Topic: Gambling can save lifes due to the word inflation - page 3. (Read 1099 times)

I was in pain today because of the incident that I saw in a physical casino shop. Although I am not a fan of going to physical casinos, I prefer playing my bet in an online casino, but today I wish to go to the physical casino so that I can see other gamblers and maybe get experience, but I end up sad. 
 
In the casino, I saw an elderly man crying in regret. I was concerned to know what the cause of his tears was, so I woke up to him to ask, and then the man narrated what happened. The man told me that he works in a construction site from morning just to get something to feed his family, because they haven’t seen food since yesterday morning, so after work from morning to night, the contractor tells them that they will all be paid tomorrow, so he begs the contractor to give him some money for transportation. When the contactor gave him some money, he then had to take a walk to see the nearest casino so that he could use the money and stake a bet to buy something for his family to feed on. After he staked the money, he ended up losing the game. That is why he is crying in regret. 
 
So I ask him, does he actually gamble? He said not at all; he just came to try his luck and find something to feed his family. Then I asked him, Can he still remember the mistake that he made when he staked his first money? Then he said he saw no mistake. All that is involved in gambling is luck. I said okay, I will give him money to try betting, because I also don’t have the money that will be enough to feed his family, so he staked another bet. To my surprise, he won the game and got the money he needed. 
 
What I want to know is: Did I do a good job by using gambling to save him? Or do I just make him have an interest in gambling as a source of income?

What I want to know is: Did I do a good job by using gambling to save him? Or do I just make him have an interest in gambling as a source of income?

You did nothing wrong by giving the man money and you did nothing wrong by encouraging him to gamble, after all, it is another chance for him to try his luck, especially when you did not have the excess amount that would feed his family. But you are so wrong not to have further educated him about gambling as an inexperienced gambler, I am sure that this man will come again and that could lead to his ruin over time. Gambling is not a child's play so we should get ready for it both financially, skills-wise and with mental preparedness, but in his case, it's not so.

The easy money he made due to your encouragement would have convinced him that gambling is as easy as that, but he might not admit that luck heard his cries and visited him due to his condition. I wish the man well, but I still task you to locate him to finish the job you've started by educating him appropriately.

I was in pain today because of the incident that I saw in a physical casino shop. Although I am not a fan of going to physical casinos, I prefer playing my bet in an online casino, but today I wish to go to the physical casino so that I can see other gamblers and maybe get experience, but I end up sad. 
 
In the casino, I saw an elderly man crying in regret. I was concerned to know what the cause of his tears was, so I woke up to him to ask, and then the man narrated what happened. The man told me that he works in a construction site from morning just to get something to feed his family, because they haven’t seen food since yesterday morning, so after work from morning to night, the contractor tells them that they will all be paid tomorrow, so he begs the contractor to give him some money for transportation. When the contactor gave him some money, he then had to take a walk to see the nearest casino so that he could use the money and stake a bet to buy something for his family to feed on. After he staked the money, he ended up losing the game. That is why he is crying in regret. 
 
So I ask him, does he actually gamble? He said not at all; he just came to try his luck and find something to feed his family. Then I asked him, Can he still remember the mistake that he made when he staked his first money? Then he said he saw no mistake. All that is involved in gambling is luck. I said okay, I will give him money to try betting, because I also don’t have the money that will be enough to feed his family, so he staked another bet. To my surprise, he won the game and got the money he needed. 
 
What I want to know is: Did I do a good job by using gambling to save him? Or do I just make him have an interest in gambling as a source of income?

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What I want to know is: Did I do a good job by using gambling to save him? Or do I just make him have an interest in gambling as a source of income?

What you need to know is that even luck runs out one day, so the old man got lucky, he will probably get his next paycheck, bet again and unfortunately lose. I think this is the most likely scenario.

You were a generous guy, but you should encourage him to look for another more secure source of income, 'cause gambling is for those who have time and money to spare and can afford to play and accept losing and that's okay, because knowing that even if you lose in the game, it's money that you won't miss. Gambling is just for fun and shouldn't be treated as a main source of income.

Or if he at least played once in a while, when in addition to having enough money to feed his household, he would bet when he had money to spare and that didn't compromise his budget too much.

I was in pain today because of the incident that I saw in a physical casino shop. Although I am not a fan of going to physical casinos, I prefer playing my bet in an online casino, but today I wish to go to the physical casino so that I can see other gamblers and maybe get experience, but I end up sad. 
 
In the casino, I saw an elderly man crying in regret. I was concerned to know what the cause of his tears was, so I woke up to him to ask, and then the man narrated what happened. The man told me that he works in a construction site from morning just to get something to feed his family, because they haven’t seen food since yesterday morning, so after work from morning to night, the contractor tells them that they will all be paid tomorrow, so he begs the contractor to give him some money for transportation. When the contactor gave him some money, he then had to take a walk to see the nearest casino so that he could use the money and stake a bet to buy something for his family to feed on. After he staked the money, he ended up losing the game. That is why he is crying in regret. 
 
So I ask him, does he actually gamble? He said not at all; he just came to try his luck and find something to feed his family. Then I asked him, Can he still remember the mistake that he made when he staked his first money? Then he said he saw no mistake. All that is involved in gambling is luck. I said okay, I will give him money to try betting, because I also don’t have the money that will be enough to feed his family, so he staked another bet. To my surprise, he won the game and got the money he needed. 
 
What I want to know is: Did I do a good job by using gambling to save him? Or do I just make him have an interest in gambling as a source of income?

What I want to know is: Did I do a good job by using gambling to save him? Or do I just make him have an interest in gambling as a source of income?

This is an interesting and uncommon story, but when a man has reached the point of not only gambling money he can't afford to lose, but also money he needs to feed his children, you can say he's in a very dangerous addiction, and he needs help, not more money. Have you checked if he actually used the money he won from you to buy some food for his family at least or if he just spent it to continue to gamble ? Gambling is like alcohol or drug for some people, worst or riskiest situations won't prevent them to continue to gamble.

 
What I want to know is: Did I do a good job by using gambling to save him? Or do I just make him have an interest in gambling as a source of income?

It is better for us to stay away from lending money to anyone for gambling or getting interested in gambling. Because I have seen some of my friends who borrowed money and paid it back in the first instance but lost all money after some time when they lost gambling.   He could not pay back the borrowed money when he left so we should refrain from lending money to anyone for gambling.

The funny thing is that the entire post does not agree with the caption and has little to nothing to do with gambling. I have seen boring topics but this should be the worst I have seen so far How does a story between him and his friend qualify as a gambling post or helping a man who wasted his salary out of reckless gambling is something worthy of discussion here. I think @stalker22 put it the right way and that is what it is. I'm just imagining how someone can sit down and compose such a lengthy post with no meaning!

Wanting to analyze your question directly actually you could have made him interested in the business by giving him the money. Suppose you gave him money and he placed a bet on gambling and won but that is not the end because it made him greedy for gambling. Later he would save money and place a gambling bet and lose. Gambling is proven to be a game of luck so it doesn't always win. If you want lend him the money and ask him to repay it in daily wages. We don't all have the same financial position so we shouldn't call anyone to gamble.

Take your flowers for being the realest on this thread and the first to detect this BS!!!

What nonsense did I just read, @OP???

You are just lucky that there is no "demerit" option, because the lies and insincerity in the post are too obvious.

There are two facets of the resulting actions in this story, he's got his need satisfied somehow after your intervention, it would have been better you advice him never to take such risk again and hopefully he heeds to the advice but then except he's got discipline enough, the fact that gambling which he doesn't frequent saved him that day, the chances are really high he would want to keep trying out chances with it again even after now. I wouldn't blame you if he decides to pick up such habit, you only did what you could and he's expected to be wiser after all that which has happened to him much earlier.

Don't see it like you have introduced and encouraged him to be gambling because he got saved off gambling that day, after that point, it becomes his sole discretion to choose if its something he would want to continue with since he knows too well already that it luck dependent.

I read your post, and honestly I think its a bunch of bullshit.  

I just wanted to ask, what is the meaning of the title of this topic? And what does it have to do with the rest of your post?