“Rose says her gambling began when, at 17, she was running with a crowd that drank and played poker. By the time she left home at 22, she was gambling regularly...”
“The late night casino visits continued. At the beginning, I was losing $40 or $50 once every two weeks. Then it was every week. Then it was every day, losing as much as $700…”
“Until then, I never thought I had a gambling problem. But, the truth is, I was lying, hiding things and, by the end, spending $5,000 a week on baccarat…”
“I’d sit at the slot machines for 24 hours straight if that’s what it took. I had to play until all the money was gone. Then, when I had lost all the money I had, I’d be angry at myself and depressed.”
