Best Practices for Staying Safe When Gambling - page 10.

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Quote from: Hispo on October 19, 2023, 06:46:52 PM

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What if the Twitter account of the gambling company is hacked? Has this not happened before? What you guys are discussing is good, but to me, it's not just necessary. I've not been a follower of any casinos, sportsbooks, exchanges or even brokers, I just face my business with them and yet I've not been scammed till today. There are attempts but the best is to avoid clicking any link provided anywhere other than the official webpage of the company to verify. Social media and Emails are even the subjects of targets these days. And for the emails received for updates, promotional offers and news, I do not click any of them, I rather move to their website to verify if the information provided is true or not. Also, one has to be vigilant with the senders of emails and the links provided, from there alone, one could easily detect scammers. I've caught them times without numbers this way by the email used.

you got me there. It is true that lately we have seen official accounts being targets of hacking for the sake of scamming people in a massive way, though I would still stand by what I say in the advantage of keeping an eye on the official gambling channels, it does not even have to be Twitter or Instagram, by the way.

It would be good enough just to join the official Telegram group of your favorite casino, it would be very unlikely for the same hackers to take over both their official twitter account and their telegram in order to mislead people into a scam; if you follow both then there will be a good chance to encounter an official warning of any of their accounts to be hacked, that is the first time they would do, as a matter of common sense: they would warn their gamblers through any medium they could.

So there even though there are some risks when come to following only one of the official channels, the risk goes significantly down as one starts to add more and more places to keep in touch with their community managers. Wink

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Quote from: Ever-young on October 20, 2023, 06:39:39 PM

This is base on the casino, some of the casino don’t allow the use of VPN example of such casino is the one on my signature, you just have to use your real location and if your Country is not among the restricted ones in their list then I see no point in using VPN unless when you are too concern over protecting your browsing location and if you need to protect that, you can just change your country state using your phone setting and avoid using VPN some casino use this VPN against their customers as they might be tag for having double account which is the reason why they choose to use VPN in other to remain undetected.

Another disadvantage of using VPN most times is you might make your account appear as if it’s someone else who is trying to access it why it’s you the real owner that’s accessing it, your location will just be changing constantly which appears secured but on the other hand not really that safe in my opinion.

Mostly most of the gambling sites was not allow the VPN,because the gambler can made the multiple bet in the same gambling sites using the VPN in the gambling sites.Some gambling sites allow the people to use the VPN because of the gambling was ban in some countries.The gambling sites doesn’t allow all the people to use the VPN in the game,they only allow the people who do the gambling from the restricted countries.The gambler can cheat the gambling sites using the VPN and win the big money,but the gambling site will ban your account easily.

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Quote from: bitcoiner247 on October 18, 2023, 08:11:45 AM

When gambling, do you prefer to use a secure VPN or you dont use that?

This is base on the casino, some of the casino don’t allow the use of VPN example of such casino is the one on my signature, you just have to use your real location and if your Country is not among the restricted ones in their list then I see no point in using VPN unless when you are too concern over protecting your browsing location and if you need to protect that, you can just change your country state using your phone setting and avoid using VPN some casino use this VPN against their customers as they might be tag for having double account which is the reason why they choose to use VPN in other to remain undetected.

Another disadvantage of using VPN most times is you might make your account appear as if it’s someone else who is trying to access it why it’s you the real owner that’s accessing it, your location will just be changing constantly which appears secured but on the other hand not really that safe in my opinion.

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Quote from: wallet4bitcoin on October 18, 2023, 11:20:09 PM

To add to the list of best practices when gambling, I'll say, have a budget and respect the gambling budget.

If it is possible for you not have access to more funds at that time of gambling, it will be the best control measure as most times, you can get overwhelmed and encroach the limit you enprovisioned for it.

It has been discussed many times about discipline in gambling and obeying all the rules you set when gambling, but without realizing it, there are many gamblers who violate this, especially those who are currently actively playing online gambling, online gambling makes us play without limits and remember time, it is very different from offline gambling, maybe you will stop playing when you are hungry if you play offline gambling but if you play online gambling then you can play in any condition, setting a budget at the beginning is very important, a wise gambler must have good discipline in gambling.

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Quote from: CarnagexD on October 20, 2023, 05:53:30 AM

Right. Chasing losses can often lead to addiction, especially gamblers. Setting a specific budget and sticking to it is a smart strategy to help reduce the risk of addiction and maintain better control over gambling habits. It's important to enjoy gambling responsibly.

Chasing losses is a problem everywhere not only in gambling, many traders have this problem as well, they make a trade and then they lose some money because their reading of the market was wrong, so far this is normal and nothing out of place has happened, but instead of accepting their losses and trying to improve their chart reading skills, those people cannot accept it, and they begin to make trades when their strategy does not calls for it trying to recover their money as soon as possible, and as you may guess such behavior only brings them even more losses.

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I believe what most times what causes addiction is as a result of chasing losses.

Yeah that's very correct, in most cases addiction could sometimes cause by chasing the losses and wining, because so many gamblers has been facing this challenges of continuing gambling even if they keep losing, however in that moment there mindset is always that if they keep on gambling there could be chances of getting a wining from it and before they realize they had already become an addict.

For every gambler to be successful there most be a strategy perhaps by setting a target of a specific amount to be use on gambling and never to go beyond that amount, I have seen so many gamblers using this method to reduce there gambling rate by structuring out a specific amount to be using on a weekly basis or monthly basis, so this method will not only help in reducing your gambling rate but will also eradicate the gambling addict.

Right. Chasing losses can often lead to addiction, especially gamblers. Setting a specific budget and sticking to it is a smart strategy to help reduce the risk of addiction and maintain better control over gambling habits. It's important to enjoy gambling responsibly.

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Quote from: slapper on October 20, 2023, 12:10:36 AM

Quote from: Hispo on October 19, 2023, 06:46:52 PM

Also, it would be healthy for anyone who wants to stay safe while gambling on the internet to have a Twitter account or other social media accounts, in order to follow the official accounts of your preferred casinos, why?

Because lately I have seen stories on the internet on how scammers are targeting gamblers, getting them to click on phishing links sent to their emails, or also though false giveaway events, it only takes a minute to check on Twitter whether those events are legit or not, before clicking on anything we see.

So, that is a personal advice from me, even if you do not use Twitter or you are not the kind of person who likes to share about your personal life, it can be useful to know whether you are being targeted by scamer or the casino is actually having a very generous event. Wink

Scammers? They lurk, wait, and scheme everywhere. And you're right, right, right about the importance of social media, especially Twitter

Having a Twitter account, even if you don't tweet, is like having an online gambling security guard. Why? Since official casino accounts regularly post about events, giveaways, and promotions (as you noted). If you get an email or link that sounds too good to be true, check Twitter to avoid trouble

Please follow this advice. Join Twitter even if you don't post lunch pics or movie reviews. It's about remaining safe in the risky world of online gaming, not tweeting. Always double-check before clicking. Safety first, always

What if the Twitter account of the gambling company is hacked? Has this not happened before? What you guys are discussing is good, but to me, it's not just necessary. I've not been a follower of any casinos, sportsbooks, exchanges or even brokers, I just face my business with them and yet I've not been scammed till today. There are attempts but the best is to avoid clicking any link provided anywhere other than the official webpage of the company to verify. Social media and Emails are even the subjects of targets these days. And for the emails received for updates, promotional offers and news, I do not click any of them, I rather move to their website to verify if the information provided is true or not. Also, one has to be vigilant with the senders of emails and the links provided, from there alone, one could easily detect scammers. I've caught them times without numbers this way by the email used.

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Quote from: ethereumhunter on October 19, 2023, 03:07:26 AM

We don't need to be sad if we place sports bets several times and only win three times while we lose the rest. This usually happens, so we have to be prepared for everything. We just need to enjoy it and not think about it.

Gamblers who really understand the risk of losing money and understand the risks of gambling, maybe they won't complain about it because gambling, even though we are very good at analyzing sports matches, choosing which team is strong and will win the match will definitely not always be completely correct, it all comes back to luck because we will never know how they compete on the field and which players have to leave due to injuries and other unwanted things.

I personally often experience defeat when gambling on sports betting at the weekend so I never consider it a defeat either, I know that the risk of losing money and losing when gambling is real so I will never be sad, let alone complain, just assume I'm not lucky and I I always enjoy the matches I watch, winning and losing is normal in gambling.

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Quote from: Hispo on October 19, 2023, 06:46:52 PM

Also, it would be healthy for anyone who wants to stay safe while gambling on the internet to have a Twitter account or other social media accounts, in order to follow the official accounts of your preferred casinos, why?

Because lately I have seen stories on the internet on how scammers are targeting gamblers, getting them to click on phishing links sent to their emails, or also though false giveaway events, it only takes a minute to check on Twitter whether those events are legit or not, before clicking on anything we see.

So, that is a personal advice from me, even if you do not use Twitter or you are not the kind of person who likes to share about your personal life, it can be useful to know whether you are being targeted by scamer or the casino is actually having a very generous event. Wink

Scammers? They lurk, wait, and scheme everywhere. And you're right, right, right about the importance of social media, especially Twitter

Having a Twitter account, even if you don't tweet, is like having an online gambling security guard. Why? Since official casino accounts regularly post about events, giveaways, and promotions (as you noted). If you get an email or link that sounds too good to be true, check Twitter to avoid trouble

Please follow this advice. Join Twitter even if you don't post lunch pics or movie reviews. It's about remaining safe in the risky world of online gaming, not tweeting. Always double-check before clicking. Safety first, always

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Also, it would be healthy for anyone who wants to stay safe while gambling on the internet to have a Twitter account or other social media accounts, in order to follow the official accounts of your preferred casinos, why?

Because lately I have seen stories on the internet on how scammers are targeting gamblers, getting them to click on phishing links sent to their emails, or also though false giveaway events, it only takes a minute to check on Twitter whether those events are legit or not, before clicking on anything we see.

So, that is a personal advice from me, even if you do not use Twitter or you are not the kind of person who likes to share about your personal life, it can be useful to know whether you are being targeted by scamer or the casino is actually having a very generous event. Wink

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The best possible practice for staying safe in gambling is to 9nly gamble at reputable casinos only to protect the security of your money and after that also you need to make arrangements on how to protect yourself also from yourself, in the sense that, you have to be able to stipulate what extent you go while gambling and how much money you budget to gamble with also mean a whole lot and this also can either trigger other issues in not properly checked to avoid possible addictions.
Having a stable healthy gambling habit really goes a long way to show how ready you may be to go long-term in gambling without any possible crash.

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When gambling, do you prefer to use a secure VPN or you dont use that?

If you haven't done that yet, don't do it, and if you have been doing it, never do it again. There can barely be a casino platform that would be VPN-friendly and allow their gamblers to actually use VPNs to access the casino and most of them will either ban or block the accounts that are using VPNs and changing their locations frequently, and even if you are constantly using the same location, you will still get in trouble when they ask you to complete your KYC verification.

Gamblers who use VPNs to bypass restrictions won't be able to make withdrawals if they are asked for KYC verification because they will probably not have documents to submit based on the location they have been using through the VPN and as soon as they submit their personal documents, their accounts will get blocked and funds confiscated, most probably.

Only a few of casinos nowadays would really be allowing that VPN connection or doesnt mind on what connection you are accessing with but since that most of these platforms or businesses are regulated or have those licenses on which they would really be needing to comply with government rules and conditions on which it is really just that normal that there would really be excluded places or countries which are prohibited on accessing on the site on which they would really be normally be blocking it..If you have been blocked then better skip out and find or look for another one and dont tend to bypass it with using those VPN which there are really that some people who are really that too hard headed on which they would really be still continuing despite of being blocked.
Dont know about the reason but we know that risks and consequences once you do tend to violate something which it would potentially be locking up your funds
if ever you do get caught.

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Quote from: bitcoiner247 on October 18, 2023, 08:11:45 AM

When gambling, do you prefer to use a secure VPN or you dont use that?

If you haven't done that yet, don't do it, and if you have been doing it, never do it again. There can barely be a casino platform that would be VPN-friendly and allow their gamblers to actually use VPNs to access the casino and most of them will either ban or block the accounts that are using VPNs and changing their locations frequently, and even if you are constantly using the same location, you will still get in trouble when they ask you to complete your KYC verification.

Gamblers who use VPNs to bypass restrictions won't be able to make withdrawals if they are asked for KYC verification because they will probably not have documents to submit based on the location they have been using through the VPN and as soon as they submit their personal documents, their accounts will get blocked and funds confiscated, most probably.

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Quote from: Broadanbig on October 18, 2023, 06:09:20 AM

I believe what most times what causes addiction is as a result of chasing losses. When one goes after their losses, they end up losing more and doing that, they keep wanting to recover from their lose which makes it more difficult to do and this leads to uncontrollable gambling addiction which will be very much difficult to control for them. All these happens because they do not gamble for fun but with the mindset of making profit which is not bad but it calls for them to gamble responsibly and have self control.

I remember vividly when a friend of mine complained to me about incessant losses he had been incurring, then he now told me that he had made alot of losses and quitting will now mean he has fooled himself all these while then he said he can't quit without getting back the money he had loss do you know that he actually won that week and he was very happy.

My point is that it's not good to be addicted to gambling but moreover, sometimes quitting is not the best option as you might be at the verge of winning then you lose hope and quit. I prefer staking responsibly like don't stake amount that will devastate you if you lose, then don't borrow money to play gamble as well because you will run into debts if you don't win and it might affect your mental health and one may even run into depression.

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Quote from: carlisle1 on October 18, 2023, 06:00:35 AM

If you have the settings and you can manage to keep that intact and not to exceed on it then enjoyment or entertainment can be filled out, while
if you are chasing either for a big win or to recover the money that you already lose along the way.

The chance that you will lose a lot more in the process can take place, more on self-will and good discipline to prevent making big mistakes

It's all on you and how you react to any outcome that you got while inside the gambling vicinity.

That means it depends on each person responding to gambling so that they will not cross their limits and can get entertainment from gambling. They will only try to recover their losses if they lose and will pursue their winnings if they have already won. They can stop at any time regardless of the results they have obtained, because they do not use gambling to make money.

When playing gambling, we must remember that we can lose at any time and if we lose, it will be difficult for us to recover from that loss and we can only accept it. And when we win, we better immediately stop gambling before any problems arise.

Quote from: klidex on October 19, 2023, 01:36:08 AM

In my opinion, sports betting and casino games have their own characteristics. For people who like sports, they definitely place bets while watching their favorite team, but there are also many who place sports bets without seeing the match being played so they only rely on analysis and predicting. which one has a better chance of winning, this is a bit boring because I only place bets without participating in watching the match, I always place sports bets relying on my favorite team and I don't watch the match in progress so I can find out if my bet is losing or winning during the match. it's finished, but I experience fewer losses there because I don't just place one bet, for example I place ten bets and only 1 or 2 of the teams lose, so in the rest I experience a profit, even though it's only a little, therefore sports betting is always my priority.
and it is true that sports betting or casino games both experience losses if we cannot control ourselves but it all depends on whether we have gambling limits or not, if we don't have limits we will experience a lot of losses whether it is in sports betting or in casino games.

Sometimes, I don't watch the games because I have other things to do and leave everything to chance. But I'll watch the game if I'm free to know what's happening on the field. But I also prepare myself if there are changes in the match because there are often changes in some matches. And if we are ready, we will not be too sad, let alone lament that we have placed a bet in the wrong group.

We don't need to be sad if we place sports bets several times and only win three times while we lose the rest. This usually happens, so we have to be prepared for everything. We just need to enjoy it and not think about it.

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Quote from: klidex on October 16, 2023, 08:34:30 PM

Yes, it's true that I also prioritize sports betting compared to games in casinos because sports betting uses accurate analysis and predictions so that we don't place bets carelessly to bring us closer to luck.
Sports betting is a bit boring when compared to games in casinos, in casinos there are different types of games and the most interesting thing for many people is the slot machines. Many people play there. If we can't control ourselves well, we will spend a lot of money there, therefore I prefer sports betting because there I make more profits compared to other gambling games.

Sports betting is a slow process we can think clearly after losing but in casino we don't have enough time to think just after one click we can bet and in a fraction of the results comes which causes us to bet more often, and if we lose our state of mind we can easily go broke from the casino.
This is not true that sports betting is boring and casinos are not, sportsbetting is more fun then casinos, think of it as we place bets on our favorite sports games and on our favorite team then watching the whole game Live it is really very fun and entertaining way of gambling.

Each person will choose a gambling game that suits or they like so they will not think that sports betting is a slow gambling game or that casino games are more fun. And as long as they can enjoy the gambling game, they will always enjoy every moment, which makes them always come back to the casino to gamble. And because of that fun, they can experience a lot of losses, and even if they gamble in sports betting or casino games, they also have the potential to experience losses. So we have to be able to play safely in gambling games so that we don't experience losses we can't accept.

In my opinion, sports betting and casino games have their own characteristics. For people who like sports, they definitely place bets while watching their favorite team, but there are also many who place sports bets without seeing the match being played so they only rely on analysis and predicting. which one has a better chance of winning, this is a bit boring because I only place bets without participating in watching the match, I always place sports bets relying on my favorite team and I don't watch the match in progress so I can find out if my bet is losing or winning during the match. it's finished, but I experience fewer losses there because I don't just place one bet, for example I place ten bets and only 1 or 2 of the teams lose, so in the rest I experience a profit, even though it's only a little, therefore sports betting is always my priority.
and it is true that sports betting or casino games both experience losses if we cannot control ourselves but it all depends on whether we have gambling limits or not, if we don't have limits we will experience a lot of losses whether it is in sports betting or in casino games.

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To add to the list of best practices when gambling, I'll say, have a budget and respect the gambling budget.

If it is possible for you not have access to more funds at that time of gambling, it will be the best control measure as most times, you can get overwhelmed and encroach the limit you enprovisioned for it.

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Gambling addiction can come from different angle that is why we need to be careful how we gamble so that we are not going to end up getting the addiction we are not supposed to have. Those who gamer too much are liable to get addiction and if care is not taken, things might get worse and the addiction might even get worse that what it was. Everyone want to make profits as a gambler but it is very obvious that not everyone is going to be profitable with gambling Since this is one of the means casinos make profits from gamblers.

Yes, also gambling can turn into an addiction if you rely on all your funds and have a mindset that you can earn a big amount of money with the help of gambling only, part of that is true but if you're irresponsible in your time, There's a big chance of losing all of them such as monetary, investment funds and your assets. it will become an addiction if you have no self-limitations and have no proper advice from others. I agree with your statement that it happens because some people don't gamble just for fun but with the mindset of making a profit and chasing wins/losses.

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Quote from: Broadanbig on October 18, 2023, 06:09:20 AM

Quote from: carlisle1 on October 18, 2023, 06:00:35 AM

If you have the settings and you can manage to keep that intact and not to exceed on it then enjoyment or entertainment can be filled out, while
if you are chasing either for a big win or to recover the money that you already lose along the way.

The chance that you will lose a lot more in the process can take place, more on self-will and good discipline to prevent making big mistakes

It's all on you and how you react to any outcome that you got while inside the gambling vicinity.

I believe what most times what causes addiction is as a result of chasing losses. When one goes after their losses, they end up losing more and doing that, they keep wanting to recover from their lose which makes it more difficult to do and this leads to uncontrollable gambling addiction which will be very much difficult to control for them. All these happens because they do not gamble for fun but with the mindset of making profit which is not bad but it calls for them to gamble responsibly and have self control.

Gambling addiction can come from different angle that is why we need to be careful how we gamble so that we are not going to end up getting the addiction we are not supposed to have. Those who gamer too much are liable to get addiction and if care is not taken, things might get worse and the addiction might even get worse that what it was. Everyone want to make profits as a gambler but it is very obvious that not everyone is going to be profitable with gambling Since this is one of the means casinos make profits from gamblers.

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Quote from: Salahmu on October 18, 2023, 09:10:27 AM

For every gambler to be successful there most be a strategy perhaps by setting a target of a specific amount to be use on gambling and never to go beyond that amount, I have seen so many gamblers using this method to reduce there gambling rate by structuring out a specific amount to be using on a weekly basis or monthly basis, so this method will not only help in reducing your gambling rate but will also eradicate the gambling addict.

Not many gamblers can be successful, even though they have lots of strategies, the dealer will always win, but if we talk about targets to achieve victory, it won't be good either, so just enjoy the game, the point is to set a gambling budget so that it can be an alarm for us when our money runs out. will stop playing gambling because that way we can reduce the habit of gambling and avoid addiction, after all why have to chase losses, aren't we supposed to gamble to find entertainment and not just for money, after all there is still time tomorrow to play again and there is no need to force ourselves to gambling.

This kind of strategy is indeed good and is widely used to reduce gambling addiction, especially if it is only played at certain times, for example playing on weekends is the same as what I do, so gambling like that allows me to enjoy the game and really know when to stop gambling and playing gambling, as long as it is under control everything will be safe and away from addiction.

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