Personal stories

I really got into online gambling and tried to chase my losses which blew out of proportion, $300 down, $500 down, $1000 down, before you knew it I was $100,000 down.

Read Simon's story

... My life turned around on 24 June 2018 after watching the 100 Day Challenge ad on TV. I have been gambling free since then – 57 days – and I'm more determined than ever ...

Read Ann's story

... I wasn't addicted to sinking my wages into pokies when I first started playing them, they turned me into a addict ...

Read Dave's story

... Seek the help on offer, seek the help that is needed and never turn back. Honesty and love is worth everything. Money, greed and the gambling high is worth zero.

Read Jackson's story

... I look at myself in the mirror everyday and think, 'You are worth more than this, don't allow gambling to destroy you.'

Read Horrible strategic gambler's story

The first time I saw poker machines, I was 20, attending a conference interstate. A woman was sobbing in front of one of them. I put my arm around her and then I went and told the barman and he said 'Don’t worry about it; she’s probably just done her pension'.

Read Libby's story

... Gambling destroys families; we are a same-sex couple, intelligent, professional, corporate responsible. Broken.

Read Heather's story

I'm 22 years old and I have a gambling problem. It started out when I was 18 year old, as harmless fun with my partner in which we'd go to the local pub, once a week, and put $20–50 max per night and do 30 cent bets.

Read Katherine's story

... My family would go to a hotel in Hawthorn for birthday lunches. We’d light the candles and sing happy birthday and then everyone went into the venue to play the pokies.

Read Sarah's story

... gambling for me was to do with how I felt about myself and pain I hadn't dealt with in my life ... when I had sorted these the buzz of gambling didn't seem so alluring.

Read Adam's story

I have watched my dad blow couple of million dollars and have to sell his luxury home quickly ...

Read Son of a compulsive gambler's story

I have been gambling for 30 years. First pokies, now online ... I am over it and want to stop.

Read Joy's story