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Free spins and demo account in gambling are two different things. Free spins are given most commonly when you sign up for an account and is still a newbie. This is usually done to encourage the players to deposit and play more. This way, the casino will have an increase traffic in terms of the website usage, and at the same time, they can earn more profit too because of the money expenditures of the players.

If you want to have an experience about a demo account, there are many sites and platforms to choose from so you can practice. Demo accounts are for honing your skills and grasping the nature of the game. Meanwhile, free spins are typically bonuses given without a cost to engage you from further activities. So I think you had a misconception about it because of the same results you got with your friend.

Quote from: ethereumhunter on September 19, 2023, 12:07:02 PM

If a gambler feels alone and alone, he must be able to open himself to accept other people in his life. He can get out of his house and meet other people because who knows, by doing that, there may be people who could become his good friends who can help him get out of his gambling addiction. He won't know what he can do and achieve if he doesn't try. It's all about whether or not you want to try it to see how it works out for you. Maybe it will be difficult at first when he tries, but if he keeps trying, he will be able to handle it well and make some friends. And yes, it is rare for people to live lonely and alone because humans are social creatures who need the presence of other people.

It's really good to meet other people with the same and different wavelengths so that you can have other perspectives about life and about your hobby or routine in general. You can't just isolate and confine yourself within the four walls of your home in your lifetime. You have to go out, expand your comfort zone if you don't want to get out of it completely, and learn new things. After all, if you gamble excessively, you will develop dependency and addiction. And if you ever already have this, then it's high time for you to explore other activities that might interest you so that your attention, time, and money will be diverted to other activities that could benefit you.

Quote from: TopTort777 on September 19, 2023, 09:10:48 AM

But controlling yourself does not equals to keeping something in secret. Gambling responsibility does not equal to keeping gambling in secret also. If someone want to look responsible, is scared that his gambling might turn into addiction, then is is even better to announce that you gamble, than hide it. People around might notice addiction and try to help.

Notice how on the first pages of this topic people supported that it is better to hide such hobby or way to spend time, and how we talk about addiction, wife/husband spending fortune and other problems. A lot of problems we have in our lives are due to keeping something in secret, lack of communication and keeping everything inside than putting it on public. I bet you have lots of example in your life when you would better have told something than kept that in secret or was silent about something.

Instead of keeping something in secret, better surround ourselves with right people.

I agree with this especially the last part.

It could be a good idea to keep your gambling habit a secret to avoid the unsolicited advices from the people that you aren't close to begin with. However, it also has its pros such as being supported and guided with your decision making whenever you are betting and playing. It's a good thing to have someone to look after you because sometimes we have a tendency to go astray even if we were firmed in our decision before to just gamble moderately and responsibly. There will be times especially to those people who are prone to be pressured by external factors to be lost in their way and hence, having your closest ones that know your habits can help you be in track in a healthy way, without suffocating you.

Based from what you stated, it's just the credit card mode of deposit that is going to be banned in Australia gambling platforms. The players can still use e-wallets or debit card as their payment or deposit method to play into their favorite website. It just makes a little inconvenience to have a lesser option to use for gambling, but I believe Australian government will do this for a good reason.

It's not really healthy and heartwarming to lose a lot of money because of people's irresponsibility. It's more of infuriating and disappointing for sure to the side of the government and specially to the side of the banks. Hence, one way to cut this losses is to cut the source of fund of those people who doesn't have enough resources for gambling to begin with. With this, they limit the financial dependency on credit and loans of the gamblers and perhaps this will make them reflect and think about having other source of fund just to be able to play and bet.

It can be saved in a casino website only if you want to. However it's not really advisable and safe to do so because it possess so many risks. Having a gambling site serving as your bank could mean trouble the moment the casino becomes bankrupt and be lost in thin air. But if you will persist in doing so, you should make sure that the casino is reputable and trusted. This way, you have an assurance that they will not pocket your money and go missing in action.

Be sure to always check the terms and conditions of the casino website too once in every while because they might change it without notifying you that could lead you in the disadvantaged side the moment they change it into unfavorable manner to the player's.

Quote from: uneng on September 05, 2023, 02:42:52 PM

Let's suppose you have a limited budget which can be used only for one of the alternatives below:

What is the best investment, in your opinion? To use this money to pay for your education, so you can conclude a superior course and achieve a higher degree, having access to a wide jobs' market, or to use that money to acquire an apartment, house or piece of land, so you can make a passive income from this?

I would say to acquire an apartment, house, or anything that would give you a passive income, because you can enroll yourself later in any school you can afford while managing your business at the same time, it's not that hard especially if you're really a hardworking one for your dreams to come true.

Quote from: uneng on September 05, 2023, 02:42:52 PM

It brings the following question up: what is more valued in life: to be or to have? Does it make someone fulfilled to have while not being or being without having anything?

It depends to a person, but for me it makes me happy and contented knowing that I'm still alive, I have no enemies, I have a home and family. It's not about how much you have or what have you become, it's about who you really are and you're not pretending to be anyone just to please people and appreciating what God gives you in life.

Both is profitable depending on how much effort you are willing to give to excel in either of the two.

Trading is a continuous stressor in my opinion especially if you're a beginner, since there's a lot things you should do to find the right things in your trading journey to make profits most of the time, while investment is also a stressor but not that much compare to trading. There's a lot of investment but I would always choose Bitcoin, less hassle for me than going for real estate, or stocks.

Quote from: LFC_Bitcoin on September 15, 2023, 04:12:23 PM

The online gambling industry is a massive and thriving sector in the global market. While it's difficult to provide an exact size it’s estimated to be worth billions of dollars annually.

With the increasing popularity of online casinos, sportsbooks, poker rooms and other gambling platforms the industry has experienced significant growth. Things like technological advancements, mobile accessibility and regulatory changes have contributed to its expansion.

The industry's size and continued growth reflect the strong demand for online gambling entertainment worldwide.

I agree with this.

Internationally and locally speaking gambling has been evidently growing. The community of gamblers is becoming more massive each day because of the effective advertisements and campaigns done by different influencers and platforms. It's a good thing for the gambling community because the development is continuously expanding. However, it comes with consequences on the side of the bettors and players. Personally, I think that it should be mandatory to also include a warning in advertisements, not only the benefits so that people are going to be aware of both sides of it without being shocked about the nature of it in reality. After all, it's not always rainbow and sunshine in gambling world.

The reason behind that is to earn more money, they get paid by their sponsors to from a certain trading platform and they also earn from affiliates program.

There's nothing wrong with that, I've seen couples of top trading platforms that's being promoted by celebrities and YouTubers in our country. It's up to you if you're going to use their link to get something in return like a voucher or couple of dollars once you verified your trading account on a certain platform or you could just don't and do it yourself instead.

I agree.

But I believe there's nothing wrong with buying the things you want. Buying apple products doesn't mean that they don't have any investment at all. Not all people knows Bitcoin, and what's it's worth, how much profit they could make in the long run, etc. But for every Bitcoin enthusiast, buying such very expensive phone is not really worth it, especially with the battery lifespan of apple product ain't that good since day 1.

Quote from: KiaKia on September 11, 2023, 11:44:38 AM

What advice is worth passing out to people who have lost their Bitcoin more than once and are on the hedge of giving up?

Maybe before he decided to buy again, why not try to think of the things that went wrong that cause him to lose his bitcoin, because if he's not going to do that, he'll just keep on losing his investment because of his repeated mistakes. Investing in Bitcoin doesn't end in buying it alone, a reputable bitcoin wallet is a must to secure that investment.

Always remember, not your keys, not your coins.

I think same thing happened when the corona virus hits us way back 2020. A lot of people have sold their properties in a very cheap price because their savings are already gone, they've lost their job because many companies have closed due to lack of customers or other things that's related to the effects of the pandemic.

The very lesson I've learned from the pandemic was to be prepared for anything, save as much as you can for your emergency fund, think of something that's going to give you money instead of spending it to things that doesn't generate money in the long run.

I'd rather trust advices from a group of trading experts rather than relying on free signals.

Being a parasite to have those free signals will never bear anything in the long run, compare to advices which you can use on developing your skills in trading, because it will guide you and answers everything that you wanted to know. I also knew a group in Facebook which they guide newbies and they help each other but not giving any signals, instead they are just giving their opinion on a certain chart for example, etc.

I wouldn't worry that so much I think since I live in a province, we can easily forage anything in the forest or even in the seashore, so money won't be a problem. Investment in long term like holding bitcoin is also a good thing, since fiat would be a pain in the ass because of hyperinflation.

The only pitiful people would be those in the urban areas yet doesn't have any privileged to earn enough money even when there is no economical problem yet. But I hope there's still a solution for what's happening in the world right now.

Quote from: Smartvirus on September 05, 2023, 11:05:00 PM

Quote from: AicecreaME on September 05, 2023, 03:27:39 PM

Not only in bear market but the right time to invest in Bitcoin is when you're finally decided that you are a 100% sure about it.

If you or anyone wants to wait on a 100% assurance to invest in bitcoin, you just might end up not having to invest at all. That’s because, there isn’t any 100% assurance on bitcoin investment or any other investments out there. It completely undermines the risk factor of it and as such, you just might be doing it wrong.

You’ve got to understand the risk, have a good knowledge of what you’re about to invest in as well as how to safeguard your investment and that would be a green.

Those that are waiting on a bear market or a market at the dip to invest in bitcoin would end up procrastinating and never get to invest. It’s better you DCA.

What I meant by 100% sure is about everything that should be consider before investing, not just the money.

And waiting is a must, I don't know why you're so negative about it. Waiting doesn't technically means that you have to wait until it drops hard, but when you're contented about the price to buy or sell it. But yeah, newbies often wait forever that's why they always missed the chance to make profits and they repeat it so many times before they totally learned their lesson.

Of course this will be something that I will definitely regret if it were ever to happen to me. But there's no point in sulking and crying over spilled milk. After all, if you don't really have the means to place a bet and play, you shouldn't. Because there's also a possibility that you will lose. And if ever you did, where will you get money from? Loan? Borrow from a friend? It will just bring you trouble.

Just do better next time. Work smart so that you could have savings and spare for your hobby and other activities that could bring you joy. This way, you can bet freely without worrying and thinking about what ifs - what if you will win or lose and just calculatedly risk it because now you can afford it.

Quote from: maydna on September 13, 2023, 02:36:45 PM

This means that gambling addicts must be willing to admit that they have a gambling addiction problem and need to ask other people for help so they can find a solution to cure their gambling addiction. But most people who are addicted to gambling find it difficult to admit that they are addicted to gambling and just lie to others that they are okay and still have good self-control. But if other people pay attention to their behavior, different things indicate that they have a gambling addiction.

But the advice that other people will give when they find out that someone is addicted to gambling is to build a new activity that uses more physical and mental activity so that they can block thoughts about gambling. And if the gambling addict wants to be invited to do new things, that could be a good solution for him because at least he has the opportunity to cure his gambling addiction. Slowly trying concrete steps to reduce his gambling activities will prove that he can still be helped and cure his gambling addiction.

I very much agree with this.

Oftentimes, gambling addicts find it hard to accept the fact that they are indeed addicted. Most are in denial when people point out that they are becoming addicted and dependent on gambling. Sometimes they take it as an attack rather than viewing it as a concern gesture. But to be fair, it isn't really that easy to acknowledge that you are an addict. Sometimes it takes time to even be fully aware that you are already destroying yourself. Hence, most people receive medication and treatment when they are already on their lowest of lows because they refuse to listen to anyone.

Finding solution such as undergoing rehabilitation is one of the crucial steps. It will be a long process but it will be worth it once you're over with it. Transformation will be evident when you overcome gambling. However, the process is tedious and really a challenging one. So one must be willing and be determined to healed.

Quote from: Jody.Drummer on September 13, 2023, 11:23:41 AM

Well of course, as I said above and maybe because firstly they are less strict in implementing it and secondly they seem to have a high sense of interest or curiosity so whatever they have prepared seems to be in vain because after that they might immediately break their own rules. Yes you have also felt it and indeed it is difficult, maybe other people's advice will also not be too influential for them and in my opinion only they can only do it themselves because only they know what is best to do. They (addicted gamblers) are comfortable with doing everything there but honestly I'm sure they must also be tired of their financial problems because they always allocate whatever they have, especially money, just to gamble and finally lose.

So in my opinion to reduce these activities you have to have new activities that are more fun, because I am very sure that slowly you will be able to get out of that comfort zone but but you have to consistently do it, that's all I think.

It's a good advice to have other recreational activities aside from gambling. Making other hobbies could possibly divert your attention, time, and money supposedly allocated for gambling which can reduce your dependency on it. You'll also have some other things to be an outlet by finding other things to enjoy upon that will not take a toll on your mental health. But of course, one must fully acknowledge and accepts that he is addicted so it can be resolved.

Treating addiction isn't an overnight process. You might experience a relapse if you won't follow your medication and the advices of the professionals. You can try indeed reduce gambling interaction, then build it as a habit to develop.

Quote from: benalexis12 on September 13, 2023, 10:15:03 AM

If I know the gambler, there is no problem if I tell him my prediction. But even if any of us here are gamblers, if they don't know each other, they won't tell a stranger among us either. But there are other times that we see from other gamblers that when he always wins, it's good to be with him because he's lucky. I experienced that here in our area, where no matter what his prediction is, he always hits. You know what he wants, so to speak. If I depend on my prediction, I always lose, but with him, I see that he always wins, so it's good to be with him when that happens, and where he bets, I will also bet.

It will be weird if some random stranger will give you a prediction out of nowhere and tells you to follow his lead. Personally if this will happen to me, I will find it out of place because everyone is entitled to their personal space and not everyone is extroverted to have a conversation and acknowledge an unsolicited opinion from a stanger regarding a bet. Foremost, we don't know each other so why will I trust you. Second, there's a chance that you the fellow player is not interested himself. Lastly, we should really just tell our predictions to those who are close to us to avoid being labeled as creep or feeling close.

Some casinos allow 18 years old to gamble, but others prefer to let those who are 18 years old above play just to be on the safer side of the law. So it really depends on where you are residing. However, since it's a matter of parenting, I believe that as long as you are still living within the same roof as your parents, meaning you are still under their care and everything is still being provided for you by them, it's just right to abide by their rules. Their house, their rules.

At 18 years old, if you really want to make decisions on your own, you can move out and live the life that you want without being monitored or dictated by anyone. Be independent if you want to sustain your gambling desires. But if you can't, then just stop. After all, a weekly allowance is still given by the parents. It's not as if you earned them.