The worst ridiculous and ugliest moment I have ever encountered pertaining gambling is when a friend told me and few other friends that he was going to take responsibility of the bills for our weekend hangout.
He had us that confidence to be unfailingly.
Guess what???
It was actually from a game he booked against the weekend that had him that morale to had projected this weekend hangout amongst us and it was not that he had secured the money to be assured.
As a matter of fact, he was nowhere to be found all through the weekend and could not even take his calls because he felt messed up of himself for the false promises.
While time passes by, you can imagine how he narrated the stories and felt remorseful of being a d!ck head as the game failed him as predicted.
Maybe because of shame, and not being able to face the fact that his empty promises could not be fulfilled. Imagine the way he would tell this story to you as well as to others. Of course, this retrospection gives rise to regret in him because his gamble was in vain and regret because what he promised was beyond realization. A valuable lesson about the importance of being responsible for our statements and actions, especially when it involves money or promises to other people. And it's best not to promise or swear when we are unable to fulfill it.
Gambling is full of uncertainty and unreliability, so it would be ridiculous to guarantee a win that we can't necessarily achieve. If we really can't afford to treat them to a hangout, then never mind, don't push yourself too hard just because you want to appear capable in front of them. Wanting to act cool and arrogant, in the end because the bet placed ends in failure, this ends up embarrassing ourselves in front of them. Unless the victory is already in our hands, then we can freely use the money as we wish, whether it's treating friends or something else.