Topic: gambling winner identity - page 8. (Read 1264 times)

I think it's fine for the father to hide his winnings from his family since he's still doing it for a good reason. I have to say that it could've been handled in a different way but there's nothing wrong with it and maybe he doesn't want the unnecessary attention that could potentially come from his other family members and relatives. On paper, it might've been better to let his family know everything but still, it's understandable knowing how money can sometimes easily change people.

I greatly agree, I think his reasoning is for him to freely spend the money without his wife auditing him.  Another reason is the guy possibly have another woman and make him able to buy properties where he and his woman can live together.  He also deprived his family of the possible good thing from winning the jackpot.  All in all I do not believe his reasoning.


The man's action is wrong.  As husband and wife, they share the responsibility, blessings and problems their family encounters.  It is greedy and unreasonable for man to deprive his family a good way of living.  And keeping a secret that must be told is another way of cheating.


I don't think he will, why?  Because he lied in the first place.  Liars are not to be trusted and liars doesn't mean what they are saying.  Mostly they say it to make them look good but deep inside they don't mean it.  I believe he will be spending the money to support his vices.

Thank you, the example are very educational. That man's reasoning might only be temporary, because hiding such a large amount of money is also not easy, especially with a wife. Anyway this is not about of lies this is a attitude, a man who understands the harsh meaning of life in a country full of discipline, being lazy is a worries for every father at there.

Japanese in general are a very responsible people who value honor above everything. I can understand this man, because he doesn't want his family to change their principles because they have won a huge amount of 'easy money', and as we know it happens with several people who win on the lottery or are born in wealthy families.

When you don't have to work to live and thrive anymore, everything loses its value and importance for you. Everything becomes easy and banalized, and then people feel empty inside, possibly going for addictions and temporary pleasures like alcohol and/or casual relationships which make them only feel emptier and emptier within time.

Of course this man is going to use the money for his family's good sake. They are going to be benefited by that, no doubts about it.

if he got seriously ill in the hospital and needed his wife to bring him food? Maybe he doesn't think about it? Are the wife and child more important than money? how could he spend so much money without his wife and son finding out? and there is another more serious issue that if he took all that money and then died while he didn't say anything to his wife and son he would let his wife and son go through financial difficulties while he could have avoided such a thing if he had been an honest person , with love in my heart I would have told the whole truth. the moment he prefers to lie, hide from his wife and son that he has money then this guy is bad, Is a bad person


lying is wrong, no matter the reasons, lying is wrong. I'll give you an example: imagine that the man gets seriously ill to the point of not talking or moving his hands, at the hospital they charge him 5 million dollars to be able to cure him, but the woman doesn't have that money and doesn't know that the husband has the money, and the doctor tells the wife that if they don't pay the 5 million dollars the husband will die in 7 days, after 7 days the husband dies. see how a lie can lead down a dangerous path? if he lies about money, then who can guarantee that I don't lie about other things? And that's what he wants his wife and son to do: "lie?", does he think his wife and son would forgive him the day they discovered his lies?

To be honest I'll do as the man did there, being a winner and covering up identity is not only about family but environment too. The man's reasoning was simple, and it seemed he loved his family more than anything. For safety, prosperity, the future, it's all for the family. Educating to hard depending on the character, and as a husband only he understands the character of his family.

The man's action is very right. He's wise, he knows what he's up to if he discloses the huge amount won from gambling can do to his family. Not everything should be made known to the whole world to know. The man in question is not only keeping the prize won away from his family, but he is also keeping his identity away from friends who would want to plan evil towards him or defraud him. I have heard news of individuals that won big in gambling that ended badly from dubious behaviour from family

The man didn't do anything strange,there is a reason why he did that. We are all different in color and od different mindset, some person are poor in spirit maybe that is the type of person he is. They will have millions and act as if they have nothing because the can control themselves from been carried away by the money. Imagine what he said that he doesn't want his family to be lazy i.e he will live his life normal. If he is not hiding his identity,the win will go viral and people will know him. Maybe he is also trying to stay secured from robbers or so much attention on him.

Letting your family to know about your success is good because you are all one. I don't see any reason why your family will not be able to enjoy your wealth and know that you are wealthy. The man will not be investing the money maybe he will be  spending it secretly.

That man hit a very huge amount of jackpot and as for me, it's important to keep our identity in private but hiding your winnings from your wife and children is too much. If I would win that amount, I want my wife and children to experience a luxurious wife because I believe that they deserve that but I won't disregard educating them on how to value money and how to maximize it. I don't think hiding such huge amount to your family will bring you peace. You can hide it from the people around you but not in your own household.

first of all, regarding privacy which has always been our long discussion in this forum.
Several other members have posted before, regarding why gambling houses or online casinos often disclose winning information on their gambling platforms. them, "gambling houses" can disclose based on the legality they have on the terms contained in their license. So, I believe this is obvious.


what the man did was entirely his right and responsibility, related to hiding his identity as an excuse to keep it a secret from his wife and children. to be honest, I think it's purely his right and responsibility based on the choices he makes. after all, we do not know for sure behind the reason he made. he just said, that he was worried the money would make them lazy. the reason makes sense. however, we don't necessarily have to be the judge of what he does.

regarding the costume he wore to maintain the confidentiality of his identity at the prize-giving session, as long as it did not violate the rules of the lottery gambling house platform. I think what the man did was legitimate.

Each of us has the right to anonymity and even in relation to his family. That's why I understand this lucky guy perfectly.

Besides, he's telling the truth. Practice shows that children of rich parents do become lazy because they have no incentive to improve their skills. Why do it if daddy has the money to go through life without working.

Another important point I think is that when children have too much money, they are more likely to become drug addicts or alcoholics.

We do ridiculous things when we encountered unexpected wealth especially if the amount is as huge as $30 million his reason may be valid this is his family and he is afraid that his family will change their character and standard when they find out that they have $30 million but if he is a responsible family man he will give the best for his family and he will only spend it to his family's welfare, I think he's not the only one who did this thing, anyway he can't keep that secret forever, wives are good at secrets, their hunch is always right.

He has valid point if he has a problematic wife which is very materialistic since there's a tendency that wife will really become lazy and just want to spend money. This already happened in real life to some lottery winners that result to immediately loss all there winning money.

This is only wrong if the husband intended to spend the money secretly for his own needs because family should be priority first and we are all working on our jobs just to support our family needs. Winning a lottery is useless if you will not spend it with them.

I agree with you, and maybe that's why some gamblers including myself, my wife are very religious and I keep my gambling activities a secret even though I am not an active gambler. Karen if caught by my wife would be fatal and I know that, and maybe that can be said as an excuse even though we all don't know the truth.
I believe what he did was for the good of him and his family because no matter how bad we did it without the knowledge of the family, and the result is still for the beloved family and will be well taken care of. Because the reason is that the journey of life is still long and the victory will be used throughout the journey of life, and I judge it that way. And it's a great man to think about the future rather than momentary pleasures.

I want to laugh at the man's excuse, that it will make his wife and child lazy. Of course, I don't think that's because his identity is disguised.
There will be other things like people who will target his family for having a lot of $30 million, his wife and children will become targets for crime.
Or as a matter of fact people will borrow the guy's money when they find out he has a lot of money.
So when he comes up with not wanting his wife and kids to know, then there's a real reason behind that and his yellow costume.
This man was very lucky to win the $30 million lottery.

Yes, I agree. But I am more in the side of he is actually right, we don't know his plan and I am sure that he allocate that money for his family in the future, maybe he just really want to see their hardworks before saying that they are having so much money or maybe he want to create a business for his family that when it is done he will say it to them. There is a chance that he actually create a time deposit for it as well who knows right.

I often see someone involved in gambling, in some cases the wife strictly forbids her husband to gamble, in other cases if the husband is caught by his wife gambling is fatal, there are cases that lead to divorce and many negative cases between wives, children and husbands who are fatal, maybe we often encounter them around us, including our own friends.

In a case like this, that person wins the lottery jackpot, I think he has the right to hide his own identity for the win, we don't know maybe the person is gambling without being known by his wife and child, so it's very natural that he hides himself from his family, it's for the good of his family, of course it's all he himself who judges his good and bad goals, especially in the family, the reason he hid his identity for the victory.

At the end of the day its their personal choice whether they want to disclose that he won huge sum of money as matter of luck with his family or not and I am glad he took this stand for good cause. Every gambling site or operator has to keep the data safe from security threats but there is no mandatory that they wouldn't disclose the winner identify or any other user data with other third party companies for advertisement and others.

Yes, it's really hard to judge what is the man's reason here, maybe he is doing it for him and for his family as well. And we all know that it's hard to keep a secret like this, specially when you go home once you got the money already.

It's good to remain anonymous, but I think it's better if he can share his winnings with his family and children and then build a happy home and life for them in the future.

I can't support the man's idea nor did I see his act to be irresponsible cause it is easy to judge people when we don't know what they know or put ourselves in their shoes. But, one I know for sure is that something is very good that not many people know about.
If he invested the money in his family's future, he's a very responsible man.

I can do something.
1 It will keep the man from possible attack
2 Family putting all the financial needs on him
3 Some women are not good at saving whenever they see money all they want is to go out shopping. if the man said he hide his identity because of his wife and children I think his family is in this category.