A disturbing gambling story
So disturbed by this I had to post to hope no one in here ever gets to this point. I just got off the phone with someone I have known for many many years. He's always been a stand up honorable guy in my book. Been in this business his whole life. I considered him a sharp guy, so did many others. Always seemed to have his head on straight and always preached to others the perils of pathelogical gambling. If you bet you would want him to be your guy. Always kept his clientele in control, never let anyone get over there heads. That's why hearing this story disturbed me so much. He just called me and broke down. He's beyond broke. Beyond desperate. And he owes hundreds of thousands of dollars all over the place. He basically told me he lost close to 4 million over the last 2 years chasing. He didnt ask me for money. He just didnt want me to hear it through the grapevine. If this guy can go bad like this, anyone can. I know he was always an earner, but he said he's done. He hit the wall and he is checking himself into a rehab center(didn even know they had them for gambling). He said he cant do it anymore. He always has ways to play because of his honorable rep over the last 20 years. It's mind boggling to say the least. I am at a loss for words. Anyone in here ever deal with this type of problem at this level? I wish I could make sense of it. This is the first time in all my years in this business I actually think it can be a disease. It's so sad. Anyway, just needed to get this out there. If anyone in here feels they have this massive of a problem, please get help. This is coming from a guy who makes his living at this. I am so sick.