Have you ever lied to cover a gambling loss?

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Do you check conscious or unconsciously lied to someone or to your love ones to cover your gambling loses? And what kind of lying did you do? Did you tell that you just lost like $50 but in reality it's $500.00? Or that you lend some money to your friend, but then you go and play on casinos? Or you tell that your paycheck is short and there is something wrong with it and so you will have to ask your company's HR about it?

How about other lies that you uses because you can't admit to yourself that you've actually lost because it's a sign of weakness?

Well, I don't have to lie to anyone since I am a grown up man with my own family and making my own money, so if I decide to spend part of that money I am making on whatever I like, it's not a crime and I don't have to lie about it..

But then, there's only been one time I hid something from my wife and till today, I have not told her, I wouldn't say I lied because she didn't ask anything about it so me too didn't say anything to her, though she had no knowledge of the money, which is about $3k, a personal money I was supposed to use to stock up my business but I decided to try to double it before spending it on what it was meant for, I used the money to bet on a game I had full confidence I would win but unfortunately, I lost, I fainted when I learnt of the loss and I was rushed to the hospital, she asked the doctor the reason for my fainting and he told her it was as a result of a serious shock 🤯, when I got discharged, she asked me what lead to such level of shock that made me faint, I simply replied her that I don't want to remember the incident and that was it, she forgot about it and never asked again.

[Eternad]

Lying isn’t new in gambling especially if you want to cover up your real amount of losses. Honestly, I’m guilty of this since I have lied a lot of times when I was still new to gambling. But eventually, when I start to learn how to navigate the gambling scenarios, I come to lessen and start doing the right thing in gambling.

Now, I don’t have to lie anymore since I am only betting on what I can afford to lose. And it also helps that my partner knows my gambling activities, she will give me advices from time to time not to overspend our money in gambling, but just gamble for the sake of getting the entertainment it serves.

It's very common if you are a gambler, lying about your losses is normal and common. Like, sometimes you can lie because why not? Especially, some people are asking about figures or numbers? They don't care.
Sometimes you are lying about your loss even if you won, because some people will just ask for some free money because you won, so for me, I am like this sometimes.

Same for me. Lying in gambling is not just about loss. Though I also do it to avoid nonsense long argument. I mainly lie beause I avoid people to know I won in gambling.

It's annoying when they ask for some money or share from my prize even though they didn't contributed anything when I gamble. There are even instances that they are not contented even if you give them already and will even receive hateful words from them.

[Nahl]

I never lying and tell my loses from gambling because basically i was hide my gambling habit to my family that's why they never know everytime i did gamble especially for gambling online which these activities can be done using my smartphone so they never know when i lost and when i won from gambling besides that if i want to start gambling usually i used my own money which usually small amount of money but i got my friend who always be lying to his family about his loses in gambling which i think this is common thing happened because he was too fear to his family if tell the truth

[Cryptmuster]

I never lying and tell my loses from gambling because basically i was hide my gambling habit to my family that's why they never know everytime i did gamble especially for gambling online which these activities can be done using my smartphone so they never know when i lost and when i won from gambling besides that if i want to start gambling usually i used my own money which usually small amount of money but i got my friend who always be lying to his family about his loses in gambling which i think this is common thing happened because he was too fear to his family if tell the truth

I stick to the same opinion, there is no point in hiding anything from people you trust. But there is also no need to talk about it if you are playing just for fun and lost a small amount of money, I would not even consider that hiding something, it is so minor that it is not worth mentioning. It is a different matter if you lost a big bet from a shared budget, but to avoid that you need to follow risk management, and then it can be prevented.

[harapan]

I have always gambled with my own funds, and hence there is no reason to tell anybody whether I win or lose. If I were to tell somebody anyhow, I wouldn't still lie, I would be straightforward about my loss — and frankly, no one gives a shit what you do with your own money.

Absolutely you owe bo one explanation on how you spend your funds but sometimes when you're committed to someone that cared,you'll need to pay close attention to this cause on some occasion you'll need to explain how you spend your funds and on that note it may warrant you to lie about it basically because you don't want to seem like a failed person to that person.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Well, I don't have to lie to anyone since I am a grown up man with my own family and making my own money, so if I decide to spend part of that money I am making on whatever I like, it's not a crime and I don't have to lie about it..

That's true, if you are dependent on yourself and you work for your money, you have the privilege to spend it on what ever you want and also have with the amount you want to spend, although when you get married too and your wife doesn't like gambling, there are some things you might hide from her.

But then, there's only been one time I hid something from my wife and till today, I have not told her, I wouldn't say I lied because she didn't ask anything about it so me too didn't say anything to her, though she had no knowledge of the money, which is about $3k, a personal money I was supposed to use to stock up my business but I decided to try to double it before spending it on what it was meant for, I used the money to bet on a game I had full confidence I would win but unfortunately, I lost, I fainted when I learnt of the loss and I was rushed to the hospital, she asked the doctor the reason for my fainting and he told her it was as a result of a serious shock 🤯, when I got discharged, she asked me what lead to such level of shock that made me faint, I simply replied her that I don't want to remember the incident and that was it, she forgot about it and never asked again.

 ,  you really had a rough experience bro, sorry about such experience but we learn from our experience and I believe you will definitely have enough advice to give to anyone that wants to take such risk that you took and you can tell them what it cost you. I did learn from my past mistakes too as a new gambler but now I can't repeat those mistakes again.

[Jody.Drummer]

Lying isn’t new in gambling especially if you want to cover up your real amount of losses. Honestly, I’m guilty of this since I have lied a lot of times when I was still new to gambling. But eventually, when I start to learn how to navigate the gambling scenarios, I come to lessen and start doing the right thing in gambling.

Now, I don’t have to lie anymore since I am only betting on what I can afford to lose. And it also helps that my partner knows my gambling activities, she will give me advices from time to time not to overspend our money in gambling, but just gamble for the sake of getting the entertainment it serves.

It's very common if you are a gambler, lying about your losses is normal and common. Like, sometimes you can lie because why not? Especially, some people are asking about figures or numbers? They don't care.
Sometimes you are lying about your loss even if you won, because some people will just ask for some free money because you won, so for me, I am like this sometimes.

Same for me. Lying in gambling is not just about loss. Though I also do it to avoid nonsense long argument. I mainly lie beause I avoid people to know I won in gambling.

It's annoying when they ask for some money or share from my prize even though they didn't contributed anything when I gamble. There are even instances that they are not contented even if you give them already and will even receive hateful words from them.

My friendships are currently strained, largely due to gambling. Initially, everything seemed fine because only one person gambled, but now all my friends are gambling, and relationships have soured due to mutual borrowing and lending of money. Because of this gambling addiction, each friend has become distant, whether due to debt or simply hiding their winnings. Honestly, this isn't what I imagined. The urge to gamble has soured our relationships, and everyone is trying to avoid each other.
I agree with what you said. It's annoying when we win and they ask for their share. I don't mind sharing my winnings, but I don't see any reciprocity from them. It's impossible for them to never profit from gambling. They do win occasionally, and they should share it, so everything should be fine.

[GigaBit]

Same for me. Lying in gambling is not just about loss. Though I also do it to avoid nonsense long argument. I mainly lie beause I avoid people to know I won in gambling.

It's annoying when they ask for some money or share from my prize even though they didn't contributed anything when I gamble. There are even instances that they are not contented even if you give them already and will even receive hateful words from them.

Yes, what you said is true. If I tell others about gambling, they may later make fun of me. In many cases, they may not want the winnings directly, but they may claim them as a loan, and if not give them the money, they start making various bad comments. I am not a fan of telling anyone about gambling to stay free from all that. Gambling while keeping the win or loss to yourself will give the gambler a peaceful gambling experience.

[Iranus]

The only reason why you will frame up a lie to cover up your gambling losses is when you're gambling above your means and allowing it affect your life in general. That's going to be the point where it starts affecting you if not, you generally don't owe anyone an explanation as to how you're spending your money.

Gambling is supposed to be a thing of fun and not something you do and can't be proud to tell people about it outcome. If it ever gets to that point where you can't tell people that this is what you've lost or you have to lie just to cover up on your loss, it surely shows that you're gambling the wrong way. Even if you lie about your gambling losses, how long will you continue lieing while it continues affecting you negatively?

When we lie about our gambling losses n thinking that we be able to hide our financial trouble like this, it may in the time ahead lead to creating chasmic emotional void and be possible even damage our relationships. You know keeping whatsit a secret and lying about punting is one of the serious things that can form emotional pain, akwardness, even the knocking down of a partnership & family. Most of the time, the fable of punter deceiving about lost remuneration, exaggerated debts or concealed wagers fall tightly into the primary symptom of gambling disorder, in which the crime of lying to cover up the scope of involvement may be a marker. These lies that people say to protect their relationships over time turn them away and put up shame, regret & guilt in them making it more difficult to recover or else people try to be honest and get emotional and psychological help.

[danherbias07]

I never lying and tell my loses from gambling because basically i was hide my gambling habit to my family that's why they never know everytime i did gamble especially for gambling online which these activities can be done using my smartphone so they never know when i lost and when i won from gambling besides that if i want to start gambling usually i used my own money which usually small amount of money but i got my friend who always be lying to his family about his loses in gambling which i think this is common thing happened because he was too fear to his family if tell the truth

Common, yes. Why? Gambling is still not seen as a good thing, even in this era, although many are playing online now. There are still old-school people who believe gambling is a bad habit. So, yes, I can see why your friend is lying to his family when he loses some of his money.

Although not telling anything can be a problem in the future, too. People around you will talk and make rumors, and would probably even try to sneak and catch you off guard while you are gambling on your smartphone. It could go wrong, and your family will leave you because you are not being honest with them.

[bettercrypto]

Do you check conscious or unconsciously lied to someone or to your love ones to cover your gambling loses? And what kind of lying did you do? Did you tell that you just lost like $50 but in reality it's $500.00? Or that you lend some money to your friend, but then you go and play on casinos? Or you tell that your paycheck is short and there is something wrong with it and so you will have to ask your company's HR about it?

How about other lies that you uses because you can't admit to yourself that you've actually lost because it's a sign of weakness?

I have never experienced that, because my husband also knows that my gambling is very limited and he knows how much I gamble, so he accepts that from me
because he knows that when I lose I stop and when I win he also knows that I stop.

besides this, my husband also knows that I only spend the extra money here and I don't move any money that I actually have.
That's probably the beauty of this gambling habit of mine.

[SATWAT]

Common, yes. Why? Gambling is still not seen as a good thing, even in this era, although many are playing online now. There are still old-school people who believe gambling is a bad habit. So, yes, I can see why your friend is lying to his family when he loses some of his money.

Although not telling anything can be a problem in the future, too. People around you will talk and make rumors, and would probably even try to sneak and catch you off guard while you are gambling on your smartphone. It could go wrong, and your family will leave you because you are not being honest with them.

Interesting mate I am never been in physical casino or place where this is happening to I am doing mostly stuff with no family member ever able to check my activity just because of this I never need to lie about my loses or wins as well.
I have few big loses, but now I am covering up with I am not using my personal money for this because my budget is limited, and it's needed more intention for my family, but few things are really miserable we can't talk openly about gambling even community is huge here.
Online stuff helping many for doing their stuff and never talk about this with anyone because still many not like this to be engaged even it's profitable for them.

[Outhue]

Do you check conscious or unconsciously lied to someone or to your love ones to cover your gambling loses? And what kind of lying did you do? Did you tell that you just lost like $50 but in reality it's $500.00? Or that you lend some money to your friend, but then you go and play on casinos? Or you tell that your paycheck is short and there is something wrong with it and so you will have to ask your company's HR about it?

How about other lies that you uses because you can't admit to yourself that you've actually lost because it's a sign of weakness?

How is this going to help you in anyway? People lies for their personal reasons even if gambling isn't involved, I once had to lie to my partner that I was broke because the last money I had on me was moved into my casino profile already before he asked, but it's still a lie.

The lie isn't about losing money in gambling per say but it's still gambling related, I've never lost a lot of money that i am too ashamed to share with my partner, he trust me that much that I am not a irresponsible gambler.

It's been a long time since I lost a lot of money to gambling and that even happened because I was just starting out with gambling, since then I've never lost any alarming amount.

[pawanjain]

Do you check conscious or unconsciously lied to someone or to your love ones to cover your gambling loses? And what kind of lying did you do? Did you tell that you just lost like $50 but in reality it's $500.00? Or that you lend some money to your friend, but then you go and play on casinos? Or you tell that your paycheck is short and there is something wrong with it and so you will have to ask your company's HR about it?

How about other lies that you uses because you can't admit to yourself that you've actually lost because it's a sign of weakness?

I haven't had to lie for my losses because nobody was actually dependent on that money.
Every time I deposited money for gambling, I made sure it's something that I can afford to lose and that it wouldn't bother anyone.
So I didn't really have to answer anyone about it and I believe everyone should follow the same approach.

[Pandu Geddon]

Do you check conscious or unconsciously lied to someone or to your love ones to cover your gambling loses?

Yes, I have done it. But eventually, after quite a while, I told them the truth. The lies were related to the bonus money I received from work, and also a friend who repaid a loan to me. I used that money as additional capital for gambling. I didn't say all of that because it was certain that using everything for gambling would be a problem, even though it didn't impact the economy, that money was still quite valuable for savings.

[Leahized]

Do you check conscious or unconsciously lied to someone or to your love ones to cover your gambling loses? And what kind of lying did you do? Did you tell that you just lost like $50 but in reality it's $500.00? Or that you lend some money to your friend, but then you go and play on casinos? Or you tell that your paycheck is short and there is something wrong with it and so you will have to ask your company's HR about it?

Yes it can be the case for many. Although I don't lie most of the time and I am ready to tell any truth. But when I lose extra money in gambling, I hide it because I don't want to reveal it. If gambling means losing the meaning of gambling can be a lot, such as defamation to relatives. Moreover, people are always experiencing some problems. If for some reason a friend circle and relatives are borrowed money, they will not give. The reason is one, they know he is gambling and they will never believe in their minds, he is really in danger. Moreover, many people think that those who gambling make some money in income and when it is revealed it gradually becomes a large amount. And they think they have won a lot of money. That's why I think you should be satisfied with a small amount of money.

[Marykeller]

I do come out openly when telling people about my losses in gambling because I really know that the amount spent on gambling is not that much for me or anybody to feel pity for me over it, that I have lost a whole lot in gambling.

My friends do know that my gambling money for the week is not more than 3-5% of the weekly income. I always stick to that, they don't bother to ask about the money I spent because they know that it is too little to cry out loud for.

[Odogwu-Blockchain]

Do you check conscious or unconsciously lied to someone or to your love ones to cover your gambling loses?

Yes, I have done it. But eventually, after quite a while, I told them the truth. The lies were related to the bonus money I received from work, and also a friend who repaid a loan to me. I used that money as additional capital for gambling. I didn't say all of that because it was certain that using everything for gambling would be a problem, even though it didn't impact the economy, that money was still quite valuable for savings.

Do you feel great using that money for gambling or you regret doing that for some reason? It's always painful to use that kind of funds that was supposed to be used for something meaningful for chasing a cheap dopamine outcome that will end in tears.

What was their reaction after telling them the truth, was it positive?

[ScamViruS]

I do come out openly when telling people about my losses in gambling because I really know that the amount spent on gambling is not that much for me or anybody to feel pity for me over it, that I have lost a whole lot in gambling.

My friends do know that my gambling money for the week is not more than 3-5% of the weekly income. I always stick to that, they don't bother to ask about the money I spent because they know that it is too little to cry out loud for.

It's important to always keep control of your own abilities, because no one knows better than you how much you're capable of losing in gambling. Before you start gambling, thinking about losing rather than winning will actually help you manage your money properly. It is definitely a good idea to gamble with a small amount of your weekly earnings, because even if you lose this small amount of money, it will not affect your actual living expenses much.

Gamblers should definitely keep these things in mind, because there are many gamblers who gamble with all their salary and end up suffering financial hardship at some point.

[AmaGold70]

Do you check conscious or unconsciously lied to someone or to your love ones to cover your gambling loses? And what kind of lying did you do? Did you tell that you just lost like $50 but in reality it's $500.00? Or that you lend some money to your friend, but then you go and play on casinos? Or you tell that your paycheck is short and there is something wrong with it and so you will have to ask your company's HR about it?

How about other lies that you uses because you can't admit to yourself that you've actually lost because it's a sign of weakness?

This thread has made me walk down memory lane when I lost a huge amount of money to Gambling, when I was still in the university I once used my school fees to gamble with the hope of doubling up the amount if I win but it backfired me negatively. I just couldn't bring myself to tell my parents how I lost the money Because I know what will happen to me as an African child, to save myself from the anger of my parents I lied to my parents that I was robbed in my hostel room, this is an experience I will never forget and I even vowed never to use any money that should be use on an important stuff on gambling  but as a true gambler I still find myself doing it over and over again even though I use the amount I can afford to replace.