Are you being secretive about your gambling activity?

[Wexnident]

100% open. I was being secretive at the beginning, but well no secret can be kept as a secret forever, ended up getting known at some point and I had to spend an enormous amount of time and effort to placate them and indicate that I am aware of what I'm doing and I know my limits. I even had to let them at one point control the amount of money I spend monthly just to show that I'm aware and conscious of my actions. Was definitely not a pleasant experience imo, but I guess it was worth it in the end for the long term.

[Yogee]

I don't broadcast my gambling activities but I'm not hiding it either.

I'm not really sure about the relevance of this topic since there are usually many gamblers in one household. Most adults in the family would even gamble or play together during weekends or gatherings.

[crzy]

Are you hiding your gambling activity from your loved ones, family or so?
Or are you being 100% open about gambling?

 

This is one of good benefit on online gambling or crypto gambling, it allows you to gamble without being notice by the others and you can easily hide your activities to your family. I didn't share any of my crypto gambling activities to my family, they are still not open into this kind of environment especially with gambling since I came from a very religious family and gambling for them is a big sin. I didn't spend much time in gambling but when the time comes that I can have my partner in life, I'll make sure to share my past because being open to your partner is one of the key to have a happy and successful relationship, so better to be open to your partner.

[icalical]

I am not hiding my gambling activity, but I didn't fully honest about how much I spend and earn from my gambling, it's not much of money though, only less than 5% of my family monthly spending but still, and to be honest I lost a lot more than I earn. My family might actually don't have any problem with that, but I am just not comfortable to share my loss.

[robelneo]

Are you hiding your gambling activity from your loved ones, family or so?
Or are you being 100% open about gambling?

 

You should be honest and transparent with your family because you cannot hide a secret forever you will eventually be caught, its better to tell about this to your wife but not to your children if they are still young, your wife can help you control your gambling, the worse thing that can happen is when you lose a big amount and you have to tell lies to your wife about money that you've lost, this where divorce and separation happens, the wife finds out that husband is cheating and already spent a huge amount of money that should only be for the family.

[YOSHIE]

Are you hiding your gambling activity from your loved ones, family or so?
Or are you being 100% open about gambling?

I believe family, wife, mother, father, brother or the like, they hate when a family is involved in gambling, I am 100% sure, I don't think any family is willing if one of their family spends betting money in the gambling arena.

Of course, if I gamble my family never knows, because I never gamble at home, even though nowadays gambling sites can generally be played online at home, I prefer to bet outside the house without the knowledge of the family, I don't want my family to be hysterical because I lost a gambling bet, that's the principle.

[Peanutswar]

I didn't deny to my family members and friends that I play gambling because by that they are still aware of my conditions that once I change myself, there's a reason for it also; most of the time, I share with my parents the only wins, not the loss because of course there's a chance they will urge me to stop. However, in my self, I have self-consciousness about the things that happen in my life and gameplay, like still having a designated budget to play and not just wasting all my savings.

[qwertyup23]

Are you hiding your gambling activity from your loved ones, family or so?
Or are you being 100% open about gambling?

 

Actually I am not hiding my gambling activity maybe because I am not that addicted to it? In fact, I am very open with my gambling activity as I often treat my parents and brothers whenever I win in the physical casino!

I think it is very important that you should inform your parents and/or peers about your gambling habits. In this way, they would know if you are too deep and invested into this habit and they would be the ones helping you getting out of this bottomless pit.

[molsewid]

Are you hiding your gambling activity from your loved ones, family or so?
Or are you being 100% open about gambling?

 

Yes, because I live in a religious family where gambling in any form is prohibited and if you try to gamble just even once you will receive too much words from them and you will feel that you are regretting to have that courage to play gamble, that's why I am playing without my family knowing  I mean my parents, but I do say it to my partner.

[Wapfika]

I am not hiding my gambling activity, but I didn't fully honest about how much I spend and earn from my gambling, it's not much of money though, only less than 5% of my family monthly spending but still, and to be honest I lost a lot more than I earn. My family might actually don't have any problem with that, but I am just not comfortable to share my loss.

As long as there is budget for gambling and all the needs of the family been provided then there will be no problem in doing gambling. Some who hide their gambling activities and loses probably uses only the money needed in the family or there are more important things needed to buy but instead someone uses it to gambling. It will be fun to play gambling with family members sometimes we do play together just to avoid being secretive about playing gambling and so everyone in the family will be open since sometimes they ask if they wanted to play or did I ever tried to play such games in gambling.

[arimamib]

Are you hiding your gambling activity from your loved ones, family or so?
Or are you being 100% open about gambling?

 

First I want to say that gambling is not considered an acceptable game in all circles, because bets made in gambling games are also considered as games that can make someone lose money. Close relatives such as wife, parents and siblings will strongly oppose gambling activities carried out, for that reason I will keep gambling activities a secret from them. The harmony of family relationships is more important to me, so even though I am a heavy addict of gambling activities I will close my habits tightly so they don't know what I am doing behind their backs.

[ethereumhunter]

Are you hiding your gambling activity from your loved ones, family or so?
Or are you being 100% open about gambling?

 

Actually, I'm on the gray side about gambling or not because sometimes I tell my wife if I'm gambling and other times, I gamble secretly without anyone knowing

But my wife accepted it and allowed me to gamble and I always tried to control myself not to cross the boundaries I had set. I don't want to see myself lose a lot so in gambling, I always limit the amount of money and never gamble for too long.

[rahmad2nd]

I think gambling is a personal thing. meaning, I always keep activities related to betting secret, both for the people around me, especially my parents. but every gambling activity that I do "betting football", will always be known by my wife. why, sometimes one often loses control of ending a betting or gaming session.
my wife can be an alarm that reminds me to end a betting session, and this is very effective according to me personally.

IMO, gambling is very sensitive, very closely related to negative things in our social life. making it personal is best, but it must be equipped with understanding in order to avoid the impact on addiction.

[Queentoshi]

Are you hiding your gambling activity from your loved ones, family or so?
Or are you being 100% open about gambling?

Say I decide to begin gambling, I will totally keep it a secret from people because of my gender and the environment I am in. There is a big stereotype against women around me who are known to gamble as it seems an irresponsible thing to do by us but is okay when the opposite gender do so. I will not want to be Labelled as irresponsible, so it is best I keep it a secret, maybe something only a few persons who are not judgmental will know.

[Saisher]

Are you hiding your gambling activity from your loved ones, family or so?
Or are you being 100% open about gambling?

 

If you're betting a big amount you should tell this your family, and should not be secretive, your relationship with your family will crumble if they find out that you lose a huge amount of money, you should tell them so they can intervene and help you if you do not have control on how you gamble, but if you're betting a small amount of money and its only for recreational purposes only you can keep it to yourself, just don't exceed your allocation.

[abel1337]

Are you hiding your gambling activity from your loved ones, family or so?
Or are you being 100% open about gambling?

 

I'm not hiding it or showing it to them, Most of my close relative knows that I play gambling and it's fine with them but I myself don't any open any topics that is related to gambling, I don't want them to get exposed to it. Though there's a time that they talk to me about a gambling crypto gambling casino and we talked to it and I ask if he wants to gamble on it but he said no, and given my advise about what kind of things he can experience when he play on a casino, basically I warn him not to play since addiction hits everyone.

[cabron]

Are you hiding your gambling activity from your loved ones, family or so?
Or are you being 100% open about gambling?

 

If you're betting a big amount you should tell this your family, and should not be secretive, your relationship with your family will crumble if they find out that you lose a huge amount of money, you should tell them so they can intervene and help you if you do not have control on how you gamble, but if you're betting a small amount of money and its only for recreational purposes only you can keep it to yourself, just don't exceed your allocation.

Keeping is one way ruin a relationship but sometimes its also a good thing.

They'd feel bad if you decline one of them asking a big loan. I wouldn't want to them to feel like I'm hesitant to lend them an amount knowing I gamble some of it. Its one reason I also  don't let them know I'm betting so I keep it to myself, the better that way. But yes I'm always going to lend them infact I just give fourth or half the amount they ask instead. No need to pay.

[Boristhecat]

Are you hiding your gambling activity from your loved ones, family or so?
Or are you being 100% open about gambling?

 

In general terms, my wife knows everything about my gambling activity. But if you take the details, she does not know anything, because if I explain why in different cases I take different risks (sometimes very different ones) I will have to explain too much mathematics. I think that it is enough that she knows my gambling budget and knows that this money is initially considered as "spent on a hobby". Therefore, even if the money "spent on a hobby" actually turns out to be not spent, but increases after successful bets, they still remain in the category of gambling money. She knows that I will withdraw only if I win big.

[panjul07]

Are you hiding your gambling activity from your loved ones, family or so?
Or are you being 100% open about gambling?

 

I'm not hiding it but sometime I'm not 100% open about it.
Sometime I lose more than my own limit, the limit that my family (wife) knows about.
In this case, I would not tell my wife that I lose more for a reason.
However in case of big win, I'll tell about it without hiding it even a single cent.

[Cryptomultiplier]

I don't showcase my gambling activity to anyone or relatives, reason because they believe gambling is a bad habits and should not showcase or influenced others.
Many people are trying to recover from lost or being addicted to gambling so it's a personal choice to remain hidden or showcase to people around.

It should be a personal choice for security reasons. That is, one should learn to know the kind and minds of the persons they are closest to before exposing gambling activities. Gambling in recent times doesn't quite get a good thumbs up by close members of family or relatives or even the wife, because people fear a case where it becomes addictive. If one is already in the gambling system and keeps it under control, in that it is not played in excessively, if these close families or friends or the wife gets to find out, it might be overlooked. Hence, one shouldn't neglect other financial responsibilities for sake of gambling. It is called greed.