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Man, I’m feeling kinda guilty now...

A friend of mine knows someone who wanted to bet on a game specifically Nuggets vs. OKC (Game 1), which is already over. It was more of a friendly bet, if you can call it that. The guy had no clue about online sportsbook odds, and he was super confident the Nuggets would win.

He offered a 50-50 straight-up bet, so I took it... but I already knew OKC were heavy favorites. Still, I didn’t wanna risk it, so I placed an online bet too, for the same amount he did.

And guess what? Nuggets won. He got his win... but I also won - and even more than him.

lol, this was a win-win situation, so, you don't have to feel bad for it. Maybe if he is a close friend you should explain to him how do you bet to be on a always win scenario, those who are ignorant will think a 1 to 1 bet is a fair deal, but that means they doesn't know about the odds, so, the best to do is to teach your friend how does gambling and sports works. That way the next time he want to place a bet on an underdog, he could walk away with some huge profit.

I wouldn't be guilty doing that after all you play fair with him and I guess the bookie isn't as much correct with their odds. I probably would have double down and root to OKC if I would try betting online as well.  I would just accept it that I lost it think of it like I trusted the bookmaker of their odds.

As it turns out no one loses in this situation. You got your money back, nothing is lost and he also won.   ;D

I don't know if I would feel bad too, if I were you.

If a grown man wants to gamble so carelessly, without doing his research, is that not in his own responsibility? But I would have mentioned something before the bet, so everything was on the table.

I do not see any right or wrong here. The bet could have gone either way, and you got rewarded for putting things straight. ;D

Nothing guilt about it or you think you betrayed your favourite team OKC as you betted against them? However, there's no successful gambler who only bets sentimentally like only betting on favorite teams even when obvious that your favorite will loose the match especially when they're in the position of an underdog.
It feels favorable at times when we also considers other gamblers predictions with ours because your logic of analysing games before placing your bets may not be an ultimate from other gamblers.

Lol. In the Philippines, a lot of people do this. Especially on Facebook, where some of their friends who don't know how to bet online by themselves, they tend to like peer-to-peer betting. So you can take advantage here if you can use their money to bet on other sportsbook.

What you do are normal, many do strategies like you, no one is guilty of 50/50 bets, if you are sure your bet for nuggets wins You should install four different online sites, so you get more money.

If you assume what you do is uncomfortable for your friend, give him a little money from the win if you install on two online sites, treat him, I think that way is better to cover up Your feelings, I'm sure your friend will be happy to accept it, thus you are free to feel your negative feelings.

I wouldn't because it was quite fair the only thing was that your friend isn't updated on sportsbooks, what you should have done from the onset was to teach him about betting on these platforms...funny enough a lot of people are still like that, they have absolutely no idea about online bet sites, they are stuck on friendly bets with the people that they know. There's absolutely no reason to feel guilty, he got his reward for the risk that he took and you also got yours, that's a win-win situation.

Why do you feel guilty when he won and you won as well? You took some extra risk, and it worked out. There is nothing to be guilty about in this, in my opinion. Generally, if someone says that they are too confident that a team is going to win a game, you do take some risk, but taking too much risk can be dangerous because you never know, even though some people might base their predictions on knowledge about the game, so many people will also go with their gut feelings and we know that despite luck can play its role, sports betting isn't all about luck.

So, you took the risk despite having a feeling that the team might lost, but it won, and the guy must have had good knowledge of the game and has probably been following the previous games and has been watching both teams, that's why he knew their strengths and weaknesses and he knew which side has better odds of winning. Good for you and for him.

It was because you're more smarter and experienced in gambling than him, but i also commend you well on this because you have taken a serious risk which may render you on a double loss chance, but the fear has been overcome and you are now a more experienced gambler and risk taker that you have always been, in case of next time, if you think you cant risk it, don't bet the dare, because you may later regret your decision.

For the question on the title:  No I would not feel guilty for the reason that I do not do anything wrong and I follow his instruction.  In your scenario, no one lost although you won more than your friend, it is well deserved.


Kudos to you man, although you know that OKC was the heavy favorite, you still followed your friend's setup and did not get ahead of yourself, what even better is that you bet with your friends choice.  As a result, you won more than your friend's winnings and that is not a bad thing to feel guilty about. 

Remember you also put your money on the line which is out of your friend's betting concern.  Instead of feeling guilty, you should be feeling fulfilled that you did not risk anything although you know the heavy favorite but go on with your friend's bet.

I don't know why you feel bad because you won and made profits. It's just that you were able to use more money to place your bet than he did. This is one of the reason why I like uses someone's predictions sometimes because we might be lucky to tap from their luck.

If you are feeling guilty, you should give him some part of your profits if that will make you feel good. Be happy man for your win. I have also experienced what you are feeling now.

Why do you feel guilty?

He is the one that offers a straight-up bet. Besides, that’s how friendly bet works which is a straight bet since you are just backing the team with your bet for fun.

You’re not a bookie so you are not obligated to give him the odds equivalent to the winning percentage of the team.

We are doing this friendly bet in the past without any odds, just 1:1 payout before the availability of online sportsbook in my country.

It's surprising to know that at this age people still don't know about betting sites. Well, I see nothing wrong in the situation and there's absolutely no reason to feel guilty,  not telling him about online betting might be a way to save him from getting addicted to it in the future, some people get introduced this and after a while they become chronically addicted to it. It's a game of luck, there's also a chance that the game would have ended as a loss. It's a win-win for both of you because nobody lost money.

I am not able to understand why and where there is something for feeling guilty.
Did you copy the bet of another player? is this the reason? ::)
I don't think there is anything wrong with this. Bets are not covered by secret or patens so you can freely copy or do whatever you want.
You can feel a bit ashemed if you don't offer at least a coffee to this friend for the suggestion (just kidding ;) you dont need to do anything...)

Why would I? It is NOT your obligation to tell him that sports gambling exists, that they could win bigger amounts there, and that you used his bet to win money. They're not some "secret krabby patty sauce" that would make Mr. Krabs suddenly attack your home at night, claiming for their prize money, no. In the off instance that they do exactly just that, you just get free money from them by suing lol.

Anddd not to mention he also had his own win! Doesn't matter that it was smaller than yours; a win is a win. You're honestly just being a bit too soft right now, just use the money to treat your friend if you're feeling THAT bad about it.

If you suggest picking one team for your friend and he follows you but the team loses, you can feel guilty because you suggest a wrong choice to him.. But you and he won the match so there is no reason for you to feel guilty.

Or you feel guilty because you don't analyze by yourself and just follow his advice? If that so, I think that is normal if you follow other suggestion because I am sure that many will do the same as you.

It took me some time to realize what OP did, at last the risk was worth it.

He refused to let that opportunity pass, it was all risk and not a crime.  Either way, it wouldn't have mattered if OKC won, his friend knows he lost and from what OP did, it was like using one stone to key two birds. OKC are the favorites, meaning Nuggets have big odds from the bookies, it was a clever move and i don't suppose him to feel guilty.

In most cases, it is always good to ask our friends if they really know how to analyze games before betting. If they say they know how to analyze games, then let them place whatever bets they want and that way you will not feel guilty because you helped a lot by asking them if they really have in-depth knowledge about how to analyze games before placing bets. In your case, both won, but if you had told him to make another choice, something like choosing what you chose and the result was a loss, I am sure your friend would blame you.

I don't see why you should feel guilty about anything in this situation, to be honest, both you and your friend won money out his prediction. It would have been worse of you both lost money out the prediction.
Now it would be up to you to talk about your bet with your friend or keep quiet about your bet and move on.

Remember, it is all about luck, so there is actually nobody wrong in this situation. If you are a good friend, you would talk to him and make sure he does not get cocky and start to bet recklessky in the future, with money he cannot afford to lose.

You are still feeling guilty meanwhile you also gave him the amount he won. So why are you feeling guilty? Or is it because you won more than him? Well, if it's because you won more than him, that's because you staked with your own money too. For me I think it's fair enough, just that you didn't tell him you also staked on the game. If it's how I do, I will tell the person that I am going to stake on the game too with my own money, after all even if I lose, he will not bear the lose for me and if I win, it's my decision to give him a small or big amount as gift.

So? What is the problem? You took the risk and so did he. I don't think you did anything wrong about it. Even if you bet a million dollars for that certain team you should not feel guilty. Why? It's because when you lose he won't also care about you. He won't even find a way to offer a helping hand of giving 10 percent of your losses because that's dumb.

Don't feel guilty about it. You just followed his bet but it doesn't mean you have a responsibility to be guilty just because you won more than him. Gambling doesn't work that way.

Even you know that this guy doesn't have a clue about sportsbooks etc., most of the friendly bets don't have odds. When you put some bets with your friends in the living room, waiting for a match to start, they are mostly straightforward 1:1.


So, everybody is happy. Next time, though, maybe you should join forces with him and play together. 8)

I actually don’t see the reason why you’d be having an feeling of guilt in you - it’s not like you didn’t give him the amount you agreed on - whether you go back and make more bets or not doesn’t really concern him again as long as both of you shared the amount that you were both aware of.

Let’s say his prediction didn’t go as expected what would you have done? Would you have also confronted him telling him about the extra bet you had made without him knowing? I guess the answer would be “No” so since you won’t have told him about the loss then I don’t see any need to tell him about the win as well - just settle him the way you both agreed on and move on with life.

Are you feeling guilty that someone you know bet on the least favorite team, which is the Nuggets? I want to let you know that there are bettors who prefer to bet on less favorite teams to win over teams that are highly favored to win.

It has happened times without number that games with big odds to win often times end up as a good result for the bettors. At least you have witnessed it yourself to bet the same way the other fella did, Nuggets to win.

Why are you feeling guilty in this case? Because you won the casino or because you did not risk more money? Perhaps you are a loyal supporter of OKC and you have to bet against them right? If the last part is the case here, then free your mind because in gambling, you have to remove emotions when money is involved. Sometimes I bet against the team I support when I know they will lose the match because the money is more important to me than anything. This is how I have grown in my gambling and it is working so well for me.

What you have done is not entirely right, but it is not that bad. However, if I were you, I would also feel so bad because someone who can discuss the game he wanted to bet on with you has openly shared how confident he is about the game. He may not be aware of online sportsbook odds. You were supposed to discuss that with him and introduce him to the odds. However, it should have been left to him to decide whether to bet online or not.What matters now is for you to explain to him and make him understand. As a good friend, he will not feel betrayed for not showing him what would benefit him, especially since he did not hide anything from you. Just make him know it happened as a mistake.

You shouldn't feel any guilt. But I understand why you feel guilty because you felt he didn't have all the information he and you did. And it may it a little unbalanced. In my estimation since you didn't play swindle the guy and both sides won, it is okay. If I were you though, I wouldn't do it again because if he eventually finds out about it, he would not look at you the same way again. But then, congratulations on your win.

Wow! what a risk. You guys placed a straight moneyline bet against the OKC. If I'm not mistaken Nuggets was +340 on some sportsbook. I don't know why feel guilty about it, because that's your money you're risking not your friend's. You only got crazy idea from him to bet on Nuggets.
I think that was your friend's beginner's luck as they say it. The OKC were supposed to win that game, but they choked real hard in the last seconds and it costs them a huge L, and not to mention a huge W for you and the Nuggets LOL!

Everybody here agreed that you shouldn't feel guilty (or, at least, that we wouldn't feel that way). But I wouldn't tell your friend what you did, or that you won more than him eventually, just in case. Because you didn't harm him but you weren't totally sincere either, and that could damage your friendship.

Russlenat, you did nothing wrong, but if you feel guilty you should think twice before doing it again.

You shouldn’t feel bad about this but you probably should explain this to your friend so he won’t try the same thing with other people. He was lucky this time but next time his luck may run out.

He will also learn something new and he will probably show his gratitudes for the information you taught him which will strengthen the bond between him and you even more. I don’t think he will think anything bad about you.

Still though, be careful with the gambling talk. If this guy doesn’t know about the real odds of a game, he will probably get fooled easily by the other stuff unless you interfere. For example tell him about the martingale strategy and observe his reaction. If he likes the idea, it is pretty alarming  8)

What friends do for their friend is to guide them through something they don't know and it can make the friendship stronger. Maybe your friendship with the guy is not so serious but if it was, you are wrong to not guide him how to go about the online gambling so that he would have placed the bet himself with any amount he wants
 and you also placed yours in your own casino. Anyways, since you didn't dupe him of his rightful profit, it's okay but if you feel guilty, you can teach him how online sportsbook works and he can gamble on his own and will still share with you some games if he has anyone too, that's how mutual relationship works.

why would you feel guilt?
you didn't fool him, I don't see why putting another bet would be a bad thing
but have you told him what you done or you lied?

if you're lying or hiding then I could see it becoming a problem

Wow I like the guts here, the fact that you had to take a reasonable risks with the mindset that it's going to play out and then I understand that you never want to have any regrets of whatsoever if it wasn't a win that's why you had to bet with the exact amount that he used. It's a good one though but you shouldn't feel guilty for anything besides it was a win win but you were lucky enough to have yours doubled passed your friend, so cheers to success and more wins, so I can't feel guilty it's only in a situation where he had a loss and i won.

I won't feel guilty by that. It's a normal scenario, if you feel guilty that you should have done the same bet as him, well that happens. But if it's about going together with him, that's okay because we think that we should have our own bet and what we think is going to win. If we lose, we lose. And we just have to accept the fact that not all of the heavy favorites are going to win even if the bookies provides the best odds for both favorites and underdogs.

You say he had no idea about betting and you thought you knew the odds :D This is a great proof that anything can happen. You thought you knew something about gambling, but in reality there's not much knowledge and experience you can gain from betting. A newbie can win his first bet and laugh at your face.

Don't feel guilty. You trusted his gut feeling and won. I see no reason to even dwell on it. Learn from it, because your friend might be a good gambler.

Why worry? Not that you watched him got mislead out of his lack of knowledge to say you were supposed to guide him.

You just let him play according to his bearable risks and you too you placed your bet according to how you can handle and at the end of it you both won which your winning was only ahead of his because you double chanced your potential returns if you were lucky to win.

So to make the matter short, you took higher risk to be compared to the risk of that your friend so, you merits the higher profits on your winning which was never expected that will be expected to be equivalent with that of your friend. As a matter of fact, you betted higher while your friend better lower value.

So there is absolutely no guilt there. Let me just say... Congratulations on your holding the bookie on the balls. 😁

Yes, I would feel guilty in a situation like this because one of the important aspects of knowledge is to help or solve humanity's problems or impact the lives of people in a meaningful way.
Not to talk about the situation where I am in a position to help someone close to a friend with my knowledge, but I choose not to help the person.
The reminds me of years ago when I chose not to help someone with my knowledge, which later affected me, and I later learn that whenever we help people with our knowledge, we also indirectly help ourselves.
Next time, help the person because he may lose the game next time.

I am still finding it difficult to know why exactly you're feeling guilty?

Is it because your friend brought the game and you made more money than him?

What if the other team won and he won while you lost, would you feel any better?

Gambling is a game of luck, your luck shone more than his and it isn't a totally bad situation giving the fact that you both won. Well if you feel so much for him, then gift him some part of your winnings.

I honestly do not see any reason why you should feel guilty. You both won in your own ways. The only thing I think you should do now is put your friend through on how online sportsbook odds work so next time he can make decisions by himself.

Honestly, when it comes to taking risky decisions which have 50-50 chances of scaling through, I don't like making decisions for an adult who already understands how gambling works. Trust me, I wouldn't feel one bit of guilt. You already stated that he had no clue about online sportsbook odds but was confident the Nuggets would win. That's his decision, so he should own it.

That seems to be the case in my opinion, when he was with his friend he may show some skepticism about what his friend has saying about the team and secretly decided to bet exactly the same as his friend did, but using more money for the wager, in the end he won and feels guilty because he may believe he is being double faced to his friend.
Still, each person is a whole world within their head and their mind, so I would not dare to judge OPs feelings on whatever the thinks whether what he did what correct or incorrect.

If I was him I would talk to his friend about what happen and congratulate him for being a better bettor then he initially thought, not much beyond that to be done, in my humble opinion.

Why would you feel guilty about a game you guys staked and it happens that you stakes higher than him after which your winning was far away from his and it shouldn't be something you will feel guilty. Gambling is a game of chances and probability and if it happens that his chances are very slim then you shouldn't be that worried over him instead you should try to learn how to be that secretive because if he didn't knew about what you won you wouldn't be that feeling guilty over the match.

How did you win even more than him knowing too well that you both bet with same amount, is there anything I am not getting rightly?
Usually if you placed bet and it happens that it is the same game with same amount, why would you win even more than him and why are you also feeling guilty for that matter.

It was a win but I don't see anything bad here because both of us won. If there was a bad situation here like you lost a huge amount or your friend lost by playing the game as you said then maybe you would feel some guilt but no since there is a win here then there is nothing bad here of course it is a nice moment. This happens sometimes like my friend also tells me to bet on such and such team in such and such match even though I took their word for it a few times and I also won there.

so what lol? why are you feeling guilty about this? you do not need to disclose your gambling habits to anyone so i can’t see a reason why you would feel guilty for doing this and besides he did win anyway just enjoy your win mate

There is nothing to feel guilty about; you won based on the amount you risked on the game. This is how big your profit came out. He also won based on the amount he staked on a single which I don't see anything to feel guilty about, but everyone has made their own gambling decision, and him risking the minimum is okay for him. You know the risk, and you took it. Anyone lucky for you; the game came out victorious. If I were in your shoes, the best I could do is just tell him about my other bet.

I felt a bit guilty, to be honest he could’ve won big if he knew the real odds. I kinda took advantage by not telling him about online betting.

But after reading what others are saying here, I guess there's really no reason to feel bad. I just played it smart.

Still, it’s not something I’d do again. That’s not really me as I prefer a fair challenge.
Winning feels better when both sides know what’s up.

Yes, just think it's the early win or the early bet that gives the profit, not about who makes the most bet.
This will be a good starting experience to start your next bet.

After all, why does OP feel guilty even though he wins bigger with the same bet,
he will feel guilty if he suggests picking the team he wants to bet on and lose, but if there is no loss then there is nothing to blame.

I wouldn't feel guilty though, at the end of the day, it's all about winning and maybe that is only a friendly bet by your friend so there is nothing personal. I had a $2.00 bet with the Warriors winning their series against Houston. And what is $2.00 though, it was nothing but for us we will met the next day in the office and then discuss the game and the bet and now that it's over, we continue as I'm on the side of the Warriors again. So good that you bet outside and as a NBA bettor we all know that sooner or later the top seed is going to win and that's why OKC did here, it was not just a win but a massacre.

There's no need to feel guilty, sometimes you have to know the difference between taking advantage and opportunity, that's the main thing, OP in this case knew how to take advantage of his opportunity and you did it well, otherwise you would have lost for not believing, in this case you took a risk and won, good for you, that's life, the best thing is to win as long as it doesn't harm anyone, if that's the case I think it's a blessing.

He gives 1:1 odds payout on his friend while the bookie that offers same match bet offers higher odds since the underdog team win against OKC which is the heavy favorite that time. He bet same amount on the bookie with same pick to his friend which is the underdog that gives higher payout.

This is a good deal for him because regardless of the result he will not lose money since the 50-50 straight bet against his friend serves as insurance that he will get his money back.

Just move on.
Both of you are gamblers and have taken each others risk.
So, there is no need to feel guilty about that win. Both of you like what happened and even before it did, you've got your references already.
And that's why you can't just be guilty with that because you've won more than him.

I would feel guilty if you fucked him outta money, but other then that I don't see the point of feeling anything but happiness. If you both won money, what's the point of feeling bad?

I think in the future if your buddy or you don't know about a sport you might wanna consider not betting so you are not risking money on a pure gamble. Depends on your financial situation I guess, but better safe then sorry in this case.

If feeling guilty is determined "win or lose" or "take an advantage.", then in the end it will feel right even though it loses, let say, someone now winning a bet, of course he feel right not guilty. However, if he lose, and spend quite a lot of money, and do not feel guilty. its mean he is sacrificing money for own needs, then he playing without limit and dicipline anymore, this should be wrong. IMO, have feeling guilty is necessary, maybe with this feeling gamblers start thinking about how to gamble in the right way. Don't let it be that now you get money, tomorrow the money is all gone or even more , because losng in gambling.

For what brooaaa?? This has nothing to do with guilt. After all, he gave up his money and made his intentions known to you about what he wanted. That was enough to have consolation on. But then, I would have made clear the risk involved in gambling generally, before accepting his cash.

That's what I'm talking about right there!!!. How mesmerizing that can be, that a juvenile gambler made his predictions (doesn't even know how to stake these games) but surprisingly, it was a win. That further proves that we don't need to know every single strategy in the game to be a winner. Everything, away from the strategies, depends on how lucky/early you are to get on the train before it leaves. However, this happens in rare cases, so you still need to learn, overall.

To be frank here, this is not even about feeling guilty or not, but the risk taken to have doubled the bet on both opposite sides, what if it never comes as we planned, as we already know with gambling on how it could be unpredictable and things can change at any time, which in my own personal interest, I might not go this far playing two same bet on two different system.

There was actually no risk here. The OP accepted a bet from someone who has no idea about sports betting odds, and he bet on the same team that the person chose. However, OP would receive a bigger payout if the bet wins because the odds are higher than what the person is expecting. So, there’s no risk at all; it’s either OP will break even or win. Those are the only two possible outcomes.

Why would you feel guilty in the first place? Both of you guys won and both assumed the risk of losing in the process.

Let's say you betted against Denver and voted OKC. Will you still guilty if the opposite result happened instead? Remember, gambling involves risks that are associated with the games you play. Given that sports-betting is a form of gambling where ACTUAL stats, information, and strategy matter, your personal knowledge on a given team would be relevant in choosing on which team to bet.

OP, give yourself a break and accept the whole situation that both of you won. While you may have exercised online sportsbook and earned more than your friend, it is actually your knowledge about it that gave you the better outcome.

You shouldn't feel that way, except there's something else you did that you're not telling here. As far as what you stated here is concerned, both of you are winners. It's a win-win by my books. You shouldn't feel guilty about your action.

Bookies aren't made from space. They're put together by mortal humans here and as such aren't all perfect. There could be misses and errors from time to time. That's why on few occasions there will be bets believed to be favourites but they will end up being losers.

to me this just sounds like op outsmarted his friend

i am guessing they are a bit close considering he would even feel guilty in the first place because if they weren’t that close i do not think that he would feel bad for taking someone else’s bet and making it theirs and winning with it

Actually, am happy for the op because he was bold to take a big risk and luckily for him he was lucky to win the bet and the opposite happened to other person. However, there's nothing to worry about because life is also gamble because we don't know what will happen the next day. So like you have said, the op saw an advantage and toke it. If we should look the other way, what if it turns out that the other person win and op lose? 🤔

I don't think it's a reason to feel guilty for, but if that is how you feel, just advise your friend to place an online bet at sports betting platform instead of gambling person to person next time. Anyway, he didn't lose money, neither you did, so everyone must be quite happy right now. However, if you still can't see things that way, use part of the profit you made to pay for something your friend would enjoy. Maybe a free drink or something like this?

That’s the right idea. But for some people especially the big risk-takers gambling is all about opportunity. And if something looks like easy money with little to no risk, they’ll jump on it. I mean, who wouldn’t? Let’s be real, winning in sports betting isn’t easy. The odds are designed to balance the action, not hand out free cash.

So if someone doesn’t understand how odds work and you can benefit from that, some would say take advantage. But everyone’s got a different belief, some feel guilty about that stuff. So in the end, just follow whatever keeps your heart at peace because being happy with your choices is what really matters.

From the first moment we are in the casino we must learn to identify how we can do to take advantage of the opportunities in every sense and when we should risk a little more, yes, I know that the biggest failure is to lose money, but it is something inevitable, not everything is bad there will be moments when we will win and that will compensate us, then in view of this we can say that things are not all bad, the bad thing is that if we lose control all the money will be lost.

I also think that there is nothing wrong with this and even very good, because the OP did what he thought was necessary and put money on it. I have cases when I want to make a bet, but I do not put money on it, and it happens as I planned and I feel that I have missed this money. Nevertheless, if you want to make a bet and confidence and common sense tell us that this is the right decision, then why should we refuse it? Generally speaking, you do not need to feel even a share of guilt in what the author wrote, although all players are different and everyone has their own feelings.

Is it just me or has anyone one else also noticed that non-gamblers are usually luckier than most core gamblers. Anyways there isn't much to be guilty about here because you both won bets and the only difference is that you actually had the edge of better familiarity with the gambling space than he does. If you feel you are still kinda guilty about it, I think one of the best way to let it out is to tell him about it.

That's one way of looking at it. Next time, introduce him to online sportsbetting and orient him that you can really bet online these days and quite easy. In time, he will know this route also. So not being selfish of what you know, much better to share this route to this person. After all, online sportsbetting is quite popular and only a matter of time before he learns this path. He may thank you for providing such information. So you don't need to feel guilty the next time around that he places his bet.

Yes, there are those times that we do have that kind of feeling of guilty basing up on what we had done but since it wasnt that intentional then it should be just that fine.
The important thing on here is that you havent been that abusing or trying out to mislead or trying out to take advantage into someone because of he is lacking with some knowledge.

In speaking about sharing up the information about sports betting online then its not something that we can be that trying out to keep it for ourselves and if you are that wanting to help
then explaining it to him about this and that wont be costing you that much rather than a short time explanation then just like you have been said that he might be that
thankful for you in the end on this case.

There’s nothing to feel guilty about, because both of you got your own win. You’re not taking advantage of him being clueless about odds at all. He’s the one who offered it, and you’re just fulfilling what you both agreed on. That’s life, of course, you’ve got to be smarter sometimes. As long as you’re not stepping on anyone, then it’s fine. Feel guilty if you bet on the opposite and lost. Or, if you still feel guilty, then just teach him about it and you’ll have someone to talk to about sports betting.

I almost smiled when you said this, op, because why would I feel guilty? I just bet and that was my decision if I were in that situation. And then anyone would probably
do the same thing if I said this.

That's why it's always said, right, as long as we can, let's enjoy every game of chance that we play in the free time we have here,
it's probably as simple as that and easy to understand.

Basically, if that has happened and you just did the same bet as his, why feel guilty about that? In what way? did you use the money he's bet for the Nuggets to you personally and you have placed that on the bookies? I don't think that's something bad when both of you have an agreement and if both of you have lost then there is no money back to him as well and so as you. So, you just did the right thing for betting together and both of you were happy at the end of it so why think of the guilt?

Exactly, the OP took good advantage of an opportunity that was in front of him, and nobody cheated in this situation, so there is nothing to feel bad about. He saw an opportunity and took the risk upon himself. It's like risking what he could afford to lose; if the game had not been played like it was given, no one would have called anyone a bad name just as it happened now. They all have limits to how much they were willing to spend.

So, there is no problem here, everyone wins. Even if he loses and you win, you don't need to feel guilty. Because you have an agreement for the bet. If for example he loses, well that's the risk because he was willing to take on such a betting activity. Unless you force him and promise him a win and in the end he loses and you win, that's not fair to him because maybe he feels cheated. But here, you play fairly, well, even, and that's a win for both of you.

Just let it be and no need to tell or explain your friends in very detailed about what you have got from the bet.
but, ensure that you give some advices to him, that gambling is very risky and always has the risks. So, he must be more and more careful when going o play or put a bet on something.

This is a funny situation, but the main thing is that there are no losers in this situation, which means the author of the topic has nothing to blame himself for. Although the opposite could well have happened here. The real favorites of this match would have won and the author's friend would have lost. On the other hand, this is a bet that was made by the good will of both parties and no one forced anyone to do it. In addition, I think that even in the worst-case scenario, the other side of the dispute would not have suffered too much of a loss. In general, such disputes are very rare. If a person does not look at the bookmaker's odds, then he usually does not argue. It is also worth noting that in a personal dispute between two people, by default, the dispute is concluded with equal odds. Simply because people are too lazy to calculate the odds and the method of calculating them can be controversial.

Yeah I wouldn't feel bad this is a win win situation and so i think it should be all good brother. Couldn't have he also placed and extra bet? You had the inclination to do so and it paid off

Only you feel guilty if you cheat him, but I think not. Besides, it was a friendly bet, and betting outside (online) is another thing that he is not aware of. You may not know that he is betting outside and winning as well.
You are just a smart and risk-taking gambler. Not all can do such a thing, especially beginners. Well, maybe next time you can teach him to bet online as well. It is more entertaining to bet against our friend. And those who win will buy food and drinks. lol

You should have notify him before the bet comes to past but still, this friend is a grown up man I believe, so his decision belongs to him, I wouldn't feel guilty of any kind because I don't hurt or cheat him in any way, you don't have to feel guilty, good thing that you both manage to win.

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It's not too late to make him realize though, I just don't know if he will do the same if he is in your shoe right now, thats on you to figure out because you know him more than anyone else on here, enjoy your wins.

You didn’t manipulate him. He offered terms, you accepted, and then you hedged. That’s modern life. You ran a personal hedge fund against a social interaction. The guilt isn’t from doing anything “wrong”. It’s from knowing you saw it and still played it straight. That little itch is your inner ethics committee convening... not to judge you, but to test if you still feel anything about “fairness” when the system doesn’t require you to.

Now, technically, you made a +EV move across both bets. Low-risk, high satisfaction. And that’s kinda beautiful. He won, right? He got the story. You got the buffer. The game isn’t just on the court. It’s around the court, between people, inside little unspoken rules. And when you win both mathematically and socially, you sometimes feel worse than if you lost one.

Maybe he is feeling guilty because of only that was his friend? And so there is options to inform some data's his friend about the sports where they want to do the bets?

But from my end this was also a fair because in gambling there is no options for the emotions and here he actually win, and also his friends were fully responsible as it is his mistakes he don't know much about that sports or the team he goes for the bets. Moreover I am saying this fair because his friends didn't lose there was win win situation so nothing is there for feeling guilty.

I read your entire article. I can't find any reason for you to be guilty. There is no reason to be guilty here. Your friend won and you won at the same time.
I think there is no need to take high risks in gambling. The chances of winning and losing in gambling are equal. If you take high risks, you can definitely make a big profit. At the same time, the chances of losing a big amount are also equal. We may win 2/1 bets, but if we lose one, we will face a big loss. So if we participate in gambling regularly, we should definitely take less risk and bet a small amount. Even if we lose money in this, we will not face a big loss. I will say that you are smart. You have no reason to be guilty

No need to feel guilty because at least, you help him placing his bet. That is okay for doing that because he doesn't know anything about online sportsbook odds. Next time, you can help him again if offer to do the same as before. You can place more if you like and believe if your pick will win.

That is a win-win solution if I can say because you and him are profit from your betting. I am sure he was happy to see his winning but you can hide your other bets from him and not telling anything. That will be your secret  ;)

You feel guilty for what? A true gambler should never feel guilty about his bets(or feel guilty about other people's bets). If you are feeling remorse then gambling isn't for you. If you and your friend both made profits, then why do you have to feel guilty? Winning more than your friend isn't a bad thing. What if the other team had won the game and both bets were wasted? That would be a way better reason to feel guilty. What do you mean by "he had no clue about sportsbook odds"? Is he even a gambler? Are you feeling guilt that he might turn into a gambler?

I am with you on this note and of course I have witnessed such experience several times.

A friend of mine who is not a gambler accompanied me to a physical gambling shop to play my games, I had over 5 different tickets and that of my friend only asked me how do we pick the teams to bet on and how do we make our prediction decisions which I told him.
To make it brief he wagered his bet with a minimum amount that I even find too poor for my bets but at the end of the games, I lost it all while he won.

That is just a basic term that tells about winning in predictions games as football is most based on luck.
What I don't put to track about that my friend is if he had become a pro& gambler like me now or he is betting on the occasional times.

Except I didn't understand what you meant based on how you put the whole story, else, I would like to ask you what is here to feel guilty of? As the dude didn't know anything about online betting, and decided a 50-50 straight up bet which like you said, you accepted - well, this is where my confusion is actually, by 50-50, do you mean he donated 50 percent of the money to bet with, while you donated the remaining 50 percent?

If the above be the case, then I see absolutely no reason to be or feel guilty for still proceeding to place a personal bet on the same game online, it's your money and your risk, what if the game had lost? Would you still have felt guilty?

For me, I wouldn't feel guilty in situations like this, I took a risk with someone else, and in the middle of that, decided to take my own personal risk as well, there's nothing there to feel guilty about if by the end of the day, the risk I took paid off somehow.

His not having clue about online sportsbook is the added advantage to you over some situation, and that moment he is not ready to look out for any external information, you know when you are pretty sure about some event and you may not want to take advise from people, the hurry to bet on that game is the main target.

Thats a Yin-Yan situation, you dont have to be guilty about this, what you do next is remind him to always look out for online sportsbook odds source for any games he maybe playing for more outcome.

There is nothing to feel guilty about, since you can gamble at your own risk and that is what you did, which does not also affect the one you did with him, so i will only say that its a wise decision that you made, but the risk is very high because you could lose, if his own prediction turned a loss, what OP did was similar to copy trading to me, i have seen some gamblers also receiving betting tips, codes and the likes to just play as they can afford by being tactical.

I wouldn't feel guilty about it, just look at it as working as a middleman your friend's friend wanted to bet and you just help him.
The extra amount that from it would be your fee since he already set the amount that he wanted.

I sometimes do not ignore the predictions of such a person. I do not believe that I can win in gambling only with my own skills and experience. That is why sometimes I try to follow the predictions of others. In my gambling, I once made a lot of fun of the predictions of such a person. I did not evaluate the bet that he asked me to take. He asked me to change the bet again and again. I did not listen to him but in the end his team won. I regretted that bet very much. In the case of betting, if I win a few bets in a row, then I try to observe the predictions of others well after a few bets.

Is this his first bet?

If yes, this is his first bet, the person is really lucky, and you don't need to feel guilty because he has won the bet. However, if the person knows about online betting from you, then you have a responsibility to ensure that he always bets safely and does not become addicted. Because usually after someone wins, he will be interested in making the next bet. You have to make sure that he bets safely, don't let you regret it later because your friend is addicted to gambling.

I believe that what is happening to you is because you still cannot analyze the games well and you cannot make decisions based on your own analysis, when you make them and lose, then you automatically lose self-confidence, but to solve this problem is simple, look at the people who have made bets and got it right

then also try to analyze the same game that they posted the prediction for yourself, see if based on your own analysis you reach the same conclusion as them, when you can reach the same conclusion as them, it means that you are already able to analyze the games well, of course this does not guarantee constant successes, but the most important thing is that you can get it right without depending on other people.

Even if you manage to win several bets in a row with the help of another person's advice, it means absolutely nothing, because he could just have hit a winning streak. This can happen even to the worst players who understand absolutely nothing about betting. The thing is that only huge statistics of their thousands, if not tens of thousands of matches can confirm that this player is a professional, but if he can win in the long run, then why should he share it? In short, I never listen to any experts and those who want to be like them, including my friends, and rely only on myself.

This situation, by the way, explains how the head of the company "Microstrategy"...

Michael Saylor has been successfully running his business for many years. As an experienced businessman from Wall Street, he uses many financial instruments that other players in the market do not know how to use. He operates not only with bitcoins, but also with stocks, bonds and other financial assets. This allows him to maximize his profits....

In this situation, there is your inexperienced friend and you - an experienced person who is well versed in sports betting. That is why you were able to hedge the risks associated with the bet by placing a bet on a bookmaker platform. It was a clever combination - and it worked!

I think you should not feel guilty in front of your friend. You can tell him the whole story.

Your story will be useful to him. As a result, your friend will gain experience in sports betting and will be able to play more professionally.

Usually gamblers feel guilty after a serious loss or when they were confident in their victory but lost by chance. It is not clear why OP feels guilty. If the feeling of guilt arose because of a friend, then there is no good reason for it. Rejoice that you won and do not forget that next time making a bet that it may not play because success in gambling, although it depends on experience randomness also plays a significant role.