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After losing more than £30,000 from gambling, a Cardiff man said he became a “zombie” and cut himself off from family and friends.
Dave took out payday loans and lost his job because of the addiction.
In his second annual report, Gambling with our Health, chief medical officer Dr Frank Atherton said gambling is an emerging public health issue which can have “devastating effects”.
He said financial difficulty could lead to depression and alcohol misuse.
Dave (not his real name), who started using fixed odds betting machines at 23, said the impact of gambling had a toxic effect on his relationship with …
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