Topic: Making bets with my stupid friend (Read 488 times)

We do it a lot of times before the emergence of online gambling or before we were introduced to it. We still do it today when our strong opinions about different teams "collide". The amount is not that significant and winning is mostly about bragging rights. It feels great when you win and you can nag them all day.

I don't record losses.

And with what you've said that they're going to ensure you stay broke is actually a real deal. If you want your life to be better, get friends that wants to stick to you until the end.

But if it's about gambling, you should just change your route. Because there can be a friend of ours that will try to pull us not to get out of it and will keep on influencing us that it's fine to gamble against them.

And sometimes, it's not about the money anymore.

We should ready to accept our winnings and losses made in the system. We have no authoritative power over the system, so we can afford to record losses but we should always ensure our winnings ratio surpassed our loss. I've decided to stay on my own lane because I've found out about my friends, they will ensure you're broke and tends to used the money for budgets to gamble. Gambling is one of the risks to take in the realistic world, I'll not encourage or advise anyone close to me to gamble, it's not a smart decision, trust me. You will live up to regrets the huge losses that follows.

This is what debate is all about; you both can't have the same opinion and still call it an argument. In an argument, you are presenting your own point while the other is stating why yours is to stand and that of the other person is invalid.
 
Even in a football debate, that's what makes it very interesting, especially when you walk into a viewing centre filled with both team supporters, where you will see real arguments and how they're being done. It's all part of the fun we find in the game, and they all contribute to why most of us enjoy watching football.

I think this is a pointless topic and needs moved to a different section honestly. Off topic or even locked and archived. You and your friend have disagreements and make a stupid bet and return the money, good job. Why not just sing kumbaya and call it a day?

This is why we have to know what we are doing not trying to gamble with people that would end up become something else when they finish betting. It is fund when we gamble with friends but also we have to make sure we know the kind of friends we are gambling with so that we don't end up becoming a problem to ourselves. If we want to earn good money in gambling we need to gamble along with people that have the experience so that we can as well learn from them on how to can gamble without disturbing ourselves or trying to do it in a greedy way that would become a problem for us.

No, I don't do any bets anymore with my friends. I've got a lot of them before but when I've moved and started to lie low on them because most of them does nothing but only to gamble.

The influence that they can give me is on all time high and that's why I've decided not to do anything with them anymore except to play online games.

It was fun until I've noticed that it's no longer doing me good because that's all what they wanna do when I've got plans for myself and my family while them, they'd influence you to just keep on gambling with them and it's just winning and losing so there's actually not a lot of wins at all.

But sometimes the provocation can be justifiable because why would someone place a bet with you if they know they wouldn’t keep to their side of the bargain. Some people try to act smart and would not want to pay you when you win them, however, when they are the ones winning, they’ll cause a fight if it came down it.

That seems like quite a negative and unhealthy "friendship" that you've described - especially if you feel like you're consistently taking advantage. Either that or he is willingly losing to you, maybe because he feels sorry for you in some kind of way. You should be able to have debates and even accept each having a different point of view on subjects without having to twist it into something competitive like that. However if you both feel that it does no harm and in some strange way brings you together, then so be it - you don't need to change for anyone. If you know he is not a gambler though, you should not try to tease this type of behavior out of him because he might not actually like it after all.

When you think your friend is stupid I can't see any reason to make a bet with him. And also there is no reason to make a bet with your friends if there is no loser or winter or any of you do not take the winning money. For me, I never make any bets with my friends whether that is for fun or any serious issue.

I often bet with my friends when watching football matches together. This helps us be more interested in watching soccer, and all our bets stop at fun, a drink, a drink or a certain dining outing, not betting cash. This helps us be more comfortable betting with each other, not focusing on winning or losing because whether we win or lose, we will still be able to eat, drink, and have fun together.

I see many people, even though they are close friends, when betting with each other with real money, conflicts often arise and sometimes that friendship will no longer exist after such conflicts. Betting with acquaintance people around us seems simple, but if we let the money factor influence us too much, sometimes we can easily fall into more awkward situations than with strangers.

Absolutely, it's not about the money, it's about the shared moments and the playful rivalry that can enhance our connections with friends. These small competitions, whether it's over a game or a simple bet, bring a spirited dimension to our friendships, making each gathering memorable. I totally agree that the best relationships are built on mutual respect and not taking things too seriously. Keeping that lighthearted attitude in both victories and losses is key to lasting friendships.

       -   The only thing I've ever experienced betting with my friend is that when he loses, he treats us to food at any restaurant, or when I lose, I shoulder his groceries for the whole week.
Those are the only things I experience betting on.

Sometimes I give money when, for example, we have a bet of 10–20 dollars; that's the only bet we make, for example, on who will win here in the country, the national basketball team.

It's a great experience for you, for one. You clearly said so and I see nothing wrong in making a bet on the outcome of an argument or topic of debate. At least this way, everyone has to have good facts that is true, inorder to win, because the information may be on the internet with just a click away.

Am sure you guys may be single for now or not in any serious relationship because otherwise, your partners would have somehow discouraged the act so as you and your friend don't ever have to fight incase one person feels or thinks they have been cheated or given an unfair penalty.

It's the simplest things in life like this that brings flavor and joy to me. And yes, I make bets with friends, sometimes for a can of coke so I don't have to fork out a dollar out of my pocket anymore, sometimes for larger denominations like, 200 bucks, our largest being 500 dollars over a boxing match.

Honestly, nothing wrong with making bets like this with your friend, as long as you know for sure that the guy you're making bets with is really your friend. Some people do this to test whether you're able to fork out money when they need someone to depend upon, some do this to see just how rich or poor you are, how stingy you are with your money so they know how to dupe you out of when you're not in the right headspace. Good friends will see this as nothing but a game among people who love each other platonically and wouldn't dare do something ludicrous that would take away at this friendship.

Glad that I have made ties with people that are really trustworthy and are so to speak Day ones, cause beyond the stupidity of the concept of betting with friends I'm more or less concerned more about the character of the person I'm making the bets with.

Except that it binds their friendship together, sometimes money can affect friendship. If it's for fun, that's cool. On the other flip of it, gamblers are meant to wager on games at least to win or lose with no strings attached. Who knows what the next person thinks of such a peer to peer gambling out of discussion or arguments. Those are just a means to kill time, as it may seem. But the player will never make a kill from such plays. I mean they wager considerably; I don't think it's something huge. Settling the argument with a prove other than staking money is better.

Moods do swing, not in their case, but in terms of playing with no rules to the game. Playing a card game with friends can result to gambling, and the rules are clearly known to all participants. Sometimes when an argument erupts, the rules resolve it. In this context of gambling, where Op and his friend, only wager money to remove each other's doubt on who is more advanced intellectually, can result to bigger argument in future. Though not wishing that for Op and his friend. But that's what I see of such behaviors, because money is involved.

Just like you said, they ain't actually serious and the bets between them doesn't seem to me like a serious one either.  It is just a friendly game between them and that explains why they don't go home with each other's money even when a winner is declared, the fact that they can bet on anything tells that it is all for fun and nothing serious attached to it. The challenge, lousiness, pride and boasts are simply the love language that binds their friendship together. I am not a frequent gambler but most times, I gambler in groups with friends.  Monies are not always involved most times but the fun and entertainment we enjoy while gambling is worth the time spent. Gambling is not all about money most times.

Friends can laugh at betting. Competition is part of the best friendships, right? It can get messy even with food on the queue, as I've witnessed before. Understand, its mindset, not money. Even without realising it, you look at your friend differently. Your situation sounds fantastic. Sounds like a friendly competition over who's buying. The best friendships, the ones that last? Not who won the Super Bowl bet. The fact that you sometimes tear up the bet and give the money back indicates you're sensible. Not taking things too seriously is respect. Continue that and you'll always be steady, win or lose.

What a story! All I can say is that you guys are not serious, I can't be betting with friends and not collect my money. I am even stricter in that regard and must have ensured that the money has been technically escrowed in the hands of a trusted third party that will only deliver it to the winner. This is so because I always like it to be a deterrent to those people who are too lousy and mouthed about their beliefs. There are some people that can't even argue reasonably and constructively, you can't have a good discussion with them without leading to arguments. These people annoy me so much and I am now taking it upon myself to do as much as possible to stay away from them to avoid unnecessary shouting and annoyance, especially if they are too perfect in their views. If such people are the ones I challenged into betting, oh boy, they should forget that money, I will not even flinch or pity them in any way.

As for your questions, of course, I do bets with friends and family members on friendly notes. And you can refer to the above opinion for the answer to the other question.

When some people lose money in online betting, you could see anger in them and transfer of aggression but because they can't show that to the house or owner of the casino, they put it all on the family and people at home . So likewise those kind of people gambling against their friends, they will of course show that anger and envy that their friends have taken their money so any slightest provocation or exchange of words can lead into a fight. Very many times I have seen where friends fought after gambling and the cause is usually that one party refused to continue playing because he has more profit and wants to run off with it by not risking in more playing time not to fall into losing what he has and that makes the other losing party annoyed to insist on continuation so that he could have more chance to win back his loses.

Instead of solving your issue, you start a game of chance. Like a verbal coin flip? Does that help? Does it help you grasp each other's perspectives? Or does it temporarily ignore the issue? After the bet's adrenaline spike, what happens?

You also say winning doesn't matter and usually refund the money. Why bother if it's only for show? It's like betting on betting itself, not the outcome. What happens long-term? You and your friend have something good? Betting is like filtering your genuine communications. It can be easier to wager on who's correct than to investigate

It's actually very fun having this kind of games especially around certain kind of friends who we know for sure really gat us, when you play this kind of games with them, you get to see that even the bond between you people is even strengthen especially when it has to do with the fact that it gets entertaining and aswell as having to have meals together is another way of sharing bonds amongst gamblers and friends generally, i actually do gamble with friends but the fun in it is that it's usually quite different from that which is done at the casino as sometimes refunds can be made in situations where we see that the looser is almost stranded.

Although this applies to friends who share the same kind of view and mind set with you as some of our friends may not share same views with us and may not be willing to be involved in same things as this with such friends you look for other ways of bonding with them.

playing with friends is really fun and a nice eay for entertainment!
I like it a lot and when there are special bets (for example in the world cup of soccer) it's really exciting to follow the matches...not to mention the exotic bets...like goals of certain players, corners, cards and so on

and this is all!
Yes, since you play with friends just for fun the rest can lead to big losses and it is better to avoid un-necessary risks of money or you will Just waist Faith and time that you can earn money with these bets

I make bets with friends too, but I stopped it when it has to do with money or any material thing because I realize that it ends in disputes just like you said that sometimes one person turns on the other person. It’s a good thing to argue with friends and even better with them, but if possible don’t do it with money. It’s always fun when you figure who’s right.

Friends who end arguments and discussions with a bet don't understand very well the concept of gambling. Arguments are not meant to trigger the anger of somebody else to the extent of wagering money. Those discussions lead to serious arguments because they don't closely relate to one another. Nothing special about meaningless arguments. Even though it appears meaningful, seeking for a prove is the right thing to do. Choosing gambling as a way to end the long overdue arguments can only make the loser get angrier. And when in that same gathering next time, he'd want to try again. Hence, that gathering of friends will continuously end in an argument. As everyone involved would want to win their lost money.

If Op isn't interested in such a friendship for tagging them as "stupid" I think he should avoid their company. A proper gambling circle does it with games, not arguments. Unless the game is in the argument, staking money on quarrels is inadmissible. Peers easily influence one another emotionally, and when the energy is weak and focused on brainless ideas, people in that circle of friends will get stuck exhibiting brainless behavior. By hanging out with irresponsible folks, one can't obtain a responsible attitude. I don't remember placing bets on arguments. It never gets directly to me, it's just an argument. I've seen people do it, but I have not seen people who spend time often betting on arguments.

If they can thinks like that, they will not playing gambling, even with their friends. That's why they must knows what will happens to them if they decides to involved with gambling so they will not easily playing gambling. If your friends can't accept anything from gambling, you should not gambling with your friends because that can triggers a situation that will makes both of you in an uncomfortable. But if your friends can accept anything from gambling and consider that will be the risks of playing gambling, that will not be a problem and even you and your friends will enjoy playing gambling together to spends your spare time. We must recognize the risks involved while we playing gambling with our friends because some people can easily ruins their friendship with their friends because of playing gambling together. So we must avoids that happens to us and with our friends.

Gambling is not for everyone, we should choose wisely and understand what we've signed up for and become contributing to the system. Perhaps our friends plays a major roles in our growth when it comes to gambling, be competent to leveled our strategies. Making reasonable friends will not be so hard these days. We know how compulsory it is for us to handle responsibilities in the system, be capable of acknowledging the risks involved.

right, so when it comes to choosing our friends, we should be choose where we have peace of mind and can respect our wishes and decisions. Because there are other friends who even though they know their friends will be in trouble, they will continue to do what they want just to justify what they want. As for gambling, no one should feel bad about what might happen because you only gambled to enjoy yourself, not to be a competitor.

It really does depend on what type of friend you are dealing with here. If he is indeed your real friend, no matter what you do, you won't feel stress about it but instead just have fun about it. You will just laugh about your mistakes and not get too hard on yourself if you or him did wrong about the bet. Not looking for any fault or mistake but just move on whatever the outcome of the bet is. You can rarely find such person. So better keep him, if you find one.

Money can destroy the relationship if you have other expectations, other than fun. In this case, you need to be clear with your friend regarding your target. Otherwise, you will really get into trouble with your friend if you are not seeing eye to eye here.

With gambling that we do with friends it will be more fun because, But never get too deep into the gambling place so that we don't lose too much. We have to keep control of the money we spend because by drinking and betting we sometimes forget that we have spent too much money. I'm often like that when it gets too deep then we have to go home immediately and settle the bills that need to be paid. Friendship is very important but money can sometimes destroy that relationship.

When I was in college, I had a friend where we always ate snacks or drinks from the bar at a pool table.
I think it's fun and these types of bets are healthy if the value is insignificant for the parties involved (it's money that won't be missed) and if it doesn't end up in discussion.
Otherwise, I don't think it's worth ruining a friendship over a bet if both of you aren't able to understand each other in the end.

My dad also likes to gamble on drinking at a card table with his friends, but that's about it....it never involves the question of "winning money", the reward of winning is just the fact that you get to drink or eat without spending anything.

This is the true spirit of a healthy bet: Having fun with friends without the goal being profit.

Exactly, things are always like that and for me when I have a defeat when I know I'm going to win, that affects me a lot, whether with a friend or with the stink house, for example with Liverpool it happened, I didn't know that They were going to have such a bad streak, and I was sure they were going to win, because Luis Diaz and Mo Salah were at full strength and suddenly they lost and they left them there, they took Luis out. Díaz, they added another player and the game was over, the game was in decline, this is something that affected me a lot Emotionally because I already see it difficult for Liverpool to recover, City is first, Arsenal is going there and Liverpool, which seemed to have a better path because it came out with something like that, Things can really go wrong if we don't see them from the right point of view, this time my analysis failed everything, and I'm still here and I don't know how they lost, because the strategy they had It went very well.

My friends are indeed into some stuff which we all could bet on, like sports like football, baseball, one of them is even into electronic sports like Dota or League of Legends.
But I personally prefer not to bet with friends (sharing wager) or against friends. One needs to have a special friendship which is supposed to be strong enough not to be shattered by betting and the results of matches for it to work. And I think I would appreciate more to keep a friendship untouched, instead of proving how much it can bear by starting to involve my friends into betting.

If it is for the sake of money and entertainment, one can always go for the usual markets in casinos and bookies, bet against other one does not know.

Just my two sats, anyways.

It sounds like you and your friend like we say are like 5 and 6. It is no stupid bets like you would think, it just makes your argument fun and exciting. I think you both just like to have fun. I do not so it always but I have sometime made these bets with very close friends.

Sometimes I lose and we laugh about it and have a bottle of two of our favorite drinks and vice versa. The wager is very minimal compared to what is offered in the bookies. Friends do this and its more about the building up their friendship that the bets.

The title of the topic is similar to the title of someone's comedy film.
We used to play cards with our friends, but most often we played not for money, but for desires. Because there was never any money, and secondly, when playing for money you can quickly lose friends
Now I don't do that with my friends. We do not bet on any events. But we do it a little differently. Sometimes we can argue about something and as a result, the one who wins gets, for example, a chocolate bar.
From my own experience, I can say that you have a good relationship and not every friend can bet money, even if you later return it and your game is purely entertaining. Probably a good friend

Ah, we sometimes do this too whenever we have something that we can't agree on, and the risked amount usually just goes towards something that we enjoy, i.e. drinks at a bar or food on the go. Idk, I never really took my friends' money when I win a bet against them, as I don't think it 'counts' as a real gamble. We just risk something in order to prove a point and that's it. Sometimes though, the conversations become a bit too much heated that bets no longer matter but rather who is right or wrong in the end.

Yes, betting with friends at school was in fact my first gambling experience. We had no money so we'd bet chewing gums and other sweets. We'd dare each other to do something and bet on whether they actually manage to do it. Then we'd start to play poker, first with sweets and drinks, then with real money, but very small, enough to buy a can of soda, then we'd even bet on who's going to do other people's homework. Fun times, believe me.

# Nope, im not really that fan on making bets with my friends neither physical or online gambling on which i do prefer on going solo because there's nothing much you've been thinking of.
#The thing i dont like on having together with other people or even with friends is that on potential conflict and arguments specially if you both does have that different choices
on which this might be leading up into some potential quarrel or possible trouble. Not all friends would really be that just the same.

Somewhat its not really that always be pertaining something like this,its true that there are ones who do really love on playing in together with their friends on which they do
really love the experience on having someone for them to be able to play on or make bets within.

That is good friends should be and gambling is not all about you are the most experienced but luck also follow. And according the story he got most gambling knowledge from you but when there are is arguments you guys always end with betting and in some cases nobody wins and indicate nobody is perfect in gambling. The inexperienced gambling friend argued with you and vet with you to be draw. Those arguments still happens in the children play ground whereby some are fans of Chelsea and other Arsenal and others. Also in the viewing centers. "This club will win others will say no, then let's bet". Those things are common. But it makes day interesting. Most of us are not doing those things again so like in some days are boring.

Well, that's will be a good moment between us and our friends and if you and your friends doesn't have a bad experience, that will be good to continue that experience. That will makes us feels close to them and we can share many things about them. I am not bet with friends as your experience but we gather and talks about many things without betting on debates because debates sometimes can makes relations becomes bad.

When we wants to bets together, maybe we will select football match and select our teams. The loser will buy food and drinks and we will spends nights together and that will be a good moments for us because we don't meet very often. That will gives fun for us and we wants to repeated it in the other days when we have free time.

This can only happen to some really good friends, especially if they are financially stable. Another reason is because the staked amount is only small. If all what we want is only to play for fun, it's better if we clear it out and not mention any amount because we don't know maybe some of our friends are hoping for it and once they win and we can not pay them, we can get in a serious trouble.

This will also be the cause for our friendship to get destroyed. Never tried this type of betting yet but only me and my friends are betting on the same team in sports betting. It's more fun because we also watch the live game all together and cheer with our favourite sports team.

Bets between friends are a bit of nonsense to me simply because as you said OP the money doesn't matter that much. You never expect a friend to pay much money and if they don't want to pay you just leave them be even if they had clearly lost.

If we have an argument with a friend, we just ask for a third opinion in our friends group and solve it this way. Money just adds a needless variable to this matter that should better just be a little simpler.

I think it's just a fun activity for you and your friends. the experience you describe is just for fun and no one will benefit from such a bet. Just do it with pleasure and harmony with your friends. but that is not something that is a real bet in gambling.

I personally wouldn't do something like that with my friends. maybe there will be such a conversation but it's just empty talk.
if I want to gamble then I will go to the casino and that will be more fun for me.

It's funny how much gambling is in your relationship and that it solves any disagreements that you may have together. It's just not going to win but it must be fun.

I do make bets with friends but jokingly, not serious about which you would pay unless specifically talked about with the amount. If it's a plausible amount, it's going to push through but if not, it's probably just a joke between the two of us.

I didn't happen to see a reason why you called your friend "stupid" in the title of your thread because nowhere in your story he did do anything stupid or show any stupidity.

What you and your friend do is something that happens in most of the friend circles, in my opinion. When friends are together, there are discussions, arguments, debates, and often bets made on things where two friends have different thoughts and opinions on something, and sometimes those bets are on very useless things, lol.

We often used to make bets on games that we used to play, most of the time it used to be pool/snooker games because it used to be a very competitive game for us friends and we would often compete with each other making bets who would win.

What you are doing is not gambling, it is emotion that is leading you too


Gambling with your friend is always like that, that after the other person lose you will return the money back to them. Friends that are close don't stake their money against the other because they see themselves as one or do someone gamble with themselves? The answer is no and that is the basis of the emotion attached to gambling with your friend. It is always not a serious gambling but emotional based. Friends do that sometimes to only prove that they know and understand what they are saying. However, friends that are not very close do gamble for the real gambling itself and even fight on the spot of gambling.

It's hardly worth making a bet with a friend. Of course, you can bet on a small, even symbolic amount or, for example, on drinks and food, or on a trip to a restaurant. Let's say the loser pays. But you need to understand that they are friends for that reason, that there can be no commercial relations with them. Commercial relationships destroy both friendships and family ties. You can place bets in sports betting. When you place a bet, you are making a bet with a casino or bookmaker. You hope to get maximum profit. When playing against a friend, you cannot want to get the maximum win, because this will destroy your friendship.

Sounds like a pretty good relationship tbh. It's a pretty interesting relationship since there's always some sort of dynamic between the two of you since there's bound to be both a winner/loser between the two of you. Sadly I don't think it's a gamble most people here would be familiar with since we bet with money, and you guys kind of bet on who pays instead. Almost similar to how we gamble with casinos, but the keyword is almost and that part where it differs has a pretty big impact imo.

I have made bets with my friends before though and similar to OP, it's sometimes payments, sometimes dares, and sometimes money itself. Not that often, but can definitely be a topic a couple of times in the future when we look back.

Yes, I also answer such questions because it's always a good thing to share your opinion/experience with the ones who haven't done something like that. I have personally never did such type of betting and I won't do it either in future but those who are going to do it should understand that it could be either fun or it could affect someone's friendship.

This is no real bet mate, I commonly do this kind of elastic bet with my friends and even after winning them on the bet, I will not want to take from the what was staked and if they win me too, they will not demand from the money I have staked. For example, I can tell my friend that Mr. Michael will not be in class as early as 8:30 AM and he will say am lying, then I will ask him let place a bet of $1 or $5 which he will agree with me but after the result of such bet is known, we don't demand the money that was staked from ourselves. It's just for fun and play, nothing more serious and that is just what you are explaining, it's not a real gambling.

Sometimes if they happened to visit me at my house. But I do practice deciding on my own most of the time. Reason? I don't want to have feelings of regrets when it comes in gambling because it could trigger a drive in me to make up with the losing bet (assuming that there will be since we won't be able to guarantee winning). When money is involved, it is a normal response for someone to be more logical and more practical especially on times losing is something that has a possibility to take place.
Thought I'd be the only one to notice. However, I still chose to answer these question 'coz in such way I am learning to care for other people especially those who are unaware of the cons of doing so. To those who are still aiming or those which are interested to bet in such way, and to be entertained, you guys should just watch the game and enjoy things on your own.

The confidence is mostly what result to such bets. When you are sure about what you are saying and already before hand have researched on that very topic,mehnn you will be so confident that you will place a bet  without thinking twice because you know what you are saying.

I have bet with my friends not once, and is appealing because it them believe and ready to learn, at times they are so annoying when you try to prove points but once bet is involved and you won, they behave like a child being flogged and is ready to listen.

This shouldn't be practice in all situation as the result might lead to a fight, quarrel and other possible danger speaking from experience. Know and understand the friend before you place your bets.

This is what I've been meditating when I lose on a good bet. We followed our intuition and analysis and it feels like it's 100% on our side yet still loses. So instead of beating up myself and ruining up my psyche, I would think of the other side of the coin which is "If it turns out to be good, will that be a good decision.". And what's important to me is to make a good decision regardless of the result.

So with a heated discussion with a friend especially in gambling, Don't judge base on the result but in a matter of do your decisions are right?

It sounds like your debates and bets with your friend add a lot of excitement and a dynamic element to your friendship! Using bets as a playful way to conclude debates, especially over trivial matters, can indeed be a fun way to engage and challenge each other.

I think as long as these bets remain in good spirit and don’t lead to any serious disagreements or financial stress, it’s a great way to add an element of competition and entertainment to discussions.
It’s all about having fun and creating memorable moments together.

I think it’s fantastic that you both manage to keep things light and enjoyable, even when money briefly enters the equation. It sounds like you both have a good handle on snapping right back to fun mode, ensuring no one’s wallet feels too light at the end of the day. It’s the perfect mix of challenge and chuckle!

Do I make bets with my friends? Sometimes! And when we do, it’s all about the laughs, not the cash. Whether it’s daring someone to sing karaoke or guessing the next plot twist in a TV series, it’s all in good fun.

Your betting tradition? It sounds like a great way to keep the stakes exciting but friendly. Just the kind of spice that keeps a friendship interesting! Keep enjoying those debates and may the best debater win… or at least get a free dinner out of it! 

You don't know what gambling or betting is all about and from what you wrote it pourly off topics and at smthe same time invaluable because I what you said is anything close to being true which I doubt because I can't Imagine grown up forks engaging in such worthless and thoughtless way of discussion to call a bet.

It's quite funny and sarcastic!

Always, especially in sports me and my friends are a very fan of basketball and we also like ti play basketball sometimes when there's an NBA match or league we always do betting on which team will win each matches and it was fun doing betting with them and also when we are playing basketball sometimes we want to play with other people, we will go to other places just to play basketball and bet with our opponent, that the winner team will take the money and sometimes among friends we also play basketball and stake a bet, even though betting is bad for the others but if you will do it with your friends then it was fun and entertaining so there's nothing wrong with that, as long as you know your limits and you will not argue, of course sometimes it can't be avoided but we will not exchange our friendships just because of argument in money.

If the goal is to enjoy and hangout, then why not for me. But if it is to make money, the scenario may end up with blaming each other or unfocused bets with lack of analysis. Halving friends with you also helps as one who is accountable with your actions. They may help you monitor your behaviour and actions that most of the time may lead to impulsive decision so that helps a lot.

At one point in our life, we will encounter this kind of individuals who become our friend. And so from my experience, this is just normal. There are games that I will play with them, not sure if everyone is familiar with Mahjong and sometime we will argue about certain rules or if I found that he is cheating.

But at the end of the day, even if you shout and curse some words, you are still friends and go and move forward to have another gambling session with them and it could be the same outcome, LOL. And sometimes our close neighbors will think that we are in a heated argument and they are all surprise that when we come out, we're all happy and joking around. 

I have a friend and we both approach this kind of scenario with a sense of humor and camaraderie, rather than letting it become a source of tension or conflict.

I do enjoy friendly competitions and challenges with friends. Whether it's playing games, debating different viewpoints, or simply trying out new activities together, these interactions deepen our bonds and make for memorable experiences.

What I find particularly interesting about your experience is how you handle the outcome of the bets, especially when it involves money. The value lies more in the exchange itself and the enjoyment of the process rather than any material gain. That speaks volumes about the strength of your friendship and the mutual respect you have for each other.

I do, from time to time. My most recent experience about this kind of situation with a friend was the EFL cup final between Liverpool and Chelsea. Being a Liverpool fan, I was of the opinion that Liverpool would win the tie but my friend thought his team would win so we entered took a bet against each other. There are other experiences — this was the most recent.


It's a completely normal one. Most times, it's even fun and can score you some bragging rights if you're lucky enough to emerge the winner. As with all bets/gambles, one should only enter into a bet with an amount they'd lose without problems.

I think I have seen a similar nature thread a few weeks ago and now seeing it once again. I have never made such bets with my friends personally but it could be a quite fun way for many people. Especially for the ones who are students without job or earning. The winner can enjoy the food/drinks/other items which loser gives him as a treat.

Betting with your friends is some of the best bets.  It keeps the money in your circle.  What's better than bragging rights over your good buddy.  And honestly since the house always skews the odds, you get way better odds playing against each other than the house.  Makes for a good entertaining night as long as you can keep it low enough where it doesn't hurt anyone.

Well, although what you do is not bad, because sometimes things don't go the way you want, but what you do is gamble and it's a healthy option to do so It's not bad, it's bad when you try to take advantage of a person, that's bad, So in view of that, why don't you start Talking about sporting events, for Example, UCL or Bundesliga match , or some other football league with it ? And do you agree that you both contribute money and make a good bet? That's not bad, if they win well, if they lose then there will be other opportunities, I Consider that this type of thing is much better than taking your friend's money, because I see it as a way to take advantage of their Ignorance and take Advantage of People who don't. It's okay, then over time life will take its toll on you.

Yes, that's what I did with my friends at that time, often when we get together we sometimes feel bored and when we find things that can be used as betting material that we didn't plan beforehand to use as betting material. And the aim is to create a fluid atmosphere and also become a topic of conversation so that warm but enjoyable discussions can occur.
And after some debate to determine which bets were legitimate, we deposited a few dollars to collect. And we just have to wait a few minutes to guess the result and determine the winner and after that one of us who wins will get money and whoever gets it will be used to treat us to a meal together, and 25% for the winner. But sometimes whoever wins will spend it all so that everyone loses the same amount of betting money.
And we will miss these things when everything has changed because of being busy and starting a family, because that is part of the fun moments.

When we used to watch NBA together at home yes we bet each other but not really that much. Just $1 and after that I sometimes will not pay but they will just keep in mind that I owe them $1. The next time I lose, we're even.  My closest friend sometimes bets with me about any sport we watch, still, we are not paying each other but just an I owe you.

The only time I could remember we paid each other was when we bought 6 packs, 3 for each of us and we'll bet on basketball for who will grill the fish and the pork.

i read your whole story, the title should have been different, you are not betting with a stupid friend but more precisely you are betting together with your best friend

when i was at school, i had a friend who i always invited to make bets together, just like you and your friends, we also always argued to determine choices and often when we lost, we even laughed and didn't blame each other, but now i don't have friends like that again, each of them is more concerned with doing their respective jobs and taking care of their families, i really want to go back to those days ^{(gambling and betting together with close friends)}

I do make little bets with my buddies now and again, but not too much.  I'm pretty competitive so I don't wanna make things awkward if one of us keeps takin' the other guys cash all the time. We normally keep it fun - like guessin' who'll win game night or somethin' dumb like that.   

This whole thing's weird though.  You said your buddy doesn't gamble much, but he keeps makin' these bets with you anyway.  Hes gotta know you'll take his cash more often than not.  Makes no sense why he'd keep bettin' if he dont like to gamble. And the money stuff is confusing too.  If the cash ain't the point, then what is? Just the thrill of it?

This is off-topic.

I can argue with my friends but not to the extent of betting. We argue and search about what we are arguing about online to know who is right and we learn more with that.

The times I remember that I gamble with friends were when we were together, login on our online gambling site and have fun by gambling online. Also another time is when we are on land based gambling places together but this is not common like we are gambling online together.

Hi ,

I have a friend, although we get along very well, sometimes you find us getting into heated discussions, and I do not consider this a misunderstanding ,each one has a different point of view than the other on some topics, and this is what makes talking to him very interesting, by looking the huge amount of informations that we get on it, whether on his part or on my part.

But we always end the debates by making a bet, knowing that he is not a gambler, and the informations he has about gambling comes to him through me, and he realizes very well that if he enters into a bet with me, I will take his money, but when he is confident in what he says, you find him the first to present the idea and on his own terms.

While betting become  the only solution to our discussions sometimes you find us betting on trivial and meaningless things, and with regard to the profit from those bets, it is simple for example : on the restaurant bill, where the loser invites the winner to dinner and pays, but sometimes when we bet With money, there is no winner among us, and you find that one of us turns against the other, or the winner returns the money to the loser, as we realize very well that none of us can take the other’s money.

Bets with him are always great entertainment and I always have good times and funny moments .

Do you make bets with your friends?
What do you think about this experience  ?