Listen to this articleIt can take just one win to kickstart a gambling habit.
Will Hinman’s came as a college student in the early ’90s, when he and his girlfriend at the time caught a New York Giants game. A buddy had connected Hinman with a bookie, and raising the stakes was sure to make the outing more interesting for the lifelong Cowboys fan.
Hinman says his relatively modest wins that night were the start of a decades-long career as an avid gambler. A game wasn’t worth watching if there wasn’t money on it.
He began with small amounts and maintained the practice for decades before struggles with alcoholism, major life transitions and mental health issues opened the door to far riskier behavior, eventually leading to…