Friendly bet among friends

[bangjoe]

That's very appropriate, don't gamble too expensive if it's among friends, bets between friends should be based on simple values but bring an interesting atmosphere, so that later when losing will not be a problem, or you can say keep betting responsibly if we use that term.
 
I've done it before and some of the winnings are used to buy food and drinks, usually that's how it's done to strengthen friendships even though there's a lot of annoying talk during the betting period before the game ends.

I really don't understand in some other cases there are even those who bet their houses, vehicles and even their wives with their own friends. LOL

You really took the words out of my mouth, friendly bets should be for the purpose of strengthening the relationship rather than money making, if we have to bet with our friends it should be in such a way that any money won would be used by the general house just to unite everyone more, the thing is if friendly bet is not done by matured people it might end up destroying the friendship because no one likes to lose, me personally i don’t like gambling with my friends because i have had a bad experience with one of my very close friend some time ago, me and this my friend kept on betting against each other until it ruined our friendship, we literally saw each other as enemies, in fact it got to a point that even when we aren’t betting and i beg him money or anything he won’t give me, he will even tell me that i should use the money i ate him yesterday to settle myself, ever since that ugly incident i minimized the way i bet with my close friends and family members and even if i have to bet with them i don’t take it so serious and any money i win i would still use it to share amongst everyone just to keep everyone united.

It's best to avoid that, especially if you have experienced it, because gambling with people who are close to us sometimes complicates the problem especially if you can't suppress each other's ego, if you can bet more simply maybe it won't happen like that, I feel competing but I don't consider it an enemy therefore whether I win or lose for the winner on our bet some of the money is spent for us to enjoy together, indirectly the loser treats the winner, the way of thinking is not far like that.
 
If you are with your family, it is better to avoid it, if something unexpected happens, the problem can become long.

[junder]

I sometimes make live bets with my friends on football matches, such as with our favorite teams that meet or other big matches, and yes not a few of them are silly or excited when they win but avoid when they lose or reason this or that, I myself sometimes don't really care if he doesn't pay but if the amount is large, he must pay it. On the other hand, if we look at it from the perspective of maturity, what is agreed upon at the beginning must be kept.

[Fortify]

Happy Sunday, everyone.

I want to share a story with you guys. After service, my friends and I were reminiscing about another friend of ours. He's late now.

When we were together, we used to bet on friendly matches. He was always confident about winning. A very noisy fellow. I miss him, actually. But once he lost, he suddenly went quiet. You wouldn't hear from him at all. He'd pretend that he was occupied and all that, giving excuses here and there.

The funny part is that whenever he won, he was the first person to message the group, disturbing everyone to pay up. Honestly, I don't mind losing a friendly bet, but I believe one should hold up his own end of the bargain. That's what makes it fun.

Do you have that one friend who only remembers the bet when he wins? Share your story.

Why would you keep taking bets with someone who doesn't pay up? Sure, give a friend 2-3 opportunities but after that just stop including them in any bets. Sounds like a very one sided betting setup and I don't know anyone who would pay if it doesn't happen the other way. Some people are just naturally arrogant but it sounds like this person has a whole mix of bad personality traits and you'd probably be doing them a favour by not encouraging this activity any further. If someone has such a problem paying then they probably have other money issues too, so help them out and keep them as a friend. You probably like them for different reasons and money problems can be one of the quickest ways to destroy a friendship.

[GeorgeJohn]

I don't really recommend bets among friends, it breeds competion in the friendship because most times friends quarrels when one party doesn't honor their agreement, the loser will take it casually because they are friends. Betting among friends can also lead to jealousy where one friend will not be happy because he kept losing to his friend and from there hatred can start to build. It is better to bet on a gambling site where there is no familiarity and if you lose you don't expect the site to refund you out of pity because that is what some friends will expect that their friend will not collect their money. If you must bet with your friend let it be what both of you are comfortable to lose so a loser won't feel so bad about releasing what they lost.

what you have articulated is one of the major challenges people face whenever they recommend gambling to their friends..it's neither they smiles if they win or they establish fight when they lose, or they became envy when you're wining and they're not wining..so all this are the major factors why people doesn't like to do friends gambling...

And know that if you're bringing someone to the gambling, make you sure that you let the person know the negative and positive of gambling, most times, why people behaves strange to people that introduced them in gambling...it's because they were no proper introduction or explanation of losing and gaining from gambling...if you make a good explanation to someone you brought to gamble, it will not worry you when it lose and it's envy will be limited...

[bubilas]

I sometimes make live bets with my friends on football matches, such as with our favorite teams that meet or other big matches, and yes not a few of them are silly or excited when they win but avoid when they lose or reason this or that, I myself sometimes don't really care if he doesn't pay but if the amount is large, he must pay it. On the other hand, if we look at it from the perspective of maturity, what is agreed upon at the beginning must be kept.

Betting money among friends can be a serious test of friendship, because serious and mature friendships involve sacrificing time and energy, all for free. If you like your friend, financial considerations will be secondary, but won't be woven into your relationship. This is important, because sincerity isn't achieved through monetary considerations. Any dispute or bet involving money can create debts or financial relationships that can become the first stumbling block between those whose friendship isn't already strong.

[FanEagle]

We do this with my friends all the time, but not for money. We basically do it for "dares", we decide on a dare beforehand, then bet, and whoever loses the bet, has to do the dare.

We are not a rich group of friends, so betting with each other for money is not a viable thing that we can do, most of us are poor people who can't afford to go out and drink 10 beers like Americans do, so we just make up our own fun. Of course we are just too old now, and these days we just sit down, drink tea, and talk for hours instead.

[ZeroVinsonN]

Happy Sunday, everyone.

I want to share a story with you guys. After service, my friends and I were reminiscing about another friend of ours. He's late now.

When we were together, we used to bet on friendly matches. He was always confident about winning. A very noisy fellow. I miss him, actually. But once he lost, he suddenly went quiet. You wouldn't hear from him at all. He'd pretend that he was occupied and all that, giving excuses here and there.

The funny part is that whenever he won, he was the first person to message the group, disturbing everyone to pay up. Honestly, I don't mind losing a friendly bet, but I believe one should hold up his own end of the bargain. That's what makes it fun.

Do you have that one friend who only remembers the bet when he wins? Share your story.

So he doesn't pay up when he loses? If that's the case then he was wrong in his actions especially since he was the one to always tell everyone to pay up when he won, it's not exactly right to be dodgy about a friendly bet simply because you lost, i wouldn't even consider something like that as a loss, just see at as giving your friends money and it's also not something to be done with too much money, just something we can afford to lose.

[eisen33]

We do this with my friends all the time, but not for money. We basically do it for "dares", we decide on a dare beforehand, then bet, and whoever loses the bet, has to do the dare.

We are not a rich group of friends, so betting with each other for money is not a viable thing that we can do, most of us are poor people who can't afford to go out and drink 10 beers like Americans do, so we just make up our own fun. Of course we are just too old now, and these days we just sit down, drink tea, and talk for hours instead.

Once, I was watching a football match with some friends when a new guy, a friend of one of my buddies, joined us. In the middle of the game, he decided to make things more interesting. He pulled out some money, put it on the table, and said he was betting on the underdog, everyone else eagerly joined in, took out their money, and bet on the favorite. I was completely against the idea, even though I was almost certain the favorite would win. I'd rather place a bet at a casino than turn watching a match with friends into a betting contest.

[WhoYouCantKill]

So he doesn't pay up when he loses? If that's the case then he was wrong in his actions especially since he was the one to always tell everyone to pay up when he won, it's not exactly right to be dodgy about a friendly bet simply because you lost, i wouldn't even consider something like that as a loss, just see at as giving your friends money and it's also not something to be done with too much money, just something we can afford to lose.

We will always have people like this who would only want others to stick their own part of the bargain when it favours them but try to shy away from fulfilling theirs when the coin falls in favour of the other side. And honestly, there’s always a better way to deal with people who behave this way, the best thing would either be to avoid doing any financial dealings with them, or anything that would require them to remit something of value, avoid it completely or you can equally give him a taste of his own medicine so he knows how it feels when he does it to others.

[m2017]

When we were together, we used to bet on friendly matches. He was always confident about winning. A very noisy fellow. I miss him, actually. But once he lost, he suddenly went quiet. You wouldn't hear from him at all. He'd pretend that he was occupied and all that, giving excuses here and there.

So, in the end, this very noisy guy (from personal observations, such guys are usually the least likely to fulfill their obligations) simply didn’t pay back what he lost in a friendly bet, right?

The funny part is that whenever he won, he was the first person to message the group, disturbing everyone to pay up. Honestly, I don't mind losing a friendly bet, but I believe one should hold up his own end of the bargain. That's what makes it fun.

Any game \ bet is fun if everyone follows the rules and no one tries to cheat.

Do you have that one friend who only remembers the bet when he wins? Share your story.

Your friend's example is the same category of people who borrow money but then "forget" to pay it back. These are unreliable people who don't fulfill their obligations and are not worthy of respect. The question is, how long are you willing to make a friendly bet with such friends (where only your noisy friend can win)?

[TopTort777]

I don't really recommend bets among friends, it breeds competion in the friendship because most times friends quarrels when one party doesn't honor their agreement, the loser will take it casually because they are friends. Betting among friends can also lead to jealousy where one friend will not be happy because he kept losing to his friend and from there hatred can start to build. It is better to bet on a gambling site where there is no familiarity and if you lose you don't expect the site to refund you out of pity because that is what some friends will expect that their friend will not collect their money. If you must bet with your friend let it be what both of you are comfortable to lose so a loser won't feel so bad about releasing what they lost.

what you have articulated is one of the major challenges people face whenever they recommend gambling to their friends..it's neither they smiles if they win or they establish fight when they lose, or they became envy when you're wining and they're not wining..so all this are the major factors why people doesn't like to do friends gambling...

And know that if you're bringing someone to the gambling, make you sure that you let the person know the negative and positive of gambling, most times, why people behaves strange to people that introduced them in gambling...it's because they were no proper introduction or explanation of losing and gaining from gambling...if you make a good explanation to someone you brought to gamble, it will not worry you when it lose and it's envy will be limited...

I can only say that you should know your friends better to understand who you can do sports betting with, and who you should leave or ignore. I have friends who are ok with friendly betting, and I also have those who try to sneak from paying if they lose. Even though we do all that for fun, some turns to be sneaky and greedy than others But I dont blame them. I dont have intentions to stay on my position till end and force them to pay. I would better keep friendly relationship. Couple of bucks wont do me happy or rich, but losing a friend because of that isnt smart.

[Zadicar]

I don't really recommend bets among friends, it breeds competion in the friendship because most times friends quarrels when one party doesn't honor their agreement, the loser will take it casually because they are friends. Betting among friends can also lead to jealousy where one friend will not be happy because he kept losing to his friend and from there hatred can start to build. It is better to bet on a gambling site where there is no familiarity and if you lose you don't expect the site to refund you out of pity because that is what some friends will expect that their friend will not collect their money. If you must bet with your friend let it be what both of you are comfortable to lose so a loser won't feel so bad about releasing what they lost.

what you have articulated is one of the major challenges people face whenever they recommend gambling to their friends..it's neither they smiles if they win or they establish fight when they lose, or they became envy when you're wining and they're not wining..so all this are the major factors why people doesn't like to do friends gambling...

And know that if you're bringing someone to the gambling, make you sure that you let the person know the negative and positive of gambling, most times, why people behaves strange to people that introduced them in gambling...it's because they were no proper introduction or explanation of losing and gaining from gambling...if you make a good explanation to someone you brought to gamble, it will not worry you when it lose and it's envy will be limited...

I can only say that you should know your friends better to understand who you can do sports betting with, and who you should leave or ignore. I have friends who are ok with friendly betting, and I also have those who try to sneak from paying if they lose. Even though we do all that for fun, some turns to be sneaky and greedy than others But I dont blame them. I dont have intentions to stay on my position till end and force them to pay. I would better keep friendly relationship. Couple of bucks wont do me happy or rich, but losing a friend because of that isnt smart.

True, there are those friends on which they are greedy and some wont be paying even if they do lose a bet but just like you've said that its better to lose up some bucks rather than on losing a friend specially if you've been long time friends. We do know that there are traits or behaviors on which it would definitely be that not nice since we arent perfect and its better to understand it out. This is why its important that you should at least know that you've been that dealing up with your friend who knows on how to bet up gambling to avoid these kind of possible conflicts. Each friend is different when it comes to interest and thats why you should really be that trying out to approach on what that it is in line with it rather than on trying out to force someone but of course its just friendly approach and having those dealings about betting into something as form of hanging out or what.

[maydna]

Yes, I have some but I don't bother to think about them. Sometimes they win and lost but if they lost, they will remain quiet and like you said, they will leave the group chat and busy with many things.

They really like to show off their winning to many people not just their friends. Well, we as their friends don't have problems with that and not judging bad because they have their own choice and after all, they pay the money although late.

We understand that their habit will be like that so we will not bet with them. We will make so many reasons telling to them that we don't have money or others.

[sompitonov]

I can only say that you should know your friends better to understand who you can do sports betting with, and who you should leave or ignore. I have friends who are ok with friendly betting, and I also have those who try to sneak from paying if they lose. Even though we do all that for fun, some turns to be sneaky and greedy than others But I dont blame them. I dont have intentions to stay on my position till end and force them to pay. I would better keep friendly relationship. Couple of bucks wont do me happy or rich, but losing a friend because of that isnt smart.

I've also encountered friends like that sometimes, where someone wins and doesn't want to pay, but for me, friendship is more important, so I always pay up when I lose to a friend. And if a friend isn't willing to pay, then maybe we don't need someone who doesn't keep their promises in our circle. I'd look at it from that perspective and draw my own conclusions. In any case, playing with friends is a lot of fun and much more interesting than sitting at home alone and playing online, although I also have the added benefit of not having anyone interrupt my concentration.

[The Founding Titan]

I sometimes make live bets with my friends on football matches, such as with our favorite teams that meet or other big matches, and yes not a few of them are silly or excited when they win but avoid when they lose or reason this or that, I myself sometimes don't really care if he doesn't pay but if the amount is large, he must pay it. On the other hand, if we look at it from the perspective of maturity, what is agreed upon at the beginning must be kept.

It's expected that between friends promises should be kept, it might not look like much but a simple honesty will really go a long way, if you can't pay a lost bet to your friends then who are you going to be able to pay to? Paying to friends shouldn't even have to be a problem especially if you want them to pay to you when you win as well, people should be able to do what they expect others to do, bet among friends should be more about fun.

[Nrcewker]

I’m sure many of us have a friend like this. They brag about themselves whenever they win, but the moment they lose, they disappear for a while. Then, when it’s time to pay up, they take forever and come up with thousands of excuses.

We always bet on Indian Premier League cricket matches, and most of the time, he wins. He’s a good cricket player, so his knowledge of the game is excellent. But whenever he loses a bet, he delays paying us.

The bet amounts are very small, but the competitive spirit among us is huge. That’s why, regardless of whether we win or lose, we continue placing these friendly bets.

[Achalugo BTC]

I don't see anything wrong with gambling with friends except when you have bad friends that don't care about you success and will not be happy with you when you make big profits when they are not having the same luck too.
I like gambling with friends when I am less busy or chilling. I have reduce my betting pattern these days because of work and other activities.

Not that it's wrong, but for me, I believe people can change at the given time and money has a strong influence in their lives of human, money can cause someone you've know for a long time to start misbehaving when there is money involved and you keep asking if its just because of money that is making them to misbehave like this or they have other reasons why they are acting so weird. Strange things are happening on a daily, so don't be too sure of someone else, even if you have know them for a very long period of time, like the way they said, " Change is Constant".

[reagansimms]

I don't know when he died, whether recently or long ago, but losing a friend who always brought joy and such a competitive spirit leaves a deep longing. His noisy behavior when he wins and his habit of disappearing when he loses are exciting moments with him, it will be the most beautiful part of your journey and be proof that your friendship is very memorable and full of laughter.
Your friend's reaction is like he can't stand being in a losing position, maybe he feels inferior because previously he was very confident because he was always sure he would win. In my opinion, his behavior was very normal and his departure will forever leave a very deep mark on you when you remember laughing together at certain moments.

[TopTort777]

I can only say that you should know your friends better to understand who you can do sports betting with, and who you should leave or ignore. I have friends who are ok with friendly betting, and I also have those who try to sneak from paying if they lose. Even though we do all that for fun, some turns to be sneaky and greedy than others But I dont blame them. I dont have intentions to stay on my position till end and force them to pay. I would better keep friendly relationship. Couple of bucks wont do me happy or rich, but losing a friend because of that isnt smart.

I've also encountered friends like that sometimes, where someone wins and doesn't want to pay, but for me, friendship is more important, so I always pay up when I lose to a friend. And if a friend isn't willing to pay, then maybe we don't need someone who doesn't keep their promises in our circle. I'd look at it from that perspective and draw my own conclusions. In any case, playing with friends is a lot of fun and much more interesting than sitting at home alone and playing online, although I also have the added benefit of not having anyone interrupt my concentration.

But I would keep "a friend that does not want to pay" in our circle, I wont be just gambling with him next Couple of bucks are not that amount to kick a person from circle of friends. But it shows person attitude to agreements. I think you know, have and encountered such people, that little amount of money dont consider to be money or something. When you lend them tiny amount (or buy a beer for example), then consider paying it back or buy you also a beer. Because couple of bucks are nothing However they are friends anyway, but a "smart ass friends"

[Achalugo BTC]

I indulge in such bets with my friends, but not with huge amounts or properties I know the person cannot afford to loose. It is important that we play it safe when dealing with people, but placing side bets with as little money as can afford a bottle of beer and a plate of pepper soup isn't what would cause those kind of issues. Most times when someone in my friend zone wins such a bet, they still use the proceeds to buy something we all share. Sometimes it is still about the level of maturity of the parties involved. I agree that changes can occur but I believe that keeping things minimal prevents such changes from occurring to a great extent.

That's right, it all depends on the maturity of people, there are some people that display mature attitudes in gambling, which they don't misbehave and won't lose their guard if they lose or win, they stay in doing or acting in the right way, which its good for one to surround themselves with such friends and like you said, there are people among your friends, which can't stick in doing the way others are doing and when dealing with such people, its best for one to act on wisdom as there will no cause for alarm, as everything will go smoothly.