Have you ever lied to cover a gambling loss?

[Oluwa-btc]

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?

Most gamblers keep their gambling life private cause of questioning so they can always lie to cover up things mostly setbacks and losses and cause they don't want to be dragged about it. I haven't lied to anyone about my gambling activity because i don't see reasons to do so,on some occasion when i counter loses I tell the real fact literally on the grounds of not being caught in between.

[davis196]

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?

Lying about your gambling loses doesn't "cover" them. They still exist.
I have always gambled with my own money and I have always kept my gambling habits a secret. What's the point of telling your friends and family "hey, I've lost X amount of dollars at the casino!". This would probably cause more problems. Maybe not telling is the same as lying.
Maybe the hardcore gambling addicts should tell their friends and family about loses and debts, before it's too late. I'm not an addict and I don't have big financial loses, so there's no reason for me to tell anyone about my negative financial results.

[qwertyup23]

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.

[GigaBit]

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?

In reality, when I lose at gambling, I don't share anything with anyone. Because when I gamble, I try to keep it to myself. Because when I share my gambling with someone else, they might regret my loss or someone might try to give me advice that I don't like. When I lose, I try to keep it to myself. I sometimes share my loss with a friend who manages gambling, but that's not always. If I don't share it with anyone, I don't have to lie. ‍So I just try to keep it to my self.

[Bitinity]

I have no reason to lie about my losses but at the same time I also have no reason to tell anyone about my gambling result. I  like to share experience nice wins but it does not reveal the actual amount of the profit. I do not like to share the actual amount on how much I lose or how much I win because it is part of privacy.

[junder]

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?

Most gamblers keep their gambling life private cause of questioning so they can always lie to cover up things mostly setbacks and losses and cause they don't want to be dragged about it. I haven't lied to anyone about my gambling activity because i don't see reasons to do so,on some occasion when i counter loses I tell the real fact literally on the grounds of not being caught in between.

I keep my gambling and my wins and losses a secret, but sometimes I share my winnings with my friends, simply by treating them to food or drinks. Sometimes I tell untrue stories about my losses, and it's not mandatory to tell them. Sometimes I get annoyed with friends who tell me they almost won, but their losses were nothing compared to what I experienced. But I understand that everyone has their own standards.

I only tell my gambling activities, including my wins and losses, to very close friends. And yes, I have lied to cover up my losses to my closest friends. I don't know why, but I do.

[SOKO-DEKE]

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?

As a gambler, I feel it is a normal thing that almost every gambler does, unless they don't want to speak the truth. I believe that almost gamblers at some point may have lied in one or two ways to cover up before, and for me, I have lied in several ways just to cover up my losses in gambling. But if I should say that was in the past, I hardly do that now because I always gamble with a very small amount of money.

That is why I will hardly do something that will lead to me lie just to cover up my gambling. Like I said, I always gamble with a small amount of money, so I always have a budget for the money I spend on gambling, which is 5% of my monthly income. Once the money I deposited into my gambling account finishes, I don't deposit another one again until the next month.I don't hide my gambling habit from anyone anymore, so my recent behaviors will hardly lead me to lie just to cover up my gambling.

[Hewlet]

The only reason why you will frame up a lie to cover up your gambling losses is when you're gambling above your means and allowing it affect your life in general. That's going to be the point where it starts affecting you if not, you generally don't owe anyone an explanation as to how you're spending your money.

Gambling is supposed to be a thing of fun and not something you do and can't be proud to tell people about it outcome. If it ever gets to that point where you can't tell people that this is what you've lost or you have to lie just to cover up on your loss, it surely shows that you're gambling the wrong way. Even if you lie about your gambling losses, how long will you continue lieing while it continues affecting you negatively?

[red4slash]

I prefer privacy so even though some of the people closest to me know that I'm a gambler, I feel that that's the extent of what they should know because that's their limit so I never give more information about my wins or losses because I don't think it's necessary.

Although maybe this is a form of self-defense so that we are not labeled as bad gamblers or whatever but it has become a principle that I want to emphasize to myself because I don't really want other people's interference in the decisions I make on anything including gambling. So that what I get out of gambling is already my risk and limit to lose willingly so I don't want intervention from anyone so I tend to be closed about this.

Let's say I'm selfish, but in this context I just want to secure myself from a lot of disturbing things because when we tell more private information to other people then it's the same as we will let them comment on what we do just because of differences of opinion about something including money in gambling, I don't want something like this to happen so I prefer to be closed and make this a privacy only.

[bakasabo]

I see no reason to lie about amount of money lost in gambling because firstly it is not going to change anything. If I lied about the amount, it wont help me to get money back or make it less disappointing. Secondly, lying about gambling and amount loss stops others from forming a wish to help you if it is needed. If a person happened to loss most of his money and tell about that to his close friends or family, maybe they would help him financially or in some other way.

[EarnOnVictor]

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?

Reading all these questions and having all my answers to be No is a pride for me on its own.

I can assure you that it is Yes in the case of many other people, which I see as not right. Gambling may be good for many, but it should be engaged sensibly. You should never gamble with desperation or use the" money you can't afford to lose" to wager. These are the reasons why people would stoop so low to lie because of gambling. That shows they are cowards.

[Apocollapse]

Few times during my childhood.

It's not a sign of weakness, instead it's a sign of irresponsible. You have to be honest with how much you loss in gambling, in this way you will know if you gamble too much or not.

Let's say I'm selfish, but in this context I just want to secure myself from a lot of disturbing things because when we tell more private information to other people then it's the same as we will let them comment on what we do just because of differences of opinion about something including money in gambling, I don't want something like this to happen so I prefer to be closed and make this a privacy only.

That's lying in a good way, it's not selfish, but you need to do that in real life.

I understand with your point, sometime people in real life are to curious with other people's personal life, if you avoid to answer their question, they will mad at you. So, lying is better, answer it but without saying the full fact.

[KiaKia]

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?

It makes sense to lie if the money isn't yours, no one has the right to ask you how much you lose in gambling if the money is your hard earned money, and when it comes to marriage both partners must have their spaces.

Or are there spouses that keeps money in the same bank account? All I can say is a gambler who also have a family must be responsible especially when your partner know that you are into gambling.

If you are responsible with gambling the this asking question will never happen, your partner won't see any need to be worry about you, but if you are someone who can gamble their live away then questions need to be asked.

[iamsange]

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Most gamblers keep their gambling life private cause of questioning so they can always lie to cover up things mostly setbacks and losses and cause they don't want to be dragged about it. I haven't lied to anyone about my gambling activity because i don't see reasons to do so,on some occasion when i counter loses I tell the real fact literally on the grounds of not being caught in between.

Perhaps some people who lie are simply trying to avoid embarrassment in front of those who ask them about it, so they lie more often when they're losing and often tell the truth when they're winning. But I think your move of telling the truth when someone asks you is very appropriate because anyone who asks a question will certainly consider it before jumping in. So those who ask will clearly not be easily trapped when they immediately get the exact answer you provided.

[Porfirii]

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?

Not my case. Every time I lose money gambling it is a small, calculated amount of money I can afford to lose, and, therefore, there is no need to share the news with my relatives or lie to them.

If the time arrived when I should lie to cover my losses, it would definitely be a red flag for me indicating that there is an underlaying problem that I have to take care of before it goes any further.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Well, there's no serious lie I have told to cover gambling losses but I know I have lied that I was not gambling meanwhile i was gambling and got carried away not to do what I was supposed to do  and when they asked me, I told them I was busy at something else and  not gambling. I doubt if I have actually lied before to cover my lose but I guess I might have had a big lose which I just told the people that asked me that the lose was not too big but just a small amount while it was not.

[Accardo]

I honestly do not see any reason why people would resort to lying about their gambling outcome or any other thing simply because of what people might say because, first of all, regardless of what happens, people will always talk, you win or you lose, they'll always have what to talk about so the sooner people, especially gamblers stop seeking validation, the better for them. And 2ndly, losses and wins are an inevitable aspect of gambling, there's no shame in losing, and everyone losses in gambling and there's no point lying about it.

Nobody wants to fully come out as a complete loser. A friend of mine sugarcoats his losses to victory but his facial reaction doesn't equate that of a winner. I once told him that his type wouldn't come to tell anyone the day they get to win. Some players would win and shut their mouth. To be sincere, when I was a toddler I rated gamblers as politicians; liars and cheaters. But in recent times as I read further, I got to realize that they're also good ones in the midst of the bad players. In a nutshell, gamers need to note down that positive and negative changes comes closer to prolonged gambling.

[Nheer]

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?

I have lied on several occasions for several reasons. When I lie I try to cover up either my loss or win or sometimes just as you say I try to cover up the amount I have lost so it doesn't seem like I gambled too much and lost everything, I lie to my close friend and brothers only I don't even like to talk about my gambling outcome to other people.
I usually don't like when people see me as if I gamble too high money that's why when I lose like 5k to 10k naira in my local currency and I am asked how did it go  I don't like talking about it because I feel people would think I gamble too much but that's actually the amount I can afford and the highest amount I do stake on games so I usually lie about losing such amount and will just tell them it's not much it's just 1k so it's nothing.

Also I sometimes lie when we all gamble the same game and everyone won but I lost because I added a few extra games and one of the games I added made me lose.

[GiftedMAN]

I can't remember if I have used someone else money that is meant for something else to gamble but gambling with my personal money I see no reason why anyone should know how much I lost or win because it's my personal life and no one gives me money to gamble. Losses have occurred different times in gambling but no one knows about it because for your own money some people will still blame you for not using the amount you lost for something better that's why they shouldn't know in the first place.

[Cantsay]

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?

I don’t think I have ever sat down to discuss a game with a relative before so I haven’t really lied about a bet I lost. Most of my relatives don’t even know that I am into gambling and few of my friends that know that i am into gambling all know that I don’t gamble with a large amount so the only thing we tend to discuss is just the match itself and not my bet, so I have never had any reason to lie to cover up for a lost bet.