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A boy won #38,000,000 ($82340.19) with just #400 ($0.87) and when the boy brought home his win, the biological father of the boy rejected the money because it was gotten from gambling. So that makes me to think how people look or see or think of gambling. Is gambling a bad thing to do? As for me gambling is not a bad something but the individual can be bad and also the way you present yourself in the society can also tell people about your personality.
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How do you see the father? Was he right by rejecting the son gambling win?

Father must have money and can provide for his family. He Wouldn't act that way if they don't have enough. Or maybe the father is really a disciplinarian and wanted the boy to stop gambling as well.

A boy having that much in Nigeria can live a life on his own afaik. Fathers can see where this boy is heading and he'll have a say in the family which a father will not like.

His father's decision might have a religious or cultural undertone. I am aware that some religions and even cultures see gambling as immoral. Islam absolutely forbids gambling, it is called haram. It is seen as an avenue that leads to the loss of wealth. Christianity has no explicit law on gambling but the Bible frowns on making haste to get wealth. The father might be religious which makes him view the win as a proceed from sin. Some cultural views see gambling as an abnormal behavior because they feel it could lead to laziness or even crime.

The father is entitled to his opinion. He has the freedom to reject the win. But his action is strange in a country that is going through some economic and political challenges. I doubt if most parents will reject such a win except they are rich. I also don't know how old is the boy because the wins can make him rich and independent. He doesn't need to stay in his father's house because he can buy a good house and live a comfortable life.

Maybe the son is incapable of controlling such amount of money that was why he ran to his father, usually an average nigerian who wins on gambling site can never go to their father telling them what they win from gambling instead they will think of development and investment.
To me the father is wrong because they don't know if God wants to use that to bless their household but with the father's behavior they might lose that money.
If that the son is living alone and knows what live is I don't think he would ever adhere to what his father is saying because life in the city is too hard to survive, so the father has done wrong by asking his son to return the money, instead why not he said that he won't involved himself spending that money than asking his son to send it back knowing too well that the money wasn't stolen or gotten from a fraudulent activity.

Maybe he can send some emails, ask if someone wants the money ;D

I've heard a similar story before, but in that one, the child brought the money home, but his parents questioned him, claiming that he went to rob someone and stole the person's money. It wasn't until the parents enlisted the help of a third party to investigate the source of their son's money that the parents realised that their child was telling the truth from the start.


In this scenario, I will not accept the father's decision; the fact that he got his money via hard labor does not automatically imply that all of his children should follow in his footsteps. I believe that everyone has their own destiny, and that God can choose to bless anyone in whatever way he sees fit, and that this could be God's method of blessing the son.
Aside from the fact that it is almost impossible for the son to return the money to the gambling company the father should take the money because it is not illegal money; if it were, I would have supported the father, but since it is not, I'm afraid I'd have to congratulate the son.

This kind of story looks like a made up story since I read many instances like this online just to bring a real world case scenario of gambling to people virtue.

I think the Father decision on this case might be based on religion or philosophy since I have a pastor that declined our church member money offering that came from a lottery win. Maybe the father on the story is holding in to something that makes gambling profit bad.


On practicality, A money is a money so he should accept the money especially if they are poor since the son only risk very small amount just to get it. But in father perspective or if you are viewing this with same ideology then I think the decision is right since it’s based on what’s your life guidelines to determine good and bad.

Actually,what I see here is a man that wants to make sure his son is not into some criminal acts so that he will not put him into some troubles later. The man must be a good fearing man or a Muslim that gambling to them is not part of their faith.

If I was in the boy's shoes I wouldn't listen to my dad because he is not aware of how must his son has lost before he could be lucky to win this huge sum. I will use some of the money to set up myself and only visit my dad once in a while because he would never accept that the money was a legal means of getting it. Some persons down here in my country see gambling as something evil and destructive to man,due to their understanding of the term gambl

Well it might not be illegal from your own view and perspective but like zlantann said some religious actually see this act as an ill act and its probably not welcome by them and if the father is a Muslim then I think his reason for rejecting the money justifies his claim but thats if the son is in a stage where he can't decide for himself because possessing such money can even make the son disown the father if its calls for it because money always come with a spirit that changes or amplifies someone character.

The most common religion in Nigeria are Christianity and Islam. Christians takes gambling lightly if compared to Muslims. Probably the father of the boy is a Muslim.

In this way, gambling is not something bad, the boy won the money, not that he stole it.

Not the father that won the money, it is his son and I believe the son will not joke with it.

Maybe his father was a religious person in whose religion gambling is illegal, and he was not wrong to refuse the money his son gave him. The child should also understand that his father, even though he is a poor person, still upholds the moral principles set by his religion and his son should respect his father's decision to refuse the money he gives. Because not all poor people in this world want to receive money from illicit proceeds, even though they need money, and maybe their father is one of those people and to be honest, I really salute his father for sticking to the teachings of his religion by not receiving any money from gambling.

the truth is that here in africa this kind of thing has been happening frequently, this is because there are many religions that brainwash their followers, I know that some will think that these religions that I am talking about tell people to return the money they earned in the gambling, but the truth is none of that, what happens is the following:

here in africa many religions have lied to their followers that they (the pastors) remove the demon in people's bodies and that the pastors have the power of the angels of God, I know that without a doubt this is a great abuse, but it is the reality from here in africa, so now where does gambling come into all this? just think like this:

bad luck = devil (this is the thought that the pastor puts in the heads of his believers)

so what happens is that when a member of the family of the person who goes to these churches wins money gambling, the person who goes to the church keeps accusing the person who won money gambling that he is possessed by the devil and that is why he needs to go donate all the money in the church to purify yourself, this is not a fictional story, these are real things from africa, I believe that what would be happening to this family that OP spoke about. in the case of my country, we are a country of people who play these games of chance a lot, we have not had these problems, but in the past there were many stories of this type


here in africa many churches are the ones that have created problems of this type, I have not seen stories of this type involving the muslim religion, the pastors of the churches deceive the believers to keep all the money of the believers, they are lied to the believers that games of chance are things of the demon

Am kind of surprise seeing this kind of with just little amount, #400 is really a little amount in my country, the boy is really lucky to have win that big amount of money from gambling. Am from the same country with you, most parents are so religious and they believe gambling is not good, i believe that will be the main reason why the man rejected the money.

To me gambling is not bad, but we should make sure we don’t do illegal things just to make money which we will gamble with, some people are addicted to gambling, whenever they don’t have money to gamble, they always end up doing illegal things like stealing money just because they want to gamble, that’s why in most societies they always see gamblers as dangerous and irresponsible people.

It’s the man’s choice to choose to accept the money or not, but we all know the amount won is really a big amount that’s enough to change someone’s life. If the man reject the money, i don’t have problem with that but the father shouldn’t stop the boy from spending the money and using the money for anything he want.

Muslims strictly forbids gambling according to Quran. In strictly Muslim countries, you will see their government forbidden gambling, it has not been like that in countries that Christians are. No where in Bible that directly point to gambling, but Quaran directly pointed to it to be bad. I guess the guy's father is a Muslim.

very often, when money is earned in a simple way, it is not considered as a real gain.

In many cases it is expected that earnings are "hard" earned at least... therefore deserved by a large commitment or an above average effort.

But there is also an ethical approach or as suggest before also a social/religious implication.
Gambling is seen as a deprecable activity, which can also lead to social problems, in short, I'm not so surprised that a person of another generation doesn't look favorably on such win, and above all we don't know what's in the background of this family...likewise problems related to gambling? money issues? etc ::)

Legit seems to have a lot of negative reviews and the blog have published some news that where later proven false so I would believe this happens in reality.


But then based on the topic,  I believe the father doesn't have enough information about how the thirty million and how the son managed to win such a huge amount, but then the son could have had the money transferred into his bank account instead of approaching the father with the total sum in cash.


When talking about morals it has less to do with finance, some religion doesn't see gambling as a sin since some of the top religious leaders often time take money from followers without necessarily haven't to know the source of such money, so it left for the individuals in question to avoid any activities that are illegal and in some cases, gambling is not illegal.

Gambling isn't inherently a bad thing, but the connotation it brings is definitely tainted over the years of exploit and suffering that most gambling addicts have gone through in the past. They serve as a cautionary tale per se. But I think that's not the main reason why the Dad's not so stoked about the son's winnings.

I think it's all about the effort it took the son to amass that much money. For most people that's going to take a hell of a lot of time and blood sweat and tears, which the father is kind of hoping the son would experience (which is stupid lmao I'd disown my father if he's like that). Which then lead to the father rejecting the son's winnings. Basically all the father's aiming for is to have the son see the value in effort and taking the time to gather that much money, instead of taking the easy way out and gambling it. I don't really stand behind the father's  logic considering how hard things are right now, and it's not like the son's going to forget them or is going to ditch his past life over a life of luxury or anything.

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I can agree to religion being the reason why the father is against the money and as for the age i doubt it has anything to do with that.

I did a little search on the news and found at that the son is 19 years old which in most case is old enough to make his decision, and I also fount out that the day is not as rich as others as suspected him to be, and according to the image below the family is currently behind two months house rent payment.

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There are possible reasons on why the Father do reject those winnings.

1. Religion aspect
2. Personal matter
3. Community impression
4. Have bad experience with it
5. He doesnt really like on getting those funds on easy way

These are the things on which i do see on why a certain people would really be having their own impression and views about gambling.There's nothing we can do about it
if he wasnt impressed on the money that the boy had won up but eventually it is really just that a waste if he wont reconsider it out basing it was really that something
big for a place to live.This isnt an amount that you could be able to gain or see everyday for those people who do live on such place.

It looks like their family is Muslim and maybe their father is very devout and also scared because Muslims strictly prohibit gambling and it would be a big sin. And gambling is illegitimate and what is illegitimate is a sin, so winning from gambling is also illegitimate or a sin and those who enjoy the winnings of gambling will be subject to their sins. And maybe the father of a child who won a large amount of gambling thinks like that and many true Muslims are afraid of things that are forbidden, and it's all in the Qur'an.

Legit.ng are one of the least news outlets to get reliable information from, they basically publish contents gotten or created on social media mostly facebook users without them having to varify the authenticity of it. Probably because it would create the traffic (through clickbait) they need for their blog.


They are fathers that would kick off it even if he doesn’t have much himself. The stand many people have on religion believes even the men of God that preaches the gospel do not have them. Some see gambling as a thing that one could easily get addicted to and could just ruin their life. Most especially the fact that this generation make nothing better out of funds like this when won. I would say the father is standing on the religious beliefs he has over gambling or the stereotypes of how gambling ruin people

Does the average Nigerian population use the CBN rate to exchange USDT? I'm just curious to know that's why I asked. I feel the current rate for $1 to naira is #750, and if I am correct, that means that the dollar value of his winning is about $51k.

Some parents, based on how superstitious they are with those old beliefs, mostly in Africa, may see gambling as being demonic or something else, but that's not what gambling is; gambling is for fun and for luckily winning some funds if the person gets lucky. I wonder how bad the boy would feel that his dad did not accept the money, because if it were to be me, I would really feel bad. I can't give my dad money, and he rejects it without telling me why, and even if he gave any reason, good or bad, it wouldn't make me feel any better.

For me, if I were him, I would just either use the amount I intended to give my dad to give to a charity home or use it to help anyone who is in need on the street.

I doubt if the father's decision is related to him already having wealth, cause from the look of things they are a poor family struggling to even survive. Some of us have such fathers, growing up from a home where every penny you acquire the source is been questioned just to make sure it's not gotten from the wrong source deviant to their religious faith. I bet this boy's father is one of those religious fanatics that sees gambling as a devilish venture and abhors it's in all ramifications.

For the boy to be able to gamble then he must have clocked 18+ and should embark on his life journey with that money, investing in his future cause his father has lived his own youthful life and shouldn't coerce him on how to live  especially when such money can take him out of poverty . Opportunities don't happy on a daily .

Perhaps the Father has his own principle and probably work hard through his entire life to put his family in good spot. I mean the food he put in the table, their education must have come from him busting his ass every day so that he can have a good life.

So not surprised that he has rejected the money from gambling. Maybe he also wanted to teach that son the lessons in life. And we all know that money that comes from gambling will gone so fast, admit it or not, from our experiencing winning big money, in just a matter or days or weeks those are going to be sweep under like in a blink of an eye.

For me it would have no problem if my son (when I will have one) will bring back this amount of money from gambling as long as he is not an addicted gambler and he plays in a moderate way.I would take the win as I know that in the long run the son had probably lost more than he won with this single win.The reason why the father could not accept the winnings must be more moral related like religion or something like that but nowadays in developed countries and I doubt Nigeria to be one of them yet,morals and ethics are considered a bit different,for example in Vegas if someone hit the jackpot people will look at him as a very lucky person and not as a gambler,so in the end it all depends on each one of us point of view.

First of all, we have to know the family background of the man who won the gambling. why, this is important for our assessment to be more objective. however because we have no other information, apart from what is available in this thread. automatically, there will be many different responses from the community. in fact, I can't be sure why the father refused the money his son gave just because of a gambling win. even so, we can categorize it in the closest and simplest conclusion. maybe, there is a background with a belief held by the man's family. This speculation is far more relevant than assuming something we don't know. in fact, what his father did was entirely his right and we can't assume too much. in fact, it doesn't matter if the father refuses a gift from the son. because of that, is their problem between son and father.

It could also be, the father is not used to being given something from his son. why, there is idealism here. the father feels that he is the head of the family. thus, he was not used to receiving gifts from his son. but for sure, a person has a different point of view. in fact, what you suspect is not necessarily true like that. because, there are many reasons behind the refusal.

From the look of things, the boy will abandon his father and move on with enjoying his money regardless, gambling has become a well-known practice in Nigeria and millions of Nigerians trust gambling to be their life changer and most time, they have won one time or the other even if it will be a small amount in winning.

And Coupled with the level of poverty and high inflation, 38 million can be a life changer for the young boy and he won't allow his father comes in his way, regardless of what the father's moral standing is about gambling.

As you said it is all about assumptions and we do not have sufficient background information to derive any proper conclusions. Yet, there are many "ifs" that make this an interesting discussion regardless. Even "if" this was about belief and religion, would the belief still justify that action if this was a once in a lifetime chance for the son, the son is not addicted, would now have the money to get education and is eager to start a business and give back to the people around him. What "if" that is true, should religion still have the final word or be the only driver for the final decision? It is possible that the son has a big heart, or he was desperate and felt he had to change something in no time and got lucky. Belief and religion can be powerful, but when comes the point where it also starts to undermine positive fate?
It is an interesting post and it would be awesome to have more background information.

This will falls to their belief and traditions, and we know that Nigeria follows many belief and maybe gambling is considered there as not ok. The winning is huge but I salute his father for being very traditional and not being greed when it comes to the money. I hope they can settle this down and make a good arrangement, if his son is more responsible then hopefully he can finally accept the winnings and have a better life.

Due to the high rate of fraudulent activities, at times when parents act we shouldn't blame them for they have their own reasons, most especially when it has to do with their unemployed sons/daughters coming home with huge sum of money, whether gotten legally or illegally, as most parents will find it difficult to believe until proven otherwise by eyewitnesses. So in this case, I think maybe the father was scared or had little or no knowledge how gambling works, and as such trying to avoid a huge sum he can't afford to pay if asked to in the future.

If we do speak about legality or their impressions towards it on Nigeria then better read this up.

The law distinguishes between games of skill (which are legal) and games of chance (which are illegal). Legal forms of gambling include the lottery, land-based casinos and sports betting, whereas roulette, dice games and non-skilled card games are considered illegal.
Source (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8274406/#:~:text=Gambling%20laws%20in%20Nigeria&text=The%20law%20distinguishes%20between%20games,card%20games%20are%20considered%20illegal.)

If we do speak about religion thing then 50% of them are Muslims on which we know that gambling in Muslim religion is prohibited which it would be not shocking
if his father or their family is a Muslim but there are ones who are Christians too and other religion. This is why it is really that situational
and something that do talks about personal decisions or preference on what his father is trying out to show.

You are right, gambling is always illegal in most Arabian countries. So what do the father want the son to do with the money or what will he ask the son to do with the money, the money have been won already and it can’t be returned again, the only thing is to accept the money, maybe take from the money and share to the less privilege, then they all can make use of the remaining money. And if the man is not interested in the money, then the son can take the money and establish himself, since the money wasn’t gotten from any bad source.

Some people have been so poor till they become blind and think it's a crime to live in affluence.... Cus how could a poor man exhibit such an awkward mentality?? Why would you stop the boy from enjoying his luck Since you feel you don't need them anyways?...
The boy must be so ignorant and lame... You've got 38 million naira and someone is saying he can't accommodate you and the funds, then you ain't got no clues on what to do next? I mean, how much is a house?? Can't you buy a duplex and invest and rest of the money?? I don't even believe The story to be true cus, AFAIK, nobody enjoys being limited to his wants.

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Maybe there's more of the belief in spirituality or religion or the way the father was raised by his parents before. I can't blame the father as I've seen a lot of people that are the same as him. The thinking is that if the money was taken from a quick source then it will also be gone quickly.
But if I was him, he can spare his boy and take the money and use that for something better. However, it wasn't like that and his values are much stronger than the need of theirs. Sometimes, there's always a rule that can be exempted even if it's gonna take your pride. He should taken the money and tell his boy to never do that again.

Both the Bible and Quran is against gambling I don't think it is only the Muslims who's against gambling may be you are yet to see it in the bible but am going to find the chapters where it is stated maybe edit this post later. In the case of the religious belief of the father, I think it is unwise for him to reject the money because it comes from gambling knowing that he's very poor because from the picture he's an old man who's not looking like someone who's rich and now that he has the opportunity to witness such miraculous turnaround he should just let his religious beliefs be and focus more on establishing something meaning for himself before he die very poor and I will also blame the father for not training his son very well because if he does then his son wouldn't have become a gambler.

He doesn't have to return the money to the betting company or do what his father asks him to do he is old enough to do what he pleases, his father has his own moral integrity that is different from yours, gambling is subjective if you play to have fun and you happen to win a big sum of money its a blessing, as a gambler you know that, it's not every day of playing that you can win so if your father doesn't want then let it be, but it's your right to enjoy your winning because you deserve it.

There are really some people who are sticking to their beliefs even if they are so poor, they actually need the money.
If I am the boy, if the father doesn't want the money to enter their house, then, buy one for himself.
Also, he can start a small business so he won't be dependent anymore from his family.
Use it to elevate his living. Not everyday that a person can be lucky even if we say it comes from gambling.

First, I thought it was illiteracy, then it dawn on me that there is no way the dad wouldn't have heard of lottery or betting, and that people can actually get lucky and win big. But on the other hand, we shouldn't be hasty in criticizing the father because people do a lot of shitty things these days to make ends meet. Maybe the son has some questionable character and even when he truly won the said amount of money, the father couldn't believe him and as a result asked him to return the money.

You know that not all people would really be blinded by money in exchange of their principles and beliefs in life. No matter how big it would be and its really that foolish on ignoring or rejecting it considering that they

are really that poor or really having no good financial status but still you cant really conclude on a person on what are the decisions that he should make on a certain situation.
Therefore, we cant really judge him if he had made out those kind of reactions because its his own personal choice and he does have the full rights on what he should gonna do.
As for the money that his son able to win then there might be some considerations.

Everything would really be according into his principle because there are ones who are really sticking into it and there are ones who do make out some consideration basing up
on their life conditions and other factors on which we might be able to see it out.

;D well I doubt if that money won't be gladly accepted by any member of the forum here thats supposedly if the boy was anyone child, well I for one will also gladly accept that money won as I don't believe such superstition and religious believe about gambling being unethical but like you said this case wouldn't have transpire if it was a well urbanized area and seeing that I know Nigeria very well there are lots of parents and people who always behave in this manner towards gambling.

Then he should keep it. Non-gamblers won't appreciate your wins and how hard it is to win in gambling and it is somewhat a once in a lifetime opportunity for gamblers. If I were the gambler, I'd buy stuffs I want or live in my own but only if I would be able to secure a job to sustain the funds and avoid using all of it in an instant. I won't suggest just walking away with that amount 'coz it won't be enough to live for a year. The reason why I suggest moving away is because anything he would be buying from that amount would surely be a conflict to the boy's father, and that is just to avoid such thing. But what's best is for him to not even mention it in the first place 'coz for sure he knows how would his father react.

Probably the father has a thing or two against gambling. Gambling for him may be like  the devil job and the winnings from gambling ma y be like the devil's money and if he is so religious he would stick with his religious beliefs about gambling.We would never know the full story. Probably he is afraid that his son may have gotten it through illegal means. What will the son do? What is the mother's stance? Would he be disowned if he doesn't return the money?

There must be a very compelling reason why the father rejected the money and requested his son to return it to where it came from. If gambling is strongly discouraged by his religion, the most likely cause is his father's beliefs and the teachings of his religion. In situations involving such significant sums of money, not all fathers can stand up to their religion's beliefs. If the parent is acting in accordance with his religion's beliefs, I respect his decision.


The father clearly does not want his son to spend the money and should just return it to them.  If he had intended the son to spend the money, he would simply refuse it and not ask his son to return it.

Father has enough money already and he doesn't want his son to get that amount of money without putting any effort. Maybe the father knows that gambling will make his son lazy and he will not work. Also my wild guess is that the father is Muslim and he doesn't want any gambling money in his house. gambling is prohibited in Islam so it can happen.

It is a personal kind of thing, It seems. But it catches my attention that this happened in Nigeria, it seems that people from that country have all kinds of moral interpretations, not only about gambling but all kinds of aspects of life.

Here in the west, it would be extremely rare for someone to reject money that way, we have grown up in a context where gambling is morally acceptable as soon as the person is an adult and is not doing so compulsively.

I would have taken the money if I had such a lucky son.

I would say it depends...

It depends on the country (then you already said it's in Nijeria), but there are countries where gambling is strictly prohibited, the very fact of simply playing, even without winning anything, can lead the user to suffer with very high fines.

It depends on the family's financial situation, if they are comfortably well off and the son did it against the father's rules, then he would be right to make the son reject the money as a form of punishment, in order to educate the son and prevent him from committing further disobedience. serious in the future.

It also depends on the religion, in the Catholic religion gambling is already seen as "something of the devil", in others gambling is equivalent to stealing. If the family is very religious, even going through financial difficulties, the father would be right to reject the money.

If that's the Father's own point of view, so be it. We can't do something about it.

Maybe he's following a principle or any related stuff related to that and might have a culture-related belief about gambling in general. We don't know the story, we don't know the situation, so we better stay out of it and doesn't need a long discussion.

Was he right to reject his son's gambling win? There is no proper answer to that.

I'd respect the father's decision, but it's not a good idea to pass up on their son's winnings when they still need to make rent payments. It would've been understandable if they were financially stable, but there's no need to make the situation harder for them when their son is trying to help. That must've felt bad for their son, but it's still not the end of the world for him since he can still use that gambling money in other ways to help his family pay the bills.

Well, I appreciate the father for being principled. Most of us have double standards. Others would easily forget their principles once money is offered. I don't agree or disagree with the father, but I truly respect him for standing to his principles.

In general, gambling is a vice. I gamble, but I know that there a thousand better ways how to spend that money. But it's for fun. It's for entertainment. I guess we also need that once in a while.

It can't be that bad for the boy, he definitely can use the funds to himself he earned it. He just didn't howver earn the respect from father. But he might just earn it if he gives it all to father's church. 

He's a lucky kid though. So many people gamble and lost thousands already but he spend less than a dollar to make $80k. Who else does that?

That is truly amazing , how lucky this boy was that moment making that thousands times win over the capital ? rare occasion that i truly admire .
maybe this is about religion , or maybe His father stands for something that against easy money and that is about gambling.

I am a father also , and if this happens to me ? i will not be stupid and hypocrite to deny the fact that this is a life changing event that I must be thankful.

But from there I will make my Son promise not to gamble again or never try to have this gambling again because he will never win that same amount again.

Sometimes we parents don't really know when to act against some decisions our children make, the father might be the religious type (let's say he's the religious type) and when it comes to gambling and Christianity is like you're fighting against the devil him self. We take Christianity too serious but we're not really following what is written in the Bible.
As a father (if I'm the father) I can't cast my child away because he's a gambler, I'd rather use that medium to change his mindset about gambling (that's if I despise gambling), use that money to invest on any lucrative business that would keep him off of gambling rather than sending him and the money away. Mehn, that money is a life changing opportunity.
I just see the father as a man who doesn't know how God works and how blessings in disguise come knocking on your door and he made a very big mistake that he'd regret for rejecting both the money and the child (the child especially).

It depends on each person. I guess his father didn't like his son earning money gambling, so he turned him down. Maybe gambling isn't a bad thing "IF" you manage to win a big win but still, some people think it's not a good thing. And they will not want to accept money from winnings from gambling because they think gambling is prohibited in religion. And maybe his father wants to teach his son to make money in other ways and not from gambling. We don't know many reasons so we can only see it from the outside.

It is bad if you are gambling irresponsibly and gambling addictive. However it is true with many things, not only with gambling. If you are addictive to something, you likely are doing it irresponsibly and fail to control yourself. Trading, investing, playing games, playing sports and more, if you can not control yourself, you will have problems.

I think that father did a good thing because it's hard to control your greed with gambling. The father want to send a strong warning to his son, gambling can make you rich but it can make you poor again or poorer than before you got that win.

The father is not able to control his son in future. Gambling responsibly or not will depend on his son and he will decide what he does with gambling and what ending he want to have financially.

That's the first thing I thought of, otherwise it's not understandable. With just over half of Nigeria's population being Muslim, the religious hypothesis is the most likely. In a Western family, with a different cultural background, the father could at most say that he is not happy about where the money comes from and that he should be careful because what he has earned today he could lose tomorrow. Things like that.

Very sure the reason the boy's father refused to accept the money even though the amount is so much for the cost of living in Nigeria that it can change lives, is religion. Religion has always considered gambling as a bad thing and can be destructive. Indeed, it is true that the people who do it are not mature enough so it can make people lazy because they think gambling can make someone rich if they hit the jackpot, or do other bad things because they run out of money while gambling or because they experience a loss and need money so they do some criminal activity.

Or the boy's father feels the need to save his boy from gambling activities by refusing the money so that the boy feels that what he is doing will not bring happiness to his family even though he can get the money that can change the economy of his family. But I believe what this young man got was just a fluke and if he continued to gamble he could lose all the money if he thought that he could always earn from gambling.

What the father did was not a matter of right or wrong but rather a point of view and we cannot blame it if there are people who don't like money from gambling because it is about faith.

It is a matter of an individuals choice! The father thinks earning from gambling will only bring bad image of his family whereas the son doesn't believe in his ideology. It is quite common in many societies around the world  to consider Gambling as a bad influence to the family. There are religions that believe earnings from gambling to be bad. Therefore this news doesn't suprise me.

I don't see anything wrong with the father rejecting this kind of money. For sure, he's a man with strong principles to stand against what he thinks it's wrong and right in his own perception or religious beliefs.
Now, this is where this situation is going to be tricky, because the Son is now in a hot seat between choosing his family or the money. Pretty common scenario here in my country, not with this same exact situation, but it's with the inherited land and properties. 
I don't think bringing the money back to the gambling company is a good idea. They should at least share it to the poor struggling families or send it directly to charity.

I feel like if this story is true its completely about father's religious views in life. Most religious people I met here (majority muslim country) tell me that money earned through gambling can't be counted as hard-earned money. They see it as easy money and/or dirty money. They always favor labor money or trader money in life. I think we have not much to say about father. If I was kid I would definitely use that money in somewhere good. Rejecting it is a bad idea indeed.

Gambling is a bad thing to children who are still under their parents roof because, they can use their school fees or their father property to gamble and reduce the entire family to nothing in the community. I like what his father did at the moment, so that the boy will know that his father is not after money but him  want a better future for the boy by focusing on his educational career that will make his father to be proud of his son. But if you have married or you are not under your parents, I don't think your parents will reject such money from you than to pray for you for more favour and join you to celebrate for the financial breakthrough.

A father has the best thoughts for the family including his child, it could be that the father refuses the gambling winnings made by his son so that he can make his son realize that gambling can indeed give big wins but also has a big influence. made him addicted to gambling and from here the father did not want his son to become a gambling addict after getting the big win.
Yes, maybe now he has a lot of money from winning, but if he continues to gamble he can lose all his winnings and even more, and it seems like this is what his father doesn't want.

But actually with that much money they can build a business and change their lives for the better, but this is what is called a difference of opinion because everyone has their own way of thinking and goals.

Personally  I don't see anything wrong with gambling but at some points, I think people have already grown with some ill stigma about gambling which makes them see gambling as very  wrong act but rejecting this huge amount of money is what I really don't grabs.
Well I don't think the father must be rejecting this winning simply because it was from gambling,  I think there are some other reasons that aren't exposed yet.
With that kind of winning, I think anyone can start up a life in Africa and there is no much need to be worried about the father,  if the father says don't come into my house with the money,  that's another major reason to move out and get your life fixed.
But I think the boy is also disciplined  to have brought the winnings to his father.

Quran says games of chance are a grave sin. Maybe the father is very much religious and follows the words of Quran. Even the most religious person will get attracted seeing such a huge money. This will be complete disappointment for the son. The son is really lucky to win such a big money with a capital less tha a dollar. He can share it with friends and surrounding, atleast let them be happy with some additional money.

There are two perspectives on it: either the father has more money and they are not struggling, or his father has a really strong religious belief that they won't take those winnings as bad stuff. Whatever the reason, the father doesn't really like gambling, and the image of it is very bad on him. That is why he declines it, and we can't do anything about it as that is really what he thinks of gambling. But again, money is always money for me. If my son won it, I would be happy, but I will always tell him the risk of being a gambler.

Many people don't like gambling because of its negative effect. As we know a gambler who have no self-control can become an addicted person that might do bad things to sustain his addiction. In short, it's not a good influence and that's how some people see it. For me, it's not bad to gamble but it is bad if you let yourself out of control and treating gambling as the way to earn. The gambler itself is the one in control when he/she is already playing hence its effect would be depending on what kind of gambler you are.

Certainly he has a reason. Maybe gambling is prohibited on their religion so he is refusing to accept the money or he is just against gambling and don't want a money that is not hard-earned. Well, it's his decision to refuse the money. However to win huge in gambling doesn't happening to most gamblers, so his son is extremely lucky. It can already changed their lives for good but in the end it's up to them.

The father might have a principle he abide by and maybe the son has broken them and to teach him and his other children a lesson, he has decided to reject the money. Maybe he has no gambling rules in the house and him accepting the money goes against that law.

Also could be he's a Muslim and since Muslim aren't allowed to gamble, he can't accept the money even when the money could have been used to take care of the family. The father is the only one that knows why he's rejecting that money and we just have to accept that.

Also is there any prove that he actually won the money because he could be lying and might have gotten the money illegally and just hiding behind he getting the money from gambling meanwhile he didn't actually gamble to receive the money.

People have different mentalities and alpro on gambling, as the truth of the matter, some cultural believes states that gambling is not a way of life and should be avoided in other not to join the corrupt cliques, some their religion forbids gambling, there are many ways one may show or give a displeasure in gambling base on their own understanding, in the child's case, he would have made it clear to the father that it was a kind of grant or lottery win and not a gambling win money if he knows that his father kicked against gambling.

But it's actually a painful thing seing that some people were still in the dark and they have a lifetime opportunity for them to have a change in level yet they still detest such means as an illegal one, poverty is some people's fault because they settled for it such a way that even when the opportunity comes for them to be rich, they missed out on those chances because of their ignorance, gambling is just a means of playing games by betting and not a fraudulent act.

He should say "Have fun staying poor!" to his father.

Seriously, he needs to be happy with his son's winnings. Why are some people such party poopers? We all know gambling is a bad habit but this dude somehow got lucky and hit the jackpot. Ignoring that money will do no good to him especially if he can improve his lifestyle with that money.

I wish I had a son like him.

You don't know some Nigerians, they are so determined when they set their mind on something, what makes you think that the father must have money and can provide for his family? The father might be an average man living his life with what he can afford but if he insists that gambling money is evil nothing can change his mind, some people believe that money made from gambling can stop you from entering the spiritual realm after you passed away.

I believe this father is a religious man, probably a Muslim that believes that gambling is not a good thing for someone like him and his family, some people loses money while you won their money, this could be the way he thinks.

There is a Muslim man in my home town that disowned his son because his son is into gambling and he the father has tried so many times to stop the son from gambling and the son still keep going back, he ended up disowning his son.

The Father needs to reconsider

The Father is making a big mistake and maybe the worse one of his life, he needs to reconsider before he regrets it. Has he also put into consideration how much money his son has wasted in the gambling process. Will he also refund his son of his losses? Whatever the belief might be, be it religious or cultural (it must be the later), it doesn't hold water for now considering the financial health of the family.
Anyways, if I were the son, I will  simply relocate and with other members of my family who are willing to join me and we plan live together and change the status of my family.

I don't think this is the reason, no matter how rich you are, you will want more money, I haven't seen anyone that's tired of making more money, even if the father has more money and they are not struggling, he will want to collect this so that he will add it to his money, or he will have problem to solve with the money instead of using his main money.

Maybe this is the main reason why the father rejected the gambling win, maybe the father is very relegious and he believes that the son won the money from illegal means that's why he decided to reject the money. If am the father I will collect the money and donate some part to either mosque or church, I don't know the father's religion, then I will use the remaining one for private use.

We do not know the exact reason the boy's father rejected the money. If it is because of education, the father supposed to tell the boy that he will only accept the money when he has completed his education, but he did not say anything like that.

The boy is not linked to thieves as he got the money in a legit way. If the ways of his father is not what going to make him achieve his dreams he should use wisdom. That is not a small amount of money. I will advice the boy to leave gambling for now and establish a business.

Since the winner and his father are based in Nigeria, there might be religion involved in it. We know Islam is the biggest religion in Nigeria and I think the father is an orthodox believer in it as lottery is considered forbidden. I cannot find any other reason for refusing such a big amount that can change their lives completely. Unless there is any other reason I suspect the religion factor to be behind this news. 

I guess this just proves that people who don't tolerate gambling still exist.

Perhaps the father of the child who won in gambling is a religious person. Religion is one of the things that holds people back from gambling since gambling is perceived as a bad thing, the believers are taught to observe staying away from gambling habits so they won't fall into sinning. Maybe this is the reason why the father won't accept any money from gambling since they view it as a dirty way to gain money. Or perhaps he just don't want his son to be dependent on gambling when it comes to generating income. As a parent, it is their duty to protect their children. And perhaps this is his way of protecting and guarding his child from the harsh reality of gambling - that gambling can be addicting and can corrupt a good character if not set with boundaries.

I wish the source is really legitimate because from the name it sounds fishy forcing, they are "Legit Breaking News". ;D Or, this could another made up story.
If it is real, then here is my opinion.
The father should think about just congratulating his son, for obvious reason that he did gamble his money and not because he robbed it from someone else. IMO, that is still clean money unless there's a religious basis that forbids money that came from gambling, like the Muslims.
If I am the father, I'd just be happy with my son and tell him to spend it wisely for his future needs.

Its either the father doesn't want his son to get involve on this activity and while its early he want to cut it off because he know that it cannot give any benefits to his son especially when he became addicted on gambling.

Or even if the father is religious and gambling is against on their religion since for this we can expect that the father will do the right thing to avoid his son to commit mistake. Parents know what is good and what is bad for their son so provably the actions made by his father is done just to avoid his son got a miserable life.

Even though the father is affluent, he isn't supposed to turn down his child. What if the son has his own money and the father has his own? In my opinion, the kid can support himself as I feel this is a sizable sum of money in Nigerian currency. I believe that the father's proper course of action is to accept these guys and permit him to use the money, but he should not  put his hand in it since he don't want the money rather than allow them to go with it and waste it in another bad way.
But there are certain people who are very religious, so if the father is a Christian or a Muslim and there religion didn't accept gambling, he will undoubtedly reject the money since it comes from gambling, which is forbidden by religion, and because gaming is not a suitable location for money to the father.

Based on his principles, he may feel he is doing the right thing, but I do not see any point in it. Any way out of poverty is a way out of poverty, they young boy has mad money from gambling, as a father, although you do not support gambling, it is not in your place to tell your child to return the money. That is pointless to me since the money was not stolen but won. Parents are meant to be a guide, since the child has gone ahead to gamble, and he won, try to help the child make good choices in investment so he does not waste the money and continue gambling as a poor person.

I mean, if he doesn't want it, he can give it to me. Kidding aside, the father has his morals set in stone I guess. I believe it's dumb, yes, but well, the man's living to what he believes, so I don't think talking about right or wrong here would do much, that's what he believes is right anyway. Talking about how he taught his kids is another thing though seeing as he hates gambling yet his kid went and did just that.

Maybe the father can simply decide to donate it or something, don't return it to the bloody casino, that's just dumb. Man's got principles with gambling, I reckon he also realizes he can do those stuff with the money. Kinda sad how I realize that there's no way in hell the kid can keep it for himself though and maybe reserve for his college life or something.

Maybe the father just don't like that his son is gambling and we all know winning a big amount of prize can also increase the gambler's greed to bet more and spend bigger amount of money. Although if you would look on the positive side, that amount of money can help their family financially. Perhaps the father could just guide and remind his son about gambling. He may have won a jackpot, but it doesn't mean he can win again easily.

There are positive and negative outcome to gamblers who experienced winning a big amount of money, I hope that he won't end up like the other gamblers who went back to 0 because of their greed and the way they spend their winnings.

And what difference does it really make been a devote religious father. Even has a Muslim the father has done even worst than gambling so rejecting his son's win is more like hypocrisy. Every seed is a product of  a fruit, in one way or the other the father must have lured the lad into gambling knowing or ignorantly, Using rejecting the money is a way of punishing his son for sinning differently if religion is the reason for the action

I think the story above is related to the religion his father adhered to, so his father refused money from gambling and would not allow him into his house. Perhaps, we will think that it is better if the money is accepted so they can do something with it. But if the father still insists on refusing the money, maybe the son will return the money to the casino or maybe the son will share the money with other people and not enjoy the money. Many possibilities could happen from the story above that we won't know unless the child tells the story on social media so people will see it.

What a joke, gambling is not bad as long as the gambler didn't doing anything harm to his life or family or someone else.

This boy will be mad to his father since he already lose a lot money and when he won this huge winnings, his father not appreciate his son money and ask him to return back. This case will change the boy's character, it's either he will not gamble anymore since his father not accept his winnings or he will continue to gamble and hide it from everyone, but this will make him become an addict.

maybe my answer is a bit oot but this is just my own opinion.
because the news is not complete, so I can conclude that there is a possibility that the man is from a Muslim family and his father does not want to accept the money because for Islam gambling money is haram or not allowed in Islam. so the reason his father didn't want to accept the money was probably because of his religious thoughts.

yes true gambling is not bad for us but for other people? because we know that someone has a different thought.

a father is obliged to educate his child to be better for his future and has the right to provide guidance to his child. but if the child is an adult a father can only tell about negative things about gambling. and for me his father was not wrong if he refused the money because a father also has the right to refuse money from gambling but that does not mean that the money must be returned to gambling. so that the responsibility lies with the boy himself.

This is a religion matter and can be solved with religion way. Probably the father is a billionaire so if I am the son and the father want me to be his son he has to give me the money then I will return the gamble win to the company if I will go out and rent my house start my life from there. I will use 50% of the money to invest in bitcoin and use 10% to start a physical business and use the rest to furniture my rent house or use it to build a portable house and live in.  If I will not go back and asked him food then all is well with me.

Relating it to religion seems to be a crucial issue, but if his father was a devout believer in his religion that would be the cause. Getting the jackpot with a big win is luck that can't come twice. If his father refuses, of course he hopes that his father is richer and has more money than his son's winnings.
But I don't know, that is their business and will not affect others, if it is rejected then the bookies will be very happy.

His father must be a devoted religious man, and is contented with what he has. He believes that his son should see him as his role model but got disappointed towards his son for doing things the other way round. The society has made gambling civilized and legal but everyone has his own point of view to what gambling means to them. The boy should consider his father and do what will make his father happy,as for the money that will change his life,if he is wise enough to invest the money.

Saying up with those words does show no respect into your parents which it isnt something a behavior nor an action that should really be done as a son.If your father rejects out that winning then you could still
able to spend out those money for good or sensibly on which it could really be able to buy out your daily needs. Its up into your father whether he would really be making use of them or would be eating into those
food that you had bought and if he do still insist then its better to buy up something out of those gambling winnings on which you could really be able to that utilize rather than on losing again those funds on gambling platform. There are really people or parent who do really withstood into their principle or on what they do believe on.If they dont want to touch up on things which are really that bound into something which is
really against with our principles and belief and this is why they would really be having those kind of actions or reactions which we should really respect on whatever they do.
We could still continue on living and spending those money despite of your parents doesnt really like on whats happening.

That's what we can think based on the action of his father. He doesn't want his son to be in-depth with gambling because, with a small amount, he'd won big.

Yes, that money is already big to help them and can be spent on important things that they can, especially food and other necessities that they need.

Maybe he's just a man that honor his words.

It's hard to judge whether the father is right, since we don't know their backstory. It is quite possible that the son has a gambling addiction and the father has spent a lot of time and effort to help him get rid of his gambling addiction. In such a situation, of course, the father would be right. But there may be another situation where the father has never been able to earn that much money for the family and winning a son came as a serious blow to his ego.

we don't know the different angles in this story so we can just give our opinion to what is obvious from the published article. but it all sums up, the decision what to do with the winnings will depend on the son himself. either he goes home or not, and decide what to do with his money. he's been gambling so he is already old enough to know what to do with his life and so with the money. with regard to his biological father, maybe he wants to stick with his principles despite of hardships.

We don't know what is behind the father's mind. Simple understanding, he believes gambling is wrong. On what basis he concludes is of his personal experiences, personal understanding or can be on religious factors. This incident can be taken on the positive way as well as on the negative note.

Think of a situation in which the son use the winning lavishly and ends his living into another track. Such incidents have taken place with different people winning big money. Maybe what the father did is right on such occasion. Same time the money could've been invested on something or it could've been just changed to some cryptocurrency and kept hold.

I think that one part of this story is intentionally being overlooked - if this person was of legal gambling age then it would not matter what the father thinks, of course he could stop the son bringing the cash to his house but the son would have the option to live elsewhere or abandon the sum. While the father does not want the money in his house, which is completely his right and may be a rare example of someone sticking up for their religious morals, it does not mention him forcing the son to give up the money completely. The correct course of action, if the son agreed with his father (even after breaking religious rules), would have been to give the money over to a charity who would use it wisely.

We don't know what's on his mind but we're all agreeing to what he was thinking during that time and that's really about where the money came from and that's through gambling.

Even if it was a fortunate situation for his kid that has won a lot, he wouldn't tolerate it. There's some principles that he's protecting on his own and trying to pass it onto his kid.

We don't know where fate is going to direct us but just as the mother's let's just lean onto the belief that they know what's best, the same as that father.

In life everyone is hustling to be rich, to have money and live the life of your dream world. Nobody like to suffer on this Earth. We are all hustling and struggling to come from poverty, but what on Earth his father was thinking to reject the money that the son won from gambling. Before the boy won that amount, my brother do you imagine how much he has lost for gambling? And the father is telling the son to return the money, the boy might even disown the father because he passed through stress, thinking to win big one day and today is the day and his father is telling him to return the money. The religious the father is trying to bring to this matter might not work. Instead the father should investigate the source of the money let the boy be.

We really don't know that is the story behind the father and son. Maybe their relationship is not good in the first place. So anything that the son will do, the father will not approved of it.

Specially if he brings the money in his house and the source is gambling. So if his father doesn't want it then he can't do anything. Maybe the best thing for him is to separate and get his own place to live with the money he won.

One of the main questions indeed on where that boy or his son able to get that capital or bankroll which supposedly to be on his father or family for sure on which if ever this one would be known on how much he had spent and lost then he would really be scolded but if this one happens on just on few bets and able to hit up that huge amount then for sure he wont really be scolded with that. Sometimes it cant really be blamed out that there are people who would really be sticking out into their principles in life and just like on what others been saying in  relation to this on which there are ones who do stick with that and cant be exchange with some money but it is really that surely dumb that his father would really be neglecting that amount which it could neither be potentially be considered a life changing in case and we know that this isnt an amount
that couldnt really be just that small to ignore on.For sure there would be some later talks in regarding the amount that boy won.  ;D

Don't worry let the boy in question go ahead and keep enjoying his reward and he should make sure to make a good investment with the rewards, and he should watch how the father will run back to beg for forgiveness because it is quite unfair if the father could treat the boy that way without taking time to understand what the boy has gone through to win such an amount.

That winning can totally change their lives but their solid faith and belief, I think he should already know how to live alone away from his family. Sooner or later his family will accept it especially if he is already winning in life. I believe that winning can be a good start for a better life, he should be able to grow it more and have a good businesses to make more profit. His father is just being conservative about their belief and we can’t do anything about this but to respect it, winning in gambling might not be ok to many but once you won, you have to know how to spend it well.

I am certain that the father is very religious to let off that much money especially that this incident happened in Nigeria. Even if he cannot provide enough for his family or even if they are facing financial difficulties, he wouldn’t accept that money because it is forbidden in his religion. I know many people who would do the same thing as I grew up in a religious family and community and I completely understand that father.

Now it is up to the boy whether he wants to heed his dad's words and continue living in his house, or start his own life and accept that money. Personally I would forget about the gambling money since it wasnt earned through hard work or anything productive. I would prioritize maintaining a strong relationship with my father no matter what.

This isn't about whether the father is right or not. This is about the father trying to save the future of his son. A male child who is living with his parents and is into gambling may still be less than eighteen and that is underaged betting. Imagine if this boy starts gambling at this age what belongs of him and his future. He should be out there learning a skill or acquiring some education that will improve his odds at succeeding in life and not the meagre money he has won from sports betting.

If the dad didn't do that, then he would have passed a message to his son that it okay to gamble and waste his time at a betshop when he knows that he should be out there chasing his dreams. Great parenting  if you ask me.

I think is this case the boy situation is more or less a blessing to the father rather than a cause this is so because the not many young people are lucky to hit such jack pot that can change the story of. Their family if the family is. From an average class,  30 millions in naira is good some of money that could transffothe fsmily status, so it is unwise of the father to have acted that way and this could possible lead to more danger for the family since the boy could turn to strangers for advice and that could lead him into my gbling.


But if the family raly around him the boy in no time he could possibly make the right investment plans and make use of the money properly.
I don't see any positive message that the dad passed here, rather he just makes the boy's condition worst since he will have to spend such a huge amount of money outside with strangers.


The father could have suited a better way to solve this issue, instead of chasing the boy away, because for me, the boy has done ok to have returned ned home with his bounty rewards.

Yes, I think there is a consensus in the thread about this. Anyway, the boy has enough money to live on his own for a good period of time, especially considering that in Nigeria the cost of living must be cheaper and that $82K could last him quite a while. What I don't see is any reference to the boy's age and whether he could legally emancipate himself in the country. Because if not, I don't know what option the boy has left. Maybe bury the money somewhere hidden so he'll let him in the house.

Indeed, there was no positive message given by the father, but at least we can conclude that the father did not want his son to make money from gambling, maybe because the father had a bad perception of gambling, so he indirectly forbade his son not to gamble.
Spending money outside like what do you mean?
What is clear is that the child gave the money to the father even though he refused but I'm sure he will still use the money for his family, such as opening a business or repairing a place to live and even buying a house.

It seems like the boy didn't really get kicked out by the father because after all a child is still the responsibility of the parents.

If they are residents of Nigeria, they will probably be Muslims and gambling is completely haram for Muslims and any earnings from gambling will be considered haram earnings. The extra profit made in gambling where only 87 cents earned over $87k in profit is considered haram in the eyes of Islam. His father referred to this income as gambling income in the family ,Won't accept earnings. So he requested the company to refund the gambling money. In this case, I would say that he has done a good job as a father because he has been able to properly evaluate the instructions given in Islam. So as a father I consider him to be ideal and as a son he decided to pay back the gambling company which is also considered an ideal behavior.

Op just gave a picture and I tried to find it on the internet and here is the full link about the news
https://www.legit.ng/people/family-relationship/1535831-i-dont-sports-betting-19-year-wins-n38-million-n400-father-asks-return-money/,

so he can be said to be a mature man because he is 19 years old which means he is old enough to start his own life apart from his parents using the money he got from gambling, and he belongs to a poor family because in the news it is also stated that he needs money to pay the rent which is due soon, but it seems that his belief in religion dominates his father's heart and mind.
My only curiosity is, he won 38 million Naira just by betting 400 Naira in sports betting, meaning it has to be at a huge number of odds, if it's a parlay bet then the number of matches he chooses must be quite a lot with big odds to mean's he betting much on underdogs team or athletes
unfortunately, it's not complete news so there's not much to explore, because sometimes stories like fairy tales appear on the internet so maybe this is just an imaginary story not real stroy.

I am not sure about this story. There are too many loose ends. First of all, if the boy is minor then he can't receive the winnings. He is under 18 years of age and that is against the terms and conditions (he claims to be 19-years old, but that is debatable). In such case, the game will be declared as invalid and the winning will be nullified. So even if his father accepts the win, they are not going to get anything. And secondly, is it even possible to have a 100,000x bet? I have seen bets up to 1,000x, but anything more than that exists only in folklore.

The only reason the child was gambling is because the father isn't financially strong so as the child came back with such money, why didn't the father use the money to further the childs education. He would had punished him by not allowing him to have access to the money.

There are different ways to handle this situation, he could have also given the child some conditions before he can have access to the money. Like he should finish university, get a good grade or he won't have access to the money. He could have turned the money into a will.

He wouldn't used the money so the boy will understand the message from the father but not to throw away that huge amount. What if that was how God wanted to secure the boys future and that of the family. If betting isn't against their religion he shouldn't have rejected the money.

Well, we can't judge how the father would react maybe he dislike the fact that his son is into gambling. We have different views on gambling and maybe the father doesn't really like gambling and whatever his son or any family member brings to the table related to gambling is unacceptable.

We rarely see some individuals like this that hangs onto that pride, maybe it will be good if the son just respect that decision of his father so it wouldn't escalate to some serious issues. I feel sorry for him but he won't be able to change that fact.

Is gambling bad? it depends on the person looking at it and from which point of view he takes reference from his point of view. If someone is looking at it from a strong religious background, surely gambling is a bad thing (regardless of winning or losing). But for me personally, gambling is an entertainment and a medium to prove how strong my intuition is. We shouldn't have to see a long discussion on this topic, because it's just about stances and points of view.

Most of the sportsbooks have a limit on maximum winnings, such as 100x or 200x. There was an incident in the United States where one of the gamblers won 10,000x or something, but the casino refused the payout saying that as per their terms and conditions the maximum payout is 100x and anything above that results from machine malfunction. And the winner filed a lawsuit against the casino, but in the end the judges ruled that the casino doesn't have to pay any of the winnings to the participant. I guess the same will happen in this case.

It is possible that this case can occur in other gambling systems. However the system will definitely have a bug. and according to the written terms and conditions, the gambling party does not need to make a 10,000x winning payment and the maximum is only on the written terms and conditions.
Online gambling sites must really check several systems thoroughly to overcome various bugs that will occur.

Not everybody has the strength to reject or decline a cold hard cash especially if we're talking about $82 Grand because no matter how rich they are, that kind of money will surely be a big help for the whole family, but this father is different and he got pride as well. Anyway, there might be a factor why the father chose to decline his son's winnings and there's a chance that their family is a Muslim where gambling is not very well accepted as that is against their beliefs, and declining the cash might be his way to teach his son that it's not acceptable in their culture.

Yes, it is. We only know that his father didn't want the money in his house because it was made from gambling. And it seems that his son really has to return all the winning money to gambling because of the father's reaction rather than the child's not being able to return home. If the son respects his father, he will obey his father and never gamble again because his father will be against it. And indeed, it is better to obey his parents than regret for the rest of his life because he refused his father's request.

It depends on the actual perspective.
There is nothing wrong with gambling money in this case, but indeed for some people something like this will definitely cause controversy, especially for those related to spirituality and belief.
In some conditions, in my area, this kind of thing still happens a lot because parents believe that money from gambling, which is actually not allowed, according to them, has no benefits, which actually creates a condition where we get bad luck in the end.
It may happen to the father though in this case he may need it but he has a degree of discipline for gambling money because he may not gamble either.
Regardless of right or wrong, everyone has their own views on this matter and indeed we also cannot justify or blame the father's determination to refuse the money because he has his own commitments.

Interesting, the article didn't mention the financial status of the family either they are too rich so they don't need the money or simply due to religious beliefs but I am surprised with the action of boy he bring the money to his family not used in a wrong way or simply wanted to gamble further with that money.

A smart trick to the boy, simply buy Bitcoin with that money and wait for the future to show you the real growth.

I don't think that you can be so rich to reject that kind of money, especially in Nigeria. Maybe millionaires in USD terms, not in Nigerian currency, could actually reject it and live good, but even if you're far above the average income in the country, that should be huge money for you. A life changing sum of money.
How much he'd be able to improve his life, or the life of his whole family? Probably by a lot.

If you don't want the money for yourself, do something good for others. Help your neighbors, put it in a school fund for your child, or in a savings account so that your kid doesn't have to beg anyone for money when he makes bad choices in life. Don't throw it away or give it back to the casino.

If I were the kid and my father said that the money won't enter his house, I'd agree with him and put it in the bank :D

There are people who would really stick into their principle on which no matter how small or big the amount that they do get from gambling but if it does really involved on things which you do really prohibit or something that you cant deal off with then for sure you would really be having those impressions.It is really just that impossible though that someone could really just simply reject specially we are talking some significant amounts of money on here.This does proves out that there are really still people who cant be bought and just sticking into their principles on what they do believe on.

Yes, this is really matter of someones choice whether they would really be exchanging those things by money or not.It is really just that sad for that boy since he couldnt be able to enter into their house
with those money with him. I doubt that it would really be given back into that betting company but of course there would be no options left for that boy to do but actually he could just simply keep those
money in secret and would be telling that he had given it back to make things look right at least and the he had already the savings.  :D

there are several factors that usually make someone refuse gambling, that is because he is a strict devout religion or in their local culture gambling is prohibited. cmiiw and i guess the man's father was a religious man.

in my place, men who have passed the age of 18++, already have responsibility for themselves so many parents do not control their children's personal lives including gambling but i think it is different in the area where the OP posted, there parents still have full control over his son and i think that is still the right of the man's father ^{(referring to their local culture)}

it's not, but people will have their own views about gambling.

personally, I think he is wrong. he is trying to waste money that they could use. I don't know their financial situation but $83k is a huge amount of money and it would be a dumb idea to follow what the father is suggesting. they are also living in a developing country, this money could literally change their family's lives.

or the dad is a religious man and believes that money that comes from gambling is a sin. I've seen and heard people voice out their dislike towards gambling because of their religion.

I can’t say his father was right nor wrong in his decision. I guess the father is just very strict when it comes to rules and standards and have always seen gambling as a bad habit from the start. And maybe he’s not in badly need for money so he can easily reject even if it has the ability to bring a lot of changes in their family. I just hope he’ll realized that gambling is not that bad after all.

Maybe the father can still have a rethink and bring the money to me. I would not reject the boy at all...adopting him immediately would be my next decision 😂. This story is just too funny to me and here we have consistent gamblers trying hard to earn from betting by winning big profits like this one and here is a man that has a son that was lucky enough to make this kind of winning. If the parent of the boy still insist of him returning the money then, he can rather give the money to the family members or people that needed the fund than allowing the boy to retune the money.

There is more to this story, no father will ever reject what there son got for them. It is either the father is been Religious or the famliy bond was never there since they one. You know the muslims forbid people that indulge in gamling, if indeed the father is a muslim or Islam by religion, the father reason is justify because he didn't want to go against his religion is nothing to be question, as long as the son is not stop from spending his money, the father decisions need to be progected, and it could be that the father is not move by materialistic things, we have people like that, I understand the father action.

What kind of idiotic, ideologically-driven poor excuse of a father acts like this? He should have shown his son support while explaining to him the dangers of gambling. He should have given his son to understand that this win was a rare 1-in-lifetime event. So that the kid would not end up chasing his gambling win from his past days.

Money might not be the most important thing in life but that father definitely did not teach his child a valuable lesson. Rather I think that the son will now learn that gambling can be very rewarding and it is best to keep secrets from his father. Thats not a good lesson.

I wonder what a licensed psychologist would have to say about this matter, though...

We never can really understand the motive driving the man though, maybe he does not believe that money made from gambling is pure money, maybe his faith outrightly condemns gambling, but whatever the man's reason be, the fact remains that that boy is a very lucky dude, he should probably move away from home for the main time, possibly quit gambling and especially a big business, maybe by doing this, he can gain his father's love ones again.

So far, what we've been told in this case is just assumptions and speculation. in fact, we don't know why the father refused his son's prize money. maybe, not because of the money from the gambling. but more precisely as you said that the father did not really need money so he refused gifts from the child. but the stigma of rejection, can portray the bad side of gambling.

So far, no hypothesis is really close to the truth. cause we have no other sources than short stories of what the OP posted in this thread. automatically this story reaps various responses from the community, whether it's leading to a belief that involves religion, or various other reasons as expressed by friends in this thread. but what is certain, in fact, whatever the reason behind the refusal. everything is the full right and decision of the father, he has a will of his own, regardless of anything that is a question for all of us for this refusal.

As much as the father appears to be religious and believes gambling is sinful, I think he finds it to be incredibly humorous. However, everyone has a right to their own opinion, so if the man does not want the money that is OK. Despite the fact that it is challenging to win and that after winning, you ask me to return the money. Except if you become hooked to it, gambling is not something I view as wrong once you become addicted, it may wreck you. And if the child is an adult, I believe he should be given the freedom to decide for himself whether or not he wants the money, rather than the father imposing such a choice on his behave.

It becomes the father's loss if the son decides to keep the money he has won, and that is the most likely decision that he would take. The father who would have had some share of the money will now be left out of it when the son decides to keep it and that will also come in-between their father and son relationship. The father will say his son disobeyed him. If it is the Man's principle not to gamble, he should know that his son is not like him. He can tell his son that he wants nothing from the money, not wanting the Son who will be a man soon to return the money.

That's probably right and it looks totally the correct move from a father figure to his son in order to school him about how bad gambling can be and that no matter how much one might have won at a time, it can still ruin one's life if the frequent interactions with a casino turn into an addiction when he grows up, that will probably be a nightmare for his father to see his son in that situation.

Parents will always do the best for their children and they won't change their minds only for money since money might buy everything and give them a better life but being parents, the happiness is to see their children grow responsible and become something in their lives.

Since his father has ordered his son to pay back the gambling money in full, this view suggests that his father will not spend the profits earned from gambling on his family activities. In this case gambling is totally prohibited from religious point of view and income from gambling is identified as black money from corruption point of view. So his father ordered his son to return the ill-gotten gambling money to the gambling authorities.

We can't actually go against our parents wish, maybe the child has not being behaving well before time that makes him lacks a good rapport with the father and the father never rely a trust in him because of his way of life, how could you expect him to accept such from the child when he's not even sure if he truly win the money through gambling or stole it together with friends he hangs around with, which makes me think that it could be possible for the father to accept the money if he had rely his trust on his as one that takes his life serious.

The father has principles, that's what I can see from here, and it's actually a good thing because he can educate his son whenever he wants to, and he's not coming from a place of hypocrisy but rather principles and beliefs. The son has all the right in the world to do what he thinks is best for the money. Personally, I wouldn't return it to the betting company but rather I will use that money to setup my small business and profit from there. The father might still see that as something that he's not going to approve as it's still using the money from the gambling proceeds but in this day and age, principles can only get you so far and you still have to do things in order to survive.

Kudos to the father for having principles, but the man who won the money should decide for himself on whether or not he's going to use the money or not.

Whatever father does is surely good for a child. A father never wants his child's bad intentions he always wants his child's good. Gambling is viewed differently in different countries. But in the country I live in, gambling is seen as cursed. All the people I have seen from childhood who participated in gambling have lived very badly. They could never spend their days in peace with their families. It is better for a person to stay away from gambling as much as possible. Because gambling can destroy people completely. Here this boy's father rejected him by not accepting his gambling money. His father may be a pious person he doesn't like all these things at all. I think his father gave him a fitting reply. If the boy stops gambling because of his father's strict prohibition, I think he can live happily ever after with his winnings.

That is also the possibility that the father don't trust his child as he thinks that it came from illegal things and not on gambling , but again we cant conclude on anything as we only have few things on it and there are no clue on why it is and how the child won it , the final thoughts on this really is his father doesn't want it and not all wants money that coming from gambling ,even in our selves we accept it but to him he doesn't want it.

It can be traced. I mean the betting sites, the amount won and how he won the high amount of money can be traced. If it is online, it can be traced. If it is offline, using betting agent, it can also be traced. So I do not think his father rejected the money becusee he did not trust the child. Even if he has a kind of child that do steal from him, the bet won can change the whole thing.

What I thought about the matter is what I have said before, that his father may not take religion as a joke at all, and can be one of the extremists type of people. I have noticed that some Muslim fathers can do this as they are ready to oppose what their religion against.

And the picture looks fake too, or maybe it was not the actual pic of the characters in the story? The age of the boy is not mentioned but if it's true that he is under age. It will still depend on the gambling company because some might allow minor and not all countries has the same legal age.

In crypto or online gambling, people on any age are mostly free to gamble. Maybe this is where the boy gamble? Like it or not, the money is already received by the boy and he already tell his father about it but the response that he got is not really pleasant. A 100k multiplier is possible. There is even 1 million or more multiplier. I think you are still a newbie in gambling to not know it.

It can still happen and the proof is for this father because indeed he still refuses even though it really can support their life but he insists on holding back that desire and actually in my opinion it deserves appreciation. because indeed principles like this can be said to be quite rare at the moment and I cannot have strong principles like this for now.

After all, it already belongs to the child, regardless of what the father refused, it is the right of the child, now it depends on him, because of course he is also an adult and it's time for him to think from now on for his future. I think with this condition it would be a little naive for the kid to give back to the company for the victory he achieved. His father just refused the money, doesn't mean he forbade the child to have it, right?

Yeah, the story sounds like the story in the drama series where the protagonist experiences extraordinary luck and then the people behind him do not believe.


I think the father has enough money to feed himself and that the guy and his father has a misunderstanding and the father does not want any of the son's winnings due to pride.  I do not think that there is such a person that will deny a fortune due to personal belief let alone it is coming from his son's effort (betting is an effort you know)


It is his right to reject his son's money, wether it is ethical or not depends on the belief of a person.  For me it is morally right to reject anything from an activity the a person believe as evil.

And this would really be hard decision for his son to make whether he would choses to give back those winnings or would really be keeping it by himself considering that it isnt small and would really be a secret and would gradually be spending it since his father couldnt really accept that it do came from gambling.There are really people who are that extremist or really that purely devoted into their religion on which committing against the principle is something that they couldnt do. It might sound foolish but there are people who could really be able to stick on what they do believe and what they do really want to follow.
There's nothing we can do with that and this is would be actually be depending into his son on how he would be handling this one out. So the best thing is to keep it secret and
let those amounts be stored on whatever ways he would be intending to do so.

Gambling is a problem but if you already got the money that you won why not take advantage of it. Especially if you need the money badly. I dont understand this kind of people,yes you need to make a point that gambling is bad and that you should avoid gambling but if you already won you should take advantage of it.

Isn't it mind-blowing, the audacity we have to pretend to grasp another's faith or personal convictions? Sure, we can trace the greenbacks won in gambling, but let's be real - trust, once shattered, is like a vintage Ming vase, impossible to piece back together, even with a mountain of solid proof, right?

Religious extremism, now that's a hot potato! But isn't it a matter of perspective? One man's zealous conviction could be another's radicalism. Yet, aren't we veering off course? The kid wrestling with his respect for his old man's beliefs, his struggle about spending the dough - doesn't this expose a deep-rooted familial and moral predicament that's not just about dollar bills?

And the hush-hush money idea, doesn't that weave a tangled web of lies and remorse? Wouldn't the kid be playing it smarter to face this openly, maybe even pour the money into a worthy endeavor that both he and his dad could get behind? Integrity intact, dad's beliefs respected.

but his father had different thoughts because the religious principles his father adhered to made his thoughts different from the wishes of his son. even though news spread that his son wanted to use the money from gambling to help pay for the rent he had to pay for the house, the father remained adamant that the money from gambling was not good.

LOL, I agree that technology is such a snitch these days. Whether online or offline, the FBI (aka Facebook, Bitcoin, Instagram) knows everything. But let's be real here; Dad's not rejecting the moolah 'cause he thinks junior's up to no good. Now, it seems like Pops is pretty hardcore about his beliefs, eh? And I respect that. Stickin' to your principles is like sticking to your gym routine – it ain't easy, but it keeps you fit, right? But then again, is it fair to throw shade on the son if he decides to keep the dough? Let's not forget we're all human and a chunk of change can make a big difference. That said, the son's got a tough call to make here. His best bet is to go incognito, stash the cash somewhere safe, and play it cool. Crypto wallets, anyone?

Went through the article once again, felt it might be a dignity issue. The father might not be happy with his son earning money through gambling. He might have wanted him to study and find a respectable job. The society to which the father belongs might discourage gambling or betting activities. That might be one of the reason but I still don't understand why a detailed information was provided by the publisher of this news.

Generally the reason of such behaviour is disclosed. That made me to conclude that this news might have been created for clickbait. If not then why a descriptive information about the family was not reavealed. You might argue it is because of privacy, no one is interested to know about them or their identity. What is confusing in this news is about the father not accepting the winning amount. It would have be great to know the reason. Which was not declared, which makes me suspicious about the whole news now.

I'm also thinking the same thing. The news that has been released should have been more detailed because instead of understanding the story, we end up scratching our heads and have a lot of questions about why did the father declined it as that kind of money could have been a great news to them but because the story is not wrapped up beautifully, we also don't know the answers of our own questions.

By the image posted in OP, the name of the news portal I can already have a clue it's a kind of sensationalist news, potentially not corresponding to a true story, with the sole purpose of leading the public to click the link and generate traffic for the website, and profit consequently (clickbait). There are so many fake news on the internet that we shouldn't take such random, absurd and generic stories seriously.

Personally, I don't believe a father would reject his son's winnings, especially in a poor country like Nigeria, where most people are urging for some extra welcome income.

Actually is not a problem at all, it will only be a problem on how you will do it and react to it. People who gamble are not all addicted, maybe his father doesn't want it because of his personal belief or because of his religion. But this money if it will be used to good things and to help the whole family maybe also their extended family it can be a big help and it will help them in future.

I think the father rejected the money maybe because he is loyal to his religion,  most religion people don't like gamble. Even if the father rejects the money I'm not sure he would give it out, because I know the son his old enough to take his decision and start up life with the money.

I think the father rejecting the gambling money won by his son is based on religious ground because I listened to a sermon were a religion preacher said majority of money won by a gambler was a collection of some losers fund who might had been hurt one way or the other, though that was his own personal opinion and belief which must be respected,  however if the son decided to setup a business to stand on his own he might not have the backing of his father and lead to animosity between the duo and course the son wouldn't refund or return the money both of them have to sit down to settle the matter.

I do think that there has been a stigma with regard to gambling as an illegal and immoral activity.

In order to address this question, we must first tackle on what makes an addiction bad perse. In general, any activity which turns into an addiction can lead to potential and devastating effects and this applies to everything which can be addicted. In relation to gambling, this activity is not perse bad or immoral but what makes it potentially dangerous is the chance for a person being addicted to it. If a person suffers addiction, then there is that possibility that his priorities may shift in satisfying his/her gambling sprees.

Now for the argument of the father, I do not think that it is reasonable. The boy betted $0.87 which resulted to $82,340 which can be life-changing especially in third-world countries. Such amount can actually change one's life for the better and make it more convenience in terms of their living. Just because the child gambled, the father quickly hesitated and concluded that his son had done something bad or immoral.

I do think that the father is overreacting. It is also the job of the parents to provide for the welfare of their children. If he is worried that his child might get addicted, then he must at least guide him in such a path to avoid addiction.

I have a hard time believing this story to be true, but maybe it is...  As the son, I would probably be trying to get emancipated or just run away with the winnings.  While I'm not totally familiar with their situation, I assume that is a life changing amount of money.  I can understand him not wanting his father's beliefs to damage his personal life experience.  I'm still not so sure how real this story is though.  It seems that people sticking to their beliefs when confronted with life changing sums of money is rare and not something I typically run across.

There are people who are that serious on sticking into  their principles in life on which they would really be that sticking into it without bending out their principles on what they do believe. We know that there are things in life on which it do really rest out our faith whether we would  really bending it out or would really going along with things that we are currently facing.
If his father chooses up to neglected it out on which it would pertains about that strong faith then we know that it is something that is fixed and cant really be altered.

We know that choices would differ into each individual on which it would really be a normal approach.

While other fathers would crave for huge wins from gambling, this story is different. Probably, his father is a devoted Muslim and gambling is strictly prohibited in their culture. That’s why even if the winnings can change their lifestyle, his father still chose to reject it because whatever they get from gambling is always unacceptable. It could have been a lot of money for gamblers, but for anti-gambling culture, it’s always nothing and will never be essential.

This the same kind of story has happened in my compound although the winning were different. The one that happened in my compound was about $200 and the boy was a street boy and the father is a deacon in one of the Pentecostal Church  and when the boy brought home with the winning, the family father told him to use the money to go start his life. But the boy was giving the money to his father but the father instead advised him to use the money. The father didn't touch the money. And the boy quietly go away with the money and use it to start small Medium Business.
So what am I trying to say here is that such stories do exist. Even though there fake ones. But this one has been published in the social media and blogs so there is legit part of it.

In fact, it is not a matter of which religion the father adheres to and what their culture is, because all religions, not only Muslims, also prohibit gambling activities, and even some cultures do not allow gambling.
there must be a reason behind the refusal and what is the exact cause we do not know clearly.
What is certain is that gambling is not a good thing for a child, moreover he is still young so he can easily or has the potential to become a gambling addict.

It's probably true that you can rarely find someone who would reject money they or one of their close ones won only because they don't like gambling or find it unethical or religiously bad, because we live in a world where money is everything and you can do literally nothing if you don't have money, and if you have a life-changing amount of money in your hands, you can't throw it away no matter where it has come from.

But, whether rare or not, such people do exist in the world who respect their principles, dignity, and religious beliefs more than anything and they can refuse to take anything in exchange for spoiling any one of these things.

Well, regardless of the fact the boy is young, I still do not think his young age is the reason for the father to reject the money the boy won though gambling,  I think the matter is more based on religious sentiments, we could try to find out what the man's position is in his place of worship, either a mosque or church, I know both religion condemns gambling, me personally as a Christian, I know the Bible condemns gambling, but though I still gamble any way.

The man could be a title holder in his place of worship, and being a personality other worshipers look up to, he possibly is finding it difficult to accept the means through which his son made money, knowing fully well its against their faith.

I had forgot that there is an important Muslin population in Nigeria. That could explain why the father decided to reject the money earned by the son, still it would not explain why the son was allowed to gamble in the first place.

I am not a muslin, but as much as I know about the Islam culture, it is supposed to be practiced by the whole family, ideally so in theory the son was also supposed to be a muslin and no believer of Allah would gamble in that way and of course, won't bring the earning to the face of the father so openly. MY guess is that the father is simply against gambling in general.

I have the same thought.  I think the story is just a made-up story just to get the interest of the reader.  No one will reject a huge amount of money especially when it is presented by a son, and does not come from evil doings.


Maybe, but still I feel the story is fabricated. 


It should be but many had swayed away from that teaching and had fun with gambling activities.  They might not show it pubicly but many Muslim knows themselves that they are engaged in gambling activity in one way or another.

one can tell if the story is fabricated or not and since we are humans,it is not everybody that sees money as everything. Some committed devotee will never see money as anything as long as it is against their culture. Just as Hispo said, the boy's father might be a Muslim and maybe not just a Muslim but a mosque leader. If I was the boy's Dad ,I will collect the money and thank God for blessing my boy with such huge amount of money from gambling. I am wondering if there are still such people in the world and how many of them are left,people who prefer to follow their religion tradition over money.

Money is everything for most of us and we know it's hard to earn it. So if there's an opportunity to have such huge amount, probably no one will refuse to accept the money (as long as it is not from any illegal activity).

But it's a different situation for the boy's father because he don't like the fact that his son got the money through gambling. It's a commendable attitude to reject the money (despite of what it can do for their lives) because of what he believe in. I wonder what the son did after his father made a decision.

But regardless of culture and religion, maybe the father did not want his son to become addicted to gambling because he managed to win a large amount of money.
This is the thought of a father towards his child so that the father will direct his child to become a better person.
As an example, if you are a father, will you accept that your son becomes addicted to gambling?
All religions are good because they have guidelines that must be obeyed by adherents, including the prohibition of gambling.

What you say is true, but I think more that the father does not want his child to become a gambling addict.

There are still many people like that in this world because they still adhere to their religion and carry out the traditions of their religion. Perhaps, it will look strange to people of other religions, but that's the truth. We can't say it's a mistake to refuse money from big wins, but they strongly believe in their religion. But we also don't know what his son did after knowing his father's words. Perhaps, he has given his money to someone else in need or he has used the money for something else, or put all his money back into gambling. At least this was a lesson for him not to gamble because his father would never accept money from gambling.

I think it roots in the beliefs and the value that the father holds. Mostly held under their culture or their religion. It's a hard decision to make for the kid I guess. Is gambling a bad thing to do? I don't know. You don't need to know to. What you just need is to ask yourself truly if it is the right thing to do. Because we all have different beliefs. and my belief has nothing to do with what you are believing. Same goes to the story of the boy. It depends on what is more important for him. Is it the culture of his father or is it the money making he can make gambling.

I saw a lot of comments like the boy should disown his father, that the man didn't seek and encourage for his progress.

Others said he should rent an apartment and leave his father's house, that the father will definitely come around when he's over what he feels.

I feel like, if the guy can find a save place to deposit the money or his it and possibly pipe low for the main time...

If his father doesn't come around with time to understand him, he can then decide to travel out of the country, I think his father will give his blessings then and with his money, he may decide to begin his investment in motherland, the father would never know it's the same money.

Seriously I don’t think it’s a made-up story, you don’t know how strict some parents are, I know the site which the OP posted, it’s a kind of popular website in my country so I don’t think they are really looking for traffic. If some parents are against something, no matter the amount you are making from their, they will definitely be against it. Am sure just little percentage of parents will be able to do this, no one will see this kind of money and still reject it, but I can tell you that some parents will still reject the money, since you got the money through the means they are against or they don’t want, and mostly in my country, most parents are against gambling.

I don't know much about beliefs and customs in Nigeria, but I am sure that this is a pretty stupid thing to do (in case the story is not fake). The amount being mentioned here is huge, and it can be life changing. And in today's world money matters more than anything else. If tomorrow some of his family members get hospitalized and requires some expensive medical procedure, his beliefs are not going to help. I just hope that the son is not as stupid as his father and he will claim the reward and spend it wisely. If his father decides to kick him out of the family, then it is his problem.

What I want to see is the update about this and how was the boy reacted and and what is the movement he comes out.

Because I believe that if the boy made to gamble all those times meaning His father did not look into what is he dealing and yeah that means they allow him to gamble but does not want to win?

If I were to be the boy? surely I will leave the house and will live my own .

Yes, we do want to know if there is an update on the saga but it looks like there isn't an update or maybe the next story just got written.

From the story, it seems like the father didn't know what his son was doing or the father did and didn't say anything until his son won a lot of money.

Maybe those who don't live in that country can say that. But I think in other countries where a child immediately leaves his parents just because of money, he might be considered an unfilial child and immediately removed from the register of family members. So this is probably the toughest decision faced by that young man.

I don't it's fake, searching around you'll find a lot of articles talking about it, the father rejecting the winnings seems to be plausible because it looks like he comes from a religious family since from what I read from the articles is that after the young boy won he directly went to a mosque to pray to thank god for his winnings.

I found an "update", not sure how accurate this is but according to his forum called nairaland.com/ (https://www.nairaland.com/7395179/boy-won-38-million-bet) the guy who won the 38 Million Naira is one of the people who died in a car wreck with his friends. btw, I am a little sceptical about this "update" I found.

Well, I pretty much agree with the logic here, if the family isn't so well-to-do and doesn't have a lot of money, rejecting such an amount is sheer stupidity, because as you said, beliefs or culture or any other thing won't pay the bills and money is a basic requirement for today's world, you can't do anything at all without it, and if wealth is knocking on your door, you should welcome it with open hands.

Such a thing can be understood if the father is already rich and doesn't need money, he is feeding his family well, all their expenses are covered and they even have savings for bad times which can come all of a sudden, but if this is not the case, he shouldn't have rejected the money.

Lets face up the reality and we know that religion wouldnt really be saving up yourself on day to day basis on which rejecting such amount is really that stupid but there are people who do rather just want to die on starvation rather than on going against their beliefs and principles in life which this might portray out on that boys father and there's nothing we can do about it. It is really just that sad that the boy is surely excited
on telling it into his parents or family about the winning but it turns out that it was really getting the opposite response or treatment.

For that boy, then its better to hide those money which his father wont really be that able to know and on the time that they are really in need of money then he could simply
snip it out but of course everything should be done without letting his father know that those funds are really that still available and been spending out. So this is situation and the boy
would surely have that good assessment on the condition but if he do gave back those money then its stupidity x2.  ;D

The family head which is the fsther have messed up really badly and this shows to a great extent that the father doesn't have love for the son, fine if the boy has gone the extra mile to gamble which may be against most religious mindset but it it we have to understand the impact of this rejection on the physiological well being of the boy.


Now, instead of guiding the son on the way he will spend the money without becoming addicted to gambling and how to make a withdrawal mechanism and reinvest the profits, it will become hard for him to control the boy's actions if he rejects him outrightly.

Depends on a certain child or son because there are ones who are really get used to on what their fathers reactions or behavior on something that they had done specially if its against on his father principles but as a child then we cant really know whether those ones would be good or bad unless if he/she's fully aware of it then you would know that it isnt really that right on telling to him in the first place because you do know on what would be the reaction which it would really be that situational on this case. We cant really that tell on how a children that been rejected will really be making his next step
whether he would take it seriously and emotional and pschologically be affected or would really be just simply ignored.

If im on that situation then i would definitely be spending on things that i do like rather than on giving it back into the casino on where his Father suggested which is really that a dumb idea to be done.

Maybe it's not a make-up story but I think that had gone way too far -- even if I was meant to be the man's wifey, I'll seek for a divorce ASAP cus it seems he isn't ready to build his wealth and woman wants to waste her time.
If the Child had been so lucky to the point that he gambled and won such a colossal amount from a site - and they also accepted to pay him( well, ofcourse some sites don't always wanna be plan in their business plan,.. mostly when it comes to payment of winnings), then I think the father should have atleast given him a hand to enjoy his wealth since he didn't wanna be a part of it.

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The boy is addicted to gambling maybe his father doesn't know about it but when the boy wins the gambling and gets money profit then maybe the boy's father comes to know about it and makes him pay back the gambling money. In this case, the boy's father had religious feelings behind not taking the gambling money and the boy decided to return the gambling money based on that religious feeling. In this case, the boy did not disobey his father and he was forced to obey his father's orders completely.

I'm curious of how old this boy is, anyone know?  I think it's pretty ridiculous of his father to do this.  So what did they do with the money?  I suppose the father is trying to teach his young son (I'm assuming he's under 21 years old) a lesson, but I don't think this is the right way to go about it. 

The father likely doesn't support gambling simply because it goes against his old school way of viewing things.  This tends to be the case for a lot of people.

That would've happened, if not the father might've thought of the future impact of gambling. This time the boy have won it, but we don't know what happens tomorrow. There is no assurance that the boy won't gamble again. Maybe he can loss all the money he have won out of gambling. Such situation could lead to frustration and unpleasant things. Thinking it in mind the father could've requested him to settle back the winnings to the gambling house. The best part, the boy obeyed his father which is really great.

The sin will just go ahead to spend his winning and the father may miss out on benefiting from such huge winning from his son because such an amount can change the future of the family without much I do.

The boy about 19 years old , may be school boy.
The boy's father orders his son to refund the money but the boy's elder brother and the boy's mother are interested in keeping the money and they admit that they have two months' house rent due and if they use this money they can pay their two months' house rent. And they will be able to live in peace. Although the boy's father does not agree but the boy's mother is against the boy's father.

Read full stories: https://www.nairaland.com/7699466/man-reportedly-tells-19-yr-old-son

Since in this case the boy's elder brother asked for advice whether it would be reasonable to return their money. But I think they did not refund the gambling money and the exact information about this is not known later.

Assuming this news are actually a fact, that is.
I am still in doubt of it, however, I do not have much problem on assuming there is people out there in the world whose personal beliefs are stronger to their desire for money. That is something I have seen to be true in Asia, and those who practice the lessons of Buddha.

We are talking about religion after all, you may love to eat pork but if you become a muslin you need to quit it, it is the same with cults which reject the materialism and consumerism of the modern world. 

That one hell of a disciplinarian the father must be. 38,000,000 naira is like 51,000 dollars if we convert that. Now that's a good some to start something good for almost anyone who hangs around betshops looking gor luck to escape the poor living condition in Nigeria and get some test of the good life as an average or middle class citizen.

I wonder who is this young man. Am sure betting is 18+which very much designates him for an adult and ought not to be living with the family. If he ain't sure if he should have been living with the family, this was a good sign to start living out and being his own person. I think that would be the case in the end.

Not all 18+ children would really be having the plans on having their own family within this age but its true that you are really that free on doing so as long you do find yourself that you are capable on raising your
own family but if not? The better not to proceed out because it would really just making yourself putting up on a situation where you would be living in poverty.Marriage life isnt something that would really be that a simple obligation and responsibility and that boy would definitely be living under his parents. There are ones who are really that scared and follow on what father told him.

Its true that if that Father or their family does have that sufficient wealth then $1000 wont be something important for him to mind on but rather would be sticking on what he do believed and would really be
going along with his principle. About the childs action? Whether he would oppose or not but we know that most likely we would really be following their orders.
If im that kid then i would really be betting those money rather than on giving it back.

Unfortunately, we don't know the reason why the father acted like that in the first place after knowing that his son won a staggering $51,000 in gambling because the story was not released in a full detailed version and was a kind of short. Actually, I never had a story that was reported like this where they leave the readers a lot more questions in their head rather than understanding the story and why such behaviors have occurred instead of being thankful to the fact.

The father rejecting these funds can not really be because of gambling... Maybe the man had worked all his life and the son had it the easy way and the father couldn't stand the easy life the son was about to get on and only yo send the message was to reject the money to tell the son that life is not easy..you need to work for it, to enjoy it!

Besides, these articles sometimes to have the full story, maybe the man is a religious man and gambling is something that might be frowned upon and was trying to stick to his principles....whatever it is, give it time, the son will explain himself and they will find a way to agree on how to receive the monetary gift.

I think writer's actually do this for a purpose they  put suspense all in the mind and head of their readers, so that they will keep guess on the possible end or start of the story. Well if you haven't heard about such story of a father rejecting money won from gambling, its actually a common scene in my locality as people in my place are actually quite religious and some see it as a bad act to gamble.

I am not at all surprised that his father turned down that amount of money from his son. If the man's religion forbade gambling, I think he made the right decision. After all, in some religions, gambling is forbidden and, when it is practiced, it is a sin. For this reason, any person who is devoted to their religion will avoid doing anything that will enrage God.

Gambling may be good thing to some people but for me I don't see it as a good thing because the experience I got from there was very bad and I believe that is what a lot people are experiencing too.if you are a gambler is hardly you may achieve something good with people especially if someone is addicted to gamble. Many people that have won money from gambling they do always waste it in gambling again,it is only few of them that do achieve something with it.

I believe that by refusing to accept the money, his father has acted morally and responsibly as a parent. If you want your child to grow up to be a nasty person, don't ever teach him bad habits as a parent. It will be extremely difficult for the man's kid to stop gambling if he receives that money, and if the youngster develops a gambling addiction, it will ruin his future.

In this case, reading the whole story, one thing is clearly understood, except for the father, the other members of the boy's family are interested in keeping the money won by the bet. But the boy's father is not agreeing to spend his gambling money for the benefit of the family for some religious reasons. If you look at the boy's older brother's post, they only told the netizens that the gambling money is with his family should be spent. Moreover, the boy's mother is willing to spend the gambling money with the family because the boy's family still owes two months of house rent. If the boy spends the gambling money for family purposes, then his family will have a great life in the future.

It's true that some African parents still have this achaic mentality towards making money through gamble.They believe that gambling is really  sin,and to serve God,one must not be a partaker of it,therefore,him accepting the money might seem to him like a sin,but I see that as primitivity because we all know that the game of gambling is a thing of luck,and there is no spiritual ties to it.Its either you win or lose,but some African fathers who believe in Christianity might not see it that way.If I were the boy,I won't beg him to accept the money,I will use the money to get my own apartment,and live a good life there.Time will come when they will be in need of that money,and they will come asking me.

That is if they or the father will accept the money and the family will have a good life in the future. But his father still doesn't agree because of religious reasons and it seems we won't know whether the money is actually used by his family without his father enjoying the money or is there another story behind it all. This was a difficult decision for the son because his father refused the winnings. Everything has its advantages and disadvantages while the money does come from gambling. But if it's related to religion, maybe it's better for the son to comply with his father's wishes not to use his money for his family.

Without a doubt, this story reveals the seedy underbelly of gambling and its pernicious consequences on the ties that bind a family. But hold for a sec: the problem isn't the risk itself, it's how we're feeling about it. The pope claimed the high moral ground by sticking to his principles, highlighting the pivotal importance of one's own ethics while making decisions. Wait a minute! Isn't it possible to keep things fair with some form of regulated betting? Not everyone who plays the odds gets sucked into a black hole of addiction and destruction.

Contrary to what you may have heard, gambling isn't always disastrous if you know how to keep your cool. As long as you have the self-control to establish limits and adhere to them, gaming may be a relaxing pastime on par with listening to your favourite music or watching your favourite shows on repeat. This may be the perfect opportunity for Pops to teach Junior the value of keeping his cool and playing it smart in the face of the many challenges life throws at him, not just in the casino.

That is why I have always said that Religion and politics are the dogmas so that people are more ignorant every day, (no offense) but I think that people should take into consideration that things here because they are like that Stop making money or they stop having a good life, the bad thing about all this is that this type of thing happens to people who don't deserve it, because if this happened to a person who really has the need , it would be a great blessing, but that he Father act like that , and in my Opinion he has a very tenuous maturity , I could almost say that he Doesn't.

Well, the won amount will surely create a big difference in their lives, but knowing his father is a devotee of his religion, then taking money from gambling is a big sin and such instances should never be tolerated. He might be lucky enough to gain such amount but if he will stick to what his father believes, everything will come into waste particularly his efforts put in gambling.

Why cant just the boy would simply hide those money that he had won and pretend that he had given it back or spend it all into gambling and lose it all? For sure his father would be at least be easing out that anger
about having those gambling wins on which there are really indeed people who are really that sticking into their principles in life specially if this one is attached to religion which is something not really that shocking nor surprising for them to stick out and wouldnt really be accepting even if this one would be talking some huge amounts which it would really be definitely be bringing up some good patches on their daily living considering that this amount is never been that small.

It is really just that sad to that boy is that he would really be definitely be having that emotional damage considering that he had thought that this might be causing for his father to be glad on what he did,
but somewhat he had instead getting the negative or the opposite on which he would likely be giving back those money which he would really be obeying on what his father had been telling on.
Well its situational because it would really be just depending on peoples principle, some might be considerate but there are some who would really be sticking.

From what I see, if you look at the context in the picture and the OP's explanation, it actually says that the father is a religious devotee, this is speculative because it is not explained in more detail than that, but there are indeed several possibilities that the father was indeed like that.
But on the other hand it is also a matter that in my opinion is more of a principle and the father does not want to violate that principle and of course that is his choice.
It will not be in vain because indeed it is also the right of the child, it's just that the father doesn't want to accept the money now it depends on the child what to do with it because he is actually quite an adult in my opinion and even this kind of thing is good in discuss it with your parents but the decision must be based on yourself because already an adult he also knows what is best for him.

In my personal view, I think that one person's personal opinion can be different. Suppose in my case I take gambling as just for fun as a purpose of entertainment. I don't think that gambling was that kind of bad thing when it can be control and avoided the addiction on it. But in most cases gamblers cannot control themselves and become addicted to gambling and therefore gambling is known as a bad act in our society.
I don't know why the boy's father rejected it, but I respect his opinion. Because he rejected such a large amount of money, maybe it could be his religious reason or anything others. He is right in his place, I don't think we need to worry about it. He didn't want to take the gambling money, so it's good to let him be as he is.

the man is actually teaching his son that the winnings from gambling are money that cannot be used for food because according to religion that must be done while the child does not understand the intentions and goals of their father, however I respect his father because that is his principles as a man and a responsible father

Even if the man is a religious person, why didn't he train his child to also be a religious son so that the son will not waste his money to gamble. Does he as a father understand that his son has been spending in gambling for years, how come he wants to stop the reward of his son.
The holy scriptures also permits anyone that sows to be able to reap. He being a religious man should not stop his son from reaping what ever he has invested his time and money into.

Whatever reason the father had on his mind, that is not enough reason to reject the gift from his son, if the child has not given any of his family and relatives anything at all, they would have said he doesn't have the love for his family. Let's say Religion must have been the father's excuse in the first place, he should have accepted in public and explained to him in private the reason for his objection to the money, I don't see any reason the father should reject money at all.

@Bittraffic what do you think is more indiscipline by making fun of a child's success in the public, the amount is big enough to start something in his region and I believe if there is proper management, they will yield something from that money if it is well used, we should learn to call a spade a spade, this act is delusional and embarrassing, to be honest.

Time to get his own flat then. Father is right in his perspective, if he thinks betting is bad thing win or loose doesn't metter . Then son should go live by himself, If he can bet himself he should be +18, he can (should) live by himself too. My Father is not diffrent aswell if I somehow win 100k$ I'm out simple as that. This is our lifes not others. I would not give that money back or donate it...

The boys age is not disclose so we can not really conclude  if the boy is old enough to get is own fiat and to some extent there are limitations to how young people live there life's especially in Africa to some extent we are always kind of way obligated to our parent which is good but has a lot of disadvantage especially in time of making decision, The boy will never forget, and in some situations, I'm sure many people won't return the money and are willing to disobey their father. If the boy were mature enough, I don't think the father would have made that decision for him to return such a large sum of money given the way money is becoming a problem.

Although maybe for us the father's reason is not very relevant when rejecting the money his son got from gambling, he also has the right to accept objections and refuse his son's money. I'm sure not one or two people will do this (refuse money from gambling) especially if they are religious leaders or people who do not agree with gambling. In my opinion it goes back to their respective rights, on the other hand we cannot force them to accept gambling, or conversely those who refuse gambling cannot force us to be on their side.

For sure, we do not have detailed information regarding the story of the child and the father in this thread. however, if we examine based on the writing on that part of the image. there, implying something his father didn't like. In essence, his father refused. plus, he told his son that the money could not enter his house. uniquely, the father told his son to return the money from the gambling results to the betting company.

Well, in short, there's been a lot of assumptions and speculation from the community. in fact, we can relate it to the beliefs that the father believes in. at least, there were some members who had the same speculation. it could also be that the father suspects that his son is doing something wrong by taking someone else's property. yes, there are lots of wild assumptions and speculations from this story. but the closest to the subject, that the father does not want to receive money from the proceeds of gambling. this was reinforced by his statement saying that the money was not allowed to enter his house. that means, the father has faith in his belief, that he should not accept the gambling money, let alone link it to belief. instead of being returned, I'm not quite sure that the son will do what the father tells him to do. and yes, in short, a person has the right to reject or accept according to what he believes. Likewise, with what the father did. Basically, we don't know the background of this case. so, let this problem just be a father and son story.

Yet, the father's reason why he rejected those wins were also not disclosed and that just leads us to a dead end where further questions will become nonsense and aren't really answerable by anybody unless the OP will give out the source or give the whole story so that we can fully understand the father's decision about the son's winnings from gambling. Eiter way, I think you're right, most of us would choose disobeying the father and just hope that someday, he will understand our decisions.

We don't know much about the father-son relationship, so it's hard to judge which one is right. All I know is that money is never superfluous, so the father could have accepted the money he won and told his son how best to use it.

Although, on the other hand, if he turned down the money, his advice may not be as valuable. Parents are our guides in the world, so we should listen to them, but that doesn't mean we always have to. Each of us has our own views on gambling and winnings, so it's up to us to decide how to deal with them.

Rejecting such high figures, which is essentially not what we want to hear, situations like these are uncommon these days. I haven't heard a both positive and negative story in a long time. Nobody knows how long the teenager has been preoccupied to gambling, but the essential point is that he has reaped the benefits of his efforts, therefore I would advise him to probably start a new life, in a new residence. He's now a man who can take care of himself; after all, it's the same father who would force him to work to earn enough to feed him. Now that the boy has easy money from gambling, he should look for fundamental potential.

There are so many possibilities why father was rejecting his win. I meant like he has been loosing more compared what he has won. That makes sense if his father was rejecting it but im thinking about if his father was the only who knew the reason.
He might be the same like other who saw gambling as a bad thing. I can't judge him caused by that's his decision. His son might be learning to never try to tell others even his father about his won.
It will be far better rather than triggering a conflict in his family due to the telling his family about his won in the gambling. That's my main concern right now.
I personally believe that if his son was not fully wrong to tell his family about what already won by him but his family has different perspective compared with him.

So many speculations regarding what makes his father reject it and it's actually pointless as we didn't know the continuation from this story.

We can make out some assumptions but basing up on such rejection then it would really be only pertaining on some possible reasons which it can really be counted by fingers or just simply making use of
common sense. Whether it would really be on religion aspect or would really be that a personal kind of approach on which his father cant really accept any gambling funds or anything that it is really attached to it.
Its true that we dont really know the real story but in overall on having that kind of assumption on whats the reason behind then we dont really actually know. It is really just that too wasteful to think that
things turns out to be that rejected despite on having that huge sum which not all people would really be able to handle or get a hold of it. Even myself never ever handled out such big money
and on the time that if my son would hit up some good amounts in gambling then there would really be no rejections that would happen. lol

What if there is a strong reason which is valid like their religion prohibits it? Even though if it's a gift that came from my son, I will also choose to reject it. I know it can hurt me and my son's feelings but as long as I explain it to him on why did i do it, I think he will just understand it. Religion must be the center of all.

We must respect it because if not, bad karma are going to hit us. It's not about the money. Even if we have loads of it but if a severe ill hit us due to our actions, our money can't do anything to cure it. If they don't have a money but as long as they are doing a good thing, a good karma will just occur on them, making them earn better in the future.

The situation is somehow complicated. Why does the child take his winning information to the father when he knows that his family will never support him? This is why ridiculous for the son to act like this. If the parent would not support the poor boy, is either he take the money back or he will be the one to leave the house, that is if the fund won is huge and could change his life if he makes plan to use the money well. The boy is a lucky one and that is what many gamblers that had been attempting to have with such a big winning. What ever be the outcome, the boy need to think well before making any decisions.

Knowing that his family does not support gambling, it is difficult to speculate why the son would share his winnings with his father. There may be several reasons for his decision, including a desire for validation or acceptance from his father, a hope for a change in his father's perspective, or a sense of duty to share the news with his family.

However, A father's rejection of the money may be a result of concerns about gambling's potential negative effects or a desire to uphold his principles and values. Due to the potential life-changing impact of the winnings, the son may be faced with conflicting emotions and decisions.

There are things which his father do only knows but its true that if this one is related to religious aspect then his son or children would really be definitely be knowledgeable or aware of that on which explaining it to his father would be pointless and would be ending up on being scolded since its really that opposing or violating their religious belief, unless if this one is really just on personal approach or preferred by his father on not to deal up with gambling on which it would really be just that normal that his son wouldnt really be that aware of that.

This is why if ever this thing would be rejected specially on a huge money something like this, then lots would be saying that it is really just that a waste of opportunity considering that there are really
things which you could do with that money.Im not saying about bending or breaking your own principle as a person but it would really be just that a waste on ignoring that
amount just you do really want to follow that principle but well there's nothing we can do if he would be sticking into that.

Looks like the father did the right thing, it is clearly mentioned that he is a boy even though his age is not mentioned, there is no way anyone would gamble or allow to gamble at a young age as it would destroy his career because he starts to think about making money as an easy venture. If he is a student, he must focus on building is life rather than gambling.

Returning a won money back is an insane move and I would also not give it back and also won't donate it because I still have lots of relatives that needs financial support.  I would rather distribute them to my relatives than giving it to charity.  I would not think of moving out because it is convenient to have other people by our side.  They can support and help us in time of need immediately.  Although I won't listen to the father's suggestion, i would also not push in giving him the money, I will give it to my mom and let her keep the money won in gambling.

Even on my situation as a child or being a son who do win up big then i wont really be tending on giving back those amounts into the casino but if you do really love and respect your father that much then likely you would be ending up on such decision but not for me. You could always be having the option to keep it for yourself or you would be buying some crypto and store it on your non custodial wallet and
your father wont really be able to know on what you have done but at least you do have the money on the time that you would be needing it.This is why it doesnt really have any sense
if you are really that taking actions just because you are obeying your fathers command.Its not really that bad to be making some alterations or disobeying decisions for sometime
specially if you do see that it would be practical and something that could help you out in the future.

I agree with you that a father wants the best for his child and the father certainly understands that gambling will only have a bad effect on his child in the long term, especially if his son gets a big win which can change people's mindsets to be bad and think of gambling as a place looking for profit.

Perhaps, the child wants to say that his money results from his gambling winnings honestly. But unfortunately, his father refused firmly not to bring the money into his house. We could probably say that it was ridiculous to his son that he couldn't bring his money home.

The child should not try to play gambling because maybe he already knows that his father does not want to see his child gambling or get a lot of money from gambling. The father had good intentions to protect his son from the dangers of gambling, so it would be up to him. The boy is really lucky to earn a lot of money, and this is a test for the boy as to what he will decide. Perhaps, he'll donate all of his winnings or he could just use it.

Perhaps the Nigerian father considered gambling from a religious point of view. For which he did not accept that money. It is not unusual. Many families considered gambling as very badly. They think gambling will make their children bad. Even if they get greedy there they will lose all wealth. But there are some family fathers who take it easy when they get a big win. But it has been proven that the father OP mentioned who was not really greedy. This is a personal matter of that father. But most fathers will accept that money.

Since the father is too stubborn to accept the money, his son could use the prize to buy things to gift his father through goods, instead of money. And he doesn't need to say the source of the money he has been using to purchase the gifts. It's simpler doing this than trying to convince the father he should accept gambling winnings or to not give him any financial support at all, because as an elder he must need extra money for his personal daily needs and those needs can't be neglected by the sons and daughters.

I think the young man did a good job, but his father refused the money because he was a conservative person. He should think of ways to spend the money without telling his father about it. He can buy Bitcoin with his money and thus manage to hide it from his father. The young person in the news is over 18 years old. His father must now respect him in some matters. He may have conservative views on some issues, but he must respect his son's choices. Otherwise, they will have different discussions within the family and they will never be able to establish a healthy dialogue.

Either way, we cannot verify these claims as we do not know the full story behind the father's rejection to the son's winnings from gambling. Their story might not be that common, but it surely attracts a lot of attention because apart from us here, other people as well who heard the news are also wondering what was reason behind the rejection as that kind of money was really hard to earn even if you take two jobs in a day because that will at least it take a couple of months or even years just to collect the same amount but that will have its own consequences like the time you've wasted trying to come up with a different way.

that son must have loved his father so much that he told his father about his big gambling win, but he did not understand more deeply about the character of his parents. conservative parents have a high degree of aversion to gambling (especially those who are truly religious) and it is difficult to change the perspective of parents with that type because for them money is not the most important thing but staying away from sin is the most important (I also have parents with this type of hardness and it's hard to change their way of thinking).

The father of the boy must be a core Christian believer or a Muslim who sees gambling as a sin. They are not moved or cared about the amount their son won from gambling, they are going to reject it.

For the man's religion and beliefs, he might be right but for the societal sense, he is wrong. You don't make any sense in rejecting such a huge amount of money since it is not stolen or duped by people.

There's no way on earth, the boy would like to adhere to what his father said ''to return the money''. He will use the money to earn the support of all his family members which will make his father have a change of heart toward him because there is no way the money will be returned at this time Nigerian's homes are facing financial crises in rich and poor families.

The fact that the boy was responsible enough to have approached the father before the rejection shows how deeply rooted the family is in being responsible and religious,  but that is not the case here,  the case is why and what justification the father has to have rejected the boy and also what becomes of the boy going forward.

Because you can't say that the boy will turn out better by the father rejecting him rather than putting him under close observation to know and monitor his spending and lifestyle,  what the father did was not wise enough in my observations.

you touched on a good point, the son is already of legal age, the moment the son starts playing games of chance, then it is because he is over 18 years old and that means he is already an adult capable of taking decisions on their own, the father does not have the right to force the son to return money that the son won, I do not know how this story ended, but in legal terms the father cannot force the son to return the money he won in the game bad luck, the son can use that money to buy a house and do some business, because the son is already an adult

the son being an adult person should already think about being at his house and not being at the father's house, here in Africa the children, even though they are adults, stay at their parents' house and the parents continue to treat the adult children as if they were children and that happens it becomes very dangerous when we have cases like the one OP mentioned or when the son presents a wife and the father does not like the son's wife and forces his son to abandon this woman, these are very common problems that have happened here in Africa unfortunately

Right! He needs his father now more than ever to guide him and steer him towards the right direction so that he will not be in an unwanted situations because the boy now has enough money to do what he wants and just because he's just a boy even though his age is already legal to do some things, he can still do some things that the father could not imagine as they money he have now can make him steer into a different direction that is different from the father's teachings.

Fathers are the best presents to children because they lead and provide stable pathways for the youngster to explore in the modern world. Gambling without the knowledge of the parents implies that the youngster has been betting for a long time, most likely winning the Lotto and attempting to celebrate with his father; perhaps the occurrence caught his father off guard; I understand where his guardian is coming from. Winning such a large sum of money through gambling is one of the first steps toward escaping poverty. Finally, the finance balance has been activated, and the primary objective is to shoot solid targets.

Considering that the boy was able to gamble all by himself is already a good reason to do it himself and decide for himself whether he will gamble for entertainment or for whatever reason or not. Respect is always on the table even if he caught his father off-guard by handing him that huge sum without any knowledge that he's been into gambling for quite some time already, what I don't understand is, due to the lack of information by the OP, why did the father rejected it. Is it because of their religion? Or because the father is very strict when it comes to gambling? As he knows for sure that it's very addictive especially if it's not used properly.

I don't think the son expected his father to act this way. If he had predicted the reaction of his father maybe he wouldn't have informed him. It may not be because of love for his father but out of excitement. The son might think that the father will be excited about his win and I am sure that he will be disappointed by his father's reactions.

The father has his reason for taking such a decision and standing by it. I also adore the father's character because he is not money conscious. Many parents will gladly accept the win forsaking their social or religious beliefs. The boy has to choose between obeying his father and retaining his lively and father's love or collecting the wins and risking losing his fathers' attention. If I were the boy, my mother will be the best person to convince my father to accept the win. She will do a very good job convincing my father.

Yes the father had to respect the steps taken by his son, but maybe the refusal was not just because of differences in perspective but the father's way of saving his son from getting involved deeper in gambling, so refusing the money was like wanting to convey that it was not the right way to get money income or a way to solve the economic problems that the family is facing, because what the boy gets is just luck if the result is the other way around and the boy continues to gamble then the situation will only make it more difficult for their economy, and we also have to understand that gambling is not a way to solve economic difficulties because when you can get the jackpot it's just luck and it's impossible to always experience it.

Yes, that can be a possibility, the father's main concern would have been his son getting back again into gambling with the same money that he had won. His refusal in not with the money but how his son got the money. He is now certain that after this win his son might get more deep with this habit. We all know it is a hard habit to stop. After this big win the boy will again try his luck. In most cases they end up with nothing they won.

Well... in that case, it is not a valid argument. The father can take 90% of the money and keep it in a 10-year fixed deposit in any of the local banks. He can give the remaining 10% to his son, to do whatever he likes. But the concern is not without a reason. I personally know a few people who went bankrupt in a few months after winning the lottery jackpots. And then we have the example of Jack Whittaker, the American lottery winner who ended up with his family broken and living in penury a few years after winning the Powerball jackpot of $314.9 million.

I thought the sons know their fathers better than any one else? He should have known that his father will reject this because they lived together for years, there must have been something like this happening in the family before, when someone is religiously committed they tend to see wrongs in most things that people are doing in the world today to make a living, I will like to ask this son face to face if he knew not that his father will act in this such manner because he should have saw it coming.

Here we observe a timeless inter-generational confilct. The father, a bastion of conservatism, struggles with his son's decisions. The son, emblematic of liberal ideals, wishes to assert personal freedom. The conflict pivots on the father's denial of his son's winnings. While the son, being an adult, has this right, we cannot overlook the father's ethical stance. The son's potential investment in Bitcoin, or other digital assets, underscores the importance of financial independence. This route could bolster his fiscal autonomy, but must not lead to familial deception, threatening their relationship.

Well each dogma or religion is highly respected and everyone has their beliefs, their religion and everything related to it, as far as I'm concerned I think something that is quite free, our children will always be our children, but they can never be equal to we, they are other people who make their decisions, and for my part I will always be proud of my children, of course under my authority they should always do what I teach them, I tell them to train them very well , so that in the Future they will be men and women who Contribute to the world and who are important, who help others and above all can be good people , the rest is up to them, that is why a father cannot be so Radical.

I don't even know what the weirdest part of this is. If the son wouldn't be in control of the money he won how was he able to gamble it in a first place?

Something on this doesn't add up or those Nigerian laws are just plain weird on monetary and gambling and parental rights. I mean why would the father was in control of his winnings if he wasn't in control of his gambling?

The strange part is that a father refuses his child's gambling winning money when they actually also need the money but there is no clear certainty why a father refuses money that they can use for survival and change their economy.

Clear the boy not control the winning money if his father refuses the money.
I'm sure the child made the bet because he wanted big things in his life to be able to help and change his family's economy by risking some money with the aim of getting a big win, but after this was actually achieved, his own father refused and did not want to accept the money from gambling a penny.

In my opinion, this is a good choice from his father, he does not want to receive winning money from his son's gambling results. After knowing this, I had the assumption that the actions taken by his father indirectly only wanted to let his son know that gambling was not good and would have a very bad impact on his personality and future. Even though on the other hand the family's financial situation is not good, in the sense that it needs money, and the father prefers not to use the money because he wants the best for his child. I think this is the reason for the actions taken by his father.

Parents will always be right in this kind of situations because they best understand well how thier children can best behaved or perform in some apsect in life, sone parents don't even give a take on gambling and can't allow their children engage in such when they believe there are many other vocational learning skills they can learn and know while they are still expected to focus on their schools than running after gambling.

There must have been some reason for his father not wanting to accept the money, even though his family needed the money to survive. And it seems his father adhered to his religion so much that when he found out the money came from gambling, he didn't want to accept it. His son should be able to understand his father's wishes and not give it to his father. Maybe his son could give his money to someone else and give up the big money for someone else. This was a dilemma for his son because he had won a lot of money but was rejected by his father. It was a plausible excuse that his father did.

Well, its the son's money and he can do anything he like with it. He offered it to his dad, and his dad rejected it. That's it. There is nothing more he can do about it. Maybe his dad is extremely religious or perhaps, gambling is seen very negatively where he lives, hence his dad doesn't want to be seen as a "bad" person or something. The kid can do good with the money. Perhaps start something for his own, spread and donate every now and then. But he shouldn't regret anything. As long as he isn't gambling and affecting his life or anyone, it should be fine. His dad will probably eventually understand.

I agree that is what his father wants then let it be, he already done with his part and there's nothing wrong with it he just want to help his family. Most of the time people stereotypes all gamblers, they were saying that it is bad and it is a sin, wherein it could be also use in a good way. Stigma is still in our era, but let them at least we know we as gamblers are not all addict just having fun.

I also know that the intention of the father is very good for the future of his son so that he does not repeat gambling activities but actually with that money they can build a business or business so they can have a steady income and also a job.
That way the child can later have a business personality and forget about gambling.
Sometimes using forbidden things for the good and progress of life is the right thing.

But back again that everyone's thinking must be different even though their goals are the same.

but here we have to understand that a father wants the best for his child and the behavior of a father to his child is a valuable lesson for his child in the long term. even though a child wants to help his family there are still many ways to be able to help in other ways not from gambling.

IMO (a bit off topic) for me something that I got today, this is something that was destined for me to even earn a large amount of money from gambling and never consider if this money is a sin.

That is the issue, depending on the personality and the reasons why his dad rejected the money it could be translated to a probably irreversible damage in their family relationship and that is something which goes beyond whatever the son decided to do with the money.

Family is important after all, and the fact he offered some of the money to his father, means they have a very close relationship, it would be a very bad thing if that came to an end for money. Hopefully, this dad is one of those who understands with time and can be flexible enough.

As the son shared his gambling earnings with his father, three elements stood out. The son's choice to gamble, and then share the spoils, manifests his individual freedom, imbued with ethical layers. It mirrors his values concerning wealth's use and spread.

The father's denial, perhaps grounded in anti-gambling beliefs, enriches the situation. It exposes his moral standpoint, his 'right' and 'wrong' understanding. However, this rebuff risks tension, particularly if seen as rejecting the son's decisions.

A lot of things are not clear in this story. What happened to the money? Did the father took that money and then donated it to a church or a charity organization? In that case we can't say that he rejected the winnings. We can only say that he accepted the money and then donated it to someone else. Only in case the father returned all the money to the casino, we can say that he rejected the prize. And I don't think that it happened either. And the casino hasn't made any announcement on this matter and legal situation is also a bit fluid (all forms of gambling are illegal in Nigeria).

Here we can see that there are different perspective people hold about gambling. We can also tell that a strict up bringing doesn't mean that the kids won't go up to their own vices. There are strong environmental and other cultural factors that affect the behavioral lifestlye and pattern of children.

My piece on this matter is that the boy won a lot of money and should not worry much about what his father's say. If the boy is wise he should prolly invest some of the money in his father's name. It could act as part of his father retirement fund that is if the father has one at all. I know the father won't reject it when the real need for the money arises to sort something out. Money is very power.

The son won a large amount of money and he decide to gave a part to the father, you know how fathers usually are, I mean the responsible ones, they will ask where the son get the money from.

I don't think the father took the money and donate to someone else, there is nothing in that story that sounds like this, I believe the father rejected the money and the son too, weird? Well it has happened around me too, someone living very close.

Before the son won this large amount, I believe the father must have been talking against gambling to the son, he must have severally warn him to stay away from gambling because his religion doesn't allow it,  but the son thought that he could confuse his father with the money.

If I'm in such situations, I'd rather disown my dad nor return the money, with the aid of my siblings and mum, I could play that I've returned the money while I hid it somewhere and watch him do his things, soon the young child will be an adult and would need to start a life, then I'll build my world with my money and my dad will have no choice but to accept me and my new world.

The endpoint of the wager winnings is the heart of this yarn. Dad gifting it to a good cause, thought-provoking, eh? But is it in line with the story's nuances? In such a pickle, the father's ethos is the linchpin. Your comment suggests his religious-based gambling abhorrence. Its hard picturing him pocketing such gains, even for donation. Lets not forget the legalities. Your post reminds us that gambling is a no-go in Nigeria. So, if dad chooses charity, is he playing legal Russian roulette?

This pretty much sums up what happened. The father rejected his son the moment the latter offered a portion of his winnings because perhaps it is against their religion to bet or play gambling of any sort. For some religious groups, gambling is really prohibited because they see it as a dirty money that came from a place of greed and being irresponsible. Hence, accepting money from any form of gambling is a no-no to them.

Additionally, some parents are just too conservative and too traditional. Some also very much stand up for their principles and beliefs. If we are to assume that the father is like this, then this just explains why he won't let his pride down to accept the money made from gambling. Giving it to charity won't be an option too because that just means he accepted it in some way, but just proceed to give it to other to remove the guilt of spending fund that came from a "dirty" way. I don't know if it's a good thing that the father stood his ground or not. But I guess to each his own. As long as he is not going to violate his son's right to the money he earned, then it's all good.

In cases like this, we must first look at the religion the family adheres to and the family's position in society, that is one of the factors causing the son's father to refuse money from gambling proceeds, we often see that gambling often raises pros and cons in society, who knows more about the child's parents, whether they are one of the religious leaders in the area, of course he refuses to accept money from the proceeds of gambling.

My understanding is that the son should not have told him that the money was the result of gambling, there were many reasons for him to tell the money from other results, of course those who know the character and disposition of their own child's parents, surely he has reasons to refuse the money.

Even if his dad understands or not, he can at least make his life better with that money and we all know that is what a parent wants for their children, if he doesn't want him to become a gambling addict and stop gambling and that was his motive of rejecting the money, the son should show him that the money didn't ruin his life and he didn't gamble it away, he should start a business or something that would generate his revenue and then his father might be proud of him.

But, if it's a religious thing and the dad rejected the money because their religion forbids gambling, then I don't think that his dad will accept even the money he will earn through the business he started using the money he had won from gambling because religions won't allow that too.

Well.. this adds more questions to the story. So the father asked the son to reject the prize? And seems like his son did what was told to him. So in the end who benefits from this? Only the online casino benefits out of all this, as they don't need to do the payout. I am not sure whether this is the right thing to do. The only individual who benefitted from this drama is the millionaire owner of the casino. The father could have just accepted the money and used it to give higher education to his son. Or better, he could have donated a part of it to his friends and relatives.

With a very big amount of money for their size and it can change their family's life for the better it will be difficult to hide the fact where the money came from, maybe he can use a fake story but of course it has to make sense because a fake story that is hard to make sense of will the harder it was for his father to accept the money, it could be that his father was a person of high moral standards who would not accept money not only from gambling but also money of unknown origin, so there is no need to force his father to accept the money
The father has the right to refuse the money but has no right to refuse his son using the money for his son's personal life, so the father must let his son use the money and it's up to him what it is used for, and the consequences will be borne by his son, especially since he can be said to be an adult.

Whether his father will later accept the money earned through investments that were done using the gambling money or not will depend on why he rejected the money in the first place. If it was only for moral reasons and to teach his son that he shouldn't gamble and use the money from gambling as that will make him addicted to it, he might accept it later. But, if it had something to do with his religious beliefs, I don't think he would accept even the money earned through that sum.

People who have strong faiths and beliefs in their religion and take religious practices very seriously are very hard to be convinced to do something that their soul doesn't accept, they will outright reject things that doesn't match with their beliefs and is against their beliefs.

Maybe using the money for business would be better for the son and not gambling anymore so it wouldn't disappoint his father. Besides that, the child can try to make money from the business so that his father can slowly understand and accept it. But it all depends on the father, whether he will understand and accept it or still will not receive money from the results of the child's business. Maybe the only way for the child is to give all the winning money to charity so they can use the money to help other people's lives.

People need to be practical. I understand that as per the father gambling may be a sin and it may go against his religion. But this act has been committed already. So what is the solution now? If I was in his place, I would ask the son to repent and use around 50% of the earnings for charity. And the remaining 50% will be used for his son's higher education or for setting up a business. If he rejects the prize, who gets benefitted? Only the casino owner gets the benefit and he will use that money to open more and more casinos across Nigeria.

This is just stupid.

The father not appreciating what his son get and choose to reject it, a good parent need to appreciate with anything if his son give to him. The father can receive first and then remind his son for not gambling anymore, so the son will not feel bad and will change his view about gambling.

Although gambling is actually good if you know the reason you want to gamble.

I guess that the boy's father is a committed religious man that stick to the tradition of his faith. The father must have taken gamble to be evil and against his faith,this is the only reason why he will act this way to his son. We all have our different views on what gambling is but I don't think that this is enough to send your child out of the house because we are all sinners and we need to understand that everyone has his own weaknesses in serving God. The boy father acted as if he is the holiest man on earth.

In many countries around the world particularly in Muslim majority nations, gambling is generally not practiced by religious people. In fact, in some countries it is even prohibited. The belief is that the easy money obtained through gambling is transient and can lead to various challenges or negative consequences. This is what I have heard thus far.

It's a really difficult question because what is considered normal varies greatly and there may be a minority or even a big number of people who view it as a sin. Imo it's not bad unless it becomes an addiction and puts you in a financially difficult situation. However, if you can maintain control over it, are aware of your actions, and it doesn't negatively affect your family, yourself, or anyone else in your life then it should be fine.

I am somewhat neutral in this situation and I don't believe the father is wrong for standing by his beliefs, especially since it's his house. He may not want to introduce the potential negative impact of 'easy money' from gambling into their lives which could be influenced by religious considerations.

In my country, there is a saying that translates to 'Gambling money does not bear fruit,' implying that money earned through gambling is unlikely to bring any positive outcomes. Considering the father and son's situation, if the father continues to insist on not accepting the money, one possible solution would be to donate it to the poor and needy imho.

How would you look at this decision if the guy who won this amount has a gambling addiction? What if he was already in rehab at one of the clinics that help get rid of his gambling addiction? What if he swore to his father not to gamble anymore?

As I said before, we don't know the background of this family, so it's not really right to judge who is right and who is wrong.

Maybe his father just wanted to protect his son, who had been gambling, and said he did not want to receive money from gambling. And I think the father will surely forgive his son for gambling and allow his son to return home but with certain conditions, and perhaps, the father wants his son to leave his money elsewhere so that the family won't use it. Indeed, the amount of money is very large and more than enough to improve his family's life. So it is normal for a father not to allow gambling money to enter his house and be used to buy food and other needs. But maybe in other countries, it will make family members happy because they now have a lot of money to change their lives. This difference occurs in many countries regarding gambling, so we have to understand.

Everyone has their own believe so probably the father was not supporting the boys gambling habit. But even at that he has to let the boy be because the boy didn't steal the money but he got it through gambling which is legal. Though the father might think that it is illegal but I didn't see any bad thing there. But the son can use that money to start up his life at somewhere else and settle down.

And I just pray that he should not use the money to revisit the gambling halls and finish it with bets or use to carry girls to lavish the money. These are some the common character of some boys in the gambling section. Whenever they win big amount, they would like to carry different types of girl to lavish the money.

You can't always be right, what is called right to you is totally wrong for some people, in this case I believe religion is playing a bigger part, this father must be strongly against gambling and a good parent derives to know where their children is getting their money, especially if the child is still underage or not very old enough, also we are limited on information here and I hate pretending as if I know what's really wrong, since it doesn't happen in my front I believe I am lacking on good information.

Maybe this father knew his son behaviour before he start gambling? The truth is always bitter, if your child's way is not very good for you there will always be some doubts on his every accomplishment, it's dangerous to side with your child when you are not sure of how they are making their money, it can be possible that this son isn't even making that money from gambling.

I must say this, religious people are most times blessed with bad children, spoilt brats comes from pastors home I know many in real life that turn into criminals and are into other illegal things, I am not here to judge anyone but I believe they might be more to this story than we know, if the father is here, many people will take their words and blind judgment back.

Religion is also what I think the reason why his father cannot accept the money won from gambling. He believes that everything in gambling is bad and has no room for goodness, that’s why even if the money is a huge amount, still his father chose to stand firm on his decision about gambling. So we cannot criticize why his father acted like that. We all have different beliefs and perspectives in life, and that one you think is right might be totally wrong for others.

Maybe that's one way his father can do to prevent his son from becoming a bad individual and society's negative perception of his son's gambling activities. My assumption is that the child's family lives in an area that is not friendly to gambling, his father's rejection of the money his son won was to prevent his son from becoming a bad individual who could do negative things when he needed money to gamble. People's perceptions about gambling vary greatly, not all parents accept money from gambling and not everyone rejects it.

Their lies could be about religion or relationship to his belief. When I was a little boy, my parents wouldn't allow me to gamble and cut me off whenever they knew it from a friend of mine and told stories that me and my friends got into a little gamble. The amounts back then were just a few cents to a couple of bucks since that was already a lot of money during my childhood. But whenever I told them that I'd won, they were happy for me and I think that's not about the money that I have shown them but it's about how satisfying it is to see their son have won. It's about the feeling of winning. I'm 50/50 on this father's reaction but he shouldn't neglect his son's feelings when he has won that money. There could really be values in it that his father stands up to his pit and will never recognize that. But he should given that as an exception and just tell to never do it again and he'll never be happy whether the kid brings more money and win from gambling.

Looks like the father knows the consequences of his son's action and he just wants to guide him no matter what the scenario is, we don't appreciate this kind of love from our parents until they are no longer here with us and by that time we realize that no one has ever been truthful to us except them. He should always listen to his father and learn to be contented in his life since they all have the means to survive. If he accepted it, I'm sure it won't be the last time the son does it and until the whole family is addicted to it.

What we consider good is not necessarily good according to other people and what other people think is good may not necessarily be good according to us too.

We need to know that there are those who think gambling is good and there are also those who think gambling is bad. And there are also those who think that gambling is haram and there are also those who think that gambling is halal.
And perhaps the reason behind the person not wanting to accept the money earned from gambling is because they think that gambling is a bad thing and an act that is haram according to religious law. And I really respect the decision he made, because his fortitude and faith were not shaken just by the amount of money his son gave him, even though he was experiencing financial difficulties. I really respect him, compared to people who keep shouting that gambling is bad and gambling is haram, but when given some money from gambling they immediately fall silent and take the money. LAUGH OUT LOUD...!

I think the father didn't like the idea of money coming into his life through his son's gambling, especially if he holds strong religious and Islamic beliefs. Easy money obtained through luck might be something he wishes to avoid in his household. Additionally it could be a wise decision to prevent any potential addiction issues from developing in his son's future as he becomes into gambling.

Personally, I have friends who are gamblers and have been losing alot, they are slowly falling into the trap of addiction, despite my efforts to advise them to reduce their gambling activities. Unfortunately, they don't seem to heed my advice. :/ but I'll keep trying with them to get off it.

You might be right, although none of us witnessed what really happened or what the boy truly did for his father to reject his win totally. However, religion might be the major thing why the father of the gambler rejected the money, but on the other hand, recently, my instincts tell me that maybe before the boy won the money that his father had rejected, he might have been doing some bad chronic things that his father didn't like, maybe stealing some money from his father to gamble, or he has been an addicted gambler.

You know some parents, if they are correcting someone on something that's not good and still the person or the child. If in his/her own way, if, in the end, it turns out how good for the person, the parent will not partake because, for a time, they didn't welcome it, and if they did all of a sudden, it means that the parents are in full support for the child to continue. So what I am trying to say is that, if the father collects the money, it means that he is supporting the child to gamble just because he has won. Also, some parents don't depend on money alone, they still stand on their truth (right) and, for those sets of parents, money can't buy their minds.

I can relate to this because I have a very religious family that strongly forbid world things such as gambling. I don’t understand too the logic of the son here on why he needs to tell the father where the money came from while he can just give him a portion of money slowly so that he will not be suspicious on the money he is holding.

It’s dumb to become honest on things that was supposed a blessings while religion is the only thing denying it. I think my father will do the same to me if he knew that I’m gambling online. Sometimes secret saves relationships like this example.

From the original post, it looks like this news happens in a place where gambling is not illegal so the son didn't commit any criminal offense. Maybe the father perceives gambling as an immoral behavior based on cultural or religious beliefs. Gambling in some cultural settings is unacceptable and the father wants to adhere to these rules regardless of the constitutional provisions.

The father should have been the one to guide the boy in how to invest the win since it is suspected that the boy is still dependent. Sending the boy out of the house will open more avenues for the teenager to associate with misguided friends who will assist him in lavishing the money. The boy should be forgiven and encouraged not to gamble again but the big win should not be allowed to be wasted.

Even though their child can win a large amount gambling, it doesn't mean that their father agrees with this and is happy that their child won. There are some parent who think about where their child will get the money from, whether from hard work or maybe they get money from robbing, so as a parent they definitely don't want their child to get money. from bad result, and it is the same as getting money from gambling. Many people think that gambling is considered bad by society, so the father's refusal may be because he thinks that gambling is bad, so he doesn't want to receive money from his son's gambling winnings.
Indeed, this rarely happens, but in my neighborhood, which is predominantly Muslim and there are also those who strongly oppose gambling, if someone violates it, they will most likely be ostracized, so perhaps what happened to the man was his father actually not want his son to gamble and this rejection at least made their child aware that the proceeds from gambling are dirty money.

Maybe the child is too honest or can't lie when dealing with his father. But it was true that the kid could give him some of the money slowly and say that this was the result of his work in some places. Maybe with that, his father would believe him and be able to accept the money.

We cannot say it was a mistake to be honest with their parents because maybe his father's teachings, who always emphasized the meaning of honesty, were more valuable than anything so that the child was honest with his father. But no matter how we lie, especially if we lie to our parents, they will find out and they will probably be even sadder if they find out we have lied to them. And there may be more serious consequences from the lies we have committed.