Dan Bateman, 34, from Carlisle, spent years with a gambling addiction. He started betting when he was a teenager, eventually letting what was initially just a hobby consume his entire life.
In an interview with the news, Bateman explained that he started betting as a teenager when he gave £1 to adults to make football bets on his behalf. Like many people, he was ecstatic when he won his first bet, which hit £18.50.
Since then, he has become a regular soccer betting man and even encouraged his friends to gamble. By his mid-20s, Bateman knew he had problems, but did not intend to stop. However, his real problems began in 2019, when he started living on his own.
At that point, Bateman started gambling at work during the break and sometimes continued playing until 3 a.m. when he got home. He said on the news that he was no longer just betting on football, he was also betting on a variety of random sports. When the pandemic hit, he was betting on virtual sports because there were no real football games.
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Beatman recalled secretly gambling on Christmas Day, betting in the Turkish league with his family. On that day, he spent between £100 and £200.
Bateman’s addiction got so bad that he probably spent his Friday wages by Monday. In 2019, he asked his mother to manage his finances, but this didn’t really stop him from playing.
At one point, Bateman’s aunt had to pay off £500 in debt for him, and he ran out of a credit card that was up to £1,000. In addition, he would often ask for money, lying to his loved ones that they needed new clothes.
In an interview with the news, Bateman said he regretted breaking the trust of many people. According to him, gambling made him a worse person.
