Have you ever lied to cover a gambling loss?

[goldkingcoiner]

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?

Nope never lied to someone else about my gambling losses, but then again, I never admitted any gambling losses. The only person I have lied to about my gambling losses is myself.  

But it really depends on the reason for lying. If you borrow money from someone and lose it, then obviously there will be a very uncomfortable talk later, which may or may not conclude the friendship. So lying could be quite understandable at that point.

As long as the money is eventually repaid, no harm done.

Is there anyone here who had a situation like that though? Most people tend to not borrow money for gambling.

[RockBell]

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

And if no body knows then you are on a safer side because people won't see you as an addict because when you continue to tell people that you are gambling and when you are gambling online there is no way that they will be able to know if you are gambling or not, and that is why prefer gambling online because no one will ever suspect that you are gambling so gambling online comes with a lot of advantage but another thing is that you might eventually spend all your money on gambling because it's very easy to credit your account so the urge to always want to gamble will always be there. Except if you control your self.

[Su-asa]

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

And if no body knows then you are on a safer side because people won't see you as an addict because when you continue to tell people that you are gambling and when you are gambling online there is no way that they will be able to know if you are gambling or not, and that is why prefer gambling online because no one will ever suspect that you are gambling so gambling online comes with a lot of advantage but another thing is that you might eventually spend all your money on gambling because it's very easy to credit your account so the urge to always want to gamble will always be there. Except if you control your self.

That's actually correct mate, because if I'm right be gambling everyday online and I become so addicted to gamble no body will know because they must've not seen me gamble before. But for a gamblers that everyone around him knows that he's into gambling I'm sure that there will always be a lot of helps for him unless such person refuses to take corrections if given to him.

[Mahanton]

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.

Money could broke up friendship and relationship to other people when it comes to this manner. It doesnt matter whether you are that dealing up with gambling or other things on which as long it would be that affecting out negatively then you should be that careful. Going back into the topic about lying about into your gambling loss and activity into someone else then yeah i have done that because I dont like any possible argue basing up on what im doing. People would be always be having that negative approach towards gambling no matter what. In my case on which i havent lied to someone just because im trying out to gamble or even denying about gambling loss or engagement just because i dont play up that much or something we can say that I've been doing this occasionally. It would be just that depending on you whether you are that kind of a secretive person then you might be having those kind of hiding with the activity that you've been that dealing on with. Most of the time on which people would be always having that bad or negative views towards gambling on which they do really that believing that they can be able to believe that they will be not that caught. We do know that there's no smoke that could be isolate out on which whether it would be that so soon for you to get caught then once it do happens then we do know on what will happen for sure. It will be an argument on which it would be leading into some serious problem in between you and your wife or into those people whom you do love will having always that negative approach towards gambling. There are those who are just that open to each other on which they a rent that overreacting that much about on how much they've been spending into and as long they would be that responsible towards their actions then that what matter the most. Its important that you should know on what you are doing and always set out limits too when it comes to spending because on the moment that you do forget yourself on trying out to do things then you would definitely be facing up some issues later on.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

Is there anyone here who had a situation like that though? Most people tend to not borrow money for gambling.

I've not borrowed money for gambling, but have used money kept in my custody to gamble and I lost them. The time for the funds to be utilized came faster than I expected and instead of owing up to the situation and losing my credibility, I had to blame it on the bank not allowing me to make withdrawals while in reality I was trying to replace what I lost to gambling. My cover-up bought me an additional 2 months of time which I used in replacing that money. I went through lots of stress in the process but was glad I could replace it and preserve my reputation.

[yhiaali3]

Oh yes I have done this multiple times in my life during my college days.

I remembered my brother used to gamble and he would win tons of cash during his experience. I envied him so I tried to mimic his techniques and methods by doing exactly the same that he did. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way about the nature of gambling revolving around luck. So when my brother asked me about my winnings, I lied in order to conceal my embarrassment from him.

Another thing, my father frequently bothered me with my gambling habits. I also told him that I stopped but in reality, I gambled in secrecy. While these experiences seemed to cover my failures and short-comings, I am not proud of those lies that I made.

Oh, it's good that you've admitted your past mistakes now.
If you look at the issue from another perspective, you should see how many moral and social problems gambling has caused you, from addiction to losses to embarrassment to lying....

Now you have to ask yourself: Was everything you did in the past right? Or should you change your habits and try to avoid the mistakes you made in the past...

[Chilwell]

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 can choose to tell people when I win or lose and I can also choose to keep quiet. My life is my decision to make and I owe no one an explanation. So as long as I'm gambling with my own money what is the Essence of telling lies, even if you choose to lie to others, at least you should trust your family with your problems. They will stand by you in win and failure and supported you no matter the circumstances, and tells you the words of encouragements.

After all its just gambling, failing once doesn't define you or your future. There are more to comes but how would you be able to face the new challenges coming ahead of you, if you can't overcome your past pain. I don't see anything wrong with telling people when you failed or lose in gambling, because as long as am concerned, I am a human being and no one is 100% perfect and no one is above mistakes.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

I've not borrowed money for gambling, but have used money kept in my custody to gamble and I lost them. The time for the funds to be utilized came faster than I expected and instead of owing up to the situation and losing my credibility, I had to blame it on the bank not allowing me to make withdrawals while in reality I was trying to replace what I lost to gambling. My cover-up bought me an additional 2 months of time which I used in replacing that money. I went through lots of stress in the process but was glad I could replace it and preserve my reputation.

Well, I think this particular attitude is what so many bettors and gamblers are guilty of,  not to borrow money but about spending the money that was meant for something else in gambling. In the past, I have used up some money that was supposed to be spent on something else but I used it for gambling and when the need for that money came, I was stranded, so I actually had to borrow from someone to do what I wanted to do with it but didn't lie about what happened. Some people borrow money for gambling and they lie that they want to use the money for something important meanwhile it's for gambling.

[Hispo]

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 can choose to tell people when I win or lose and I can also choose to keep quiet. My life is my decision to make and I owe no one an explanation. So as long as I'm gambling with my own money what is the Essence of telling lies, even if you choose to lie to others, at least you should trust your family with your problems. They will stand by you in win and failure and supported you no matter the circumstances, and tells you the words of encouragements.
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Not all families are the same though, and not all families are supportive enough to offer consolation and encouragement to go ahead to members of said family who have lost money for whatever circumstances.
Actually, I have a friend (he is not a gambler) whose mother seems to be obsessed with money and ways to get money out of him, to the point she uses manipulation to get him to feel bad about her. If he started to gambler and his mother found out about it, she would become very mad at him and may even throw him out her home, because of who he is using his own money.

So depending on the context and situation, there may be a few cases in which hiding gambling and lying about losses could be justified, even though I usually believe one should not keep it as a secret and rather share it with ones family, in order to reduce the chances of getting addicted.

[Frankolala]

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

And if no body knows then you are on a safer side because people won't see you as an addict because when you continue to tell people that you are gambling and when you are gambling online there is no way that they will be able to know if you are gambling or not, and that is why prefer gambling online because no one will ever suspect that you are gambling so gambling online comes with a lot of advantage but another thing is that you might eventually spend all your money on gambling because it's very easy to credit your account so the urge to always want to gamble will always be there. Except if you control your self.

That's actually correct mate, because if I'm right be gambling everyday online and I become so addicted to gamble no body will know because they must've not seen me gamble before. But for a gamblers that everyone around him knows that he's into gambling I'm sure that there will always be a lot of helps for him unless such person refuses to take corrections if given to him.

You are right. When people already know that you are a gambler, and you start spending money carelessly without them seeing what you're spending the money on, they'll know that you're addicted to gambling and they'll start advising you. However, some people wouldn't listen to such advice, because they don't want to stop chasing their losses. They have the strong belief that they will win back their losses in future.

[GIF-JOBS]

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

And if no body knows then you are on a safer side because people won't see you as an addict because when you continue to tell people that you are gambling and when you are gambling online there is no way that they will be able to know if you are gambling or not, and that is why prefer gambling online because no one will ever suspect that you are gambling so gambling online comes with a lot of advantage but another thing is that you might eventually spend all your money on gambling because it's very easy to credit your account so the urge to always want to gamble will always be there. Except if you control your self.

That's actually correct mate, because if I'm right be gambling everyday online and I become so addicted to gamble no body will know because they must've not seen me gamble before. But for a gamblers that everyone around him knows that he's into gambling I'm sure that there will always be a lot of helps for him unless such person refuses to take corrections if given to him.

You are right. When people already know that you are a gambler, and you start spending money carelessly without them seeing what you're spending the money on, they'll know that you're addicted to gambling and they'll start advising you. However, some people wouldn't listen to such advice, because they don't want to stop chasing their losses. They have the strong belief that they will win back their losses in future.

And those who do not take this advice properly, and continue to gamble as they are, in the mistaken belief that they will be able to recoup their losses at some point, will only end up in greater disaster as a result. Those who realize their mistake in time and can get out of it by using the good advice given by others will certainly be saved from disaster, but those who, despite receiving the right advice, always ignore it and continue to gamble uncontrollably, will not be saved from disaster.

[bubilas]

Is there anyone here who had a situation like that though? Most people tend to not borrow money for gambling.

I've not borrowed money for gambling, but have used money kept in my custody to gamble and I lost them. The time for the funds to be utilized came faster than I expected and instead of owing up to the situation and losing my credibility, I had to blame it on the bank not allowing me to make withdrawals while in reality I was trying to replace what I lost to gambling. My cover-up bought me an additional 2 months of time which I used in replacing that money. I went through lots of stress in the process but was glad I could replace it and preserve my reputation.

Well, I can say that you managed to avoid real problems thanks to your ingenuity, but I think you know without me that you were on a very dangerous edge.
every gambler or betting enthusiast, in the end gets an important lesson, but for someone it is fatal, and someone's lesson is quiet and invisible to the surrounding world. For example, like yours. And perhaps this is the best way to draw the right conclusions.

[Stable090]

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?

Have don that before multiple times, sometimes I will pick a bet, and if I end up losing, am just going to tell my friends that I didn’t place a bet on the match, and sometimes if I place a bet with like $10 and I lose, if I will tell them, am going to tell them that I placed bet with just $5, not that if I tell them the truth, it’s going to affect me in any way, but I just feel it’s not really necessary for my friends to know all my gambling activities, and I know they going to laugh me if I tell them I placed some certain bets, so I don’t have to tell them everything.

[Dunamisx]

If we are to take a genuine statistics of those that use to lie form other gamblers that don't, then we are going to have a number of experience from them and see how many had lied in one way or the other from gambling in the past, this is actually part of the fun to some, while a dishonesty to a certain level if we all reason the way manner this way, i see no reason why we should be lying and pretending on what is not.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

I've not borrowed money for gambling, but have used money kept in my custody to gamble and I lost them. The time for the funds to be utilized came faster than I expected and instead of owing up to the situation and losing my credibility, I had to blame it on the bank not allowing me to make withdrawals while in reality I was trying to replace what I lost to gambling. My cover-up bought me an additional 2 months of time which I used in replacing that money. I went through lots of stress in the process but was glad I could replace it and preserve my reputation.

Well, I think this particular attitude is what so many bettors and gamblers are guilty of,  not to borrow money but about spending the money that was meant for something else in gambling.

Yes, it's true that most gamblers are fond of using money in their custody that was meant for a totally different occasion for gambling, with the mindset of winning and refunding it. Forgetting the fact that in gambling, winning is never guaranteed, which is actually a risky behaviour, most especially when the gambler do not have an immediate means of paying back, if the owner happens to have an emergency need of his money. And as such, I can boldly say that I have never borrowed or used someone fund that was kept under my custody to gamble when I do not have an immediate alternative of paying back if the need for it arises. And I advice all newbies to inculcate such discipline to resist gambling, when you do not have money to gamble, rather than putting yourself in debt.

[Woodie]

When you say lied to someone,  that simply means they financed your gambling or gave you money for something which you misappropriated! Sorry am not the type that gambles with people's money because it puts pressure on you and trust me , very few people have managed to flip this into a profit!!!

Anybody that wants to gamble and wants to enjoy their peace of mind,  don't gamble with loan money, or money meant for a different purpose,  you will thank me later .

[TheUltraElite]

If we are to take a genuine statistics of those that use to lie form other gamblers that don't, then we are going to have a number of experience from them and see how many had lied in one way or the other from gambling in the past, this is actually part of the fun to some, while a dishonesty to a certain level if we all reason the way manner this way, i see no reason why we should be lying and pretending on what is not.

Certain people are dishonest for a reason of hiding something and some people just like to be dishonest. Of the gamblers, most are trying to hide their habits or losses because they are not happy with it or are truly ashamed about it. At least they have some level of remorse for their habits or not being a responsible gambler.

However such lies will get uncovered soon and often the close ones will find out about the gambling losses which will come as a shock to them. Hence it is better to accept the losses and owe up to them or lie and then make it up and then confess.

[rachael9385]

When you say lied to someone,  that simply means they financed your gambling or gave you money for something which you misappropriated! Sorry am not the type that gambles with people's money because it puts pressure on you and trust me , very few people have managed to flip this into a profit!!!

Anybody that wants to gamble and wants to enjoy their peace of mind,  don't gamble with loan money, or money meant for a different purpose,  you will thank me later .

You are right, there would be no reason to lie if you gambled with your own money and probably lost it, you owe no one any sort of explanation, after all it's your money. But In a situation where you lost an amount of money that doesn't belong to you gotten from either your friend, loan company, bank and so on, it would be really difficult to just say it straight up that you actually used their money to gamble

[Odogwu-Blockchain]

When you say lied to someone,  that simply means they financed your gambling or gave you money for something which you misappropriated! Sorry am not the type that gambles with people's money because it puts pressure on you and trust me , very few people have managed to flip this into a profit!!!

Anybody that wants to gamble and wants to enjoy their peace of mind,  don't gamble with loan money, or money meant for a different purpose,  you will thank me later .

You are right, there would be no reason to lie if you gambled with your own money and probably lost it, you owe no one any sort of explanation, after all it's your money. But In a situation where you lost an amount of money that doesn't belong to you gotten from either your friend, loan company, bank and so on, it would be really difficult to just say it straight up that you actually used their money to gamble

Any player that lied or play smart decieving himself that he can't lavish money on gambling when it's actually not true is just hurting himself not others, it sounds foolish to me that someone would be telling lies about his own money, like they'll punish him for spending his own money?

It doesn't make sense to me, it should be another ones money used up and loose in gambling that made such user a lies.

[Dave1]

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?

Have don that before multiple times, sometimes I will pick a bet, and if I end up losing, am just going to tell my friends that I didn’t place a bet on the match, and sometimes if I place a bet with like $10 and I lose, if I will tell them, am going to tell them that I placed bet with just $5, not that if I tell them the truth, it’s going to affect me in any way, but I just feel it’s not really necessary for my friends to know all my gambling activities, and I know they going to laugh me if I tell them I placed some certain bets, so I don’t have to tell them everything.

Good to hear that someone is honest, I mean I could have done it before just like what you describe, and not tell my friends in the beginning that I didn't bet because I don't want them to learn that I've lost. Also, I have many friends like that in my gambling circle, dishonest and not telling me or someone but will tell a different story on a new set of friends and then they will spill the beans for me.

So far though, we still are friends, except for that one who most of us kick in our inner circle. So I guess not being honest might cause friendship and friction amongst friends so it's really better to tell the truth in your gambling loss. There's nothing to be ashamed of that admittance.