Topic: A gambler takes his own life after a loss. - page 19. (Read 2977 times)

Such a gambler betting with such a huge amount of money is totally unacceptable and the unfortunate event and consequences of losing the bet which resulted to his committing a suicide is absolutely wrong and uncalled for because if there is life there hope, of course he would have gambled with at most 10% of the total money that would have been very reasonable atleast he would still have more chances of winning in 9 more times and to this end this is a wake up call to al gamblers to always bet with the amount of money they can afford to lose and to avoid getting addicted to gambling, personally I only limit my bet to a fix amount once I lose that amount of money I keep off or stay away from gambling till I refund my account again usually at the end of the month.

Why should you gamble if you can't handle your emotions and actions I think this goes beyond just addictions and it will surely have to do with psychological well-being,  this is not just about gambling and losing, it goes beyond that to expanding into some other aspect, which we may find an interesting end to such as borrowing the staked amount as capital to gamble, so people are as highly addicted to the point that they borrow money or even have to sell their personal belonging to gamble with, this may be the reality with this guy and how he has used that to end his own life.

There must be a reason not only in losing, even if he lost everything he had, his house, and all his savings, then this is not the end, there is a way out of any situation, although it must be said that there are very difficult situations when it seems that there is no way out .

And you are right, a person could have made this decision for several reasons, perhaps the loss was the last straw for him. Unfortunately, sometimes this happens if there is no support, someone who could help get out of a difficult situation.

It was indeed a sad story. But from his post on his social media platform, he complained that he borrowed some money to fund his gambling activity. Maybe he had full confidence that he would win the game that was why he went to the extent of taking a loan. When the game turned against him, he became depressed. And he sought diverse means to pay back the loan including begging from friends. But when he couldn't raise money to pay up the debt, he decided to die than take shame from debtors. I think he is from Nigeria and gambling is seen as immoral in some areas of the country. He would have been a laughing stock in his community if it was later discovered that he took a loan to gamble, so he foolishly decided to die. But it is better to endure the shame than to commit suicide.    

Gambling is for everyone, it do really just turns out that he had made out such bad action on which it did really lead into that kind of situation on which he might be ending up on losing a money which he cant really be able to repay and this is why he had decided to kill himself just to get rid of that potential problem on which i could say that its never been worth on taking his own life. It is really just that a sad story on seeing someone who do really have that kind of struggle because of unwise decisions specially on spending up money with gambling. You would really be putting up yourself on great problem if you wont really be that mindful on the things
that you've been doing specially when it comes to finances. You should be wise and you should be responsible if you dont like to mess up.

Usually people would really be making realizations when its already too late and not on the time that they would really be doing it. This is why we should really be that careful on the money that we are spending.
You wont really be able to avoid problems if you do really make out such toleration specially on spending too much money with gambling. You should be careful and responsible
with the spending you are making.

The young man you mentioned may have reached the peak of his gambling addiction and because he was fed up with losing money gambling, he chose suicide rather than living this way. Stupid people make such decisions, luck is not helping gambling has lost money so he will commit suicide for once he should have thought that his parents did not raise him well enough to commit suicide. This guy may have come on live so we know about his suicide but secretly there are many people who choose suicide as the right way to lose money. The boy who committed suicide had someone by his side and motivated him during his depression, maybe he could have come out of the decision to commit suicide. Gambling may have cost him a lot of money and he may not have been able to come out of his loneliness which made suicide seem right to him at that time.

That's why gambling should only be played by people who can afford it. What I mean by being able is not financially capable, that's just one thing, but what I mean by capable and what I emphasize is about being mentally capable. because when gambling, we must be prepared to lose, remembering that gambling is an activity that carries a high enough risk that we could experience a loss. and if he is a businessman, he should understand more about risks, unless that person is quite careless.

And of course this is a warning and appeal for us to be more careful when gambling, and never assume that gambling can provide big profits and make us rich people. Because believe me, if you think like that, then when at the end of the game you lose, this activity will only be a bad thing that will lead to deep regret.

If the reason we gamble is to relieve stress, then don't ever change that, in the end it is gambling that makes us stressed, because we often lose.

I hadn't seen this news, I appreciate you sharing it.  I do take a bit of umbrage with your statement "but taking your life is something unimaginable and unjustifiable to do. No matter the regrets suicide isn't an option to be taking as a solution".  I'm not sure that's up to you to judge people like that.  I surely don't think anyone should take their life, but if they so choose, then that is their choice.  It's unlikely in my opinion that this man took his life solely because of the gambling loss.  More than likely he had a lot of other things going on in his life.

You make a fair point that the impact of losing money depends a lot on a person's psychological situation, but also economical.  For someone living paycheck to paycheck, losing even a few hundred dollars could be crushing.  But for a wealthy person, losing $3,000 may be an inconvenience but hardly earth-shattering.  

I agree that no amount of money alone should drive someone to suicide and  there are always other options even when times are incredibly tough.  But psychological factors also come into play, as you mentioned.  Things like depression or overwhelming stress can severely impair decision-making.  

Overall, how we respond to financial hardship says more about our inner resilience and mental health than the actual dollar figure we've lost.  Though the amount was too much for the man in this tragedy to cope with, we can't fully understand his inner demons.  In any case his death represents a much deeper despair behind the money issue on the surface.  We could all benefit from more compassion about what might begoing on beneath peoples struggles.

Very sad story.
No, I don't think so. Life is sacred, it should not be wasted even if we are in the downest of our life. Also, I believe it is the greatest sin of all and that's why I won't/can't do it.

$3k is not much that is true. But for some people especially those who are on a tight budget, this is an amount that might've been important to him. Maybe it was supposed to be spent on something important and he gambled it and lost it.
IMO, this is irresponsible gambling. He chose to try and double it or maybe even triple it in the fastest but riskiest way, he should've known the consequences before doing it.
When we step on the gambling habit we should already know that we are going to lose at a higher percentage than win. The house cannot just give away the money or else it will kill their business. When we accept that fact, it's easier to be a responsible gambler because we are not going to waste too much money that we know is just going to be swallowed by casino games.

Tragic news about the young man. His decision to kill himself over a $3,000 loss shows a deep problem with how we think about value and self-worth. Gambling is a high-risk pastime; its about losing perspective as well as money. Your story is a stark warning that our lives are sacred and should not be judged by how much money we have.

Lets think about an imaginary situation: Imagine someone whose identity is their money. The loss here isnt just monetary; its psychological. This is important, though: its a skewed view. Life isnt a resource that can be renewed, but money is. This is what we really lose when we forget it.

Whatever amount makes us think about the impossible is a red flag as gamblers. Its not for self-destruction that we bet. Today's tragedy should not only make us think about the risks of gambling, but also make us think about our morals and priorities again.

The economy is in touch, and many start-ups and business ventures are not making much again because the customers are not coming again because they have changed their needs to alternatives, but I don't think gambling is the way out of this current situation of the economy. If it was then, such an amount of money he gambled away could have started a business but it can't today unless you want to start an entrepreneurship which is even less patronized because of the same hardship, but this is sad seeing a man took his life because he lost that amount. I would rather allow the world to laugh at my failure(I give less attention to people though, to even think about that) than take my precious life, I am yet to see anything that will make me take my life.


I think that man was dealing with depression and didn't speak and thought gambling was the only way to make it. I have such an amount of money, I would rather see it wasted in my account generating nothing than waste it on gambling that will take everything from me. I pray God to give the family the mind to mourn the loss but this is bad and to think this wasn't a kid but a full grown adult.

However, I would love to see an audit and autopsy carried out on his body before they buried him so as to be sure about the conclusion of his death. We have seen cases where a person was murdered but they made the scene look like what they wanted people to believe, it was later found out that it wasn't what killed the guy initially but his friend actually killed him, I think more proper investigation will help in this case.

Suicide is never the solution. At that point it feels like the right thing to do that will take the pain, shame and guilt away. I have felt it. What I have learned from the this is that no matter how bad you have messed up, there's always someone out there that would not judge you. Someone that will help you and encourage you. That person I have found is usually a family member. Find that person.

This is just heartbreaking to see given that he was very young for him to be taking his own life.

I guess this must serve as a reminder to everyone about the dangers of gambling. I mean, everybody knows the potential risks that it carries but once you are consumed by greediness and fear, it will definitely affect and cloud your judgement. Most likely, this young man took his own life impulsively due to the fear of not being able to recover.

To everyone who is struggling to quit or to anyone who is currently addicted to gambling, there is still hope for you to change- and that hope will always linger as your backdoor exit to control your temptations.

Maybe you think that's a small number, $3K. But, for people in countries with low economies and incomes, collecting that much takes more than a year.  Maybe he couldn't tell his family about his gambling losses. Or maybe he has used up all the money and savings he has. We might think that with his status as a businessman, it should be a small money. but we don't know, it could be a small business that doesn't have much turnover. or there is a possibility that he used business money for the gambling.

This is a saddening news, may he rest in peace. To answer your question, it's not actually about the amount before taking your life but rather how you can handle everything, based on the info you gave, I think he tried to earn more money and his last resort is to gamble and failed and that leads to more problem and he couldn't handle anymore.

For me, there's no amount that'll make me do this thing as I think as long as you live, you'll be able to recover from any losses but not through gambling of course, it will never be an answer to financial problem.

Suicide cases lost in the gambling arena, several cases that I have read and seen, maybe this is the 1000th case that has ever happened in this world, maybe more, for that.

It is highly recommended to gamble professionally and responsibly, meaning: gambling is fine, basically never gamble with other people's money or loans anywhere and don't gamble using your salary or other money for family needs or personal interests, don't ever think about spending money and so on.

Gamble with money that doesn't burden you either mentally or physically, I gamble has a principle, the way to do it is if you have made a deposit of money/crypto to one of the casinos, I assume the money is gone, so I don't get stressed or frustrated when I lose and win when betting, this way we can avoid negative things, especially suicide.

It’s quite strange. A business person shouldn’t be a stranger to risks and losses and a loss even through gambling shouldn’t be any different. There may be more to the story cause the victim should have known that with gambling, you either win or you lose. And as a business man, he should have known better than to play around with money meant for something else.
It’s a sad tale that has been once again, attributed to gambling. And I guess it continues to portray the dangers that lurk within compulsive gambling.

Its so embarrassing seing a gambler commiting suicide. Every gambler is suppose to know the consequences of gambling before going into it. There is no quality reason for what he did. As a gambler it is expected that you know that there are lucky times which i consider as good times and there are bad times. So whenever you fll into any of this situation you have to have self control. If a gambler wins he can be happy innerly ad should control euphoria if not he may use that excitement to continue gambling and may lose the game. On the hand if there are small or huge loses, it is still part of the gambling system so he should also bear it and avoid hurting himself or people around him.

This post reiterates that one should not bet more than one's spending ‍ability. Gambling is not a place to earn money. It does not guarantee to double or more one's wealth but the possibility of losing is very high. If a gambler fails to develop awareness in this regard, his situation will surely go from bad to worse. Moreover, a gambler often forgets this fact due to which he takes suicidal decisions which are by no means acceptable. A gambler is addicted to gambling while he is gambling and he is ruining his life because of his addiction. The value of life can never be evaluated with money. So the gambler must never take a decision by which he departs from the world.