Gambler avoiding friends after a big win.

[Westinhome]

This makes me to remember the saying that says "when there is a will there is a way" of a gambler who is willing to stop their addiction will always seek for ways to do so and as a result of efforts they have put in sourcing for ways to minimise their gambling lifestyle which had lead them to addiction, they would definitely take it seriously and put efforts to making sure they have their ways in reducing their addiction to gambling but when forced to do so, I think the will would not be there because their mind is not made up yet to quit gambling addiction.

As for getting a confidant well trusted to keep secrets, it's not a bad idea because everyone has that one person they can confine in to reveal things to and as you have said, if one wants to share with their confidant their gambling lifestyle, it is not bad but at least that person should be able to proffer a solution or advise that could help their friend to minimise or entirely stop from gambling as the case may be. I think these are or should be amongst the quality of a confidant one should choose.

Of a truth most societies sees gambling as a negative engagement and as such frowns at it and forbids their families and citizens from gambling. Some societies go a long way to restrict their citizens from gambling as well. This is to show you the height at which many frowns at gambling and they go a long way to put measures restricting members of their families and the society from doing such. Even some casinos do make a list of restricted nations on their Terms of Service so that anybody registering from those nations would know that their countries do not support gambling and if they go ahead doing such,they are likely to forfeit any deposit made and account blocked upon discovering it.

The gambler who want to quit the addiction from the gambling can do this way of the quit from the gambling sites with the big win to the gambling site.The most of the gambler who had sufficient knowledge in the gambling will know the exact time of quitting the addiction.The gambler who ready to undrstand the winning possibility in the gambling will also understand the losing possibilities in the gambling sites.Most of the time the gambler was forced to stop the gambling with zero dollars.The reason for this was the over confidence of the gambler after their continuous win to the gambling site.But he forgot to learn the fact the coin had two sides and the game had two way of win and loss in the gambling site.

[KennyR]

Simple thing, the person who had won big doesn't want to share or give little to his friends. If he keeps distance the friends also won't get an opportunity to request him for financial help. Money changes the minds of people and what we had seen is just an example. Someday he'll realise there is much more things that are more important than money.

[gunhell16]

Simple thing, the person who had won big doesn't want to share or give little to his friends. If he keeps distance the friends also won't get an opportunity to request him for financial help. Money changes the minds of people and what we had seen is just an example. Someday he'll realise there is much more things that are more important than money.

That's right, that's what I saw and noticed, and I think most people here on this forum also know that. It's just sad that, because of money, he rejected or distanced himself from people who might consider you a friend.

That's why this is a reality that happens in real life. That's why there are only two types of people: those who control the money and those who are controlled by the money. We know that when we control the money, the end result will always be a bad one.

[Lida93]

After all I finished with my bet headed home and was asking myself what could the colleague act that way avoiding his close friends they all gambling together and just because luck shines on him first he decides to create a distance and class. I couldn't actually annex a good reason why anyone should do that.

That's why it's good we all have to be mindful of the kind of friends we keep, because a true friend can never abandon you no matter how rich he gets, but yet try his position best to ensure he support his friends to become successful in life, because there is a parable we always say in our local language "Na one hand dey wash another" which means the people who you assist today while you are rich, are likely to be the same people that will assist you tomorrow when you are no more financially buoyant. As this thing called Money revolves from one person to another in due time. Hence, we should never neglect people when we are given the opportunity to assist them in times of need.

When someone wins a large amount in gambling he hides it from his friends because everyone knows that it is very easy to earn in gambling without any hard work if one is lucky and that is why if a friend hears that another friend has won a large amount in gambling then that  He may ask for money as a loan or for any other reason. Everyone tries to hide this fear. I don't know this more clearly because I have never been in such a situation and my friends have never done anything like that to me.

This is a simple logic we have to understand if we do it with a pure mindset not for greed. There are many people who had won big bets and end up spending the money carelessly without using the fund to do something better. There are many reasons that can make a person which is potential gamblers to stay out from friends after winning big amount of money. Sometimes when we noice that we are fake friends all around us, it is better for us to stay away from bad influence that would make us look like they care about us but it's not so.

The entire story is a dilemma to apprehend that the friends he (the winner) has been with for an expanded period of time now emerge to be fake friends just immediately as he won the huge sum of money, something he never realized when he hasn't won the money. Or am I the only one thinking in this direction!

It could be that he is the real fake friend that was pretending to be in the company of  those other friends and his true nature got ignited by the money he won. No amount of money I win as a gambler will make me draw away from my friends correlating with them doesn't mean an going to carelessly spend my money or lend them by compulsion.

[Jody.Drummer]

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I have also been thinking about why the general public see's gambling as a negative engagement and I have to be sincere, some gamblers made the public see gambling as a negative engagement and as such do not want to get anything doing with gambling or gamblers because they always have that thought that gamblers would not have financial integrity and as a result of lacking in it, they tend to use any funds kept under their care.
This scenario happened in my neighbourhood in the past where funds contributed by a group of cooperative for a particular purpose and was given to their very own secretary to deliver but he used the money for gambling and when it became obvious that the person to receive the money started wondering why the delay and met with him to inquire to know why he has not been given the money upon meeting him, he then opened up and  pleaded to not say it and promised to give him the money as soon as he is paid his salary and to cover it up so that nobody would know. After that time passed later on the both of them had issues that was when we heard all these stories of him being a gambler and how he used the money given to him for gambling.
You see all these things puts bad image on gamblers when some are just not matured to control themselves and gamble responsibly.
That is why most times I do not get entangled with the societies View about gamblers because most gamblers are just too careless and act childishly.

In my opinion, the person you told me about who was one of the suspects in the misuse of donation money for gambling, I think he was very severe in his gambling involvement, it seems that he has entered a fairly high level of addiction, so he is very brave to take actions that are out of control like that. As we know that someone who is already addicted they will do anything as long as they can get money just to realize their gambling desires, one example of a case like the one you told. Therefore we must be more careful in gambling activities, the first thing to pay attention to is in terms of risk not victory, yes I understand that there is a chance of winning but it is not entirely and you must be able to consider logically because the casino will not be that easy to give victory.

On a good stand casinos do not easily give Victory neither do they give wins that easy to gamblers. They too try every possible best to retain funds from gamblers through any means because they are a business venture and at all cost would want to have it all themselves so they could make much profit and run their casino.

Of course it's obvious and as I've said before, the logical question is who would give them money for free? You should not be fooled by the system in the casino, the winnings are nothing more than a temptation to keep you coming back to play there, that is a true fact and only a few gamblers understand and know this, therefore as we know that there are still very many people who suffer from losing large amounts of money, for no other reason than as I said above that they do not know and do not understand the real casino rules. Yes gambling is not a place for anyone to make money, casinos will not allow that, because obviously this is a business with huge profits for them and gamblers have misunderstood what the opportunities are there. The logic and fact is that casinos will only give away maybe 20% of their 100% turnover at any given time, so it's clear that the real winner is the casino itself, so there's really no reason for anyone to go overboard just to win. Therefore, if you want to get rich from gambling, the only way is to create your own casino, not begging for consistent winnings because that's impossible in my opinion.

Considering the risk involved too can make a gambler cautious of his or her gambling activities. The probability of winning or losing is just a scale to be weighed by the gambler before they engage but it seems they are hell bent on gambling without checking the modalities and chances of their gambling outcome as they are possibly addicted to the course.

I think gambling will only be dangerous for those who come with the wrong assumptions and mindset, such as for example looking for income, it is really not recommended. And for those who gamble just for entertainment and spare time, I think things that are not wanted are very small chances to happen because on the other hand they are not too serious in gambling and also usually will only put a small budget amount. They already know the level of risk that can occur so I think they will definitely not do things out of control. So the point is only they themselves know whether the activity is dangerous for themselves or not, gambling will only have a fairly positive impact on those who come for entertainment, and vice versa if they come to earn then I think everyone already knows what will happen to him. So the bottom line is the decision on your judgment alone will be able to determine the impact of gambling.

[maydna]

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Hmm yes it seems that it is the best that can be done when we are in such conditions, it is better for us to tell the truth about the truth to them, than we lie and on the other hand later surely at least they will harbor jealousy towards us, and of course it will definitely interfere or become a problem in our friendship. So yes, as I said, maybe the middle way that can be taken is just to tell them honestly about our needs, and as a remedy so that they are not too disappointed, we can give them a little money from our winnings, I'm sure it won't be a big problem if we want to be honest and they also I think they will definitely be able to understand about our condition.

Yes, it is quite difficult to be able to get friends who are truly sincere, sometimes there are also friends who are friends but only need it or just want to benefit from us, and there are also friends who are truly sincere with no strings attached. And on the other hand with money we will usually know human nature, but yes I hope one of your friends is a good and sincere friend who does not ask for anything or in the sense of a true friend as you said.

For example, we lie to them. If they knew the truth from other people, it would definitely make them disappointed and hurt because they found out we had lied, and maybe they wouldn't want to accept us as their friends anymore even if we later explained why. Yes, we should be honest by telling them the truth because honesty can provide trust between all of us. By telling them the truth and giving a little money to celebrate the victory can make them happy, and we can also maintain our friendly relations with them. They will also understand the situation we are experiencing, and they may provide support to us.

That's why if we already have close friends who really understand us and vice versa, we have to really maintain our friendly relationship with them. And if someone or several friends are truly our close friends, they will not change just because of money because they understand that friendly relationships are more important than money. We will all maintain those friendly relationships.

[nara1892]

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Hmm yes it seems that it is the best that can be done when we are in such conditions, it is better for us to tell the truth about the truth to them, than we lie and on the other hand later surely at least they will harbor jealousy towards us, and of course it will definitely interfere or become a problem in our friendship. So yes, as I said, maybe the middle way that can be taken is just to tell them honestly about our needs, and as a remedy so that they are not too disappointed, we can give them a little money from our winnings, I'm sure it won't be a big problem if we want to be honest and they also I think they will definitely be able to understand about our condition.

Yes, it is quite difficult to be able to get friends who are truly sincere, sometimes there are also friends who are friends but only need it or just want to benefit from us, and there are also friends who are truly sincere with no strings attached. And on the other hand with money we will usually know human nature, but yes I hope one of your friends is a good and sincere friend who does not ask for anything or in the sense of a true friend as you said.

For example, we lie to them. If they knew the truth from other people, it would definitely make them disappointed and hurt because they found out we had lied, and maybe they wouldn't want to accept us as their friends anymore even if we later explained why. Yes, we should be honest by telling them the truth because honesty can provide trust between all of us. By telling them the truth and giving a little money to celebrate the victory can make them happy, and we can also maintain our friendly relations with them. They will also understand the situation we are experiencing, and they may provide support to us.

That's why if we already have close friends who really understand us and vice versa, we have to really maintain our friendly relationship with them. And if someone or several friends are truly our close friends, they will not change just because of money because they understand that friendly relationships are more important than money. We will all maintain those friendly relationships.

Yes of course, that is the problem, if their lies are found out by their friends through other people then it is clear as you say that surely their friends will be hurt because they have been lied to, it will greatly affect their friendship, at least there will be a little conflict and their friends will definitely stay away from them. Therefore the better thing to do in such conditions is better to just be honest about your winnings, it doesn't matter and the most important thing is that you also have to tell about everything, especially with your condition which at that time really needed money for personal needs, I think if his friend has heard your story then at least they will also definitely understand about your condition, and after that maybe you can chat with them that you can only give or share a small amount of your winnings, as I said that I think that's the only better way.

It's true buddy, building social relationships with anyone is good and we must be able to maintain these relationships so that they remain good - fine, nothing other than that just to keep so that there are no problems behind the scenes between us and them, and also if we experience problems like this then I think this is not a big problem if we have a good relationship with them.

[Docnaster]

Simple thing, the person who had won big doesn't want to share or give little to his friends. If he keeps distance the friends also won't get an opportunity to request him for financial help. Money changes the minds of people and what we had seen is just an example. Someday he'll realise there is much more things that are more important than money.

That's right, that's what I saw and noticed, and I think most people here on this forum also know that. It's just sad that, because of money, he rejected or distanced himself from people who might consider you a friend.

That's why this is a reality that happens in real life. That's why there are only two types of people: those who control the money and those who are controlled by the money. We know that when we control the money, the end result will always be a bad one.

Sometimes, it is the habitual behavior of the supposed friends that does make gamblers to distance themselves from his friends whenever they win big because as much as I know, there are friends who are very envious of the success and progress of their friends and you don't expect anyone who has such people as friends to come close to them when they're winning.
That being said, if a gambler friends aren't the negative kind of friends, it's a very bad behavior to avoid them when he's winning.

[maydna]

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Yes of course, that is the problem, if their lies are found out by their friends through other people then it is clear as you say that surely their friends will be hurt because they have been lied to, it will greatly affect their friendship, at least there will be a little conflict and their friends will definitely stay away from them. Therefore the better thing to do in such conditions is better to just be honest about your winnings, it doesn't matter and the most important thing is that you also have to tell about everything, especially with your condition which at that time really needed money for personal needs, I think if his friend has heard your story then at least they will also definitely understand about your condition, and after that maybe you can chat with them that you can only give or share a small amount of your winnings, as I said that I think that's the only better way.

It's true buddy, building social relationships with anyone is good and we must be able to maintain these relationships so that they remain good - fine, nothing other than that just to keep so that there are no problems behind the scenes between us and them, and also if we experience problems like this then I think this is not a big problem if we have a good relationship with them.

It hurts his friends so much when they already know that you lied to them and that they will probably reject our presence if we visit them. Telling us what happened will give them real information without going through other people they don't know closely, and the information provided may be supplemented with other things, such as incitement. It will worsen our relationships with our friends. Telling the truth is a better way to avoid misunderstandings between them and us. I am sure they will understand the conditions and situation and will not ask for anything. Instead, they will help us. That is the figure of a true friend who is always there in joy and sorrow. We might find it difficult to find a friend like that.

And if one day we are experiencing problems and tell our friends about it, they will definitely give us support and help. They will not let us experience these problems alone because they are always there for us and vice versa. That's the truth about friendship, which is now difficult to find.

[Westinhome]

It hurts his friends so much when they already know that you lied to them and that they will probably reject our presence if we visit them. Telling us what happened will give them real information without going through other people they don't know closely, and the information provided may be supplemented with other things, such as incitement. It will worsen our relationships with our friends. Telling the truth is a better way to avoid misunderstandings between them and us. I am sure they will understand the conditions and situation and will not ask for anything. Instead, they will help us. That is the figure of a true friend who is always there in joy and sorrow. We might find it difficult to find a friend like that.

And if one day we are experiencing problems and tell our friends about it, they will definitely give us support and help. They will not let us experience these problems alone because they are always there for us and vice versa. That's the truth about friendship, which is now difficult to find.

If the friends had reach you to free food after the big win news is acceptable,but if they use you like atm means it will be the biggest trouble for the winner.Some experienced gambler sometimes make the spread of fake win news to the co gambler to get the free food by saying they will help after getting of the winning dollars from the gambling site.So the two types of the gambler was using the same situation.The majority of the gambler will hide the win from their friends to avoid of the trouble because their friends use them for the expenses.The family members like brother and sister itself demand of the loan to the gambler after come to know about their win from the gambling sites.

[wallet4bitcoin]

There are a million and one reasons why someone will avoid his class of friends after a big win, ofcourse, when there is a win beyond your league of class, it will acquire more responsibility and a different lifestyle which might not be welcomed by a certain class of friends that you have.

One thing to note is that, for every amount of money you have control over, there is a thinking pattern attached to it, you cannot continue to live on a level 1 when your finances are now on level 100, it is a misfit, but I do not believe it is best to avoid all of your friends, there is gonna be a few who understand you and the new class you have attained and you can also do more to educate the others so as to upgrade their mentality to the new height attained as we all need friends and money isn't a friend but an instrument to achieve loads of things easier and faster and better.

[topbitcoin]

There are a million and one reasons why someone will avoid his class of friends after a big win, ofcourse, when there is a win beyond your league of class, it will acquire more responsibility and a different lifestyle which might not be welcomed by a certain class of friends that you have.

The exact reason why you stay away from your circle of friends when you win a large amount is because you don't want to share the big winnings you get, because you know that when your friends find out that you have won big in gambling. , then your friends will ask for your money. And to keep your money safe, you really have to do that.

However, avoiding your circle of friends is also not a good thing to do, and money is not everything. because when you are experiencing difficulties, the first person we will meet is a friend, and don't blame them if they don't want to help you. because you yourself have cut off your friendship with them, just because of the amount of money you got. Sharing some of the winnings we get from the gambling we do will never make us lose. Meanwhile, losing friends will obviously make us lose.

[Oilacris]

There are a million and one reasons why someone will avoid his class of friends after a big win, ofcourse, when there is a win beyond your league of class, it will acquire more responsibility and a different lifestyle which might not be welcomed by a certain class of friends that you have.

The exact reason why you stay away from your circle of friends when you win a large amount is because you don't want to share the big winnings you get, because you know that when your friends find out that you have won big in gambling. , then your friends will ask for your money. And to keep your money safe, you really have to do that.

However, avoiding your circle of friends is also not a good thing to do, and money is not everything. because when you are experiencing difficulties, the first person we will meet is a friend, and don't blame them if they don't want to help you. because you yourself have cut off your friendship with them, just because of the amount of money you got. Sharing some of the winnings we get from the gambling we do will never make us lose. Meanwhile, losing friends will obviously make us lose.

Cant really deny but we are all having that kind of impression on the time that you do win big, we would really become that selfish and we would become that too greedy on which
it is really that a normal reaction or thing that we do really make on which we dont really like for our winnings to get some portion which to be given whether into our own family or to our friends.
You wont really be minding about the relation that you do have on a certain person as long we would really be talking about money then pretty sure that majority of us
would really be normally be choosing money over friends. Suprised? No its not a shocking thing honestly. People or human beings are greedy and everything could really
be exchange with that and this is something that it is really that very normal.

[nara1892]

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Yes of course, that is the problem, if their lies are found out by their friends through other people then it is clear as you say that surely their friends will be hurt because they have been lied to, it will greatly affect their friendship, at least there will be a little conflict and their friends will definitely stay away from them. Therefore the better thing to do in such conditions is better to just be honest about your winnings, it doesn't matter and the most important thing is that you also have to tell about everything, especially with your condition which at that time really needed money for personal needs, I think if his friend has heard your story then at least they will also definitely understand about your condition, and after that maybe you can chat with them that you can only give or share a small amount of your winnings, as I said that I think that's the only better way.

It's true buddy, building social relationships with anyone is good and we must be able to maintain these relationships so that they remain good - fine, nothing other than that just to keep so that there are no problems behind the scenes between us and them, and also if we experience problems like this then I think this is not a big problem if we have a good relationship with them.

It hurts his friends so much when they already know that you lied to them and that they will probably reject our presence if we visit them. Telling us what happened will give them real information without going through other people they don't know closely, and the information provided may be supplemented with other things, such as incitement. It will worsen our relationships with our friends. Telling the truth is a better way to avoid misunderstandings between them and us. I am sure they will understand the conditions and situation and will not ask for anything. Instead, they will help us. That is the figure of a true friend who is always there in joy and sorrow. We might find it difficult to find a friend like that.

And if one day we are experiencing problems and tell our friends about it, they will definitely give us support and help. They will not let us experience these problems alone because they are always there for us and vice versa. That's the truth about friendship, which is now difficult to find.

Basically money is very sensitive, money can give happiness and can also be the starting point for disasters or some problems like the one we are discussing. And also on the other hand money can give us information about the true character of a person. Back to the original topic that it is best as I have said above and you have repeated that it is better to be honest, it is good and with you being honest it will grow the trust of some of your friends. And yes, if they know from other people then obviously maybe what they say will be different from what actually happened, and it is very possible that there will be slander that can harm the person who just got the victory, surely some of his friends will have a bad view of the person who just got the victory.

So it is true that the only best way that can be done is to tell the truth to them, do not let anything be covered up so that there is no suspicion whatsoever from them. As I have said before that it is with that then I am sure your friends will also understand your condition, they will not be too forceful in their intention to party, and there you can give at least a little money to buy cigarettes or whatever to celebrate your victory a little. True friends will always be able to understand whatever their friend's condition is.

[redsun114]

Simple thing, the person who had won big doesn't want to share or give little to his friends. If he keeps distance the friends also won't get an opportunity to request him for financial help. Money changes the minds of people and what we had seen is just an example. Someday he'll realise there is much more things that are more important than money.

But what if the friends weren't real friends to him? What if they were constantly mocking him, making fun of him for being poor or having no money and never really were with him happily? What if he had realized that his friends were greedy bastards who would only value him if he had money and never respected him before? There can be a lot of things that aren't known behind a story which you only can see a single side of, so, it's better if we don't make assumptions before knowing everything.

I wouldn't ask or meet people who have been around but have never been very good to me when I wasn't doing very well and I know they would become super good all of a sudden once they see that I have won a significant amount in gambling because they know they can't get anything from me if they stayed bad with me now.

[topbitcoin]

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Cant really deny but we are all having that kind of impression on the time that you do win big, we would really become that selfish and we would become that too greedy on which
it is really that a normal reaction or thing that we do really make on which we dont really like for our winnings to get some portion which to be given whether into our own family or to our friends.
You wont really be minding about the relation that you do have on a certain person as long we would really be talking about money then pretty sure that majority of us
would really be normally be choosing money over friends. Suprised? No its not a shocking thing honestly. People or human beings are greedy and everything could really
be exchange with that and this is something that it is really that very normal.

Indeed it is something quite common because the name of money never lies, with a lot of money it will only reveal who we really are, and whether we are someone who is greedy enough or someone who cares enough for others.

And I will not regret too much, if there is someone who gets a big win in gambling and then he chooses to avoid his environment, if the reason is so that the money can be used as well as possible to start investing in large amounts or used to build a business, because anyway later also when the business is successfully realized, then it will provide benefits for many people. And what I regret is, when the main reason he avoided after getting the big win, because he wanted to enjoy the winnings alone, by going to entertainment venues for fun and other things that are less useful. Or back to betting with a large amount.

[maydna]

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If the friends had reach you to free food after the big win news is acceptable,but if they use you like atm means it will be the biggest trouble for the winner.Some experienced gambler sometimes make the spread of fake win news to the co gambler to get the free food by saying they will help after getting of the winning dollars from the gambling site.So the two types of the gambler was using the same situation.The majority of the gambler will hide the win from their friends to avoid of the trouble because their friends use them for the expenses.The family members like brother and sister itself demand of the loan to the gambler after come to know about their win from the gambling sites.

And it has become a habit for people to ask for things from the winners even though things like that sometimes become annoying for the winners. They can't enjoy their winnings in peace, but there will be people who come to them to say congratulations. However, there is something they want. That's why gamblers who win a lot of money ask their casinos not to reveal the identities of the winners or publish them to the public to avoid things like that. They also want to protect their privacy from interference from people they don't know so they can enjoy their winnings in peace.

[Fredomago]

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If the friends had reach you to free food after the big win news is acceptable,but if they use you like atm means it will be the biggest trouble for the winner.Some experienced gambler sometimes make the spread of fake win news to the co gambler to get the free food by saying they will help after getting of the winning dollars from the gambling site.So the two types of the gambler was using the same situation.The majority of the gambler will hide the win from their friends to avoid of the trouble because their friends use them for the expenses.The family members like brother and sister itself demand of the loan to the gambler after come to know about their win from the gambling sites.

And it has become a habit for people to ask for things from the winners even though things like that sometimes become annoying for the winners. They can't enjoy their winnings in peace, but there will be people who come to them to say congratulations. However, there is something they want. That's why gamblers who win a lot of money ask their casinos not to reveal the identities of the winners or publish them to the public to avoid things like that. They also want to protect their privacy from interference from people they don't know so they can enjoy their winnings in peace.

Very funny but it's reality, there are annoying people who will call themselves as your friend as they need something from you, after you win huge amount of money, expect that there are many people who will try to claim as your good friends, though in terms OP's situation, it's so sad hearing people talks about someone who at first is always with them enjoying the games but after winning huge money got disappear and no longer wants to communicate or already put a gap between him and his old pals.

[Webetcoins]

If the friends had reach you to free food after the big win news is acceptable,but if they use you like atm means it will be the biggest trouble for the winner.Some experienced gambler sometimes make the spread of fake win news to the co gambler to get the free food by saying they will help after getting of the winning dollars from the gambling site.So the two types of the gambler was using the same situation.The majority of the gambler will hide the win from their friends to avoid of the trouble because their friends use them for the expenses.The family members like brother and sister itself demand of the loan to the gambler after come to know about their win from the gambling sites.

And it has become a habit for people to ask for things from the winners even though things like that sometimes become annoying for the winners. They can't enjoy their winnings in peace, but there will be people who come to them to say congratulations. However, there is something they want. That's why gamblers who win a lot of money ask their casinos not to reveal the identities of the winners or publish them to the public to avoid things like that. They also want to protect their privacy from interference from people they don't know so they can enjoy their winnings in peace.

Not only strangers or people you don't know, but your relatives, close ones, and so-called friends will make your life hell if they come to know that you've won something significant from gambling or something else and even those who never talked to you or paid any attention to what you do or how you are will come and try to be friendly with you just because you have a lot of money now, that's how the world has become, everyone out there is selfish these days except for your blood relations but even some of them are greedy sometimes, apart from your mother and father.

This is the reason why most people don't even tell their close ones about their winnings even if they win a significantly high amount because they know what is going to happen. I also suggest people do the same, never post statuses or stories, and let people know about what you've achieved, there are very less people who will be genuinely happy for you but more will be jealous and have bad eyes on your success and achievements.

[Ever-young]

Money Changes people, if you touch the kind of money you've never touched before for the first time, I bet there are a few people you wouldn't wanna associate yourself with, this isn't pride, I'm not saying it's okay to avoid friends when you finally make a big win or when you get rich, I'm just saying it's not everyone you should associate with, some people just pose to be friends but behind you, they've got hidden agendas. Maybe the dude figured out they're not really his friends and chose to secure himself by avoiding them first because some people can do something crazy to you out of jealousy and too much expectations.