a lesser extent have been trying to mix things up a bit and make their respective sports more interesting or entertaining, but like you I liked when the rising stars game was simply Freshman vs Sophomores.  I also don't like how they changed up the All Star game itself, not just the simple East vs West, 4 quarters played.  It's just easier to gamble on the game that way.  Not that it's a very smart weekend to bet, still makes it more exciting.

I haven't even seen who's in the dunk contest, will have to check it out.

Here are the entries for 2024 Slam Dunk contest,



https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1755659321935884300

McLung electrified us with his dunks last year and he put the crowd on his feet. And so we will see if he can defend his belt here. Not sure why though the entries is just 4 for this year, and it includes, Jaylen Brown and Toppin.

I think Toppin will be a close second here as I think McLung will put up another show for us fans.
233  Economy / Services / Re: [Open] Bons.io Signature Campaign |The Telegram Casino|Next gen Gaming-Space on: February 16, 2024, 09:17:27 PM
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234  Other / Beginners & Help / [Warning] GoldDigger and it's variant targeting banking apps and crypto wallets on: February 16, 2024, 01:03:56 AM
It was reported that there's a trojan that harvest facial recognition data used for unauthorized access to bank accounts and crypto wallets too, and researchers dubbed it as a family of "GoldDigger".

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Among these discoveries, there is an exceptionally rare occurrence – a new sophisticated mobile Trojan specifically aimed at iOS users, dubbed GoldPickaxe.iOS by Group-IB. The GoldPickaxe family, which includes versions for iOS and Android, is based on the GoldDigger Android Trojan and features regular updates designed to enhance their capabilities and evade detection. GoldPickaxe.iOS, Group-IB researchers found, is capable of collecting facial recognition data, identity documents, and intercepting SMS. Its Android sibling has the same functionality but also exhibits other functionalities typical of Android Trojans. To exploit the stolen biometric data, the threat actor utilizes AI-driven face-swapping services to create deepfakes. This data combined with ID documents and the ability to intercept SMS, enables cybercriminals to gain unauthorized access to the victim’s banking account – a new technique of monetary theft, previously unseen by Group-IB researchers in other fraud schemes.

https://www.group-ib.com/blog/goldfactory-ios-trojan/

And it really sounds very complex and complicated and it seems the Chinese did take time to create this trojan that mostly targets APAC region specially in Vietnam as it targets  targets more than 50 applications related to banking, e-wallets, and crypto-wallets.



So to our friends from South East Asean region, just be careful with your banking apps and crypto wallet in your mobile or even Pc or laptop. Do everything and learn safe practice as not to infect your machines with this trojan.
235  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: BTC to Bitcoin ETFs - The ownership are shifting to centralized ownership on: February 15, 2024, 11:45:11 PM

It feels to me, like we are selling the keys to our soul and the legacy of Satoshi Nakamoto.  Sad


I guess no one really anticipated it, or at least when Satoshi left, he didn't foreseen that his invention might progress and evolved to what we are it known by today, an asset, a store of value and form of money. And so we can't really blame anyone here, specially not Satoshi. He has still his original vision, but his invention grow so much in the last 10 years or so.

However, we can still continue with his legacy, store Bitcoin in a wallet with our control with our private key and with safe practice and we all should be good. If there is ETF then good, if not then doesn't matter at all. We have existed without this institutions, this is just another another parameter in our space that might have a positive or negative effect so we will take it like that. And we still have regulatory uncertainties, not just in the US but throughout. So there could be no shifting to centralized ownership and if there is, not might not be that big as we picture it right now.
236  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 NBA Season on: February 15, 2024, 11:25:33 PM
Watching the clips from yesterday showing Draymond Green act like a crazy person is actually sad. That guy is breaking down mentally now that the Warriors’ dynasty is over. I’m not even sure if LeBron could save them by jumping ship in the offseason. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Draymond has signed his last NBA contract.

Yeah at this point he is going overboard.  I think as his athletic ability has declined he is masking it with this new over the top persona to scare people into submission.  I know he was aggressive before but not like this.  At some point he is just basically a danger out on the court.  It is sad bit I think this is the end of "their run".  GS doesn't look like they are gonna get better anytime soon.

I even don't think that Draymond has the athletic ability in the first place, he is more of the basketball IQ, however, he went overboard most of the team and this season it was even magnified that he got suspended by the league. So perhaps he is not masking it, he could really be out of control and he really needs to check himself and seek medical attention.

For tonight's game, there could be easy bet for gamblers, Bucks over Memphis and Wolves over Portland. Jazz is struggling and the Warriors although they've lost on their last game, might come back here against the Jazz and start another run with Curry carrying this team. Hopefully, Klay and the others help Steph here as this is a very winnable game for them.
237  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Beterbiev vs. Bivol - Undisputed Light Heavyweight Championship on: February 14, 2024, 12:41:26 PM
Finally, the 175 division will be fully unified soon. I voted for Bivol to win by decision. But only because Beterbiev is past his prime although still very capable of beating world-class fighters. Bivol has underrated power and he needs to get the respect of Beterbiev if he wants to survive.

There will be some factors that matter here like the size of the ring. Bivol prefers a bigger one so he can move well and utilize his skills while the 3-belt champion Beterbiev would love a smaller ring so it is easier for him to engage.

And the Saudi host already has someone in his mind for the winner of this fight, lineal cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia.

Right, I think Beterbiev could be the A-side here and dictate all the terms? including what you mentioned, like the ring size. But it looks like though that this two Warriors are not to look like those American boxers who like to have control of every thing, ring size, gloves that are going to be used, who comes first in the billing and others.

This are Warriors, they just want to fight and see who is gong to be the best in this division. And yeah, all the belts are going to be in the line here, so we will finally see a unification fight in the 175 lbs, best of the best.

That's the right definition of these two boxers, "warriors". They are here to fight and show to the public that they deserve to enjoy a good fight. With Beterbiev's aggressiveness, this is not going to be a boring fight and will surely entertain the fans that are watching this fight. If a fighter has a repution being entertaining, it would not be hard to market a fight, so we should watch the fight from the very start as it's possible to witness a short fight knowing their knockout power.

Yes, it's just that this fighters or the weight class is not known. But being Russians or at least Eastern European, their reputation in boxing precedes them. So this two Warriors even though come from the same country will try to get their heads off for sure.

And from what I research, we haven't had a unified LHW in the 4 belt era.

So this is going to be first and so they are also chasing history here. Last year we have Crawford 2x and then Inoue followed him as well in bantam and super bantamweight.
238  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A gambler lost what he couldn't afford to lost and broke his TV after game Lost on: February 14, 2024, 10:34:06 AM
Not a new story, I've heard so many similar stories or even worst stories than what you just shared here. Such thing is not only happened because of losing in gambling but also because of other things. No other reason except the ability to control our own emotion. Some gambler who lost money that they can afford to lose may also do the same thing so I think it is more about controlling emotion not merely about the lost money but of course the chance of doing such a thing is bigger to be done by those who lost money that they cant afford to lose.

Yeah, not the first, as for me, I have experienced this but not TV, but my mobile phone, Lol. I also threw my mobile phone when I lost a bet on roulette. I've also bet on that number but unfortunately, I forgot that time and the result was devastating to me.

But looking back, it's just funny though, I mean I can't control my emotions that time, but it's good that I didn't broke my mobile phone or what because that will be a big problem for me as I have some e-wallets and then the cost of it. So now I try to control and I just think that I can recover the next day what I have lost today so no need to really be frustrated for a lost that you lost control of your emotions and broke any things near you.
239  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling addiction causes loss on: February 14, 2024, 09:37:12 AM

Getting out of the spiral of gambling addiction is as difficult as other addictions, such as drug and alcohol addiction
Any person suffering from addiction must be helped by his relatives and supported if he truly desires recovery, which is difficult but not impossible if he has determination and the matter remains in his hands, as he is the only one capable of helping himself

Yes, and I think we have discussed this several times already. For a gambling to overcome their addiction,

1. Acknowledgment and Acceptance - They need to accept to themselves and to the people behind that indeed there is a addiction on their part. Acknowledge the negative impact on it and learn how to stay away from gambling for good.

2. Seeking Professional Help - And then this is the best option I think. Gambling addiction is serious and so we need to seek help from professionals who knows about this subject matter and recommend things that will help us forget about our addiction.
240  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: When will Bitcoin catch up with Gold in capitalization? on: February 14, 2024, 08:05:55 AM
  • Do you think Bitcoin has any chance of catching up and then surpassing Gold in capitalization?
  • If so, when in the future might that event take place?
  • If this happens, will it be a good thing for Bitcoin?
1. I don't see any valid reason why Bitcoin can't surpass Gold?

2. No one can know about that, but it will takes a lot time, at least a decade.

3. Nope, even though Bitcoin isn't yet become the best investment for Average Joe, but government already try to regulate Bitcoin and tightening the laws about Bitcoin. There was a proposal issued by FinCEN to declare any form of privacy methods are illegal, this will force people to lose their privacy.

Some people invest in Bitcoin because the value keep increasing and they can protect their privacy, this could make people to convert their Bitcoin to Monero.

And I don't know why we really need to surpassed gold by the way? It is for bragging rights? What significant it can bring to the market anyways? Both are different, only comparison is that both assets are scarce, but after that? I don't know. I don't think that it will be beneficial to surpassed big companies. For sure, we have broken already in the top 10 as we are in bullish momentum specially in the next 2 years.


https://coinmarketcap.com/largest-companies/

But after that when we go back to bear market, market capitalization will obviously go down. So for me, let the market go on it's own course, and no need to compare it to other assets of market value. It will be different as our market is very volatile.
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