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1  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling Management on: April 25, 2024, 08:42:35 PM

Some addicted gamblers learn with their mistakes and redeem the symptoms of addiction through psychological treatments, medicines or just through their willpower and focus on the objective of staying away from gambling. They are an inspiration for another gamblers facing the same problems, so they can also believe on themselves that the addiction can be reverted and a new life can be achieved. Probably everyone here have already seen those group therapies where many addicted people sit together in a circle once in a week sharing their personal experiences with everyone else.

I've seen positive feedbacks regards this kind of therapy, as it's helping many people to overcome addictive behaviors, besides the fact it's also a cheaper category of treatment, since it's done in group, instead of the traditional concept where there is therapist for each addicted individual. On the other hand, I can't say if there is a cure for addiction, or if it just enters in a 'hibernation' mode inside the unconscious of the individual...
Well, it depends on the individual, there are some people that are very stubborn or would I rather say foolish, they'll know that their gambling habit is getting out of control and when you try to help or correct them, they'll keep deaf ears or even try to make trouble  but an individual who is sensible would seek solutions thereby going to a psychologist, or take treatment to help them get back in shape, I've even seen people that would even uninstall the gambling app they use just to help control addiction.

 Asides gambling, going for therapy is a very good method of overcoming addiction, cause at that point you'll be able to discuss your problem and also get solutions as well, i think what every gambler who is an addict needs this therapy. Well a habit they say is easy to develop but hard to leave that's same things as an addiction, however this therapy might not work immediately but takes a gradual process to help individual get better.
2  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Have you ever done something crazy to bet? on: April 25, 2024, 08:11:19 PM

Having an ideal job from which you can fund your gambling habit is also a way of responsible gambling a d borrowing or taking family funds to gamble is an irresponsible act that shouldn't be condone at all because it's bringing problem to the gambler and the family t larg of which it's not supposed to be so because gambling was actually supposed to be for fun and entertainment but then at such point it becomes obvious that it's no longer for.rhe purpose of having fun and entertainment but to make money which isn't a good way too and could cause more harm than good to the gambler.

Yes you're right, it's not wise to see gambling as a major source of income, yes it could serve as an opportunity to make a fortune, it's been proven and some individuals have been lucky to make a fortune through it, but such luck doesn't occur to everyone that's why every individuals who gamble must be working or have other source of income, and like you've said the best way to see gambling is a means of having fun or entertainment.

 I wonder what gives individuals the audacity to do such, like are people that dumb or what, why would they even think of that for the first place, anyone gambler that's got to that level must be an addicted gambler and such person really needs help cause with time they might begin to sell valuable properties or commit crime just to satisfy their gambling habit. I believe he or she might be thinking that since luck plays a good role in gambling, maybe they might be lucky, but that's very unwise.
3  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What are the biggest mistakes made by beginners in online gambling? How can they on: April 25, 2024, 07:27:38 PM
 One of the mistakes I think most online gambling beginners make is seeing gambling as a means of survival or invest plan, most people are not aware that gambling involves lots of risk and such shouldn't be taken as an investment plan since it involves more of luck and skills, gambling should be seen as a means of fun and entertainment even though several individuals have made profits from it, it's not an would never be a investment plan.

 Another thing is chasing loses, the best thing to do when you lose money in gambling as an individual is to pause for a while or restrategise. When you chase loses as a gambler you might end up losing more funds, money you didn't even budget for and before you realise it you've lost everything and might start looking for dubious alternatives to recover your lost funds. That's why it's good to make budgets before you go into gambling.
4  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you blame someone for your gambling losses? on: April 25, 2024, 07:11:10 PM
 Some individuals, out of frustration would always want to blame someone for their own mistakes. However, this is a case of greed and wickedness, and I blame the mother more, she's failed as a mother for allowing her son to get to the point of betting with the sum of $8000. Parents are supposed to be their children's guidance, they're supposed to help them make the right decisions, but out of greed such mother had the guts to support her son the gamble with a whopping sum of $8000.

 Sometimes people don't think of the consequences of their actions, first they made the wrong choice of gambling with a huge sum of money they'll end up regretting and after they lost, they tried to play smart and defraud another person to pay for their foolishness. Well serves them right and if I were the accused I'll even sue them for defamation, so next time they won't even think of such fraudulent act.
5  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How can we help beginners not to get addicted on: April 25, 2024, 06:52:39 PM

Yes, educating newbie gamblers is the right option, but the challenging aspect of it is that not all new gamblers are exposed to learning or close to an expert who would guide them on ways to be responsible. I only wonder why they get to learn about chasing loss but fail to see or hear from anybody about gambling responsibly. Despite being written boldly on the casino. From the reaction of players towards losses, it proves the emotional defeat gambling has on the players. We all lose money differently in life, but not everyone cares about getting them back. Reverse is the case in gambling.

An increasing number of players tend to go after their losses involuntary, against their control. Those impulses drags both the newbies and experienced gamblers, alike. Hence, when helping new gamblers avoid dreadful losses, it's crucial the new player works closely with an expert. Education involves reading, and practical approach. Although, some smart people can learn by reading alone, yet in gambling when those self control factors are not practiced. It's as good as not reading at all.

That is a very big challenge especially for individuals that live in rural areas where they're not exposed to experts that could guide them on how to gamble responsibly. Not all individuals are exposed to the Internet or have devices where they could get information, they do go to the betting shops to carry out their  gambling activities. Well I think the management of those gambling shops are in the right position to create awareness and help guide such individuals to gamble responsible.

  You're are right though, experience they say I the best teacher, one doesn't need to be very smart to learn how to be a responsible gambler, that's why it's wise for someone new into gambling to seek advise from experts or those that's good better experience in it before taking some unnecessary risks. I think most individuals fall victim to gambling irresponsibly because of greed which leads them to start chasing loses.
6  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can Anyone +18 Play Gamble? on: April 24, 2024, 12:10:35 PM

Maybe in each countries have the difference of allowing someone to playing gambling, including what age they can playing gambling. That will be different from one to another country but if we see what is written on the casino, the allowance of people to playing gambling is above 18+ so they who is under 18 can't playing gambling. Although they can still playing gambling without anyone knows, especially if the casino doesn't have strictly rules. That will gives an easiness for people who under 18 to playing gambling and they will not have a problem until the casino asks them to fills verification.

Yeah, every country have their own rules and regulations concerning gambling but the general age for gambling is plus 18 like you stated. Well everything that's got an advantage also have disadvantages and what you've said is one of the disadvantage of online casino, cause it allows individuals that are below 18 to gamble without being penalised or noticed by the casinos, well I know that some online casinos have implemented kyc to fish out defaulters. But then how about those that doesn't require kyc.

 Now this is the more reason why every online casino needs to implement the kyc policy on or after sign up due to situations like this, I bet that if they decide to implement a kyc policy for every online casino, one would be shocked at the number of under 18's that are gambling currently. But my question is, is their any punishment for under 18's who go against the gambling rules and hide online to gamble?
7  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Have you ever done something crazy to bet? on: April 24, 2024, 11:55:46 AM
-Have you ever bet at the wrong place and the wrong time?
Well, most individuals especially the youths have an experience concerning this. I in particular is not left out, during my high school days, I and some colleagues would gather at a corner after school hours to rolls dice, the person who gets the highest number wins and i used to win most times cause i was good at dice games but I was very unlucky on a particular day and I lost some money I saved for my upkeep.

 To be honest I won't advice youths to do that cause just like the OP said, it's not something to be proud of and most times some dudes who lost would pick up a fight due to provocations from other guys which is very bad. I'm not against gambling cause it has some benefits too but what I'm trying to say is that individuals especially youths should desist from illegal gambling that could lead to violence or lose of life.
8  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Another health benefit of online gambling on: April 23, 2024, 11:35:18 PM
 You've made a very good point here, well I'll start by saying that your neighbours is very stubborn for refusing to listen to his doctors advise and therefore putting others at risk of contacting the disease, the online gambling and casino site has made it very easy for individuals to relax comfortably at home and make their predictions so I wonder why he still insist on going to stuffy bet shops to gamble despite his health condition.

 Left for me I'll suggest he quit gambling for a while and use that money to take care of his health condition, he's putting himself at more risk based on the fact that he needs to be more relaxed and in a good mental condition instead of thinking and being depressed when he suffer from heavy lose. Normally, I don't think it's okay for individuals with health issues to get involved in gambling I consider it risky.
9  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Lies told to cover up gambling habit on: April 23, 2024, 09:20:48 PM

So, when I came across that post on reddit, I couldn't help but laugh really hard, and also imagined how many of us gamblers out there are telling one lie or the other just to cover up our gambling habit..

I have a friend who lost a huge amount of money to gambling, and returning home that night, he lied to his wife that he was robbed, when the woman (being suspecious) asked why he was not beaten by the robbers, he got angry at her and almost beat her that night 🤣.

Have you told any gambling related lie before? Please share, let's read and have fun.
For someone who's married, i think hiding your gambling habit to save your marriage is not a bad idea, cause not all women would be happy to hear that their spouse is a gambler and some would think that's what eating you money when you go broke, it might even lead to a long quarrel sometimes and to avoid that hiding it from them might not  to be a bad idea, just like when I started gambling my girlfriend was against it but little did she know I was into it and to save my relationship I never allow her see me gamble or tell her about it.

 But on a second thought, sometimes it's also not a bad idea to open up to your spouse about it, especially if the person is understanding and won't end up leading to a fight, They could even be the ones that could help you avoid getting addicted or console you whenever you make big losses in gambling, lol your friend's story is very funny but he needs to control his temper so he won't end up beating his wife someday.
10  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: No gambling today due to bitcoin high transaction fee. on: April 23, 2024, 01:25:26 PM
Current fees are just unbearable. If you deposit some satoshis to play at a casino today, you are actually going to gamble to pay for the transaction's costs, and not exactly to enjoy some profit for yourself... Better to wait for the market to settle down and adapt itself to the halving which just happened. These expensive prices must be temporary, being reverted soon, like it has always happened in Bitcoin's ecossystem. Since the market is full of hype and expectations right now due to the halving, some 'peculiar' setbacks like that should be expected.

 They just won't be able to cashout their funds today from the platform. Personally, I just hope it's not going to take so long until we have average fees once again.
The complains are much and this is really getting serious by the day, i think a lot of individuals would begin to switch from gambling platforms qthat accept crypto currency to those who only accept fiat, no one knows how long it would take for the high fees to be adjusted and a lot of individuals without patient would be forced to switch, especially those punters who use their good gambling skills to attract followers to themselves.

 Well everything that has an advantage also got a disadvantage and this is one of the disadvantage that comes with gambling with crypto currency. Well every disappointment they say could be a blessing in disguise and this could help potential gambling addicts who only gamble with crypto currency and can't afford the transaction fees to pause for a while. But it would be so sad when you're seriously in need of funds but can't cash out your winnings due to high transaction fees.
11  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Can Anyone +18 Play Gamble? on: April 23, 2024, 01:08:56 PM

We don't have to against but if we are a parents, we should thinks about our children. We don't have to teaches them about gambling because they can seeks by themselves, especially if they can use internet properly. What we needs to do is explains why playing gambling can ruin their lives and what impacts to them and people arounds them. If we can explain everything until they understand, they will knows the reasons why they don't have to playing gambling, even if they have their spare time because in their ages, they have many activities that they can do. We can directs them to do many positive activities that can gives them a good experiences that can helps them improves themselves for their lives. They will thinks by themselves what impact of gambling for their lives and if gambling can really ruin their lives, they will not playing gambling.
From my understanding I don't think there's any law that restricts an individual that's 18+ from gambling, that's an  adult age and in must countries individual that's fall in that category are allowed to make their own choices, but I heard that their are some countries where the gambling age is 21 and above an not 18 which is the adult age though I'm not very sure about that statement, but in general the gambling age for most casinos and betting sites is 18+

 As a parent it's your duty to guild your child till they become adults and start making their own decisions however they still need advise on certain decisions that could ruin them if not properly looked into and gambling is one of them, cause it has lots of disadvantage as well, like addiction, emotional trauma and the rest of them. But with proper advise to them, they could learn from it and try to make the right decisions.
12  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Rich or poor gambler, who should risk more? on: April 23, 2024, 12:54:44 PM
 You're right when you made mention that gambling is an activity for fun and has the chance of making an individual a fortune, but I hope you also acknowledge the fact that it could also ruin and individual's fortune as well. It's two sided, either you profit or lose from it and every gambler should always have that in mind and not always look only on the bright side. Their are some risks that are not worth taken but one would be shock how risk when calculated could yield them good profits.

  Well whether  rich or poor one must take risk in life but what differentiate both is the ability to succeed. Just  like you made mention that a rich man could take risk and become poor, viceversa likewise a poor man but I agree with you that the rich man  has better chances of survival or recovering from his lose  from risk taking in gambling compared to a poor man. But whether poor or rich an individual must have backup incase the lose from the risk they're taking.
13  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Why the Reluctance? on: April 22, 2024, 03:45:55 PM
 With what you've specified, I think a lot of gambling companies would want to offer services from bettors in that region but their are many things that would be hindering them, despite the population and the amount spent on gambling, for instance they might not fall in line with the taxation policy of your government that alone hinders a lot of companies from doing business in many countries.

 Secondly is the regulation or fines form your country doesn't align with that of the company then they won't want to invest or do business in such country. But I believe there are many betting companies operating in Nigeria and I'm aware that the competition is very though over there among different betting companies but one of the most outstanding betting company over there is sporty bet.
14  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How can we help beginners not to get addicted on: April 22, 2024, 03:26:42 PM

The key is always about being a responsible gambler which is where you will be able to become a typical gambler like this when you already have the right and correct understanding of gambling itself, therefore in several other pages I often say that try to re-examine and understand what gambling activities really are because only with this, you will easily apply some things that are useful and useful to prevent yourself from some bad possibilities that exist in gambling such as addiction or experiencing a number of losses that are too significant.

I think you're right the first thing  every individual that wants to go into gambling should do is understanding gambling, one ought to know about what they're about to do before they go into, for instance gambling requires luck and good strategies and not everyone who's about to go into it knows that therefore lack of knowledge about it would lead to their failure in it therefore leading to numerous loses.

 Some people just do things because they think because others are succeeding in it and therefore they would as well, there are others that feel they could keep trying until they get lucky, all these are things that leads to addiction because who know how often they might have tried before they'll ever be lucky to make any profits from gambling. And chasing loses is very risky and could make one lose a huge sum of money in the process of getting more.
15  Economy / Gambling / Re: Why they need a license if bitcon is not money? on: April 22, 2024, 11:45:13 AM
Many governments were all against bitcoin from the start, but we can all see that the story is gradually changing. They are right now either seeing bitcoin in a good way or in a bad way, like some see bitcoin as a means for criminals to launder money, while others are already seeing it as an asset, whatever that means. We can't deny the fact that for bitcoin to fall under any of these categories, it has already been seen as a currency (money).
 
Which makes it now a legal currency in most countries, which means it could be used to go into a legal agreement that will be bind by law, so unless the casino is not ready to operate under any government and serve the citizens of a particular country, then they will need some licence to operate.
 
The government have tried to hinder the growth and future of Bitcoin due to the fact that they can't control or influence it as much as they can. What suprises them is that bitcoin has developed into a very valuable asset an since they sewn it's benefit sooner or later they'll have no choice than to adopt it just like El Salvador has done. Others can think what they want but just like gold and fiat Bitcoin is money (Digital currency).

 We've seen how it's now playing a big role in different industries and companies, thereby spending up transactions and used as an alternative to fiat currency especially in the gambling industry. And with time other countries that's failed to make it a legal currency would be forced on the long run. We've seen how many individuals who gamble are now turning to casinos and online sites that accepts bitcoin as a mode of transaction. With time many online gambling sites would adopt it also.
16  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Where would you prefer to watch your favorite team? on: April 22, 2024, 10:39:41 AM

I watch them and put my bet on the team I prefer.
The point of doing this is we are confident that they will the games despite no assurance because it is also considered as support to them. Honestly, you can feel the excitement and the rhythm of the game when you see them playing compared to watching other teams. It was a different betting session when compared to betting not our favorite team.

I am a kind of person that love my comfort, instead of going to a crowded place, i mostly relax at home to chill with a cold drink and enjoy the fun of the game, especially when it comes to my favourite team, i would rather stay in a quite place where I'll relax and make accurate predictions because I'll get distracted in the bar or wherever.  But that doesnt mean I don't go to the bar with my friends sometimes to view matches.

 You're right, there's always this joy that comes with watching your favourite team play and it gets more exciting when they're winning, at that point it doesn't matter whether you're viewing from your phone, the tv at home or in a bar with friends so far they're winning there would be no dull moment and sometimes it makes your day very okay. But when they lose it makes me all sad and emotional.
17  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Will you depend on game predictions by supercomputers? on: April 22, 2024, 10:02:23 AM
Predictions are always what they are and this is not the first time predictions of various kinds are talked about including through animals of which some were right at some points and wrong at another point because they are all predicting and no one is certain of what will happen in the future. To predict, you have to use the history of the past to try to know how it will replicate in the future and that is analysis. Therefore, supercomputer is also a product of human being imputed with such ideas of predictions using variables of the past to determine the outcome of the future but the challenge is that future occurrence can not be adequately known because some other interventions can happen along the line. Like for example if a team plans to feature all their 11 best players and on the last training day before the match then two of them got injured, of course it will affect the team performance and by then prediction would have been made on the team and match. And usually, book makers predict odds for teams based on their previous performance but it doesn't really happen that way all the time, there have been big teams with small odds being defeated by small teams. It still has the luck factor with supercomputer prediction.
From what I understand, since one can't be 100% successful in gambling always then I think the supercomputers can be 100% accurate as well, maybe the could give clues of a teams strength, form or stats. Those are clues that could help one make their predictions but it doesn't mean that an individual would always be successful when they depend on them, there are sometimes that the supercomputer have predicted that a certain team would win the league title but they didn't end up winning.

 Luck factor plays a very big role in gambling, like in the match between Manchester United and Coventry yesterday, a good number of people would've played Manchester United to win cause they're in the EPL, have a better squad and stand more better chance despite they're way, well they scored 3 goals, but Coventry got lucky to equalize and the people who predicted United to win all lost their bet. But those who predicted draw or x2 were lucky to win their bet.
18  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: An interesting story and experience of a gambler on: April 20, 2024, 09:42:41 PM
 There are some people that luck smiled on but they misused it an that dude is one of them, I think he seriously needs help because he's not only an addicted gambler but a reckless spender which is very bad for an individual. There are some individuals that are seriously hoping that such opportunity would come their way but they ain't lucky enough but then luck smiled on that dude twice and he wasted it.

 The only tangled things i could say he did was funding his mom, donating to charity and changing his car tires, the rest are a waste. I bet he thinks such opportunities would always come his way since it came twice and that's why he didn’t make good use of his profits, if only he had invested such amount of money or channeled it to a good business. Well all hope is not lost at least he still got 9 bucks left if only he've not spent it on unnecessary and he could as well sell those consoles and invest it on something better.
19  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Focus on how much you may lose and not only the potential win. on: April 20, 2024, 08:09:02 PM

The problem is,we always know what to do when it comes to stopping this gambling habbit,but we find it difficult to stop or limit our expenses when you are losing,the hope of getting back the money we've lost is what kills us almost every time,and this happens because our minds are set on winning big in gambling.If we had focused on leaving every time you win a little,it would be hard for us to lose much money,but when our minds are on winning big,and even when we've lost,we still want to play,to get your money back,instead of assuming that day is a bad day for us.I have learnt my lessons in gambling,and my recent attitudes towards gambling is one that I love now.
The thing most individuals fail to do before gambling is setting aside a limit to what they would spend on gambling in a day, you'll see someone with maybe $5k in the account, and would want to use the whole money to gamble so as to double it or make more profits forgetting that gambling is two side, you win and lose and most time if you're not good or lucky enough you might end up losing more.

 Now such individuals are the ones that find it very difficult to quit not that they might not know quiting is the right option when they lose but they'll want to recover their lose and end up losing everything they got. These are some of the individuals that end up becoming addicts because along the line maybe when they finally make little profit they would still want to continue hoping to recover more and lose again. And  they keep going on and on.
20  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Gambling between the past and nowadays on: April 20, 2024, 07:04:24 PM
We have all noticed the changes that have occurred in gambling over the past years, as gambling in 1990 or before is not the same as it is today due to several factors, including:
-Ease of playing and more casinos.
-Inventing new tools and methods of playing.
-Online gambling and the emergence of easy-to-use applications that support all games.
-The method of advertising has changed, becoming more effective and attracting more players.
-The presence of liquidity due to the increase in the amounts that players bet.
-Provides more profit opportunities..

In your opinion, what are the factors that brought  change in the field of gambling? What is your outlook on it in the future?
Change is constant and gambling is not left from the change, as technology gets advanced every thing that's involved in it changes as well, currently we've witnessed how gambling has changed into a new dimension with the help of Internet and technology. In the past, individuals normally go to the casino or gambling shops to place their bet, but currently with just your phone or laptop and data one could sit comfortably at home and gamble.

 And it's really helped in different ways, it's saved individuals the cost of transport to the gambling shops or casino, it's also helped reduce over crowding in casino, it's provided a faster and more better options of payments in casino and many more and currently with the introduction of crypto currency into gambling I think there are more better features to be expected, no one know the future but if you ask me I think there would be more better thing introduced into gambling.
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