I BET - A Short Film About Gambling Addiction

[@LaLagunz187]

Gambling is an addiction that so many have, a lot of women as well but not many talk about. Its an addiction like any other and should be treated like a disease

[@chrissimende8167]

They don't talk about it because they give so much money to the government it's shocking 😢

[@bradpnw1897]

Money and acceptability in society. And most people don't understand how easy it is to get sucked into. Especially if people are using it to help cope in life.

[@Joel91839]

House always wins. The more you play, the more you lose. Period.

[@MythsScamsLies]

Exactly. The odds on all of the games have been mathematically set so that the house always wins. It may take a number of bets for you to lose all of your money, but they will get it all. Luck is a fiction.

[@LaLagunz187]

and if you are winning, someone is losing.

[@TranQuocHoa99]

💯

[@johndematteo5087]

Not if you’re a card counter Then it’s the opposite

[@Joel91839]

@ then you get kicked out and banned…

[@PeterBornAgain]

We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall. - Proverbs 16:33

[@cagedfecalfightdeathmatch6153]

The only way Jesus is coming back is if he was nailed to a boomerang 🪃 Lunatic

[@johndef5075]

Celebrities who promote gambling are scumbags.

[@parkerbohnn]

The surest bet was betting on me when I played anyone on a pinball machine. I was a former 6 time world pinball champion. I played pinball at the Broadway arcade in New York and went undefeated for two decades. I was part owner of the arcade with Steve Epstein.

[@mikeparker6322]

Yes. Just look at all sporting bets ads. Even Bill Bellichick does one.

[@user-jc4ms9rl4q]

They’re not scumbags: are people seriously going to bet just because ray winstone promotes bet 365??.. of course, u don’t have to bet, and if u don’t have the discipline not to bet, even though u don’t want to, then you’ve had it!!

[@RA-ym5uf]

@@user-jc4ms9rl4q Nah, they're scumbags. Of course we're all responsible for our actions, but that doesn't take away from the fact that these celebs--who are already rich--are contributing to the widespread acceptance of a vice that gets its claws into people and shreds them.

[@MountainsArePretty1234]

Not sure about other states but I know my state doesn't have any rehab facility for gambling addicts. Basically calling a hotline or going to addiction meetings ( that aren't even specified to gambling ) is about all we have. It's pathetic how limited the resources are. Drug addicts and alcoholics seem to have a plethora of rehab options though. Gambling addicts are typically afterthoughts.

[@noskpain2792]

what is your state?

[@marinellagiuliano2095]

Same crap here in Ontario

[@MountainsArePretty1234]

@@noskpain2792 West Virginia

[@TheBierman19]

Casinos have to pay into fund for GA

[@covercalls88]

Having a gambling addiction can hurt more than the addict. My wife had a good friend that had a sister who had a gambling addiction so bad she lost her business, house, and family. It got to be so bad she acted as a lookout for someone who attempted to break into our house. Fortunately, I had the window setup where you cannot open it or lift it out of frame from the outside.

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

Absolutely, gambling is just as strong as any addiction to alcohol or drugs. Mine was alcohol. Fortunately for me it has changed to filmmaking in my old age.

[@codephisher]

Same happened to me.. Earlier when I started my sales business.. I had less capital… gambling ( sports betting gave me a little boast). I won several time… I always knew it was a gamble and that I can’t always be lucky.. Later on everything changed… At some point I started developing the idea that I could go in again and make more money to expand my business… Right now my business is down 😢😢

[@voutoo7899]

@@BillThibeaultProductions it reminds of someone that told me an addict will always be addicted to something good or bad.

[@robertafierro5592]

I'm not an educated woman at all, so don't take what im.saying super literally. I belive that Gamblers like to play with their adrenaline. The exhilaration they experience when winning far surpasses the birth of a new baby or the successful.completion of ..say a Painting that has finally been completed or you finally get that job you've been after for sooo long. Its not so much as the Stalk, like addicts go through, it's all.about the Kill. The Win. Gambling is simply all about Lying to yourself. None of it is the gamblers fault, ever! It's blamed on Bad Luck. In other words, it's not ME! It's my LUCK. It's not my thinking. It's my bad luck! Sooner or later I'll get Lucky. Dats all!!

[@jacobishii6121]

Usually hurts the ones around the more than the addict with gambling

[@lanetomkow6885]

Ruins marriages, families, professional lives and in the end society if unchecked. Be vigilant. Be wise.

[@suegeew9727]

Well done. Sadly the America lacks good resources for this addiction. GA is great but spread thin. The UK has much more assistance in a smaller area, and much posted on KZbin. It really is a silent epidemic. Thanks for making this.😊

[@kingstorm7188]

I win just have trouble being satisfied I feel I can earn more than I actually won . Eventually giving it back and losing more

[@kingstorm7188]

Greed is my biggest weakness. Never happy with winning a little. I must achieve a home run but little base hits are better

[@codephisher]

Same happened to me.. Earlier when I started my sales business.. I had less capital… gambling ( sports betting gave me a little boast). I won several time… I always knew it was a gamble and that I can’t always be lucky.. Later on everything changed… At some point I started developing the idea that I could go in again and make more money to expand my business… Right now my business is down 😢😢

[@michaelblankenau6598]

I couldn't pick the winner even if the race WAS six months old .

[@ralphjohnston5086]

the only way i broke my ADDICTIONS was getting to know GOD thanks 4 the flim.

[@Evan-yv7rn]

I'm rooting for this dude...he's due!

[@mikekinsella2822]

Has the great Steve Wynn says " The only way to win in the casino is to own it".

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

Yes, the house always wins for sure.

[@TheBierman19]

Trump owned casinos and lost

[@jrobbin24]

@TheBierman19 always at least one mentally ill person in the chats that can't stop related everything to lies about Donald Trump

[@desertwind306]

He also said that when you do win, they count on you giving it all back, and you will.

[@mikekinsella2822]

@@TheBierman19 Trump bankrupted casinos to personally gain from the transactions. Trump has about 1-3 Billion dollars to his name He didn't lose.

[@FreshKickMedia]

Thanks for film from Fresh Kick Media, we make similar projects just like you, nice shots in film, well done!

[@GO-TAXI-NO-UBER]

Remember this the casinos could not be open unless people lost you cannot win

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

I live right next to 2 of the biggest indian casinos in the US. Fortunately I don't gamble. My addiction was alcohol.

[@noskpain2792]

​@@BillThibeaultProductions Are you from Oklahoma?

[@parkerbohnn]

She bet the horses that warmed up the best in the warmups.

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

When you have no budget for a short film and just learning the craft you use whatever clips you can get your hands on for free😁

[@brettpatten288]

CLASS A ACTING

[@echohunter4199]

Thank God I don’t have that gene! Always amazes me how people can become addicted to gambling, I’ve seen friends who did this and it destroyed their lives. To be fair, everyone has some form of addiction or daily habit that affects them negatively.

[@michaelbaldwin5495]

I Massachusetts they just legalized sports betting,I remember the bookies and loan sharks.Keno is the most addictive game.😢

[@larrywhipit5204]

Great movie!

[@jeffreypeace2696]

I know gambling. They want to win only so they can lose more.

[@markcameroon6613]

this guy should be ray Liotta

[@margocervantes3059]

Right, that’s who I thought it was n that’s why I clicked

[@Clintsessentials]

I left Montana because they allow mini gambling parlors on every street corner.

[@noskpain2792]

I've never heard of such relax gambling laws. I'm Texas and we only have state lottery. Casino are outlawed with the exception of two tribal casinos. My state pushes back in full fledged casinos because of the states conservative culture. People drive out of state to play legally

[@Clintsessentials]

@@noskpain2792 good

[@bezzer1185]

Now I have to move to Montana

[@markclowdus3834]

Is your old place for rent?? Montana here I come!!!

[@Clintsessentials]

@@markclowdus3834 I never had a place...😉😂

[@davewilson7255]

I think we, who struggle with this, and GA need to push our elected representatives to recognize that compulsive gambling is an addiction as dangerous as being a drug addict and/or alcoholic. The resources for gambling addicts are limited. Insurance companies don't even recognize it as a disease, yet gambling affects the brain the same way it does drug addicts and alcoholics. We need to take a stand. We can hide the gambling addiction, unlike drug addicts and alcoholics, which somehow makes us not worthy of professional help.

[@andrewcross8244]

Elected officials don’t make money off of street heroin but they make plenty from the gambling and gaming racket. The government is NEVER “here to help you”

[@TheGhostofPride]

Just don’t go

[@oraclex6]

Well said

[@elisadelaney7355]

Brains are highjacked by gambling. It’s the repeated dopamine hits….as much as hundreds per hour. Brain scans show this. Nobody wants to be a problem gambler. By the time someone realizes or can admit the problem, they are likely in deep. It’s a lifetime disease. But there IS recovery for those who truly are ready. For those who say, “just don’t go” - would be wonderful if it was that simplistic a solution. Ongoing support is needed. And the problem is getting worse & worse thx to Smartphone gambling and legalized sports betting. Our youngest legal gamblers are paying the price AND it’s a family disease. Nobody is really immune from being affected.

[@elisadelaney7355]

GA takes no position on the gambling industry as per their literature, but we who are affected can certainly get involved.

[@adamw7290]

Great video! 😀👍

[@kareemaboor2103]

I must say, the acting is amazing!

[@jacobpotter2237]

No

[@usèr1234-x1o]

Up there with Christian movie excellence. 😉

[@internetperson9121]

The script kind of set the actors up for failure

[@kingstorm7188]

Here's a tip with gambling in general whenever you're playing for fun you win more but the minute you start to take it serious and get frustrated with the game you will continue to lose but as long as you play for fun winning becomes easy

[@NellyGandhella]

This is complete bullshit haha

[@michaelblankenau6598]

Bogus theory .

[@andrewbee3331]

What a daft comment!

[@Pyrrhic537]

​@@michaelblankenau6598Maybe it's relevant to him.

[@missrhondam]

Unhealthy way of thinking. The best way to win is to not gamble.

[@ceo9236]

You cannot lose if you keep going

[@SOSM209]

Gambling LEAVES YOU WITH SOOT ALL OVER THE FACE 😡 #PNGZ THE ONLY WAY UP! 🤝 STICK ROUND 🙏🇵🇷🌴

[@GO-TAXI-NO-UBER]

Want you all to listen to this gambling addiction is just as bad as being addicted to drugs the only differences drugs class a drugs will kill you end The story about drugs but being addicted to gambling is a slow death even worse I lost $150,000 on sports betting to one bookie and I lost Another $70,000 to another bookie I was a poker dealer I used to work all week for my Tips and go to the casino and lose all my money playing the slot machines I didn’t even have any money for food when I got home so if there’s any politicians who are going to make Sports betting legal in California please don’t we know that they do it anyway because I did it and I know it was against the law but we know that people do it but this will destroy lives thank you

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

I've never had a gambling addiction but did have an uncle who went to the track constantly, so I did see the effects it had on his life.

[@reymwaura3383]

❤❤

[@SkyKing-e4u]

I've had both a horrific heroin addiction and gambling addiction that fueled a ten year heavy shoplifting spree. I am 3 years clean now but still struggle with thoughts. I've lost everything.

[@simonpdiddy]

Awesome. Great work Bill

[@petercakesoap8988]

If you dnt know mathematics don't gamble

[@africanfartingfrog]

If you DO know mathematics, you'll probably come to the same conclusion

[@jacksons1010]

If you know mathematics you understand what pays for the casino building, the employees, the “free” drinks, and all the flashy lights. The odds favor the house, period.

[@RobinArshavin]

Bingo

[@charlottem162]

He's still living with his mother

[@JohnSmith-ls8tk]

Number 11 when there was only 6 horses in the race 😂

[@Sutterjack]

Good short but unfortunately in the USA free rehab services for drug and alcohol addiction are marginal at best and for gambling addiction practically non existent. Gambling addiction is a total bitch - doesn't just kill you outright like other addictions, destroys your finances, relationships and hope for the future on and on - insidious

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

Thanks, and I do agree about services in the US being marginal at best.

[@Fg1970s]

Norm MacDonald would had been excellent for that role...he had a first hand experience with gambling addiction

[@johnnygotti4369]

he would be roasting his family lol

[@jaredmayo5820]

Usually set a 20 dol limit a month, usually people that target people that gamble are jealous sore losers that hate to see people win so they tell them there addicted because they envy winners

[@ralphkotwica6184]

The thumbnail looks like Andrew Robel in ten years

[@martinworld7214]

Lol thats a good shout , but present day not 10 years :) (Robl)

[@mouthymatt]

Worst addiction there is.

[@nickyfurlano8531]

Best addiction there is.

[@chuckbrewer9166]

Why were these performances not nominated for Oscar's? This is a travesty!!!!

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

🤣🤣

[@mazsiman]

ruined everything life,family money and happiness

[@jaredmayo5820]

As long as you dont spend over a limit your ok

[@lauraweiss7875]

Putting a teenager in the position to solve their parents’ problems is abusive. Mom needs therapy too.

[@parkerbohnn]

I made a living at Greenwood racetrack and Mohawk racetrack back when all the races were fixed before the slot machine era. After the slot machine era I made over 100 million dollars betting honest races. I'm known as the master of the maidens and the only person on Earth who knew about Bulldog Hanover when he was bought by Jack Darling. I also knew about Sylvia Hanover but her pedigree is stellar so anyone could have guessed that one. I'm a regular on Woodbine Replays.

[@Christizm]

its not bad my dad is Elon Musk i can buy anything.

[@nancynass703]

Some people are lucky and knows how to play i have a friend most of the times wins u just need to know how to stop not easy .. Play as ur budget not more what u can afford and if u win a little keep it and be happy with it and try some other time again so no one get hurts better to loose a bit than loose it all!! Ive been in this isn’t easy to control but it’s possible

[@elterrifico9522]

Ray Liotta’s best work

[@MissAmazanda]

Now with all the sports betting and $30/$50 scratch off tickets it's worse than ever, addicts don't stand a chance, Give your life to God he's a friend till the end

[@kevinfinnerty8414]

Betting with bookies in the old days could get dangerous. Because you could bet with money you don’t have. Only had to worry about it if you lost. Nowadays betting online you first have to have the money in an account before betting. So legalizing sports betting actually is a good thing. Helps people from getting in over their head.

[@davewilson7255]

That is far from the truth. An addict will always chase the bet and sometimes it's about being in the action and it's not about winning. It ultimately ends the same way whether using bookies or legal sports betting online: prison, insanity, death, loss of family, loss of self, loss of job, loss of family.

[@mattmatts6176]

You’re wrong. You can bet money you don’t have online. It’s called ACH and they front you the money where they will take it out 1-2 biz days after and can put your account in negative! You don’t know what you’re talking about

[@Sutterjack]

Really? Just because someone doesn't come to break your legs doesn't mean you can't do it to yourself financially - all gambling is cursed

[@lanetomkow6885]

At least you can keep your head now that your safe. Problem is it's not someone else taking your head off anymore but yourself doing the deed.

[@michaelblankenau6598]

Well , that clearly can't be as dangerous as betting on credit . So your account goes negative . Its not like you can continue betting once that happens .

[@Deciple]

Gambling addiction is a demon and is destroying lives 😕 JESUS saves !!!😃 Thoughts and prayers from germany 🙏 😇

[@bradpnw1897]

Out of all the addicts and addictions the bad gambling addicts are usually the worst.

[@mitchdomingos7644]

99% of Gamblers give up before they WIN BIG! 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥

[@mikekinsella2822]

they don't give up, they run out of money

[@Tell_a_Nigger_to_Fuck_off]

Yeah, gambling is too risky. I did an insurance scam in 2016 for 750K I never got caught and I am still living off the money to this day lol

[@matthewprivato2242]

Let it ride 😂

[@johnknowles6711]

Good movie!

[@JohnSmith-nd3db]

Number 17 in a race with about 7 horses 😂😂

[@nickyfurlano8531]

I made a living at Greenwood racetrack in Toronto back in the 1970's thanks to Ron Waples senior. He went with every horse every other week and always went with a horse coming in from another racetrack. You'd think the betting public could figure it out but they never did. In Canada winning are all tax free.

[@ernestopuente8314]

Good Luck ☘️☘️☘️ amigos, ya no apuesten sí no se controlan, es como usar drogas o alcohol, nunca hay un hasta aquí

[@randyzeitman1354]

Is there a single person in history, who was a competent gambler, who had an IQ of less than 150? Isn’t the simple solutions I have these people who are gamblers and addicted to get an IQ test and simply give them the number and say no matter what you do no matter how hard you work you will never be a competent gambler because you’re simply not smart enough.

[@internetperson9121]

An iq of 150 or higher is extremely rare, I’d estimate 1 in 100,000

[@mikbik1741]

Why just not ban gambling? What is the value added for society to allow it?!

[@jaypeethegoat]

the quality of the film is elementary school level but nice message overall

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

Oh come on, give an old man a break. It might be elementary level, but realize that I'm a 72 year old geezer who just picked up a real camera for the first time in Feb. of last year. I'm in KZbin film school now learning what I can.

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

Too late now, long story on that one but the short one is that the audio recordist lost the entire audio of that scene. I was able to use my camera audio with some tweaks and fixed her comment as best I could. Know now I should have had her do an ADR. Learning as I'm going here.

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

@@DL-ep5uk She said "These races are all six months old"

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

@@DL-ep5ukNot sure if I can do that at this point.

[@gang6009]

Quasimodo predicted all this

[@elcordobes-i1h]

I detest gambling, casinos and anything to do with games of chance with a vengeance. I equally detest smoking, drugs, womanizing, will have the odd drink though. Healthy and wholesome living is my mantra.

[@Real2k25]

Great video

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

Thanks!

[@Real2k25]

@@BillThibeaultProductions yep yes gamblin bad addiction

[@nolank2166]

This is fire

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

Thanks, I do appreciate that.

[@ramadhanrajabu6772]

Myself i really regret it but its too late for me i lost everything because of gambling

[@nicolecollins8878]

So sorry, a new phase of your life journey . Take care, you can get through this.

[@roberts4426]

I understand too well..hope you do better than me

[@phenolight]

Same here lost everything. No matter what, there is still hope in life. Let's start all over again. It shall he well with us

[@mingoia2132]

Its never too late to start over and find yourself this time around then you don't need anything else from this world

[@ramadhanrajabu6772]

@@mingoia2132 your right bro for real your words make my day thanks

[@marcoorlando3143]

Yikes… regardless, this is a real issue in so many homes. A true addiction; I know too many who’ve lost more than they can ever get back. And to think it’s being pushed now more than ever, after years of arrest and sending folks to prison doing the same thing that the government does now all in desire for another dollar. The true gangsters are the ones on single digit tv channels every day. Pathetic.

[@lloydwalden4053]

3 in the morning. Crowbar and screwdriver. 🤔🙏

[@paulkennedy3671]

Poor girl is coping with a dad battling addiction and a pretty horrible, manipulative mother who is putting the parental responsibilities on a kid's shoulders.

[@chamilachathuranga5644]

Honestly u have a limit and self control about gambling I won 5500$ but it all loose .. after u win u need invest tht money for useful things

[@mingoia2132]

Addiction is not about the money has nothing to do with money

[@MountainsArePretty1234]

An addict doesn't have the mental capability to " invest in useful things. "

[@metsrus]

@@MountainsArePretty1234 true, if he did, he wouldn't be call an addict anymore.

[@johnobrien8398]

Gambling is really good if you win

[@mukeshmakwana1321]

Worst thing that can happen to some1 life those bookies are ruthless stay away

[@pinkpinkpink32]

Felt bad for the daughter, being forced into a role her mum should have done. Not her fault her dad was an addict. and being threatened too. Mum was wrong to lay a guilf trip on her innocent daughter.

[@simonmcourt]

Online gambling needs to BANNED RIGHT NOW.Going to destroy many..FACT.I am not a do gooder but if not..wait and See.

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

I totally agree with that.

[@JohnDuffy-bq8wg]

In the UK we have gamstop, its an online app you sign up to free enter your details and it bans you from every online casino, you cannot sign in to any UK casino at all it just rejects you even if you change phone or computer, you can exclude for a year or 5 years , I've just redone another 5 years, its probably the best thing the government ever introduced

[@jamesstuart3346]

So bad I thought it was Canadian

[@jamesmckeon9139]

No time for reading? Seems a viable threat..

[@alianasia]

Like they tell you at Gamblers Anonymous, you're not here because you're gamblers, you're here because you're shit gamblers.

[@509734]

If you’re gambling $50, that $50 should be mentally treated as a write-off or a mere “amusement fee”. But if you happen to win say $136 in the process and would like more fun, then you should treat $100 of that amount as the “floor” and gamble with only $36. If you get to say $172, then $150 becomes the floor and $22 is expendable. That way you’d crystallise your progressive windfall and walk away with net win everytime, or at most you’ve limit your loss to only $50 (assuming you don’t do it too often). And for the love of god if that $50 is for rent then please pay rent because you have exactly $0.00 for gambling.

[@nickyfurlano8531]

The obvious solution is for the father to bring her daughter to the racetrack and to the casinos with a fake birth certificate. She doesn't understand the good side of gambling. Even to this day I make a fortune betting maiden races. I'm known as the master of the maidens.

[@renegomez9423]

Does Whom Gamble our Have Gambled in Thy past Don't Regret it👈👉Remember Life is Short👈👉But Atleast You'll Be Happy looking Back And Saying To Yourself Atleast I Had Chance To Play inside of Casinos Either Win our Loose Sometimes👈👉Thats My perspective point of Viewing👈🕵✌

[@johnknowles6711]

I had some great times in casinos. It was well worth it. I never was addicted though. Just some nickel and dime stuff, and a bunch of great memories. Now I just put 10 or 20 on a game once in while to make it interesting. That's it. DO AC!

[@PureLore]

Picks number eleven in a five horse race. What we have here is people preaching on a subject they're not familiar with. Your message is noble, but the implementation is meh.

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

When you’re working with low or no budget you have to use what you have. Good catch though.

[@Mac-ze4gu]

So lies and discerption and bad acting are the way to go

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

What is discerption? 😜 But anyway I didn’t write it and couldn’t afford Brad Pitt. But I did have an uncle that had a pretty bad gambling habit so I went with it.

[@chido00000000]

If you win more then you loose, then its not gambling.

[@thisinhumanplace2037]

What is the dharr man lol

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

I have no idea what your talkin about, lol.

[@HarrisonWheeler358]

is it me or the camera man is really shaking

[@BillThibeaultProductions]

At what point in the film are you talking about?

[@John-eg3gy]

⚄️♠️

[@matty2time]

This mom is a bad actor and she seems like a lunatic in real life

[@nicoladavies5047]

The worst acting I ever seen absolutely diabolical the whole thing

[@josie3974]

Maybe I missed something... but this little video is so poorly done

[@Adastra011]

This is literally the worst acting i have ever seen

[@mohammadhoseinyavari6612]

Nice message bad actors. Bad production overall

[@Ryan_McGee]

Wow, such horrible acting makes this unwatchable.

[@martinworld7214]

Wow that was crap

[@Philippinesbound42]

Damn women

[@yeshayem6274]

This is all hoax and propaganda I do sports betting been making crazy money KNOW UR BUDGET AND STAY WITHIN IT

[@freecryptos]

Have you retired already with your winnings?

[@PicassoPorkchop]

It's only a gambling problem if I'm losing