wwyd bingo and friend

Dznypal

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my friend and me go and play bingo at the local casino like once a week

weve always had this deal where whoever wins splits with the other

its been going fairly even except for about the last 6 months or so--Ive been having to split with her more then shes had to split with me

she gets all hyverventalating when I win one time when she did win it was a pick your pet--you went by the stage and picked a fairly large stuffed animal that had money in it--well she was flying up to the stage with dust following her never asked me which one we should pick she just went up (it was her machine that won) then she just keeps the animal never asking if I even wanted or gave me extra and then she keep it--another time she pointed out that I had missed a number--the game was over and that one number wouldnt have won it for me--I just happened to glance at her paper and she missed the winning number--she wasnt paying attention and lost the game for us yet she had to make a big deal that I missed a number

sorry this got a little long but I just wanted to set the story

so in the last 6 months I had to give her 450-- that is half of what I won--she only had to split 100 with me

so while I had to give her 450 she had to give me 50

part of me wants to break our "agreement" and we just play for ourselves and the other part figures that once I do that shell win big and then there Ill sit

if the amounts were closer it wouldnt be an issue--also its the way she gets--I thought I was going to have to hose her down

its not a huge deal--I mean theres a lot worse things actually its been coming annoying

so what would you do
 
Actually I’m behind. She had to give me 50sge won a 100$ game. While I’ve had to split 450 in the last 3 times I’ve won. So I won 900total while she won 10
 
It's all luck (other than the fact that it sounds like you both miss numbers from time to time). I would not hold it against her that you have happened to be more lucky in the past 6 months.

For the animal picking thing, I would assume the one who actually won would be the one to pick it (similar to how the one that wins is going to be the one to claim the cash prize from the organizers despite that you will divvy it up later), and I never would expect a grown person to want or feel cheated over half of a cheap stuffed animal.
 


It’s a weird arrangement to have made in the first place, but for whatever reason you made it. It kind of stinks that it’s not even but if the roles were reversed and you made that agreement and you lost every time and she won, wouldn’t you also want to split? Seems only natural to me if that was the agreement. You can say it’s not fair anymore and that you don’t want to do it, just know that 1) it will make things tense and 2) it will be interesting if you stop winning and she starts...
 
The only time I go to the casino it is one friend that is a big gambler. He plays "big" and he always seems to leave up. I would never expect him to split his winnings with me. I one "big" one time ($350) and there is no way I would have split it with him.

Just tell your friend. You enjoy spending the time with her but you think it is best that you stop splitting. Only down to this is if you "wins big" the next time and gets to keep it.
 


Is this a situation where you will be getting a 1099-G for your gambling winnings? I wouldn't want to pay taxes on my larger winnings AND have split the winnings with her. It's definitely an odd arrangement. How about a "New Year New Rules" and you each keep your own winnings.
 
I do the same thing with my friend. It makes it more fun when you have twice as many chances to win. Non bingo players don’t get it lol

The friend I split with has a horseshoe up her rear and she always wins. She’s had to give me WAY more than I’ve ever given her. We keep the same deal because it will all even out one day.
 
My mother had a deal like that with one of her bingo friends. They seemed to swing back and forth with who was winning more or less. They figured it was probably even at the end and didn’t worry too much if one of them was in a streak because they don’t last forever.

I’m not really superstitious but I would be afraid of ending the deal and then my partner winning $1000 shortly after so I’d let it ride. I couldn’t imagine including the stuffed animal in the split.
 
As someone replied I guess non bingo people can’t see the advantage of splitting since you have double the chance of winning but when it’s so one sided And as someone said I could just see we go on our own and then she wins. The funny thing too is a few weeks ago I couldn’t go so she went by herself and won. As far as the animal pick it’s just the way she acts. We’re in this together what I laugh at is how she went flying up to the stage Someone else mentioned if the tables were turned and she was winning but I’d feel awarkward if she was splitting so much with me. That’s me though We started out only playing every few months then it gradually went to once a week. I guess mostly it’s her attitude that’s driving me crazy oh well. Thanks for all the different ways of looking at this
 
my friend and me go and play bingo at the local casino like once a week

weve always had this deal where whoever wins splits with the other

its been going fairly even except for about the last 6 months or so--Ive been having to split with her more then shes had to split with me

she gets all hyverventalating when I win one time when she did win it was a pick your pet--you went by the stage and picked a fairly large stuffed animal that had money in it--well she was flying up to the stage with dust following her never asked me which one we should pick she just went up (it was her machine that won) then she just keeps the animal never asking if I even wanted or gave me extra and then she keep it--another time she pointed out that I had missed a number--the game was over and that one number wouldnt have won it for me--I just happened to glance at her paper and she missed the winning number--she wasnt paying attention and lost the game for us yet she had to make a big deal that I missed a number

sorry this got a little long but I just wanted to set the story

so in the last 6 months I had to give her 450-- that is half of what I won--she only had to split 100 with me

so while I had to give her 450 she had to give me 50

part of me wants to break our "agreement" and we just play for ourselves and the other part figures that once I do that shell win big and then there Ill sit

if the amounts were closer it wouldnt be an issue--also its the way she gets--I thought I was going to have to hose her down

its not a huge deal--I mean theres a lot worse things actually its been coming annoying

so what would you do
Just because nobody “ruled” this. Also OP - are you posting from your phone?
 

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