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Belfast man Declan Cregan: £1 slot machine bet turned into 10 year gambling addiction and loss of £31,000 life savings

Belfast man Declan Cregan was just 16 when he placed his first bet. From putting that one pound coin into a slot machine, he went on to spend the next 10 years of his life gambling every day. He lost his entire £31000 life savings and once blew £8000 in an hour - gambling consumed Declan's life. Now in recovery and not having gambled for the past…

Gambling Addiction ・ 12 November 2023

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Debt, theft and more: Stories of 3 Staten Islanders with a history of compulsive gambling

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Shattered friendships and family relationships, alienation, self-loathing and insurmountable debt that can lead to criminal activity: Gambling addiction takes a toll on its victims in a variety of ways. Gambling opportunities aren't new. They've been around for centuries. History tells us there were gambling games in Ancient…

Gambling Addiction ・ 14 October 2023

Belfast Telegraph

I ran up £56,000 in debt and maxed out my mum’s credit card online gambling

Twelve months ago I was waiting to get off the M1, the thud of the passing lorries juddering through me, when a thought crossed my mind: what if I just let them crush me? Better to end it, I reasoned, than come home and face the £56000 debt I'd accrued from online gambling, and my mum, who had called sobbing an hour earlier saying she'd maxed out…

Gambling Addiction ・ 13 October 2023

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Pair Of Recovering Addicts Take Responsible Gambling Seriously

Geographically speaking, there's an ocean separating Dan Spencer and Greg Weber. But the two stay in touch on a daily basis, and each has turned his pain from gambling addiction into promise through an organization that emphasizes lived experience to reach people. By all appearances, Weber was one of the most successful poker players in New Jersey.…

Gambling Addiction ・ 13 September 2023

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Enfield Independent

‘I lost £5 million because of my gambling addiction’

A father who became suicidal after gambling away more than £5 million has told how his life was destroyed by addiction. Mark Bradshaw said his life "spiralled and crashed" after he became secretly addicted to gambling in a two-decade ordeal that cost him his job, his relationship and almost his life. The 40-year-old spoke out as the government…

Gambling Addiction ・ 28 April 2023

Daily Mail Online

Gambling addict who lost £70K in ONE AFTERNOON and had Vegas timeshare urges others to get help

A hairdresser who lost a staggering £70000 in just one afternoon is urging women to seek help with gambling addiction after her own slot machine nightmare ruined her life. Christine Tolaini, 39, a hairdresser from Wembley, London, enjoyed gambling for as far back as she remembers - as a small child, she loved playing on the 2p and 10p machines at…

Gambling Addiction ・ 30 October 2022

Derbyshire Live

Gambling addict blew entire salary within hours of getting paid

We've all been there at some point, you've had a rough month and you are eagerly counting down the hours until your employer drops that sweet pay into your bank account. However, when that moment came, 33-year-old Danny Cheetham gambled every penny he was paid within under three hours. The 33-year-old told said: "The worst moments were walking into…

Jobs ・ 10 October 2022

Mirror

I hid my £50k+ gambling debt from my wife'

It wasn't so much about the winning for former gambling addict Ben Melvin, it was the thrill of taking part. Instead of giving his complete focus to a football game, he would be clutching his phone in his hand, secretly stalking the screen for the next notification on his latest bet. The pop-ups fuelled a habit that started at the age of 14 with…

Gambling Addiction ・ 25 July 2022

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Mother of Two Ends Life over $550K Gambling Debt

A 29-year-old woman and a mother of two has ended her life as she was struggling with online gambling addiction. Her addiction began during the pandemic lockdown leading her to borrow money from her sisters and sell personal items to feed her addiction. The victim, who lived in Manali New Town, committed suicide on Sunday after she lost more money…

Gambling Addiction ・ 07 June 2022

Enfield Independent

‘I lied to everyone I met’: How gambling addiction has taken hold of women in the UK

It was Christmas Day in 2018 when things came to a head for Bev. By her own admission, it had been "a lovely day". "Everything was hunky dory," she says. "There was no reason why I should have gambled, but in my head - in a gambler's head - it was Christmas Day, so you couldn't possibly lose. I told myself that they wouldn't do that to you on…

Gambling Addiction ・ 14 May 2022

New York Post

Female gambling addict lost nearly $500K before getting help

Christina Cook had never heard of gambling addiction. But she was already on her way to being hooked - eventually losing nearly half a million dollars and, almost, her own life. In 2007, at 28, the Tulsa, Okla., native was separated from her first husband, grieving the death of her beloved grandmother and living at home with her mother. Then her…

Gambling Addiction ・ 06 May 2022

Glamour Magazine

Gambling Addiction: One Woman Discusses The Realities

Stacey Goodwin's first bet was as a teenager, in the bathroom of a friend's house. "I was 14 and getting ready to go out," remembers the 29-year-old who spent almost a decade of her life addicted to slot machines and online gambling. "We looked in the mirror and bet on who could lose the most weight over Christmas. It was incredibly dangerous - it…

Gambling Addiction ・ 17 February 2022

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Gambling addict says winning £127,000 poker jackpot was the 'worst day' of her life

A gambling addict has described the moment she won £127000 as the worst day of her life - a move that led her down a path of debt, destruction and homelessness. Lisa Walker, 48, from Essex said her addiction, which started with a poker tournament win, eventually led to bankruptcy, even losing her family home in the process. The Peer Aid support…

Poker ・ 31 January 2022

Mirror

'I lost £50k in six days after I was lured into the betting world by £1 slot machines'

Record numbers of women are becoming addicted to gambling, statistics show. There has been a year-on-year increase of 132% in women reaching out for help over their betting habits. But gambling charity Gordon Moody estimates that just 3% of female addicts are seeking help. It revealed the figures just months before it is due to open the world's…

Covid ・ 02 January 2022

BBC

Addiction: NHS fraud doctor's 'shame' at £800k gambling loss

A doctor who defrauded the NHS out of nearly £68000 says his "catastrophic" gambling addiction saw him fritter away £800000. He had claimed for locum shifts he had not worked and stole cheques, while also borrowing from friends. Two-and-a-half years into recovery, he said he was "enormously ashamed" but wanted addicts to know there is hope. Dr…

Trust and Safety ・ 22 December 2021

Mamamia

'My mother is a pokie gambling addict.'

My mum is addicted to pokies. She has lost over a $1million, once leaving her grandchildren alone in a cruise ship's cabin when she was supposed tobe caring for them, to go to the casino in the middle of the night. There was some rough weather on that trip and everyone had been told to stay in their cabins. My sister had joked that Mum would go to…

Gambling Addiction ・ 11 November 2021

Mamamia

Online gambling problem: 'My son lost $70,000.'

The following contains mention of suicidal ideation, which may be triggering for some readers. When Sandra's son, William*, turned 18 in early 2019, he did what many young Australian men do. He went to the horse races and the casino with his friends. There, he indulged in an experience opened up to him by his passage into adulthood. Gambling. He…

Gambling Addiction ・ 05 November 2021

Banbury Guardian

Banbury man opens up with gambling struggles to help give others hope

Banbury man, Calvin Findlay, speaks out about his struggles with gambling (pictured: Calvin, his daughters - baby Rosie and Hollie - and his fiancée Laura) Calvin Findlay aims to help give others dealing with a gambling addiction hope for the future by sharing his experience. He said: "I'm 38 years old and started gambling a few pounds a week on…

Gambling Addiction ・ 11 October 2021

The Press and Journal

Lockdown gambling: Women's secret addiction

In advance of Safer Gambling Week next month, which aims to raise awareness of the dangers of gambling, recent evidence has revealed the scale of addiction across the UK, which soared during lockdown as people dealt with loneliness, isolation and boredom. UK gamblers lost an astonishing £14.36 billion last year, compared with £8.36 billion a decade…

Covid ・ 09 October 2021

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How I Crawled Out of £30,000 of Gambling Debt at 31

A collection of stories about getting into - and out of - debt. The first day I walked into a bookmaker, I felt a rush of excitement tingle through my body. An hour later, I was £60 down. But despite walking out riddled with shame, I couldn't forget the exhilarating experience of the bookies. From then on, I constantly looked for my…

Gambling Addiction ・ 18 October 2021

Daily Mail Online

Gambling addict wastes £500,000 and spends her wedding night losing money

A mother has revealed how her awful gambling addiction led to bankruptcy and self-destruction, in a bid to warn others of the dangers of becoming hooked. Lisa Walker, 48, from Essex, is a Peer Aid support worker, and was first introduced to gambling when her dad and grandad played cards together, but back then she would bet no more than 50p. Even…

Gambling Addiction ・ 10 September 2021

Daily Star

Gambling addict who won £137k jackpot spent wedding night playing slot machines

A gambling addict who blew £500000 and even spent her wedding night losing money describes a massive jackpot win as "the worst night of my life" and the trigger for a decades-long habit. Lisa Walker, from Essex, said gambling addiction led to bankruptcy, homelessness and self-destruction. The 48-year-old is a Peer Aid support worker, and was first…

Winnings ・ 10 September 2021

Mirror

Woman loses £500,000 after jackpot win as life descends into 'hell on earth'

A woman who won a £127000 jackpot has revealed the pain of her two-decade descent into gambling addiction that made her bet more than her winnings. Lisa Walker, 48, from Essex, says the foundations for her gambling addiction were laid at a young age. As a youngster her dad and granddad would play cards together, for small bets of 50ps, but she…

Winnings ・ 10 September 2021

Leicestershire Live

Leicester man driven to suicide by online gambling addiction in lockdown, claims widow

The widow of a Leicester man says he was driven to suicide by a gambling addiction and debt he accrued after being enticed by free online betting offers while furloughed during lockdown. An inquest into the death of Luke Ashton, 40, opened at Leicester Coroner's Court yesterday (AUG 19). The father-of-two had travelled more than 100 miles from the…

Covid ・ 20 August 2021

BBC

Online casino searches at 'all-time high' during lockdown

Search interest in online casinos has hit an all-time high in the UK since lockdown began, data show. Problem gamblers told the BBC lockdown measures were a "recipe for disaster". Watchdog the Gambling Commission said there had been a rise in some online gambling, but there was no evidence yet of a rise in problem gambling. Despite an overall drop…

Covid ・ 19 January 2021