I BET - A Short Film About Gambling Addiction

I BET is a short film produced by Bill Thibeault and Chris Goodenough. It stars Naomi Jane Voigt, Erik Brown, Elllo Vizion, and Bryn Berg.

[@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

[@mouthymatt]

Worst addiction there is.

[@johndef5075]

Celebrities who promote gambling are scumbags.

[@Joel91839]

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

[@DavoZed]

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.

[@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.

[@BillThibeault]

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]

@@BillThibeault 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!!

[@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

[@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

[@mikekinsella2822]

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

[@BillThibeault]

Yes, the house always wins for sure.

[@TheBierman19]

Trump owned casinos and lost

[@lanetomkow6885]

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

[@GO-TAXI-NO-UBER]

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

[@BillThibeault]

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

[@noskpain2792]

​@@BillThibeault Are you from Oklahoma?

[@michaelblankenau6598]

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

[@africanfartingfrog]

7:37 He'd have said Hell no, I'm not going to rehab when my daughter can pick winners like that. We're going to strike it rich!

[@BillThibeault]

Ha ha, I never thought of that but you are right. Hey, I just followed the script the writer had🎬

[@user-nz3sv5fn7k]

Bit like homer n Lisa picking nfl winners

[@flynnnnnnnnnnn]

It's good

[@ralphjohnston5086]

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

[@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.😊

[@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

[@BillThibeault]

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]

❤❤

[@larrywhipit5204]

Great movie!

[@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 😢😢

[@brettpatten288]

CLASS A ACTING

[@Evan-yv7rn]

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

[@adamw7290]

Great video! 😀👍

[@markcameroon6613]

this guy should be ray Liotta

[@margocervantes3059]

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

[@jeffreypeace2696]

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

[@michaelbaldwin5495]

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

[@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...😉😂

[@JohnSmith-nd3db]

Number 17 in a race with about 7 horses 😂😂

[@Real2k25]

Great video

[@BillThibeault]

Thanks!

[@Real2k25]

@@BillThibeault yep yes gamblin bad addiction

[@kareemaboor2103]

I must say, the acting is amazing!

[@jacobpotter2237]

No

[@lilith1971]

Up there with Christian movie excellence. 😉

[@internetperson9121]

The script kind of set the actors up for failure

[@simonpdiddy]

Awesome. Great work Bill

[@gang6009]

Quasimodo predicted all this

[@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.

[@chuckbrewer9166]

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

[@BillThibeault]

🤣🤣

[@ralphkotwica6184]

The thumbnail looks like Andrew Robel in ten years

[@johnobrien8398]

Gambling is really good if you win

[@matthewprivato2242]

Let it ride 😂

[@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

[@SOSM209]

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

[@charlottem162]

He's still living with his mother

[@JohnSmith-ls8tk]

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

[@nolank2166]

This is fire

[@BillThibeault]

Thanks, I do appreciate that.

[@ernestopuente8314]

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

[@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 .

[@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

[@BillThibeault]

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

[@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

[@Deciple]

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

[@davidgray6777]

There's a reason they keep the doors locked to the casino roof.

[@chido00000000]

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

[@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.

[@simonmccourt675]

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

[@BillThibeault]

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

[@jaypeethegoat]

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

[@BillThibeault]

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.

[@BillThibeault]

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.

[@BillThibeault]

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

[@BillThibeault]

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

[@alianasia]

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

[@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

[@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

[@mukeshmakwana1321]

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

[@mikbik1741]

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

[@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.

[@Philippinesbound42]

Damn women

[@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.

[@thisinhumanplace2037]

What is the dharr man lol

[@BillThibeault]

I have no idea what your talkin about, lol.

[@jamesmckeon9139]

No time for reading? Seems a viable threat..

[@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

[@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👈🕵✌

[@Mac-ze4gu]

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

[@BillThibeault]

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.

[@matty2time]

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

[@HarrisonWheeler358]

is it me or the camera man is really shaking

[@BillThibeault]

At what point in the film are you talking about?

[@nicoladavies5047]

The worst acting I ever seen absolutely diabolical the whole thing

[@psilow7789]

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.

[@BillThibeault]

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

[@Ryan_McGee]

Wow, such horrible acting makes this unwatchable.

[@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