Topic: Lies told to cover up gambling habit - page 3. (Read 2340 times)

The situation is different from that guy, he's hiding his gambling activity from his wife and that's why there's something off with their relationship. And that's why a quarrel might happen if the wife sees his husband do some gambling unexpectedly. Anyway, that's their relationship to be fixed when lies are being told, it's really gonna make the significant other have their own doubts.

Hi gamblers, greetings to everyone..

So today, I was scrolling through my reddit feed, and I came across this post in the screenshot I share below..

After reading that post, I quickly remembered what I did some years back when I was still pretty much new to gambling and was kind of obsessed with it at that time, I remember it was on Sunday late morning after we came back from church, I darely needed to play some gambling game, but the children were running around the house making lots of noise, the little one will not stop climbing me, we've already had breakfast and my wife was busy watching a movie.
I left her and the children in the sitting room, took my phone and laptop and went into our third room reserved for visitors and locked myself in there, and started gambling, I was playing slot and casino games, and in between, I was also analyzing some upcoming sports matches to find suitable ones to place bet on.

More than 1 hour later, my wife came looking for me, and possibly was surprised i locked myself in the guest room, she inquired to know why, I told her I was studying some very important course online, and needed no disturbance at all, that was why I went to the guest room, she stood there, whether she believed or not, I do not know, I just know that she went her way after some seconds 😂😂.

So, when I came across that post on reddit, I couldn't help but laugh really hard, and also imagined how many of us gamblers out there are telling one lie or the other just to cover up our gambling habit..

I have a friend who lost a huge amount of money to gambling, and returning home that night, he lied to his wife that he was robbed, when the woman (being suspecious) asked why he was not beaten by the robbers, he got angry at her and almost beat her that night 🤣.

Have you told any gambling related lie before? Please share, let's read and have fun.

Basically in any case, lies will always be something that can reduce the level of trust, and in a household relationship it can be said that trust is one of the keys to a more harmonious relationship, especially if something you hide is an activity that as a whole or in general has a bad stigma in the eyes of society.

Although I understand that gambling responsibly may keep you safe and avoid various bad possibilities such as those experienced by addicted gamblers, it does not mean that it will completely make you not lose at all, in the sense that there will always be some money lost, meaning on the other hand there is an element that in the end or over time your wife will find out about something you are hiding because gambling involves money and in a household relationship finances are usually one and transparent, meaning your wife will definitely know that there is some money lost consistently, and this is where suspicion and arguments will begin.

Therefore, I think there is nothing wrong with being honest from the start, because even if for example now you succeed in hiding everything from your wife, it does not mean that your wife will not know forever, remember that you live under one roof.

The situation is different from that guy, he's hiding his gambling activity from his wife and that's why there's something off with their relationship. And that's why a quarrel might happen if the wife sees his husband do some gambling unexpectedly. Anyway, that's their relationship to be fixed when lies are being told, it's really gonna make the significant other have their own doubts.

Maybe for her this is not too serious as long as they use their gambling within reasonable limits, indeed if a husband asks his wife's permission to gamble, usually the wife does not allow it because the wife thinks gambling is an act of wasting money, maybe this is why husbands lie if they want to gamble, but still this cannot be tolerated and lying will become a habit if it is done continuously when urgent. Talk to your wife nicely when she is in a good mood that you want to gamble with a small amount of money when you have free time (not every day) and promise not to get addicted, I think the wife will allow you to continue gambling.

Lying is not good but sometimes letting others know the truth will be even worse. Some people say that we should tell the truth to our wife or family about our gambling but they are not in our situation, they don't know what we will face.

I think there is nothing serious about trying to hide our gambling from our loved ones as long as we are not addicted to gambling and causing trouble for our family.
In addition, everyone will have a certain level of privacy, and some personal space, and sometimes there are habits of ours that many people do not like, so there is no reason for us to let them know to avoid causing trouble for both parties.

You are right, that many lies have been covered up when they dialogue with relatives and friends, they seem to hide the truth of all his words, but it's a shame that they will never want to help him again when they find out he has been addicted to gambling to the detriment of himself, so don't lie to him. If anyone experiences a loss from gambling, however, it's a good idea to keep quiet if you don't want everyone to know about the loss.

There are people who thinks bad if they know the person is a gambler. It's because they know its negative effect once a gambler became out of control. However, it's a different thing if we're pertaining to our loved ones. We should be honest on what's going on with our life. If possible, don't keep your gambling activity a secret because it can only cause a misunderstanding (if you're a disciplined gambler) that might lead to a serious problem. It's normal to tell lies sometimes but don't make it a habit.

I think that we as players, should not cover up with lies whether we play or not , I think that we should be what they call upfront, always say things , lies always come to light, at any moment, because it is something that does not make sense , in the end lies achieve disappointment, then whoever we want to hide something like that from , I do not Recommend it, I recommend being as Transparent as possible, also gambling is not a crime, it is not something that is Wrong , you just have to face things as they are, if we like playing in casinos, then they have to accept it as we are.

I lie to my girlfriend most times when I'm gambling and she walks past me, I'll immediately change the tab to my working site. Now I think I am trying to protect her from gambling excesses because she is a very passionate person and does her things without any reservations and I fear what she would become when she starts gambling actively.

She likes doing my stuffs and during ponzi period, she learned from me and lost a whole lot of money, more than I ever imagined.

Scammers almost drained her account in sporty bet Saga back then if not that she mistakenly told me that she has seen who would be helping her play bets and she wouldn't loose and I stopped her from getting scammed.

I am just concerned that she would do herself great harm if she starts gambling like me with her character of all out and no holding back.

There are people who thinks bad if they know the person is a gambler. It's because they know its negative effect once a gambler became out of control. However, it's a different thing if we're pertaining to our loved ones. We should be honest on what's going on with our life. If possible, don't keep your gambling activity a secret because it can only cause a misunderstanding (if you're a disciplined gambler) that might lead to a serious problem. It's normal to tell lies sometimes but don't make it a habit.

I think that we as players, should not cover up with lies whether we play or not , I think that we should be what they call upfront, always say things , lies always come to light, at any moment, because it is something that does not make sense , in the end lies achieve disappointment, then whoever we want to hide something like that from , I do not Recommend it, I recommend being as Transparent as possible, also gambling is not a crime, it is not something that is Wrong , you just have to face things as they are, if we like playing in casinos, then they have to accept it as we are.

That was a funny lie that the guy from the example in OP has said. It doesn't matter if it's the best day of the day or whenever he tells his wife that going to bed with her was the best. I don't think that he has to tell a lie or go to the bathroom and play all day blackjack, slots or any game that he prefers. As long as his wife is aware that he's a gambler, I think that everything is fine and that's what he needs to say on her because if he don't tell her that he's been gambling all of this time, it might ruin their relationship.

Why do adults even lie about gambling? I would understand if a teenager would lie, or a shy person that recently turned 18. But for a really grown up person to lie about gambling? The benefits such person would get from a lie is so minimum and miserable, when the consequences are so big, that it is no use to do it. To lie to hide gambling habit is useless, as lie will always come up, and it is impossible to hide such a habit.

responsible gamblers know the reasonable limits that should be done, besides their thoughts and mindsets that I think they will treat gambling as just a means of entertainment because with that it is unlikely that they will become addicted to gambling. also when compared to people who gamble responsibly and not, maybe more people gamble irresponsibly because there are so many cases of bad impacts that occur. and they must be able to learn to gamble responsibly, one of which is to have limits on their budget and gambling time.

that is the importance of betting according to what we can afford, we must be able to allocate an amount of money that we can afford and consider the money to be lost because with his statement gambling will only make them lose or lose money so we should be able to let go of the money that was bet if it is lost. because if not like that gambling addiction is something that can happen and it is unlikely that other people will care when addiction has occurred.

Unfortunately, a gambler with a problematic addiction has to lie a lot. I heard this in many interviews with such gamblers years ago, and I still hear it. It feels like lying is an integral part of a real gambling addiction.
And the trouble is that even if such a gambler wants to change everything and return to his former honest life, it will be very difficult for him to do so.
After all, trust is difficult to restore, because his environment will always question his words.

I think almost all of the husbands in the world have cover up their gambling habit to their family especially to their wifes this because the husbands fear their wifes will not accept their habit and it can be influence to their relationship so this is a normal thing done by everyone who has a family but i think has gambling habit is not matter as long as those people can responsible to their family and if there is any people who can able to do that i think they can life normally without having to fear that it will have a negative impact on his family

I have one example in my environment because a friend of mine has gambling habit for years and he can cover up his habit with very well without his family know about that this because before gambling he always prioritize his family needs first and until now he continues to live a normal life without fear that gambling will affect to his life