A sports fan who lost 40,000 in a month – including 20,000 in just one night – has spoken about his online gambling addiction which left him heavily in debt.
Craig Walding said before the Covid pandemic he saw nothing wrong with placing an occasional bet when watching the football at the weekend.
But just a few years later, what was then an occasional flutter had become an online gambling addiction that left the NHS worker contemplating taking his own life.
After becoming addicted to online casino games in March last year, he lost 40,000 in the space of a month, losing half of that in just one night.
With his support networks cut off as the country went into lockdown, Craig spiralled, with his losses leading him to take out payday loan…
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