Your thoughts on this one, please: gambling w/ other people's money

[MissMillie]

My new suitor, Jay, took me to Foxwoods yesterday. We had a nice time. We sat for a while at a few of his favorite slot machines.

I played for a while with $10, and when that was gone he gave me $20 to put into the machine. I told him that I really didn't like gambling with someone else's money, and he told me it was a gift and to relax and enjoy myself.

After that $20 was gone, I played $20 more of my own, and Jay put plenty of $$ into his machine too.

After a while we went and had lunch at the buffet.

When we were done, we just walked around the place, and I told him again, that I wanted to give him back that $20--I even got it out of my wallet.

He wouldn't take it.

I guess maybe I should just relax about it, but there's something about it that really bugs me--gambling with someone else's money.

He's not going to let me give him that $$ back.

Do you think I should:

Buy him something he might like (he likes to burn CDs--maybe some blank ones would be good) with that money; or

Drop a $20 on the floor of his car when he's not looking (I'm sure he'll find it when he cleans his car); or

Just forget about it--he obviously just wanted to sit and play the machines with me.

[fluffernutter]

1. i pick ...

"Just forget about it--he obviously just wanted to sit and play the machines with me."

i know how you feel, but relax, he wanted you to have fun and hang with him.

[rocktivity]

2. Since you didn't win anything with his money, forget about it.

That's WHY it's called gambling.

:headbang:
rocknation

[Droopy]

3. Forget about it

I used to go to the casino, too, and I always thought that it would be more enjoyable with someone else. When I took a friend along one time I gave him some money and told to have a good time on me. It was a gift and I was happy to have someone there to have a good time with. Don't try to repay your friend. He just wanted to have a good time with you.

[petronius]

4. Forget about it...

He took you on a date - and paid for the entertainment. Gambling isn't (in this context) any different than watching a movie, hitting a golf ball, or drinking a daiquiri. If the relationship is going on then you can take him out next time...

[evlbstrd]

5. As long as it's not my money,

gamble away! Did you have a good time? That's what it was about.
edit for spelling dammit