Facing The Consequences of Extreme Gambling | Series 2 Episode 5

A man whose life was almost ruined by gambling addiction meets two gambling enthusiasts.

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[eddiecross]

the queen of betting, yet only won 500 quid

[scotthurst]

worst thing i ever done was start gambling

[mellel]

Like any other addiction, gambling (the thrill of the chase) can get way out of control before you realize how much financial/psychological damage has occurred. These people are still young and can bounce back and live a beautiful and fulfilling life without gambling.

[dogood]

I've had this exact feeling. Going to casino at 10pm, telling yourself only gonna stay for an hour or two and leave and spend only $200. Next thing you know, it's 5am, you spend all your $2, 300 paycheck, plus took $1, 000 overdraft at the bank. Now its 6am, nobody on the streets, no cars, you have no money for a cab so you end up walking in the cold. You were up $450 and should've left by 12am. Then you take advil PM to knock yourself out and sleep. You wake up next morning and realize right away what happened and a tsunami of depression fills your mind and body. Your family is calling you because you made plans 2 days before to hang out, ita sunny outside, everyone's smiling on the streets, yet you dont wanna do anything, you feel terrible and nothing makes you feel better. You manage somehow by borrowing from that one friend who always understands because everyone else gave up, and you ask for just enough to buy food to survive and get to work, you feel better in 5 days, but then in 2 weeks once you get paid again do the same exact mistake. Worst feeling ever.

[LauraBidingCitizen]

Er.. no. Don’t be more ‘disciplined’, just stop. If you’re irresponsible enough to blow all your wages in a matter of minutes / hours / days, then selfishly rely on your sensible friends & family to survive through the month, there’s no such thing as ‘being disciplined’.

[nmejias]

Guys, I worked as a casino dealer years ago, on average 95 out 100 gamblers I came across during my shift, lost their money, and even those few who "would win", were still in red when you took their whole gambling history into account. If gambling was designed to make gamblers rich, casinos would go bankrupt. I have never gambled, except for one or two occasions when playing poker with some friends, and that was it.

[lewisdowsett]

In a day I've lost 3 figures???? ...wish that was all I'd done ffs

[DavidSmith-oyof]

The biggest lie about gambling is that it can be done for "entertainment". It's not entertainment. If it were, you could happily play a game or watch the sport without gambling. It's not the same as watching a movie, because everyone gets the same thing if you pay to see a movie. Nobody gets asked to leave half way through because they run out of money.


Show me someone who "can afford to lose" money and I'll show you someone with a problem, even if they don't end up poor/in debt, they will have some kind of issue going on in order to have that thought process.

[onelovemufc]

Rarely bet anymore and feel so much better for it. No matter how much you’re down by just give it up, forget about it and move on. Times the healer. 👍🏼

[jaspergan]

rookie numbers... grab any asian and do this video over again.

[ThePackFactory]

Gambling should be illegal in my opinion.

[r_]

I didn’t realise how bad my gambling is, if I went on that show ide look like such a embarrassment and let down to all my family I’ve spent/done a lot more than these people and I’m probably on a worse wage. I just wish I never started

[chuachua-hjzd]

I saw someone won $200, using just $10. Although I am not an addict, I can see why some people can be addicted to gambling

[joshuapoozhikala]

Thank you for this during covid it has left me very bored i would spend alot of my time gambling blowing money that I worked hard for away. Because of videos like this and reading through forums and threads i have been able to better control my gambling

[maz]

Gambling took away 13 years of my time and money..i lost around 80k-100k that hurts when i think about it but what hurts the most is the precious time we lost, Money we can get back but time hmm but then again time is money. Not all is lost though we can make changes...one day at a time.

[bomar]

"They call me the queen of betting, my biggest win is over £500 ". Wait is this a wind up or what 😂

[theog]

I won and lost $55, 000 in one night playing roulette. It would have been life changing money

[mawathere]

Gambling is an extreme high that is difficult for many to quit

[lcat]

If I lost 1300 for the month I’d be over the moon

[asrieldreemur]

__I'm so glad I've never gambled__