Understanding Joy: The Devastation of a Gambling Addiction

[@joywolfe4343]

I just want to say thank you to the Center who produced this video. Everyone was so kind to me. I know what I only have myself to blame, but if this video helps someone realize their own addiction then it served a great purpose. When I re-watch this video it makes me physically ill to remember where I was then. Thank God I am in a better place.

[@cjmayer3948]

I’m struggling today. Over and over again for 20 yrs I lose everything I earn.I feel sick. I’m scared. But this gives me hope. Bless you.

[@Dirty_Gaspedal_Licker]

You are sooo sweet!

[@gentlebull7242]

How are you doing now Ms Joy? I watched this just in time when I was going deep into gambling. This video scared me ina good way because I stopped gambling before I get into trouble. Thank you ❤️ for putting yourself out there as an example for others. That gambling will do us no good. I do hope you are now in a better place financially, and that people forgave you for what you did. I do believe that you are a good person who made bad choices. Wish you all the best.

[@stormvet3806]

❤️❤️❤️ ((HUGS))

[@maryavila6848]

Hope you doing better and God be with you, I'm a compulsive gamble too. Lost everything, almost lost my family, but I'm trying on my own, to stop, thanks for your video help me alot.At least im trying to stop, but i have to get help, I will

[@christhomas5761]

One of the most serious and horrible addictions is a gambling addiction.... The fact that this addiction can actually cause a person to steal, lose everything and become suicidal makes me wish all casinos would just burn to the ground.

[@muhammedhussain8393]

yes,i know.

[@pinx1013]

+chris thomas i agree with you because my dad gambles and sometimes, my mum tries suicidal. It hurts me a lot and its still happening. Sometimes , there would be fighting and things broken and overdoses of pills from my mum and it always gives me nightmares. It hurts me more than it hurts them because i love them both but im a kid and i cant do anything to help them. I feel like im useless and all i can do is watch them do that stuff and try my best to help but nothing happens.

[@dogguy8603]

Vanessa Theroux i agree, it is personal responsibility, people chose to gamble or drink or do drugs, rarely are people forced to

[@FunFails]

I think it would be fine if they were adjusted thoroughly. You should have to prove your income + wealth and then be limited to 10% of that per month.

[@Clintsessentials]

@@FunFails agree

[@DuyPham-nz7oe]

I gambling for over 35 years, I lost everything, I have terrible life, just hope for now God help me out of this addiction!

[@user-hc8co5xz4e]

Quickly seek professional counselling.

[@maryavila6848]

I will pray for you!! Im in the same situation. Sad

[@user-hc8co5xz4e]

Mary Avila Mary,instead of gambling,spend that time doing something else.Gambling odds are against you generally!

[@maryavila6848]

Thanks, for your advice, believe me I'm trying.

[@ptbngoc45]

GA is good option.

[@marycutshall4205]

I knew Joy before this. She is a wonderful mother and friend. You are correct. This is an addiction like all others. She is out now and I have reached out to her..she is still my friend! Love you Joy!

[@hellshireroseblack7598]

Yes continue to love her, once you start playing these machine you no longer have control over your brain, you will do anything to get money to support this habit . Its like it has a silent way of calling you, certain sounds trigger-off the rush, just last night I wanted to take my life because am so tired of this shit, max out my credit card and the only means of paying back this credit card debt is to used the last little money I have in my bank account.....I am 63 year old woman and have been doing this for the past 18 years, many nights after leaving the casino and comes home to a house with out food and drink.....I have always been a caring loving responsible person, I used to hate my self for doing this but I come to realize that these slot machine they were design to have us this way.....The on thing that keep me from taking my life is my cats.

[@davidbrain1192]

@@hellshireroseblack7598 Your not alone, your a human being who doesn't deserve to die for the pain your suffering, you'll be surprised how many people care and won't judge, I battle this horrible addiction myself so I personally know how you feel and even though I'm just a person who is commenting on your comment, I do care.

[@magicwand6746]

David Burnett thank you brother... If you kindly please consider this, if there's a way we can start a movement to rally round and gather people over to forums discussing and assisting , helping in anyways we can... To safe people... I was completely dead, D E A D ..dead mentally and spiritually.... Nature brought me back to life, I was great of a person but ... All I have left now is what was left of me.. Let's try if we can do something..

[@magicwand6746]

HellshireRose Black keep it together , try much as you can... Move , run , walk anything talk to people, expose yourself, shame yourself ... Do anything to expose yourself to people loudly as you ever have been... If you don't by yourself , gambling will expose you eventually ... And that is U G L Y .. try to belief me, I ve always been a business owner , all my life... Never took a job nor had a paycheck.. Am now 48 and had always been self employed before my 20th birthday .. I crawled back to my feet , all glory be to God The Almighty .. Am back to myself.. If I can quit, anyone can.

[@seleneuribe258]

@@hellshireroseblack7598 hi how are you doing ? did you get help ? i gambled too and got help, i have relapsed many times, but i am still doing my best not to play, this time i think i will stay bet free because i realized that slot machines are demonic.

[@hollyinhell]

If any gambling addict, or any addict for that matter, reads this please know it's not your fault, no one chooses addiction. You can recover, my addiction took me all the way to prison and if I can make my way out of hell, YOU TOO CAN GET YOURSELF OUT OF HELL. At first recovery isn't easy, but living in addiction isn't easy either. I love you and I believe in you. ❤

[@67psychout]

Who the fucks fault is it? Not taking personal responsibility is completely is their own making

[@CarlsCozyCorner]

​@67psychout what he's saying is that nobody means to become an addict. Many start as children who don't understand what they're doing and aren't protected, many start as desperate adults who feel they have nowhere to turn. whatever the case may be, mental illness isn't their fault- they didn't intend to become sick- but it is their responsibility to manage and improve.

[@KrisMarie222]

25 years?! It’s an addiction! It’s a disease. And these casinos know exactly wtf they’re doing. And the government lets it happens bc they get a cut of it via taxes. The world is so messed up. Joy I feel your pain. I’ve donated a huge amount to online sweepstakes casinos. I feel for you mama and I’ll pray for you. I hope you’re doing better. And I hope you’ve kicked this addictions a$$.

[@derekmindiuk2798]

So true gov don't give f.all they care about is the money they get,C.S.

[@kushtalks420]

I can't thank you enough for posting this documentary, I don't think we have ever needed it as much as now. Gambling addiction is one of the deadlist addictions there are out there, it's suicidality rate is just astounishing and depressing. If people really cared about other people, we would invest more in tools to help addicts to break out of their bad habit, but that isn't profitable for the big players in the long run. One of the scummiest industries out there, the gambling industry.

[@joywolfe4343]

You are so right. I NEVER would have thought I would do the things I did. It’s almost like someone else took over my brain it was uncontrollable. I hated my life so much and I hated was I was doing. I am just so happy that it’s been 10 years since I gambled.

[@kaleidoscope033]

The gambling industry is as evil as it gets.

[@juliemiller5781]

i agree-- they fix the machines so they hardly ever pay-- and then they leaves signs around that say-- "gamble responsibly"- what a crock of shit. then they top it off by serve liquor so u get get a bit drunk, so u got less of a chance to gamble responsibly-- They dont give a rats ass how much u loose.

[@seanvogt221]

julie miller Julie if the machines were intended to pay the gamblers almost every time the casinos would go out of business. It's a matter of being at the right machine at the right time. All the others are ensuring that the gambler loses more than winning.

[@juliemiller5781]

Yah but there is no way of knowing which is the hot machine and which is cold without putting your money in to find.. they leave a few machines hot to hook u-- thats what cos the person to become addicted, its the wins not the looses that do this.. These people are not stupid, they know what they are doing

[@dogguy8603]

@@juliemiller5781 and who makes them gamble? Of that right they choose to do it

[@j-boogiebrown9961]

Did you know that the numbers on a Roulette wheel add up to 666?

[@susana301301]

It is enormously hard to admit having a problem, yet, once a person realizes the situation and faces it that becomes the first step toward a thousand mile journey ending in healing.

[@lady56725]

Wow that is a powerful video, God sent this video on my KZbin recommendation so I can stop this madness . It is not her fault gambling addiction changed her destiny, her future. She had all and lost all. Gambling changes your personality from good to bad. Casino took all her money and sent her to prison, worthless. I will never step a foot at a casino again. I will save this video as a reminder.

[@joywolfe4343]

Lilli....I watch it to remind me too. I have not gambled in over 9 years, but I have to keep being reminded why. Thanks for watching. Joy

[@CrashRebootL3]

chasing losses is the hallmark sign of a gambling addiction, if you can't cut your losses then don't play, don't buy the pitch "you can't win if you don't play" the truth should be told "you can't lose if you don't play", there is no ROI (Return on Investment) in gambling.

[@johnjustjohn8168]

Great advice .thank you

[@lanieshope]

Exceptional documentary on the disease of gambling addiction. Well done Maryland Center for Excellence in Problem Gambling and Maryland Public Television! Joy's story is touching and heartbreaking...and all to common. Your efforts to educate the public are commendable!

[@arebeabridgewater163]

I'm a single mother of 2 and one of my kids has special needs. I've had a gambling addiction for years and it's like a disease. I pray for everyone that had or has this addiction. We will beat this

[@andrewlimchunlee7090]

It is utterly sad that the dirty politicians allow such places to be opened in the first place.. it is dirty profits from lives ruined

[@tomquinn227]

Gambling is hideous, devils deception & temptation, it gives stress, desperation, to take the place, of work place bubbles, family being disconnected, the immorralities, in the world, bringing faith into "play" Lord will give you another win, only to have this in back of your mind, that you did it with this much, but have years of grave yard of paper trail, showing its not paying off, financial scars and suicide, financial, maybe life and salvation. God said to support, our needs, not our GREED. GOD BLESS ALL.

[@tswanaboy67]

God bless u honey 😗😗😗

[@dawood121derful]

Exclude yourself for the sake of your children and yourself. You CAN make it WITHOUT gambling.

[@Deciple]

Gambling addiction is a demon and is destroying lives 🙏

[@medinalamaison4772]

I hate gambling! It ruined my life my marriage! I aged mentally and physically in the last eight years. I'm trying desperately to quit but I keep turning back to it. So tired! Great documentary!

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

I hate to turn the light bulb on for you, sweetheart, but all of us have aged mentally and physically in the last eight years - it's impossible for it to be otherwise.

[@TOhara-eb2lp]

Oh please, you're just weak minded.

[@hominytastsgoot7421]

Gaming floor problem gambler identification mentioned by the regulator is a crock of *hit. They do nothing to stop these people. The casinos want your money as fast as they can get it.

[@robertlulek1634]

@@biggawinnacrapsa3870 I think with that person is referring to that they aged more rapidly than most in eight years. Don't be a smart ass

[@SOSM209]

Im Still Repairing the Damage of a Defacto 30 plus years of Gambling. I Never Thought I would Be FREE Today!

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

You're not. You'll be there, betting BIG and winning BIG before the New Year. I can FEEL it.

[@chloebishop814]

Not so this guys vidios is amazing and hes helping thro my problems as a gambler

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

@@chloebishop814 - Now if only he could help you with your spelling issues, so that you don't come off sounding like an ignorant moron.

[@bruceree6593]

@@biggawinnacrapsa3870 dude why you troll on this. You think you're funny, but you're obviously just bored in mom's basement.

[@ExploreWithEthan]

Poor lady. The fact its not even her fault is heartbreaking. Gambling is the devils merchant.

[@xana5649]

Problem is when people try to recover money lost. Be careful with that because you will loose again.

[@Tomdapsychic]

The high of gambling doesn't end until you have no access to money.

[@michaelgallagherMGR]

Just last week I was in a poker game and I was talking to the player next to me. He was trying to convince me he didn't gamble much. He was reckless. I told him I've been asking myself, "what if I didn't gamble"? After about a half an hour he said, "I like that" I used to be a video poker junkie. Don't like that anymore. Poker is fading. I wouldn't be living where I am. I would have a lot more disposable income. This video reinforces what you need to know when you start your journey to recovery.

[@Ноунэйм-н2н]

I feel really sorry for all people that struggling with gambling I play by myself for years now I quite. It's so hard to stay away from slots..

[@BossNeechie2023]

For ten years I’ve been a problem gambler ,‘abused drugs and alcohol and abused loved ones. Lord please help me change.

[@freddy-ip1pq]

🙏

[@maryavila6848]

Help your self, so God can help you, think how much you want to change your life, and do it, day by day. Im doing exactly the same, and im feeling better, baby step.

[@hobbyist1001]

I wish casinos would burn so I would never gamble again.

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

Oh, you'd find a way. You always do. Now go and learn how to WIN and WIN BIG!!!

[@SAsh-zg6ln]

Bigga Winna Crapsa gambling problem? Bet more

[@PaperBagMan884]

Just learn self control instead.

[@patrickprendergast9589]

@@PaperBagMan884could u teach me i nead help

[@seranganisland6527]

I was gambling addicted I try bringing 200 to casino every months when I lost I go home casino took my money to muachhh never give you win big

[@beverlyjohnson194]

The "RUSH" is very real when you win. The disappointment is heartbreaking when you lose. Once you have your first huge "Hit"; like an addict, you want it again. Another problem is when you have the over whelming feeling you are about to hit the jackpot and choose to continue pressing the button until their are no credits. Play only what you can lost without guilt. Prepay your bills and leave after you win from your bonus. As a matter of fact the casinos' only give you pennies to come back compared to what you drop in the slots and tables. Go with someone who doesn't play to sit with you and get you out of there.

[@palmbalm]

i'm literally tearing up, as i watch joy work in the restaurant at 44:40, i notice her shirt. this is mountain view diner, my fav diner @ charleston west va "charleston races and slots" she works across the street from the casino! this is where my mom & i would go while i waited for my dad while he gambled. wow. just wow. this is literally my childhood.

[@Mekalvin18]

I cry while iam watching just same story ... everything is same

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

Do you think you could get your hands on $700,000? I could show you how to double it in one wild weekend in Vegas!!!

[@franco7928]

It is Kalvin, the pattern is the same. Stay strong.

[@roseponce6570]

I’m glad you’re watching. Just know you are not alone

[@jdax21]

Addiction, any addiction, is basically the intense, overwhelming drive to create a feeling or escape a feeling. In that context, logic does not apply, and nothing else matters.

[@lvteachme973]

Joy, you are an addict. So, what you have done is no different from a drug addict. My father was a wonderful father but he was addicted to gambling. Also, your children are adults and seemed to have experienced this with you as adults-you have NOT ruined their lives. They are hurting but not ruined.

[@OZRIC1985]

I totally sympathize with Joy. Gambling addiction is by far the most devastating addiction. I know exactly what it is like to feel like I have to go back to the casino over and over again to attempt to get back even some of the vast amounts of money I have lost. I have not gone as far as Joy has (i.e. embezzling), but I have sold many treasured belongings to get the money to gamble and try to win money just to live on. I have not been able to get a job anywhere for a few years now, and gambling has been my only hope to try to make money to pay bills (and that's not including my mortgage payment which I have not been able to pay for years...my house has been in foreclosure for a long time). Casinos are evil demonic places that prey on people and drain their bank accounts of every last dime. They are ruthless and have no conscious whatsoever as they devastate thousands of peoples' lives.

[@indignant99]

conscience

[@atlasshrugged2u]

Netgear Won't Work I'm with you...

[@atlasshrugged2u]

Netgear Won't Work I don't agree. There are business men, and various professionals who have gambling problems. Addiction has nothing to do with I.Q. It's being drawn in in spite of your education and I.Q. that's what makes it so perplexing. You would think these people would "know better" and they do, but there is no self control, so then it becomes a moral issue...

[@atlasshrugged2u]

***** LOL! I was thinking the same thing...

[@OZRIC1985]

Netgear Won't Work Exactly! People of all walks of life, rich or poor, educated or less educated, high IQ or low IQ, can get addicted to gambling for a variety of reasons. There are people on welfare who will gamble away their welfare checks on lottery tickets or other forms of gambling in the desperate hopes that they can get themselves out of the financial hole they are in (even though it is a longshot). Then, there are well-to-do people who gamble either to get the high from it or to try to recover big gambling losses they have had in the past. In these difficult financial times, many people (including myself) gamble to attempt to make some money just to pay their most crucial bills. Sometimes it works, but sometimes things can go very wrong and they can (and will) have further losses. During times of long-term unemployment gambling can be the only hope (and yes, most of the time a false hope) to make any money at all without resorting to committing crimes to get money. All in all, the gambling industry is evil and can (and does) cause financial devastation to many many people. :(

[@souldreamer9056]

I stupidly gambled once. Bet a dollar, won a dollar. That was then end of my gambling career. Quit while ahead. What I don’t understand about gamblers is that the math is so simple. The more you play the more you lose, and house always wins. That’s why the ‘houses’ continue to exist. Why would anyone choose to gamble their life away? Why not learn to play bass? Or oil paint? Or Tai Chi? Surely ANYTHING is more fun than losing everything you have. Isn’t it?

[@timestampingarmy]

It's really a need to be right that's the addiction

[@phoenixrebornd]

Idiotic comment. If it was that simple then casinos would not exist and thrive as they do. Of course it’s simple, just don’t go and u can’t lose money. Life doesn’t work that way and for u to make such a blanket statement is crazy. Really shows your lack of intelligence

[@gthomas3615]

Gambling addiction has destroyed a sea of American lives. It's real and deadly for some.

[@mawathere]

During Covid 2020 I was able to watch my bank account grow tremendously while the casino's were closed for months. Once I got word they reopened all my money disappeared super quick. Stay out of casinos guys and watch your money grow!!!!

[@leanmicheal988gmailcom4]

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[@coachgumby1421]

The name should be changed the devastation of slot machine addiction.

[@regalherbsman5938]

I was recently banned from Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore. Really is a blessing in disguise for me.

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

That's ok, Tony, there are plenty of other places that will gladly accept your action. And ACTION is what you crave!!

[@shambrianelson4439]

pray pray and pray for strength

[@RednailVal]

Being serious, coming from someone that knows nothing about gambling, how does someone get banned from a casino? Just curious here.

[@material___]

How do they ban you?

[@bonem1078]

Me too and live and delaware park

[@ammar1960nadar123]

Gambling problems start when you don't know when you can stop

[@crabkebab94]

I only stop when all is lost :/

[@mohamedabdul8905]

Gambling is a fucking nightmare. It fucked up my life. Don't know what to do

[@stephendacey8761]

I have spent hours on end in front of slot machines that you actually get to realize how the slot machines suck you in get you to blow all your money, unless you hit a jackpot, and that is everybody's goal. For instance, you put $100 in the machine and start with that, and little by little it just disappears. It usually goes like this: you lose your first 4 spins, and then hit a fairly good one. Then you get that feeling you won and end up losing a little more than you started with (a little under $100). So, the cycle keeps repeating itself until you show 0.00 left.

[@COSkywatch]

Or you chase the bonus round and when you get there, you win $17 of the $200 you put in.

[@timeispreciousliveasgoodas8652]

I've been struggling with gambling now for 10 yrs and while it's not as serious as hers I can easily see it getting that bad. I'm terrified to tell my husband but he needs to know and possible help me by letting me know he's more important to me than the casino.

[@paulrichards6894]

i am a pro punter that wins but i suffer anxiety a little depression.......i wish i could make my money on something else....if I suffer anxiety i can't imagine what a losing punter feels

[@kevinwilson3337]

@@paulrichards6894 can you send me some picks this weekend ???

[@paulrichards6894]

@@kevinwilson3337 should have asked 4 months ago....when the flat was in full swing......i am only going to back in 1 race on Saturday ....i do fancy a few in the race..... won't bet on the jumps till December earliest....i had a brilliant flat season....i will win on the jumps but probably only have half of the flat bets

[@kevinwilson3337]

@@paulrichards6894 nfl , college football ??

[@paulrichards6894]

@@kevinwilson3337 horse racing....i do bet soccer but i lose but bet only for fun

[@BeyondChange]

Gambling Ruined me when i was from the Age of 19-23 years of age. I've been clean since and no longer a Gambler. It ONly takes that 1 extra time to get you hooked back again! Life is now Great and will not go to a Casino ever Again!

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

Not even this coming New Year's Eve? It's going to be such a party!! And you could show off to all your friends what great will power you have by making one bet and then going to get something to eat. Drinks are on ME! lol Signed, the DEVIL!!!!! LOLOL

[@snufflestan6302]

I have had a gambling issue before.......No fun. It made me gamble my money and my folks money always as was using gambling as thing to fill a void of loneliness and boredom and I decided before it got too bad to exclude myself and I took myself and my mum to the casino to help me go ahead with self exclusion.......... I did it because I knew deep inside I was in trouble and heading to that downward spiral. My mum didn’t force me to exclude from the casino I did it because I wanted it to. I wanted to stop before it got too bad to the point the law was part of it.

[@andrewlimchunlee7090]

It's very sad that decision makers who even allowed such places to be legalized in the first place do not seem to comprehend the harm it inflicts on society.. you've been there n seen it urself.. no casino can ever make money with casual and small once off gamblers.. their modus operandi (made worse by membership cards, freebies and being opened 24 hrs, permitting smoking etc) is clearly clearly designed to make ppl addicted.. u r lucky to have run away in time.. thousands of ppl get trapped every year with countless suicides and lives destroyed.. sadly it is still sanctioned by the state... Some countries claim to have sanitized it with charging entry levies (utter BS.. ) and having self exclusion (again utter BS for potential addicts) ... the measures in place are simply for image sanitization .. why not just open an opium den and have similar control measures like charging entry fees and allowing self exclusion.. utter BS... the casinos high overheads mean they depend on high losses from patrons and turning a casual gambler into an addict.. the whole environment in it has been designed with that explicit aim. Shame and shame on the politicians who resort to legalizing it for quick bucks.. very dirty money ..

[@coolbrett]

As a gambling addict myself, I think we can only blame ourselves. You can't blame casinos, or the addictive nature of gambling. Because it will always exist. Addicts are weak people. We can't change gambling as a business. We have to change ourselves. And beat it from the core. That's the only way. We have to work hard at it and understand that just because gambling is all around us, doesn't mean we have to partake

[@petezar3409]

I don't blame addicts... some people aren't wired like others and they are preyed upon by very sinister people.... drugs that cause the same effect on our brains are illegal, and so should these machines which are programmed for addiction.

[@deewood5127]

Judge much?

[@Zenjohnny]

Addicts are not weak people. Not even close.

[@coolbrett]

@@Zenjohnny If they’re not, why can’t they get out of it?

[@summan41man]

​@@coolbrettBecause the neurological structure involved in the addictive process remains out of the addict's control. An addict can refuse to obey the addictive compulsion but they will forever remain addicted. A weak mind would be a better representation of someone who would do something without question.

[@grahamallen934]

Gambling ...whether it's commitment with Marriage...Family.. Money... Promises... A Big Loss can Mentally Scar you..

[@grahamallen934]

@John Carlo A. Villaruel ...Stay Strong.. 😉

[@rodola647]

go to the grocery store buy some food go home make a sandwich go find a pond or something to eat your sandwich and watch the Ducks. a lot better time and healthier than going into one of those electronic houses of Trance. slowly rebuild yourself and enjoy relationships with people be humble help others and help yourself slow and easy wins the race

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

I love that - houses of trance. I HAVE found myself in a trance many times while playing, I almost think they put something in the drinks or use lights to hypnotize you or something.

[@feonjun]

Several of gambling addicts I know of also have a severe smoking habit, one to two packs per day.

[@02920pnut]

Feon Jun I’m not a regular smoker but chain smokes when I’m gambling

[@vivianburton5800]

Are u stalking kids and woman with death threats that will cause smoking. This is so wrong for phones and the age should be 21 or 25

[@feonjun]

@@02920pnut It's a pattern.

[@COSkywatch]

And drinking and sex. Typical hooked gambler, gambles, drinks too much, is promiscuous, and basically has terrible impulse control.

[@feonjun]

@@COSkywatch When I encounter people like that, I want nothing to do with them. In their hearts and minds, they do care for others, but their compulsive behavior will suck their friends and family dry financially and emotionally.

[@johnnyryan91]

my hearts are with those affected by gambling addiction ❤However another tragedy is miss yolanda’s eyebrows… I would say that also deserves 25 years

[@SillySweetPea1976]

😂😂😂😂

[@bigguns2224]

When was i ever going to tell myself that winning money gambaling only makes me want to gamble more. And time and time agin i would always lose more money than i win.But the rush the excitement maide me not pay any attention to all my loses vs my winnings. And i lose more money than i ever won in my entire gambaling life for 15 year. I wish i could turn back the clock and stop myself from gambaling in the first place and just tell myself to work hard and save money for the things i want in life instead of trying to get lucky and playing the worst odds in gambaling.Life is too short to be gambaling your life away.

[@naturesluv1]

Going through a relapse right now, I needed to see this. Thank you.

[@Veaseify]

I read somewhere that psychologists believe that 'problem gamblers' actually want to lose, to punish themselves in some way. They also reckon there is such a thing as a genetic predisposition to become a problem gambler, passed down through families. If that is correct then I could understand getting addicted to losing, otherwise it makes no sense.

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

There are drugs (and scents) that can trigger a strong urge to gamble in someone who never had the urge before. I think the product's name was Ambien, but I forget, it was a long time ago.

[@SAsh-zg6ln]

Steve Veasey yes I think that’s true. A gambler rarely remembers their biggest wins but always vividly remembers their biggest losses

[@s.p.8274]

A message to Joy: you can't change your past so forget and forgive yourself and just decide today is the beginning of the good parts of your life. You are serving time and that is how you are being punished for your crime so okay, that is being done, years will go by and then you will be free again to start over. You have a disease and need to forgive yourself and start fresh. Someone once told me , "God doesn't make junk!" You are not junk. You screwed up and will have some financial things you can't do when you leave like own a house or a car etc but you can still see and love your children. You have to stop beating yourself up or wishing to die. God may have set you out as an example to many people you will never meet but who watched this show and vowed to stop before stealing etc. You also need to remember as much as being in jail sucks, you are still living in America and not Rwanda or somewhere where men come in your hut and cut off your arms because you're part of a different tribe etc! You have family that loves you, you will probably always have food to eat, and a roof when it rains, and access to some sort of healthcare if you get very ill. My point is as horrible as life seems now you could still try to see God can forgive you and that you can still find small joys in every day of your life especially when you leave jail. You don't need a dumb casino to make you happy, your children love you and that's all you need to be happy and you screwed up but you were still a good mother because you obviously have raised wonderful children. I hope you can just say the past is done with and just be happy to be breathing and healthy and have those kids and to live in America. You don't need to compare your life to others when you get out of jail or to compare it to how it used to be before this mess, you just need to look for those small happy days with your kids and let the rest fall into place. No one else will realize what your addiction did to you and that doesn't matter either, you know the truth of it, how the government wants the casinos to make their money, how the casinos design slots to purposely addict people , for example interesting tidbit : they make their carpets in a casino so sick to look at that they make you dizzy so you only look up at the slots and table games and cant look down without getting sick , they spend hours and hours figuring how to get to the brain of these addicts in order to get them not to leave etc , and that is not saying you don't have responsibility for your actions because obviously you still made those bad choices that hurt some people but you are serving your punishment, you will have consequences forever from it but that does not mean you cannot be happy again. Hug those kids of yours and smile again! God loves you no matter what you've done in your past! God bless you and I wish you the best!

[@s.p.8274]

To add to that two other things : first ..,for the nice man who tried to give you another shot and instead became another victim of this horrible addiction, have you thought of writing a book and giving the proceeds of that to him? If you can't get it published then another idea is to start a gofundme page and explain how he was wonderful enough to give you that chance but he has lost thousands now and maybe people could donate to him seeing how he must be a great guy to have believed in second chances for people ....and second, I hope you can or have stopped smoking because that IS an addiction you can stop on your own with patches or gum or e-cigarettes etc. My daughter works with lung transplant patients and she has told me dying from lung cancer is Not an easy way to die! If you could see your organs it would scare you because they all are turning black, yuk. So do that for yourself while you are in jail maybe and you will feel a sense of stopping not one but two addictions while you are away. Again, I wish you the best!

[@joywolfe4343]

@@s.p.8274 Thank you so much for your understanding. I wish I could quit smoking. In prison for 4 years and didnt smoke, came home and was smoking within a week. Great idea about the book. Never thought of that..... Thanks Again, Joy

[@joywolfe4343]

You are a kind person. I appreciate your words.

[@dis_joint_ed5167]

I've been there, at the depths of a crippling gambling addiction. It's cost me jobs, relationships, tens of thousands of pounds and more time than I care to think of. There is hope for anyone struggling, but you need to realise firstly that hiding behind an addiction isn't helpful. Ultimately you have to understand that you are making a choice to gamble, and that you are responsible for those losses.

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

How far away is your nearest casino? When was the last time you were there? Do they have a tasty buffet?

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

@Bit Coyn - Nobody, I'm retired. I just love those tasty buffets! Mmmmm Mmmm, SOOOOO good!!

[@andrewlimchunlee7090]

And the nefarious casinos and tactics they employ plus it being state sanctioned leaves the dirty hands behind this business (or scam is more like it) innocent as angels ?

[@HansonFan73]

Watching this after watching the Delta Burke movie "Going for Broke". Highly recommend it!!

[@Knuffeldier]

Yes gambling can be a real addiction like drugs

[@Nani17CR7]

I used to think weed was bad, now everytime i consider gambling I will smoke a fat joint because gambling is what has ruined my life not weed

[@domais68]

I hear you, friend. Sending support your way because I'm in a similar spot. I've got a seriously addictive personality. I can't gamble because I'm always "all-in." I hope your situation improves and that your life isn't ruined!

[@Nani17CR7]

james lachs Thanks bro! It will get better, I haven't gambled since I wrote this comment and I was gambling most days before that... I've noticed many peoples stories are similar to mine. You get lucky at first with some big wins, but then when your luck runs out you lose twice as much as you ever won and more, thats how the devil lures you in and for people like you and me it's a disaster waiting to happen. I found one thing that helps is when ever you have the urgency to gamble call someone and make plans to take your mind off it, smoke some weed what ever just don't gamble.

[@zinebwidadi6669]

I wish you luck in stoping this bad habit, I just found out that my fiancé had this problem too, I really hope he can stop soon. Wish you luck my friend

[@d2an3i]

i feel you i myself have also addictive personality and when i gamble its all or nothing which makes my losses huge

[@jutanboy]

what a great argument for smoking weed

[@kynchan3332]

Gamblers like to blame others for their problems. When they win nothing can bring them down. But when they lose that anger comes out and its targeted at those closest to them. It is a psychological nightmare living with one. I was accused of stealing, of bringing bad luck and everything else in between. Then the gambler turned violent, big mistake for him. Fast fingers on the roulette machine does not translate to punching power. He got knocked down and then got a good kicking to the body. An elbow drop to the head probably would have made his existence better. Today, I have the lowest tolerance to gamblers. The best thing to do is to leave the gambler behind immediately. If they accuse you of anything leave. Even if a partner or close relation cut loses and don't allow their pained existence to affect yours. Your peace of mind is worth more then the gambler's life.

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

It's 'than'.

[@andrewlimchunlee7090]

The saddest part of it is that it is largely state sanctioned despite the evident harms on society.. I feel for you..

[@dwightschuette8960]

Worse than gambling is brand new cars. People spend 60000 for new truck. Thats insane. They should make a documentary about that.

[@TheeMakau]

HAHAHA

[@ptbngoc45]

Duy Pham 1 year ago I gambling for over 35 years, I lost everything, I have terrible life, just hope for now God help me out of this addiction!

[@acsentu8]

Its not the money, its the games that are addicting. Its horrible. If you are a new gambler, be careful. Dont make casinos a habit. I beg you, be careful.

[@duewhit310]

the vast expansion of casinos in america happens at a time when, not coincidentally, there are more and more people who feel isolated and feel hopeless about life in general.

[@SAsh-zg6ln]

due whit true. Boredom and insomnia leads some to gambling. I’m a 27 year old living and working in SoCal and still feel bored on weekends and going to the casino from midnight to 4am becomes a routine

[@GotoHere]

due whit Because our government in Washington DC allowed the export of our manufacturing and industrial base to China and Mexico. Destroying communities, families and cities.

[@GotoHere]

S Ash Try biking, running, hiking, cooking, learn to paint/draw, learn to play an instrument, garden, camping, volunteer, etc. Your wasting your life in a casino.

[@kellymahaffey]

This only scratches the surface. The 1-800 number is ridiculous. By the time the gambler gets caught in their addiction there is no help and they will be the last people admitting they need it. They hide it at any cost and so far know one's really taking pathological gambling seriously. Soon though, it will surface.

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

know one? lol

[@andrewlimchunlee7090]

Sad thing is the very people who govern our countries and claim to protect us allow such industries to not only exist but thrive...

[@randymullins3555]

I see myself in Joy in many of these struggles! I traveled down the same destructive path; lost my career, family, and became a loner. My divorce of a 20 year marriage inspired/frightened me into change and I became a workaholic putting in 70 plus hours per week for 9 years in attempt to regain my financial status, garner respect from my daughters from work ethic, consistency, and financial freedom. Unfortunately, I couldn't keep a functional relationship because of my lack of balance between work and an actual life, so I relapsed recently with scratch off tickets and have squandered 200k in the past 3 years. I'm not homeless, in debt, or go without, however I'm definitely blowing 90% of my weekly earnings, and 65% of my savings

[@daisylavender5275]

Fast forward 10 years. Online gaming is overly accessible. 😮

[@Ckerheid]

both my parents are gambling addicts…. i don't trust both of them it pretty sucks … they are the biggest liars i know… dont trust no one

[@studman80]

+Sam Lewis double negatives huh. People need to learn how to use those

[@studman80]

my father's a degenerate gambler. always lying and lost the family house too. now my mum lives with me while he still gambles.

[@musicgirl999]

My mom is a gambling addict too. My dad has gambled too but he knows his boundaries.

[@ScribblebytesWorldwide]

@@studman80 😂 😂 😂 you can't come autocorrect the OP - and then ramble on about your family - without punctuation.

[@MrAnthonyVance]

I have an idea -- since the state legalizes gambling knowing full well what it does to people like Joy then why not order the state to return the money. And while you are at it -- send the gambling industry people to prison along with the state legislators who support gambling as a source for revenues. After all, they know fully well what gambling can do to you, right?

[@MrAnthonyVance]

Good point, Vanessa. Thank you.

[@joesloadeddiaper3007]

Vanessa Theroux good point but the thing is there is really no such thing as responsible gambling. you may spend $1,000 at a casino and win only $10 assuming you win anything. and even if you do win big, by then most likely, you will be so far in debt from unpaid bills that you won't be able to enjoy your money. these machines are rigged so you have a fraction of a percent to win. atleast if you drink alcohol responsibly, you don't stand to lose anything. but there is no responsible gambling, because you always lose.

[@rentslave]

We tried to legalize sports betting in NJ,but the Jews called out the Mossad on us.

[@MrAnthonyVance]

Good point, Shaun ... I tend to agree. Responsible gambling is like saying Responsible Cocaine addiction. It's an illogical statement and self-contradictory.

[@laloeastside9669]

And to add to your point Shaun, which is very good btw, is that when casinos implement over 350-500 slot machines, they aren't there for decoration, and they don't expect you to "responsibly" gamble $20 to $100 per trip. If everyone who went to casinos had a stop loss of $100 or so, they would be out of business, guaranteed. They thrive and prey on weak people to gamble thousands of dollars til they're flat broke. Sucker bettors, like candy to a baby. The whole story about casinos put out literature and flyers, there's numbers everywhere in the casino to help problem gamblers... Bullshit!!! These hyenas implement credit lines inside casinos. ATM Machines at every corner. The casinos are lavishly decorated, sounds blaring, "You could be next" posters, comped meals and rooms. They are full of shit. Slot players have player cards, so these casinos have access to their losses. But do you think they look at their loss statements, and say "Looks like you've lost over $50,000 with us, we're gonna ask that you stay away for a while, you need to be more responsible". Hell no. They send flyers and offers for free rooms and meals to entice people to come back and lose another $50,000. To hell with them. That's why I card count, and rob their asses blind... They can kiss my ass.

[@lisapincott1414]

Any addiction will crush you

[@strawberryseason]

She should have been court-ordered to go to GA after her first offense.

[@LBG-cf8gu]

Gamble responsibly?! What the heck? So the trick is to give away your hard-earned money responsibly. I don't get it.

[@jabronimacaroni3047]

Notice! Not much awareness to this issue anymore! Gambling is prevalent now, only God can help us all.

[@eddysniper3812]

After reading most the comments below i see some that really understand gambling addiction and some that are clueless about it. Now this addiction is extremely dangerous worst than drugs id say because with drugs you can easily point out a junkie with a gambling addict you can't point out. I believe there should be a casino card that you insert and you should preload the card on weekly or monthly basis for your gambling fun (atleast addicts will know they have a problem and they will load it for minimum until that week is over for them to load again. For example" monday you load up your card for $500 and you cannot reload for second time for another 7days and every single casino should only accept that as to put credit into the machine and not cash. That way gambling business owners still will be making profit from this evil machines and so will the fkn government and gambling addicts will have the ultimate power in the end. Even if they lose what they loaded than they'd have to wait another week to reload again. It is impossible to ban yourself from casino here in sydney australia, lets just say every 2km drive you will find pokie machine (slot machines) in pubs, clubc, hotels, rsl, leagues, dooleys and than the casino itself. Now litterly every 2km there is atleast 3^ of those which makes it impossible to ban yourself from every single one it will take you a lifetime.

[@andrewlimchunlee7090]

Ur suggestion on pre loaded cards is great but will never see the light of day.. Casinos overheads are too high and they won't turn a profit with ur suggestion. No casinos ever make money from casual and infrequent gamblers or small bets.. they depend on large losses and turning a casual gambler into an addict.. Dirty money and state sanctioned.. we are as a human species far far away from being humane.. Problem gambling hotlines, counselling etc is usually too late.. The only way is to never ever step foot into a casino.. do not rely on dirty money minded politicians to ever take on this "dirty" industry...

[@selap8682]

I wish they had talked about those that live with a gambler and how to cope

[@Lkma98453]

Exactly 💯 not much info for our side at all.

[@babyzorilla]

Yes gambling can make you do foolish things but this woman took it to the nth degree of foolishness

[@deewood5127]

Judge much?

[@JRS9000]

Do you know why smokers always, and I mean always, even when driving alone, open up their driver's side window right after lighting up? Because they can't stand the smell of cigarette smoke either. It bothers them, too. Ironic, huh?

[@staceyjones1000]

If you think slots are bad, try roulette that would triple your problems and all your debts

[@SAsh-zg6ln]

stacey jones black jack is even worse bc it’s actually fun so u end up playing for hours without realizing it

[@nixonsanchez2914]

😹😹😹

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

1:51 lol, putting a $1 bill into a slot - yeah, the last 10,000 didn't do shit, but this is my lucky one dollar bill, I'll get it all back with this one!

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

P.S. - the only way to have a chance is to steal it all at once and go big at Baccarat. None of this little theft here and little theft there and try to play catchup. One Big Chance - make it or break it. That way, if you win, you win BIG!!! lol Yeah! 15:30 "We make sure the casinos, before they are granted a license, have a plan in place to deal with problem gamblers and teach their employees to be on the lookout for anyone who may be a problem gambler....blah blah blah" - You mean like an accountant who makes MAYBE 40 grand a year, tops, coming in and dropping 700 large? lol

[@larsenvillaranda5862]

Gambling is horrible indeed but Ms Vasquez please! those eyebrows are freaking me out.

[@stephenmontgomery8530]

I have been gambling since I was 10 yrs old, now in my mid sixties I have had good and bad times , but I have never been cleaned out were I was left penny less. Horses and cards have been my choice ,always thinking of getting that big win. This lady is intelligent but has given in to the buzz you get when gambling to the point were she got in too deep.

[@samanthalake5011]

I'm going to the casino today with a set amount to play with. I'll be fine.

[@blasthead1722]

You always hear about the .001% of people who win big. Not the vast majority of people who give the casino their money and return home with nothing to show for it.

[@mariodinovo4018]

The casinos are just as guilty

[@Clintsessentials]

I have to agree, and the goverments that allow this VERY destructive activity.

[@SevenEllen]

The casinos are ALL who are guilty. Gambling addicts/sufferers/victims are the people who deserve our sympathy and support. Gambling addiction is a brain disorder. It has nothing to do with intelligence. Gambling addicts regret what they did, but they are NOT guilty. There's a difference.

[@casinoBALTIMORE1]

This was a great show! This is a huge problem in maryland thanks to maryland live casino and horseshoe . They are the real thieves let's be honest! Gambling might have to be banned here again some day when all the citizens start acting like joy

[@joywolfe4343]

Its a huge problem! Ruined my life. Joy

[@mikekinsella2822]

Gambling addiction and sexual addiction are the forgotten addictions.

[@pc793]

There are websites that use points, tokens or play money where you can get your gambling fix without having to pay any cash. You can win cash or prizes and never worry about busting your bank account. But you have to be able to not lose control and switch to real money. I think nicotine has something to do with addictions because most if not all addicts are also smokers.

[@helloly]

Paul Choi im curious too. I noticed a lot of gamblers smoke when I'm sitting on a slot machine old and young. cant stand the smoke

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

Yeah, that's a great idea! I'm sure those free sites let you win less than the real money sites. A fool and his money are soon parted.

[@chadwarden593]

I need to write a relapse prevention plan for Joy, having trouble with a few things

[@joywolfe4343]

Chris. Let’s hear your plan. I’ve been clean 10 years. Believe what you want.

[@kbsprojecthope8898]

I really like the message of this video. I do wish that folks that make these type of videos to help spread the word about compulsive gambling would leave out all visions of slot machines, and casino shots. I would like to share this video with GA's groups, but I wouldn't want to trigger someone with visual shots of slots machines spinning, and money going into machines. It may seem like such a trivial small thing, but as someone who is a compulsive gambler, and who has been through treatment, and sits in several GA meetings a week, I know that it doesn't take much sometimes to trigger folks into a relapse. Great video, great message, but would have been so much better without the unneeded visual shots of the slot machines.

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

So, would you hold your meetings without using the word 'gamble'? - you know - because it might trigger someone, lol idiot.

[@robertlulek1634]

I make $1 million a year. I stopped gambling for a year I had an 800 credit score of zero debt and a plan. I went back to the casino and got five markers in five different casinos I went on a gambling spree for six months gambling hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now I'm in debt all my credit cards in cash lines maxed out and I have to start all over again I hate casinos and I hate myself for doing this to myself. Some people have their addictions with drugs liquor mine is gambling. I'm not to the point where a compulsive im Impulsive. but impulsive enough to really hurt myself. If I could see all the money I lost on the table the table would have to be very large to fit all the money it would be in the millions. It is sickening that our government allows such horrible places to exist to rob people because of greed and tax money They should be burned to the ground

[@lynnepringle4775]

Get some help please,

[@COSkywatch]

How are you doing now? Praying for you. What do you do to make so much money?

[@robertlulek1634]

@@lynnepringle4775 I'm doing much better. I've been staying away and of course it's reflecting on my life. I've been traveling a lot now with my wife and enjoying my money I own an exterminating company and five states.

[@vicz9589]

Way way way addictive, i spend$200-$2000 a week, and when it finish im back to reality....i sell clothes and i get more then what i gamble, it gt si boring that my mind want to go bk to gamble i get the rush. Its a high. But when my clothes gt sold its so boring??? Yup i need help 😫 😩 fingas cross il change as it 4weeks now but my mind still want me go there...its worst then crack.

[@willyjoerockhead]

In the thumbnail i thought that lady on the left had a really big head

[@lotsofsports2251]

I mean its not like we don't put people in prison ALL THE TIME for crimes of addiction.

[@DELL.ACNT.]

I wonder if for some addicts, couldn’t they download an app on their phones? Just like blackjack or a slot machine, only without actually losing any real money? Would that help with the urges?

[@hayathmdl7916]

nope doesn't help..stay away from the casino, lett a family member managing your money and get help is the only sollution..It was a hard and a long proces for me but I won the big jackpot: free from gambling and enjoying life!

[@maryavila6848]

It will not help because you know is not the real action, that will be like putting water in a empty alcohol bottle, you know is fake, I already try that and didn't work. Is been inside the casino, the light of the machine, the people screaming that they won, the sound of the machine, all that trap your brain, the thrill to be there, is sad. Hard to explain

[@YoungSpunkYT]

Bad idea because then they’ll think they know which machines win and how to win them then go blow a fortune of real money

[@flipflopski2951]

When will the people who designed the addiction machines and got rich off people like Joy get held accountable?

[@COSkywatch]

She’s out now, wonder how she is?

[@joywolfe4343]

I am great! I have been home 7 years. Have a great job, my kids and grandkids and NOT gambling. Thank God. That was the worst time of my life. It feels so good to walk through life and not worry about if I will get caught stealing, or if I will be arrested. When I talk to gamblers I feel for them. Its such a horrible addiction. Someone on here said that the casinos do not watch for people on the "self-exclusion" list, but they are wrong. I personally know two people who were caught in a casino that they shouldnt have been in. Any questions? I am an open book - feel free to ask me anything!

[@pauljones3587]

in the uk these got these roulette machines in bookies and there killing me atm! i just want to go to bed and not wake up! do anyone else know about these machines in the uk and think there evil?

[@laplusnoir]

u know what I got a paddy power in a corner of where I live ... I loose so much money I don't compete anymore ... last week a borrow money to my friend he came to my house to give the cash to me and leave , a soon as he leave I was supposed to pay my rent and just pass by the devil shop and take it all ... I feel like killing myself ...

[@babyzorilla]

Paul Jones I have heard someone else call video roulette machines evil

[@michaeltarquini3257]

Paul Jones they are evil

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

@@laplusnoir - What's stopping you? You chicken?

[@chloebishop814]

Thank god the laws changed minimum £2 spins stil doesnt stop the spending

[@Elaine211]

Move far away so you are not close to a casino

[@eugeniasyro3482]

What happened to her little dog?

[@joywolfe4343]

My little guy stayed with my mom for the 4 years I was gone. Two years after I got home I had to put him down. It broke my heart. I loved that dog so much. Joy

[@Eann007]

The process where a person can 'sign themselves out' of a Casino and be met with legal consequences is ridiculous! The casinos don't regulate whom is on that list until said person attempts to collect winnings *above* some amount. Therefore, this is not stopping addicted persons from harming themselves further. Casinos want your money even if it hurts you. That they call it trespassing is a total gaff, because casinos will gladly allow you to 'trespass' as long as you are not collecting winnings *above* some certain amount. An addicted person is going to come back to a casino- even if they've signed themselves out. Further punishment is not helpful to those whom are truly addicted to casinos and gambling. ! *Casinos should not ALLOW people in if they have signed themselves out.* ! A quick name check against one's I.D. upon entry, run against an electronic database of names of those currently 'signed out', is an easy solution. ! Train employees to check IDs at entry and if someone is on the list have a prepared statement that the employee must use. ... something like " Your name appears on a list of persons whom have previously 'signed themselves out' of using this casino. This action is legally binding until (insert date). Any attempt to gamble at this casino before (repeat date) would be considered trespassing and legal action may be taken to address this. [I would strongly recommend sensitivity training about addiction be also mandatory for casino employees-- but especially those whom may act as one who checks IDs and will have to turn down guests for entry]

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

What you said is bullshit. If an excluded person hands a pit boss his ratings card, he'll be discovered the moment that card is swiped.

[@choozymusic6763]

I never knew it could be me my body craves it I need help

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

Change your body's craving to kinky sex, you'll be just fine.

[@turquoisity6555]

@@biggawinnacrapsa3870 This is the same shit. Increases unnaturally your dopamine levels too and can get worse. As if kinks aren't bad enough.

[@patrickprendergast9589]

@@turquoisity6555 dopamine detax only answer

[@freddy-ip1pq]

gambling changes everything in your life stay mentally strong

[@8ballpoolblr]

I'm a compulsive gambler..yup its all our fault!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah right!!!!This nightmare has destroyed my life!!! I have been going to treatment since 95..when the VLT'S came out in Canada. Talk about terrorism..who knew how much suffering was going to come out of this. Will be starting in another treatment centre next week. Its a progressive illness so I'm told. God bless the people who have suffered..family, friends, employers and the victims. Put warning labels on these machines like how they advertise for prescription drugs on TV..

[@OZRIC1985]

I feel for you Brenda, and I can totally relate to you. :( The gambling industry and the addiction and devastation it causes are the worst! I hope your gambling treatment goes well, and I hope you can escape the evil clutches of gambling and all the devastation, heartache, and stress that it causes.

[@patrickraftery1815]

brenda ross q

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

How's this for a warning label: "Warning: These blinking lights can hypnotize - sparkle someone else's eyes, now WOMAN!!"?

[@andrewlimchunlee7090]

Sad thing is the very people who govern our countries and claim to protect us allow such industries to not only exist but thrive...

[@carlososcarcomedy]

Crushing to watch a smart lady who can’t dig her way out of this addiction. So sad, I would think there is a chemical imbalance that has to be dealt with as the brain has withdrawals from gambling and rushes back to the betting for the high.

[@andrewlimchunlee7090]

Sadly until this day, this nefarious industry and the dirty tactics they resort to, to make people addicted are state sanctioned..

[@JohnLaPaglia]

38:40 - I would have given her legal advice to plead guilty. It is impossible to win this criminal case. I suppose she could plead "Insanity", and she would be able to live slightly better life in a "Mental Hospital" rather than a rat-infested prison building, but it's futile to plead "NOT GUILTY". It would be absolutely impossible to win a criminal case regarding "Embezzlement" when there is so many witnesses and banking records. The government has given her no other options. There is good news though, the Prosecutor will probably get a promotion for winning the criminal case. The Prosecutor will probably have an "Office Party" to celebrate the job promotion. The good news is that the "Prosecutor" had won the "Jackpot" this time!

[@phuocngo1595]

gambling is ruining people lives

[@Eann007]

For real - makes you wonder if honesty in the courtroom could work

[@Dudeytunes]

Everytime we fart,we take a gamble...

[@parkerbohnn]

muffinpops Especially if you have crohn's or colitis.

[@Dudeytunes]

XD

[@DTHRILLS.DANIEL.THRILLRIDETV]

hahahahah

[@thecolonel8110]

Especially if you're stuck in traffic and just had 2 bran muffins and some coffee.

[@ashleyp287]

the brutal truth bhhhahahahahahahahahahahhhahahahhhahahahhhahaha so funny. Hahaha I'm sitting here watching this documentary and reading thru the comments. The comment are all serious and then I see this one and about fell over dying laughing. Hahaha it's so dumb it's funny. Hahaha

[@johnluckett3573]

I was a compulsive gambler until I got thrown out of the BELLOGIO,and PALACE STATION for winning too much money.They said I was over-comped,and 86ed from their properties forever.

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

Where is this 'BELLOGIO'? I'd like to go and give it a try.

[@SAsh-zg6ln]

JOHN LUCKETT I call bs! Only way u can beat Vegas is in poker and even then ur technically not beating Vegas, you’re beating other players

[@robertlulek1634]

@@SAsh-zg6ln I don't believe it either. Somebody can go on the greatest lucky run in the world like that guy that was one of the greatest winners and he put it all back. If you go back to casino gambling everybody loses all of that about people winning watch some of the money and always being the casino is made up by the casino it is all bullshit nobody wins

[@jakehart1519]

all these documentaries only include slots. Table games are just as if not as bad. Give me a break. Penny slots, try 5 min a roll, or 5 bucks a hand a black jack. LOL and 5 is just a start.

[@cyberboy419]

some penny slots can be played max $8.88 a push .I've seen