From his teenage years through his military career, Andy Gallie has been dealing with gambling addiction, which he has been able to navigate and overcome by focusing his efforts on raising awareness for the issue.
One Man Who Realized Gambling Was His One True Love – and Who Changed That
However, his journey into addiction was not necessarily and entirely self-inflicted, as gambling was prevalent. On the army base where he served, there were between 40 and 50 fruit machines that “normalized gambling.”
Gallie recounted a familiar tale of gambling becoming his “true love” and only purpose, with the man spending multiple hours gambling every day, and shunning responsibility and social…