The worst ridiculous and ugliest moment I have ever encountered pertaining gambling is when a friend told me and few other friends that he was going to take responsibility of the bills for our weekend hangout.
This is hilarious like is the energy for me, in as much as you gamble for fun and also to get something out of it at least one shouldn't have that mindset that I'll do this and that meanwhile the said money isn't at hand yet. I know few persons that does this and I'll be like how sure are you, sometimes their positivity will results to something huge but in most cases nothing so you can't be putting hope on indefinite things that are yet to be true. Lol I can't do that honestly and like you said he was no where to be found later on which is to say it didn't turn out well for him.