Topic: [ADVICE]Boy Wins $46k from Sports Bet but Can't Tell Strict Religious Parents... - page 2. (Read 736 times)

The first rule before gambling is be ready.

Be ready to lose all of your money, be ready to hit a jackpot and get asked to submit KYC, be ready someone else will know you're a gambler, be ready the site will get hacked and you will lose all of your money including your privacy etc.

This boy know he have a strict parent, so he must be ready if his parent will ask him to return all his winning to the casino.

How can you win $46000 from only 10$ in a sports bet? That seems impossible to me. What were the odds of those matches? Can you share which match did he bet 

Now coming to the query that whether he should tell his parents or not, I think there will be no option for him but to inform his parents otherwise how can he keep saving all this money? I do not know the reaction of his parents, they might get greedy seeing all this money or they may fortify the money if they are too religious and won't take any money coming through gambling.

Maybe when we succeed in winning a lot of money, we should really be able to manage the money and allocate it where it should be. Maybe we can use the money to invest in bitcoin, save for daily needs, and not use the money for unnecessary things so we can use the money properly. If we already have a lot of money, most of us will forget to manage our finances and instead use it for things we don't need. So winning a lot of money in gambling is something that we rarely get so we have to really manage the money. And as for the kid, it looks like he does manage his money and probably doesn't tell his parents until he can make money from his newly created business instead of being scolded by his parents because gambling is not a good way to make money.

something big is obtained instantly or very easily, it will also run out very quickly. I mean when a gambler gets a big win after that the money runs out quickly and its unclear to buy things or anything. because its true what @bangjoe said that something easy will make someone comfortable and its difficult to get out of the convenience zone. buy whatever he wants because later he will still win again from gambling without realizing that such luck will only get once in a lifetime.
for me, only professional gamblers who can manage their winnings from gambling well can have a realistic mindset and have the thought of always doubling their money in places that are not too high-risk, for example opening a food business.

Looking at your post history, I understand that this guy lives in Uzbekistan, where the average income is less than $200 a month. In other words, the prize is about 20 years of the country's average salary. At his age, 20 or more, he's old enough to leave home and that money will last him a long time, especially if he knows how to manage and looks for a job. Another thing is that he would like to tell his parents and squander it, but given the situation, I would consider saying that I am independent, going to visit them from time to time, and live my life as I please.

What I would also hope is that he has a head and doesn't become a degenerate gambler who loses all that amount and more in a short time.

I am not so sure that they will not force him to give the money away if they find out about the source of that money, there are religions that do not allow for their adherents to benefit economically from activities that are forbidden, and if his parents are as strict as you say they are then they could force him to return or give away the money, and since the amount is big I think it is better to keep it a secret for a while and maybe he could start his own small business and then justify his profits to his parents in this way.

I find that only poor people have parents who are very religious and strict. If this boy's father was rich, they wouldn't care if their son won or lost and the boy wouldn't be scared of them. They say it is better to say sorry than to ask for permission. If I were the boy, I will tell my parents in 2 to 3 years. For now what I'd do is to try and create a fake employment letter. At the end of each month, I bring home some money like salary and help the family out financially while I wisely invest the rest. By the time they find out or I tell them , I would have been of age to move out of the house and be independent. So, tell them the truth but not the whole truth.

It is better to tell the truth.  It will free us from any form of shackles that can limit our freedom.  The boy must tell his father about the incident and accept whatever the result is.  Though I think money talks often time even though people are strictly religious people in front of people, we never know what lurks behind the scene.  Aside from that, I believe the father will just give the son a proper reminding and with the thought of nothing negative happens, the father will be easy to the son.  Besides I believe the son is old enough to stand for what he has done.

betting is indeed considered a sin by many religious people, but are humans innocent, when you win a game that you bet on, believe that it is fate, the money you win has changed your life 180 degrees, if i were that person, i would keep it a secret my victory from my parents, there is no point in saying it, surely if you say it now then you will receive resistance, being too honest in life is also not good, you must have a secret that you know yourself ^{(hiding big things like gambling wins for a better future i think is ok)}

well, leaving the strange part ( not to say that it is impossible for someone with 10$ to earn $46k in sports betting ) of these 10$ becoming $46k, parents should not force their children to follow the same religions as them, it is up to the children choose their own religions or have no religion at all, in which case the guy is over 18 years old, so he has the right to gamble and do whatever he wants with his money including that he has the right to tell his parents about the money he earned or not telling his parents anything. he is not obliged to tell his parents, now as a matter of common sense and good manners, the son can tell his parents that he won that amount of money at the casino

he would not be pending permission from the parents to use the money, he would just be communicating to the parents that he had earned that amount of money and then he could even help the parents if they accepted, now if the parents were angry, then the son should take the money and buy him a house to live on his own because he is already an adult and has the duty to make decisions on his own without becoming dependent on his parents. religion is something that destroys families, destroys friendships and destroys marriages. that's why the son should not give in to the parents' wishes if they ask or order the son not to use the money he won with gambling

Personally I see no any reason why he should  tell them since he is already aware of their strict behavior towards gambling, some parents can even report such a case to their extended family thereby exposing the whole issue, I think the best bet is to invest his money or hodl in a wallet and continue to live his normal life and avoid any extravagant way of life or lavish spendings to avoid being suspicious of acquiring wealth fraudulently, though a 20-23 year should be able to decide on his own, however this varies with different countries and culture, the fact that he is employed will even motivate him to secure his future with the fund he won, I believe after some time he would leave his parent house to start a new life.

I don't see anything new in this story. More or less
Keep such a win as a secret, and instead the "invest approach" related to this amount is innovative and interesting, and its and interesting point.
 I understand the importance of certain "beliefs" but the winner is old enough and able to decide for himself what he believes in and how to manage his private property ...

If he could realize what he could do with the money. But if not, who knows what he will do with the money? After all, that's just an approximation since I don't know anything about him either. But usually, if someone earns a lot of money from gambling, the money will run out quickly because that person will use the money to buy things that he doesn't have or use it on things that are not necessary until the money runs out. And when the money is gone, they will return to gambling and hope to win big money like before. This has happened many times around me and for people who win money from gambling, their lives never change.

In speaking of luck then it wont really be having that totally the need or having the criteria whether you are rich or poor, being a minor or old ones because on the time that you would really be making out some bets then

you would really be always be having the potential that you would really be able to make up some chances on hitting up something whether small or big and on the time that you are somewhat on the age on which you are still relying on your parents or living but you do able to hit up those numbers but they are really that skeptical or really that prohibiting gambling thing then you are already on your right age and mind on how to assess
things and if you do find out that it would really be creating some potential problems or conflicts in between family members then it would really be just that normal that you would really trying out to hide it
because you dont like conflicts or something like this but if you are a type of whose been honest then you would definitely be saying these stuffs into your parents.

On the age of 22 or something like this then its impossible that you wont be able to think up carefully on what are the probable situations that could happen if you do intend out to say.

I wonder how on earth some persons can be this lucky
It is true that most person's are from background were they believe in some religious believe that goes against their wish.Good life is the best thing man can ever wish for himself,and when it seems one has gotten a way to get that good life,they will be left unhappy due to their religious believe and practices.If I were that boy,as long as I have gotten this kind of money,the first thing I will do is to open upto my parents,and tell them the source of the money,if they refuse taking the money from me,then I will know I have offered help and they refused,so their sufferings is no longer on me,and its no longer my business because they choose to suffer,and I don't really see any reason why a particular religion will believe gambling is bad.It can only be bad when it lured you to do things that are illegal,but as long as you do the right thing,if you are opportuned to win,then I don't see any reason why such money shouldn't be used.And for any parent that is still practicing this kind of primitivity,I just think they love poverty and nothing else.I will advice that boy to tell them how he made that money,if they refuse to take it from him,he should look for an apartment elsewhere,and leave a comfortable life there.

Unfortunately I don't think he is a child anymore, more precisely he is the age of 20-23 has entered the teenage category, and of course if a child is that age, he can work and support himself, so you can let go of his culture and he has Enough courage and money to leave home, based on the amount of money he got and the age that has entered teenagers.

I was quite doubtful he was building a business with the money he got, but indeed nothing is impossible if he really can succeed in building a business with money, but usually people who have gotten easy money will be difficult to get out of the gambling ease zone.

I think it usually depends on the boy's decision whether to tell his right or not to lie but it is better to tell the truth because he is following religious lines. Even though he won $46k from sports betting, it's a really big amount his parents probably won't say anything about. Following his parents' orders, he can spend the money on other activities that will bring good things in his life. He can increase its value by doing business or investment. If he does good things, his parents will be happy. If he makes a wrong decision alone, he can suffer. It is expected that parents can guide him to the right decision.

Sure it was a mistake but everything had happened and he had brought the money. But if he's not telling the truth, he's already lying but maybe he can use the money to set up a new business. He can also say that his business started small and is trying to grow his business. He can also say that he borrowed some amount to trade or invest and made a big profit. Again, everything had happened and it was up to him what he wanted to tell his parents. Let's just hope his parents take it and remind him that this is for the last time.

lol...dude move the fuck out of the house.  Okay to be fair, I've got close friends in India who I know live with their families their entire lives as part of their culture/religion...and this is actually something they like to do as well (As an American, this is very hard for most of us to understand, as growing up and becoming adult and moving out of the house is all kids want as they grow up..that's what we look forward to) and maybe this is the case with your friend?  If so, if he chooses to live with them as an adult because of cultural reasons..than I would say be honest.  I'd also say sorry but I'm a damn adult, I can bet if I want to. 

Sounds like he's got enough money to leave the house now if he wants.

But on other hand if he hide that to his parents then maybe he will be in situation that he used to lie to his parents and this bad attitude to bring especially the secret he kept is all about gambling. I also thing about that maybe he should tell this to his parents so that he can get a proper guidance and to see what his parents reaction towards his winnings. If he decide to keep it a secret then maybe he will be misguided on other things he do since he might learn to became secretive by that actions he made.