A former gambling addict says a £1 football bet triggered a habit that made him rack up £140,000 worth of debt.
David Withey won £3,800 on a football accumulator when he was 18 and the windfall convinced him that betting was “easy money”.
The 31-year-old’s excitement turned into obsession, and gambling soon took over every aspect of his life.
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David said he would spend “hours upon hours” gambling every day, often losing thousands of pounds at a time.
His lowest moment came when he lost £75,000 in just 20 minutes.
“I was hooked,” David, a business owner from Kent, told Need To Know.