gambling with a friend

[0t3p0t]

Yeah this situation actually happened anywhere in the world with everybody's friends and here in my place one incident has ended up paying so dearly with his life because he refuse to pay the agreed amount of money that is placed on bets some other incidents leads to beating the same thing.

[robelneo]

just like a few people i know; two men decided to play and bet on something and when one guy lost he didn’t want to pay the other one so the winner friend got mad and smashed his car

If you cannot understand one another, then your friendship is superficial. Real friends understand each other and have good communication, and they avoid any conflict that could ruin their friendship.

do you ever see yourself ruining a friendship if your friend didn’t honor said bet? or it’s really not that serious? who is at fault here, the friend who didn’t push through the bet because he lost? or the friend who got angry?

I will never ruin a friendship for something as petty as this. Both are at fault and their friendship is not that deep; they should have respected each other and talked it out Real friends will never quarrel in gambling, I would not want these kinds of friends.

[Sim_card]

I don't like betting with a friend to avoid having problems with them, because temptations are bound to happen in such bet since one will take the other for granted and will not abide to the rules in the long run. Friendship is better than gambling, so why ruin up a good friendship all in the name of gambling. Some people cannot watch another person walk away with their money when they are stronger than you.

[Igebotz]

I don't like betting with a friend to avoid having problems with them, because temptations are bound to happen in such bet since one will take the other for granted and will not abide to the rules in the long run. Friendship is better than gambling, so why ruin up a good friendship all in the name of gambling. Some people cannot watch another person walk away with their money when they are stronger than you.

You are right. Money can easily cause misunderstandings between friends. Humans can be tricky, and friends sometimes have a sense of entitlement. They believe he is my friend, so even if I lose, he will return my stake. As you mentioned, if their stake is not returned, it causes problems.

This is because the person who lost will begin to regard the other as a bad friend simply because he won and did not return the stake. He may not come forward to express his complaints and grievances, but he will begin to hold grudges and seek vengeance in other ways. 

[bisdak40]

I don't like betting with a friend to avoid having problems with them, because temptations are bound to happen in such bet since one will take the other for granted and will not abide to the rules in the long run. Friendship is better than gambling, so why ruin up a good friendship all in the name of gambling. Some people cannot watch another person walk away with their money when they are stronger than you.

You are right. Money can easily cause misunderstandings between friends. Humans can be tricky, and friends sometimes have a sense of entitlement. They believe he is my friend, so even if I lose, he will return my stake. As you mentioned, if their stake is not returned, it causes problems.

This is because the person who lost will begin to regard the other as a bad friend simply because he won and did not return the stake. He may not come forward to express his complaints and grievances, but he will begin to hold grudges and seek vengeance in other ways.

It depends on the kind of friends you have. If you see the bet as a friendly bet, then there should be no hard feelings because a bet is a bet, so watching the match with your friend will become more thrilling. The point is to make watching the match more exciting, not to stress over it, so there shouldn’t be any bad vibes between friends. Win or lose, it’s all about enjoying the moment together.

[bitbit97]

Indeed, it depends on what kind of friends you are. If you know that your friend is impulsive, reckless, aggressive or vindictice, then it is better not to gamble with him. But as long as you both know when it is to stop (meaning know when competition is about to turn into war), I see nothing bad in gambling with or against friend. As long as both of you gamble for fun (and even for money in some cases), you two are good to do whatever you want.

[Findingnemo]

I heard such stories from people I know and also from some friends but never witnessed those serious disagreement in real. Generally they don't bet against each other, they will take the bet together against others which is what they usually do.

In case if that happens then it should be honoured to keep the relationship and my opinion never do that, money and relationship never get along.

[bitbit97]

Often people say that “if you want to lose a friend - borrow him money”, I can chance that into “significant money related situation can end any friendship”. Until bets are low, friends are friends and dont bother about gambling. But as soon as bet becomes large, everyone is on his own. From that - gambling with a friend is ok when bets are low. I had been gambling with friends in past quie often. It was fun Friday games with low bets. Since then, everyone are still friends.

[$crypto$]

Often people say that “if you want to lose a friend - borrow him money”, I can chance that into “significant money related situation can end any friendship”. Until bets are low, friends are friends and dont bother about gambling. But as soon as bet becomes large, everyone is on his own. From that - gambling with a friend is ok when bets are low. I had been gambling with friends in past quie often. It was fun Friday games with low bets. Since then, everyone are still friends.

make gambling with friends as one of the entertainment, at least that's what I do. Usually I gamble with them to make jokes when one of us loses, it could be me who loses and it could be my friend who loses.

In addition, we usually enjoy the winnings together. Maybe it's more appropriate if we just treat them, because we can enjoy our money back. In fact, that might make our friendship closer.

[Rubel007]

I don't like betting with a friend to avoid having problems with them, because temptations are bound to happen in such bet since one will take the other for granted and will not abide to the rules in the long run. Friendship is better than gambling, so why ruin up a good friendship all in the name of gambling. Some people cannot watch another person walk away with their money when they are stronger than you.

A bet with a friend can be done for fun but if there is any financial motive and trying to make money then such a bet should not be done. This can cause a rift in friendship. Money can be regained anytime but it is hard to find when friendship is lost. Moreover, one of the biggest problems in friendship is money. So bets can be placed for fun. There may be a small amount of money that can be put aside for a treat but betting for financial gain should be avoided.

[Mate2237]

That is bullshit. A friendly play or game should be a fun if really they are friends and not to damage his friend car. That shows that the friend was envy about his friend's properties. I normally play bet with my friends. Sometimes I didn't pay him the money if he wins or we use it to buy something and we all eat it. Though that is not a serious gambling but just for playing shake to pass time. But I don't like to bet with them seriously because anything concerning money is not good with two friends.

There are two things that can spoil friendship. Woman and money. Avoid your friend's girlfriend and his wife. And don't borrow money to your friend if you know that he won't pay back on the agreed time and that will lead to dispute between you guys. What the friend did was not good but what the other friend did was not good as well.

[Igebotz]

It is important to know who you call a friend. When you know your friend well, you can avoid certain problems because you know what causes misunderstandings. Some friends can be very controversial, and if you place a bet with one of them, they will never agree that you won because they will make the terms of the bet so complicated that they will always see where to stand and argue just to justify why you did not win. In some cases, even when the loss is obvious, they will refuse to give up the item, claiming that they were joking. Personally, I do not bet with a friend so that our relationship remains cool.

[LUCKMCFLY]

There are two things that can spoil friendship. Woman and money. Avoid your friend's girlfriend and his wife. And don't borrow money to your friend if you know that he won't pay back on the agreed time and that will lead to dispute between you guys. What the friend did was not good but what the other friend did was not good as well.

That is very true, you have to have a lot of loyalty so that those two things do not mean the enmity of two people, women can be a great trigger, but with money problems, games that both agree well so that later they do not come out in problems, all society is bad, that does not turn out very well, at some point one believes that he has more than the other and so on, then the friendship is damaged, so things like that I do not recommend.

It is better to play with our own money and not make things go to bigger problems, better to do everything alone.

[LogitechMouse]

do you ever see yourself ruining a friendship if your friend didn’t honor said bet? or it’s really not that serious?

I've been gambled with my friend in basketball games, but ruining our friendship? Not at all. I've been on a situation where my friend didn't pay the supposed bet that we agreed, but instead of ruining our friendship, I'd rather choose to lessen the bet or make it simple and most of the time I say, "Just treat me with some foods then because you lost." The amount of the food that he spent would be much lower but that's okay as long as the friendship is still intact and nothing bad happened.

who is at fault here, the friend who didn’t push through the bet because he lost? or the friend who got angry?

It's hard to judge TBH because we don't know the 2 people that're involved, but I would say that the person who lost is at fault because he didn't honor their agreement. Well, I guess karma has been served and his car got smashed. Forget about the payment already.

[Didia Sofunichi]

It's common to see friends strike a bet during an argument, infact it happens almost all the time. Personally I place bet with my friends, if I loose and you didn't return my stake I don't usually mind

Sometimes if I win the bet I buy drinks of which my friend the one that lost benefits from.

Not returning stake after winning a bet can not cause rift between me and my friends.