Do you blame someone for your gambling losses?

[Strongkored]

Court sentences mother, son to 7 years imprisonment and what did they do? Court sentences mother, son to 7 years imprisonment
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The mother and the son after gambling away 5.6 million naira, that is about $8,000. When the reality dawned on them, they gave false information in petition, accusing someone of fraudulently transferring the fund from their Opay account to the sport betting account without their authorization.

Could this be a case of making someone pay for what they didn't eat or a case of double standard.

Bet as you can sustain and not allow your emotions have a better part of you.

Blaming someone or whatever it is when a gambler experiences losses is typical of an irresponsible gambler and actually it happens because he cannot afford to lose the money she used to gamble.
From this story it proves that gambling is not only an activity carried out by men and only men can gamble and do bad things to keep fulfilling their desire to continue gambling, because women can do it too and in the end it is detrimental to her.
However, it seems that this woman does not blame other people, she is just trying to cover up her gambling activities by telling false stories, it is indeed not easy to cover up our identity when gambling using funds transferred through a bank account, so gambling with crypto might allow us to maintain personal confidentiality because it is not no identity connected unless doing KYC.

[dothebeats]

This is why people who aren't responsible for their money shouldn't really think about gambling. They'll really look for a lot of reasons to not be held accountable for their actions especially when it involves losing money. Also, it's as if they're trying to blame the service in part because a 'fraudulent transaction' happened on their account and they didn't bother to check. I mean, who would, in their right mind, not wonder why there's money in your sports betting account in an instant? And why would someone doing fraudulent things transfer that money to an account that is still controlled by the one whom they took the money from?

They're trying to make everyone look dumb in their story. They deserve to be arrested for what they did.

[ralle14]

Could this be a case of making someone pay for what they didn't eat or a case of double standard.

Yup, this case seems similar to the ones that i've seen in online casinos where the gambler would put the blame on the casino rules so they can get their deposit back even though they lost their money already.

However, it seems that this woman does not blame other people, she is just trying to cover up her gambling activities by telling false stories, it is indeed not easy to cover up our identity when gambling using funds transferred through a bank account, so gambling with crypto might allow us to maintain personal confidentiality because it is not no identity connected unless doing KYC.

I was going to point this out as well, if it was a different payment method it wouldn't have been easy to verify the information and they could possibly get away with it.

[davis196]

This topic isn't about blaming anyone for your gambling losses. It's about trying to scam the sports betting platform, after you they have lost a substantial amount of money. I think that the mother and the son has this plan right from the beginning. They probably must have thought to themselves "hey, let's gamble a big amount of money, if we lose, we are going to lie and get a refund, what could possibly go wrong?".
Refund scamming exists since the start of the online payments era(or even before that), but nowadays the payment providers can't be tricked that easily.

[swogerino]

This topic isn't about blaming anyone for your gambling losses. It's about trying to scam the sports betting platform, after you they have lost a substantial amount of money. I think that the mother and the son has this plan right from the beginning. They probably must have thought to themselves "hey, let's gamble a big amount of money, if we lose, we are going to lie and get a refund, what could possibly go wrong?".
Refund scamming exists since the start of the online payments era(or even before that), but nowadays the payment providers can't be tricked that easily.

Exactly and there are people like these who think that can get away by creating a thriller story that someone else transferred funds and not them,this can easily be found though and they are extremely lucky to be having the option to pay a fine because people who do such things deserve prison time as the only way to educate them and if they serve jail time I am pretty confident when they come out after seven years will not ever think again of trying to set up such a scam.

It is extremely difficult to cheat on electronic systems like online casinos nowadays as technology is super advanced and anti cheat protection is at the highest level,so only stupid people go and try this route.

[len01]

If they blame each other for losing at gambling, it could end in a fight because each will stand by his stance and don't want to be blamed. This will also make them emotional and could damage their friendship. For this reason, maturity is needed to accept all the risks that arise from gambling so that they will not blame each other and can still have fun. Or should they not need to play gambling together rather than blaming each other if they lose.

maturity when gambling is necessary and maybe the person goes to gambling at the same time and the two people are mature in age but we must know that maturity will disappear when it comes to money lost or lost in gambling which causes blaming each other.
therefore I am very skeptical about gambling with friends or inviting other people to go gambling with me choosing to gamble in an introverted manner so as not to blame anyone when I lose.

and I agree with you it would be better to reduce gambling or avoid gambling if you can't be mature in gambling.

[AicecreaME]

I don't really point fingers to anyone because I know to myself that the last decision is still on me. Blaming someone for your own doing is just purely stupid, heartless, and selfish act. If you want to do something, you should always think many times before doing so to avoid regrets and to avoid putting the blame on other people who suggested or even advised you.

Gambling is a game of chance. It is combination of skills and luck which is really a risk on your end if you will play and bet. To avoid such, you must set limitations for yourself. Time, effort, and time are usually the most common things sacrificed in gambling. If you aren't ready for the consequences then set boundaries or just don't play or bet at all.

[jostorres]

Yes, you can put a blame on someone for your losses in gambling if that person contributed to your finanl decision in making that particular bet you lost, but you need to first blame yourself for being too open for receiving external feeds from others influencing your gambling decision, when you do do then you will now discover the more needs to make decisions by yourself in other not to regret any outcome being received, what keep me more concerned about this is that if you win, this same people will come out in telling others they make you win but when you loose, they wouldn't do that, rather they will keep mute.

There are instances that we have a playful or naughty friend where they can modify the bets that we already placed. If we lose, we will surely blame them for this but if it's a win, maybe we will thank them and give them some tips instead of being angry with them. We will then think that they are lucky and we will let them do it again.

This is now fine because we can now accept whatever the outcome that we will get but we should warn this friend to not do it with the other people for the first time because they might get beaten up especially if the first result is not positive. The story shared by the OP is different. They intentionally blame the other to get out of their mistakes. Which is very wrong.

[ModelT]

No, overall I have been a winner and realize that losses are part of the process. When playing a game like blackjack, there may be a temptation to blame the guy at 3rd base for a bad play that costs you, but in the long run those bad plays should only hurt that player's bankroll and not your own.

When gambling/investing in publically traded companies, it's disconcerting to receive notices of class action lawsuits which make you aware of improper behavior that caused losses.

[Tumanggor]

No, overall I have been a winner and realize that losses are part of the process. When playing a game like blackjack, there may be a temptation to blame the guy at 3rd base for a bad play that costs you, but in the long run those bad plays should only hurt that player's bankroll and not your own.

When gambling/investing in publically traded companies, it's disconcerting to receive notices of class action lawsuits which make you aware of improper behavior that caused losses.

if your investment fails because there may be internal or external problems that cannot be resolved by the developers of the platform you are investing in there actually you can still request or check the validity of their claims again

but the cases of the mothers and children in this OP are very different, they deceive many people, they commit slander on gambling sites where they gamble, they do false testimony and it is a crime of fraud, they actually deserve to be put in jail

[masulum]

I don't really point fingers to anyone because I know to myself that the last decision is still on me. Blaming someone for your own doing is just purely stupid, heartless, and selfish act. If you want to do something, you should always think many times before doing so to avoid regrets and to avoid putting the blame on other people who suggested or even advised you.

Gambling is a game of chance. It is combination of skills and luck which is really a risk on your end if you will play and bet. To avoid such, you must set limitations for yourself. Time, effort, and time are usually the most common things sacrificed in gambling. If you aren't ready for the consequences then set boundaries or just don't play or bet at all.

Yup, gambling losses cannot be delegated to other people, no matter you do. Every gambler shoud be rememblers will not get anything, unless there is evidence that the dealer is committing fraud. As long as we gamble consciously when we lose, then at that time we should also be aware that this loses is our responsibility, not for blaming other people.

[molsewid]

Court sentences mother, son to 7 years imprisonment and what did they do?

The fact that the mother and son have been jailed for seven years is significant because the mother and son gave wrong information in gambling betting and following that wrong information someone suffered a loss of 7 million Nigerian currency Nairo. I can't blame mother and son in this case because if someone gave me wrong information or signal then I should have observed well before I followed that signal. I can't support this seven-year jail of mother and son in any way.
In my personal life I spend some of my time gambling but in this case if someone gives me a signal from an outside source I do not act on the signal until I verify it myself. There are certainly risks involved in gambling but I don't think it's fair to put the blame for that risk on someone else.

Both the paitn la and there is no free buscuit not now, naoagod ns akong sobra nga e, paano kapagbigla yung verse kahit na daranting na talafa rawboptios ko bago tapos ayawn naman.

[Ebede]

As far as gambling is concern nobody is to be blamed in losses of an individual bettor take for instance if you play sports bet you know when choosing an odd nobody directs you on what to do first of all you consider to choose the team that is in their peak at the moment, when the fail to deliver are you to blame anybody when you know that you personally make your selection.

[ethereumhunter]

If they blame each other for losing at gambling, it could end in a fight because each will stand by his stance and don't want to be blamed. This will also make them emotional and could damage their friendship. For this reason, maturity is needed to accept all the risks that arise from gambling so that they will not blame each other and can still have fun. Or should they not need to play gambling together rather than blaming each other if they lose.

maturity when gambling is necessary and maybe the person goes to gambling at the same time and the two people are mature in age but we must know that maturity will disappear when it comes to money lost or lost in gambling which causes blaming each other.
therefore I am very skeptical about gambling with friends or inviting other people to go gambling with me choosing to gamble in an introverted manner so as not to blame anyone when I lose.

and I agree with you it would be better to reduce gambling or avoid gambling if you can't be mature in gambling.

Even though both of them are adults, that doesn't guarantee that both have maturity because we've seen people over 20 years old but can't think in an adult way. So, in this case, it could have happened, let alone lost money in gambling so they could have blamed each other.

It's better for us to play gambling alone without friends than later blaming each other. Or even if we go gambling with friends, we have to know each other's character so we won't blame it, especially if we experience a gambling loss.

[Pierre 2]

I personally don't blame my own mistakes or unlucky moments to people around me. What happens to you 'was gonna happen', you had nothing to do to change result. Sometimes this destiny mentality can help you cope with losses. You can never change something that already happened anyways. You could try to avoid. Its all up to you. Or you may try to focus on fun part of gambling.
I saw weird people that blame others. I think its really annoying behavior. People should think that friendships are more important than money.

[Alisha-k]

Court sentences mother, son to 7 years imprisonment and what did they do? Court sentences mother, son to 7 years imprisonment


The mother and the son after gambling away 5.6 million naira, that is about $8,000. When the reality dawned on them, they gave false information in petition, accusing someone of fraudulently transferring the fund from their Opay account to the sport betting account without their authorization.

Could this be a case of making someone pay for what they didn't eat or a case of double standard.

Bet as you can sustain and not allow your emotions have a better part of you.

if the son is gullible, it is expected that his mother should be more sensible or responsible and vice versa, but in a situation as this where both are hungry to the extent of doing away with such amount in the name of gambling, $8000, that's way too much, could be their entire life savings.

[swogerino]

I personally don't blame my own mistakes or unlucky moments to people around me. What happens to you 'was gonna happen', you had nothing to do to change result. Sometimes this destiny mentality can help you cope with losses. You can never change something that already happened anyways. You could try to avoid. Its all up to you.
I saw weird people that blame others. I think its really annoying behavior. People should think that friendships are more important than money.

I don't blame others but when I am playing slots I don't want anyone to talk to me,not even my closest family members as when I see bad runs and bonus rounds giving me empty spins my level of rage is at the highest.This way I would start yelling if my wife talks to me for anything she may need,she knows that I gamble but she also knows that I have recovered addiction in 2020 and is still with me,I would yell and tell her that you are the most unlucky person in the world as I am in rage at those moments and she knows and does not say anything.

That is why I play most of the time when I am alone rather than with people around me as bad situations will be created then.

[TheGreatPython]

I don't really point fingers to anyone because I know to myself that the last decision is still on me. Blaming someone for your own doing is just purely stupid, heartless, and selfish act. If you want to do something, you should always think many times before doing so to avoid regrets and to avoid putting the blame on other people who suggested or even advised you.

Gambling is a game of chance. It is combination of skills and luck which is really a risk on your end if you will play and bet. To avoid such, you must set limitations for yourself. Time, effort, and time are usually the most common things sacrificed in gambling. If you aren't ready for the consequences then set boundaries or just don't play or bet at all.

Though I'm not sure what they had in mind when they made that accusation, my guess is that they planned to put the blame on someone else and maybe they will get their money back if the court gives a verdict in their favor which didn't happen fortunately or someone innocent would get punished for nothing they did in the first place.

They probably tried to win some money with that amount and unexpectedly lost it and were probably stunned because of that and didn't know what they should do and at the end, they decided they will try something different, so the mother-son duo tried this, lol.

[Alucard1]

It's sad to say that the Parents that should be the role model and the one who knows best for their children is the one who makes him at his worst, the addiction to gambling really makes your life miserable, if you are weak and you know to yourself that you are not mentally stable do not try to gamble, you dont know what you can do if you already addicted to it. They should not only fined, they should also get into rehabilitazion, that should be the best consequence for their action but hopefully they've learned their lessons,

There is no one to blame about your gambling losses but only yourself because you are the one who decide to gamble and you are the one who risk your money so why need to blame anyone if only consists yourself.

[cabron]

Someone an undeveloped mind will always find a way to not blame himself but save face and blame someone else for their failure. It could be just an excuse but then there is just quit a lot to say when you as a parent teaching your kid to gamble together without care in losing it all. Not a good model indeed.