Topic: A gambler takes his own life after a loss. - page 18. (Read 2966 times)

Perhaps this is one of the reason why is always Adviceable for people to only gamble with the amount that may not affect them if they loses the money, but however so many persons are really misunderstanding gambling to be a game of get rich quick platform which has always clouded there judgement to no if they are over gambling or becoming an addict or not, honestly is actually very bad for someone who doesn't have a self-control on there gambling activities.

Perhaps who knows if the guy was suffering from depression, maybe he borrowed the 2.5million with the intentions of paying back through the profits he will realized from the gambling so after losing the money he has know other way of paying back so instead the only solution that comes to his mind was to take his life. Is actually very sad to see a very young guy ending his life this way just because of money.

Honestly, I still don't get it why a gamble would take his own life after a bad lose which would have affected him so much. This is one of the reasons why we need to make sure that we don't gamble too much so we don't end up loses which could affect us internationally. We need to make sure that we gamble responsibly and we don't borrow funds with full confidence that we are going to win. Winning is not always sure in gambling but there are many things we can do to make sure that we don't gamble too excessively so we don't get hookup due to our unintelligent gambling lifestyle which could have a bad effect on how we live.

What exactly is value OP, don't you know that value s can easily be influenced by certain factors and different people has different values, although a set of people can have a the same values but that doesn't mean everyone has the same amount of value they place on something, to you and others you place a priceless tag value on life but does that means that's the same for every other person too? Have you not seen a particular race or religion that has less value for their lives and are ready to throw it away so easily without a second thought for a cause they hold sacred, does it look like you share the same value with those set of people.

So when you ask if there's anything more valuable than life, I think you should personalize it because there are people who would have a contrary opinion towards that. Yes as long as there's life there's always hope and if one holds strong to that hope then he'll surely find a way out of every depressing start he currently is, but dont you know that it requires strength and courage to hold on to hope? Especially when the depression is at its peak, do you believe that it's everyone that possess this strength and courage? No. It doesn't mean they are mentally disordered or they do not value their lives. But they lack what it takes to hope.

Some people never know that having a disappointment is not the end of life, though it may comes with series of disgrace and hatred but one needs to understand the risk involved before gambling, even if the worst scenario happened that we need to find a means of getting out of the trouble we've gone into already, death is not a warrant solution to end the menace caused already because that does not fix it, we need to gamble responsibly, we need to take low risk with gambling and also avoid unnecessary actions and activities that my affect us from gambling.

There are more reasons why this person died than this. As I read this in one of the country's new papers, the main reason this person took his own life was as a result of not using only his money to play this bet. But after a series of losses over the month, he finally saw a game he taught that would make him recover all that he had lost in the past, and wagering with just a small amount was not enough for him, so he insisted on taking loans from colleagues and friends, whose money he took from them was even higher than what he put in the game himself.
 
So what makes him take his life is not knowing how to repay back all this loan he took and the share of facing those who he has borrowed money from who know the excuse that he used to take that loan.
 
It's just a pity that someone will borrow to gamble and lose instead of looking for means necessary to repay, like selling property, pleading for extensions, or anything else, he decides to take his own life over money he can make within a year. Now he knows nothing about what the family is facing right now as a result of his selfish decision.

That is usually what happens, unfortunately most people do end up playing with money that they do not have, I have seen a guy who sold a house for someone else, it wasn't his house, it was someone who lived in another nation and invested to a house and wanted to sell, and this person was not a real estate person but like some family member who lived in that nation, after selling the house until the real owner came in and took the money, he wanted to gamble and double the money, and he lost it all and then took his own life as well.

Many people end up gambling with others money and then they take their own life, not that it solves any of the issues, money is still gone, so them taking their life doesn't change a single thing. I believe that these people need to learn that gambling with money that you can't lose is not something you should be doing, it's such a simple concept and they must be aware of it and for some reason they still keep doing it, no idea why.

Is there anything more valuable than life or does life has a price tag? You see, depression is real not doubt but in same way hope also is real, when we keep hope alive in any situation we can always find a way out of whatever kind of depression your negative accident bring to mind. People run into gambling acting like it's an alternative to get back to feet when everything else you have ventured into isn't working, what makes you think that gambling that is something based on luck will be a thing to cast your burden on.

This is a sad story and this must have been that the victim risked almost his life savings, however I wonder why someone will do such to the extent of taking his own life because of money,nothing worth to compare with life ,if there is life there is hope and he can even make more that money as life goes on ,this is why it's necessary we always stick to risking what you are capable of losing each time you are taking a risk in the gambling world. The victim took his case to extreme, if it were to be someone in this forum he would have come across a lot of post or thread talking about how to manage risk.

Probably he has been contemplating suicide for other reasons beyond him losing his bet. A triggering factor could be responsible for that and not just gambling losses, maybe he has been frustrated with life along time ago and now wants to try hitting a jackpot with this particular bet by having a one time try. I believe as someone who gamble such amount, he would have been having win and losses before this time so he should understand the loss and win that is involved in gambling so taking his life might not only be because he lost but no matter what was his challenge, he doesn't need to take his life as a young man who still have time to make things right in his future.

However, it is not an easy task to commit suicide (yes it is not) but anyone who have done such a thing is no more a human being rather than an only God knows who.
There is no amount of money that can buy back a life even after it's gone, life is sweet no matter how hard it is, it is very sweet, I can not do such a thing even if I have lost the whole world in gambling, because even if I committed suicide I can not get back my money and that means there is no need for dieing if I lost a bet.
Although, this is a very sad story to hear and this is why I don't blame anyone that go extra miles just to make sure he or she reduce the rate at which he or she is gambling, I think only God knows what he has been passing through. No body is to be blamed about this because I believe that even if anyone wanted to stop the victim from gambling it will be like they don't want he's progress and there will also be a lot of side talks.
This is a small amount of money that someone will die for because most times that I hear the stories of gamblers that have lost a lot in gamble and I look towards others that have not lost close to what others have lost but those are the ones that complain most.

I despise people who take their own lives because of some problems rather than trying to solve these problems in any possible way. Even if I lose everything I have, I will not be able to commit suicide because other people's lives depend on me.

This guy turned out to be another weakling, who instead of finding the hardest and highest paying job and working hard to win back the money he lost, chose the easiest way. Too bad it's only easy for him. I can't even imagine how his relatives are feeling right now.

This is why, you should only bet with the amount of money that you can afford to lose and don't use borrow money or money for your business to gamble, if not you might end up in depression and think that commiting suicide is the only option. Anyone that thinks gamble is a means of making profit might end up using huge amount of money to bet and when they loss, they will feel that is the end of the road for them.

This is a very sad story and I am not in pity of the gambler but his family that he has put into depression because of his foolish action that he took by ending his life without considering the pain he will bring on his family. Any gambler that has lost a huge amount of money should quit gambling immediately and put himself together to face whatever challenges of emotional trauma that will come and hope that the future is still bright than killing yourself. Or was he manipulated from the dark realm.

That's what I'm also seeing. It's not just losing $3k but there is another reason for taking his own life. But RIP.
It's why it's great to have firsthand experience gambling offline where there are worse people than you living the hell but did not even hang themselves. Comparing yourself and telling yourself you can do better I think will help to motivate you to do more than just die down.

I lost more than the amount he lost if I sum it up over a year.
If there is just an assurance there is life after death and see myself I'd be happier there, I would kill myself. Sadly I feel there is no such thing.

I don't know this man but I think before anyone can confidently use that kind of money to gamble, he has more than enough on him to bet, I don't see any reasons or financial problem that will make you think that gambling will make you more, I expected him to have some personal questions that should be ringing in his head like "how many people has he seen that risk such and come out of it successfully ". He didn't make a calculated risk before going fully and it back fire but does that warrant taken life? This is really a sad news to hear and I guess a lesson for other people that are planning to do the same.



There is no guarantee in gambling, if indeed there is I believe many companies will not be in existence again but because they are the ones at the receiving end making all the profit for the company, they are alive till today. Life is too short to start thinking gambling is the only way to make money but I think many people are used to thinking how to make quick money otherwise I think even ₦3M is even a big money to some people.

Regardless of the amount he lost his life is much more than it as there is hope after it though I believe he has been entertaining the coward thoughts before loosing the money tipped him off. No matter how hard the situation(s) might be let's always have the mindset of hope after all countries are owing.

From this incident, a lesson can be learned that gambling must use money that you are willing to lose and that does not interfere with your life.
But most people lose control over it, to the point that they commit criminal acts such as stealing and also commit suicide if they are at the highest level of mental disturbance.

It's better to be a conservative and fun gambler than to risk your life, because for me gambling is entertainment. It's not the main job that I have to work hard to get big profits.
Hopefully many people will immediately become aware after reading about this incident, so they can immediately minimize the risk to their lives.

Good example. It is difficult to say what motivated this man who committed suicide. 3 thousand dollars is not the reason obviously. Perhaps it was the last 3 thousand or he owes a lot of money to someone or something else that we don’t know. In any case, one of our tasks as humans is to know ourselves. If you know that you have problems with gambling and don’t have a stop, then you need to protect this side of the issue as much as possible. After all, the price can sometimes be too high, this example is proof of that

This is more reason why I always being careful in issuing gambling advice here, and to everyone, we need to be careful, our mental states are not just the same. Some people might be looking so strong and healthy but have a very bad state of mind, we all have to always guide alright, particularly if we sense weakness already. This guy looks like Nigeria, it's just so sad that a handsome guy will end his life merely because of $3000. Wait a minute, in Nigeria now through the parallel market rate which most people use, the N2.5m is even way lower than that, it should be roughly about $2,150. This amount might be huge when it comes to the living standard of living in the country. Irrespective of that, I don't see why anyone should commit suicide because of money whatsoever, life goes on.

As for your question, I wouldn't even do that for $250B+, for what? "If there is life, there is hope." Who knows if the guy would have become the president in the future? By killing himself, he just destroyed everything. He's just a coward.

And to those who are still alive and are battling with one issue or the other through gambling, it's not a do-or-die affair. You might never make that life fortune through it, so why bet aggressively and senselessly? Just go and find work, hustling well, and who knows, you might be that wealthy person in the future.

Peace&Love!

What ? Just $3k ?

I know for some people even $3k would be a pretty decent amount but common, it's not as big as taking own life.
Although I have read people taking other's lives for as low as $100 but it's the first time I have read someone taking his own life for a mere amount of $3k.
Besides that, even if the amount was $30k or $300k then he shouldn't have taken his life.
He should have done hard work to pay off the debt.

Well, I saw this new on Twitter yesterday while I was just preparing to go to bed, I thought about posting it here but I was feeling very sleepy 😴 and tired, so I wasn't really able to type at the moment.

Needless say that this is a very bad news honestly, and from all that have been going on, it seems that suicides due to loses in betting and gambling in general is something that is becoming very common with Nigerians, suicide due to losses in gambling is something we all must rise up and discourage totally amongst our youths, this is just too stupid and I wonder why people still think along the line of suicide in 21st century.

Why should someone stake up money he or she can not afford losing in betting, when you that if you lose it, you may likely kill yourself, it's really not adding up to be honest.