I Was a Gambling Addict

How I lost $50k and my self-respect in a single year

traceybyfire
Nov 6 · 3 min read

At the age of twenty-seven, I had never seen the inside of a casino. Gambling was only something I saw on television, and then I met him.

I was single and not looking to meet anyone. To be more specific I was divorced — and not looking to meet anyone. My marriage had imploded/exploded three years earlier. A…

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