Betting and gambling pretty much fall under the same boat which is gambling of course. To see people preferring one over the other is fairly normal and is to be expected from our pattern-loving brains. Plus, it all depends on what sports is it they are betting on. Some games are pretty much coin-flip while others may be well-predicted through research and information gathering, but in essence these two are one and the same. I completely agree with this claim but then again the house will always do its best to win even when you're winning. A house that is not winning will not be able to Garner customers anyway. This is why gambling should only be taken as a recreational activity and never as a primary source of income, because you can never win against the house.

When at that point logic and rationality is the least of a gambler's concern. Gambler's fallacy is at play here when they assume that they will win the next run when all of it is purely based on chance or immense skill. I believe the same happened for this man which caused him to incur multiple losses that amounted to £20000 in one night. Yet this may still be tad-bit off from addiction assuming that this hasn't been happening in the past. Still, it is no excuse to not consult a professional health practitioner to give him some important guidance and advice. Most of the time it's not the hype or the enjoyment that pushes a gambler to play more but the pressure of last game's results. Say he won the initial run, he would want to spend more in order to accumulate more wins instead of calling it quits and going home with his victory. The same could be the case for if he loses the initial run.

This is a bit of a stretch but you can also consult healthygamergg's podcast and YouTube channel. His content is oftentimes directed towards improving your lifestyle and mental health as a gamer which for me isn't that far from being a gambler. Most of all it is for free since he mostly streams on twitch and uploads snippets of his streams or a full-blown edited video on his YouTube channel. Check him out, he's profound and you may learn a thing or two about gaming that is also connected to gambling like addiction, tilting (that awful feeling after experiencing multiple losses, and more). There's no hurt to trying to ask for recommendations from a large platform like this. Besides, this thread could also be a way for more people who are in the same situation to lean on to and not scroll thousands upon thousands of Google search pages. Thanks for the recommendations and I'm looking forward to more people giving their two cents about it.

Not only will budgeting your betting allow you to save up money. Most importantly it instills discipline to you as a gambler which is a very integral skill to learn in a field where one wrong decision could cost you a lot of money. People oftentimes downplay the importance of self-control especially when gambling since the thrill of the game instills the illusion of gambler's fallacy, where certain random events can be misconstrued for something like a lucky streak or bad luck. Can never emphasize how important this is, and all of these important skills in gambling can be learned by simply learning how to budget your own cash. Then again it's always helpful to give friendly advice to people especially when you feel like they need it. I think all gamblers are aware of the thrill of the game and how it can mess up your perception of reality, and the least they can do to minimize, if not avoid losses is to learn how to budget their money or induce self-control when they feel like they are going overboard, you can't teach these skills anyway and they would have to learn these by themselves so it's not like you are nosing around how they do their business.

Bitcoin shows bullish progress as of the moment, And this could persist until the latter part of this year if not Q1 2022. There's no good reason why bitcoin is to dump in value as of the moment, and the ones that do come out show no effect on the price of bitcoin, best shown when China released a statement wherein they decided to rid of all forms of cryptocurrency activity within their territories. This doesn't seem to faze bitcoin. Although we have to always be vigilant and proactive in conducting our own market researches, because there's no telling when the next bear season will be.  That could very well be possible given the news and updates regarding bitcoin that large companies and influential figures are releasing, plus the ATH last year had really helped boost bitcoin's popularity where we see a consistent rise in volume of bitcoin utilization. We can only see this expanding even more in the near future, provided that no bad news about bitcoin is to be released within this year or the next, then again bad news doesn't usually spell bear season for bitcoin.

First, there is no official climbing committee that will foresee tournaments and climbing competitions as far as I know, so unless someone with enough money and a burning passion for climbing steps up and creates the organization himself, we wouldn't see full-blown climbing tournaments in the near future. Furthermore, this is one of those sports where the risks outweigh the rewards, you'd literally be climbing a cliff hundreds of meters above surface with a few harnesses and balls of steel, what else is there to say about that. It's not like I am a critic of the climbing sport and its future path to popular notice, but looking at things right now, it may take a while before people catches wind of this and starts betting money on the athletes too. Basically technicalities, lack of proper tournament system, and a lot more. Rock climbing may indeed be a promising type of sport with potentials to be included in the gambling and betting scene, but until these issues persists, we would have problems seeing it in the competitive scene.

What is ethical is them being treated the way normal athletes would be. Yes there will be instances where gambling firms and authorities may see potential in these sports and I think it is all okay. Instead of wasting energy debating whether it is ethical to gamble on differently-abled athletes in the best days of their lives, I think it is better if we support the Paralympic games in every way we can so it gains as much attention as our regular Olympic games does whenever it is held. These athletes showcase the greatest feats of human ability and it is only fair we celebrate them in all ways we can. Exactly my point. These people wouldn't to be pitied on, they needed to be understood and accepted to the society like our own because they are still our kin anyway. It wouldn't be fair for them to be treated differently or even better than normal humans except in times that they would require these types of support and assistance. Gambling on them would be the least of our worries if we come to find out how brutal and devastating the discrimination against differently-abled people are.

Only form of gambling we could ever see in axie infinity's system is the somewhat loot-based system of eggs and breeding. The axie devs had made it clear that they want a game that would require skill and a bit of grinding in order to profit, not some gambling system that would favor those who wager more than those who don't. Besides, gambling has to be accessible even to the smallest investors, and looking at the market price for a decent axie team, that wouldn't be the case, at least for me. So basically it'll be like tournament betting which is not directly affiliated to axie infinity. This makes sense since they aim to produce a competitive-centric game where people with skills are more favored than those of average or low skill rating, hence the MMR system in the Arena Battles. Nevertheless it still stands that I believe axie will never be a gambling centric game, apart from what we have right now.

With the internet being more and more accessible to minor audiences, this is but a band-aid solution that twitch had offered its subscribers to ensure that no child is exposed to gambling at the earlier years of their life. Sadly, this will not only hurt the economy of twitch streamers who mostly rely on sponsorships to earn money, apart from subscribers and donations which don't always come by especially if you are a budding streamer. Then again I do hope that Twitch doesn't stop here since there will be more problems arising from this in the future if left unattended. I saw a similar situation from this with Ricegum's subscribers. Apparently Ricegum had a CSGO skins lotto sponsor that had offered something to his subs too if they were to deposit money and play games. Sadly the site turned out to be a scam and Ricegum, along with the fraudulent company ran away with the money. He even went so far as to drop fake Amazon gift codes as a form of apology to his viewers which is a bit of a dick move if I do say so myself.

Well to be fair bitcoin was literally dirt cheap with no prior use-case basis way back in 2010 so it's no surprise not many of us were able to bank in bitcoins at that early of a period. Then again it shouldn't disencourage people who are just about to enter into bitcoin thinking that the price is too high now and that it is already too late, because if there is anything investments told me it's that it will only be late if you haven't invested in it yet. So might as well invest in a very established coin like bitcoin as much as possible and see it flourish in 5 years time. It had become a profitable investment yes, but let's be real here not a lot of people really saw bitcoin for what it is now back then when you would need to pay a thousand of it to buy a pizza. And had it not been for multiple instances that lead to bitcoin's rise in value, we wouldn't see it at the top of the market today. Not saying all of this is mere coincidence, but I believe we must pay credit where it's due and that is to the early adopters and believers who despite the oppositions of people, still pushed through knowing there is a powerful potential to be harnessed in bitcoin.

A fixed supply cap only assumes that there should be a set amount of money within circulation, the bad thing about this set up is, money lost within the circulation would still incur value and since rendered unusable, the central bank must make up for the lost banknote by creating another of that denomination. Thing is this will negatively affect the value of the currency, which in turn could cause inflation due to overprinting of money. On the other hand, having a total fixed supply ensures that no money can be made after all have been released into the public, keeping its value and importance intact, and even if some of the money gets lost in circulation, knowing that there's no way to create more money means that the coin's value stays relatively the same, at the expense of less hands who can get to use the money which is not that good either. Bitcoin may not be able to make up for the additional humans who would have to use the currency as he/she grows up. This could result to people resorting to a much more abundant currency to accomodate their purchases. This is one downside of a deflationary currency like bitcoin, it only ensure the value of the coin, never the amount of people who can use it.

The government from our country stayed silent towards bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. Ever since a switch in power after the election commenced we have never heard a concrete statement from our president whether or not they want bitcoin operations to carry on within the country's territory anyway, and this indifference of the government not only caused detriments to your immediate family, it had also shown that each individual will use whatver attention there is left at the bottom of the barrel just so they can avoid not being the center of attention. China just reinstated its ban on cryptocurrencies and had made sure that there wouldn't be any form of cryptocurrency activity to be had within the borders of the country. I haven't heard of what happened to Iran unfortunately though.

Gambling is indeed a business type with high externalities per economics, but the reason gambling dens and pubs get away with this is because of money. They bribe authorities, sometimes the government allows them to operate within their borders so long as they pay tithings, these taxes are supposed to counteract the externalities the gambling den will incur during its operation, yet of course only a small percentage of the tax ever goes to where it's supposed to courtesy of good ol' corruption. These for me are the biggest reasons why even though allowing a gambling den to operate is detrimental to the society, it is still allowed to operate anyway. Most casinos are obliged to pay their portions to the government in the form of taxes, those who do not either operate behind the government's radar or had simply paid enough mouths to shut up during meetings. Either way we must agree that these types of business-models shouldn't be allowed because not only is it damaging enough to have a gambling house operate at its leisure within your country, but the fact that they don't pay as much locals would.

Control will always play a huge factor in securing your gambling wins and minimizing the losses you incur in the process. People oftentimes downplay its importance and at the same time the same people get to reap the seeds of their imprudence. Not only does it help you regulate your wins, the fact that it requires control allows you to keep yourself from being severely addicted to gambling, which is nothing to be laughed at as well if I were you. So all in all, not only do you need a sense of self when you're gambling, you most importantly would need to gamble with control in mind. Fixing games, are but one to a plethora of ways people can manipulate results to their favor. And of course these types of things are those we cannot be so sure of, and at the same time we cannot avoid as well, so as a responsible gambler it is your sole duty to keep tabs on yourself to ensure you're not straying too far.

Most enthusiasts and believers of the coin speculated an upheaval in the middle of this year. So it's not like this comes as a surprise for most people here in this forum. Then again when we put it into perspective, three month's time before a comeback is indeed a small span of duration when you compare it to previous price dumps and recoveries that literally took years. This goes to show that as a growing community, the support we offer to bitcoin and indirectly to the market allows us to recover quite quickly from price dumps, making quick profits in the process. An upward trend isn't a good reason for the market to bounce back, at least that's how I think about it. If you come to think of it, graphs are representation of the data collected and aren't the data themselves. So there has to be an ulterior reason as to why this happened, and if the upward trend of the market were ever to be the reason for this pump, I would assume it would only be miniscule.

Bitcoin is undoubtedly being overshadowed by numerous cryptocurrencies that offer the same functionalities, sometimes even more than what bitcoin could initially offer, and that for me is okay. Competition always bring out the best in each other more than anything, and with a standard that high, subsequent cryotocurrencies that want to make a cut out of the market must make something remarkable in order to not get thrown under the bus. This enaures a bright and fruitful future for us cryptocurrency enthusiasts, be it whether there is bitcoin or none in that future. Not literally losing its purpose as in losing all the functionality all of a sudden, with the sudden rise of multiple cryptocurrencies in the market that could offer the same benefits as bitcoin, there is no doubt bitcoin is slowly being overshadowed by cryptocurrencies that are much better in terms of functionalities and system.

My defipet and cryptoblades are receiving quite the notice lately. Ranging from good reviews from people who are quite faithful these games will deliver what they promised and would boom in the market, from skeptics who are quite doubtful given that these games have fell short in areas where it matters most, my defipet with the reciprocity and its play to earn feature and cryptoblades' high volatility rate that leaves its players confused and splitting hairs, especially those who bought their accounts at high. For me its all a matter of perspective because if you think about it, investment is a form of gambling in itself as well, only that the collaborative efforts of all its players could affect the win percentage of each player. It's imperative to always only invest with money you can afford to lose, otherwise you'll be causing more and more problems in the long run. You are also coreect about the fact that there should be an element of enjoyment for whenever you invest in an NFT game because before anything else, it's a game that is meant to be played and it would defeat its purpose if you are to not at least enjoy interacting with it.

It's normal to have ideas for strategy every now and then which you would think would improve your gambling experiences or oftentimes the chances of you winning more games. As a responsible gambler you should put winning and securing those wins over how many games you play. To have dreams however, I feel like it falls under borderline gambling addiction. And if you have intrusive thoughts about gambling riddling you almost everyday, you might need to have yourself be checked. It's always better to prevent something than medicating to make it go away. Well it always depends on how you handle gambling as a player. There are well-off players out there that can gamble huge amounts of cash without worry, and there are people who win big from nothing, but of course they are part of only a small percentile of gamblers. Thing is, as a small-gambler, we have to be responsible for our mental health and our money, and once you were able to do that, no amount of gambling can get on your nerves.

At this point bitcoin has already established its place in the market and had been keeping its position quite solid for the past few years. It would be a waste indeed if we are not to invest even a small percentage of our money meant for investing and crypto in such a valuable asset with high potential for profits. Although the fear and the doubts are justified, knowing that there isn't really a big and full-blown use-case basis for bitcoin unlike its successors in the market, the profitability severely counteracts this, making it still one of the biggest coins in the market up to this day. A very famous revolving quote around this forum goes like this "the best time to invest is 5 years ago. the second best would be now." It makes total sense when you realize the or at the very least envision the opportunities and potentials that bitcoin would be stepping into come 5 years into the future. To strip yourself from being part of that is a grave mistake. bitcoin is a literal "buy now or regret later" venture at this point.

It's just how some business are made to be. Exit scams that are used to add additional funding for their main projects. Even worse if they are just there to make a quick buck and quit entirely or re-enter under a different guise in order to trick more people. Unfortunately that's just how this world works for some. And for their sponsors and brand ambassadors, their works stop when advertisements are made and promotions are released to the general public. Most of the time they do not have complete affiliation to the project other than the fact that they chose to sign up for it. Well solution always come from the one faced with the problem as usual so it doesn't come as a surprise that you are the one to keep yourself from being scammed. Being more vigilant and mindful of whatever you do online be it connected to gambling or not is a surefire way to keep yourself from scam gambling sites that are there to make a quick buck out of your apparent gullibility.