I am sharing a personal story. A few days ago, my friend and I were discussing which team to bet on in a match. Then he told me to bet on his favorite team according to his suggestion. I bet on it as per his suggestion. He forced me to bet more money. Because he was saying that this team will win. Without thinking much, I bet on it as per his suggestion. I even won that bet. . Later, when I met him, he demanded a % of the profit from me. He was demanding it from me in such a way that it seemed like he was getting it as his right. The reason he was saying was that I won according to his prediction. But I refused to give it because if that bet lost, he would not take responsibility for it. Then he got upset. Even though it cost me some money, I gave him some money. Because I didn't want there to be any trouble between us..
Has such an incident ever happened to you?
Or do you ever bet based on someone else's suggestions?
Yes. It often happens when we follow other people's advice when we win, they'll ask for a small portion of our winnings. I've also experienced this myself, but my friend didn't ask but I took the initiative to give him some money. Since I won, he knew it so it felt awkward if I didn't give him some. But that's in the past.
Now, I'm more comfortable gambling by following my own instincts and doing my own research, because for me, it brings a sense of satisfaction, whether we win or lose. As you said, if you follow someone else's advice when we lose we're responsible for it ourselves and we don't get any satisfaction. But if you follow your instincts, even when we lose we feel satisfied and don't feel hurt because we gambled based on our own choices and our own analysis. After all the purpose of gambling is to seek satisfaction winning will increase our enjoyment and losing doesn't matter.