It was the offer from the gambling company which he is convinced started his addiction. If he deposited up to 300, they’d match it.
James – not his real name – says: “That was basically the initial hook that got me into slot machines.
“Gambling on the internet and particularly on smartphones, using apps, you in effect have a super casino in your pocket.
“I’ve never actually been in a physical bookmaker’s shop.”
In three months, James went from gambling a hundred pounds a month to five thousand pounds in a day. When he finally stopped, he was 80 thousand pounds in debt.
“For a time it ruined my life – up until the point that I was seriously considering suicide. Basically, I had ruined myself financially”
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