Would you rather play in a casino where you win a lot and big ones too but has strict KYC implementation and is a headache to actually cash out from or play in a casino with no KYC, totally private and secure but doesn’t let you win a lot?

I know that in casinos, there’s not much difference between rates of winning because it’s random but hypothetically which one is more important for you? Profit or Privacy?

Nabasa ko yung mga comments niyo at since lahat naman ay positibo ang reply, nag decide ako na subukan (wala naman mawawala haha). Hindi ako aware kung meron bang may alam sa crypto dito sa amin dahil medyo malayo kami sa siyudad. Nag print lang muna ako ng maliit na sign tapos kinabit ko sa gcash tarp. Maganda na rin siguro para kung meron mang ma-curious eh ma-introduce ko din sila sa crypto.

Seems like rain bet is doing a super push in marketing strategy here in the forum and is good for all of us.
Not only expanding a lot his signature campaign like we are already seeing but also sponsoring some contest across all the forum.
Let's see if they are still here with this power in the next year when the world cup is gonna be played. Maybe some nasty and good promos can be dropped.

This is too bad for Clippers if proven guilty since they have the best chance to get better positioning to playoffs due to their current roster and with Kawhi playing more games.

Clippers owner is willing to risk it all just to push this roster in tact while they can.

Story like this should be backed by evidence before release to the public though because it can affect to the franchise during the investigation.

This is episode #2 of stories involving crypto owners who were hacked and/or lost a lot of money to various online scams. Last month, I wrote BTC Investor Losses 7,4 BTC with Fake Sparrow Wallet Mobile App.
This is a more complex story and a more advanced scam that resulted in Alexander Choi losing $996,000 in various coins and tokens.

Here is what happened...

The story begins with Alexander being approached over X by some token community profile regarding a partnership opportunity. They were interested in working with him and asked him to schedule a call to talk more. They had two meetings over Microsoft Teams, and everything seemed legitimate and done professionally. The first person Alexander spoke to introduced himself as Dan. He had an American accent and was well-spoken. They discussed the future and how they could cooperate because Alex is also a crypto founder. They spoke again two days later. This time, another cofounder joined the meeting to discuss their plans.

Two days go by, and Alexander gets a notification on his phone that some crypto got transferred out of one of his wallets. He checked several wallets on his PC and noticed that each one had been emptied. In total, he claims that almost 150 different wallets and addresses got drained of all their coins.

Alexander then did some more research on the SPARK token community he was talking to. Turns out, they had fake followers and were involved with another rug pull in the past under a different name.

The money is gone now, and he will probably never get it back.

But there are several things you can do differently from Alexander to not get yourself in a similar situation:
- Don't hold your crypto in hot wallets. Especially not on devices you use for everyday activities. If Alexander's crypto had been in a hardware wallet, an airgapped computer, or a second computer he only uses for crypto, this could have been avoided. There is no reason to hold $1 million worth of crypto on an internet-connected device when there are safer options around.
- Take your time to investigate and research people and projects. Alexander found out these people were scammers, but only after they scammed him. Why didn't he do his due diligence before?
- Always be careful and suspicious. It's still unclear what kind of Microsoft Teams meeting Alex attended. He claims it was an official link, but who knows. Fake links with extensions and scripts are shared this way. One wrong click and you invite malware and drainers into your system.


If you want to read the full story, you can do so here:
https://x.com/notalexchoi/status/1964464236710461885

Team's Failure, who is Responsible?

This is the question we should always ask ourselves in gambling whenever we are are playing bets, then discovered that the team we supported in sport bets for instance does not perform as we expected in their match.

Who do we often often blame to be responsible for the failure to deliver, is it the coach or the players, because the two plays the most important roles towards the performance of a team in winning or loosing a match play, so let's discuss about who's responsible and should receive the blame.

Marami din pala tayong active pa sa community pero di ko madalas nakikita yung iba dito na nag post yung kalatang mga tambay lang sa local talaga nakikita ko tsaka onti nalang pala si @arwin100 road to Legendary onti na lang yan tsaka lalo may mga thread naman tayo into lack of merits din, di ko din akalain na asa top 3 ako ng legendary di ko din expect well sana makapunta din ako sa mga asa hilera ng mga 2k merits tho wala naman syang achievements iba pa din pag asa 2k na.

Risk management is what distinguish a wise gambling from an addicted gambler and it requires that before you ever place a bet, you would have calculated the level of risk involved and the corresponding amount of money you are putting into it in relation to the balance you have to justify that bet. In other words, you act in appreciation of the fact that you don't control the outcome of the bet but you can only control how much leaves your account per bet and ensure you stay long enough in the business to be able to have the opportunity to profit from the business of gambling.

Just read a report that 2 DPWH Bulacan officials, one a district engineer, the other a staff, blew around P300M (or over $5 million) each in casino gambling, even using aliases. This came out in the Senate Blue Ribbon probe on ghost flood projects.

One of them, Engr. Henry Alcantara, admitted playing 2–3 times a month, while his aide Brice Hernandez bet even bigger. Aside from that, they’re also accused of forging signatures and pocketing funds.

Question is, how can gov officials gamble that big when their salary won’t even cover a fraction of it? Corruption? Loans? What do you think?

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source : https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/09/02/2469907/dpwh-engineers-blew-over-p300-million-casinos-says-lacson

I don't think that banks have any particular incentive to accelerate the adoption of Bitcoin, but history demonstrates that they do eventually change when the stress is sufficiently high. Consider how the internet began, how it was disregarded by traditional institutions that then opposed it, and now they cannot live without it. There are already some smaller banks who are testing custody services due to client demands, despite their late mover status by the big banks.
 The moral of the storey here is not that banks should legitimise Bitcoin, go ahead and use it as it was meant to be, peer to peer, and continue to use it until such time as they do.

It doesn't matter the amount they could buy in a month, what matters most is their consistency in buying bitcoin every month since November 2024, they haven't missed any month without buying so it's surely a good strategy for them because while they might be buying at high price, they will also meet the DIP in some months which is an added advantage to maximize their profits.

When you win, you feel you are a pro at gambling. You can beat the casino and ignore all the things you set it before. Your passion rises more than before and makes you feel more confident so you want to win more. But unfortunately, the chance to win more will not be bigger and you can lose anytime in the next rounds. Yes, a big win can make someone lose control and place a high bet to win bigger. If he can take some time to break or leave the casino to calm down his tension, he will not be tempted to chase more winning. He will feel enough about his win and he will reduce the pressure after gambling.

I’ve noticed some scam accusation posts against certain casinos, and there seems to be a trend here.

Some casinos advertise themselves as KYC-free, but the moment you win big, that’s when they suddenly put all the requirements on you. And it’s not just basic KYC, they ask for heavy documents like passports, and some even request bank account details.

So I’m wondering, is this really a legal safeguard, or are they just using it as their own policy to forfeit players’ winnings?
This is actually a serious concern. Most of us might not have reached that level yet, but what if one day we do hit it big and end up facing the same situation?

Random thought lang haha. Iniisip ko kung feasible ba na mag profit sa ganito considering yung fees at volatility ng Bitcoin, plus kailangan pa siguro nito ng permit.

Did you forget El Salvador and Bhutan? They are two pioneering countries in adding bitcoin to their national reserves. But maybe they are too small so not many people care and pay attention.

If the Philippines can pass the bitcoin reserve bill, they will become the third country in the world to have a bitcoin reserve, not the first. But like the other two countries, the Philippines is just a small country in Southeast Asia and has the 32nd largest economy in the world. I don't think they can convince many other countries, especially the major powers to follow their lead. 

Hey there everyone! I'm not entirely sure if this counts as breaking the rules, but doesn't the rule clearly state that one thread per site here!? I just noticed that there are actually two active threads related to TonPoker. One is their original ANN thread, and the other is their Poker Tournament.  Shouldnt it fall under the same rule? Or is it allowed in this case!? 

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2025/09/04/2470332/pagcor-list-restricted-casino-players-hacked

And it seems that the Philippines can't really get out of anything about gambling as it was reported that there were hacks in the PAGCOR database. Initially though it was reported that it's the players in every casino.

But now they said that those hack accounts are those who have been ban or requested for self-inclusion.

However, this is still a hack no matter how they try to cover what kind of data has been lost to the criminals.

Meron kaming cash-in at cash-out services dito sa probinsya through Gcash. Naisip ko lang, pwede rin kaya gawin 'to sa crypto? Yung tipong Bitcoin straight to tangible cash, and vice versa, at hindi na dadaan pa sa bangko or exchange. May existing na ba na ganitong service?

This will certainly be a new sensation, especially for those who enjoy fishing in the real world. I've never played this game, but I'm curious to see how it works, and I'll give it a try soon.

It seems to be a trend where games are adopting many of the things they do in real life. This is an innovation offered by casinos to give users the same experience as they would in the real world, but with a wagering version.