Wasn't JVD trying to borrow more money from Ludwick, he probably wouldn't tell him to gamble with... Later he told him he didn't need it? Memory could be way off on this.
I'm not sure about JVDS telling him JL didn't need it, but Ludwick told NG in his 2010 interview that JVDS asked him for money to get home from Peru.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1006/14/ng.01.html
You know another can of worms. Here is an e-mail exchange between you and Joran Van Der Sloot where he says, happy birthday, I hope you had a good day. This is May 29.
And remember how important family and friends are. By the way, can you send me some money through Western Union tomorrow? Remember that?
LUDWICK: Yes, I do.
GRACE: Did you send him money?
LUDWICK: No, I didn`t. He had told me -- that was the evening of May 29th and I guess the alleged event happened later -- a few hours later into the 30th. But he told me he needed money to get back to Aruba. So, I mean, before I had a chance to help him out, I couldn`t get ahold of him. And then the news said what it said.