"I'm Not Proud" - Gambling Addict Who Stole £250,000 From Work To Fund His Addiction

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  • @talktv
    @talktv  ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Do you know anyone who has had a gambling addiction?

    • @fionagregory9147
      @fionagregory9147 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No.

    • @re-shawnrufin2747
      @re-shawnrufin2747 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes…

    • @steven3678
      @steven3678 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      me lost everything three times and a mean more than money and yet a met a man in the high roller room who turn too me and said
      A DONT HV A GAMBLING PROBLEM A HV A CASH FLOW PROBLEM .........

    • @thebeesnuts777
      @thebeesnuts777 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yes go past any bookies in Birmingham especially in the deprived areas you will see them outside, and I don't understand affluent areas ban them or have minimum outlets, on there high streets
      Deprived areas seem to have more of them, and how does the council allow this ?
      Also it's general knowledge, bookies like to pay cash, they prefer not to give a bank transfer or cheque, why ? I didn't know

    • @paulc3749
      @paulc3749 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thebeesnuts777why do you think? it’s a dodgy industry that the government profits massively from

  • @hunt-sm8vd
    @hunt-sm8vd ปีที่แล้ว +60

    As a gambling addict for many years it worries me that this man lost his marriage and did jail time and still has relapsed. If theres ever proof that its an illness its here.

    • @foottothefloormotorsports8384
      @foottothefloormotorsports8384 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You can see it in his eyes. Us gambling addicts have a look to us, that nothing that could happen in front of our eyes could change the end goal of the current Moment, which always supersedes everything including a loss of everything including every $$$ right in front of you. Once the next hand is about to be dealt. You may notice or you may not…

  • @johnmcguinness6145
    @johnmcguinness6145 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This lady is a bit wrong quoting 1% gambling problem. The true figure I would estimate closer to 20%. Worked in the casino industry for 20+ years,

    • @cybermonk6364
      @cybermonk6364 หลายเดือนก่อน

      She's a gambling industry shill doing damage control

  • @asmani4896
    @asmani4896 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Yes I am. I’m struggling and can’t even tell my family about this. I’ve lost all my savings, tried to get it but I kept losing more more. Very depressing really

    • @africanbrowny
      @africanbrowny ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Find one family member or friend that you trust and tell them. I don't know how it feels to have a gambling problem but I definitely know how to pull yourself out of the gutter and rebuild your life again. You can do it, don't give up hope. Take it one step at a time.

    • @nonbeliever3745
      @nonbeliever3745 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Been there mate but now is the vital time to put steps in place to force a change. If not you’ll get into debt trying to get the cash back etc and before you know it you may be in a way worse situation.

    • @thomascheek1179
      @thomascheek1179 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gambling councilling . I've started this along with mental health support . Half way through but slowly putting steps / blocks to avoid gambling. £7000 debt deep . Committed multiple money fraud. Phone contracts . Stealing . I'm
      23 started at 17 on a computer game . Wish I did something straight away . You won't stop chasing it . I've had 8k win still lost it all . When your a gambler money means nothing to you. Estimated loss £130-160k Predicted to be £250-350k by the age of 30 if I continue.

    • @phennyarunda
      @phennyarunda ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @gurtejdhillon216
      @gurtejdhillon216 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I lost $1,50,000 and today I’ll tell my brother bout this n handling my bank account to him that only solution I see. Do this

  • @albundy7623
    @albundy7623 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Bad news guys, the big win isn’t around the corner

  • @johnatkinson7479
    @johnatkinson7479 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    A mate of mine worked at a casino for years he told me that many of the punters were well known problem gamblers with many leaving after losing 1000s repeatedly and in crazed state and in tears..management did nothing apparently

    • @bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24
      @bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lucky people must have great jobs to be able to have 1000s in the first place. I hear these stories and I don't get how everyone just seems to have 1000s to spend on this and that willy nilly

    • @SEANPOL203
      @SEANPOL203 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24, they don’t have it for long if they are problem gamblers

    • @neildazley1872
      @neildazley1872 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’ve enjoyed a few casino nights, spending £20 or £30 and that’s it. I’m always flabbergasted to see people putting £50’s on the table like they’re pennies.

  • @prancer4743
    @prancer4743 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Very sad this addiction 😢

  • @chipbuttytime3396
    @chipbuttytime3396 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Where this woman and the betting authorities, addiction charities etc get their data from is anyone's guess. They all quote these mystical figures of 1-3^% of gamblers are at risk when they can't possibly know. Just from standing in a bookies and watching obviously poor people ramming their entire wallet contents in a fobt or making numerous trips to cash machines tells me it is at least 30% who can't control their gambling. This does not include online gambling where deposits in my experience are not questioned.

    • @bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24
      @bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Makes me laugh when I try invest my money in to shares or crypto the bank makes it difficult claiming it's to "protect" me but wouldn't bat an eyelid if you try deposit it all to betfred, Ladbrokes etc. NONE of the institutions have your best interests in mind.

    • @chipbuttytime3396
      @chipbuttytime3396 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 Yes that's a fair point, just to mention with some major banks there is an option to block debit card payments to bookies. The older I get I think almost no one has our best interests at heart except dogs.

    • @jimrickety
      @jimrickety 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes it’s like asking Marlboro to investigate the science of smoking. Lol.

    • @D-Thang_
      @D-Thang_ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24
      A fucking joke ain't it.

  • @lifestylehacks2632
    @lifestylehacks2632 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This lady isn't helping matters with her message. Don't invite her again

  • @jimrickety
    @jimrickety 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I don’t agree with that lady, no offence. She said ‘you can’t just catch it from a casino’ - sounds like a straw man to me. Nobody is suggesting that. You might get hooked, you might not: but is it worth finding out? Gambling won’t make you money, hard work will. Peace.

  • @ronvalente65
    @ronvalente65 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I used to work with three workmates, every lunchtime they spent looking through the daily paper at the horses running that day, they used to spend hundreds of pounds every week betting ! one of them put a whole weeks salary on one horse, on a cert, that lost . they used to laugh at me for not joining in! haha.

    • @paulfantham8855
      @paulfantham8855 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds like they had a lot of fun tbf

  • @paulsolfelt8452
    @paulsolfelt8452 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    These online casinos will constantly leave notifications to try and get you back in there multiple times a day,lol !

  • @bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24
    @bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He didn't steal the money just took what work owed him. Good on him. Stand proud fella many are on your side

    • @neildazley1872
      @neildazley1872 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      He absolutely stole from work and he wasn’t owed it. Incredibly brave of him to admit it on TV.

  • @OwusuRich-kh2dq
    @OwusuRich-kh2dq 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm currently facing a gambling addiction.I need help!!

    • @MaryArnold-y6c
      @MaryArnold-y6c 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'm favored,$20k every week! I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church.God bless America..I will help you only if you are ready to stop gambling

    • @MaryArnold-y6c
      @MaryArnold-y6c 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Where are you from

    • @OwusuRich-kh2dq
      @OwusuRich-kh2dq 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @MaryArnold-y6c Ghana

    • @MaryArnold-y6c
      @MaryArnold-y6c 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Where is Ghana located at?

    • @MaryArnold-y6c
      @MaryArnold-y6c 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The only way I can help you is you going in to forex and I will teach you and give you the broker I used i believe before January you should be making over $20k

  • @waynegarland9938
    @waynegarland9938 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the problem is bookies amusements arcades goverment do not care bout people that have a gambling problem or people that have sadly self harm themselves and they never will sadly we got to do it on our own with the help of places like gamcare or gamblers annoymous all goverment arcades casinos pubs with fruit machines in all they care bout is the money they dont care what happens to people who are badly addicted to gambling sad as it is we got to fight this on our own and just talk to people bout it in the same boat

  • @alicjap3482
    @alicjap3482 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They should not blame the company/casinos for his addiction. Just like nobody blames alcohol or cigarettes companies. I fully understand how difficult it is to keep gambling under control. It's not the free play or other perks that make a gambler gamble. I know it first hand. I play slot machines quite often. Even $0.50 or $1.00 bets can lead into big losses in a short period of time. I like getting the perks but they don't make me come back to a casino. I have a decent amount of savings and a lot of free time. If I'm winning I try to leave with at least some of the winnings but it's not easy. I stopped taking my bank cards with me. I also started to move some of my investments into locked in ones. Just in case I have an urge to play more which means lose mor in a longer period of time. Self exclusion is probably the best way of getting out of gambling but I'm not ready for it. I

    • @clairecairns3218
      @clairecairns3218 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      what a foolish thing to say 86% of profits from these online gamblign companies are from 5% problem gamblers

  • @neildazley1872
    @neildazley1872 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Some heartbreaking comments in here. If you’re struggling tell someone…anyone. Can’t imagine how it feels to hide a big loss from everyone you know.

  • @patriot925
    @patriot925 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have no doubt that problem gambling follows the Pareto or 80/20 principle. 20% of gamblers lose 80% of the money. This is a very serious problem.
    Pains me to see all the seniors in casinos throwing their money away on slots. Depressing...😢

  • @Dogstho
    @Dogstho 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I have destroyed my life with this monster addiction 😢😢 69 days clean ❤ never again!!! All this shops do is robbing and destroying the whole communities!!! They are worst that any drug dealer!! I don't know why it is not banned yet 😢😢

    • @neildazley1872
      @neildazley1872 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Hope you’re still going. It’s an awful situation to be in.

    • @MaryArnold-y6c
      @MaryArnold-y6c 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'm favored,$20k every week! I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church.God bless America..I will help you only if you are ready to stop gambling

  • @davidhall6464
    @davidhall6464 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Chuck it all on Red, double your money and then put the money back before anyone notices...

    • @Shluba_
      @Shluba_ ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Sounds like he did and it landed on black

  • @jimrickety
    @jimrickety 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s easy to work out people’s loyalties in debates like this. If they keep going on about tiny minorities, they probably work for the bookies. If they talk about risk factors and complex causes, they probably work independently, as Dr Nutt obviously does.

  • @FBICPS
    @FBICPS ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why would a bookmaker want to highlight its problem gamblers? - you’re asking them to slash their own profit and turnover which they won’t do.

    • @D-Thang_
      @D-Thang_ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bingo!

  • @kennethwort4974
    @kennethwort4974 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bookie don't want WINNER'S only losers if you're wining you get banned

    • @Andrew-o1b7o
      @Andrew-o1b7o ปีที่แล้ว

      That's right they know really quickly if your an addict

    • @lonmar0612
      @lonmar0612 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thats not strictly true. They do want some winners. Because if they didn't get any winners, nobody would go to them. They just want the losers to be hundreds of times as many as the winners.

  • @paulfantham8855
    @paulfantham8855 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    At the end of the day it boils down to the individual gambling. It’s YOU who deposited the money and gambled, of course the bookmakers aren’t going to stop you and will actively encourage you because that’s their business. YOU should seek help if you feel you have a problem

  • @matthewclark2123
    @matthewclark2123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What about a restaurant that sells basically garbage food that gives discounts. Are they just lowering in the people that are already obese and are going to die? Companies are allowed to entice you have to be a responsible consumer

    • @neildazley1872
      @neildazley1872 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hard to compare obesity to gambling addiction. Eating a big meal on a few occasions in a restaurant pales in comparison to losing hundreds/thousands at a bookies or casino.

  • @zanikando
    @zanikando ปีที่แล้ว

    That is so stupid 99% is not addict says that women every gamler in this world is an addict tell me one human that gambled once and then never again if he did not lost everthing that is so stupid

  • @jimsully9851
    @jimsully9851 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That woman has the same moral principals as the local heroin dealers in my area. Clearly not very smart at hiding the fact that she is a ‘consultant’ for the industry. Look her up.

  • @Djp-n7t
    @Djp-n7t 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It's only sad stories when people lose..... But when people win then there's no problem?
    My opinion! Gambling as a whole should be banned in UK!!

    • @lonmar0612
      @lonmar0612 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      there are only two types of gamblers. Those who lose, and those who lose slowly.

    • @rl7012
      @rl7012 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It would only drive it underground.

  • @Madvillany718
    @Madvillany718 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is he back at Dunelm now?

    • @theboss3034
      @theboss3034 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's not back at Dunelm.The curtain closed on that job

    • @sirpagandetyptoft6793
      @sirpagandetyptoft6793 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He is head of finance at Wilko

    • @steven3678
      @steven3678 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sirpagandetyptoft6793 hes ma boss wait till a tell the lads at work we are going do a sweep stake now

    • @paulc3749
      @paulc3749 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sirpagandetyptoft6793😂

    • @princempofu
      @princempofu ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sirpagandetyptoft6793wow and we all know what happened to Wilko 😂😂😂

  • @SarahSmith-ym9ri
    @SarahSmith-ym9ri 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Steals a large sum of money and blames the gambling agency!Teddy, Disloyal and SELFISH!

  • @clairecairns3218
    @clairecairns3218 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    lets just look at this true statistic 86% of profits are from the 5% problem gamblers

  • @dilwich
    @dilwich ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The brain has been hijacked . . . OCD.

  • @MarkSmith-tp6zc
    @MarkSmith-tp6zc 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The modern gambling‘ culture’ which is all very normalised is ruinous for the nation yet lucrative for the government. It was a Blair policy to loosen the regulation of it and look at the damage.

  • @jamesc-00
    @jamesc-00 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’d say half are problem gamblers it’s every where it’s a horrible cycle destroys lives

  • @nguyen7957
    @nguyen7957 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    well government supporting responsible gambling

  • @monicagudino6738
    @monicagudino6738 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gambling is for single ppl if u are going to gamble

  • @clairecairns3218
    @clairecairns3218 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    how many suicides in the 80s 90s no where near as many as we have today

  • @GamblingGenius-i5e
    @GamblingGenius-i5e 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gambling Addiction.

  • @clairecairns3218
    @clairecairns3218 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    these proffsionals etc forget if we never had all this online evil gamblign we would not have half the issues thats a cold fact cut all the bullshit

    • @MaryArnold-y6c
      @MaryArnold-y6c 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'm favored,$20k every week! I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church.God bless America..I will help you only if you are ready to stop gambling

  • @blackpillaudrius3015
    @blackpillaudrius3015 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Black jack is rigged for sure dealer pulls put 21 second time win

  • @darrenmclaughlin3028
    @darrenmclaughlin3028 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jason flat 3/42 leopold rd Felixstowe ip11 7 np robbed all the charity’s he worked for the cash recovered it’s because he was in charge of data c c t v etc the cash he stole off the elderly was never recovered one to watch round ur care homes