How do you view the impact of cash-out options in sportsbooks? Does it increase your interest in gambling or discourage it?

We’ve been discussing cash-out options, and most of the responses highlight its positive aspects, such as the ability to secure a guaranteed win even before the game ends. But what about its overall effect on us as gamblers? How does it influence our approach to betting?

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I know we must have been carried away by the number of interesting football matches today in our favorite leagues. And because of that not all of us were aware of the incident that happened in the game between Inter vs Fiorentina today. The match was suspended in the 17th minute of the game. It was said that Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove collapsed on the field and was rushed in an ambulance to the hospital.

My attention was on the game because I had placed a bet on the game. It was the only game left for me, although I was scared that i would not win the game since it had been suspended i had a cashout that i took.

My question is a football fan how do you feel when situations like this happen in the field? Does it affect the way you gamble?

Also, will you aspire to play football professionally or allow your child to play football when you know an incident like this can happen on the field?


Source Link - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4g2lp19rppo

I have read some articles that described repeat lottery wins and claimed that re-purchase of lottery tickets is one of the most profitable strategies if we set ourselves the goal of re-winning.
In general, I must say that the lottery is very different from other gambling games. It differs primarily in low chances of winning. Of course, everything depends on the conditions of a particular lottery, because there are many different types of lotteries. There are lotteries where you can win many small prizes, and there are those where the main emphasis is on the jackpot.
If you buy lotteries repeatedly, then to some extent you think that the lottery is similar to other gambling games. Where you can win again, for example, sports betting. In this regard, I would like to ask: do you think the strategy of re-purchasing lottery tickets is smart?

Some people love and knows everything about soccer why some people love and knows everything about basketball, so also table tennis, volleyball, baseball, horse racing, handball, snooker, boxing, cricket, golf etc. Any sport you know very well, you can  gamble on those sport and avoid gambling on sports you know nothing about, one of the reasons why some set of people lose money a lot when it comes to gambling is because they gamble on sports they know nothing about with the slogan " gambling is all about luck" yes gambling involves luck but that those not mean skill and knowledge is not involve, if you gamble on sports you know nothing about then you are gambling blinding and your chance of winning are very small compared to when you know everything about that particular sport, when you know a lot about a particular sport prediction will be easy for you.
Is true that knowing everything about a particular sport those not grantee you winning always but is an added advantage when you are gambling because it brings you more wins.

I’m sure most of us here always experienced total loss of our bankroll but sometimes few bucks remain which we place bet on specific games that we are trying our lack to win something big out of the last bucks.

My favorite game to bet with my last bucks is Crazy time and Keno. Never win significant amount out of this last bucks but it’s entertaining to feel a little hope out few bucks just because it’s the last bet to end my game.

What’s yours?

Dear Gambling Community

I have been an active contributor to our gambling community here in Bitcointalk for a long time now. Over the past years I worked as a community manager and live streamer in a few casinos. I have shared much of my knowledge about this field and always strived to be honest. About six months ago I created a topic discussing my decision to take a break from gambling excessively. I had noticed my increased in gambling that time not only in spending more money but also in dedicating more time to it. 

However, a few months later I made a series of bad decisions. I gambled away a significant amount of money that was meant to pay off an important loan. On top of that, I borrowed more money and lost it again. I decided to share my story honestly with this community and with myself. Gambling is dangerous and not just for new players but also for experienced ones like me who are fully aware of its risks. I would say that knowledge alone isn’t enough but selfcontrol is even more important. Looking back to my situation it was greed and the desire to make money easily that tricked me into addiction. 

This topic is dedicated to discussing my healing process and the first steps I have taken to rebuild my life. I decided not to chase my losses and have self-excluded my accounts from many casinos. I won’t lie to you, over the past month I felt the urge to gamble for fun. But what has helped me to not do it is the support and encouragement from this community and some of its members, to restart everything and find more jobs.

Here are a few strategies I found helpful in staying away from gambling all this time: 
- Keeping myself busy and focusing on work. 
- Watching documentaries about people recovering from gambling addiction and how they have turned their lives around to the best. 
- Spending the money I earn on paying bills and expenses beside the friends I took loand from, which brings me relief and a sense of control fighting the chaos gambling created in my life. 

That said, I still remain in touch with the gambling field as part of my work and lifestyle which I genuinely enjoy. My deep knowledge of this field feels valuable to me and I choose not to let it go to waste. While this close connection between my healing process and working in the gambling industry is without actually gambling, doesn’t tempt me anymore. Day by day, the desire to gamble is fading and I feel stronger in my journey.

I would love to hear about your experiences if you faced addiction or any opinions, suggestions, or stories you like to share. Let’s support one another on this journey. 

Warm regards, 
GxSTxV

First of all wishing you all a merry Christmas! Hope you all have a delightful holiday. We know that during the holidays, festivities are always felt in the environment. Do gamblers use gambling as a celebration or do gamblers use this time to take some time off and rest? Do gamblers have lots of money dedicated for the holidays? Or due to celebration gamblers do not have a lot of money to spend anymore?

What are your general traditions when it comed to gambling during the holidays? It would be interesting to see different perspectives

This is the second part of the thread I previously created on the trading board, and I see some similarities that suggest it can be adapted to gambling, so I’m sharing it here. Do you think crypto trading regulations, similar to what Coinbase UK reportedly requires before allowing users to trade, should be adopted by online casinos? For instance before placing a bet users could be required to pass a knowledge assessment that includes questions such as:

• Users must acknowledge prominent risk warnings stating they could lose all their money
• Gamblers must declare themselves as "restricted gamblers" and confirm they won't invest more than 10% of their net assets in high-risk bets, requiring them to specify actual percentages of past and intended future bets.
• A mandatory knowledge assessment quiz that users must pass to start betting, with questions covering topics like betting, betting hours, bet risks, and regulatory requirements.

If your last option to access a casino is using a VPN, would you do it?

I know you're familiar with some tricks to bypass restrictions, like when your IP is banned from certain casinos but you still want to gamble. Perhaps you asked support and they said using a VPN is fine, and you’re holding on to that. However, after reading the TOS, you noticed a rule stating 'using a VPN to bypass restrictions is illegal,' but you continued anyway. You've signed up and have been enjoying gambling using a VPN, but have you considered that your account might be compromised in the future due to this violation?

If you’re gambling regularly while also investing, it’s probably smarter to use stablecoins for gambling. That way, when the bull run hits, you won’t be regretting all the Bitcoin you lost. I’ve personally lost a decent amount of Bitcoin, so yeah, it hurts a bit. Even if you set aside Bitcoin specifically for investment and gambling, it’s still Bitcoin, and its value could hit $100k soon.

Can you guys relate?

In sports betting specifically football is your decision to cash out or wait it out until the end of the game based on the opinions of other people if you shared your bet slip with them while the game is on?

Some people after they have placed their bets on several games may be so excited to share their bet slip with their gambling community who helps to monitor if games they bet on are winning or they are losing. In some cases if all the other games were a win and it remains like two more games on the slip, they may feel pressured to cash out based on the opinions of their friends. In this case do you give in or hold out based on their opinions?

I'm assuming everyone here already knows how volatile crypto markets are and how much of a risk it is to trade there. I'm not going to delve deep on that topic because I consider it a given already. However I'm getting a sense that in spite of the great demand to make risky trades on crypto, casinos tend to ignore it too much.

I remember a few years ago binary options on BTC/USD were quite popular.
These days billions of USD are put towards leveraged futures, and now with markets opening futures and options on Bitcoin ETFs, institutional investors will also have access to very risky positions on BTC right from their broker.

However, these markets have several restrictions. On most brokers you can't get margined leverage above 5x and/or many territories don't even allow for brokers to offer options to the general public. Let alone the fact that people from many countries aren't even allowed to sign up to crypto exchanges because of arbitrary reasons like for example Israel pressuring Binance to close the accounts of people just for being Arab.

Anyway, I think more casinos should follow the path of what Rollbit has been doing with its virtual futures and offer gambling services based on the BTC price. There could be several advantages. No KYC, no regulatory restrictions as imposed on traditional markers, unlimited leverage... You name it.
Maybe even there could be some algorithmic memecoin releases. Maybe you're one of the lucky ones that get 10x or one of the unlucky ones that get rugged.

Would you gamble on casino games that are based around the real fluctuations of BTC's price?

The influence of media on all areas of human endeavours cannot be overemphasized. Movies and other visuals or even oral programs can influence the behaviour of viewers or listeners and make them behave in a certain manner.

There are some locations I have seen in some movies that I will want to visit. The beauty and coordination of the area would definitely attract tourists to the area. The influence it will have on the government will depend on the kind of people in power. If they are interested in gambling those movies might make them have a positive view of gambling.

It is not everybody that will watch the film. Also, not everyone who watches the film will be enticed by what they see. Other factors might contribute to attracting gamblers to a certain location.

I'm writing this thread because the last time that I went to a land base casinos, I have seen a lot of senior citizens and older people who are still playing. But the thing is that some of them really are in the wheelchair and with someone with them helping to push the button in let's say slot machine games.

What do you think could be the reasons that they are still gambling though?

It could be that they want to still engage themselves and be as active as they can and they can do it through gambling? Or somewhat of a mind exercise for them?

What I notice also is that most of this seniors could really be rich as they have a lot of people behind them, some could be their grand kids or some could be their maids. Or it could be better if they will just go and stay at home as they could be vulnerable in such places?

Any one planing of going into gambling should first of all come to the realization that gambling was designed originally for those whose heart is strong enough to withstand the outcome of the gambling events as gambling related deaths has claimed the Life of many as their blood pressure increased as a result of losing from their gambling

So before you think of gambling with your hard earned money have a rethink and see if you can withstand the outcome especially in football when the team you placed your bet is losing by 2:0 can you withstand the pressure of watching the game knowing that you're money is going away?

We need to look out how prevalent gambling is in Southeast Asia particularly in Thailand. Thailand seem not to be the top 3 countries on gambling.

For countries that have high prevalence of gambling that has nothing to do with the media. Thailand is a country that tourist like to visit and gambling tourism can be a things just like other things that creates revenue for the government. No movie series can influence it. There is money in gambling and tourist like to gamble even in cruise ships they are casinos on board for people to visit and gamble on. The most customers they'll get are expats who want to gamble and have a good time.

it can influence the tourists but not the government, what will influence the government is the flow of tourists and the possible income they can get from them. unless there is a massive influx of tourist when the show is released and massive interest from investors then there could be a chance that it could affect the government decision to approve to open a casino in their country.

Any kind of advertisement have influence on people.  Since the government is run by people, advertisements like movies and films will surely affect the perceptions and decisions of the government about gambling and casinos.  If the movie is sensible enough and shows  positive impact of gambling and casinos on the government income, it will make the people who run the government to think and probably even move them to make laws and regulations that favors gambling.

The issue is do they watch movie? I know for sure that movies do affect our perspective and even change it towards something we viewed differently in the past but the question now is if those in power there are into movie - it could just be that the reason they are making any of their decision is purely because of what they think of gambling on their own and not because of what they saw in a movie.

As a child the only thing I got from watching gambling movie was that there’s always fight and death there although as I grew up and started gambling I started to see everything differently.

A gambler, staked $4* on 19 games, which gave him a $746 winning potential. All the games came through but remained one, Sporting vs Santa Clara. He picked Sporting to win. Around the 75th minute Sporting was leading 1-0, Sporty, the online bookie offered him a cash out of exactly $444 cash out offer. Which is about 111x his original capital staked.

The gambler, rejected it. As he was gearing for full ecstasy. Alas! around 90+7mins, Santa Clara equalized and the game ended 1-1. He lost his $4, lost $746 and lost $444. Same old stories of gamblers and their greed or whatever other term they use to justify their behavior.

Kindly drop your thoughts and opinions.
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* The figures have been converted to dollars for inclusivity. Keep in my that the dollar equivalent are huge monies in our local currency a million plus and more than half a million respectfully.