Steve Ramsey - a gambling addiction story

Steve Ramsey was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1966. He’s part of a large close family; he’s a lifelong Newcastle United fan, and he’s a compulsive gambler.
In 2018 Steve was sentenced to 27 months in prison for defrauding his employer to the tune of nearly £200,000 to fund his addiction.
Since being released, he’s got his life back on track but still maintains the best thing he ever did was to come clean in the first place and talk to people, even though that led to imprisonment.
If you’re struggling with gambling addiction or know somebody who is, you can get help from the NHS Northern Gambling Service by calling on 0300 3001490, email [e-mail] or visit www.northernga....

[@reedidler5211]

Brother 40 days clean on gambling it truly is a sinister disease one day at a time

[@Simmers70]

Very powerful. Thanks for your honesty and sharing your story

[@nunayobiznass]

They need to ban gambling.

[@awolf913]

That would be worse

[@nunayobiznass]

@@awolf913 no..

[@awolf913]

@@nunayobiznass all it would do is put the problem underground and turn it into a criminal underworld.

[@sueannchapman3017]

Thank you for your courage. Bless you

[@JarredChaisson]

Stop gambling people please

[@freddy-ip1pq]

You to

[@sannirabiu7142]

I wish I knew earlier

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Pulling out of your driveway every morning is a bloody gamble mate!

[@gaweindegraaf]

​@@freddy-ip1pqtoo*

[@SimoneShaw-fy2zm]

Never

[@manankhawaja4689]

He is my councillor. Steve well done

[@sannirabiu7142]

This is me right now. I’m in debt right now. I’m suicidal right now . I need help

[@lypft]

@Sanni Rabiu please reach out for help and phone 999 if you are in England. There are also helplines you can phone that specialise in gambling addiction so that you can speak to someone about how you're feeling. You can find them on this website www.nhs.uk/live-well/addiction-support/gambling-addiction/

[@roberts4426]

Hope you find help

[@sannirabiu7142]

@@lypft I’m not in England

[@sannirabiu7142]

@@roberts4426 I pray so. It hasn’t been easy

[@exequielbernabe475]

pray brother

[@Ollykirkham]

I always love that line out of the song (Arcade)from Duncan Lawrence.. “ I don’t need your games, game over…..get me off this rollercoaster!😔

[@jamesoreoluwa]

am 22 years old suffering from gambling addiction 😢 this shit is hard than doing drugs. I'm up $800 gambling debts. it might be a small amount but no means of repaying. I keep gambling thinking one big win will clear them for me. I am honestly looking for a job but I can't get one because I am a student. please anyone out there that can help me with a side job I will really appreciate it. I dont want to do this anymore James Nigeria

[@ikennakenneth1106]

Brother you are not alone this shit have rull my life am in 1500 dollar debt 😢😢 ready to take another debt to clear my old debt😢😢😢

[@jamesoreoluwa]

@@ikennakenneth1106 please don't take another debts to pay your debts You will keep piling your debts with interests. I'm going though that right now and it's unbearable. Just try paying them little by little please

[@mattshaver8558]

I can attest to your statement. I'm 6 1/2 months clean from drugs and alcohol, but my gambling addiction still lingers. I'm combatting it with the 12 steps and rigorous honesty. It's really helped my mental well being, even after a slip. 1 day at a time, buddy. You're not alone.

[@semiinvest]

hiring check website out

[@meridancrypto8226]

Lost $50 in Vegas my life’s never been the same

[@alanlittle3941]

Good luck Steve. I sat next to u in Chemistry at school

[@Giorgio_Di_Paolo]

This really great problem for all The World, which has been known since ancient times, which Dostoevsky described in an excellent way, and which in modern times has acquired huge and insane proportions due to key positions in the globalism of financial corporations, which are created only for the profit of individual tycoons (you yourself know which nation they are mainly representatives of). As long as these human-haters continue to directly and openly control sports and, accordingly, the minds of people, such a misfortune will continue. P.S. Wrote i'm - a 20-year-old gambler from beggar Russia and went on to give my last pennies to this damned usurers...

[@nyakallomakhele-qy9is]

😔😔😔Gambling

[@aryandeshmukh6098]

Lost 150 usd...i feel shitty already..im not going back to it

[@stephenramsey5492]

Hi I added a comment earlier and it appears to have been deleted, can you tell me why please? Thanks

[@lypft]

Hi Steve, I have checked with colleagues and no post has been removed as far as we know. Was it placed in the main comment section?

[@stephenramsey5492]

@@lypft I shall try again

[@lypft]

@@stephenramsey5492 Hi Stephen, we have had no notification from KZbin of you making the original post so we can only assume that something must have gone awry with it. Please do post your comments.

[@SimoneShaw-fy2zm]

But people like risk taking and destroying themselves

[@JordanCarlin-qy5ed]

People don't like it

[@simonsays2379]

Lost 94k since Sep 2023 im debt....i stopped now its not worth it.....😢😢😢

[@lypft]

If you’re struggling with gambling addiction or know somebody who is, you can get advice and support from NHS Live Well, bit.ly/NHS_Live_Well. Across the North of England, you can also get help from the Northern Gambling Service by calling on 0300 3001490, emailing [e-mail] or visiting the Northern Gambling Service website, bit.ly/NHS-NGS.

[@MegaMalik90]

Gambling addiction is only a problem if you lose at it 😂

[@lypft]

If you’re struggling with gambling addiction or know somebody who is, you can get advice and support from NHS Live Well, bit.ly/NHS_Live_Well. Across the North of England, you can also get help from the Northern Gambling Service by calling on 0300 3001490, emailing [e-mail] or visiting the Northern Gambling Service website, bit.ly/NHS-NGS.

[@pugiman1895]

:viral interactive never paid my withdrawals 96 times fansbet a scam join gamstop smarkets groomed me as a child..

[@Hajihayat-54303]

Stop gambling other wiz u Los your family

[@bahrijaibra7481]

I'we gambeld ewewrithing i had.

[@lypft]

If you’re struggling with gambling addiction or know somebody who is, you can get advice and support from NHS Live Well, bit.ly/NHS_Live_Well. Across the North of England, you can also get help from the Northern Gambling Service by calling on 0300 3001490, emailing [e-mail] or visiting the Northern Gambling Service website, bit.ly/NHS-NGS.

[@lypft]

If you’re struggling with gambling addiction or know somebody who is, you can get advice and support from NHS Live Well, bit.ly/NHS_Live_Well. Across the North of England, you can also get help from the Northern Gambling Service by calling on 0300 3001490, emailing [e-mail] or visiting the Northern Gambling Service website, bit.ly/NHS-NGS.

[@professor7098]

The thing is most of the spots is rigged

[@billkearney5496]

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