What is the highest amount of money you've ever bet in a single game?

[maydna]

I forgot how much my biggest bets so far. I don't think $5 is the biggest bet for most gamblers but that is biggest  for me if we say about one bet. Usually, I use the smallest bet on one games, slot for examples, and by using smallest bet, I can playing gambling for some time and enjoying the time. Using enough money to gamble with the smallest bet is enough to fills my spare time in gambling because that's the money that I can afford. I never tried to increase my bets as that can cause me losing much money.

[topbitcoin]

Of course, if we talk overall, everyone has different levels of financial ability. and although this may be the highest amount I have ever wagered in gambling, it could be the lowest amount for someone whose level of financial ability is far above mine.

As for the amount I have ever spent gambling, 300 USD is the largest amount I have ever spent betting on a type of slot gambling. Where with 237 USD I used it to buy skaters and the rest was used to bet on regular rounds. However, it was very unfortunate, the final result was very disappointing, where the result of buying the skater was only 150 USD, and in total it meant I lost half the money I bet, and because I didn't feel confident enough to continue the game, in the end I chose to withdraw from the game to just rest and regretted that. Even now, I no longer intend to bet on quite high betting amounts, at this time I bet on relatively low amounts. And you need to know that 150 USD is the same as my wages for one week of work.

[Harkorede]

I think my biggest stake would be 1 million Naira in my local currency, that was for a single ticket parlay, that was back in 2020 IIRC, I'm sure it was before they called an halt to all NBA matches then because of the COVID-19 widespread, the bet was on 4 game parlay on NBA matches and it was around 5 Odds or thereabout, as of this time the USD equivalent of 1 Million Naria was approximately 400 Naira per USD, so that bring my stake to be about $2,500 precisely.

[Richbased]

Hi guys, I don't know if something like this have been discussed here in the past, a thread a I previously commented on made me curious about this, so I decided to ask here.

It's a pretty forward and simple question, which is...
1. What is the highest amount of money you've bet on a single game in the past?
2. Did you win or lose that game?
3. Was it an amount you were actually ready to comfortably lose?

The highest amount I've played in a single bet is $150 and it was after I received a huge amount of money as pay-off for a construction company I worked for after the project was over and I lost the money but I didn't feel it as at that time because I had about $1000 in my account but it was when I almost exhausted the $1000 and I couldn't get any other job after then I started feeling so stupid for staking$150 at a single bet though I can't try that now as I've corrected some mistakes I made in the past because I normally play with the mentality that if I lose I would just take it like taking friends out for a drink and spend some whole lots of money.

You know sometimes, due to huge amount we have in our account some persons do use because of that and start staking huge with the mindset that they still have enough money left but as time goes on and you are losing conspicuously that's when you would know that staking huge is very bad especially when nothing is generating income for you as even if you have millions in your account you might finish everything while trying to win and cover up.

[borovichok]

1. What is the highest amount of money you've bet on a single game in the past?

The highest amount I have used to gamble is $8000 and I have used this amount to gamble on different occasions. I can stake less than this amount but I don`t try to gamble more than this amount because it will affect my finances and savings if I don`t win.

2. Did you win or lose that game?

Sometimes I win and other times I lose. I only gamble on weekends with a target of only 2odds. This means any weekend I win I make a profit of $8000+. So far, I am ahead of the bookies. Weekends are always times for me to gamble and hope for winning.

3. Was it an amount you were actually ready to comfortably lose?

Yeah, of course, $8000 is an amount I am always ready to lose. I only gamble with an amount I am prepared to lose because when I stake a game I have conceived in my mind already that I have lost it and so I only throw away amounts that will not affect my emotions and mental health.

[the rise]

Hi guys, I don't know if something like this have been discussed here in the past, a thread a I previously commented on made me curious about this, so I decided to ask here.

It's a pretty forward and simple question, which is...
1. What is the highest amount of money you've bet on a single game in the past?
2. Did you win or lose that game?
3. Was it an amount you were actually ready to comfortably lose?

...

1 $200

2 lose

3 no, I'm not ready to lose the money I bet, because I play based on passion and emotion, it makes me realize the destruction in real gambling if we can't control ourselves, from that incident I only gamble with money I can afford to lose

[SpaceWatermelon]

Had a 300k FUN bet riding on Bayern at one point during the end of 2023. They won the game, and I managed to cash 170k out, which is the most I managed to win as far as crypto gambling goes too, excluding slots and other games tho. Needles to say that I was so tense throughout the whole game, and to this very day I don't understand how can some people bet so much, the stress would literally kill me lol

[bakasabo]

I've noticed that the answers to first and third questions are different, while they should be the same. This looks illogical to me, when person bets more than he could afford to lose. In my vision, when person places a bet, he should prepare himself first, that he wont get that money back. Should not consider them to be lost (that is incorrect concentration on a result), but consider them to be spent. Otherwise it looks strange when someone bets $10 and can allow himself to lose it. What is the point of placing such a bet then? From such actions, negative attitude to gambling rises.

[Zlantann]

1. What is the highest amount of money you've bet on a single game in the past?
2. Did you win or lose that game?
3. Was it an amount you were actually ready to comfortably lose?

First, the highest money I have ever bet in a casino is about $40. It was my highest amount because I was told that it was a sure bet from an insider. I took my entire weekly earnings and placed it on a single bet with a strong expectation to win. Second, I didn't just lose the money, I lost it woefully because the game didn't come close to winning. I felt so bad that I was angry with my colleague who introduced me to the bet. Lastly, I was never ready to lose such an amount because it was far above my budget. I had to live at the mercy of friends and family for a whole week. That was how I learned never to gamble what I cannot afford to lose because it could lead to many negativities. From that day till date, I have been a responsible gambler who faithfully follows his gambling plans/budget.

[Jody.Drummer]

I've noticed that the answers to first and third questions are different, while they should be the same. This looks illogical to me, when person bets more than he could afford to lose. In my vision, when person places a bet, he should prepare himself first, that he wont get that money back. Should not consider them to be lost (that is incorrect concentration on a result), but consider them to be spent. Otherwise it looks strange when someone bets $10 and can allow himself to lose it. What is the point of placing such a bet then? From such actions, negative attitude to gambling rises.

What you say is true and I would probably agree, and what interests me is when you explain about the vision that every gambler should have when they want to bet, which is to first prepare themselves and tell themselves from the beginning that "I will not get my money back", in the sense that they are more focused on losing than winning opportunities. This is good because with this mindset it is less likely for a gambler to end up with emotions that cause them to lose control when they are in a losing situation.

Although basically they don't really expect to win but still if they don't have any preparation to welcome defeat then at least there will be a pretty disappointing response in themselves when defeat really happens. And yes, don't think of it as something lost because in fact everyone doesn't like the name of losing anything, especially money, but in my opinion, just think of money as an object of exchange or the point is to think that the money you spend is to pay for the game you have played, with this then it is less likely for a gambler to feel really lost because his mind will lead to the law of buying and selling where you have to pay if you want something.

[Lida93]

1. The highest amount of money that I have bet was $500 on the AFCON finals between Nigeria and Ivory Coast. I was so confidence that Nigeria will win the match, because they lucky won Ivory Coast in their last match on the group stage, and I felt that Nigeria had a good defense and a good goalkeeper, that it will be impossible for the Ivorians to penetrate into their defense, but I got everything all wrong.

2. Nigeria lost the game 2-1, after taking the lead on the first half, the Ivorians did a welcome back and scored two goals in the second half.

3. I cannot afford to lose such amount, but over confidence made me to do that, which made me stopped gambling for two weeks, as a result of my actions.

The confidence that was built in the minds of many football fans about Nigeria winning that AFCON final against Ivorian team was due to how the Ivorian team qualified to get to that stage. There best loser's qualification from the group stage blinded a lot of people from believing that they can have a good chance against winning Nigeria. And till date I still remember a lot of colleagues that lost money to that loss from Nigeria as they all bet in favour of Nigeria and am not excluded from the loss of $100,  even though the amount for me was much but I don't like losing such amount at a single shot but like you said overconfidence took the better part of us.

[Blowon]

I once spent a $300 bet on a crash

and the result was that I lost

and I didn't feel comfortable with losing the money, because I wasn't ready to lose, I did it because of the emotional sensation

[taufik123]

Probably only about $100 a time playing slots and some poker games.
$100 only lasted a short time because I gave too many bets for slots and at first looked fine,
winning in a few gaming sessions and eventually having to lose it all.

$100 for me is quite a lot for a gamble, because I am very strict for the allocation used for gambling.
It will not exceed the allocation of $100, even $50 is still too much.

Now gambling is entirely just entertainment for me, playing a few games and betting on my favorite clubs.

[noormcs5]

I forgot how much my biggest bets so far. I don't think $5 is the biggest bet for most gamblers but that is biggest  for me if we say about one bet.

5$ is nothing for the gamblers and there are gamblers who have a lot of money to bet on a single bet. Even the poor gamblers will also be betting this amount as everyone wants to take risks in gambling. Generally speaking 5$ is nothing for the gamblers but still there are many gamblers who would not gamble with even 1$ or more. It depends upon the person to person.

Usually, I use the smallest bet on one games, slot for examples, and by using smallest bet, I can playing gambling for some time and enjoying the time. Using enough money to gamble with the smallest bet is enough to fills my spare time in gambling because that's the money that I can afford. I never tried to increase my bets as that can cause me losing much money.

Yes, this approach suits most of the normal gamblers like us who do not want to lose big money on a single bet. The less you bet on a game, even if you are on bad luck, you will not end up losing big amount of your portfolio. Gamblers should follow risk management strategies to minimize the loss but if anyone bets a very minimal amount, he need not apply any strategy as he or she will never have a big loss. Maybe the only disadvantage with this approach is that one may not enjoy big profits. As we know that more you invest and gambler, the more chances of winning big amount but then one need to see how much he can lose on each bet.

[leonair]

I once bet $100 on dice, and that was quite a lot of money for me, in my country that's 2 weeks' wages, unfortunately I lost that money, I did it because of my own greed because when I bet $50 I won and tried with higher bets, that was my bitter experience, from that incident I never bet more than $1 in the game

You shouldn’t make bet too much amount in single which amount you are not able to afford that loss. Since $100 is your 1-week income, a lot depends on it, so wasting that money on gambling was not a good decision for you.  Always spend maximum 5% of total income on gambling if you want to enjoy gambling. Overdoing it will hurt you financially so gambling should only be used for entertainment and it is foolish to put yourself in danger by enjoying it too much.

[$crypto$]

1. $500+ ever bet on a single game which is the Gate of Olympus slot, then I once bet $350 on a single sports bet but this was a clear win because I believed the team I bet on would win.

2. Losing... I would say in slot games, so here is too big a sensation where you will dare to deposit big money because of curiosity or have confidence that you will win even though you end up losing.

3. Of course not. It won't be able to afford to lose because it knows it's a large amount of money, but it will be a problem in a few days or maybe after receiving the salary at the end of the month it will be normal again. lol.

[dezoel]

i once bet 100 usd on one football match. that was the biggest bet i've ever made to date. honestly, when i gambled, i was very confident that i could double my money, but unfortunately i lost the money because the team i bet on lost a match they should have won. since then i no longer want to bet that much money on one match because it's quite a lot of money in my opinion.

Good thing it cause you trauma, I mean it leads you to not doing it again because if not, your single max bet can still grow bigger and I won't say it's a good thing if you got lucky to win because it will only fuel your addictions more and will make your life more miserable later on. In gambling we must realize that anything can happen and your confidence can't do much about it.

I hope the last thing that you said won't mean that you are still using the same or more amounts but in a multiple game this time because that still looks inappropriate even though you can enjoy it a little longer, as the amount that you are using is still not on your range.

[justdimin]

1. What is the highest amount of money you've bet on a single game in the past?
2. Did you win or lose that game?
3. Was it an amount you were actually ready to comfortably lose?

First, the highest money I have ever bet in a casino is about $40. It was my highest amount because I was told that it was a sure bet from an insider. I took my entire weekly earnings and placed it on a single bet with a strong expectation to win. Second, I didn't just lose the money, I lost it woefully because the game didn't come close to winning. I felt so bad that I was angry with my colleague who introduced me to the bet. Lastly, I was never ready to lose such an amount because it was far above my budget. I had to live at the mercy of friends and family for a whole week. That was how I learned never to gamble what I cannot afford to lose because it could lead to many negativities. From that day till date, I have been a responsible gambler who faithfully follows his gambling plans/budget.

Yeah, this is actually a good thing for you, and you will realize it eventually. I had the same thing maybe like 10 years ago or so, I lost 150 bucks that way and I was so upset that I never did it again, I never bet any money that I would not be able to afford again.

I have wagered 150 again, but at the time I did it, I had enough money that I didn't mind losing 150 dollars. Whereas, if we are handling the situation with smart approach and learn that it was a bad decision to do this, then we will not repeat the mistake. That means we learned our lesson, which is why it is a good thing because it gives us the way to handle all the troubles and this means that wea re going to grow as a person from our mistakes as well. Bad for the moment, but good thing for life.

[maydna]

I forgot how much my biggest bets so far. I don't think $5 is the biggest bet for most gamblers but that is biggest  for me if we say about one bet.

~snip~

But for some gamblers, $5 mean something and they will not wants to lose $5. They will trying to prevents big loss for them although for other gamblers, $5 is the money they usually lose or even more. The poor gamblers should not gambling using big money, even if that $5 because it's worth it if they keeps that money with the other money to buy their needs. But we agrees that for playing gambling, we must only use the money we can affords, no matter how much the amount of the money.

~snip~

Yes, this approach suits most of the normal gamblers like us who do not want to lose big money on a single bet. The less you bet on a game, even if you are on bad luck, you will not end up losing big amount of your portfolio. Gamblers should follow risk management strategies to minimize the loss but if anyone bets a very minimal amount, he need not apply any strategy as he or she will never have a big loss. Maybe the only disadvantage with this approach is that one may not enjoy big profits. As we know that more you invest and gambler, the more chances of winning big amount but then one need to see how much he can lose on each bet.

Every gambler should know what will they do related to their gambling activity so they will only use their money that they can afford. I only afford to use smallest bet because I can handle a big loss that can comes to me. Besides that, I see that playing gambling have a risk that can become bigger if I can't prevent it. If I can use smallest amount to place the bet and don't playing gambling too long, I will prevent the big loss while I can enjoy playing gambling like the other gamblers. I don't think that playing gambling using big money comfort me as that can gives me a chance to loss more money.

[m2017]

It's a pretty forward and simple question, which is...
1. What is the highest amount of money you've bet on a single game in the past?
2. Did you win or lose that game?
3. Was it an amount you were actually ready to comfortably lose?

1. I don’t remember the exact figure, but it was pennies. Perhaps a few dollars.
2. I lost.
3. Yes. It was an insignificant amount that I was willing to sacrifice, but even these pennies allowed me to take a sober look at what gambling could turn out to be like.

My own answer
To the first question, the highest amount of money I've bet on a single game was around $3000, I bet this amount On a sport match between Argentina and Saudi Arabia in 2022 world cup tournament.

You are either a very rich or a very risky person. Compared to your losses, mine seem simply ridiculous. Unfortunately, $3000 doesn't look like a funny amount.

To the second question, unfortunately, the game did not win, so I lose this money unfortunately, was a very bitter experience for me.

Did this incident set your mind straight?

To the third question, of course this amount was money I was never ready to lose, but over confidence in Argentina to beat Saudi Arabia made me bet it in the game, but somehow, Saudi Arabia managed to beat Argentina, and this was how I lost that money, till date, this remains the highest amount of money Ive bet bet in a single game, and unfortunately, I lost it.

This is exactly what ruins any gambler - excessive confidence (based only on the desire to win).