A lucky dip at a school fair seems like a bit of harmless fun, but for David, it was the start of decades of addiction and shame.
The 53-year-old, from regional Queensland, said he was only 10 years old when he started to display the behaviours of a problem gambler.
“I was told at the fete that the boys’ lucky dip had one good prize and was warned not to spend all my money,” he said.
It was a pattern that repeated itself through David’s life and at one point, led to hi…
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