On Second Thought
When you have a passion for gambling, you should expect to suffer financial setbacks on occasion. There are a lot of people in this world who struggle with this issue and who turn to their family members in order to borrow money so that they can continue to indulge their habit.
This relative is certain in their belief that they are sufficiently connected to ask for a significant amount of money. It is impossible for us to know what the other person said in response, but in our opinion, asking for $3,000 is far too much money to ask for.