I’m delighted to announce that the first guest in Series 3 of The Invisible Addiction Podcast is Lewis.  

It’s the first time he’s publicly shared his fascinating and unique gambling addiction story.   

Lewis’ first winning bet was at the age of 16 years old, placing 50p on a 128,000/1 odd football accumulator, winning over £63,000.   

I wanted to find out what that felt like.  

What impact did it have on his life? 

How did it lead to a gambling addiction?  

How did he stop gambling, and what help has he received?   

It’s a powerful, raw and honest Podcast, and one I’m hugely excited to share with you!

Here's a rough breakdown of the conversation:  

00:00 - Introductions and learning more about Lewis' background  

08:42 - How did his gambling addiction start? 

25:58 - What type of betting did he do? 

43:44 - What was his biggest regret? 

51:16 - What were the years after university like? 

108:31 - How did he stop gambling?  

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This Podcast is proudly sponsored by Gamban - which blocks access to online gambling on all your devices. 

I also highly recommend accessing TalkBanStop which is a partnership between GamCare, Gamban and GAMSTOP to help anyone experiencing gambling harms to start their recovery journey.