This guy gambles and wins a total amount of £400,000 and quits while ahead.

[Juggy777]

Josh Spurling decided to gamble out of sheer boredom since he was locked at home due to the current lockdown situation, and he gambled on two different occasions and on both he won big amounts totalling to £400,000.

It’s also pertinent to note that he’s decided not to gamble anymore as he believes to quit while he’s ahead, but something tells me he’s going to gamble again.

Now I know many will ask me why I feel this, so the answer is simple he’s already spending his fortune away quickly, and he’ll have more confidence in his luck so it’s only a matter of days before he gambles again.

Lastly there’re two important lessons we all can learn from him, 1) quit while you’re ahead and 2) don’t splurge your winning fortune quickly spend it slowly and wisely.

A SALESMAN won more than £400,000 in online casinos when he was bored during lockdown.

Josh Spurling struck lucky in two games just a few days apart.

The window and door salesman has already spent £50,000 on a house deposit, as well as presents for himself and his family including his daughters aged eight and three. A holiday is also on the cards.

But Josh is now giving up online gambling. He said: “I feel I’ve had my luck and I’ve done really well. If I carried on I’d jinx it.”

Source:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11442154/salesman-wins-gambling-online-coronavirus-lockdown/

[Eugenar]

I will do the same thing if will also win that huge amount of money, gambling relies on luck so winning on it is such a great feeling. I think winning so much money is enough because you will lost your prize if you still going to bet because luck is not always on our side, know how to be contented, do not take the risk of spending your prize on betting and betting.

Winning the game should stop you from gambling, it is really different from those people that won't stop betting while losing the game, some people triggers so much when they keep losing their money so they cannot stop gambling because of thinking that they can turn back the money that have lost.

[GreatArkansas]

I hope he will stand on his decision to quits while ahead. Good for him.
This is one of the good news I heard in gambling, able to win a huge amount and decided to take profits, bought some needs in his life.
He can be a role model for some gamblers. But for sure, there are still some people will talk negatively to him after what he did, like telling "You should gamble more, you have now huge capital, you have nothing to lose".

[btc_angela]

If he has that gambling mindset, definitely, he can still fall for that thought that he can extend his luck and go chase for another windfall. I myself won big in a land based casino and in less than 24 hours I'm back again and hoping that I will get lucky. Not the best thing to do!!

[bittraffic]

I don't know if he could spend it quickly since there is a lockdown and he must keep in mind that there isn't a certain time when this lockdown will end. It's not logical to buy luxurious products these days I guess he can just spend it on food supplies. But his decision to stop while ahead means he thinks wisely.

[swogerino]

If I won that amount I would quit while ahead and never look back.However since he is spending his fortune in a fast way it is only a matter of time when he will return to gambling.I think he will return the moment he spends or losses every cent that he has won.When he arrives at this point he will start to think that maybe I win again if I gamble again and that is what is going to happen.

[onrise]

Definitely a fortune made by that person and was lucky enough to win twice in so short period of time. Not sure though if he will gamble or not but if he maintains discipline and uses this money rightly he could make more money in coming future by investing in right asset allocation during this times where many business opportunities exists at discounted rates. So other than gambling also could make money if he stays invested in good stocks or crypto coins.

[yazher]

If I were him, I wouldn't even tell people that I won that much. I will just disappear on the gambling site and continue to live my life as nothing has happened. this will bring him so much attention andI'm sure he can't walk on the street without someone accompanying him. this is the toughest situation you need to face you are going to the public after a huge win. this will also serve as a lesson for us too.

[Ucy]

Well, it really depends on how much he bet with to win that much in a luck-based betting.
It's OK if he bet only little or amount he can afford to lose. Not a good idea to gamble or take big risk in my opinion.
By the way, what we call luck may not really be luck, unless you really believe we live in a random "universe" without purpose. *Me just say luck because everyone else says luck.

[Reid]

Yeah, I will do the same after that.
Just walk away. Live a handsome life.
Look for a better way to earn money and forget gambling. 

We have different views when it comes to winning big prizes. Some just want to gamble more since he have the spare until he lose it all again.
Some would do the same as Josh. I think many of us here will do the same if we are on his foot.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Just give him few days or probably weeks and he'll definitely return back to gambling most especially when he realized he didn't invest wisely via his spending. The issue with quick/free money is that it comes with the mindset that since you had luck previously, you can easily win such amount or even more if you try again. Some even go to the extend of repeating the routine of the day they won the bet.

Those giving him investment advice should also understand in times like this, as a result of not been prepared he might panic and rush into securing an investment asset but end up picking the wrong asset which will cost him his investment capital. It's recommended to stay calm, think through you decision before executing them. Anyways congratulations to him for his win.

[rdluffy]

Wow, this guy is one in one million  
I would do the same, for real, if I won this amount I would probably stop and enjoy the money for the rest of my life, this amount of money is enought to have a stable life if you invest correctly

To the guys thinking he will be back to gambling, there are controlled people who knows exactly the time to stop

[Genemind]

This is guy is awesome, he has good self-control, not a normal thing that most gamble has and will do just in case they will win something this big. We actually don't know if he will gamble again or he will stick to what he had planned to never gamble again. Honestly speaking, if I was him there will be a part of me who would like to gamble and push my luck again. He should secure his fortune and start a business if he can or invest it somewhere.

[ethereumhunter]

That is a great decision that he made after he wins so much money because if he continues playing gambling, he will lose that money without getting any winning. We must learn from that, which is if we win so much money, we need to quit gambling as soon as possible before things have changed. I agree with that lesson and don't spend that money fast because we need that money for our future.

I am sure that his luck comes to him at the right time and right place, so he gets the biggest winning in his life. He will difficult to get the same experience in the future because his luck will not come easily again.

[mu_enrico]

The 26-year-old scooped £294,000 on an online slot machine game and more than £110,000 on a roulette game a week later.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11442154/salesman-wins-gambling-online-coronavirus-lockdown/

Definitely extremely lucky
The slot machine is my favorite game, and it's really a time-waster, especially if you are bored like in this "quarantine" period. But to win a jackpot is soo difficult. This guy, though a man from heaven.

[Tipstar]

It would be in very best for him if he be able to stay away from gambling and use that money on something productive. Easy wins is infamous in forcing people back to gambling until they lose what they earn. Gambling as an source of income doesn't work. It's best to gamble reasonably.

[imstillthebest]

so he only deposit some for a house  but why not pay full instead of paying initial . his winning sounds huge to me though and for sure he can now afford to buy a brand new house  . that is also for his own good so that the money cant be touched and deposited back again on gambling  . i heard simillar rants before saying that when they win a really good amount they will also quit forever for good  . while i still see them playing , maybe they havent win huge yet  .  thats a good decision or comitment to do so  .  so that we can make a revenge somehow

[Wexnident]

The jinx be true ngl. Though that may just apply to all of us, jinxed or not. Props to the guy though. Not a lot of guys are actually able to resist the temptation of stopping gambling after winning such a huge amount. The best chances of that happening are if someone actually has played for a long time, lost a lot ( more than what they won ) and finally achieving a big break, decided to not push himself. Most of those who gamble and win big earlier are most likely to be tempted to continue instead of stopping after all. You can commonly see such things as a scam though, in most cases where they just tempt the gambler to play by letting him win early on and juicing him out later.

[peter0425]

It’s also pertinent to note that he’s decided not to gamble anymore as he believes to quit while he’s ahead, but something tells me he’s going to gamble again.

I think i can understand why he says that he is quitting because for me as you already mentioned that he only gambles then because of boredom meaning he is not really a gambler and just trying to find fun in betting.
So having this decision is reasonable and yeah he might not gamble again and will use the money for more functional ways than gamble.

[pawanjain]

He has obviously done the right thing here because many of these lucky winners can't handle their luck and lose their winning quickly.
Many of them spend it lavishly while the others gamble again to lose it all. There are only a few people like the one mentioned in OP who quits while he is ahead and spends it rather slowly on important things. If I would have won then I would first take back my capital investment and then see how much I have left with and then invest in on more important things while keeping some for further gambling.