Trapped In Gambling Addiction That Almost Destroyed His Life

After struggling with gambling addiction, Ike Dweck slowly turned his life around. He has gone on to help others in need.
He created the SAFE Foundation which is a New York state licensed OASAS (office of alcoholism and substance abuse services) outpatient treatment program located in Brooklyn, New York. They serve as a reliable haven for those experiencing difficulties with cigarettes, vaping, prescription drug addiction, alcoholism, and compulsive gambling.
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[@Iriesoul808]

35 years old lost over 20k in 3 months over 5 years I lost over 200k im done sports betting ruined my life. Starting all over again it’s gonna be tough on us but we gonna make it

[@alexbroughton2874]

Lost 500k in options trading last year. 40 yo m

[@ChatB.E.G.beautyfitness]

I believe in you🌹

[@THEECYBERMACKIN]

Cap

[@thebrownlow]

keep gambling... you'll win it all back

[@keepgrindingkeepwinning9237]

Lost 10k last month

[@thelasvegaskid]

I’m 7 days clean, gonna go for 30 days. Update I’m almost 60 days! Ok another update, 90 days!

[@Aman2111]

He's it gng

[@Avian0020]

Keep going

[@thelasvegaskid]

@@Avian0020 I’m still going strong! Thank you

[@Avian0020]

I am from India

[@DuyPham-nz7oe]

Keep going, you did it , God bless us

[@Erik-wb6ys]

Today is the day that i will change myself. i dont want to be stuck, i dont want to watch everyone around me move further in life and me standing there. I dont want to lie to my close ones about things that gambling caused me. I dont want my relationships hindered by me being a gambling addict. i want my life back im still young this is not the life i want.

[@GustavoDiaz-gi6ck]

Glod bless you brother. I feel your pain .we will beat this ,stay strong.

[@ayomidefrancis-akinlolu3035]

How is it now mate, I hope you’ve finally stopped?

[@norahanne7133]

Don’t watch slot channels. They promote this daily.

[@donaldlyons17]

@@norahanne7133 Slots are the most action packed part of gambling in my opinion so no I say watch slots 24/7 but thing is for me I have to stick to my budget.

[@emilepelayo8864]

How are you doing today?

[@bradleysmoose6582]

You my friend are an inspiration to me personally. I am a compulsive gambler too. You are so articulate in your parlance. What a pleasure it was to hear you express your own vulnerability. I hope God blesses you many times over. I now realize how sick I am as a gambler.

[@LivingLchaim]

Rooting for your recovery 🥹

[@bradleysmoose6582]

@@LivingLchaim Tell Mr. Articulate how overjoyed he made me feel. I am now on my own road to recovery because of him.

[@yaakovlevetov7670]

​@LivingLchaim how do I get intuch with this guy watch just watched the video it really hit me real hard

[@jenniferescava2039]

Best guy!! He should be blessed and have the strength to continue to help others.

[@susu4841]

You just said it. Alcohol was destroying my body mind and spirit, boy gambling doesn’t have the risk of health so i made that excuse for myself all the time. Always the excuses. I am coming up on my fifth weekend free of going to casino. Praying I can stay free of that BS.

[@CanabisRevolution]

Winning money is very addicting…. The heart breathing through my chest before the dice come out and the adrenaline rush when hitting my numbers…. And the pure rage when I lose…. It’s addicting. And if I stop…. Who is gonna care if I don’t.

[@skqq3250]

This is a real real heart to heart. I love this and I don’t even gamble. Thanks for helping everyone with this cautionary tale.

[@ChristianBoring-md6fw]

I'm struggling too ..I never thought I'd be so addicted to gambling

[@LivingLchaim]

Oh man. Stay strong ♥️

[@ChatB.E.G.beautyfitness]

I believe in you🌹

[@mikeerickson967]

wow the opening statement was sooo profound.. i have never heard that before

[@suzieheng3953]

Omg, this happens to my brothers, sisters, cousins, neighbors etc they just keep quiet 🤫 some die in silence. Some are strong to stay away etc....lots of problems 😢have faith in God to survive this storm that is hitting humanity right now. Stay far far away. There is no such social gambling. They are destroying humanity

[@SaulMalekSpeaking]

I’m a 25 year old Jewish guy educating schools on gambling risk. Recently talked to Chabad San Antonio on the topic… really need to have more of these conversations in the Jewish community. Would love to talk sometime

[@kelb6355]

I lost all my money today I saved, and now I feel so sick. I wish I never ever started gambling. I want to stop so bad, but the casino will send brochures with free play and gift cards and draws me back. 😢 I'm so tired of losing my money every week. It's so sad to have this addiction. 😢

[@halfwaykim7457]

Same here. It is hard

[@ChatB.E.G.beautyfitness]

I believe in you🌹

[@azman210]

Please stop being delusional. None of this is free.

[@azman210]

Please stop being delusional. None of this is free.

[@ajp1990]

You need to ban yourself I'm doing this tomorrow my casino let's us do 1 year bans or life I always do the 1yr ban and it helps alot I've done it 3 times in the last 10yrs so I think it's time to do it again for some reason the winning is so addictive I won almost 1k tonight on slots and I started with 240$ so I was up good and started throwing 100s in machines and lost it all smfh I've done this so many times so it's definitely time to do the 1 yr ban again to get myself together again

[@CGoldstein]

SAFE is a wonderful organization! Saving lives and families literally!

[@jennylim1558]

Excellent podcast! I wanted to help family members who are addicted to gambling but just didn't know how to communicate with them. This helps a lot!

[@gogodan-gc7zh]

i need help too for my gambling addiction😢 until now i am still struggling, i think it almost hit me in rock-bottom. anyone can help! i am a compulsive gambler at my late 40's.

[@dmalka336]

I'm sooo sorry. Feel better.

[@mmp495]

Ike is doing a great service with his foundation to many.❤❤❤

[@jn2400]

I got into slots about a month ago..won 4 grand on the 2nd day...at this point im probably 5 grand in the hole. Unless you can leave when up and able to follow strict rules best to avoid

[@kristine8338]

Verschrikkelijk. What an openhearted interview. ❤️

[@arigross9864]

If you walk in and casino for the first time For an example and you win 5G The casino caught you in the net and you most likely stay a gambler for a while and lose lots of money

[@cathypaz3555]

Great Pod!! Thanks for the inspiration!! ❤

[@sheilarubio9346]

Gambling is the worst addiction my son borrowed lots of money from people he has no friends and ruined his married I don’t know what to do with him I paid some of his debt but he keep doing it I’m planning of abandoning him

[@mathewkimosop1736]

dont do that find help

[@ChatB.E.G.beautyfitness]

I’m sorry❤ I believe in you🌹

[@vinokumar6361]

I love this video. it's one of the best education for life

[@zurioxsrl]

If gamblers know investing money insted of glambling its much better. When you see the power of compound interest you will forget about gambling...

[@cathypaz3555]

Thank you so much for this podcast. I needed it so much!

[@LivingLchaim]

Thanks Cathy 🙌🏻

[@cschwartz6711]

I’m a beneficiary of this man’s organization they are really helping me with my gambling addiction

[@markshepherd7367]

I feel so sorry for all gamblers that get stuck in this nightmare. You must never play slot machines or go to casinos etc. You can perhaps win on horses if you don’t bet often, but you need to know what value is and the form of the horse you are betting. I always tell everyone that they should never take up gambling on anything if you haven’t started. Plus you have to get burnt before you understand what you are doing. You can quit this nightmare but it must come from you, don’t look at anything concerned with betting. Anyway I wish you all the best in quitting.

[@haroldmoss6864]

Thanks for the podcast. Great information 👍 👌 👏

[@mybeacon100]

I gambled addictively from an early age. The problem weren't the institutions that I gambled at, but inside the soul. Blocked with anger and self-pity was my lot. I was dead inside and gambling I thought, was my solution. It's not about the money, but the action. There is a solution...

[@ranlitt3201]

Gamblers do not think logically as he states. He owns an abuse center. He makes money from them. He does NOT sound as a recovering gambler. Hypnotism, the only chance. I know.

[@debbielasalle5472]

I have a gambling problem, and I don't know what to do about it.

[@LivingLchaim]

Hi Debbie. We’re so sorry. It must be so tough. There’s a link to Ike’s org in the show notes as well as Relief’s free number to call for guidance. You can get through this! 🫶🏻

[@annoravetz5908]

You have done the initial thing is to admit it. Congratulations! Follow a 12 step program. I have realized it's no different in drinking addiction, in that you can't have just a little drink, you're off the wagon, you can't just do a little gambling, you end up spending all you have. "Don't go!" delete the apps. Get a calendar and a bunch of gold star stickers. Give yourself a gold star for every day gamble-free, it's literally a day-to-day thing.

[@cnm8152]

Same bro, today is my last day and im serious about it. I have a serious problem. I keep chasing the same high i get from my rare wins. Its almost like im trapped. But starting now. Only i can make this change.. and it starts today

[@thomasyost4959]

Double down dont give up

[@perpetualswap]

You need suport system a work that occupies you and it gives money and just stop it

[@ranlitt3201]

Bad gamblers don't associate their loss amount with how much their job pays. I'm sure he didn't. He's just rationalizing. The very sad thing is they are ok with losing. It's a rush....pain.

[@AliAli-tb9mm]

I am lucky to survive after 9 years of hell, I pass every morning and evening 4 Casinos on my to amd back work, I feel sorry for gamblers early in the morning their faces reminds me pain I was in. I pray for them 🙏 But in the evening they seem happy

[@hans176]

Am 30minutes clean lost 78k this morning lost hope help help please 🙏

[@pokerqAK47]

I win in poker but it’s not good for me emotionally…

[@dentallab.]

Who gives permissions to casinos to literally killing people all around the world?

[@victorblock3421]

I had a terrible gambling addiction back in the 1990's. It nearly destroyed me and and changed my life for the worse. I managed to kick it and more than 2 decades later I have no temptation. Even a Casino opened in my area several years ago and never feel the urge. The casino wasn't killing me, I was. It was my fault totally. Today I have zero debt and enough to live well into old age and beyond. Not having excuses and the humiliation helped cure me.

[@MrVanCamp]

Governments want us broke and hopeless

[@LetterSignedBy51SpiesWasA-Coup]

Congrats on the weight loss.

[@wtfa2910]

I must admit I love casinos I absolutely love them all the bells and whistles the slot machines just beautiful and I just walk right past them to the ultimate prize of all a fucking buffet now that's where I win

[@darkassassin2683]

G Going A Always M Miserably B Broke L Losing E Everyday Don't Gamble you can't win in the long run so don't bother!

[@LivingLchaim]

Well said!

[@Meme1337xd]

too late now already in debt and lost all my savings ;(

[@propheticallyflowstewart3090]

Amen!

[@NthabiD1234]

We know that you loose in the long run, we want wins in the short run

[@halfwaykim7457]

I needed this. Thank you very much

[@steveneumann32]

My favorite moment was when you said “clickity clickity click”

[@teambitcoin7530]

Anytime that you're praying for a win, you know you're on the wrong side of that bet

[@LalaJoas]

I wish I had someone to help me pay my Gambling debt of $5k I feel like dying

[@ChatB.E.G.beautyfitness]

I believe in you🌹

[@NthabiD1234]

I take it one day at a time really, what can I do? I just trust God over this horror

[@nguyenmallett7049]

I have to much gamble debts don't know how I can pay. I wish some one can pay for me I will quit gambling

[@MMchannel-xt9or]

I began my gambling back in 2015, when i lost my job and I'm still actively engaged in gambling to this day. Reflecting on my earnings over the past decade, it's astounding to realize that I've amassed a million dollars in income, from my regular salary. I could have easily saved for a new home and made some good investments. I've allocated maybe $500,000, towards expenses such as rent, show-off living, restaurants, travel and car-related costs. However, my gambling habit has resulted in a loss of half a million dollars. I feel sorry for myself, I feel sorry that I have put my family and my partner is a weird situation. I need help.

[@thomasyost4959]

After watching this ur answer was obstain and pray. What do u charge ur patients

[@gustavoberdu1370]

I need to know more about... I am here with my lOss and my life being ruined

[@pauly5502]

Weird: November 3rd 1987 was a Tuesday not a Sunday

[@dylan2k1]

I'm guessing his actual last bet was the Tuesday week after not the Friday he lost

[@bulgingbattery2050]

My stepdad has been addicted to smoking and gambling since he was in his 20s, and now he's in his 70s and hasn't stopped. In fact, he only seems to be getting worse.

[@Cha--OPINIONS]

I NEED HELP

[@rickcinway2312]

How come even good-looking people (I’m a sub par 5 man myself) have addition issues?

[@bringbackthenordiques5990]

Phillies and 49ers parlay looks good

[@daisylavender5275]

Combine a sugar addiction with gambling, and you get My 600lb Life!!!!!!

[@Avrumy101]

Wow wow wow ❤❤❤ 100% on target

[@juliusjr04]

Damm, I’m in a casino right now 😕 gambling. I spend every Saturday here for the past 10years. Never had a losing year. I gamble with a bankroll separate from life money. 😕 I have monetary and time stop parameters. I know my game inside and out, I never (very rarely) disobeyed the numbers, I never (very rarely) drink alcoh0l 😕, I see big tippers, they don’t last. These dealers smile with everyone. They break my b@lls though, they see me like their coworker or something😕, I don’t look at gambling as a big score. It’s an hourly for me 😕

[@bruno12_3]

When I used to see my dad betting on horses and dogs as a child the days he won I used to think I want some ov this a lot is lernd behaviour I’m a gambling addict alcoholic drug addict I always felt less that so I allways wandered more ov every thing I’m nearly 4 years sober all because ov aa and the 12 steps 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼📕📕📕❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@CosmosZeroX]

I agree with almost everything he said but not the selfish thing. Most gamblers are probably not selfish. And for true gamblers its not about money at all. Its all about the game, its all about gambling. The money doesnt matter. In the beginning the delusion is that gamblers think they are gonna make money. But after a couple of years every gambler should realize that it doesnt matter if I win big money, gamblers just wanna play the game. Its like that in my case. I dont give a sh about money. Money is just fuel for gambling. Gamblins is an escape. I strongly agree with what he said about trauma. I'm also convinced that trauma causes such a strong addiction. Gambling is in my opinion the worst addiction there is. And its the most complex one. Its invisible for others and many gamblers wouldnt realize that they addicted even after years. I really think this addiction is so powerful it can change your persona.

[@teambitcoin7530]

If I go to recovery on Saturday, would you mind if I bet the super bowl on Sunday? I really like the Chiefs with two points 🏈

[@blexasgames]

Thanks 😊

[@HonestAbe689]

Great interview however when you have details such as 20 year old + panama + Boston = To many details. IMO

[@MrMichaellee5353]

I believe that gambling addiction is worse then drugs and alcohol - because you cant see the physical damage it's doing as it is all mental

[@Icantevenstandit]

Yup... I'm in the right place...thank-you all for your honesty...

[@angusseletto1511]

"Dangerous World" should be the title

[@empiricalboy1456]

Why just not go to schools warn kids never ever to gamble than wait for them to ruin their lives then struggle with recovery....prevention is better than cure

[@Andrew-o1b7o]

It's a sucker's game win often to keep u wagering. On the horses pros can win long term but you need to have actuarial skills or pay for people to do the math. A big bank over 300k is needed to start with and they only gamble 1 or 2 percent per bet. It's a business and if the advantage or edge isn't there they won't bet they will go play golf or take the kids out somewhere. For Some people it's a very serious long term problem that effects every aspect of their lives.

[@LK-eh3jk]

This is a bery serious discussion I don’t understand the giggles of the hosts when they ask questions.

[@LK-eh3jk]

This is very serious discussion. I don’t understand the giggles of the hosts of this program

[@rce4651]

i gambled with a rabbi in AC to pay off cc and debt

[@lallyamanteofficial]

@youtube ! Pls ban those gambling content creators ! They only show the winnings !

[@momentumliberty514]

Cannabis(THC) does help wonders for some people, you cannot compare it to destructive toxic substances with no medical value.. Stimulant drugs for example, are REALLY dangerous for gamblers because they amplify it 10x❤

[@John-ue6ok]

GOOD MORNING IT'S A BAD PASS TIME 😪🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@DuyPham-nz7oe]

Wining is destroy my life 🥲,.57 years old nothing, lost everything,.

[@EyesWideOpenTruth]

I hope you get better ❤️‍🩹 my friend. I did it 3-4 times in last 15 years. I’ll never get back what I lost. It’s all material crap. But I have my health and peace ☮️ of mind. That’s more valuable than anything.

[@iyannaspann8384]

God Loves You!

[@binlondon9685]

I am 53 years old, lost 2 million pounds, unfortunately I am still addicted.

[@DuyPham-nz7oe]

@@EyesWideOpenTruth Woa you so strong 💪 brother, God bless you!

[@GamblingGenius-i5e]

If not control you can lose all thing

[@ucrain4971]

I thought i was addicted to gambling but I eventually won $150,000... i stopped shortly after that but im thinking of getting back into it... its not addiction, its about being consistent and clever!!!!

[@LivingLchaim]

Oish. We wish you much success but it’s a very slippery slope. When you need Relief’s help please give them a call.

[@blkndna1374]

Did u lose it all yet?😂

[@torralba4349]

It's a trap! You'll never beat it. I gambled for 20 years and won big many times but lost it all in the end!

[@moopmoop345]

You must be a troll, you can't be consistent and clever when the odds are not in your favour

[@GoldenDiamondBalls]

I won 60k last year and was debt free then.i become addicted to gambling 2 months later i lost all the 60k and now less than 1.year later i lost over 175k more on my credit cards now im 265k in debt because i had to put 90k in crypto to pay the 175k back I don't know no other way to pay that back I'm just a simple man i work as a security gard

[@thebl4ckt00th]

It's Peter Schiff!

[@Atreph]

won 200 in 3 days and lost 50 today so i blocked my account for 30 days, still up 150+. who says the house always wins? just gotta outsmart them and know when they are trying to put you down!

[@michaeldempsey22]

Have you lost it back to them now?

[@GovnaBuckingham]

Outsmart them how by cheating? Lol

[@ARKHAMASYLUM-qc7bw]

Gambling is not a addiction but a choice maby a bloody crazy choice I give you that but still can’t win if you don’t play cheers mates

[@Aman2111]

I am at rock bottom man

[@SugarTDiddy]

Fidel reincarnation!!! 😂😂

[@tripledoublegainz3612]

Mozel Tov!

[@ChatB.E.G.beautyfitness]

🥀🌹

[@johnnybates7580]

oh no....religion is the biggest crutch.

[@brianlawlor4221]

God my arse!!! Absolute fiction.