Have you ever lost a friendship over an off bet?

[Bright0515]

people are confident in making bets when they think they are gonna win but of course once they lose which is something they did not even consider due to too much cockiness they go back on their words and do not honor the bet and they think since you are friends they can get off the hook

I think it's not right to have such friends around because the can easily betray at any moment. A friend that can not honor his decision go back to his words can do thing which you might regret. However such friends is not hard to know, with every little tings that involves money they will always want to be at the top, the pattern to use on such people or friends is never to do anything that involves money with them. The worst thing to do with them is betting because they will not accept their losses the way you will accept yours.

[Shishir99]

I think it's not right to have such friends around because the can easily betray at any moment. A friend that can not honor his decision go back to his words can do thing which you might regret. However such friends is not hard to know, with every little tings that involves money they will always want to be at the top, the pattern to use on such people or friends is never to do anything that involves money with them. The worst thing to do with them is betting because they will not accept their losses the way you will accept yours.

Sometimes it depends on age, sometimes on the amounts, and sometimes on how serious you both were. As I shared before in this thread, I had childhood friends with whom I placed bets, and they never honored their bets. I just remember those days and laugh. Sometimes it also depends on the amounts. If the amount it kinda big, I think everyone will care about that and even start fighting, regardless of how their relationship is. Sometimes it depends on how serious you guys were. If someone laugh and wants to bet just because they believe their favorite team is gonna win and bet unreal amount of money, that does not count. Right?

[tvplus006]

... Do you think off bets with friends are harmless fun, or are they risky for the friendship itself?

Any dispute with friends for money can lead to conflict, and often such conflicts end with friends ceasing to be friends. A bet for fun is something that is acceptable for friends to avoid conflict. If you absolutely want to get financial benefits from betting, then services such as Polymarket exist for this.

[Pandorak]

I’ve heard many stories about friends betting on a game at home, where one person couldn’t accept the loss and refused to honor the bet. After that, the friendship was never the same. Has this ever happened to you? Do you think off bets with friends are harmless fun, or are they risky for the friendship itself? Personally, I try as much as possible to avoid playing this way, not because I don’t trust the people around me, but because I don’t see the meaning of gambling that way in the presence of online platforms.

Gambling or betting with my own friends is something i avoid at all costs, and for good reason. A few years ago, i experienced it myself, it started out as a bit of fun, betting small amounts, but as the situation heated up, the stakes got higher and higher. In the end, i was the winner. unfortunately, there was a price to pay, i lost that friend. He told other friends that he was upset about his loss and decided to keep his distance from me. However, that was a long time ago. Now we are friends again and will never do that again. In fact we often pool our money to gamble online, which is more fun.

[Muba20]

I’ve heard many stories about friends betting on a game at home, where one person couldn’t accept the loss and refused to honor the bet. After that, the friendship was never the same. Has this ever happened to you? Do you think off bets with friends are harmless fun, or are they risky for the friendship itself? Personally, I try as much as possible to avoid playing this way, not because I don’t trust the people around me, but because I don’t see the meaning of gambling that way in the presence of online platforms.

Gambling or betting with my own friends is something i avoid at all costs, and for good reason. A few years ago, i experienced it myself, it started out as a bit of fun, betting small amounts, but as the situation heated up, the stakes got higher and higher. In the end, i was the winner. unfortunately, there was a price to pay, i lost that friend. He told other friends that he was upset about his loss and decided to keep his distance from me. However, that was a long time ago. Now we are friends again and will never do that again. In fact we often pool our money to gamble online, which is more fun.

There are some advantages to betting among ourselves, there are also many disadvantages. Maybe we get very excited after betting with friends about who will win, but after getting the result, when a friend loses, he gets very embarrassed and some of them make various false excuses and later they will be embarrassed. When I made a bet with one of my close friends, he later refused to pay me the bet money. His relationship with me also deteriorated because he did not want to pay the bet money, but later I did not let that happen. But I have decided in my heart that I will never get involved in such a bet between friends again.

[Fiatless]

Maybe this can only affect those who are mostly influenced by friends in gambling, because I don't think someone like me can have any effects of this since I don't usually keep much friends in gambling, but we can't deny the reality from happening because some could actually be a victim of all this, by the time they begin to lose, that is when they begin to have serious issues with their friends because of the most they are into.

The OP is talking about friends betting on a game, and one refuses to honour the rules. Maybe by refusing to remit his own part of the bet after he has lost, His point is that this betting with friends could cause disagreement, which could lead to loss of friendship. The topic is not about the reaction of friends when they are losing. It's about losing a relationship because of placing bets among yourself.

Some posters gave examples of how they have placed bets with friends on physical games that turned sour. For me, I would avoid betting with friends or relatives to avoid problems.    

[Pi-network314159]

I’ve heard many stories about friends betting on a game at home, where one person couldn’t accept the loss and refused to honor the bet. After that, the friendship was never the same. Has this ever happened to you? Do you think off bets with friends are harmless fun, or are they risky for the friendship itself? Personally, I try as much as possible to avoid playing this way, not because I don’t trust the people around me, but because I don’t see the meaning of gambling that way in the presence of online platforms.

I have tried an off bet with a friend before but wasn't serious about it when I won. The truth is that friendship off bet are taking for granted, when you win it is always hard for your friend to remit to you, because they Know you. And because of this reason I forbid gambling with friends. If I should try it with them I will adopt the strategy that a user mentioned here, which means I can only accept that challenge if I have a middle man to hold the fund and if I win he gives it all to me and if I lose he gives it all to him. If I did a bet with a friend and we where dirm serious about it and he later declined because I won, I will never take his promises serious again because he has broken the most important and challenging promise that would have built more trust ever, but rather reduce it because of a single disappointment.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

I think it's not right to have such friends around because the can easily betray at any moment. A friend that can not honor his decision go back to his words can do thing which you might regret. However such friends is not hard to know, with every little tings that involves money they will always want to be at the top, the pattern to use on such people or friends is never to do anything that involves money with them. The worst thing to do with them is betting because they will not accept their losses the way you will accept yours.

If you have such a friend which you must have already know the kind of person they are, you don't have to play such game with them unless you have already accepted that even when they don't honour their pledge that you won't be angry with them, if you are not ready for that, then it's to play such a bet with trusted friends and if one among them failed to honor, it means that they don't have the money but would pay if they get money.

[Alex077]

I’ve heard many stories about friends betting on a game at home, where one person couldn’t accept the loss and refused to honor the bet. After that, the friendship was never the same. Has this ever happened to you? Do you think off bets with friends are harmless fun, or are they risky for the friendship itself? Personally, I try as much as possible to avoid playing this way, not because I don’t trust the people around me, but because I don’t see the meaning of gambling that way in the presence of online platforms.

In reality, such situations happen all the time but no one wants to admit it, lol. Betting between friends is fun but if someone starts making excuses or takes the loss too seriously, then it becomes a problem. I have heard that even 12 year old friendships have been ruined because of not wanting to pay after losing. In fact, then the issue is not limited to money, but rather it becomes a question of respect. When money and pride are involved at the same time, even a small disagreement can cause a lot of problems.

I think if you follow the rules of betting properly and show respect to your friend, then these friendly bets can be fun, but not otherwise. If you lose and don't want to pay the money, then it is normal that there will be trouble. So bet with friends who keep their word and respect the rules. Or when playing a bet, think of it as if you are playing for fun or as a treat. Wins and losses should not be taken too seriously.

[leonair]

I’ve heard many stories about friends betting on a game at home, where one person couldn’t accept the loss and refused to honor the bet. After that, the friendship was never the same. Has this ever happened to you? Do you think off bets with friends are harmless fun, or are they risky for the friendship itself? Personally, I try as much as possible to avoid playing this way, not because I don’t trust the people around me, but because I don’t see the meaning of gambling that way in the presence of online platforms.

I have faced many problems with betting with friends but till now there has been no such incident where the friendship has been completely ruined. However, I have had many arguments with many friends over betting and due to which we have not spoken to each other for a few days. But these are only for fun. Real betting happens only when there is a granted medium between the distant parties through which the betting money is exchanged properly. In the case of friendship, these things are not possible to maintain most of the time. And this is why there are many arguments with friends over these issues and in some cases the friendship can break down.

[Patikno]

I’ve heard many stories about friends betting on a game at home, where one person couldn’t accept the loss and refused to honor the bet. After that, the friendship was never the same. Has this ever happened to you? Do you think off bets with friends are harmless fun, or are they risky for the friendship itself? Personally, I try as much as possible to avoid playing this way, not because I don’t trust the people around me, but because I don’t see the meaning of gambling that way in the presence of online platforms.

Luckily, I have never lost a friendship over a bet. Bets between friends are just a kind of challenge, not a serious bet, and that is why I have never experienced anything like what the OP is referring to. So, I think betting with friends is harmless, as long as it is just for fun and not too serious (bets involving large amounts). Well, if we want to bet seriously with the goal of making more profit, it should be better to bet with a bookie, and that way, it won't potentially damage relationships with anyone. Betting on platforms is now easy, and using crypto for transactions makes it even easier, so there is no need to waste time and energy, let alone sacrifice relationships.

[Fortify]

I’ve heard many stories about friends betting on a game at home, where one person couldn’t accept the loss and refused to honor the bet. After that, the friendship was never the same. Has this ever happened to you? Do you think off bets with friends are harmless fun, or are they risky for the friendship itself? Personally, I try as much as possible to avoid playing this way, not because I don’t trust the people around me, but because I don’t see the meaning of gambling that way in the presence of online platforms.

I've never spent enough money or wagered any kind of amount that would take precedence over a friendship. Nor would I care if somebody didn't pay, it might just make me rethink an opinion of them and probably avoid doing any sort of bet with them in future, since they don't pay up when required. Unless you are really hard up for money or think that people don't occasionally make stupid mistakes, then you should just let these things go. If you cherish the friendship so little that you would fall out over such an action, it probably wasn't worth that much to you anyway and you would have found some other reason to break off the friendship if it wasn't this. Life is too short to hold grudges over such petty things.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I think it's not right to have such friends around because the can easily betray at any moment. A friend that can not honor his decision go back to his words can do thing which you might regret. However such friends is not hard to know, with every little tings that involves money they will always want to be at the top, the pattern to use on such people or friends is never to do anything that involves money with them. The worst thing to do with them is betting because they will not accept their losses the way you will accept yours.

If you have such a friend which you must have already know the kind of person they are, you don't have to play such game with them unless you have already accepted that even when they don't honour their pledge that you won't be angry with them, if you are not ready for that, then it's to play such a bet with trusted friends and if one among them failed to honor, it means that they don't have the money but would pay if they get money.

When it comes to gambling, I think the best advice is to have trust issues with everyone no matter how trustworthy you think the people around you are, and this is because from my own personal experiences, no body ever seems to pay back loans they incurred from or as a result of betting/gambling, many a times fight have bursted in a betting outlet here in my area from the sales boy with clients who owe him and refuse to pay, this are people who play bets on loan and when the bet losses, they will refuse to settle the initial amount they borrowed to place the bet with.

So if I will have to go into any form of bet with my friends, the best way is to have someone external act as an escrow who will collect whatever is at stake and keep it to later deliver it to who ever turns out to be the winner, this is the best way to avoid fights and quarrels.

[Big Dirams]

When it comes to gambling, I think the best advice is to have trust issues with everyone no matter how trustworthy you think the people around you are, and this is because from my own personal experiences, no body ever seems to pay back loans they incurred from or as a result of betting/gambling, many a times fight have bursted in a betting outlet here in my area from the sales boy with clients who owe him and refuse to pay, this are people who play bets on loan and when the bet losses, they will refuse to settle the initial amount they borrowed to place the bet with.

So if I will have to go into any form of bet with my friends, the best way is to have someone external act as an escrow who will collect whatever is at stake and keep it to later deliver it to who ever turns out to be the winner, this is the best way to avoid fights and quarrels.

Some individuals love for bet is really to much or would I say it addiction because why would a person with his or her right senses go and play or gamble on a credit like what the hell, that just so unrealistic and to my opinion and understanding I felt such individuals addiction on gambling is so much which is why he or she could even thought of gambling on credit and even to the extent that he caused a issue between the sales boy and the client like wow this is really serious.
I can’t even imagine going and playing bet on credit and depending on the ticket to click so one could pay the debts like gambling is about luck and nothing more to it so why taking such risk. I bet the client games couldn’t hit jackpot which is why he couldn’t even pay lol.

[Odusko]

I think it's not right to have such friends around because the can easily betray at any moment. A friend that can not honor his decision go back to his words can do thing which you might regret. However such friends is not hard to know, with every little tings that involves money they will always want to be at the top, the pattern to use on such people or friends is never to do anything that involves money with them. The worst thing to do with them is betting because they will not accept their losses the way you will accept yours.

If you have such a friend which you must have already know the kind of person they are, you don't have to play such game with them unless you have already accepted that even when they don't honour their pledge that you won't be angry with them, if you are not ready for that, then it's to play such a bet with trusted friends and if one among them failed to honor, it means that they don't have the money but would pay if they get money.

Yep you should already know your friends and know what they can do when I comes to keeping to promises taking a physical bets with such friends is a total waste of time and energy, keep the discussion just based on basic talks and not getting into a bet with them since losing can't be handled by them.

[Judith87403]

Off bets with friend may appear harmless, yet they carry a lot of real social risk. Funds alters athe tone of friendship, mostly if pride, emotions, or expectations is involved. If one loses and has refused to pay, trust takes the hit, and such damage is usually bigger than the wagered amount. Even if everybody pays up, tension may linger. This is the reason why a lot of people avoid it. Online platforms at least take away personal pressure and disputes emotionally. As for me, to bet with friends is scarcely worth the risk on a relationship over a thing that should just be seen as entertainment.

[Emeraldo]

I have not gotten into a serious bet with a friend, by serious I mean betting significant amount of money that can cause rift between. The only times I have bet with a friend is when it is with something easily redeemable like buying me a bottle of beer or something simple. I know that side bet can be very problematic and can separate friends. Gambling should be focused on the casinos whose business it is to honor all payments of genuine winnings in the platform.                                                                                                                                                

I think there are some serious bets that are not supposed to be done with a very close friend because even if the both parties are matured enough to handle the loses, how about the pshchy it will cause it might have an impact on the relationship between both parties so for me I don think it's advisable to go into an intense and a more serious bet with a close friend because the outcome might not be easy to bear and then continue with the relationship so I feel like it's better to not even engage in such a gamble especially one that has to do with properties and valuables.

[LUCKMCFLY]

There's something about me that I've always said: first, I shouldn't do business with friends or family , because the deals are pointless since trust kills the respect that should exist Trust is something that shouldn't exist in these matters, everything should be in writing. It's a thousand times better to gamble with strangers than with family or friends.

[Crypto Library]

I’ve heard many stories about friends betting on a game at home, where one person couldn’t accept the loss and refused to honor the bet. After that, the friendship was never the same. Has this ever happened to you? Do you think off bets with friends are harmless fun, or are they risky for the friendship itself? Personally, I try as much as possible to avoid playing this way, not because I don’t trust the people around me, but because I don’t see the meaning of gambling that way in the presence of online platforms.

Although it may sound a little funny to hear, I have also seen people who have broken up with each other over killing bots while playing video games like PUBG. They still don't talk to each other, but they used to play games in the same squad. And in this case, if I talk about gambling, then I have seen many more such incidents, I have also seen a situation where a friend kidnapped another friend for gambling and stole money and mobile from him to get money for gambling and drugs.
And besides, there are many such news in our country where there have been fights between friends over sharing money while physically gambling and casualties.

[tread93]

I’ve heard many stories about friends betting on a game at home, where one person couldn’t accept the loss and refused to honor the bet. After that, the friendship was never the same. Has this ever happened to you? Do you think off bets with friends are harmless fun, or are they risky for the friendship itself? Personally, I try as much as possible to avoid playing this way, not because I don’t trust the people around me, but because I don’t see the meaning of gambling that way in the presence of online platforms.

It happens every day, and its crazy how such a small thing or even what seems small in the grand scheme of things can leave to a complete trench between two friends and results in a falling out over a bet or bad Intel or betting suggesting or whatever the case may be. It shows you how fickle some relationships can be. Choose your friends wisely and spend your money wisely 💯