Have you committed, or considered committing, illegal act to finance gambling?

[Becky666]

Just wondering how humans(Gamblers) can be so cruel in satisfying their wants to others detriment. This keeps me wondering if there are still gamblers who haven't carried out an illegal act just to satisfy their urge in gambling.  Something happened in my neighborhood today: A Man who we'll know as a good neighbor has just been arrested for stealing during this lockdown period, this was done because he gambled a day before yesterday and lost. According to him, he wanted to steal the funds to get back his lost but was caught in the process and had been handed over to the local police for further investigation.

He's just a public victim here. Although, many wouldn't like to share their experience with us on this, because of their reputation, but will appreciate the sincere response from forum members in this regard.

Have you ever carried out an illegal act just to finance your gambling? Remember this: many have stolen from their parents or from friends to finance their gambling, were you caught or not?  Share your experience with the us and equally advise when necessary.

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[Haunebu]

Why on earth would you expect anyone here to simply confess their sins just like that and ruin their reputation in this forum?

There might be a couple of legit testimonies though, but it is tough to believe anyone especially since we are all basically strangers here. Anyway, this is an interesting topic to watch though in my opinion.

[Wexnident]

Why on earth would you expect anyone here to simply confess their sins just like that and ruin their reputation in this forum?

Up this lmaoo.

Not only cruel at that point. I can't help but really pity them once they resort to stealing and the like. When someone starts to resort to stealing, they'd honestly be blinded by it by the 2nd or 3rd time they do it. 1st time? Not so much. More like they'd be guilt-ridden because of their actions. Most of them do anw, but not all. There's also the pity for him as a victim, but not by gambling but by himself. Gambling is in a sense a means to an end after all. It isn't supposed to be at fault for whatever consequences one might actually receive in his life. He sadly played himself badly by trying to use that means. Even with the pandemic ongoing and you have nothing to do, it isn't really an excuse for someone to succumb to stealing cause of gambling.

[btc_angela]

Why on earth would you expect anyone here to simply confess their sins just like that and ruin their reputation in this forum?

There might be a couple of legit testimonies though, but it is tough to believe anyone especially since we are all basically strangers here. Anyway, this is an interesting topic to watch though in my opinion.

Lol, of course as humans, no one will confess their sins, and even if you caught their hands on the cookie jar, they will still make excuses. I think that man who steals money just to finance their gambling habits is really that addicted and it's just a matter of time before he will be caught. And just like that he will be forever regretting that decision and the only thing we can do is hope that he has learned his lessons.

[LogitechMouse]

Why on earth would you expect anyone here to simply confess their sins just like that and ruin their reputation in this forum?

I don't expect that somebody that bad (like killed because of gambling or went to a bank and robbed money there) will be confessed here. Maybe the likes of "they stole money from their mom" or "they stole a certain amount of money to their companions or families". That is what I expect to confessed here but I doubt that there will some who will do it. Like you said, their reputation maybe at risk if they did it.

A Man who we'll know as a good neighbor has just been arrested for stealing during this lockdown period, this was done because he gambled a day before yesterday and lost. According to him, he wanted to steal the funds to get back his lost but was caught in the process and had been handed over to the local police for further investigation.

2 words. Desperation and Greed.

This is just 2 words but it can change a life of a person like your neighbor. You said that he was a good person but because of these 2 words, he changed instantly and he tried to stole something and caught in the act causing him to go to the jail.

I feel pity for him but at the same time, I felt a bit of anger. He was a good person like you said but because of gambling, he changed instantly. His attitudes changed from something good to something bad. Changes that will turn into regret on his side because of his wrongdoings.

Have you ever carried out an illegal act just to finance your gambling? Remember this: many have stolen from their parents or from friends to finance their gambling, were you caught or not?  Share your experience with the us and equally advise when necessary.

When I tried to gamble on online sites, I tried it with my own funds and I don't want to steal money from my parents. I know how hard to earn money right now. Working 8 hours just to earn minimum wage . This is the reason why I didn't tried to steal money even when I'm still a kid.

Don't ever ever try to steal money to other people. You don't know how much they work they did just to have that money . Lets get a job and when we have a sustainable income then that is the time that we gamble

[YOSHIE]

Share your experience with the us and equally advise when necessary.

if it often happens to gambling addicts it is called "pathological gambling addicts". The disorder is experienced repeatedly and continues even though there are social consequences from other members who do good deeds.
it will suffer loss, chaos of life and loss of being poor.

There are several aspects of the perpetrators in doing so even though they have been given directions.
1. Experiencing losses, life chaos and losses takun become poor.
2. Gambling to avenge defeat and committing illegal acts for gambling expenses.
3. Gambling to find a way to escape from problems, etc.

Why all that can happen, because it was pushed again with the factor 'severe depression,
It could be, it happened again because of abuse of alcohol, cocaine, narcissistic, antisocial even though gambling addicts despite having a lot of pathological.

[Janation]

He's just a public victim here. Although, many wouldn't like to share their experience with us on this, because of their reputation, but will appreciate the sincere response from forum members in this regard.

This is already stated in the OP though.

I would not confess anything about this because, to be honest, I did not commit anything bad like steal except lying though. But at that time, I am just a kid. After all of that, I don't have any extra things I do to gamble since I could get some free satoshis to gamble in a lot of sites these days.

[kayvie]

Have you ever carried out an illegal act just to finance your gambling?

No, and this is an honest answer. Though some may not believe in me but this is true.
Since I only get to know to gamble when the time I earn money for myself. The only stuff I did before was I borrow money from a friend, which includes lying on where I will be using it, and selling my own stuff just to satisfy myself in gambling.

[virasog]

Have you ever carried out an illegal act just to finance your gambling?

No, and this is an honest answer. Though some may not believe in me but this is true.
Since I only get to know to gamble when the time I earn money for myself. The only stuff I did before was I borrow money from a friend, which includes lying on where I will be using it, and selling my own stuff just to satisfy myself in gambling.

Same is my answer as I also never commit any illegal work only to play gambling or do anything else. I am dead sure that if we play gambling from theft money, we will definitely lose that money and that money will not bring good things to our lives. Even I never took loan to play gamble because this is another risky thing and i avoid it.

[bittraffic]

Now he suffers more after getting caught. When we are caught while we are just kids, we are immediately just punished by being grounded. But the outcome is different when you are an adult already.

This is a classic example of why its best to just bet the amount you can afford to lose because if you lose substantial enough, you'd gonna have to look for ways and it could be illegal. Feel sorry for him.

[Savemore]

Those people cannot control their desires and that is why they will do anything to get it or to achieve it. Luckily, I'm not a person who does that because I know that there is a punishment or consequences that I may get if I will do something bad just for me to have a capital in gambling. Why I will do bad things if there are good ways to get some capital that we can use and start gambling. I have fully control on my thoughts and emotions and I am fully aware to what is right and wrong.

[fortunecrypto]

Have you ever carried out an illegal act just to finance your gambling? Remember this: many have stolen from their parents or from friends to finance their gambling, were you caught or not?  Share your experience with the us and equally advise when necessary.

Yes I was when I was younger, very young to have control and to know the consequences of my actions, I lied to my parents that I'm goign to buy something for my school project and I ended up gamble the money that they gave me, but I have paid the price and have not done it again, when I mature I never mistake of doing bad just to have money for gambling.

[Clement Kaliyar]

He's just a public victim here. Although, many wouldn't like to share their experience with us on this, because of their reputation, but will appreciate the sincere response from forum members in this regard.

He is not a victim, he gambled and lost that is his decision as no one compelled and the second act is thinking about recovering the funds by stealing, only a jackass will do these activities or he must be delusional to get away with illegal activities or crime, he knew the consequences and he made all his decisions and hence i would not call him a victim. 

Have you ever carried out an illegal act just to finance your gambling? Remember this: many have stolen from their parents or from friends to finance their gambling, were you caught or not?  Share your experience with the us and equally advise when necessary.

If you are seriously thinking about stealing to fulfill your greed then it is time to get help or you will end up in jail and you do not need to understand astrophysics to understand this, just common sense in more than enough .

[LbtalkL]

Why on earth would you expect anyone here to simply confess their sins just like that and ruin their reputation in this forum?

It makes sense  I guess there is someone out there but there is no way he will confess his illegal act here, you are right it will surely ruin his reputation. To OP: Your thread is nice but I don't know if someone will confess it here, maybe if he will make an alternate account for confession use only. As for me, I don't even think of these bad illegal things it will not bring good things to us, it will ruin or complicate our life and maybe we will regret it in our whole life.

[Becky666]

Why on earth would you expect anyone here to simply confess their sins just like that and ruin their reputation in this forum?

As stated in the OP, many wouldn't like this ldea to share their undead with other forum members due to reputation. But considering the fact that, this can be presented slightly away from the real story which can help others out there to be more careful while gamble. Well, no cause of alarm for anyone who choose to confess their real involvement in the act as we're all strangers here and real identities not known to us(Forum members) accept Theymos alone. It's better to speak up to help others.

[boyptc]

There's a mental issue with that matter, he can't accept the fact that he lost and also that money he lost might be the last that he had to sustain his family need during this lockdown.

I can't remember that I've done such crazy acts for gambling out of desperation. We have always reminded most of the members here that when you gamble, always do it with the amount you can accept to lose.

[aioc]

Why on earth would you expect anyone here to simply confess their sins just like that and ruin their reputation in this forum?

They can twist it or say half-truth, I'd love to but, unfortunately, I don't have one,  but if I do have one I might twist it or else lose my reputation but as long as they have rectified it I don't see it as something that will harm their reputation here as long as they have not scam anyone here.

[cabron]

There's a mental issue with that matter, he can't accept the fact that he lost and also that money he lost might be the last that he had to sustain his family need during this lockdown.

I can't remember that I've done such crazy acts for gambling out of desperation. We have always reminded most of the members here that when you gamble, always do it with the amount you can accept to lose.

That must be what he experienced. It's a desperate time for people with no jobs and no money for the food on the table and yet tempted to gamble because he thought luck in on his side. Its always been the case for gamblers, luckily for most of us we don't do that as we do our gambling online. You know when stomach growls, it's hard to bear that even the most moral person will be tested.

[smyslov]

I haven't stolen money for gambling but I lied several times just to gamble, I don't consider that illegal as everyone here lies one way or another, for me, it's a grave sin to steal for gambling, this is something people should watch out if you steal to gamble you have lost your character.

[erep]

Have you ever carried out an illegal act just to finance your gambling? Remember this: many have stolen from their parents or from friends to finance their gambling, were you caught or not?  Share your experience with the us and equally advise when necessary.

In another thread, I have answered not to involve family, friends, or anyone else in gambling except yourself. The act of stupid theft is when the family is experiencing an economic crisis, losing a job, and living a hard life in lockdown. Don't waste common sense to legalize activities that harm others for gambling addictions.