just as the title states, a man in Japan mistakenly sent 46.3m yen to his bank account which was supposed to be shared among 436 people in their town. the article says that the man gambled away the money by withdrawing 600k yen daily for two weeks and gambles it in online casinos and when the authority finally contacted him the money has already been gambled and gone. initially the man refuse to pay back the money that was mistakenly sent to him but after some time he decided to pay it back bit by bit. the town is also suing him for this incident.
you can read the full story here
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61490436now, I have a question, do you think the man is entirely at fault or someone should also be responsible?
If you are thinking right, you will ask where it could possibly come from and why me, but he is blinded by the huge amount of money he could have to buy luxury items but prefer to enjoy it gambling on his heart's desire, I think he is not gambling to make money he just wants to satisfy his inner enjoyment and feeling and he can accomplish by doing the things that he loves and that is gambling.
This is one example that those addicted to gambling are never satisfied with any amount of money they are holding they are more satisfied playing whether they lose or win, it's the feeling not the money.
It makes perfect sense, with him receiving a sudden large amount of money he doesn't choose to keep it like investing or buying a luxury item and an asset. But instead it is spent in gambling, which means he is a person who is not always short of money to finance his bills and lifestyle. Because if he was a poor man, then it was very unlikely that such a large amount of money would be spent in gambling. But if he has the mind and common sense then it doesn't matter whether he is rich or not, at least with the big money he gets, he will certainly be detained and think more carefully about using the money. Instead of doubling it in gambling, if it is realized he has hit the jackpot without gambling and it is better if he realizes it.