Both points are valid; introducing Bitcoin to other people has both negative and positive sides. Positive side is giving them an investment opportunity which could obviously give them profit. Negative is how will they view that opportunity; many people are still misinformed of how volatility and this industry works. Some see this as an easy way to earn profit while some sees it as a ponzi scheme. Given that new ones are often having no idea of how things are really doing, you will be somehow responsible of the result of their journey. I experienced it before; I shared my knowledge about this technology to a friend and unfortunately it did not go well. He disregarded the risk and just focused with the profit potential which lead him to loss.

However, despite of the negative tendencies on sharing the idea of this technology, this is not to close the doors for non-crypto investors. We just have to be picky of who would we be sharing about it 'coz not all people will view it the way we see it. Choose only those who will also invest time learning things and not those who are just into spoonfeeding acts.

Gambler's mindset can be seen on his betting behavior, decision making, strategies and not only with thrilling experience 'coz not all people are into it; proof is people who manages their bets properly. Indeed related to optimism however not to all players and to all the time. Some gamblers are more of pessimists which makes them scared of betting that much but are still having hopes of a positive outcome. Being optimistic means you are seeing better things behind a bad one and not to conquer thrill on gambling experience which I guess not all people are aware of.
If optimism becomes a psychological problem then that would be illusion if it is with gambling industry; an illusion that you will someday win the jackpot as if it is guaranteed and will be worthy waiting for so many years.Not needing the help of other people is just pure independence and not in a bit, related with taking to some people who we thinks he could be having is time of.

If you think in such way then obviously it would be better for you to stay away from gambling. Well, quite ringing a bell; there are fraudalent gambling platforms which are really taking away people's money but for sure not all platforms are. If you are after the jackpot then for sure it is not a new thing to most of us that it is not something which will take place just because we wanted to; some gamblers already retired without hitting their big win which simply proves how hard it is. Some gamblers managed to win on their early gambling career which is really amazing. We have different timeline, fortune, and luck which makes sense to say that if it isn't happening yet there will still be a chance afterwards and if nor, then there are other amounts you can win. Given the difficulty, if you still eye on that jackpot but fully aware that you cannot take losses, save yourself from guilt and disappointment; quit already and allows real gamblers to do their thing.

Do you think the casino would allow such thing to happen and to not take an action about it? If you could see the algorithm then assume that they would as well see that there's a glitch in their system or something alike. Jackpots, assuming, will not be won with consistency; there are even times wherein it takes month/s one after another. And if ever they will notice that it's been being hit consistently, then they would more likely do something about it. House always win.
It can be hidden through various wallets given that this industry promotes decentralization which will hide the person's identity. There are so many ways to pull this thing up against the casino therefore, an assumption that casinos will be more preventive than to waste time seeking for that person who knew the algorithm of the game, will be more likely to happen.

Algorithm can be easily replaced by site developers and casino providers. If there would be something off with their monthly statistics, they would more likely troubleshoot as soon as possible and won't let it be continuous.

Depends on her case.
If she's just gambling or playing to kill time then that would be fine but if she's betting that much and consuming big amount of money then I'd probably stop or limit her if I could. Elderly people need things to still be able to enjoy or be entertained  while they're on stay with their family and that could include gambling. In my country it is a normal thing to see elders gambling but just with small amounts. They often play with their friends and sometimes relatives. Everything's too much is a bad thing which is applicable to anyone regardless of age.

I don't know why age matters in gambling, or is being concerned of some people here. The fact that we do all the same thing and still has no plan of quitting as early as now, then we should allow them to do so. Proper management of funds is essential in gambling in order to avoid huge loss and addiction afterwards.

Joy after a win? Probably until you suffer from a loss after that experience unless you will be quitting upon your win. Emotions indeed are inevitable and often being uncontrolled but if we would compare emotions between a loss and a win, the one which rarely happens last longer obviously. Most of the time we suffer from loss which makes us quite immune of it emotionally hut will never be on financial. But taking a note of it, amazed that OP had thoughts of sharing his winnings to other people which I think not all gamblers would mind doing.

I think it would be the same regardless on how long you played a game to be either on winning or losing bet. But when it comes on the amount, I'd agree of it 'coz the amount we are betting adds intensity of that particular game; bigger means stronger emotion. With regards to amount, it also covers the extent of how much a gambler could afford. Perhaps a gambler has a $2k monthly income; a loss like half of it won't be lasting for a month but if it would be multiple times of it then I guess it makes sense to assume that it'll be felt longer.

An amount satisfactory in your end. You can name any number you want but since winnings won't always be a single jackpot then for sure there will be a diversity of answer which is why I am speaking in general. Like in my viewpoint, I wound be fine taking a pause if I win $100k. I won't speak with certainty given that I am amble to manage my bankroll well which makes me still safe from the risk of addiction. The only sign you should quit is not the money but your habits and if you are showing signs of being addicted into it. However it would still be valid if you will quit after a huge win and decide to move to investments. We just have our own reasons and own ways of handling things. We may quit or continue based on our own likeness.
I think OP is referring to quitting gambling and not his job; won't be advisable as well given that winnings would still be all consumed after a few months or years especially if it won't be redirected to something which is profitable. If $10m is enough for you then that's okay however others would be seeking for a higher number before they actually do so.

First of all, there's no such thing as gambling expert. Also, gambling addicts which are clinically diagnosed, are going to the same rehabilitation establishments as with people who have other addictions. We just cannot pretend to be an expert and assume we would be able to give 'advices' rather than standardized treatments. A particular behavior should be targeted here which is addiction in gambling therefore it should be eliminated and that won't be easily removed by having an alternative activity alone; it is a step by step procedure in order to make it efficient.
Changing one's viewpoint of gambling will be really helpful; practical goal, bankroll management, and exposure to gambling activity. But with continuing to gamble, I quite disagree; addiction is the bottomline here which means the individual is not only suffering from losses but also struggling to function on a daily basis due to his obsession for a particular habit. Improving his 'gaming set up' won't be a help since there would still be exposure to gambling still, not to mention that no matter how good your strategy is, winning won't always take place with certainty.

If it is just courage, $50 isn't that much to bet which I think why many people would agree of doing so. However, I'm not into probability games or game oc chances alone so I guess I won't do it. Nit because someone managed to win with such amount, it will be already for all of us to also do so. For sure it is not a single bet, therefore that won't be a single amount. Indeed the jackpot is so big and tempting however, I'll choose to engage it with sports betting in particular with NBA, 'coz I know to myself that I will enjoy it more. Odds aren't that big with sportsbetting especially with single bets but I'm fine with that and is not into that much of risk taking to have big returns. Winning a few amount while I enjoy doing that thing, is already enough for me. Also, at least my $50 will last for an hour or more than with few seconds in spin, kidding aside. You are not taking any risk if you knew that you will win the jackpot. On the same extent, $50 is nothing with $42 million in the first place, so I guess there's nothing much to be surprised of, if you would be willing to do it also.It is simply a 1:1m probability or even higher; nothing's earned easily 'coz if that's so, many gamblers should be rich by now.

First of all, I cannot see the point why relatives would sue the gambling provider 'coz the man in particular was so irresponsible as a gambler. If the Casino is registered then there's nothing to be worried of, in their end. They are a running business and they cannot choose among people who will they allow to play on their platform and who won't be; they will accommodate all players since they forced no one to engage to them in the first place. Quite of a bad solution I guess; the relative should have just focused with their relative's problem and recovery of addiction than to use money and time to something which is obvious. It is a normal thing as well for people around you, especially your relatives, to have bad feelings for the platform but they just cannot stop a running business simply because they accommodated someone on their platform. It is gambling we are talking about and nothing is basically guaranteed except for loss, which should already be an enough warning to that man.

If it is with games concerning probability, fortune, and luck then there's nothing we can really do about it to increase our chances of winning. However, as we all know sports betting is quite different since numbers don't lie. You can bet on teams that you think would win on their next match, based from previous statistics and team composition. It is for me the most logical form of gambling but won't be certain of being most profitable given that luck will still be needed in order to achieve a win on it.

Indeed there are gamblers who are winning big time on slots and dice games to give a few example, however for sure if we would ask those winners, they won't have anything to tell us about how they did it. They're more likely not knowing such things aside from being consistent with playing. However, consistency does not mean any assurance of the outcome. And this is higher with strategical betting games wherein players are not only placing bets but are also thinking of the way out with a bag full of money.

Not exclusive to gambling, but to everything. But I want to refer into it as part of our personality. What makes gambling entertaining and addictive? That's the involvement of money and that's a different thing which forms this 'Alter Ego' in our personality. Indeed taking the risk brings excitement but that's different from being greedy. If you are hungry of profit in gambling, then that's greed alone although it is a part of one's personality, it is only evident to particular activities or things unlike with Alter Ego which could take place anytime and without any sign.
Addiction is another thing 'coz it requires proper diagnosis. We are sometimes complicating the idea of gambling addiction or let's say addiction in general. Not because a person is spending too much time with this industry, and is losing huge amount, they will be addicted already. First we have different loss tolerance. Also, there are just people who can spend a whole day but still be able to manage loss and profit at the same time which means, he's conscious and aware of things still.

Congratulations, Bro!
Glad that you are happy with where you used your winnings. Well to some they won't be okay with your decision. Indeed using a huge amount of money to something which would generate more money is a good thing to do however, we juat have different ways of enjoying things. Don't forget that one's happiness is also an investment to keep you going and to work harder to achieve more. No investment in the first place will give uou an assured profit although there are assets which has high chances to be profitable. I am one of those people who would probably invest gambling profit to something which has potential and if ever the outcome would be positive, then I'd probably quit gambling or take a pause at least. There could be an urge agter a huge win, to again play, and again win. If things won't be properly managed, those winnings will be turned to loss so we better be careful.

Just glad that there are still people who would choose his own happiness over greed. If you're a long time gambler then for sure temptation won't be a new thing to follow such experience.

Defense mechanism, in particular with displacement. Due to frustrations, we tend to redirect our stress to an object and in this case, the man blames gambling, as an activity, which ruined his life but in reality, it is him who made those bets and it is him who engaged to gambling in the first place. But are they aware of it? Yes which is why they are displacing the stress to other things. Is it a bad thing? It depends; sometimes we need to accept our mistakes in order to learn from it and there are just times we need to displace the stress tooither object in order to move on and to free ourself from it, just depends on what type of an individual you are or what would work for you more.
Gambling addiction is always driven by greed. You won't be obsessed of something if it is not too much and it happened that gambling involves money. What makes people obsessed with gambling is the idea of hitting the jackpot and getting rich in an instant. Although people are aware of the odds of winning, we still think in such way 'coz we are seeing people who are actually winning in gambling across different games; this gives an idea to gamblers that their 'time' would also come someday, however it won't be guaranteed no matter how long you are playing. You could win indeed but will not always be millions in an instant.

No specific age is required to quite gambling. If you are okay with the activity, that you are not becoming a burden to your family (assuming that you are just recieving your pension and that is the money you are using at age 70) then I think it will just be fine. The age when we should stop gambling is when we are being toxic about it and when we are getting addicted to it; borrowing money and being in huge debt, selling properties, not having enough sleep and appetite due to losses and stress, and the likes. That is the only time where you should know stopping will help you no matter how old or young you are.

For sure we are all aware of this; older people has more time engaging to activities given that by that time they are mostly not spending time working so what they should do to ease their boredom? We cannot order them to play Basketball and the likes if they are not into it (kidding aside). Gambling is just one of the activities which is entertaining as we all know given that we are here still at this age.Some people retire from gambling at age of 40 or as early as 25 and there's nothing wrong with it. What's bad is not knowing to yourself when to stop.

Seems like mayweather has no plans of damaging his record for this exhibition match. Don't get me wrong; Floyd has a good offensive and defensive skill but no doubt that he would be cautious of his opponent given that pacquiao is also experienced and won't be too careless even if it is an exhibition match. They fought each other already and for sure they know how to handle things properly. If it would be with power the Manny definitely has the advantage but not all things would be carried away by brute force alone. This is sports we are talking about and anything could happen inside the box including emergencies, which we should be alao careful of if it is our bet we are worried of.
Quite if a money game for them. If it is with sports then it is more likely to be in favor of Floyd given his reputation of being undefeated. I think pacquiao is only up for this for money and that is a normal drive to possess given that titles and history is on the line.

Well, convenience is different from security which is what we are talking about. Obviously, online gambling is more accessible given that internet connection is the only thing that will be needed in order to be able to play. Land based casinos, if it is legal in your country and if it is registered, would be safer in terms of security given that there is a slight to no chances of you being scammed by the casino provider unlike with online gambling sites wherein there are numerous instances of fraud. However if it is concerning safer environment for your health then it would be online platforms; in most casinos, players are also smokers and obviously you could be a victim of second hand smoking.

With gambling addiction, statistics say that online gambling makes more player exposed into it due to convenience and accessibility given that you won't be able to visit landbased casinos whenever you like. However it will still depend on what type of a gambler you are. If you are too greedy of winning, then you are for sure prone of gambling addiction regardless of the platform you are engaging.

I am engaging myself with sportsbetting and so far, I can call myself profitable. I guess my winrate percentage is around 75% of my bets are winning. But still, there are days which are stressful and during those days, I tend to have some rest than to be pressed to continue playing and endure losses which usually swells. Gambling does not work alone with player's assumption but also with how risk is being managed. Losing is part of the game but not in all instances which could trigger you to continue playing.Not to mention casino gamblers who are most of the time losing and waiting for luck and fortune to continue.There'll be days you would be able to continuously win due to luck but we should not keep it as something that would happen on a daily basis. In this industry; if you're profitable then that's good but let us consider those who doesn't plan and just gamble on their sitting.

Well, is it their money I am losing? Definitely not. But those who are hiding their gambling activity has their own reason; religious beliefs, accessibility of gambling sites, negative impression, and more. We just have our own reason just like those who likes to brag about it and those who are showing to public that they are into gambling. On my end, I prefer not to tell anyone to save myself from questions of why, how much am I losing or winning, which platforms, etc. There are just times silence is a better option. People will be curious about it but won't be curious enough to try it for themselves therefore, it'll just be a waste of time explaining myself.Definitely, losses would be longer to talk about with, than your reason of why you are gambling. We cannot control what other people would tell about us; some would be positive and some would be the other way around. If they're non-gamblers then they won't get whatever point you want them to absorb. They could take your winning negatively if they will borrow and won't be giving it back. Transparency is a doubled edged sword which is where we should be careful of.

Never have been; one reason is the trust between the friendship and another is regret. Have you had thoughts, even with a single instance, that he's cheating on you given that you aren't that much aware of how things are really working? Isn't it fishy that he suddenly won big amount after you stopped staking on his side? These are just possibilities but this is simply the risk of joined bets. If you have a choice to bet alone they why would you choose to combine your stake with his? Another is regret; there'll always be what ifs such as with what are stated. Free yourself from regret; if you lose then you lose. You won't have the same reaction in the first place if things went the other way around. If you value your friendship then let money outside your relationship.
Heard of those channels and I think it would be a better option than to go to someone who is close to you since it could be a reason for a conflict. Unlike with those signals, it would be hard accepting things if you personally know that gambler who you trusted with. In signals betting, it will just be thoughts of either it is a right bet or not and will no longer followed by How and Why given that your friend is more accessible.