John's story

It always starts with a win that what’s gets you hooked. Then a bit of a roll only for a little while until you lose it all.

I have a sports betting problem, I have lost hundreds of thousands over the years. I know I have a problem but maybe writing about it could help. I have signed-up with endless betting sites maxed out all my credit wasted my salary every week. But always thinking in the back of my mind I will win it back but never, never, never, ever do.

It’s got so bad lately I have not been keeping up with my bills, I go without food. Just so I can have gamble. That’s just messed up. I need to stop. I used to be an active guy in good shape, happy, had a perfect girlfriend but I lost all that because of my gambling.

I want to stop. I should go to help groups … maybe I will. I am 37 years old and been sports betting off and on since I was 23. So much time wasted, I have nothing, I owe the bank $50,000, I owe betting sites $5000.

All this money was wasted in gambling all gone. I have a job thank god for that. I have $50 in my bank deciding to buy food or gamble it. What would you do? This is only half my problem with gambling, it goes a lot deeper than people think.

I must stop. I hope I help someone stop with my story. You can’t stop straight away but it just takes time. Oh yeah – I will buy food with my last $50 I am not that bad yet. Maybe this is my last day I gamble or not. Only I know.

Thanks for reading my story hope it helps you. It sure helps me a bit writing about it.