I want to asked here.. What could make you stake bet with a motorcycle or any physical properties knowing too well that when lose you can't afford to let go your motorcycle or property. How could this act be properly prevented, or does it mean that the betting shop should stop accepting people using anything not less than money to stake bet or what? I have seen many worse cases where people gambles uncontrollably, I was so much embarrassed seeing people behave this way.
This lead me to come create this topic to see response from experience people since the local betting shop is not that much far from me, I may give them some clue since I was recognized among those who calmed the whole situation.
Such things are people putting down their physical items as collateral to be allowed to place a bet in gambling is not something that is new, specially in a country like Nigeria, I come across situations like this atleast ones in every week or two, and you should too if you live in an area where there are lots of betting shops/ lotto houses, people drop their valueable items like their phones, wrist watches, anything of good value; as collateral just to be allowed to gamble or place a bet, at the end of the day, if he or she loses, he or she will either have to look for where to get the money spent on bets to pay and bail his or her valueable items, else, such item will be taken over by the owner of the betting shop or gambling house.
It is a very bad habit for one to gamble until they reach a stage where they can't abstain themselves from gambling even when they have no money to finance the urge or desire, it's really bad and I hope we ourselves learn from things like this to not allow any of ourselves become a victim of such gambling addiction.