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Someone recently won $46,606 from making a correct prediction on one of the matches in the on-going 2023 FIFA Women World Cup competition from his wager of $10 on a sports betting website. The person is unemployed and within the ages of 20 - 23. He lives with his parents who are strict religious people that frown on gambling and other youthful vices. His parents are certainly not going to be happy that their son engages in gambling despite winning such huge amount of money. He doesn't want them to be upset with him. He says he's going to keep it a secret. I disagreed with him because despite having strict parents, they are going to be mad at him for a little while but I don't think they'll tell him to return the money. What do you guys think? Should he tell his parents or secretly invest the money while acting his regular self around the house?

What makes what you are talking about to be valid and not fake?

No matter how religious my parent are, I will tell them the source of my money. If they are very religious, that should not affect what I should become. I will tell them and I definitely know that blood is thicker than water. I am good in the public, I am not a thief, I am not involved in any crime, so I am not a disappointment.

If I am the parent, I will only advice the child to use the money to establish, not to use it to gamble.

20 to 23 years old is enough to decide for himself and take responsibility for all his actions if he gambles and wins that big amount he should take it, tell his parent, and explain that he is old enough to do things on his own as long as he is a responsible guy.

His parents will be mad but he should not give the money back and just explain that gambling is for entertainment and he is not spending more, he should use the money to set up a business and prove to them that winning is a blessing for him so he can set up his own business if he kept it a secret his parents will eventually know it and there will be misunderstanding, its important in a family to be open and honest.

just curious, do you personally know the person? are you gonna personally relay what you think is the best adivce that will be given?

anyway, I know how extremely unreasonable religious parents can be and I wouldn't be surprised if the parent ask him to return or throw the money or disowns him if he didn't(yes, it can happen in real life). if his parents are religious nuts, it would be better for him to keep it a secret, for his own safety, but if his parents are just your typical religious people I guess it wouldn't be such a bad idea to tell them about the winnings.

Anyone above 20 is legally allowed to make their life choices in most parts of the world so seeking permission from parents doesn't matter at all. But if he feels that it is going to end their relationship then better shut his mouth and just focus on other things like he made the money with luck and that's it. Whichever decision he makes, it should be well-considered and aligned with his own principles and beliefs.

There is no problem at all if he doesn't tell his parents. He is 20, he is in legal age.

But then $46k is a lot of money so what would his parents say if he says he will donate half of it to the church where they pray? It wouldn't be so hard to accept the money after all its sports. A fan will always favor one team over the other. Would his parents be mad about it iff his son bet a lunch against another fan? It's just a lunch but its no  different to money especially $46k

OP did not mention the religion but its ok if the parent is strictly religious there's a possibility that he will ask to return the money so he better kept it himself since he is old enough to decide for himself, he can set up a business since he is jobless
and maybe in the future tell this to his parent when he becomes successful in the business that he sets up using the money he won in sports betting, you just can't ignore $46k it's a big money to be ignored.

Despite how I imagined this to be fictional story I'll try to give the best advise I will give if it were a real live event.
20 years old by constitution isn't a boy anymore but a man and is old enough to speaking and taking decisions for himself. The parents are not strict that they want to remain poor for life so the boy should go ahead and inform them of his fortune, they are allowed to get angry anyway but they will definitely look at the bigger picture of what such amount of money $46k  can do in their life tremendously.

But if the parent rescinded and ask him to return the money, then the young got to think twice that he's got a future ahead of him and such amount of money well invested in his future he's made for life.
To those that don't know, let it be known that gambling money isn't an illicit money because your religion condemns it doesn't make it an evil money, there are things/actions that religious fanatics exhibit that their religion doesn't condemn it but by human moral standard those actions are far worse than partaking in gambling.

This winning is quite doubt on my side I'm playing a lot of games of sports and e-sports betting but this wage of 10 USD must have a really good odds to win this large amount of profit, and another thing that person with that age is can live at his own in some point that's the time most of the children want to separate to their parents so they become dependent on their decisions in life, ideal for me is to keep it secret we know how does the parents who are not into the technology might wonder how you will got those amount and make some weird conclusions how you get those money and if you want to can give them. I guess religion does not brings here up on gambling its all about the parenting perspective, with due all respect to other religion.

I am aware that gambling is a sin based on Islamic beliefs. It is highly frowned upon because it can lead to greed and the uncontrollable pursuit of wealth. There is no biblical backup that forbids Christians from gambling. I am not well enlightened on how gambling is viewed by other religions but I guess they are Muslims.

He is just predicting his parent's reaction. He needs to inform them because he depends on them for now. They might be angry but it wouldn't last forever. He will apologize to them and promise to quit gambling if they insist. I believe they will not ask him to refuse to claim the win or to return it because the money is huge.

It will be difficult for him to hide his win and behave like nothing happened. Money can change the behavior and lifestyle of anybody. You cannot have money and not acquire what you desire. Also, if he is not careful he might end up investing wrongly which might lead to a total loss of funds.

probably Islam. it's the only religion i know that despises gambling so much especially if the father has strong values.
but if it's something else. they can tolerate gambling and just go on taking the money. with the current situation of the world economy and people losing jobs. it's hard to resist that $46,606.

Source or this is not gonna happened? How does the winner of this amount suddenly just got doxxed while Sportsbet doesn’t ask for any personal informations when someone won on their casino.


He is already on legal age while he can use the money to financially separate to his parents and live on his own. This is not a problem at all. Parents doesn’t need to know about his money because he is not a kid anymore. He is not a boy because he is already on legal age.

A little confused with your story because the story is incomplete, you don't say what religion you mean and also don't write the source of the story or is it your own personal story?
I want to ask a $46,606 win on a $10 bet means the multiplier is around 4600x, my question is he betting on underdogs or handicaps or something?
Because the 4600x multiplier in sports betting to my knowledge doesn't exist or is he doing parlay bets?
Actually I still have a lot of questions but that already represents all the questions that are in my mind and I think even if he has parents whose religion is very strong he will definitely be scolded and asked to return the money because his parents don't want bad things to happen to their child.
Or if not he can use the money to buy something that can be invested like buying gold or a house that is much better

What kind of bet would give you a whooping $46,606 from a $10 bet on a Women's World Cup match. He needs to parlay a odds worth of 4,660x in order to win that amount and still the group stage matches are ongoing and only the Philippines win over New Zealand can be seen as an upset as of the matches conducted in this World Cup.

Looks like a propaganda fake story of vice and virtue spreading during Women's World Cup  :D.

Congratulations to the person making such a wonderful sports betting win! It's also great that the person in question is of the majority age, so what his parents believe is sort of irrelevant. To be honest, the whole vibe of the post sounds like this person might be a minor, significantly below the stated age. If he's a minor, waiting till officially becoming an adult OR telling the parents is required. If he's truly in his twenties, it should not be a problem for him to cash out the price onto his own bank account, and I don't think adults have any obligations to tell their parents anything. So if they are very prejudiced against gambling, I understand the urge not to tell them, at least not for a while. Also, with a win like that, I'm sure he can afford to rent a place of his own now, so maybe it's time to move out. Finding a thing to do with life would still be very desirable, of course, but now there are savings to rely on.
Perhaps using a part of that money to, say, buy Bitcoin or invest in something else makes sense, yes.

The decision to make is in the boys hand. If he loves his parents and he is still a mummy's boy then he wouldn't be able to leave the house because he will miss his parents a lot,and there is no way that he would stay in the same house with his parents that his dad wouldn't hear the news from the way he spends and other people can tell the dad. This will be the worst because what you were  hiding will be exposed,since you can't hide 46k just like that.

On the other hand,if he sees himself old enough to be a man,he should tell his parent and if they disagree with the wins, he can go get an apartment and invest the money into a business that he has knowledge on. If his parent disown him,that shouldn't be a problem after all he is rich and wouldn't need anything from them.

In my opinion, the boy should NOT tell their parents about his gambling activities. It will basically bring more harm than good- the boy is aware that what he did was wrong and if he sweared that he would not gamble again, then the best action is to just keep it to himself.

I have a question- is the boy living comfortably? Is his family not financially challenged or struggling to make ends meet? If no, then he should just re-invest his money to make the most out of this luck. If yes, I think he is somehow obligated to tell his parents in order to at least help the family financially.

The question is how long is he going to keep it as a secret, no matter how he try’s to keep it as a secret, their will definitely be some changes in his behavior which will make his parents suspect him maybe he is doing some illegal things to get money, you can’t have that kind of money and you think you will be leaving a normal life which you do leave before, it’s not really possible, their will be changes in lots of things like your taste, your dressing and other things like that.

Seriously I will just recommend him to tell his parents about the win, actually he didn’t do anything illegal to get the money, he didn’t hurt anyone or steal from anyone. I know some parents are so religious, and since gambling is strictly prohibited so they won’t like the idea of their son gambling, but I know the only thing they can do is just get mad at him, which if he keeps on pleading, they will end up forgiving him and asking him not to go back to gambling, and they will be able to make use of the money, they can plan the appropriate investments which the boy can make.

If the boy is a Muslim then he's surely done for, otherwise he can just keep it as a secret and invest into something else until his money grows. Being honest does work wonders however that isn't the case most of the time. I'd rather keep things secret for a while and establishing myself in a position wherein any outcomes of me telling the truth will not put me into a losing situation. His parents might disown him because of his gambling activities and might even kick him out of the house, but at least he has something going for him that could support his lifestyle and himself.

Not everything is fiction my friends. I know it sounds too good to be true Because you haven't seen it happen. Still , it doesn't mean cancel the fact that other people have seen or experienced it. I won't try to convince anyone or show receipts of our conversation. For people asking about the religion of the boy's parents,it is Christianity.
Just to add that the $46k has been converted to dollars. In his local currency, it is around 20million.

Yes, compulsive gambling can ruin one's life. The guy may have hit it big this time, but what about the next time? Maintaining a profitable betting streak is about as likely as seeing a unicorn in your garden.

Yet, this guy seemed to have hit the jackpot (at least for the time being). Concerning parental notification, well, every scenario is different, mate! He must decide if the potential harm from disclosing the money's origin is worth the gains from being open. On the flip side, if they find out on their own later, things wont end well.

Spending the money you won? Okay, I see your point. Instead of letting money sit in a savings account doing nothing, put it to work for you. Good fortune might change at any time, so take advantage while you can.

Keeping secrets is wrong period, at least from his parents. If he was that worried about his parents, he wouldn't have made the bet in the 1st place. May as well let his parents know he doesn't follow their religion as deeply as they do and he wants to be his own man. Grow some balls young man.

He has won the money and it will be a stupid decision to decide not to take the money you have won from gambling just because your parents do not approve of gambling in the first place. He can be smart about it and invest everything into buying bitcoins that he can keep secret from his strict parents and safe away from theft. If he invest it , in some few years when he finally takes the decision to leave his parents house, he will have enough funds to begin life with. He is not a child, his parents do not need to know everything in his life, there are some decisions he should be able to make on his own.

We can justify whatever wrong is done. Him winning a big amount is like the will of God. LOL

Anything as long as we benefit and so will this young man, he will defend his $46k. Maybe the young man is just not as religious as his parents.  
As for me, there is nothing wrong with sports betting, all in the family sometimes watch together a basketball game and bet on each other. Anything that makes the family bond is good in the eyes of God. The young man just goes beyond the family.

If he's on a legal age, then he better open a bank and keep it there. If he knows his parents well, then they're more likely won't accept such money given that they're religious. And it would be a wasted money if he will not be able to make use of it. There's nothing wrong with hiding something from his parents as long as it is a positive thing. He earned or won money, that's it. Pushing it to be accepted by his parents won't do anything. Chances are high that his parents wouldn't want that money.Will of God? I doubt. That's luck. Betting is okay as long as you're the one making effort to have an amount to bet. If he's still dependent with his parents then it won't be a good idea. What if he did not win? Would it be the same reaction? Also,  qould he be spending most of it bwcause of greed, in gambling? It'll depend on the boy's way of managing that money.

He isn't 15.  He is the age of someone who can vote, go to war, etc.  I'd tell my parents and let the dice land where they may.  It's much better being open than hiding stuff from people.  If they don't like who ypu are then so be it.  Much rather someone hate who I am than liking someone who they think I am but really am not.

Very hard to advise what the kid should do, but first he need to claim that money first and put it into his bank account. If his parents is really that strict then perhaps it's better not to tell them. Maybe he needs to wait for the right time, otherwise his parents might react violently and perhaps disown him because of their religious beliefs. But in any case, he should tell them later, and if everything comes to worst, then he has to face the consequences and just hope that his strict parents will understand everything. It's better to honest, instead of secretly hiding it.

He is 20 years old and jobless and has $46k it's a big opportunity to set up a business so he can stand on his own, he should establish his own business and just tell his parents later after his business becomes successful.

It's hard to win $46k for the money to just give it back, you will feel sorry all your life if you did not take it I still consider it a blessing even if it comes from gambling, that his opportunity to prove to his parents that he can stand on his own and the $46k he won is his ticket to a successful business.

he will have an insight about his parents' reactions depending on how he was raised. but for me, he can be honest with them, whatever consequences it may bring, should accept it. but don't return the money, he can very well stand on his own and make his own life. later on, his parents will surely accept him because after all, he is their family. they may not agree with your decisions in life but at the end of the day acceptance will always be there in the family. he can very well use it to improve their living and he can change his life for the better if he wants to.

Yeah, I thought he was like 18 years old and below, he can make his own decision I guess. If I'm in that case then I will buy a house for my parents and man up to tell where the money came from.


For sure his parents will understand that, it's a big chunk of money and they can live well off with that. In religion, it's better to tell the truth so for me as I have said, tell it right away and don't wait. If this parents love him, they will understand and maybe accept that money as well as some blessings.

Only he can truly measure his parents. There are parents who are religious and who also frown on gambling but would probably set aside their stand upon knowing that a huge money is made by their son out of gambling. They will probably advice him to stop since he has already won big and rather than gamble his wins he better invest in. There are others, however, who give more weight and importance to their values that they won't compromise it for the money.

If his parents are like the former, he could open it up. But if his parents are like the latter, he better keep it as a secret.

If he knew that his parents would be angry when he told the truth about his big win and received the money, it would be better for him not to say anything about it. Better to save the money for a while and act like nothing happened not to arouse any suspicion from his parents. Or he could secretly invest the money into something more beneficial to him. But there was also another option he could make, which was to tell about his winning honestly.

His parents loves him and that's why. His will to take an action should not be cause he is afraid of them he must think about god/Allah first. If he don't care about the creator then fuck his parents no need to worry about them.

He's damn old enough to make his own decisions, I reckon a simple talk and letting them know that he's 20 and that he's able to make his own decisions. Well, it still ultimately depends on how he knows his parents are though, keeping it a secret is an option imo but as you've said, telling them would be a lot better. But some parents are well, on the rather extreme end of things and if the man thinks their parents are like that, I reckon keeping it a secret wouldn't be so bad.

The guy has just won the money and doesn't have intentions to tell it to his parents, well, that's a better decision than returning the money. It doesn't make sense that after you won such amount, you're thinking of returning it despite winning it flawlessly.

Nothing will change, whether he tells it or not. The winning is on him and he'll just probably get a sermon to his parents for gambling but even that, they'll just tell him to not do that again because what if he losses and becomes addicted. That's basically the debate goes around with a religious family.

His parents possible anger with him for winning such amount of money through betting is not enough and a legal reason for him not to tell them, it is a responsibility he owe his parents, so whether he likes it or not, he must tell his parents, and if his parents ask him to return the money, it is all about explanation and understanding, he can explain to his parents that there is no way he can return the money, i mean, who is he going to return the money to exactly, will he contact the casino and tell them he wished to return the money he won or what?, that makes no sense if you ask me.

So even if the parents get angry and tell him to return the money, it can only be for a while, after some time, the parents will definitely come around, and i will advise he should stop gambling/betting from now on as long as his parents are not in support of it, at least, until he becomes man enough and lives on his own, but as long as he is living under his parents roof, he should respect his parents even if some of their decisions and life style doest suit his.

I think the first thing he has to do is to claim that money and then think later. Some parents might change their principles or beliefs when it comes to money, so I don't think it's necessary to keep it a secret from his parents. He can simply tell them that he won the money, and they will be able to help him spend or invest the money that came from gambling, coming from luck in gambling.

The person is unemployed and still young; that money would really help him big time if he uses it wisely. Maybe that will solve the problem of being unemployed on his part because he can start a business using the amount he won as capital.

There are many ways he can use that money, but the most important thing is to make that money a tool to develop himself and help other people.

That's right, at that age young people already leave home and become independent - and I don't see why that young man wouldn't use that money to further his education or to buy his own property if he lives in a country where he can do that for the money that won. If he gambled without his parents' permission, then he does not need permission to spend that same money as he wants, and later he can tell them where he got the money from if he really needs it.

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Getting that much money for such a small stake is really lucky, and when luck smiles at you, you don't turn your back on it. He can always donate part of the money to charity, and his parents would certainly not mind that.

It will all end up in don't gamble next time  ;D And at the end the money will be used either by the boy and the less religious between the mother or father. This kind of scene is going to be either the most religious among the parents will pretend not being involved in the spending of the money, more like forbidding to eat meat but using your teeth to share same meat.

However, on the contrary if the boy was not a direct child of the parents like if they were his foster parents, maybe I would suggest he shouldn't tell them if they would frown at it.

He already went against his parents by gambling in the first place so why not become transparent this time? He can at least offer them a share of his winnings. Keep the money if they refuse and move out of the house if they get mad at him since he's already old enough to live on his own.

The real problem here is if he loses them all. He couldn't go back to his parent's house and may not be able to find a job.

I think that child already understands his family situation, of course he knows what is good and bad when he wins gambling, he definitely understands his family situation.

But if something like that happens to me, of course I choose to be silent for a while, instead of having to rush to tell my parents where the money came from, there are actually many choices that a child can make with winning gambling money, so that his parents do not scold and suspect, because he is unemployed.
For example: online gambling is currently very secret, only we know the wins and losses, except: we are too overwhelmed with wins.

I think that the child can just take the money and go to the bank or investment, there is no need to take large amounts of winning money, he can take what he needs for himself, after that he could go out of the area for a while to dispel his parents' suspicions, that way it would be better, if one day he wanted to give the money to his parents, obviously they would think that the money came from his job. wandering, not from gambling.

One such topic several months ago stated that the son had won Hughes amount of bets from gambling but his father, being religious, had to return the gambling money to the casino authorities. Although his family is not very well-off, his father out of religious sentiments has banned gambling and forced him to return his gambling winnings to the authorities.
The exact same thing happened to you, except the son won $46k on the bet but didn't tell his parents until now. There is a kind of fear operating in his mind that if his parents are informed and if his parents do not allow him to spend his gambling winnings for the family then the boy will face a big loss. According to me the son should inform his parents about this. If his parents allow him to spend money for the family then where is the problem?  And if Nao allows to spend, then his parents must be informed about this.

I agree he should keep it in bank, or maybe he could say it to his parents little by little . Until they will accept what happen, I am sure even though they are religious they will forgive their child, it is not good for them to have a bad feelings or to get mad to their child and not forgive him. I am sure that he also wanted to help his parents and that could be an answer to that thing.

The thing about a "Lie" is this.... it takes a while, but the truth eventually catch up to you. I think he should just withdraw the money and donate it to his church or to some good cause. He should then stop gambling to prevent such things in the future..... because he should not have to feel guilty about the money that he won through gambling.

A lot of people will continue gambling and eventually lose all of that money or they will develop a gambling addiction and then his parents will be even more disappointed.  ::)

It is a good question. I have heard similar story in my country that the parents asked the boy to return win back the the company and since it was not from my community, I didn't know how the matter was resolved. But in such situation, I advise the boy to invest the money in bitcoin. He should open Electrum Wallet and go to exchange or any other platform that sell bitcoin and buy them then transfer them to the Electrum wallet. And from there too he can be selling little by little to pay some bills.

If it were me, of course I would be honest, even so, I would not lie to my parents, even though in the end they would be disappointed and scold me. At least the money can be used for something good, for example invested in a business or donated so that it can be useful in the future , no matter how bitter we are going to receive, it is better to be honest with our parents.

I also have parents who are religious, of course they will beat me and scold me if I have to be honest with them, after all, it doesn't hurt to tell everything to our parents, because we don't know the results of their reactions to the gambling we play and happen to win money. big, believe that being honest and open will make your parents appreciate your honesty more  ;)

He won't give all the money to the church and I don't know of how many people that will give all to the church likewise. I know people build churches and donate to them in different ways but they are people who are already made and this guy is just being lucky and it might be the only time he will get that lucky. If he wants to give to the church, he can remit 10% of the money to the church that is $4,600. He needs to manage his way through the money despite the way his parents will feel but they will come around later.

Is telling his parents going to do him any good? Will the money be safe with 2 more people knowing that you had less than 50 thousand bucks sitting inside the house? Are the parent's trustworthy, given the fact that they'd much rather let the kids keep secrets instead of being upfront with them cause of these stupid consequences? If the answer is no to one or more of these then I suggest he keep his money to himself and invest it for his future when he finally move out. They say blood is thicker than water but if that's the case then it's much easier to drown in blood than in water, and if I were to be given the choice between the two I'd much rather drown in the latter. I feel like I'm going on a tangent here but all I'm saying is, not everything must be revealed or told to your parents especially if it only concerns you and not them.

#Tbt Rosa de Guadalupe.

Friend, donate them to church, if you are very religious, or just invest in your home.

 This is not the subject of this board, in my opinion, it could talk about banking management, etc.  But at the family level, what can be done?  Only each individual knows that, family or religious problems should not influence before or after, because obviously you do it before the result.

 And there is the problem, your dilemma must have occurred before, in any case, as I said, it seems to me like a story you are making up, but if it is not like that, that is my procedure anyway.

Take the profit and spend it wisely, you don’t have to tell the whole world about this and if your parents are strict about it, just keep it a secret and stop gambling now especially that you won already. Religion are very strict when it comes to gambling and you should respect and follow that. Guilt may be there but at least you have the money where you can use to help your community and your family as well, just have a decent job and for sure they will not ask about your money.

If i were on such condition then i would definitely be hiding those winnings knowing that your parents are really that seriously doesnt allow for you to deal up with gambling on which it would be normal that they might be

asking out on giving back those winnings but its true that its unlikely that they would really be asking out such thing knowing that this isnt something a small amount that would be given back but we cant really tell out because there are parents who do really stick into their principle on which means that on the time that they would really be able to know on whats the source of those money then for sure we cant really be able to conclude
that it would really be given back or would be kept out.

If we're that kid or person then i would simply be investing those amounts for me to be able to take advantage and wont really be that totally a burden to my parents since you could be able to make
income or profits because you do already have the capital if you are intending to have some business online or whatever plans you would be having.
Its a matter of choice because if you are a person who dont like on lying on your parents then you would really be honestly be telling it no matter what the condition.

This sound so good to be true, $10 is too small to win $46,606 amount, how did he amount odds in that manner because if my calculations are right, he need 4,000+ odds to actually win that amount, that's like $10 x 4660.6 odds to get that amount he won and I'm wondering if there is other options in female world cup that is capable of accumulating to this number of odds, not to say how he is going to explain to the parent how he won that amount, evidence is needed to convince even parent that add not religious believers.

If he provide evidence of winning to the parent and they rejected the money, the player should not force the parent into accepting the money but that will be a delusional thing to do, that's a huge amount of money to free off the house debts and pay a couple of bills. I believe he is an adult from the age you described, he should keep the money to himself and pay school fees and other important something money can do for him, this is 21st century.

If thats a win from casino games it is possible. How such a big win happened with sports betting and there is no source from which the information is collected. In our forum already similar news about a guy from Nigeria winning big money out of very small bet was discussed. It was the same, the boy's father is religious and he made the boy return the winning amount to the betting company. Maybe the same incident is reiterated in different form.

19-Year-Old Boy Wins ₵10 to win ₵900k, His Father Asks Him to Return Money: "I Don't Like Sports Betting" (https://yen.com.gh/people/family-relationships/234050-19-year-boy-wins-ghs10-win-ghs900k-father-asks-return-money-i-dont-sports-betting/)

20-23 years old, unemployed, and still living with the parents. Not a good combination.

I won't tell my parents if I am in his position. They actually won't care if you won or not, all they want is you outside of the house, making money for yourself, and who knows maybe get lucky and find a girl.
So use that money to find a job and maybe in 3 to 4 months, get the fuck out of the house and make your parents happy by being responsible for yourself. They've done their job and you are of legal age so stop relying on them for your everyday needs.
They pay our bills, they pay everything actually as long as we are with them. A big win in gambling doesn't mean that money will last forever unlike having a decent job with decent pay, it's the real investment.

If the boy can't tell his strict religious parents, the question I have for him is, what made him bet in the first place. He must have known how strict his parents are and still don't give a damn.
It is his lucky break. Let him re-invest some part of the fund in cryptocurrency HODLing for future purpose, that's if he knows what cryptocurrency is.
Also, moving out of the house is a good step but trying to explain how he got the funds to afford his own place is going to be an issue unless he moves in with a friend who is working at a 9-5 job while claiming he is squating and looking for a job himself.

I would incline myself for the first option and buy and Hold BTC in the long run.
Though, depending on where the guy is from, he could also try his luck with stocks, assuming he is old enough to have a glance on the way markets work.

This story also sounds rather strange to me, because in most cases, strict religious parents would teach their children from the beginning on avoiding things which go against their belief, he could have been peer pressured into it, though.

I don't think we can have a good answer here since we don't know the actual feeling being in that boy's situation.

First of all, that boy knows his own family more than us and he surely knows what's the best thing to do compared to us. If he wants to keep it secret then it's none of our business anymore to contradict or be against it since again as I mentioned, he knows his family more than us.

Just trust that boy as I'm sure he knows what's the best approach. He is building experience after all.

There is nothing wrong in sharing the joy with and winnings with the parents.  I would definitely tell my parents about the wins since it does not affect me negatively and at the same time that I will apologize and make a promise that  I will avoid gambling to the best of my ability to make the minds of my parents at peace.  I will accept any scolding or punishment my parents will give me since I am sure that they won't kill me for gambling.  Besides I am already at the legal age and can decide on things I wanted to do.  Though promising them about avoiding gambling is for the respect and assurance that I am still heading their advice.

Each has its own price. "What money can't buy can be bought with a lot of money."
I'm sure the OP's case is exactly that. Yes, religion forbids this and that, but we are humans, and we are all sinners. And so the temptation of such money will find an excuse for the guy. You can imagine winning from several positions. The guy did not steal this money; he was lucky, and if you start from the foundations of religion, then nothing in this world happens without the blessing of God. That is, winning is precisely a gift, and refusing it will be a denial of a gift from the Higher Forces.
I don't think there are any parents in the world who, because of religion, would wish their son a worse life than it could be with this money.
Well, if there are such fathers, then I feel very sorry for their children.

In every country it is different, if in Asia maybe aged 20-23 years most of them still live with their parents whereas outside Asia I think they have been taught to be independent from an early age so that at that age parents want their children to go out of the house and look for their own life or find a side job to make a living instead of living with parents and still bothering parents.

I also think that if a child tells the truth maybe it won't make his parents angry, besides, parents who are religiously devout will also understand and have experienced their youth so they need to be introduced to religion and still make mistakes, that's only natural, so I don't think there is anything problem as long as it's honest and I'm sure the child's parents won't scold him. it's true 20 - 23 years old unemployed and living with parents is not a good combination.

First of all, what he did was wrong because he didn't follow the order of his parent's but now that he already committed the mistake, I think it will now be easy for him to commit another mistake which is to lie, just in case his parents find out about the money. Im sure there must be other profitable activity that is allowed in his country like investing or trading. He can just say that he got the money from those sources. There might still be people who can feel guilty right after making one mistake and they will confess it right away. They think this will lessen the punishment that they will be getting.

Our parents are important because without them, we won't exist but without god there's also no people that will exist. There's even a saying that "god must come first". Maybe it's fine to dis-obey our parent's as long as what they are telling to us is not the same as what is written in the bible.

Some time ago, there was a similar thread that was discussing a guy who won a significantly high amount from gambling and his father didn't accept the money and told him to return the money and the money won't come into his house, the reason for that was also most probably because the father was either religious or his moral values didn't allow him to accept the money since it was from gambling and he probably doesn't consider gambling a good thing.

If it's a different story than that, then I would say that he should let them know first, and if they get mad and say that the money won't be used in their house, he should go ahead and invest the money into something maybe Bitcoin or start a business for himself and earn money from that to live his life with ease.

Such mistake I don't know if it is a good mistake or bad mistake but the important thing is that he already has a source of livelihood with him. He is lucky to win that huge sum of money capable to change his life for good. If he invest the money rightly in a profitable venture, his parents one day will forgive him after all he didn't steal it or used gun to rub from off their money. They are still family and family is always a family, things as such will not cause them apart and huge money is involved that is enough to still put smile on their faces on the long run depending on the economic status.

Most of the time, parents who think like these (Gambling isn't a fair and true vocation, so you shouldn't be earning shit from it is also at the same time haters of trading, investing and other stuff that doesn't involve you working 9-5. I've had relatives like that who always judged me since I work in cryptocurrency and I rarely ever go out so they think I'm unemployed but now that they see the fruits of my labor they wish they can get in on it. I don't blame OP for keeping another lie on top of another lie cause at the end of the day, had these parents been more supportive of their children it wouldn't come to a point where their kid is afraid/embarrassed to share his aspirations, successes, and dreams with them.

Throwing the religion topic out of the window since gambling is strictly prohibited in most sacred texts, I believe that it's what you do with your money that makes it evil or good, not how you obtained them at least in some situations like you winning big on a gamble.

If the boy cared about his parents and didn't want to upset him because of his juvenile delinquency, then he should never have gambled. OK gambling is great for fun, but if you do win a lot of "tens of thousands of dollars" one day, then you shouldn't owe anyone for advice on how you should spend it.

Have fun, throw a party or have a great vacation to several countries and those are just the options that might be worth thinking about. While the boy can also spend it on something that is beneficial to him even though it is not for food costs, but for example something else.

Going against your parent will doesn't mean that you don't care about them. Especially when it comes to something that wouldn't bring a problem home. Maybe the boy has seen gambling as fun and felt that he needs to entertain himself with it regardless the commitment of his parent in their religious lives.

The parent of the boy will only get mad at him and will still take him as their son in the nearest future,if they were upset with him and tell him to return back the money and the boy refuses and for that reason he left the house or they sent him out of the house. Blood is thicker than water and one shouldn't allow our religion to make us sin against God. One shouldn't because of his religious belief and disown his child because forgiveness plays a major role in religious practice.

Why as an adult he feels he should tell his parents is the real question. Is it a my house my rules type of situation? If so, I would think this win is more than enough for him to get his own place and start getting his life together. $46K would get him a couple years on his own and hopefully he could find a job and stop being a freeloader. I promise you his parents won’t be upset.

I was going to say the same thing where there was indeed a similar story that was discussed here not so long time ago, and if I remember it correctly, it happened in Nigeria where they had the same situation that their family was both strict, religious and definitely won't support their gambling activities. The only difference is that the boy in this topic is still weighing his decision whether to tell his own family or not because he certainly knows what will come to him once he will say that he gambled yet won a very significant amount of money.

If I were that boy, I would say it to them and wait what would be my parent's verdict about it as even if I know that they are not going to be happy with it because of the reason where it came from, it is still much better to say it rather than making it as a secret because a lot can happen specially from a young age like that. In most cases, they might get lost as at that age, they don't know what to do with that kind of money and aside from that, they will be taken advantage if they will tell it to their friends or someone they trusted. And that is why it is preferred to say it all to your parents so that you will be guided, and that money will be poured to the right place, like for your education for instance.

We know that there are certain individuals on whose they do really respect out their parents and follow and obey on whatever the rules or things that they commanded out.Even though there are really things which arent supposed to be relying into those personal decisions that you would be making. Its true that with that amount you could really be able to find your own place and find some job on which you wont really be worrying about on you on being scolded on those winnings and on the time that you do able to sustain and survive out then you would be able to make your own living
but of course it would really be depending if you had finished out your studies but on the age of 22 then you have already graduated into this point and on the time that you had able to hit up
this win then its not a bad amount for you to have some good start up and become independent. It is really just basing up on pushing up yourself on doing so and there are ones who could
be able to do it and there are ones who are just simply afraid. This is why decisions and further steps would really vary.

The first, the man is aware that what he has done has violated the rules imposed by his family. in fact, the man's parents were strongly against gambling on the grounds that they came from a family that adhered to a devout faith. whatever the reason, whether he is unemployed who has no income, or all kinds of reasons for it all, is just a justification. in fact, this man loves gambling. in fact, he made a bet for the women's world cup betting which incidentally is rarely a man who has extensive knowledge and insight into women's football. moreover, this is a world cup game. my guess is that this man really likes to gamble even though he always hides the fact from his family.

IMO, there is no better scenario, other than he is enjoying the results of his winnings, without his parents knowing. why do I say that, because actually this man really likes to gamble when referring to my thesis and analysis. Incidentally, this man was lucky and won a sizable victory. there is no other word, other than he can only use the money for himself. because, it would be very impossible to tell his parents. because the result, will complicate the harmony that occurs in his family. So, if this story is true.  just enjoy, these moments as a gift to do other things that might help him meet his needs.

Just out of respect to the old ones, but since he know that he's parent will not like on where he got his money then best to keep it a secret so that there's no trouble will happen. He can keep that amount to his bank account or maybe just follow what you suggest so that he can move to his own place since as an adult so that he's parents would ever think that he is doing a right thing and he can already able to earn for his self. Once he show that for sure his parent will never be angry if they find out his winning amount and also with his gambling activity since they already know that their son is now already a independent person.

I also don't think they should. I mean, it is a life time lucky winning and perhaps the parents don't earn such per annum. So they will eventually give in and render advise to him on the better way to go or investment to go into. I would think the parents are not bitcoin enthusiast with their religious inclination otherwise to DCA on bitcoin will be fine for the lad while he use part for offline business and if he himself is an online person then he could learn some online courses of business development etc.

When I read the title "boy", I thought it is related to someone under 15. In fact he is more than 20 already which is an age where he should have known what he did and what to do for what he have just done. If I'm in his position, I'll not keep it as a secret and I'll just tell my parents the truth. No matter how religious my parents are and I'll tell them and I'll accept their opinion. If they do not want the money, I can simply use it for myself and use it for better thing in real life.

I agree with this boy decision.When you come from a strict religious family things will not go that well and will spark a huge discussion most likely.I have many friends who are religious here where I work from different religions and I can tell that they heat up real fast when discussing about rules and laws of their specific religion,each one defending the religion he follows.Since the boy here is of 20-23 of age a young man meaning not mature enough to face some adverse adversaries as this is what parents become against their children when being extremely religious,so better to keep it as a secret,perfect choice.

Aside from that, growing up in a religious family, I certainly know what the boy felt because even if he's already old enough to make a decision on his own, he is still subjected to tell everything what is happening to his own parents as he is still living in the same roof in the first place. And so out of respect, the boy is obliged to say what he did.

Getting his own place might do him good but that comes after saying what he did and that he obtained money through gambling because going away from his parent's place without them knowing what happened is certainly not an answer because you will not have that same courage if it's not because of the money. Moreover, you already acted guilty if you will do that.

Ok this is no big deal. That kid is clearly not religious as his parents, so might as well keep it a secret if he can actually do it. I mean what's the catch here? If he tells his parents they'll surely get mad, not even sure if they'll be happy with the amount of money their son have won.
So, just simply keep it secret and safe. Investing is also a good choice, but he can also save it for the latter especially when he has his own family, but inflation will kills it's value, so yeah go ahead and invest it (in bitcoin most probably) LOL!

There are very strict Muslim parents in the country I am living at. Not mine but I observed so many horror stories from friends. Well if I had strict religious parents that are totally against gambling I think I would have no option other than lying to them. Its far better if they don't know about it. Being 20 year old and above means you are totally independent person that can do anything he/she wants. Parents aren't our owners. Gambling is very fun activity. Money making is good.

But on other hand if he hide that to his parents then maybe he will be in situation that he used to lie to his parents and this bad attitude to bring especially the secret he kept is all about gambling. I also thing about that maybe he should tell this to his parents so that he can get a proper guidance and to see what his parents reaction towards his winnings. If he decide to keep it a secret then maybe he will be misguided on other things he do since he might learn to became secretive by that actions he made.

lol...dude move the fuck out of the house.  Okay to be fair, I've got close friends in India who I know live with their families their entire lives as part of their culture/religion...and this is actually something they like to do as well (As an American, this is very hard for most of us to understand, as growing up and becoming adult and moving out of the house is all kids want as they grow up..that's what we look forward to) and maybe this is the case with your friend?  If so, if he chooses to live with them as an adult because of cultural reasons..than I would say be honest.  I'd also say sorry but I'm a damn adult, I can bet if I want to. 

Sounds like he's got enough money to leave the house now if he wants.

Sure it was a mistake but everything had happened and he had brought the money. But if he's not telling the truth, he's already lying but maybe he can use the money to set up a new business. He can also say that his business started small and is trying to grow his business. He can also say that he borrowed some amount to trade or invest and made a big profit. Again, everything had happened and it was up to him what he wanted to tell his parents. Let's just hope his parents take it and remind him that this is for the last time.

I think it usually depends on the boy's decision whether to tell his right or not to lie but it is better to tell the truth because he is following religious lines. Even though he won $46k from sports betting, it's a really big amount his parents probably won't say anything about. Following his parents' orders, he can spend the money on other activities that will bring good things in his life. He can increase its value by doing business or investment. If he does good things, his parents will be happy. If he makes a wrong decision alone, he can suffer. It is expected that parents can guide him to the right decision.

Unfortunately I don't think he is a child anymore, more precisely he is the age of 20-23 has entered the teenage category, and of course if a child is that age, he can work and support himself, so you can let go of his culture and he has Enough courage and money to leave home, based on the amount of money he got and the age that has entered teenagers.

I was quite doubtful he was building a business with the money he got, but indeed nothing is impossible if he really can succeed in building a business with money, but usually people who have gotten easy money will be difficult to get out of the gambling ease zone.

I wonder how on earth some persons can be this lucky
It is true that most person's are from background were they believe in some religious believe that goes against their wish.Good life is the best thing man can ever wish for himself,and when it seems one has gotten a way to get that good life,they will be left unhappy due to their religious believe and practices.If I were that boy,as long as I have gotten this kind of money,the first thing I will do is to open upto my parents,and tell them the source of the money,if they refuse taking the money from me,then I will know I have offered help and they refused,so their sufferings is no longer on me,and its no longer my business because they choose to suffer,and I don't really see any reason why a particular religion will believe gambling is bad.It can only be bad when it lured you to do things that are illegal,but as long as you do the right thing,if you are opportuned to win,then I don't see any reason why such money shouldn't be used.And for any parent that is still practicing this kind of primitivity,I just think they love poverty and nothing else.I will advice that boy to tell them how he made that money,if they refuse to take it from him,he should look for an apartment elsewhere,and leave a comfortable life there.

In speaking of luck then it wont really be having that totally the need or having the criteria whether you are rich or poor, being a minor or old ones because on the time that you would really be making out some bets then

you would really be always be having the potential that you would really be able to make up some chances on hitting up something whether small or big and on the time that you are somewhat on the age on which you are still relying on your parents or living but you do able to hit up those numbers but they are really that skeptical or really that prohibiting gambling thing then you are already on your right age and mind on how to assess
things and if you do find out that it would really be creating some potential problems or conflicts in between family members then it would really be just that normal that you would really trying out to hide it
because you dont like conflicts or something like this but if you are a type of whose been honest then you would definitely be saying these stuffs into your parents.

On the age of 22 or something like this then its impossible that you wont be able to think up carefully on what are the probable situations that could happen if you do intend out to say.

If he could realize what he could do with the money. But if not, who knows what he will do with the money? After all, that's just an approximation since I don't know anything about him either. But usually, if someone earns a lot of money from gambling, the money will run out quickly because that person will use the money to buy things that he doesn't have or use it on things that are not necessary until the money runs out. And when the money is gone, they will return to gambling and hope to win big money like before. This has happened many times around me and for people who win money from gambling, their lives never change.

I don't see anything new in this story. More or less ::)
Keep such a win as a secret, and instead the "invest approach" related to this amount is innovative and interesting, and its and interesting point.
 I understand the importance of certain "beliefs" but the winner is old enough and able to decide for himself what he believes in and how to manage his private property ...

Personally I see no any reason why he should  tell them since he is already aware of their strict behavior towards gambling, some parents can even report such a case to their extended family thereby exposing the whole issue, I think the best bet is to invest his money or hodl in a wallet and continue to live his normal life and avoid any extravagant way of life or lavish spendings to avoid being suspicious of acquiring wealth fraudulently, though a 20-23 year should be able to decide on his own, however this varies with different countries and culture, the fact that he is employed will even motivate him to secure his future with the fund he won, I believe after some time he would leave his parent house to start a new life.

well, leaving the strange part ( not to say that it is impossible for someone with 10$ to earn $46k in sports betting ) of these 10$ becoming $46k, parents should not force their children to follow the same religions as them, it is up to the children choose their own religions or have no religion at all, in which case the guy is over 18 years old, so he has the right to gamble and do whatever he wants with his money including that he has the right to tell his parents about the money he earned or not telling his parents anything. he is not obliged to tell his parents, now as a matter of common sense and good manners, the son can tell his parents that he won that amount of money at the casino

he would not be pending permission from the parents to use the money, he would just be communicating to the parents that he had earned that amount of money and then he could even help the parents if they accepted, now if the parents were angry, then the son should take the money and buy him a house to live on his own because he is already an adult and has the duty to make decisions on his own without becoming dependent on his parents. religion is something that destroys families, destroys friendships and destroys marriages. that's why the son should not give in to the parents' wishes if they ask or order the son not to use the money he won with gambling

betting is indeed considered a sin by many religious people, but are humans innocent, when you win a game that you bet on, believe that it is fate, the money you win has changed your life 180 degrees, if i were that person, i would keep it a secret my victory from my parents, there is no point in saying it, surely if you say it now then you will receive resistance, being too honest in life is also not good, you must have a secret that you know yourself ^{(hiding big things like gambling wins for a better future i think is ok)}

It is better to tell the truth.  It will free us from any form of shackles that can limit our freedom.  The boy must tell his father about the incident and accept whatever the result is.  Though I think money talks often time even though people are strictly religious people in front of people, we never know what lurks behind the scene.  Aside from that, I believe the father will just give the son a proper reminding and with the thought of nothing negative happens, the father will be easy to the son.  Besides I believe the son is old enough to stand for what he has done.

I find that only poor people have parents who are very religious and strict. If this boy's father was rich, they wouldn't care if their son won or lost and the boy wouldn't be scared of them. They say it is better to say sorry than to ask for permission. If I were the boy, I will tell my parents in 2 to 3 years. For now what I'd do is to try and create a fake employment letter. At the end of each month, I bring home some money like salary and help the family out financially while I wisely invest the rest. By the time they find out or I tell them , I would have been of age to move out of the house and be independent. So, tell them the truth but not the whole truth.

I am not so sure that they will not force him to give the money away if they find out about the source of that money, there are religions that do not allow for their adherents to benefit economically from activities that are forbidden, and if his parents are as strict as you say they are then they could force him to return or give away the money, and since the amount is big I think it is better to keep it a secret for a while and maybe he could start his own small business and then justify his profits to his parents in this way.

Looking at your post history, I understand that this guy lives in Uzbekistan, where the average income is less than $200 a month. In other words, the prize is about 20 years of the country's average salary. At his age, 20 or more, he's old enough to leave home and that money will last him a long time, especially if he knows how to manage and looks for a job. Another thing is that he would like to tell his parents and squander it, but given the situation, I would consider saying that I am independent, going to visit them from time to time, and live my life as I please.

What I would also hope is that he has a head and doesn't become a degenerate gambler who loses all that amount and more in a short time.

something big is obtained instantly or very easily, it will also run out very quickly. I mean when a gambler gets a big win after that the money runs out quickly and its unclear to buy things or anything. because its true what @bangjoe said that something easy will make someone comfortable and its difficult to get out of the convenience zone. buy whatever he wants because later he will still win again from gambling without realizing that such luck will only get once in a lifetime.
for me, only professional gamblers who can manage their winnings from gambling well can have a realistic mindset and have the thought of always doubling their money in places that are not too high-risk, for example opening a food business.

Maybe when we succeed in winning a lot of money, we should really be able to manage the money and allocate it where it should be. Maybe we can use the money to invest in bitcoin, save for daily needs, and not use the money for unnecessary things so we can use the money properly. If we already have a lot of money, most of us will forget to manage our finances and instead use it for things we don't need. So winning a lot of money in gambling is something that we rarely get so we have to really manage the money. And as for the kid, it looks like he does manage his money and probably doesn't tell his parents until he can make money from his newly created business instead of being scolded by his parents because gambling is not a good way to make money.

How can you win $46000 from only 10$ in a sports bet? That seems impossible to me. What were the odds of those matches? Can you share which match did he bet  ???

Now coming to the query that whether he should tell his parents or not, I think there will be no option for him but to inform his parents otherwise how can he keep saving all this money? I do not know the reaction of his parents, they might get greedy seeing all this money or they may fortify the money if they are too religious and won't take any money coming through gambling.

The first rule before gambling is be ready.

Be ready to lose all of your money, be ready to hit a jackpot and get asked to submit KYC, be ready someone else will know you're a gambler, be ready the site will get hacked and you will lose all of your money including your privacy etc.

This boy know he have a strict parent, so he must be ready if his parent will ask him to return all his winning to the casino.

Maybe for those of us who realize that today we will definitely use it for things that can make our position more good, whether it is included in investment and business so that what we have won from gambling produces more results than fighting it back in gambling, but for I to do that, if I get a big victory from gambling, may not necessarily control it easily my ambitions when I get a big victory to spend it and fulfill the desires that exist in me, especially for people who do not have a mindset as an entrepreneur or investor, he will Always use the money from his victory for things that are not important for economic growth, re-risking into gambling is the way to keep on relying his fate to get the money again is the option that they always take, as far as I encounter to this day is, No people who really can build a business from their victory gamble, I have never heard of it, maybe there is someone who can do it, I want to know.

I think something, we are sinners by nature, but here in the case it was a child who did it, and a child generally does not have a mind like that of an adult, yes I know he disobeyed, but tell me something, what Sometimes a child does not disobey his parents (I sometimes did when I was a child) that is why it is not worth playing, secondly I know that without them our parents would have no life and I agree that God is first above all things, in fact the first commandment is that of loving God above all things, so from there we must also ask ourselves, if the child did that, it is because it was allowed to do so.

Now the case of the parents, that a son tells me that he earned a lot of money, but that he earned it because he disobeyed me, well I hug him the same and even with more joy, please how are you going to tell him that not money? He is also a child who did it, I know that the fact is bad, but I think that a person is not that he is comfortable, he is still happy with the end, but I think he can achieve happiness faster or in at least 90% because since money helps people to be happy, that is really what I need the most to be a very happy man, sometimes religions are very radical and make people become or become something they are not , and God does not like that, and the children belong to God, so I think that this is more than forgiven, now those who must ask for forgiveness in this case, without a doubt, God is the father of that child.

There are some things that happen where I am with some religions, where they ask people to give 10% of what they earn, and that seems so incredible to me, because they take advantage of the things of God the Heavenly Father to make money, and that is something that does not reach God, what reaches God are good deeds, or giving money to someone who really needs it, not for a Church, in fact in the Bible it says something like that, it does not reach God to the one who gives more money to a Church but other works that actually have spiritual weight.

Negative effects that had never been thought before would definitely appear if he told the truth to his very religious parents. He has to keep his winnings secret by allocating the money to a safe place like investing in Bitcoin until he finds a decent job. At certain times there are things that need to be told to parents and there are things that need to be kept secret in order to maintain the harmony of the relationship between children and their parents.
The over protective nature of parents cannot be blamed, they have their own way of educating their children. The wisest step in a position like this is to find a decent job so that parents don't suspect anything when their child starts to improve economically.

Assuming this story really happened, for me at his age he already know what's right or wrong, old enough to know the consequence of his action. If his parents are religious and against gambling or this activity is prohibited on their religion, this is really a problem.

But since he didn't think twice when he gamble despite knowing his parents are against it. He has a choice to keep it a secret for now, save or invest the money until the right time comes while looking for a job to establish himself. Or tell to his parents what happened now and face the consequences for going against their will.

If you manage to get a big win but can't use the money properly and only fulfill your ambition just to spend it, you are not ready to improve your life. With large winnings, it should make you wiser in managing the winnings and using them for the future for you and your family. However, if someone succeeds in getting the big winning money, they should be able to pay more attention or ensure that their life and that of their family can be more secure than before. And one of the ways that he can make money apart from gambling is to build a new business so that his attention will be more focused on making his life better by working on that business. Well, maybe we've never heard of or don't know of people who can do it because they don't have to say it publicly.

Well, it's obviously not an option for them to simply say that he is an adult and he can do whatever he wants because if the parents are strict, that will simply make a big issue between him and his parents, they might kick him out of the house and cut the strings off and tell him to never see them again. He might get free from one thing but it is not really a good thing to make your parents get mad at you so badly that they ask you to never face them again.

That is probably the reason why he is feeling that way and is afraid to discuss it with his parents, but if I was in place of him, I would probably just let them know that I've won a significantly high amount and would ask their opinion politely as to what should be done with it, if they are religious and strict, they would probably ask him to never use it nor bring it home or something.

Course not but actually many rich are strict and then religious. This might also be the reason on why they became rich. Rich people do also care about the money even on its smallest form. Asking for permission before doing any thing is I think still better but we may not do it because we think our parents are going to be against with what we are planning so we ended up apologizing.

It may take some time but they will still forgive us soon because they love us. You said you are not yet on the right age? So how will they believe that you got employed? Maybe you need to think of a better alibi than this one or just tell them what exactly happened to make things easier for you.

yeah but at the same time I'm thinking he doesn't want that cause that's one good way to burn your whole winnings away. I'm thinking he's looking for a way to break the news to his parents or something along those lines without them going ballistic on him which is borderline impossible. That's why I said the same thing, I would rather keep it to myself and build up on that lie than to let all hell break lose and cause more trouble than what was intended. If he doesn't want them getting all suspicious since it's almost always certain that someone his age would slip up signs here and there that they got good money now, put all your winnings into an investment portfolio and have him tell them that he got all that money through that. Not only is he going to be saved from the years of berating coming from religious parents, he's also probably going to be bragged about in thanksgiving dinners so it's a win-win.

I know this is completely against my previous comment about "anti-gambling parents being against trading and investing too" but who knows, OP's parents might be just strictly against gambling after all and are open with stuff like these.

With a parlay bet that is how, and while as you may guess winning such a bet is very difficult at the same time the few that are able to do it can gain a massive amount of money in a very short amount of time, now 46k can be a lot of money or very little depending on where he lives, but knowing how to manage that money that boy has a huge head start over his peers and he should look to become independent from his parents as soon as possible, in order to leverage his advantage as much as possible.

It is probably much better for him to say what he did and the result of it to his parents rather than running from it because sooner or later, they will know, and it will end the same where his parents will be very disappointed to him because they can't imagine that their boy will do something like that even if they already said numerous or maybe hundreds of times that gambling and other vices is prohibited, regardless of the religion, it's the parents choice because that is their right to keep their boy away from harm.

The situation is already there, there's no turning back from that because the boy already made a choice in the first place. Either way, his parents deserve to know.

I agree with you, mainly in the last part where the situation is already there and his only choice now is to tell his parents regardless of what would be their reaction because if he chose to run away, that will not be a wise choice to do as you'll just be lying for the rest of your life just because of what you have. Remember that your parents deserve to know what is going on with you because you are their son and they are your family, in the end, blood is much thicker than water.

The story looks fake for me. Is it even possible to have a 4660x bet in any of the sportsbooks? I have seen bets of up to 500x (even those bets are extremely rare). And secondly, this guy is a major (i.e above 18 years of age). So why does he even need to inform his parents? If he is not having a bank account, then he can open one and deposit the winnings there. There is no requirement to inform about the win to anyone, apart from the tax authorities. And when the time is due for tax return, he can do it by himself with the help of a CA.

And if his parents asked him to leave his money or give it to someone else, it would be a difficult choice because he might find it difficult to earn that much money again. But no matter what, he has to come clean to his parents, tell the truth, and accept whatever the consequences are. And it's possible that his parents may accept his explanation and may not want to accept the money. And if that's the case, the young person has to choose one and maybe choosing his parents is a good way.

They are even lucky to raise a good child that inform them of his source of income, if it had been a boy raise on the normal street, they will beg to see the child come home talk more discussing about his source of income, even when he had money at such a young age, he is ready to take the parent along. Typical child that is not love at home would probably be spending the money on brothel and going extravagant lifestyle and if it happens that there is a wrong adult among his life, then that's the beginning of wrong footsteps of adulting, the parent are very lucky to have a smart child.

As long as the boy is above 18, I believe he is at the age where he can make good decisions about life and nobody has the right to question his judgement but he his limited to advice, the money is legally spendable, he should reinvest the money and focus on his education, he will thank his stars for making it at early stage later in the future.

It's indeed heartening when children, despite having the means, choose to involve their parents in their decisions and showcase transparency. However, we must also bear in mind that every child's upbringing, whether from the "normal street" or an affluent neighborhood, has its own set of challenges and merits

Regarding the age aspect, 18 is universally recognized as the age of majority, and rightly so. The individual is deemed capable of making informed decisions. Yet, echoing your sentiment, they can still benefit from advice. A random insert here: Speaking of decisions, while there's a thrill in chancing upon universal luck, say in healthy gambling, moderation remains key. Balancing one's risks with rewards, even in gambling, can make a difference

What he says is very true, because at 18 years of age, in many parts of the world, people are already of legal age, however, I had heard that a sister-in-law told me that in the USA, 21 years of age is considered to be of legal age, I don't know Very well, I'm not sure, but what you're saying here is something difficult when you have children and grow up in hostile places, because they try to copy behaviors, for that reason you always have to create a lot of confidence when you do things with children so that they tell their things, that they have that greatness that is greater than a friendship, in my case I tell my son that apart from the fact that I am his father I am his best friend, the one who will never betray him, and I try to give him that confidence, and it is the truth, because there are children who see things and keep them quiet, and things that are very delicate, so you have to be very careful, as long as a child always communicates each thing, it is not bad, on the contrary, it is the best thing that can be done pass.

When a child goes online, manages certain things on the web, knows a lot about the app, which currently almost everyone does, and they are very expert at doing it, these things are what we must be very careful about, that is why I have always said supervision is extremely and important, without it you cannot have a child in a mind that is healthy in an integral way.

In the event that my son becomes mischievous and ends up earning that amount of money, it is impossible for me to scold him, perhaps I would explain to him very well that things are not done that way, nor will I tell him that this money is not his, because in fact it is his, and it is an achievement that he did, despite the fact that he broke some rules, but also if a child does that in order to seek improvements for their living conditions, it is something that many do not see, however, you are a child In the case of a parent who comes across a problem like this, if they earn that money, I think I would remain neutral, and they would have to be under much stricter supervision than before, to prevent them from getting into a good problem. big.

Why would really be needing to make a choice if you could simply keep those money in secret or hiding it out,considering that we do have crypto on which we could simply buy out a coin or even just simply keeping it on USDT and hold it virtually or digitally? on which on this sense you would really be able to skip out that kind of problem if ever they wont really be that approving or having good views about gambling profits or winnings.
It is really just that shocking that there would be parents would be asking out on giving those winnings into other people or would be giving back into the casino or gambling site. Well, there are really that religious people who do really strongly stick into their principle and would really be that following on what they do believe. We know that it might really be that absurd that those money would be given back but in the sense that you are really that getting those money which not all would really be able to get a hold of then its really that mind boggling whether you would really be rejecting your principle and would be taking those funds or would be sticking
on what you do believe is bad which needs to be avoided.

If you are on a situation or condition on that boy then for sure you would really be mainly having in mind on keeping those funds and kept it secret since they would be scolding out on what you have done.
Just like been said that there are various ways on which you could really be able to keep it secret.

I agree that he should be honest and accept whatever consequence that may come their way, however according to the speculations of other users this story may be happening at a place in which 46k can be life changing money, so if his parents do not accept what he did and ask him to give the money away then the decision to select the parents over the money is not as simple as it could seem, as he could be giving up an opportunity to improve his life that will never appear for him again.

Yeah, he should probably just hide it if he knows things can get out of hand if he tells them since they are totally against it. If he believes that even after telling them, he can still use the money for an investment or a business or something when they say the money won't come into their house, he should let them know and face the consequences right now so that he can have peace of mind because when we hide something, we can't stay relieved all the time.

As you said, if he knew that his parents are against this, he shouldn't have gambled in the first place, and if he did it, now he should just face the music. If he has decided to buy a house for himself or something if the parents tell him to leave, that might be the beginning of a new life for him.

Money can change the point of view of a person and even can give blind eye if it will benefits them.  I also think that the guy (not the boy, he is already an adult) should not keep his winnings a secret especially if his family is in need of money.  With the life changing amount of money, I believe his parents will forgive him and will just remind him to not do the things again.  I do not think that the parents will punish the guy severely to the point if disowning the guy.  Let us be practical here, no one will punish a family member severely no matter how strict the parents is if he brings help to the family even though the help came from the activity (gambling and not committing crimes) that the parents doesn't like.