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I had nothing but a car. I hope to make a difference to others who similarly never expected they would go through the horrible things we do as gambling addicts. I soon became secretive about my gambling. I meditate every morning and am very involved in GA meetings. My life is so much better and calmer now. In , I started a business that quickly had financial success. Something clicked the day I was shackled off to jail and I had a spiritual shift. But this time it was different. I had given back all the money, and more. It was a bigger, faster win, and I liked that I could isolate myself more. I was sentenced to 15 months in a higher security prison. I gambled any chance I could. From that point on, I switched almost exclusively to slot machines. I evaluated the choices I made and why I did what I did. Once I was released, I took responsibility for my own actions and worked hard to get back on my feet. I focus on my recovery at every opportunity. I kept chasing that feeling of the huge win. Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} My father was a bookie and sold football tickets. I had a risk-taking personality and was exposed to various forms of gambling as early as age 9. A lot of things about gambling made me feel like the scum of the earth. I am very available to my family and my friends, some of whom have gone through recovery with me. I receive so much respect from other people and have enormous respect for others. I listen to others and share my story whenever I can. With cards, I had to communicate with others. I lied about losing and I lied about playing. After prison, I was released to a halfway house, where I stayed for six weeks before I had to move out. Within six months after the big win, I realized I bit off more than I could chew. I decided that I would never gamble again, no matter what. I took a job at a restaurant and am now the manager. It was much worse than anything I felt as an alcohol and drug addict. I started selling stolen goods to cover my losses and eventually ended up in prison on a mail fraud charge. Less than nine months later, I was back in prison for violating probation by gambling at casinos. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}And by telling my story I hope I can help others and reduce the shame of compulsive gambling. I became insanely addicted to gambling in my early twenties. For many years, Black Jack was my game of choice.