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581  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How often is your luck in gambling? on: October 14, 2023, 09:31:37 AM
I don't keep a tab on when my luck comes visiting, and I also don't keep a record of my losses, to me this matters only to those who are using gambling as a mean source of income, such people created a career off gambling and that's all they do all day, I don't want to become someone like this, so tell me why keep a tab on when you normally win? I use small money to gamble and that's when I have that small money to lose will I gamble with it, if not I won't mind doing something else with the money.

Sometimes I feel lucky deep down in me and I gamble, then the opposite happens, when you lose is when you will realize that luck isn't on your side, it's better to play wisely with your hard earned money, I would rather buy some Bitcoin and hold for a long time damn losing that weekly money to gambling, so therefor I am not a gambler who gambles every time to time.

Some people will lie about how much lucky they get when gambling, it's all for talking sake but if you look at their gambling history you will find out that they have been lying all along, do not get triggered by other gamblers' tongues, gambling is about luck and don't let others confuse you otherwise.

But in any case though, luck comes very seldom, that's why when it comes we should take advantage of it, but we should still be in control. Just like the last time I played, I feel that I'm blessed and lucky because I won big. But at the back of my mind, I'm thinking that it can change in just a matter of minutes and then I might not control myself and lose the money that I already won. So I did get out immediately and never come back to play that day because I was afraid that I will give back the money that I won already. So again, when it come it will pour but don't ever think that it will not end. So just take advantage of it but then have the self control when to stop and quit.
582  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Casimero vs Oguni - October 12 on: October 14, 2023, 08:19:42 AM
It is just another controversial stoppage and a technical draw.  From the start of the fight, I felt uncomfortable, when the referee did not count a knockdown when the Japanese boxer fell down. It is obvious that there is a connection and wether it was blocked or not, as long as  it is not an illegal punch, it should have been considered a KD.

It's a drawback when a boxer competes in a country with a less reputable boxing scene. There can be instances of questionable actions, but proving them falls to us, although not necessarily through legal means. It's not just the supposed knockdown; the final sequence was highly controversial. It was supposed to be a knockout, yet they ruled it as a head butt. If Casimero had managed to conclude the fight in the first round, it could have been a game-changer for him. The hype around his career would have surged, potentially setting the stage for an Inoue vs. Casimero showdown.

I would consider Japan to be one of the most reputable countries for boxing. I rarely ever see a bad decision or blatantly biased referees. Those sort of things happen in the US and UK regularly but I just don't think it's common in Japan. I've watched the replay and slowed it down during these supposed controversial moments and in neither instance does it show Casimero landing a legal blow. People are making assumptions due to their favoritism but the referee made the right call to determine it was a headbutt that caused the injury to Oguni.



Now, that was a very clear picture of what happened, but wasn't Oguni already injured before the headbutt occurred? Sometimes what we see in a picture doesn't tell the whole story. I'm referring to the impact of that headbutt versus the impact of what Casimero had been throwing throughout the fight.

To claim that Japan is one of the most reputable countries for boxing, I have my doubts. I watched Casimero's last fight against a Japanese opponent. It was initially ruled as a no contest but was later announced as a TKO. If they truly scrutinized the situation before making a decision, they could have awarded the win to the deserving fighter right then and there.

It's really hard to say if it is a head butt that really do the damage or it was a shot that Casimero throws that inflicted that cut on Oguni. It's not the question on the referee though, but I do agree that every country is biased towards their fighters. But in this fight I think Casimero is really doing some damage on Oguni already and it just so happen that either the head butt comes first or that Casimero hit him, with the size of his gloves causing that big gash on Oguni face. And then the referee doing his job, calling a halt and consulted with the ring physician. And most likely it will be controversial to think that in boxing we need to have the benefit of the replay and see what really happen before the referee making that big decision to stop and then calling it a technical draw.
583  Economy / Speculation / Re: BTC Sentiment Poll for October on: October 13, 2023, 11:13:23 AM
Seems more likely to test 26k near term and until it does that we should not expect higher.   At present its in a lull between moving averages but I think neither can contain the BTC price action instead 26k seems more likely support test then whats happened the last two days which is the 50 day moving average was the low.   Since thats only an indicator not actual volume by itself I presume we do move past to find a better foot hold for any future move upwards.

We have tested $26k again, although we are in the highest high of that price, and obviously with this, seems to be the price is going to be on a sideways patterns as majority has expected it to be this month. We want more price action, but the volume is very little again, and after that $27k++ rally and we thought that it's going to be sustained, the price goes down again.

So we will see, another two weeks but I will go with the sideways, Maybe around $26800 could be highest price that we will get this month.

I wouldn't mind $30k'ish, but it's not a guaranteed so it's better to setup a realistic expectations.
584  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [Boxing] Casimero vs Oguni - October 12 on: October 13, 2023, 10:43:24 AM
I've seen this Youtube video and not sure if this is true or not as I can't find any source for that. But it says that the JBC, I'm assuming that it was the Japanese boxing commission, has overturned the decision and declared Casimero as the winner as there was no head butt, but clearly a punch that did damage to Oguni,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWQxS59OIJ4

I just hate the background music though.

Maybe someone can confirmed it or not if indeed the decision was overturned by the Japan.
585  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Who among you here is gambling at work? on: October 13, 2023, 04:02:12 AM
I'd like to share my experience with you all. Even though I'm not currently employed, I went through a phase of gambling while I was working in the past, and the outcome wasn't positive. It affected my job performance because, as you may know, when you lose, you tend to dwell on your losses and constantly think about strategies to win. When we talk about work, it usually means we're not particularly wealthy, and imagine what happens when we gamble money we can't afford to lose, especially when we're not earning much.

Yes, it will be unpleasant if you have a regular 9-5 job and then after that you will go on a gambling binge. Not a good combination specially if you live by paycheck to paycheck. Of course there were days that you are going to win, but as we all know, the house edge are going to caught up with us. And no matter how much money we have, if we don't have control over our emotions, sooner or later we're all going to lose.

Let me tell you, the feeling is far from pleasant. It leads to a decline in your work performance, which can have significant consequences since that's your primary source of income. It might be manageable if you're winning, but the harsh reality is often quite the opposite. Even when we do win, we tend to spend most of our winnings, so we don't treat it as business money. This leaves us in a precarious situation when we lose because the money we initially budgeted for our families gets diverted to cover unexpected gambling-related expenses.

Yes, you are affected mentally, maybe there will be times after you lose that you will blame everyone around you, your officemates, your families to the badluck that you encountered when you gamble. But if you look closely, you are the one that put yourself into this predicament and no one to blame except you. And then you suffered depression in days, maybe loan some money to your officemates just to be able to cope with the issues of money that you have lost to gambling.
586  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: October 13, 2023, 02:17:51 AM

Really surprised that book landed #1 over those other people.  Some people can land in other categories like Luka and steph over in pg spot, Tatum as a sf.  But if they are all lined up together under the sg spot I think I'm taking 4 or 5 guys before I take book.

For me Booker is one of the most overrated players in the league actually.
Seeing him on top of all these players seems a little off. Also looking at the roster now, playing with KD and Beal, this will mean less shots for him as well.

Anyway, most of these lists made in the preseason are garbage anyway. Somebody has too much time creating this stuff so people can discuss about it.

In this case, it's another strange one.

No question that Booker can score, and if I'm not mistaken, there were games that Booker has a shooting streak, scoring 40 points++. But he was not consistent though, so yeah I think he is overrated.

And he is on top and second is Steph Curry? you gonna be kidding me? So the GM thinks that Booker is better that Steph? Not sure what those guys are smoking. Even if those are GM though, you have to take everything with a grain of salt. And it seems that this is another report that majority of them got it wrong again as like the previous years.
587  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Are We Need Satoshi? on: October 13, 2023, 01:50:39 AM
we don't need Satoshi, let him become a legend for his name, we have to thank to him for making the greatest thing in this century. I will be the 1st person agree if he gets the Nobel Prize. But, for emergence today, I'm the first person who doesn't believe it.

We can only speculate as what will happen to bitcoin if Satoshi suddenly appears or shows himself. A lot of question needs to be answer and obviously, the amount of bitcoin he supposedly have in his wallet is worth billions of dollars already.

However, I don't think he will surface for the money though, I mean he could have seen it from the background, if he is still alive and yet would choose to be anonymous as what his project preaches.
588  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Don’t push playing more on: October 12, 2023, 05:13:14 PM
Today I encountered again my biggest nemesis on gambling which is being stuck on my gambling progress. I’ve gambling for multiple days in a row with just having a breakeven on my total bankroll. This due to the game doesn’t gave me any long winning streak and only just more losses. The only thing that makes me keep up on the breakeven side is the increased on wager to recover my losses but my gambling result is literally 1 win to 3 or more losses ratio. This is how bad my overall game.

Yes, that record is bad indeed, hopefully you are not using martingale system to recover your losses.

The only good news is this time I remember how this weakness of mine always makes me lose in the past so I stop already gambling and take a break. This is what I’m trying to share here. If you really feel that your gambling doesn’t want to make you move forward by having decent profit and just giving you a hard time then don’t hesitate to quit! Don’t push forward while you are already playing uncomfortably because this will just make you bet recklessly.

Have a break and just gamble newt week or month because a lucky game will make you win easily and not with a very hard to win winning condition.

Right, it's better to reset our gambling habit. For me, after a big lose or even a good win, I usually take a week break from gambling. After a lose, then I will take the time to think about it and most likely says to myself that I need to stop. If I'm winning, then I take the chance to buy something from those profit before going to play again in a week. The best part is that you won't fall in kind of addiction like chasing your losses and greed taking over and wanting to more money after a great win and try to play again the next day.
589  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Winning Wisely: Strategies to Protect Your Bankroll on: October 12, 2023, 03:58:29 PM

But to be very honest It's not that easy ending the gambling just like that for that very day, it really demands great discipline to usually stick to the idea as there are occasions I get carried away by my own enthusiasm in the game and snob the thought of stopping since I have managed to get  a win.  It's as if I turn out to become my own obstacle to my subscribed idea. Lol.  Nevertheless, if we're able to keep to standards we have created  to guide our conduct, behavior and decisions on how we would handle our gambling life it will earn us a healthy gambling lifestyle.

That is what have lead to many loses for me on so many occasions because of the lack of being able to take a bow and walk aways for that day,  most challenging thing in this thing is when goi already win some amount in your games and you believe that if you risk more further you can win more,  this is the most dangerous thing to do at all time and we should be able to walk away no matter what position we are in the game,  and some of this time we need to really set a strong limits for ourselves in other to use this feature correctly.

Yes, most of the time, it's hard to acknowledged specially if we still have a money in our pocket, to just quit for that day and never over extend playing as this could be your un-lucky. But we all know that is not true, I mean gamblers can't just take a bow and walk away. There were even cases that if you play on a traditional base casinos, we encounter what we call walk of shame.

But then gambling is all about luck and discipline because there is never a guarantee winning and you will not know the outcome of your next game,  so for that you must appreciate the one you already won and learn to walk away.

Again, it's very hard to say if we are lucky or not. That's why we try to play and test our luck. Specially in games like dice, or slot machine, there is no guarantee of winning. However, we are going to try it out, no matter what the odds or even if we now the odds are stack up against us. So very hard to control and we really need to be strong mentality.
590  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: A Lady Cried After Losing to Sports Bet. Gambling is Not Your Mate. on: October 11, 2023, 02:30:54 AM
I think in some cases people should only gamble for tokens, just play the game for a prize like the ticket sales they do in arcades sometimes.  After you win you go up and pick a prize, that might be the better choice then the money management required for big gambling so as to avoid confusion on just adding more money in order to chase the win.
  If the money isnt spare and ready to be all used up it shouldn't be gambled, spending the money to enter a game and win a prize big or small makes it clearer the money is spent; less upset.

Nah, I don't think that it is enough for some individuals to play just for tokens, after all it's just an arcade and it supposedly for kids play and not adults. Although this is already form of gambling to me, I mean you put some money and play and hope that you can win some tickets and then exchange those for items. So it involved money already and perhaps after these arcade games, many of them developed to be gamblers so it's a bad influence to everyone. As for the lady, big lesson learned for her. But I will say that every gambler has went to this kind of situation before, maybe we were able to get out and then don't gamble anymore because we are afraid of the consequences or just continue to play and become addicted, it's our choice.
591  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: October 09, 2023, 05:59:32 AM
The Warriors went and played a team in prison… Cool idea. Hats off to them for doing it. The best part… They lost.

https://x.com/thedunkcentral/status/1711053895332466872

I had never seen this one coming and I think they are the first to do this, giving hope to those people who once made life-changing mistakes on their lives is great, and giving them some hope that they can still be helpful and recognized as people who contribute positivity to their nation if they wanted to change their lives for good. Obviously, they were just casually playing against those inmates and didn't take their time to chase the score, which made them even greater because that was part of the plan to give inmates some hope and dreams.

And Klay said that he is on the San Quentin side here is really genius in his side. I mean he really give this individual at least some light and hope and maybe they could be motivated by seeing someone as big as Klay siding on them in a basketball game.

Yes, losing the game itself might be the biggest script for the Warriors here. So congrats to the brain behind this kind of games in a prison. We say that those people are dangerous, but in the game of basketball, they really feel like they are just a ordinary individual and not serving any sentence in a prison.
592  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tszyu vs. Mendoza Confirmed for WBO Title Showdown on October 15th on: October 09, 2023, 05:23:56 AM

And since the fight is to be o his hometown Australia again, it can boost his confidence to really perform to his fans just like what he did against Tony Harrison. Hopefully though there will be no home decision if the fight is close and gets to the judges score card as it is still fresh on how Jeff Horn won over Manny Pacquiao when others saw that the legendary Pacman won that fight.
Tszyu is not Jeff Horn he is way better than Horn he will not let his fans down and he will perform better than Horn, Mendoza is not Manny Pacquiao I don't think he can match up with Tszyu's speed and power.

I'm not comparing the fighter itself, my comparison is how Pacman got robbed because he is fighting on the Australian soil. And I guess majority will agree that it was clearly a robbery. In any case, if Tim is really that good then we don't have to worry about the robbery (or is it?).

Mendoza has beaten Fundora but he just got lucky to catch Fundora with those combinations, Tszyu will be more prepared for this fight he cannot relax in this fight because he is Australia's best hope in the boxing world.
Brian Mendoza may be good but Tszyu has enough power and motivation to beat Mendoza and move on to conquer more titles.

I think Tim is just about to hit his prime and obviously very motivated to win against Mendoza in front of his fans. And I do like Tim's attitude though, I mean he wants to be the next great Australian boxer like his father but making his own name at 154 lbs. Hopefully though, if ever he beats Mendoza, Jermell Charlo will give Tim his deserved shot at the other belts he held, although not sure if the other organizations has stripped him of his other super welterweight belt.
593  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: swaplab.io swapslab.cc and other phishing swaplab websites on: October 08, 2023, 08:04:39 PM
Yes, our previous complaint to domain registrar succeeded, but as can be seen on https://who.is/whois/swaplab.io they switched to nicenic.net. It's just a matter of time (end of transfer period) until their website will be back online. Nicenic has a really bad reputation https://www.spamhaus.org/statistics/registrars/.

And it's good that the domain registrar reacted so fast your on your request, because usually as per my experience, reporting to them is really a pain because they don't react quickly that there are some individuals who fell for the scammers trick, (a) replicating the website, (b) using some form of ads to push their website on the top, higher than the original one.

So yes, hopefully you and others maybe will have to work hard and see if the 3 websites are going to be up again.

Just putting the scam websites inside the "code" though, so that no one can accidentally visit them from here,

Code:
swaplab.io
swapslab.cc
swaplabs.cc
594  Economy / Speculation / Re: BTC Sentiment Poll for October on: October 08, 2023, 07:32:41 PM
In October, there are chances that we might see some green candles. The price has been consolidated around $27k for the past few weeks, and chances are that a slight upward moment toward $30k is on the card. Crossing $30k in October seems far-fetched at the moment, but the market might surprise everyone. Overall, I think the market sentiments will remain positive.

I think the consolidation around the $27k price is just a week or two. So it's not that we are in this price range for a long time. But it seems that October will remain a good month for us, at least if we look at past historical logs this is the case and hopefully the pattern will stay like that. But I do agree that crossing $30k is very difficult. Hopefully at least the target range will be $28k at the end of October and then we can maintain on that price range. So that at least in the next two months, it will be a battle whether we can finally break $30k for this year or maybe top the highest high this 2023 at $31,500. And then somewhat entering the halving with good positive momentum that might result to a rally and the eventual bull run in the second quarter of next year.
595  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Casino is a Games of Chance and Entertainment on: October 08, 2023, 01:38:32 PM
The outcome of the majority of casino games is mostly controlled by luck rather than ability. Examples that are often used include craps, roulette, and slot machines. Players wager on numerous outcomes in these games, and the casino has an inherent advantage that ensures they will profit in the long term.
Casino gaming is a popular source of entertainment. Instead of looking at it as a means of making money, players should approach it with the intention of having fun.
Those who can accept this eternal words that gambling is depend on luck certainly don't expect much from the casino until their luck catches up. They should play with the assumption that they will lose there. Another thing is that those who agree to play these games are completely dependent on luck. However, there are some differences in sports betting as there are different research tasks. Those who can better a team's statistics are more likely but not guaranteed. But a gambler in a casino can enjoy his gambling as long as he spends within a limit.

I mean at least you know that when you play on a casino, you know your chances are slim and that the house edge will caught up on you. Because there are gamblers who really think that they can win all the time and beat the system. That is very wrong mindset in the beginning and that's why many feel for the trap of being addicted because they expected too much on it, to the point that they think that they can treat it as a regular job or something that they can bring food in the table for their families. So just that our time and enjoy and just play money that we can afford to lose and don't expect that we will always win. Although gamblers are very superstitious but I don't think they can win with divine intervention.
596  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tszyu vs. Mendoza Confirmed for WBO Title Showdown on October 15th on: October 08, 2023, 11:32:48 AM
I guess it's about time that Tim Tszyu to have a fight since he was relegated to full WBO champion at 154 lbs since he should be fighting Jermell Charlo. But obviously, Jermell opted to fight Canelo and for more money. It's supposedly Charlo defending his belt against Tim and then Charlo got hand injuries and so the scheduled fight has been postponed for a long time and it's good as I have said that he is now a full champion not just a interim belt holder.

And since the fight is to be on his hometown Australia again, it can boost his confidence to really perform to his fans just like what he did against Tony Harrison. Hopefully though there will be no home decision if the fight is close and gets to the judges score card as it still fresh on how Jeff Horn won over Manny Pacquiao when others saw that the legendary Pacman won that fight clearly.
597  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: October 08, 2023, 11:03:41 AM
ESPN has said they are predicting the Milwaukee Bucks to win 48.5 games next year. What do people think about that? Personally, I think they win at least 50 games next year and maybe even 60. Lillard is a beast to have on your team alongside Giannis. While it may not be as good as the Curry/Giannis duo we all want to see, it is the next best thing.

That's some serious hype going on. I mean, Lillard just joined the team, so it's a bit premature to expect them to dominate right out of the gate. We're still in the 'let's-see-how-their-chemistry-works' phase. Even though they're both superstars, there's no guarantee they'll click seamlessly.

If the public's buying into that and there are betting odds for it, I'd say that's a potential trap waiting to happen.

I think 48 wins is very doable provided the team won't suffer injuries from their starting line-up. 48 wins is a 59% win rate so it's like winning 6 out of 10. Giannis, Middleton, Lopez, and Lillard aren't known ball hogs or have big egos so I am confident that they can work together in building their chemistry well. And there's also the new ruling about player management so we're expecting these players to be present in most of their games.

I haven't seen the odds of this over 48.5 wins. But if this is 1.80 or above then I am taking this risk.

Yes, why not? it's already a good and very attractive odds for a Over/Under 48.5 wins for the Bucks this season. And I speculate that they could even win more games, maybe just above 50 game for them with Giannis and Dame. Of course there are a lot of factors in the background that we need to look, like the duo not getting injured or they have a slump because they have a new coach and new player coming in to fit a new role.

But in any case its could be doable barring anything bad for the Bucks. They still have the core though of Middleton and Lopez and then their role players, so there's a lot of anticipation from basketball fans that they will do good this season and maybe become the number 1 rank team in the Eastern conference again.
598  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Are you the spot/Future Trader Then this is the best tool for you. on: October 07, 2023, 11:33:19 AM
A significant leverage is also a double-edged sword, and trading bots are likewise a double-edged tool. If you're an experienced trader, you surely can't overly rely on these two factors. Moreover, these two factors are no longer novel enough to set apart the trading platform you're referring to

Yea, it's a formula for a disaster, specially if you are a newbie in spot/future trading. And we have heard horror stories as well to the point that the young trader has to take his live because he lost all the money in trading.

So just be careful with this kind of tools, if you don't know anything about trading, I will advise everyone to stay away from it.

But if by chance, you have experience already, then maybe you can try what the OP is promoting. But nevertheless, it's not an assurance that you will make a lot of money using this so called "best tool". Everything is still on the hands of the trader.
599  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Lets discuss Poker on: October 07, 2023, 10:47:09 AM
but I still don't understand it myself, I'm not used to poker.
I'll give you a tip, watch those poker tournaments and that will give you an idea on how to play this game. It's not going to be easy in the beginning but it's enjoyable to watch until you learn from them. Also, if you've got your own smartphone or desktop or laptop, try to play those poker games online that are for free. From doing that, you'll understand the basics of it and how the game is being played on. And when you think that you're ready to play, try to get into poker tables online in casinos that you want to do it and try it out for your personal experience.

I think this is the easiest way to learn how to play poker, but still though, if order to get experienced, you really have to sit down and play with it with our non-professional players to get a feel of it. And I recently stumbled this thread recently: Some poker terminologies you may want to know.

And as far as I know, there are tournaments being held here in our community, sponsored by some casinos.

Like the Bitcointalk poker series #2 hosted by Betnomi run by yahoo62278.

But not sure if there will be the future, or maybe a different casino will sponsored once again.
600  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Subriel Matias vs. S. Ergashev (IBF jr. welterweight title) Nov. 4: Las Vegas on: October 07, 2023, 09:58:44 AM
I was kinda surprised by the poll results. It looks like more folks around here are rooting for Ergashev over Matias. It goes to show that opinions really count in games like this because when you see a bunch of people supporting the challenger, it hints that the challenger might actually have a shot at winning. And I'm saying 'upset,' not because Ergashev is the challenger (in case he wins), but because of those betting odds that heavily favor Matias.

Might be but if you look at the poll, it was just 3 members who have voted: so it's 2:1 for the Ergashev.

The real problem here is that no one really knows this fighter so it's hard to bet unless we can go back and watch their previous fights in Youtube (if available), and see who is the bigger fighter.

So I guess I will have to wait first for the official odds and see who the bookmakers are going to favor here. Not that I don't trust those boxing fans here, it's that I wanted to weigh everything first before making my vote.
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