Topic: Losing $350,000 because of a friend, what would you do? - page 6. (Read 4262 times)

Never ever suggest on using up your credit card when it comes to gambling yet that control you've been talking would really be that impossible on this case.I already have that bad experience on using up credit
card which you could really make yourself that impulsive when it comes to spending.Even you would really be telling into yourself that everything should be on control but on the time that you are
on the actual situation then this is where things becomes even more harder to resist,specially if you do know that you do still have the money or the capacity on spending
since you could always make use of your credit card which is really a very bad idea on no matter what angle.

indeed it's much better to have a limited bankroll for gambling so things don't go out of control
if using a credit card at least use a separate one from normal use and control the money limit so you don't get in trouble

better safe than "sorry in big debt"

Its really fictional which is something that cant really happen in real world situation which it isnt really that possible for your bets to be changed when the roulette is rolling.
If ever they would really be able to allowed such thing then they would really be sued out on what they had done on letting others alter those bets which means it cant really be that possible
on real life situation.

If ever this one happens into my part where my friend did really changed up a bet and then it win up huge amount then just like the rest been saying that this particular friendship is over
or something that you would really be punching up his face on why he do that?
Relations could really be ending up if we do talk about money but into that certain extent which the amount involved is something big.

here in africa if that happened i am absolutely sure that the guy who was deceived would spend years looking for his friend to do the same thing to him, here in africa they even kill each other for something like 1$, yes you are not reading it wrong, here in africa in africa people are capable of killing another person for 1$, now imagine if it was $350,000? losing that money the person would not forgive you and would spend years resentful and hating you, even if they were friends since they were children, when it comes to money here in africa people forget things like friendship and love, money becomes the most important thing It is important, even when people go to buy lottery tickets, there is already a tense atmosphere, it seems that they are in a fight


If there's one thing that I absolutely wouldn't do, it's using a bank card to go and play at the online casino, even at the physical casino, even if I'm a person with a lot of self-control, I wouldn't do that, for the following reason: when a person plays and has money to spare at that moment when he is playing that person will always be tempted to use that money that is with him, the thought will always be that he can use that money and then when he wins he will replace that money and with that thought the person will continue losing money, and will continue thinking that next time he will win and will replace the money but at the end of the day the person will lose all the money that is in the bank. the right thing is for the person to always deposit a small amount, that even when he loses, he will not have more money to deposit

I would not suggest using a credit card to deposit money for gambling because I am worried that the bill at the end of the month could increase due to the lack of control from each of us. While we might say we have good self-control, we know how the temptations of gambling will get to us so each of us should deposit some money into the sharing account and tell the others. That is to avoid cases of abuse of trust and credit card bills later. We must protect our accounts by not sharing them with friends unless they are very close to us and can be trusted.

What we are trying to here is match the fictional part of movie with the real one which is very unlikely to happen as others have already told you.If someone is allowed to change the bets and remove chips then what's the fun of placing bet at all? So casino don't allow it but what if happens? You would not speak to him for rest of your life and end friendship with him but can't kill him  The gambling is full of risk and even with the same bet you might have not be able to win that amount so take a chill pill and relax and creating imaginative scenes.

And if there is a credit card linked to it things could be many times worse, after all people trust in their friends and they are not going to check every single thing they do, and if you have a joint account then it could be possible for your friend to abuse that trust you have in them and make some withdrawals without your permission, so it is better to keep our accounts separated, besides I think most casinos do not like arrangements like this one as it could bring financial loss to them.

It would be better because if they can make it, they won't try to break it, especially if it's about profit sharing. It's better if we can choose someone we already know so well that we can trust each other and won't try to cheat.

But if it can provide a bigger chance of winning at sports betting because each of us has skills in choosing a team to compete with, we could share an account with someone we trust.

You don't need to made a pact to each other as long as both of you have agreed on disclosing information regarding every bet you'll both made. Also, it's best to only do this to someone you personally know so that you won't have any issue trusting each other.
I don't personally suggest sharing an account to every gambling activities you made as not all bets should be shared on as some are better done separately. We only do this on sports betting and not on other kind of gambling games.

Thus, we are free to use our funds and do not need to share with our friends because one day, we can feel jealous of the profit sharing. And if that has happened, there may be a fight between us.

When it comes to money, the little things that happen between us can turn into betrayals and bring us great losses. We can lose money and also lose friends. We definitely don't want to feel that because losing a friend can make us sad.

Maybe you don't think that's always a bad thing because as long as we can be honest using that shared account, no problem will happen. There may be a way to avoid getting into trouble later; if you want, you can make a pact between the two of you. But I still don't want to share accounts with my friends; instead, I will suggest they create their own accounts and gamble together. That's probably a good way for us because we learn to be responsible for managing our accounts.

Oh, it's a nice idea to have a joint gambling account with a friend, as long as your friend is trustworthy. I have yet to try to have a joint account with my friend, that is a good idea to win bigger, but I am just scared since it involves money, though I do really know them well. Still, it involves money, so I am curious how they react. Also, when betting, you and your friend should decide which team to bet on, but the problem is that if you are betting on a different team, how do you decide?

Well, mix emotions if this happened to me. I place the bet, that means i'm already prepared whatever the outcome is. Because it's my decision to go all in and try my luck. If my friend changed my bet out of concern, I appreciate it and his intention, but still, he has no right to interfere. So regardless of the result I'll be mad at him.

But anyway this is just a movie and can't happen in reality since you can't change/move bets when the ball is already rolling. The dealer should not allow this too.

I agree with you. What matter there is, we are still control our financial status properly even we do gambling. That's why I don't consider a heavy gambler as a person that don't know what do as what if in the end, they are still disciplined even how addicted they are in gambling.

Back to topic, it's really hard to put some real thoughts there because that is something can't really happened in real life.

Actually, it's not always bad to have a joint gambling account as I have one myself with one of my friends which is just mainly for sportsbetting as we want to maximize our profit by having a larger bankroll. One thing that we established before making the decision of sharing an account is that we will make a decision where we can both agree on but if in any case one of us is not available to make a decision then we have a certain amount limit to bet on to avoid losing a huge chunk of our bankroll. Also, we never blame each other if one of us bet and lost as we both share our winnings as well as when we lose.

You are right!

There's no way that the banker or the one whose incharge on a certain table would allow to do it so.Once the ball is rolling then those bets on the table are considered final.
Any alterations or changes would really be that not allowed.
If ever someone or your friend do change up your your bet and the it won but you didnt able to win up the amount because it was changed.
Then it would really be a huge chaos.
This isnt an amount which you can just slip away and move on, even if he's your friend you would really be beating him up
so badly for what he had done but eventually this isnt realistic.

I don't know anyone sharing their gambling accounts with others and I also think that any account is a personal thing and should be kept private.  Because often times friends plays joke and it is no joke if our accounts get compromised.


Indeed even can end in worst than just a fight.  I read lots of news about friends committing crime because because of money.  So as far as friendship is concern, lets be responsible and keep our accounts by ourselves.  It will keep our friends away from sinning.

That is why it is better for us not to share our gambling accounts with other people, even our friends, because we do not know when they will use that gambling account. Moreover, if they don't have good self-control, they can use all the money in the gambling account and not ask or tell us about it. This can lead to fights between us and friendships can be damaged because of this little thing. But you are still lucky not to lose that friend of yours and are still my friend.

Well you didn't lose $350,000, you lost $10,000 only. If you are going to think this way, every time you place a $1 bet in slots and lose, you may as well say you lost $10,000 which isn't true. Maybe yes, you can say that you lost the chance of winning $10,000, that would make more sense but still weird.

Well, if that is something that happened to me because of my friend, I guess we both would regret and laugh it off. I am sure he is feeling much more shittier than me. But things like this never happen in real life. Once you place the chips, there is no taking back.

It is a good thing that he is still your friend because this can be easily be an incident which could destroy a friendship if it is not managed correctly, personally even if I have great friends and family members in which I trust I have always thought that it is important to keep the topic of our finances apart, as this is a very sensitive topic and even something which you think it is not a big deal for you may destroy a friendship as the other person does not share your opinion.

I had a similar incident, although not exactly in this way. It was 4 years ago. A close friend and I had a joint gambling account. When we were gambling, we made joint decisions and acted that way. But one day it didn't happen that way. When I was going to bet equally on two different games, my friend changed his mind according to his own opinion and played with all the money in one game. He did something like this without my knowledge. At the end of this incident, when we were going to have a lot of money, we didn't have any money. As a result, he is still my friend After this incident, he returned my main money and we ended our partnership. Since then, I have not involved anyone in gambling.