sharing bingo winnings

Glen0000

pulliptears wrote: »

No I don't, however, I do have kids, and I'd rather my child had the greater share. There are no rules for caring for your family AFAIK

I didn't think you were a bingo player. Anyone who is knows that not splitting when previously agreed is a HUGE no no

What if your "child" lives in a 4 bed detached house and you are struggling on a state pension?

I am sorry but the "child" is a grown woman.

I would not dream of treating my parents so badly.

MrsTinks

I'd second peachyprice - if she buys 1/3 of the books then she gets 1/3 of the winnings - if she bought 1/2 the books then she get's 1/2 the winnings - Simples!

Bingo or not bingo - if she bought 1/3 and expects 1/2 then I'd stick with 1/3 to teach her a lesson and ditto her husband. If nothing had been mentioned I would probably at some stage have made a gift or given a much bigger present to them or their family but because I chose to do so - not because they felt I should - I USED to go to Bingo with my ex's mum - it bored me to death but she loved it. And everything was split 50/50 (not that we won more than £50 ever!) because that was the agreement.

Personally I think it's less about giving more to your child than it is a life lesson about wanting more than what is rightfully yours...

galvanizersbaby

Glen0000 wrote: »

I didn't think you were a bingo player. Anyone who is knows that not splitting when previously agreed is a HUGE no no

What if your "child" lives in a 4 bed detached house and you are struggling on a state pension?

I am sorry but the "child" is a grown woman.

I would not dream of treating my parents so badly.

I'm not a bingo player and proud not to be.:)

A work colleague use to play in a group of 4 friends all paying in equally and split any winnings 4 ways - I know in the past there were problems with this when one of the friends won a considerable sum of money - she did not want to share all of a sudden :rolleyes:

I think if I was in the OP's situation and playing with my son or daughter I would just give them a larger share - however if I was financially hard up and they were comfortable I would like to think they would offer me a larger share.

However I don't gamble myself so pretty unlikely I would ever be joining a bingo team so who am I to give advice

Nixxx

pulliptears wrote: »

Maybe so, as I said I don't play bingo it bores me rigid. However, I would much rather see my child get the greater share than me. Just my opinion and that's what OP asked for.

I think you are missing the point here :rolleyes:. An agreement was made to split the winnings three ways. (This is normal in Bingo). This is fair and is what had always been done in the past. If the parents wanted to give their daughter half of the winnings then that should be their choice, not at the insistance of the daughter and her OH.

jenpoptrash

it's an arrangement between the 3 of you. Your Son In Law is neither playing or buying the books.
Your daughter pays 1/3 of the book price and therefore she win 1/3 of the money - that's the way I see it anyway.

emlou2009

in practise, it is commonly known that bingo winnings are split evenly between book sharers, but if i went with my nan she would probably refuse to take any of it knowing that i'm skint, and if it was the other way round i would do the same. if i went with a friend it would definitely be split evenly every time, but family is a bit different.

are they skint at the moment? it sounds like its more the partner than your daughter anyway. he'll get over it, either that or he'll try and stop her going.

chelle333

I used to be a regular Bingo player and over a course of about 4 mon ths won over £4000 and always shared it out equal eg 3 people pay for books each doesnt matter if theirs any couples each person gets a equal share as they put in the same money each

Margaret52129

I'm part of a pub quiz team and we equally pay our dues and the money is collected together and then shared out equally between us when it gets to a biggish amount. Some of us are couples and some single - it makes no difference, you get your share proportionately to your dues.

We win by various means, quizzes, bingo and a couple of other games. If it's chocs we open the box and share there and then, if it's wine, it goes to the person who actually won it. We've done this for 5 or 6 years and never had a problem with it.

It's just greed when they think they've been badly done by!

Bennifred

Does the daughter's OH say anything when you or your wife win and then share with your daughter?;)

It's none of his business anyway, imho!

kindofagilr

I wouldnt split anymore.

She is being unfair, or her partner is, yes you and your wife have £666 but you also put 2/3 of the money in for the books.