A Man bet his life savings on 1 spin of Roulette

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Quote from: STT on March 24, 2024, 02:52:00 PM

Ironically its smartest kind of betting really, he got fairly even odds it wasnt perfect but the gamble was clear in both its risk and positive and negative outcomes. He made a plan, he had his budget decided beforehand and he got maximum publicity and probably some kind of wage for making it into a TV show. I wish I was this smart on every bet really, most of us are casual and dont plan anything much beforehand.

100 seperate bets dont make it superior to this one large bet just adds up to the same thing in the end. He bet alot and was just doing it all at once which is time efficient at least.

Its impossible that someone would really be giving out that all in one bet and putting up all his life savings on confident manner? For sure no one would really be on their right minds would really be doing so on which it would really be just that there are really those individuals who are really that already made up that kind of allocation on that particular bet. Time efficient wise then
i could say that this is really that something better rather than on dividing it on small bets but if you are someone whose really that liking on utilizing the amount to have a prolong
session then this is something recommended method but if you are really just that fine with one single bet win or lose then this one would really be something that good or better.

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Ironically its smartest kind of betting really, he got fairly even odds it wasnt perfect but the gamble was clear in both its risk and positive and negative outcomes. He made a plan, he had his budget decided beforehand and he got maximum publicity and probably some kind of wage for making it into a TV show. I wish I was this smart on every bet really, most of us are casual and dont plan anything much beforehand.

100 seperate bets dont make it superior to this one large bet just adds up to the same thing in the end. He bet alot to win alot and was just doing it all at once which is time efficient at least.

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I agree with most gamblers here; yeah that is pure stupidity, how can someone risk all their life savings on gambling that too in a single bet? What if he had lost the bet? Regretting or having remorse wouldn't change anything after it's done. He most probably did it out of greed because someone cannot do something like that for fun unless they are not sane or have lost the ability to think critically and make the right decisions about their life.

I wouldn't even gamble with my life savings if there is a more than 90% chance of me winning the bet because that is still too much risk to take. You can't be able to save that much money again because you have lived through so many years and gathered that sum with so much hard work, you can't risk it on something that is completely based on luck, what if you are unlucky at that moment?

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Quote from: entertheabyss on March 21, 2024, 04:01:59 PM

Quote from: livingfree on March 21, 2024, 03:41:13 PM

We all know that it's not going to happen at most of the gamblers whether you have confidence and money in your savings to bet.

This is a rare situation that the guy was just found luck with what he did and it's documented. As part of the reminder that we used to tell to everybody about gambling with what we can afford to lose.

We're aware of that but despite that awareness that we've got, there are still a lot of gamblers fall with their own misery and wrong calls of decisions as they gamble.

Gamblers are always ready to take the risks, they don't relent but bring on the gigantic winnings because they're always ontop and hitting targets. A man betting his life savings on gambling spells out a bad omen and he will live to regret his actions only when his bets didn't trigger winnings. Losing is never the interest of most of these gamblers, we will continue to forward our efforts to have brighter future in the space. Gambling is not for those that are relenting, rather its for the desperate gamblers that are evolving round the system. We gamble because we're in need of finances.

Gamblers who gamble because they think they need money will have a higher risk of losing. The risk of losing is always high in gambling but no one can guarantee a win here after saving life it can destroy life. As a result of this addiction, any other mental illness or suicide tendency also increases rather than feeling regret later, think about the loss and stay away. It is a compulsive behavior where you constantly seek out and engage in gambling despite negative consequences. These can be financial emotional or even physical.

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Quote from: FanEagle on March 22, 2024, 06:12:25 AM

These type of stuff are great when it turns out to be a win and I do hope that he spent it wisely, a good chunk of it could go towards buying a house, or putting a down payment on a house and then he could just collect rent all his life, that's actually a good idea and could make you a lot of money.

I personally believe that the best thing to do would be just focusing on how you could make a good investment on that too. If he realizes that he could double and keep trying this, like make a gimmick out of it to make more money, then he will lose it eventually. He probably knows this, but people who see him win may not know it and may want to try the same and they may end up losing all of their money, that is why it is not a good move at all.

Persons that take such all or nothing decisions will not pick such rational actions, and what better example of this than what we see with new investors putting all their money in a single meme coin, as even if those people were to succeed, instead of thanking their lucky star for getting those amazing results, they believe they have discovered a strategy which can be applied all the time, so they do the same move expecting for the same results and when it does not happen they are confused about why this is the case, and before they overcome that confusion they lose all of those profits they obtained previously.

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These type of stuff are great when it turns out to be a win and I do hope that he spent it wisely, a good chunk of it could go towards buying a house, or putting a down payment on a house and then he could just collect rent all his life, that's actually a good idea and could make you a lot of money.

I personally believe that the best thing to do would be just focusing on how you could make a good investment on that too. If he realizes that he could double and keep trying this, like make a gimmick out of it to make more money, then he will lose it eventually. He probably knows this, but people who see him win may not know it and may want to try the same and they may end up losing all of their money, that is why it is not a good move at all.

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Quote from: lienfaye on March 21, 2024, 10:42:25 PM

Quote from: taufik123 on March 12, 2024, 11:51:44 PM

Surf on Twitter (X) and then find this video,
where a man makes a bet at the Roulette table using all his saved money.
It looks crazy and people warn him, but with that tension he gets his bet.

That's a crazy decision to use all your savings in gambling especially in Roulette since it's a luck based games. But this guy has a guts to bet all his savings, a total gambler indeed.

Yes it was a roulette game but he wasn't betting on numbers, he was just risking on the black or red which gives him 50% chance of winning. He was just lucky that's why he won, but the most interesting part here is he bet his life savings for 50/50 chances, it's crazy but not too crazy at all.

Quote from: lienfaye on March 21, 2024, 10:42:25 PM

Quote from: taufik123 on March 12, 2024, 11:51:44 PM

He was very lucky and won the Bet.
But this is very risky.

Fortunately he managed to do so. Because if the outcome is the worst he will probably regret his decision to bet all his money. In this case, it's worth it. But then, it's not a good attitude of a gambler because the rule is to only use what you can afford to lose, that being said it's better to gamble using a spare money and not your entire savings.

For sure, the words itself which is a "life savings", it's like you are betting your life on that game... your opportunity to enjoy that money in the future for the chance to double it... It's desperate way of betting so it's not advisable, but this guy succeeded, so he gone viral but it's still not something good to follow.

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Quote from: blckhawk on March 21, 2024, 11:12:15 PM

Quote from: blue Snow on March 21, 2024, 09:55:25 PM

I often to see this on youtube video. Indeed, sometimes things like this are quite brave, but when you are sure you will win it all, there's no harm in trying. because there is only one life and chance. You have to try this only chance, and I am really sure he will regret it when didn't try it. and I'm sure he probably has good instincts about that. There was no way he would dare risk all his savings on that just like that, It seemed like he heard a whisper from his conscience that he would definitely win.

If you're sure that you're going to win it all and that there's no other way that you can lose that spin, throw, or deal then you'd be in the best position to just do it anyway and gamble all that money away because you're going to get all your money back. I do think so too that he's got the instinct to bet that much money without the regard for what could happen when things don't go in your favor, I now wonder what could've happened to him if the opposite happened, this man's going to be homeless for sure or maybe do something really scary. I'm also worried with the fact that this is spreading on social media, who knows what kind of people are going to see this and see it as an inspiration to gamble their life savings away too, I can only imagine.

We can be sure but the problem is we don't knows when we can win in gambling. We can just playing gambling like usual and lets the outcomes comes, whether it's win or lose. We can't force ourselves to continue playing gambling, especially if we lose some money before because if we continue playing gambling, that can caused us to gets more losses. We must knows when we must stop playing gambling and knows how much money that we can used to playing gambling. It's not a good idea to used all of our saving funds to placing a bet, especially if we still don't knows when we can win. They can still trying to playing gambling but with limited money so they can prevents the big lose and will not regret because of they losses before.

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Quote from: blue Snow on March 21, 2024, 09:55:25 PM

I often to see this on youtube video. Indeed, sometimes things like this are quite brave, but when you are sure you will win it all, there's no harm in trying. because there is only one life and chance. You have to try this only chance, and I am really sure he will regret it when didn't try it. and I'm sure he probably has good instincts about that. There was no way he would dare risk all his savings on that just like that, It seemed like he heard a whisper from his conscience that he would definitely win.

If you're sure that you're going to win it all and that there's no other way that you can lose that spin, throw, or deal then you'd be in the best position to just do it anyway and gamble all that money away because you're going to get all your money back. I do think so too that he's got the instinct to bet that much money without the regard for what could happen when things don't go in your favor, I now wonder what could've happened to him if the opposite happened, this man's going to be homeless for sure or maybe do something really scary. I'm also worried with the fact that this is spreading on social media, who knows what kind of people are going to see this and see it as an inspiration to gamble their life savings away too, I can only imagine.

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Quote from: taufik123 on March 12, 2024, 11:51:44 PM

Surf on Twitter (X) and then find this video,
where a man makes a bet at the Roulette table using all his saved money.
It looks crazy and people warn him, but with that tension he gets his bet.

That's a crazy decision to use all your savings in gambling especially in Roulette since it's a luck based games. But this guy has a guts to bet all his savings, a total gambler indeed.

Quote from: taufik123 on March 12, 2024, 11:51:44 PM

He was very lucky and won the Bet.
But this is very risky.

Fortunately he managed to do so. Because if the outcome is the worst he will probably regret his decision to bet all his money. In this case, it's worth it. But then, it's not a good attitude of a gambler because the rule is to only use what you can afford to lose, that being said it's better to gamble using a spare money and not your entire savings.

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Quote from: taufik123 on March 12, 2024, 11:51:44 PM

Surf on Twitter (X) and then find this video,
where a man makes a bet at the Roulette table using all his saved money.
It looks crazy and people warn him, but with that tension he gets his bet.

I often to see this on youtube video. Indeed, sometimes things like this are quite brave, but when you are sure you will win it all, there's no harm in trying. because there is only one life and chance. You have to try this only chance, and I am really sure he will regret it when didn't try it. and I'm sure he probably has good instincts about that. There was no way he would dare risk all his savings on that just like that, It seemed like he heard a whisper from his conscience that he would definitely win.

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Quote from: entertheabyss on March 21, 2024, 04:01:59 PM

Quote from: livingfree on March 21, 2024, 03:41:13 PM

We all know that it's not going to happen at most of the gamblers whether you have confidence and money in your savings to bet.

This is a rare situation that the guy was just found luck with what he did and it's documented. As part of the reminder that we used to tell to everybody about gambling with what we can afford to lose.

We're aware of that but despite that awareness that we've got, there are still a lot of gamblers fall with their own misery and wrong calls of decisions as they gamble.

Gamblers are always ready to take the risks, they don't relent but bring on the gigantic winnings because they're always ontop and hitting targets. A man betting his life savings on gambling spells out a bad omen and he will live to regret his actions only when his bets didn't trigger winnings. Losing is never the interest of most of these gamblers, we will continue to forward our efforts to have brighter future in the space. Gambling is not for those that are relenting, rather its for the desperate gamblers that are evolving round the system. We gamble because we're in need of finances.

We're ready to take the risk but not as risky as what this guy did or whoever the other gamblers that have taken the risk of gambling with all of their life savings. Yes, I am a gambler but I'll never do such even if there's a dare to me.

Quote from: Ultegra134 on March 21, 2024, 05:20:30 PM

Quote from: livingfree on March 20, 2024, 03:30:24 PM

He's optimistic and just believed in himself. We're in no way going to do that if some people tries to attempt that in doing it.

We're not the type of gambler that will risk it all just to get something like this and become a content to the others. Oh, content, can be done by some others if they like to get some instant fame nowadays.

You just have to make some good story, short background revealing of what kind of gambler you are and then boom, you'll get to win a once in a life time type of bet like this story.

First of all, I'll suppose that this video isn't fake or staged. Secondly, I wouldn't call him optimistic, but reckless. Who in the right mind bets all his life savings on a single bet? If that isn't stupid, then I don't know what is. Just because it went along doesn't mean it's an example to mimic. Would you do it? Probably no, me neither, but that doesn't mean that it's because we don't have the guts to do so, but because we still have a mind inside our heads.

Anyway, I'm glad that it actually worked out. I can't imagine his reaction if it hadn't; he certainly wouldn't have taken it well, something that he should have considered a possibility in the first place as well.

Well, there really are people that can do crazy thing that no normal person will do but I agree that he's reckless. We can just be happy for him but in no way that either of us will do the same stuff that he did.

Just never. Grin

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Quote from: SeaCoinCollector. on March 13, 2024, 01:57:07 AM

I was able to watch this video before. The video is old and seems legit, but we cannot know for sure the true story behind this video. Could be for marketing or a real life story. If this is indeed a true to life story, it's crazy to bet all your savings for 1 bet, but then he is very lucky that luck was on his side and won his 1 bet.

This is just the truth; we really can't tell how legit the information is, and how can we be sure that the money the man used was all his life savings, or was it just a staged video to make it go viral, or probably the game really does happen like that, but the person in question is very rich and considers that amount small enough to be risked?

Whichever one it is, we all agree that what he did was a reckless decision, and it's not every type of winning that is supposed to be celebrated online; some promote reckless decision-taking indirectly because those who watch it without having self-control can use that as self-motivation to try their luck and see if luck can be on their side. Gambling can be a very funny thing that hits gamblers with different types of surprises.

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Gambling is as old as human history. Primitive people gambled in caves with dice made from bones. I think gambling will always exist. Throughout history, people have taken risks by gambling with the assets they can afford to lose. But the example in this thread is far too risky even for gambling. I never want to have that kind of mentality. I see gambling as a means of entertainment. It is enough for me to bet on a few matches to make the weekend a little more fun. It is enough for me to watch the matches I bet on in a pub with my friends.

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Quote from: livingfree on March 20, 2024, 03:30:24 PM

He's optimistic and just believed in himself. We're in no way going to do that if some people tries to attempt that in doing it.

We're not the type of gambler that will risk it all just to get something like this and become a content to the others. Oh, content, can be done by some others if they like to get some instant fame nowadays.

You just have to make some good story, short background revealing of what kind of gambler you are and then boom, you'll get to win a once in a life time type of bet like this story.

First of all, I'll suppose that this video isn't fake or staged. Secondly, I wouldn't call him optimistic, but reckless. Who in the right mind bets all his life savings on a single bet? If that isn't stupid, then I don't know what is. Just because it went along doesn't mean it's an example to mimic. Would you do it? Probably no, me neither, but that doesn't mean that it's because we don't have the guts to do so, but because we still have a mind inside our heads.

Anyway, I'm glad that it actually worked out. I can't imagine his reaction if it hadn't; he certainly wouldn't have taken it well, something that he should have considered a possibility in the first place as well.

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Quote from: entertheabyss on March 21, 2024, 04:01:59 PM

Quote from: livingfree on March 21, 2024, 03:41:13 PM

We all know that it's not going to happen at most of the gamblers whether you have confidence and money in your savings to bet.

This is a rare situation that the guy was just found luck with what he did and it's documented. As part of the reminder that we used to tell to everybody about gambling with what we can afford to lose.

We're aware of that but despite that awareness that we've got, there are still a lot of gamblers fall with their own misery and wrong calls of decisions as they gamble.

Gamblers are always ready to take the risks, they don't relent but bring on the gigantic winnings because they're always ontop and hitting targets. A man betting his life savings on gambling spells out a bad omen and he will live to regret his actions only when his bets didn't trigger winnings. Losing is never the interest of most of these gamblers, we will continue to forward our efforts to have brighter future in the space. Gambling is not for those that are relenting, rather its for the desperate gamblers that are evolving round the system. We gamble because we're in need of finances.

Actually, you have a point, but most people gamble without thinking about the negative side of it that might affect their actions. Even though, to be a gambler, you must be strong and have the mind to endure. Even though you lose, you are good to go. But, just as you said, he will definitely regret his actions in the future, because it is not a small deal to drop all your life savings for gambling.

The most amazing thing that I like about any gambler is that they always have hope and are always ready. They possess a never-give-up mind that makes them stronger even though they lose, they usually still have that hope that they will soon win if they continue playing. But that is what they find hard to understand sometimes, although most of the time they do win, but the majority loses. Although you won’t expect everyone to be the same, many people engage in gambling due to some life experience, so we can’t conclude.

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Quote from: entertheabyss on March 21, 2024, 04:01:59 PM

Quote from: livingfree on March 21, 2024, 03:41:13 PM

We all know that it's not going to happen at most of the gamblers whether you have confidence and money in your savings to bet.

This is a rare situation that the guy was just found luck with what he did and it's documented. As part of the reminder that we used to tell to everybody about gambling with what we can afford to lose.

We're aware of that but despite that awareness that we've got, there are still a lot of gamblers fall with their own misery and wrong calls of decisions as they gamble.

Gamblers are always ready to take the risks, they don't relent but bring on the gigantic winnings because they're always ontop and hitting targets. A man betting his life savings on gambling spells out a bad omen and he will live to regret his actions only when his bets didn't trigger winnings. Losing is never the interest of most of these gamblers, we will continue to forward our efforts to have brighter future in the space. Gambling is not for those that are relenting, rather its for the desperate gamblers that are evolving round the system. We gamble because we're in need of finances.

Yes but what is wrong is those who are too ready in terms of taking risks which means that it is an action that will trigger bad possibilities, as you said that everyone especially gamblers do not like the name of losing money especially with large amounts, therefore over-treating gambling like the one mentioned by the OP by risking all his life savings in just one round is a stupid act and decision where he is like risking his life on uncertainty which in the end will trigger a lot of problems and regrets.

On the other hand it is a wrong mindset if you expect a bright future in gambling, because it is like you are chasing your own shadow, because indeed gambling is not a place to earn but nothing more than an activity to fill your spare time and also gambling is not for those who are stronger but only for those who are able to keep everything well such as applying many restrictions and also have the ability in terms of controlling everything well and not for those who never give up.

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Quote from: livingfree on March 21, 2024, 03:41:13 PM

We all know that it's not going to happen at most of the gamblers whether you have confidence and money in your savings to bet.

This is a rare situation that the guy was just found luck with what he did and it's documented. As part of the reminder that we used to tell to everybody about gambling with what we can afford to lose.

We're aware of that but despite that awareness that we've got, there are still a lot of gamblers fall with their own misery and wrong calls of decisions as they gamble.

Gamblers are always ready to take the risks, they don't relent but bring on the gigantic winnings because they're always ontop and hitting targets. A man betting his life savings on gambling spells out a bad omen and he will live to regret his actions only when his bets didn't trigger winnings. Losing is never the interest of most of these gamblers, we will continue to forward our efforts to have brighter future in the space. Gambling is not for those that are relenting, rather its for the desperate gamblers that are evolving round the system. We gamble because we're in need of finances.

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Quote from: Lanatsa on March 20, 2024, 04:51:43 PM

Quote from: livingfree on March 20, 2024, 03:30:24 PM

He's optimistic and just believed in himself. We're in no way going to do that if some people tries to attempt that in doing it.

We're not the type of gambler that will risk it all just to get something like this and become a content to the others. Oh, content, can be done by some others if they like to get some instant fame nowadays.

You just have to make some good story, short background revealing of what kind of gambler you are and then boom, you'll get to win a once in a life time type of bet like this story.

Being optimistic and having that extreme confidence would not always be ended up on positive or something that would really be ideal considering that we are dealing with gambling space on which you would really be needing to be careful on whatever situations or decisions that you would be making specially like this one, who would really be on their right minds on betting your entire life savings on a single roulette roll?
Even myself cant really be able to fathom on why someone do really have that kind of confidence on which they have decided on doing so. It turned out that he's lucky on that roll and wasnt totally make his life
to be miserable specially if that one missed out.

One of the main rules on doing gambling is to make use of the amount that you can afford to lose and never ever make yourself comes into a point that you are already that betting with your life savings
because this is where shit things happen when you do make those shit decisions. Its impossible that you couldnt really be able to distinguish on whats a good or bad thing.
You could already project out on whats are those possible consequences once you have lost that bet.

We all know that it's not going to happen at most of the gamblers whether you have confidence and money in your savings to bet.

This is a rare situation that the guy was just found luck with what he did and it's documented. As part of the reminder that we used to tell to everybody about gambling with what we can afford to lose.

We're aware of that but despite that awareness that we've got, there are still a lot of gamblers fall with their own misery and wrong calls of decisions as they gamble.

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Quote from: Questat on March 20, 2024, 09:27:58 AM

Quote from: junder on March 20, 2024, 07:36:41 AM

I don't care what people outside do, if they risk all their money for one gambling then that's fine because this is their individual right. It's just that I hope that people who dare to carry out actions like this must be able to take full responsibility for the choices and actions they take, because if they don't do that then there is a big possibility that their lives will be destroyed, what you say is true if they do something like this. , that just proves that they are just putting themselves in trouble. but my advice is don't do this crazy thing, because this can really destroy our lives with the definite reality of the defeat that will occur.

Not only their lives will be destroyed but people that are close to them particularly their family. If this man is a father and a husband and he losses his life savings, that would affect the future of the kids that are just relying on him to fund their educational fund or whatever they call it. Thing is, as a man, we have bigger responsibilities, so we can't be too reckless to go all in even if the chances are 50-50 as winning is never guaranteed.

There are people who succeed in gambling but they don't rely in luck they believe their chances of winning is higher and they like to do it slowly but consistently, not this one which is one time.

That's clear, friends, if someone who is addicted is a father or head of the family then what will definitely happen is the destruction of his life, including his family relationships. Now with someone who is addicted, who is not a father or is not married, there is a possibility that their future could be ruined, that is with those who are not fathers who do not have more responsibilities. because in my opinion the temptation of gambling is so strong that it can make someone change drastically. We must be able to limit the gambling we do, to get big wins at gambling, in my opinion you don't have to risk all the money you have, especially risking your savings is a very wrong action.

I agree with you, indeed we as men have more responsibilities, therefore we must be able to pay close attention to finances, because when we are married the responsibilities will be even greater. and in my opinion the chance of winning at gambling is only a certain percentage, in contrast to the chance of losing which has a larger percentage.

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