"My Gambling Addiction Lost Me £12,000 in One Night" - Ellis Platten (Away Days)

❻ Series 6 ❻
1 Jul 202213:33

Summary

TLDRThe video script narrates a personal account of a young man's journey with gambling, detailing the highs and lows of his experiences. Starting with a life-changing win that quickly turned into a devastating loss, the speaker reflects on the normalization of gambling in youth and the addictive nature of betting on sports. He discusses the allure of virtual football and the rapid pace of virtual horse racing, which caters to gambling addicts. The speaker also shares his attempts to circumvent security measures to continue gambling and the impact it had on his life, including financial struggles and strained relationships. Ultimately, he describes a moment of realization that led him to quit gambling and the 'Rule of Three' strategy that helped him maintain his sobriety. The narrative concludes with advice for others struggling with gambling addiction, emphasizing the importance of understanding one's motivations and the potential for a better life without the destructive habit.

Takeaways

  • 🎰 The individual experienced a life-changing moment when they turned £50 into £12,000 to £15,000 through gambling, which led to the idea of going on holiday.
  • 🚫 The person expressed concern about gambling advertisements on children's sports jerseys, noting the influence of role models on young fans.
  • 📈 The speaker reflects on how gambling became normalized in their life from a young age, leading to a lack of apprehension about betting at 15.
  • 🏆 The excitement of winning £60 from a £5 bet on Daniel Sturridge to score first for Liverpool is highlighted, emphasizing the allure of gambling for a young person.
  • 🤔 The speaker questions whether losing that initial bet would have deterred them from continuing gambling or if the thrill of winning was too enticing.
  • 🏋️‍♂️ The individual and their friends were so engrossed in virtual football games that they could predict outcomes, showing the depth of their involvement.
  • 📉 The speaker describes a moment of realization and regret after winning a bet on an NFL pre-season game, which led to a breakdown and the decision to quit gambling.
  • 💔 The emotional and financial toll of gambling is underscored, with the individual sharing how it impacted their relationships and overall well-being.
  • 🚫 The person tried to get banned from bookies by writing provocative messages to dealers, highlighting their attempts to stop their gambling habit.
  • 🔢 The 'rule of three' strategy is mentioned as a pivotal tool in overcoming addiction, suggesting that if one can abstain for three days, they can extend it to three weeks and beyond.
  • ⏳ The individual shares a story of a footballer who also struggled with gambling addiction, losing a significant amount of money and facing severe personal consequences.

Q & A

  • How did the speaker initially feel about their gambling experience?

    -The speaker initially felt that their gambling experience was life-changing and exciting, as they managed to turn £50 into £12,000 to £15,000, which they thought would allow them to go on holiday.

  • What was the speaker's concern about gambling advertisements on kids' jerseys?

    -The speaker was concerned that kids idolize players and by extension, the brands on their shirts. They felt that gambling had become normalized for them at a young age due to such exposure.

  • What was the speaker's first significant win in gambling?

    -The speaker's first significant win was when they bet on Daniel Sturridge to score first for Liverpool and won £60, which was a substantial amount for a 15-year-old.

  • How did the speaker describe their experience with virtual football betting?

    -The speaker described it as an activity they enjoyed with their friends, to the point where they could predict outcomes due to the repetitive nature of the virtual matches.

  • Why did the speaker eventually decide to stop gambling?

    -The speaker decided to stop gambling after realizing the negative impact it had on their life, including financial losses, relationship strains, and personal well-being. They also mentioned the 'rule of three' strategy that helped them quit.

  • What safety measures did the speaker encounter while trying to increase their deposit limit on a gambling site?

    -The speaker encountered a deposit limit set by the gambling site, which required them to manually increase it. However, they found it disturbingly easy to raise their limit to £10,000 instantly.

  • How did the speaker's relationship with their partner influence their decision to stop gambling?

    -The speaker's partner, Jody, made them realize the severity of their gambling problem and supported them through the process. Her awareness and the speaker's recognition of the problem contributed to their decision to quit.

  • What was the speaker's biggest single win in gambling, and what happened afterward?

    -The speaker's biggest single win was turning £50 into £12,000 to £15,000 in a casino. However, they lost it all within a couple of hours and even more, leading to significant financial distress.

  • What advice would the speaker give to someone struggling with a gambling addiction?

    -The speaker suggests the 'rule of three' as a starting point to quit gambling. They emphasize the importance of truly wanting to stop and considering the reasons behind the addiction. They also highlight the negative impact of gambling on life and the benefits of quitting.

  • How did the speaker's gambling addiction affect their daily life and work?

    -The speaker's gambling addiction led to a significant decrease in the quality of their life. It affected their work, as they stopped making content for their channel for about two years, and it also impacted their relationships and mental health.

  • What was the speaker's perspective on the appeal of virtual horse racing for gamblers?

    -The speaker found the appeal of virtual horse racing to be concerning, as it provided a constant stream of gambling opportunities every minute, which they felt was designed to cater to the addictive behaviors of gamblers.

Outlines

00:00

🎰 Early Gambling Experiences and Their Impact

The speaker reflects on their early experiences with gambling, highlighting a significant win that transformed a small bet into a substantial sum, leading to life-changing plans. However, they soon lost it all, which was a wake-up call. The paragraph discusses the normalization of gambling in youth, the allure of betting on football, and the speaker's eventual realization of the negative effects of gambling on their life, including the impact on their relationship and financial stability.

05:00

🚫 Consequences and the Path to Recovery

This paragraph delves into the depths of the speaker's gambling addiction, the significant financial losses, and the emotional toll it took. It details the speaker's relationship with a partner who helped them realize the severity of their problem. The speaker talks about a massive win that led to an even bigger loss, which was a turning point. They describe the desperation, the chase for a high, and the eventual decision to quit after a particularly distressing loss. The paragraph concludes with the speaker's successful use of the 'rule of three' to overcome their addiction and the positive changes that followed.

10:02

📉 The Dangers of Gambling and Advice for Overcoming It

The speaker shares a cautionary tale about a foreign footballer's gambling problem, which led to severe financial and personal consequences. They then offer advice for those struggling with gambling addiction, emphasizing the importance of the 'rule of three' strategy in breaking the cycle of addiction. The speaker encourages individuals to question their motivations for gambling and to consider the potential benefits of quitting. They also discuss the allure of betting on various aspects of a game and how it can detract from the enjoyment of the sport itself.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Gambling

Gambling refers to the act of betting or wagering on the outcome of a game, contest, or event, with the primary intent of winning additional money or material goods. In the video's context, it is a central theme as the speaker discusses his personal experiences with gambling, including the highs of winning and the lows of losing significant amounts of money.

💡Addiction

Addiction is a complex condition where a person engages in rewarding stimuli, despite adverse consequences. In the script, the term is used to describe the speaker's compulsive gambling behavior, which had a profound negative impact on his life, leading to financial difficulties and emotional distress.

💡Virtual Football

Virtual Football is a simulated game that mimics the experience of real football matches and allows for betting on various outcomes. The speaker mentions this as part of his gambling activities, highlighting how it contributed to the normalization and excitement of betting from a young age.

💡Idolization

Idolization is the act of admiring someone to an extreme extent, often idealizing their qualities. The video discusses how children may idolize sports players and, by extension, the brands and sponsors associated with these players, which can include gambling companies. This can lead to the normalization of gambling among young fans.

💡Dopamine Rush

A dopamine rush refers to the sudden increase in the neurotransmitter dopamine, which is associated with feelings of pleasure and reward. In the context of the video, the speaker describes the intense desire to chase this 'high' as a factor that contributed to his gambling addiction.

💡Loan

A loan is a sum of money that is borrowed and expected to be paid back with interest. The speaker mentions taking out loans to fund his gambling habit, which is a common scenario for individuals with addiction issues, illustrating the lengths to which some may go to continue their addictive behavior.

💡Deposit Limit

A deposit limit is a self-imposed or enforced restriction on the amount of money that can be deposited into a gambling account. The script discusses the speaker's experience with deposit limits as a safety measure, but also how he managed to increase his limit, highlighting the challenges of self-regulation in the context of addiction.

💡Rule of Three

The Rule of Three is a strategy mentioned by the speaker as a tool to help overcome addiction. It suggests that if a person can abstain from an addictive behavior for three days, they can then aim for three weeks, and then three months, gradually building up the time of abstinence. This rule was pivotal for the speaker in overcoming his gambling addiction.

💡Intrusive Thoughts

Intrusive thoughts are unwanted, involuntary thoughts, urges, or images that cause distress or anxiety. In the video, the speaker describes how intrusive thoughts related to gambling would constantly occupy his mind, making it difficult to quit, which is a common experience for individuals struggling with addiction.

💡Stag Do

A stag do, short for stag party, is a celebration held for a man who is about to be married, typically involving a group of male friends. The speaker mentions the possibility of gambling during a stag do in Las Vegas as a controlled and potentially acceptable scenario, indicating his recognition of the need for boundaries in his relationship with gambling.

💡Casinos

Casinos are establishments that offer various types of gambling games. The speaker distinguishes between his addiction to sports betting and a lack of interest in casino gambling, suggesting that his addiction was more tied to the thrill of sports outcomes rather than the casino environment itself.

Highlights

The speaker turned £50 into £12,000 to £15,000 through gambling, which initially felt life-changing.

Gambling sponsorships on kids' jerseys are not present, but the normalization of gambling through players' shirts is a concern.

The speaker started gambling at a young age and it became normalized, leading to a lack of concern about the activity.

A memorable early win of £60 from a £5 bet on Daniel Sturridge to score first for Liverpool had a significant impact.

The enjoyment of virtual football betting among the speaker and his friends, despite not actually existing, is highlighted.

The speaker discusses the addictive nature of virtual football betting due to its frequency and the instant gratification it provides.

The ease of access to gambling through PayPal and the lack of effective security measures to prevent underage gambling is mentioned.

The speaker humorously recounts a time when he and a friend tried to convince the world that his friend was a fruitarian.

Getting banned from bookies for writing weird messages to dealers on live chats is a notable incident.

The speaker talks about the safety procedures of gambling platforms, such as deposit limits, and how he managed to increase his limit to £10,000.

A significant loss of £10,000 in a short period of time led to a moment of realization and the beginning of the end for the speaker's gambling habit.

The speaker's relationship with his partner, Jody, played a role in his realization of the negative impact of his gambling.

The 'Rule of Three' strategy was instrumental in helping the speaker quit gambling, suggesting that if one can abstain for three days, they can make it to three weeks, and then three months.

The speaker emphasizes the psychological impact of gambling addiction, including intrusive thoughts and the mind working against the individual.

After a significant win, the speaker had a breakdown and decided to quit gambling, marking a turning point in his life.

The speaker discusses the potential for a return to gambling, such as a potential trip to Vegas for a stag do, but is clear that his addiction was to sports betting, not casinos.

The advice given to those struggling with gambling includes questioning the reasons behind the betting and considering the potential negative outcomes.

The speaker reflects on the importance of knowing one's motivations for gambling and the potential loss of enjoyment in activities when betting is involved.

Transcripts

00:00

turned 50 into like it was like 12 15

00:01

grand and i was like this is life

00:03

changing we're gonna go on holiday

00:04

within about an hour or two i lost it

00:06

wow

00:11

they don't have gambling sponsors on on

00:13

kids jerseys do they no but i i think

00:15

the issue i find with that is like the

00:17

kids idolize the players in the shirts

00:19

so like the pla they're watching like

00:21

like west ham fans watching declan rice

00:23

and idolizing him and they're watching

00:25

him they're seeing

00:26

we're sorry between yeah on the shirt

00:28

and i i think gambling became so

00:30

normalized for me when i was young that

00:31

when i was 15 doing it i didn't think

00:33

hypothetically i didn't think anything

00:35

of it yeah what

00:36

do you remember when you first sort of i

00:39

bet on a fiver on daniel sturridge to

00:41

score first for liverpool and it won 60

00:44

quid which when you're 15 is like whoa

00:46

yeah you're balling and and do you think

00:49

had you lost that five or you might not

00:51

have sort of gone down that road or do

00:52

you think it was the winner i just think

00:54

i loved it i really did enjoy it like as

00:56

bad as it sounds like i'd be at school

00:58

like me and my mates hypothetically

00:59

talking about it because they somehow

01:01

were doing the same thing and we'd just

01:02

be talking about it like we loved the

01:03

virtual football like we'd go home we do

01:05

like akkas on the virtual games and we

01:07

managed to realize we did it so often

01:10

that we knew what because of the virtual

01:11

football is the thing you can find the

01:13

virtual matches don't exist but we'd

01:15

know when the highlight starts we're

01:16

going to be a goal or not because we've

01:17

seen it so many times like and we were

01:19

like 15. it's crazy in it what do they

01:22

still do the virtual football i think so

01:24

yeah i think they've made it a bit more

01:25

intuitive now but it's like proper

01:26

commentary i think it's like one of the

01:28

commentators does it there's like five

01:29

highlights a game and you can bet on

01:31

like over under 2.5 goals which team

01:33

will win that's mad doesn't it yeah

01:35

that's why i don't understand i've seen

01:36

people going mad like in the bookies

01:39

over virtual horse racing and stuff and

01:41

it's like i know horse rating horse

01:43

racing is literally a pun anyway like

01:45

yeah unless you've got like extensive

01:47

knowledge of which horse is at a good

01:49

season or whatever but

01:50

virtual horse racing yeah the appeal to

01:53

that is that every every minute so you

01:55

do it and then there's another one a

01:56

minute later so it's just literally for

01:58

addicts like it's horrible sorry if

01:59

you're listening to this and you love

02:00

virtual football but they want you to do

02:02

that because a football match is 90

02:04

minutes whereas in 90 minutes there can

02:06

be 45 virtual football matches

02:08

that's why they do them wow i've never

02:10

really heard of like

02:12

kids at school gambling either i don't

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know

02:16

i've never i never knew

02:18

that was a that was a thing like i i

02:20

think i started gambling i do remember

02:22

like i put

02:23

an acharon on my 18th birthday and i

02:26

also signed up to coral on my 18th

02:28

birthday i was waiting to use my id for

02:30

that purpose so i was obviously

02:32

ingrained in me from from quite a young

02:34

age how are kids gambling is there not

02:37

there's no way are they was it not

02:39

security to stop you from doing this

02:40

were there ways around these things i'm

02:41

pretty sure back then if you had a

02:42

paypal account you could just have an

02:44

account i don't this was like

02:48

i don't remember it was through like

02:50

maybe like you'd say you were someone

02:51

else that kind of thing but you could

02:53

take the money in and out easily enough

02:55

from what i heard alfie and i were doing

02:56

this video where we tried to convince

02:59

the world he was a fruitarian it was

03:00

shocking i don't know what the point was

03:03

yeah and um

03:04

i i we started like i started writing

03:07

some weird stuff to the dealers on live

03:09

chats like um [ __ ] which i

03:13

uh and um

03:15

and i got banned from like every bookies

03:17

because i'll just make them freak out

03:20

right and um

03:21

and the only one i'm still there's one

03:23

i'm not banned on and i use that as my

03:24

bookies but they're [ __ ]

03:26

odds like all the other apps have better

03:28

odds and i've like tried to like

03:29

redownload them can't download them like

03:31

i've even tried under i allegedly i've

03:34

even sort of tried hypothetically i've

03:36

tried under someone else's name you

03:38

can't do it but one thing i did do last

03:40

week i put like 100 quid into william

03:43

hill and then a couple of days later i

03:44

went to put another hundred quid in and

03:46

i had a deposit limit on there which is

03:47

obviously one of their safety procedures

03:50

to make sure you should and like they

03:52

they they claim that they encourage to

03:55

like to put off addicts right i upped my

03:58

deposit limit i'm never gonna put this

04:00

into my account but to ten thousand

04:02

pounds and it did it instantly yeah it's

04:04

mental isn't it yeah it's like there you

04:06

have all these things like you can um

04:08

it's like oh take a timeout and like one

04:10

of the timeout options is like three

04:12

hours so well you just you know well

04:14

three hours there's nothing yeah but

04:15

that was how i stopped gambling in the

04:17

end

04:17

i mean i touched upon like i was losing

04:19

a lot of money but like not a lot but at

04:20

the time i had nothing like i worked a

04:22

job for

04:24

um like minimum wage that was my salary

04:26

and i did away days and i didn't really

04:28

do the channel for like two years and

04:29

like that was around 2018 when theo blew

04:31

up that that two years i wasn't

04:33

uploading so like he me and him were

04:35

like i was on like 20k he was like 35k

04:37

yeah and i just had no money so i wasn't

04:39

making content and i just saw him go

04:41

right i was like if i wasn't gambling

04:42

what would have happened at that point i

04:44

don't know i think his vlogs were

04:45

probably better than mine anyway um back

04:47

then um

04:51

no

04:53

no but a serious note um i was losing a

04:56

lot like everything i had would would be

04:58

lost like i remember like i was with

05:00

jody for like a year and she

05:02

made me realize how bad it was because i

05:03

was just losing everything and like i

05:05

made she stayed with me to be honest

05:06

because i had nothing i was just

05:08

gambling it all away then i saw well

05:10

sorry swinger was she super aware of

05:11

what you were gambling was she across it

05:13

or would you keep some stuff

05:15

like that she just know i gambled a lot

05:16

i don't think i've ever spoke about the

05:17

figures with her but there was the the

05:19

thing that made it worse was i had a

05:21

massive win so i deposited 50 quid one

05:23

night and i got it up to it must have

05:25

been like 12 15 grand i know it sounds

05:27

like a lie but it wasn't it wasn't it

05:28

was like genuinely i had such a run of

05:30

luck it was unbelievable um what were

05:32

you betting on that night i was on like

05:34

i mean never did casinos even like i

05:35

wasn't addicted to casinos i just was

05:37

addicted to better on football and the

05:38

issue was what i'd win a lot but i'd

05:40

never withdraw it so like and that was

05:42

the issue like you didn't withdraw so i

05:43

just kept betting and then eventually

05:44

i'd lose um a casino turned 50 into like

05:47

it was like 12 15 grand and i was like

05:49

this is life-changing we're gonna go on

05:50

holiday than i would drew it

05:52

but it was 20 like it wouldn't process

05:54

the withdrawals straight away yeah it

05:55

takes 24 hours that's how they get yeah

05:56

within a couple of hours i cancelled the

05:58

withdrawals

05:59

and i'd lost it all and then like

06:01

another thousand pound and like i

06:03

couldn't afford to lose a thousand

06:04

pounds like i had like no money at all

06:07

[ __ ] um

06:08

and then like after i was still chasing

06:10

that high to win again for like a couple

06:11

of weeks like it got really bad like i

06:13

was losing more and more took out a loan

06:14

to gamble as well like like the

06:17

stereotypical stuff but you hear about

06:18

it and you don't would never be me took

06:20

out like a payday loan or two to just

06:22

gamble and i think one of them won i

06:24

managed to pay back the loans but then i

06:26

was still down a grand i was just

06:28

waiting for my next pay and i wasn't

06:29

paid on time ever so i was like

06:32

horrible um and then eventually i won

06:35

one last bet and i remember what it was

06:36

it was like an nfl pre-season game

06:39

and i was like why am i gambling on this

06:41

and it won but i just burst down and

06:43

burst out into tears because it won

06:44

because i was like why am i doing this

06:46

and i just went for a run and i just i'm

06:48

like at this time i never left my room

06:50

um i had no money i was like just

06:52

depressed pretty much and like my legs

06:55

my leg muscle just gone that sounds

06:56

mental i was doing like 10 steps a day

06:58

pretty much i was going to and from my

06:59

room working

07:01

working and the gambling staying i'd

07:03

gamble's like two in the morning then

07:05

i'd wake up at six to bed in the a

07:06

league um god i saw some awful games um

07:10

and then like it was just like always on

07:12

my mind all the time and like to be

07:14

honest like my relationship didn't

07:15

really take mind my future opportunities

07:17

with work all the way days didn't take

07:19

my mind or anything and i just went for

07:21

a run just like sprinted out the road

07:22

just like tears falling down my face and

07:24

then just from then i googled it i was

07:26

like how can i stop this and i was like

07:28

this thing came up called the rule of

07:29

three it's like if you can get to three

07:30

days you can get to three weeks and then

07:33

at three weeks get into three months is

07:34

hard because your mind i spoke with you

07:36

about this healthy actually before but

07:38

you know when what's it what's it called

07:40

when your mind works against you like

07:41

intrusive thoughts i've got loads of

07:43

intrusive thoughts because your mind

07:44

doesn't your mind the gambling addict is

07:46

horrible because you don't see you

07:47

probably do sit on someone but like your

07:49

mind works against you and because it

07:51

chases that dopamine rush like it can't

07:53

it's the only thing that gives you that

07:54

instant rush like you're always unlike

07:56

that

07:57

and my mind didn't have it so like it

07:59

was just like working again like some of

08:00

the my mind went completely against me

08:02

it was awful for like a few months but

08:04

then like never have i had the urge to

08:06

place a bet really no no i don't think

08:08

you ever will that's been like five

08:10

years now yeah oh wow well fair plays

08:11

here fair plays here do you do you think

08:14

um if you did have like if you like put

08:17

a bet on now would that then trigger

08:19

like a bad spiral again i don't think

08:21

i'll ever bet again but i think i've

08:23

always said that i want my stag dude to

08:24

be in vegas right so like but like i was

08:26

never addicted to going to the casino

08:28

yeah so like i'd go for like that reason

08:30

yeah or like i can play like a tenor of

08:32

poker with my mates yeah i know some

08:33

people like well you haven't stopped

08:34

gambling i was like well i i was

08:36

addicted to football like i'm betting on

08:38

football and cricket and sports i didn't

08:40

care about whereas i've never seen a

08:42

casino and been like oh

08:44

so like i'd probably go to vegas for one

08:46

after my stag do and play poker with my

08:47

friends pretty much is about it and then

08:49

what happens in vegas stays in vegas

08:50

dinner so you can sort of leave it there

08:52

and then come back to your sort of

08:53

normal life you know you talking about

08:54

that big loss yeah so like you're up

08:57

over 10 grand yeah how how long did it

09:00

take you to lose that was it in the same

09:02

night was it so i'd maybe earned it in

09:04

about um

09:05

maybe made it all about six hours and

09:08

then

09:08

well just constantly betting for six

09:10

hours yeah so like i was just on a hot

09:12

you know when you get like hot streaks

09:13

it was like what is this on what what

09:15

what game you playing it was like

09:16

different casino ones like slots um like

09:18

it's like a wheels like a wheel game

09:20

where you had to bet on what color it

09:21

would land on the wheel when it spins

09:22

round and like i did really well on that

09:24

right and then within about an hour or

09:26

two i lost it wow to be honest i think

09:28

the bulk of it was like the big ten

09:29

grand one i was doing like two grand

09:31

spins on this thing and it must have

09:32

been five consecutive losses so i was

09:34

like wherever how long five spins took

09:36

what's going through your head when you

09:38

because obviously that's a lot of money

09:40

especially to like it's a lot of money

09:42

to anyone but especially when you're

09:43

like that young

09:45

what's going through your head when you

09:46

do like the first big bet is there a

09:48

part of you going i shouldn't be doing

09:50

this yeah you feel awful and then it

09:52

wins and you know

09:53

and then like when you're losing you

09:55

just sort of get numb to it you get

09:56

angry or i personally got angry i was

09:58

angry i was losing so i was just like

09:59

i'll win this next one and you don't and

10:01

that's how they get you they want you to

10:03

win a couple don't they wow [ __ ] oh

10:05

yeah i can see why that would why that

10:07

would grip yeah yeah i heard a story

10:09

about a i won't name because i don't

10:11

know if it's a public in the public

10:12

domain a footballer a foreign footballer

10:15

um

10:16

through a friend and he was addicted to

10:18

gambling and

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found himself in the middle of night

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couldn't sleep

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came down and

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ended up

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just betting on cricket didn't

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understand the rules of cricket didn't

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know

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some kind of spread

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thing yeah you could lose more depending

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on what happens leave about a certain

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number of runs or something and he said

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it was at the point where every run he

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was losing like a thousand pounds and

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having not been asleep in night work in

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the morning and he'd lost a quarter of a

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million pounds so then he should tell

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his wife just left him like sorry

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horrific wow he's going i probably need

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to get some help now this is not not

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going well but yeah [ __ ] you now yeah

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what advice would you have people out

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there that may be suffering from with

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gambling i know when pie face came on he

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shared a very similar story to yours and

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uh i received so god knows how many he

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received but i received a lot of dm's

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off the back of that like saying it

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helped him so what would you say i think

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the rule of three was just the biggest

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thing for me like if you can get to

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three days then just be like i've done

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free you need to set and you need to you

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need to want to stop because a lot of

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times i'd tell myself i'd stop there's

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like i really wanted to bet again i know

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that sounds horrible because you're

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addicted to it but you need to actually

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actively want to stop because like my

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life became so much better i had nothing

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and then like i had money to do this

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channel that i then i'm not saying

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obviously me stuff if i was gambling so

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i wouldn't be here i wouldn't waited

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wouldn't be where it is i wouldn't have

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worked with the fa i wouldn't have done

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all these other things so

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like just just think about what you

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could what are you betting for like if

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you if you if you're betting to make

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because most people don't even know what

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they're betting for anymore because it's

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not for the profit because you know

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you're most likely not going to win it

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so what are you actually doing it for

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yeah it's not yeah it's like i think

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with the like when we like a bit of an

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each one again but we i i like you i

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like to do the trading card breaks but

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like with that you're getting something

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right with a bet it's all or nothing

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isn't it

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you're not yeah i just i just i would

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question people what they're doing it

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for what their aim is or what their if

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you're just doing it because some people

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i know can't watch a game of football

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without having a bet on it i'm like well

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you're not watching for football then

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are you you know as a bet on the virtual

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horses yes and it's no longer just i

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mean it used to be when i was younger

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i've bet bits in the back i've never

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been particularly into it but if there's