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1501  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Are You Tax Efficient With Your Gambling Habbits? on: November 08, 2023, 04:51:04 AM
It will only make gamblers hide their gambling activities from the government so they don't have to pay taxes. For example, the tax will be imposed on gamblers who win as is done on lottery winners. Maybe that is a normal thing but not for gamblers who lose in gambling. They have already lost their money and won't want to be asked to pay taxes. Maybe they will continue to use crypto casinos that can hide the transactions they make to their gambling accounts.

But the government could impose taxes on everyone, including gamblers, because the government wants to get additional income from what is in their country. But it would not be wise to apply it to everyone, even losing gamblers. The government should think about what needs to be taxed so that it won't cause problems later.

I just do not understand how you think that the gambling who are losing will have to pay tax or not ?
Usually the people are taxed after every year on the income / money which they have at the end of the year. Now if a gambler have a lot of money, and he wins even more in gambling but if he loses all of this money before the year end, at the time of calculation of the tax, he would have no assets / money and therefore he will not fall under the tax net.

Even if you say that tax is on the income earned every month and calculated at the year end, this only applies to the balance that is left on the gambling site. If anyone earn a 1000$ in a month in gambling, but did not withdraw and keep on playing until he loses that 1000$, then he is not obliged to pay the taxes on this amount to the government.
1502  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: November 08, 2023, 03:55:53 AM
Australia after losing the first two matches in this world cup returned back strongly and won the remaining of their matches. On the other hand, the Afghanistan defeat hurt them badly and their chances of moving ahead in this tournaments becomes even more dull.
What an excellent match. I really appreciate Glenn Maxwell who just pull his team to the victory line and cross the line and won the match. What a massive score he made 201 runs. I was thinking that Australia just lost the match because they lost 7 wickets under 100 runs. All the credit goes to Glenn Maxwell. I really enjoyed this match. Congratulations to Australia. Smiley

Glenn Maxwell was injured and he could not run properly so he opted to hit boundaries. This thing went in favor of Australia and they won. Had he been fit, he would have played a bit for carefully and perhaps, Australia would not be able to win. But in this situation, Glenn Maxwell knew that the only option for him was to hit the boundaries.

When anyone is so clear in his mind, then he will hit the ball hard and luck favours the brave. Another thing was the bad fielding by the Afghanistan team, missed chances due to which they were not able to win this match, which they should have won. After this win, Australia will be going to the semi finals with huge confidence and this may be advantageous for them as compared to their most likely opponent South Africa who had a bad defeat against India recently.
1503  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🌀 [banned mixer] - CONTEST ICC MENS WC 2023 AND DISCUSSION | Free Entry on: November 08, 2023, 03:28:17 AM
Afghanistan face Australia today looking for a fourth straight win in the series. Although Australia is ahead in statistics, Afghanistan is in a good position in terms of performance in this World Cup. If Australia wins today's match, their semi-final will be confirmed.

Australia did win and confirmed their place in the semi final spot. They may probably be playing with South Africa in the semi finals because they will end up at number 3 and the number two spot is already taken by South Africa. Good in the sense that they will be avoiding unbeaten India in the semi finals.

Today's Match Prediction:

England Vs Netherlands

Toss win: Netherlands
Team win: England
Best Batsman: Livingstone
Best Bowler: Adil Rashid


1504  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Have your own casino. on: November 07, 2023, 05:59:09 PM
I wouldn’t want my own casino. The liability of holding so many other people’s money would be absolutely insane. Not to mention all the problems that would come along with it like hacking attempts and angry customers complaining about bugs or making claims about their gaming outcomes. It would be neverending stress.

I also like gambling, but I don't want to own my own casino. If I have a lot of money, I would rather open another business, because I'm not sure about the risks that will come if I open my own casino. So just to play is enough for me.

As you said, not to mention the problems that might come, maybe I myself will not be able to face all the problems, even though I have a lot of money but if problems keep coming, it will make me uneasy. So it's better for me to live with enough money.
Even on other form of investment would really be still imposing such risks on which there'a no way that we could really be able to avoid such thing on which it would really be just that normal that you would really be really that facing those probabilities on which it would really be that a common approach but well each of us does have that own preference when it comes to things. We arent that blind that gambling business
is really that indeed profitable and there's no way that it wouldnt really be  that making out some good profits specially if your business is already that gaining some traction or recognition on which its something that wont really be that so easy when running not only gambling business but also in other business as well. Demand and recognition would be the toughest thing to gain on.

Not everyone can own a casinos as owning a casino needs not only the capital, the money but also the knowledge on how to operate and run the casino.

Let suppose you have the money , you have the developers with you built or buy a running casino but then still it would not work because the competition here is too much and without effective marketing it is not possible that new casino become the choice of the gamblers.
Again I will emphasize that owning a casino is more profitable than playing at a casino but this is not easy and not everyone has the talent to do it.
1505  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: do anyone have done this? with gambling platforms on: November 07, 2023, 05:46:02 PM

KYC verification is often licensed but casinos can control everything they want because of this he got involved in various criminal activities. That's why by reviewing online casino and gambling sites we always make sure that we cover all the important information and essentials. When deciding which online casino to choose we recommend that you thoroughly check the latest information on a casino's security system payouts player feedback about that casino and more. Players sticking to big name mainstream casinos can avoid having to investigate them for a license since no reputable casino operates without one. It's the players who like to hedge bets and discover exciting new places to play that require a bit more caution.
You may be right in the aspect of kyc being part if the casino licensed but then also you have to know that,  KYC guideline always comes along with the licensed so if the government grant a license to a casino, they will simply also hand over the guideline for the kyc.

Guideline like what document to use and how the procedures will go,  that is why,  most of the casinos always demand for government issued ID for the verifications, so if you see any casino that claim to be KYC compliance but have its own specific roles that they are using to scam their customer then such casino may be far from being truly licensed from government.

Well first coming to your question how will we know that a casino is asking for the KYC to scam us in some way or it is because they need to avoid by the government regulations ? There is no way to know this because in both cases they will ask for the normal ID documents. The real ones will keep them secure and only issue to the government if required for any money laundering or any suspect cases while the scam ones may misuse the KYC or even may sold to them to the third parties  but for the end users & the gamblers there is no way to distinguish between the two.

In order to get things easy the best way to go is to play on that trusted casino which are advertising here on this forum and most of them are KYC enabled.
1506  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: November 07, 2023, 05:26:55 PM
In today's Afghanistan vs Australia match, Afghanistan scored 291 runs in the first innings with the loss of 5 wickets. Not only did Afghanistan's batsman Ibrahim Zadran not collect a lot of good hits, but later took the game. Ibrahim Zadran's batting performance was outstanding as he single-handedly scored 129 runs for the team off 143 balls, and ended the game unbeaten. If another batsman could have caught the game the way he batted and scored a century, it might have been 300 plus runs. However, today's match is for Afghanistan whose chances are low but if they can put Australia under pressure in the second innings then it is definitely possible. I think Afghanistan will not be able to beat a strong team like Australia so easily.
Yeh Afghanistan played really well unexpectedly because I believe that they will be really collapse just like they have history against a strong team but they really shocked viewers because the momentum they carry on in previous matches still ongoing and which help them to gain confidence and play fear less cricket no problem how quality bowler bowl and how good he bowl. I really enjoyed the young talent Ibrahim zadran batting he is just a pure class in really young age. Anyway they are 60 to 80 runs shorter because pitch are not spin friendly and that the worrying moments for them while target defending because it's thier main strength to push opponent team off track

At one time, it looked Afghanistan will win this match easily as Australia were 91 for 7 wickets down and it seems that Afghanistan bowlers will take them down easily but not to be. Glenn Maxwell played an unbeatable innings of 201 runs in only 128 balls and due to this brilliant and responsible knock, the Australian team were able to win this match.

Although Afghanistan bowlers took 7 quick wickets but then Glenn Maxwell stood between the Afghanistan win and he made sure that his team Australia win this one and it was a great innings of responsibility.

Australia after losing the first two matches in this world cup returned back strongly and won the remaining of their matches. On the other hand, the Afghanistan defeat hurt them badly and their chances of moving ahead in this tournaments becomes even more dull.
1507  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Never gamble in front of your kids. on: November 07, 2023, 03:51:30 PM
So it's really better not to gamble in front of our children or other children. Because gambling does not bring good things to children who are young in mind and age. And it doesn't look normal, to be honest.

Then sometimes, even if we don't show the child that we are gambling, they will still have curiosity to learn about gambling, and of course what is imprinted in their minds is that gambling looks good; such concepts are seen in the scenario.

Although I don’t think the idea of gambling in front of your kid is responsible, the idea of it not looking normal is arguable. People have and still do gamble in front of their kids that it doesn’t seem weird anymore. .
And I don’t think young children would get that interested in gambling when they’ve got of kiddies things that would occupy their time and mine.

Some kids being exposed to gambling either from the parents or wherever, would most likely develop an attraction and a liking to it as they’ve seen daddy gamble all the time.
It doesn’t look responsible to me gambling in front of your little ones.

No matter if you do gambling in front of your kids or not, they will eventually get to know that you are a gambler even if you gamble hiddenly from them. Its very hard for parents to gamble, and children living in the same house does not know the gambling habit of their parents or even elder brothers (or sisters).

Yeah, if you want your children not to adopt gambling habits from parents, the parents would need to quit gambling. But then, would those kids will never gamble ? No, they will.
There are kids who will be engaged in gambling but their parents were not gamblers, why ? Because when the kids move in the society they will know about gambling and may try it at their friends or relative place.
1508  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: November 07, 2023, 12:20:52 PM
This is getting really ugly. Mathews went to Twitter to post a video, which shows him arriving at the crease within 110 seconds after the dismissal. But then, he complains about the helmet and ask for a replacement. This is when Shakib made the appeal and got him out. I am a bit confused on whether technically he is out or not. But from a sportsman perspective, I would rather side with Mathews. Shakib should have warned him first rather than appealing against him. What is the point in winning matches like this?

Oh Really, So I think players should not go for the third umpire reviews and rather ask the opposition players that please be warned, next time we will take the DRS but this time out of sportsman spirit, you may continue playing.

Both teams are playing for a win and they won't leave any legitimate opportunity that may take them to the winning position.

And finally, if you think that Sri Lankan players have more sportsmen spirit, then Mathews wouldn't have taken this battle to social media? Isn't it against the sportsman spirit?
1509  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Health Benefits of Gambling on: November 07, 2023, 11:08:12 AM
According to my experience gambling has only harmful effect may be some people will have taken benefit from it but as I have saw gambler they all have made their family distress and they are also mentally disturbed. What do you think that if gambler loss all his money then what will be the final option with him? I think final option is crime therefore either he start stealing money or threaten his family members to pay his loan.

This is one extreme aspect of gambling where a gambler will lose all his money. In most circumstances, the gamblers won't lose everything. They will lose some games and win some games and it will be a mixture of wins and losses. Those who are in the last stages of addiction may take such extreme steps of going all in and losing everything.

Family of gamblers are fear about their future because gambling is not consider as a loyal field but everyone consider gambler as a bad person who never think about his family and are in Struggle to earn lots of money in a single bet but unfortunately they loss again and again and finally make threats for family which then feel insecure everywhere. There is no mistake of gamblers family but a single person spoil the career and future of whole family.

Again, a person who is addicted can be a burden on his family where he would be using the kitchen money into gambling, making life tough for the family but usually a person who plays with a plan, who has allocated certain money separate from gambling, his family won't be facing any such conditions.

Also, we forget that Gambling is not all about losing, you can win too. There are people who have won big amounts and managed to change their lifestyle of themselves and their families.
1510  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: November 07, 2023, 10:39:00 AM
This is the first time in the history of cricket that a cricketer has been dismissed for such a time out. Angelo Mathews should have faced two or three balls and then changed his helmet but he didn't. Moreover Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan should not have appealed. However, I have no complaints about this dismissal as it is the first time cricket has experienced the fall of such a wicket.

By the way, why the Bangladesh captain should not ask for it, if it is the rule? Does it ever happen that the umpire gives out and the third umpire overrules the decision, and the team players say that they do not want the out and let the opposing player keep playing? You get a wicket on a No ball, and the batsmen say that I am out and I forgive that it was a No ball. Cricket is a game played with rules and rules should be followed.

Rules are rules and it is the right of every captain to ask the umpire of a certain rule due to which the decision can be turned in their favor.
I have been watching cricket for so long but didn't know about this rule. I am sure this is the first time many cricketing fans come to know that these rules also exist in international cricket.
1511  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🌀 [banned mixer] - CONTEST ICC MENS WC 2023 AND DISCUSSION | Free Entry on: November 07, 2023, 04:25:30 AM
Australia is in form team and they couldn't bear today loss. Afghanistan played well so far in the tournament and now these two match against Aus and SA are most crucial which will decide their chances to reach semi final. If Afghanistan win today then this win will create lot if trouble for Pakistan and NZ.

Although Afghanistan has to win against Australia and South Africa but still they have a better chance only if they are able to win these two matches. I think the Afghanistan team looks committed and I won't be surprised that if they end up in the top 4.

Predictions go like this

Australia vs Afghanistan

Toss win:   Afghanistan
Team win: Afghanistan
Best Batsmen: Hashmatullah Shahidi
Best bowler:   Adam Zampa
1512  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: November 06, 2023, 05:43:20 PM
The bowling performance of the Bangladesh team has been very good, as the Sri Lankan team has already lost three wickets. The Bangladesh team will be under a lot of pressure today because if they cannot occupy the 8th position in the points table, they will not be able to earn the right to play the championship later. So Sri Lankan team has to work hard to get this chance to win. The Sri Lankan team is not in a good place in terms of batting performance as they currently have 3 wickets down for 76 runs. If Bangladesh can keep the Sri Lankan team under pressure from the bowling side then surely the Sri Lankan team will not be able to score more runs. If Sri Lanka team can score 200 to 250 runs then Bangladesh team can definitely win.
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka today's match Bangladesh must win the match to play the championship. We all know that 2023 World Cup Bangladesh is not performing very well. There is no possibility for Bangladesh to play the semi-final. They have no choice but to think of today's match against Sri Lanka to basically play the championship. Our Bangladesh team batting line is very weak. So we have to stop Sri Lanka within few runs through bowling. If Sri Lanka can be stopped within 200 runs and if the Bangladeshi batsmen bat well, there may be a possibility for them to win this match today.

Congratulations to you as the Bangladesh team has won this all important match to play the championship. By the way no one expected Bangladesh to win this match as Sri Lanka was the favorite for today match and also the bookies thought that Sri Lanka will outperform Bangladesh but the opposite of that happened.

The Bangladesh Tigers were able to win this match and win in a  comfortable way. They chased the 279 score in the 41st over and lost seven wickets. The 108 runs by Charith Asalanka went in vain when Najmul Hossain Shanto and Shakib Al Hasan had a partnership of over 150 runs and changed the game in their favour.
1513  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The madness of gambling addicts. on: November 06, 2023, 05:09:35 PM
There's no good intention in our life once a person became addicted to a gambling, No matter how many times we advice to them to have a self control in playing, they wouldn't listen because their mind focused to the other side, aiming to win and to get the grand prize. Sometimes even if they have no money, they will find a solution like lending a money or selling some of their personal things and properties just to get a money to sustain their addiction.

You mean to say that the gambler's mind is stuck to get money and he is unable to think about the risky and negative aspect of gambling. Well, i agree to this but then how strange is that when he lose in gambling, this madness of gambling addiction does not become less and he is still committed to risk more money and try again and again with the hope of succeeding one day.

This does not mean that gamblers do not succeed or do not gain a lot of money. Some may be able to change their lives with gambling but those people should not be the role model for gamblers. The gamblers should also look at the people, who are not so lucky, who keep on trying the games, become addicted and yet they lose everything but the luck till does not favour them.

For me, you need to gamble but wisely by using your mind, by not risking too much and staying in the game with minimal loss with proper technique and money management skills.
1514  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you gamble because you don't have sufficient money? on: November 06, 2023, 12:59:14 PM
It really up's to them, having a little money and using it to gambling would be a complicated thing, Reasons is they want to multiply their money and hoping to win but sometimes it not goes along the way they really wanted.

Well if the gambler does not have the money to play with, all he can do is to take loans from people and fulfill his gambling desire. Also when he will take a loan, he will be more desperate to quickly gamble all of it and earn money so that he can return the loan as well as get the profit from the gambling.

All pleasant thinking and planning of him remain a dream when he loses money in gambling and therefore, lose the loan which he had to return. Now he is in double trouble where he has to return the loan too and he has no more money left with him.

Ideally, gambling should be viewed as entertainment for those seeking thrills while betting within their financial boundaries.

Everyone does entertainment according to the money they earn. We usually do not take loans to fulfil our entertainment needs but when it comes to gambling, we want to gamble, even if we do not have money for this ? Why  Huh  Is gambling so important or we can't live without gambling ?
1515  Economy / Gambling / Re: ▄■▀■▄ 🌟BITVEST.io🌟 💰WIN BY 🔶PLAY 📈INVEST➡🔺🎲🎰🔲 | BET CONTEST ▄■▀■▄ on: November 06, 2023, 09:45:22 AM
Anyways, I don't know for ultrloa, but for me, the online gambling casinos is a very competitive industry, it's hard to point to a casino and call a favorite one this days, but for me, stake have always been my most preferred casino, love stake for several reasons, but will also try Bitvest soon regardless.

No doubt , i also prefer stake as whenever i need to do sports betting, i play on Stake.com.
Bitvest does not offer sports betting but they have a unique site design which we may not find at any other site.

The online gambling industry is flourishing and we have a lot of good trusted sites and the competition between them means more better results for the end users (gamblers in this case). Remember a sales term that when their is competition between the products, the beneficiary is always the consumer.
1516  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: November 06, 2023, 09:25:07 AM
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand match will decide the 4th semi-finalist of this World Cup.

Sri Lanka is playing their match with Bangladesh today. After winning the toss, the Bangladesh team has put Srilanka into the bat. So far Srilanka is playing nicely and they have made 58 runs in 10 overs with the loss of only 1 wicket. Kusal Perera was out on 4 runs but after that, Pathum Nissanka  and Kusal Mendis are making scores at a reasonable rate as they will want a 100 or more runs partnership.

Teams batting first should eye on 300+ runs or even more depending upon the wicket. Anything less than that is easily chaseable.

Shoriful Islam for one wicket from Bangladesh and still a lot is left to be played in this match. Bangladesh will want to win this match and will have a total of 4 points, their last match is with Australia and it won't be easy to win from them.
1517  Economy / Gambling / Re: ▄■▀■▄ 🌟BITVEST.io🌟 💰WIN BY 🔶PLAY 📈INVEST➡🔺🎲🎰🔲 | BET CONTEST ▄■▀■▄ on: November 06, 2023, 07:51:48 AM
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and what kind of system they are using to take advantages but yes many of them are successful in what they planned and yes victimizing many sites
specially new one but I doubt that they can managed having that in Bitvest because the business had been running for many years now .
also you are correct about that amount might not that High but since it is for take then why not just enjoy the fun and have a chance to earn.

Don't worry for the abusers as Bitvest and light lord will have enough measures in place so the chances of abuse will be minimal. Keep in mind that Bitvest is one of the oldest gambling sites and they have a lot of revenue due to which they often come up with rainbots and other free bonus stuff.


I haven't check the site since I don't have plan to participate but for anyone planning to do it then maybe its a good start for them on his gambling journey

I think you should also join this and take advantage of these offers. I am sure you will enjoy your time on Bitvest ?
By the way, on which site do you gamble and prefer over Bitvest  Huh
1518  Economy / Gambling / Re: QuitGamble.com - Free Help for Problem Gamblers on: November 06, 2023, 06:00:48 AM
Good to see that there is now a resource that admitted problem gamblers can use to turn things around. Credits to you for creating this project and I hope that it is a success in the purpose it is aimed to serve!


Previously no one took gambling addiction seriously and everyone was of the point of view that gambling addicts should come up with ways to reduce gambling and engage in other healthy activities. Of course, this is not easy and if it was easy to move away from gambling, no one would be addicted to gambling.

With the introduction of such sites, at least people will realize that addiction of gambling is like a disease that needs a medical solution and it is something that can't be ignored.

Such sites will bring this issue on the table, the people will take it seriously and eventually, we will have gambling addiction rehabilitation centers online or offline.
1519  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 🌀 [banned mixer] - CONTEST ICC MENS WC 2023 AND DISCUSSION | Free Entry on: November 06, 2023, 05:10:31 AM
It is difficult to say which team will win the Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka match today, but I am backing Sri Lanka from my personal prediction.

If at any time you feel that you're not sure which team will win, it is always advisable to look at the odds and then decide your bets. Seeing the odds, Srilanka are the favourite as you will get 1.54 odds. If you risk and bet on Bangladesh, you may get even better odds of 2.38.

It's your call, to which team you may bet upon, but if you want to take a bit of risk, Bangladesh is not a bad choice either. By the I am backing up Bangladesh to win this match.




Now India is the only unbeaten team and also on the top of the point table. which team do you think will beat India first?

25 points for right prediction


Australia will beat India most probably in the finals.
Please note my prediction for the 25 points.
1520  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ODI cricket and general cricketing discussion [self - mod] on: November 06, 2023, 04:51:25 AM
It will be a tough equation for Pakistan to qualify for the semi-finals as Sri Lanka is more likely to lose in the match against New Zealand. If New Zealand only win that match, they will be much ahead of Pakistan in net run rate. Moreover, if Pakistan wins against England, it will have to win by a big margin, which will not be an easy task at all. However, it is very difficult for Pakistan to pass the semis in this World Cup, but if New Zealand is defeated, the final equation will become much easier. So the only objective of Pakistan fans is to wish New Zealand defeat.

NZ have this thing in there minds also that they need to win against SL to secure there place in semis. Beating England by a big margin won't be easy thing for Pakistan. Turning point for Pakistan in this tournament is there loss against Afghanistan and Afghanistan. NRR of NZ right now is 0.396 while that of Pakistan is 0.036, there is huge difference.

I suppose we need to see the points table after every match and re-evaluate the situation of different teams and how they can make up for the top 4.
I am also adding the next column in the below table which shows which teams need to play with whom for the remaining of their matches.

I think that NZ has the big advantage of the run rate while Afghanistan has the advantage that they have two matches to play and with the bad form of South Africa in the last match, anything is possible between Afghanistan and South Africa match.
Pakistan looks to have the least chance to qualify for the semi finals.

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