My choice is a variation of option b.

Losing bankroll is a sign that need to stop, but without blaming the casino. Why blame it if it is a "regularity" when the casino's role is to "pull" money out of you. Blaming the casino for this is like blaming the sun for shining and the wind for blowing. That is, it cannot be changed in any way, but can only be taken into account as a very important factor in gambling activities. In the case of gambling, it is always "to be on guard" and remember that the casino is not a place where money is simply given away, but a place where they will try to take your money and you will have to snatch the "victory" with force.

To be called a professional gambler, it is enough that gambling is your only source of income (means of existence). Of course, an unemployed person who has won his last $100 can't be called a professional gambler. That is, these incomes must be at a sufficient level to ensure life (a rather "vague" and "stretchy" interpretation).

In general, these people are right. Many victories are already a demonstration of the presence of "knowledge and skills" that allow you to "earn" on gambling, as if it were a job.

This means systematically finding yourself in financial profit in gambling activity, allowing to have a stable financial position.

If the business is successful, why stop doing it? Why deprive yourself of a reliable source of income?

Either your friend is not quite sane, or your story is not quite truly true.

Regarding "making all bets on bitcoin", you are right, it is quite risky and for this purpose diversification was "invented". No matter how promising bitcoin (or any other asset) is, it is wiser to invest only part of your income in it, and divide the rest into other types of assets (real estate, gold, business or even a bank deposit or a wad of money under the mattress).

That's why I have repeatedly recommended buying 2 hardware wallets (from the same manufacturer) so that one remains as a backup in case of such device failures. This allows to maintain access to your crypto assets, and also, if it fails, parts of the broken device can be useful as spare parts in case of failure of the second device. It should be recognized that any device can fail and just be prepared for this (have spare parts for repair and a backup hardware wallet).

Perhaps the problem is with the display. Have you tried looking for similar displays in Chinese online stores?

Money and capital are just one form of wealth. Knowledge and skills, business and means of production, as well as cryptocurrencies can be wealth. Keeping diversification in mind, you can pass this on in parts. That is, in order to pass on cryptocurrencies to your children, you also need to pass on knowledge about the use of these assets, and in general, information about financial literacy. Otherwise, without this, your efforts may be in vain.

There are no guarantees in this world. None. For anything. Everything is determined by risks.

I had the same feeling in the past when I was "betting on luck" and had a premonition that this bet was unsuccessful, but I still made this bet. Of course, this bet could not change my life in a material sense, but it was still interesting to try to risk in this way. Unfortunately, this risk turned out to be fruitless.

It seems to me that no matter who bet on, the underdog or the favorite, in any case, the gambler still relies on luck.

Even now, when the future of bitcoin seems predetermined (countries and corporations will accumulate, and therefore the value will grow), there are countries ready to get rid of this asset faster. Instead of accumulating. I would not be surprised if another country was featured in this news, but to see the UK ready to sell bitcoin seems unusual to me. Or do members of the government know something that we don't know and therefore will get rid of bitcoin? Is a quick change in trend and a fall of bitcoin coming? Or is this the same short-sightedness as those European countries that sold bitcoin several years ago for "almost pennies"?

Gamblers get pleasure only when they win, because "positive" neurotransmitters like endorphins are produced only in this case. When they lose, gamblers "get" only cortisol and similar "negative" neurotransmitters. It is technically (biologically) impossible to get pleasure from losses.

You would understand this if you realized that losing gamblers are just lying about "getting pleasure from losing."

First of all, it is a gambler's self-deception. Who wants to feel like a loser? No one. That is why all these excuses for losing are invented.

I have already spoken about this before. Want the atmosphere (pleasure) of gambling? Then play on an emulator (without betting real money) of gambling.

As you can see, gambling "for nothing" is meaningless for gamblers, which means they are not playing for pleasure.

I would call these people "emotional".

And I believe that most gamblers never learn anything. We are talking "in the global sense", and not about the rules of the game or the strategy to win in these games.

In my case it was cheap, but this experience was enough for me.

I don't think so, but it allowed me to "face the truth."

My biggest mistake was believing that I had enough "luck" to win. I learned not to rely on luck and to chase "easy and quick" money. Oh yeah. I apply this knowledge - I try to stay away from gambling.

I would call these mistakes instructive.

Hmm, judging by the candles, you are the only one Hhampuz invited to his birthday? Or do these candles represent a close connection between you? Otherwise, I can't imagine why you baked a cake in his honor.

Okay, jokes aside.

I don't know Hhampuz as closely as taufik123, but I can say that Hhampuz, from a professional point of view (fulfilling his, so to speak, work obligations), deserves only praise and his reputation on the forum speaks for itself.

I wish Hhampuz many years of life, of course, a forum life.

I have mixed feelings about your story and doubts about its veracity.

You claim that you didn't take into account this money (2.5 btc), which means that you don't lack finances. Then you are ready to move to another jurisdiction because of these old "crumbs" left in your wallets, just to pay less taxes.

You also claim that you want to do everything according to the law, but at the same time you are looking for a way to evade paying taxes in your country (you are even ready to move to another country). Another contradiction. Do you want to evade compliance with the law within the legal framework?

I consider both options regrettable and would not wish for either. Because in both cases the prize will be "0". Whatever, "0" is always equal to "0" and there can be no choice here. The result is the same.

I certainly would not prefer to bet on one number in the lottery for the rest of my life, because it would be extremely boring. And the chances of winning, I suppose, are very low.

It seems to me (an opinion based on a hunch, but not on mathematical calculations), there could be more chances if the numbers were changed every time. Or, it would affect the feeling of the possibility of winning.

Whatever you do, the novelty effect wears off sooner or later. In gambling too. At first, even $100 will make you happy, but after a while, $10k will not be able to bring you enough pleasure and you will want to win $100k. The need for a "dose of dopamine and endorphins" will grow with each time.

And with the "endless" deposit of a rich man, the effect will be much worse, because the whole "charm" of gambling is in the "limited" deposit and in the sense of risk, adding "spiciness" to the sensations.

Perhaps being rich means having enough resources, such as time, money, freedom, material goods.

These are examples of how to have a balance between money and free time/health and stress.

The value of a resource will depend on the need for that resource. For a sick person, health will be more valuable than money. For a young, healthy and strong person - money, since he does not have it or has very little of it.

- my life would change with my "growth".
- is it possible to feel protected in this crazy world where some "cataclysms" are constantly happening?
- I would choose a little bit of everything. the main thing is the balance of resources.

After 12 years of fruitlessly wasted years, this BTC-enthusiast is ready to spend the same amount or more? A desperate man. After all, his chances are decreasing every year due to the physical destruction of the HDD under the influence of the external environment.

If Howells had directed his efforts to other types of activity during these 12 years, he could have earned enough bitcoin instead of wasted time.

Sometimes need to be ready to accept the loss, so as not to lose even more.

What kind of "self-deception" are BTC-holders ready to go to in order not to succumb to the temptation to sell the accumulated assets ahead of time. At the same time, the strategy is quite simple. Just set yourself a conditional price at which you will sell bitcoin and wait for this price. Something like a business plan or investment strategy. That is, make a plan and stick to it. Why complicate things and come up with "tricky" investment strategies?

Regarding "spend it on unnecessary things", for this it is enough to have self-control and abstract yourself from the industry of mass consumption of unnecessary junk. What could be worse than to endure restrictions for a long time because of the money invested in bitcoin (reduce your consumption), in order to later spend all the profit on "useless junk"?

Your question is extremely provocative, however.

I assume that most gamblers will say that they don't support gambling by minors, but if the situation you described occurs, they will probably agree to provide their data to go through the KYC procedure. Strong convictions are good, but when a large win is at stake, this can be neglected.

An indicator of double standards is that if a child lost a large sum of money, and, for example, even ended up in debt to the casino, the same hypothetical parent-gambler would begin to prove that he is against child gambling (after he provided his data for the KYC to receive the prize in the 1st situation).

No, I don't think so. Because gambling is also very popular among poor countries. Moreover, I assume that poor gamblers have more incentive to play gambling in the hope of changing their financial situation.

Everyone is susceptible to addiction, regardless of the level of the economy in the country or the social status of the gambler. I also have an assumption that residents of some countries are more susceptible to the influence of gambling, because they have a "spirit of excitement". For example, I heard that the Chinese are very passionate gamblers. I don't know what exactly this is connected with, but it can't be said that all Chinese have a very large salary (to be honest, some work almost for a "plate of rice"), and there is nothing to talk about state support at all, because gambling is prohibited in China (with the exception of several regions). As you can see, this doesn't prevent the Chinese from being inveterate gamblers.

Correct me, residents of the Celestial Empire, if I'm wrong.

Mining will never end as long as the BTC-network exists. Transaction confirmation services will always be needed, and therefore mining. So even after the last bitcoin is mined, bitcoin will be able to accumulate by receiving bitcoins in miner fees.

Miners will NOT appear because they will not disappear. That is, miners will remain.

Commissions will depend on the load of the meme pool (mass use of bitcoin by users). Perhaps new technologies will be introduced that will reduce the cost of commissions, so, most likely, commissions will still remain at acceptable levels.

Most likely, the market will be more stable in the future and fluctuations less noticeable than now. This may be due to a higher level of capitalization and very impressive capital will be required to destabilize the bitcoin rate.

Trading will never disappear, even with low volatility, there will be those who want to earn extra money on rate fluctuations.

Look at the user's signatures who replied to this topic and answer how often you see "black and green". Of course, rarely. Yes, these colors can be seen sometimes, but it is not the main color of gambling casinos. Different casinos use almost the entire spectrum of colors and shades, most often bright and colorful.

It seems to me that you have a slightly biased opinion on this matter, because these colors are contained in your current signature. Perhaps you see this combination of these colors so often under your posts that gambling is now associated with this for you. Change the signature and you will "come back to normal".