Only Need To Win Once (Gambling Addiction) Short Film
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- Teenager Brady Thornhill takes out a loan from an online PayDay Loan site in order to fuel his gambling addiction. However, he loses all his money again and Bailiff Liam is sent to collect on the debt. This causes Brady to spiral into a cycle of short term loans and online casinos, until his depression and entrapment takes its final toll.
Production By: Gateway Productions x MoreelFilms
Director & Screenplay by: Mohammed Qulqass
DOP: Ian Allen
Producer: Tobias Del Fiore
Camera Operator: Jerely Browne Trînc Gabriel
Post Production: Nicolas Gabriel
Production Designer: Miguel Pires
Music By: Filip-Sijanec
Any enquiries please email: moreelfilms@gmail.com
Fantastic work guys, very relatable for a lot of people. After being gambling free for 6 months and slowly paying my debts off watching this brought tears to my eyes. I was Close to suicide, but there’s always hope/help and people you can chat too! Seek help and speak out to family and friends, stay strong! god bless ❤️
Thank you George! We are happy you are doing well and stay strong!
i was a addict to
I hope you will never gamble again and live a good life brother✌🏻
Am in the grips of this addiction the last 14 months, have lost everything and finding it near impossible to stop it’s terrifying how quickly this addiction takes a hold of you. I never saw it coming.
Would like to say that as of a few days ago I’m now 1 year gambling free! It goes to show that if you want to beat this horrible addiction you can and will. Make sure you have good people around you, use the tools available and keep your life busy with new hobbies and friends. I’ve found having these things has helped me to conquer my demons.
Sending my best wishes to you all.
I can fully relate.
I gambled my business away and lost everything I have ever worked for. I lost over £1 million pounds in total over the last 10 years and its a complete disgrace, with me being a further £100K in debt now and having nothing left to generate any income anymore.
Gambling ripped my life apart. It made me lie to everyone, all the time. It affected my friends, my family, my partner, and took away everything I ever owned. Now nearly aged 40.
This video is an absolute truth bomb. Fuck casinos! Kick them forever!
Lets Lose more
Uzaa druze mnogo mi je zao sto si toliko unistio zivot ovo je teska bolest
Sorry mate.
Lets start the business again what you was doing before mate?
Same here.. I need help
As a former gambling addict, my addiction taught me a lot about life. One of the more important lessons was "don't chase bad money with good money".
Why is that bad money? What makes it bad?
My man... It is bad because many lives have been ruined on gambling. The income casino makes is built on stress, dead bodies, divorces, people getting broken.
@Greek_Joker your still a minor
@@kalluveer 💯 correctly said
@@pukio-il7ui It's not that I am a minor. It's my belief that the games of chance must remain what they are. Games. We shouldn't make them more important than they are. The problem is that most people don't perceive them as games.
I enjoyed this, i really felt this, as a addict for 10 years I'm 28 now... Gambling has ruined my life, I lost my home x my kids, my job, even stole from my job, lucky I'm not in prison, I stole fro. My partner and gambled it all.. This is a good insight into gambling.. Its a shame we have to hit rock bottom to realise, love to all ♥
Thank you, and we happy you doing well!
Damn sounds like a nightmare
Happy that you quit! Am still struggling:(
So Sad hope ur doing better
Brilliant 👏achievement 👏.
Am almost 6 months aswell..
Day at a time
At least you're not 35 with a great job, beautiful wife and 2 kids that you might lose because of this.
My last sentence is sincere but don't pity me, but do me honour and learn from me.
It isn't over yet for my family but it's close.
Stay strong to everyone out there.
God bless.
And this lockdown is not helping things , boredom + loneliness and If you like to gamble = disaster.
Isolation is one of my many triggers. I’ve built up so much more debt since the pandemic started.
@John Duffy i bought gamban for my phone figured out i could reinstall my phone and the gamban would be off it. So i did that about 3 times...
Gambling is a silent addiction, it’s not taken as seriously as others. If you feel overwhelmed speak up, seek help, it easier to get it out and have support when stopping. You can do it
Just had one of the worst days of my life I spend months betting on sports to get my account up to 5,500 and I decided to go on the online casino today after a tough sports lose. I lost it all. I don’t know if I can stop and I’ve been lying to my family for years about this problem. New Year’s Day and I’ve never been in a darker place then I am right now. This video meant the world to me. Thank you lads
Sorry to hear that, only thing i could recommend is to leave the past behind and focus on the future. I hope you don't let that affect you, you might have made a big mistake but you will learn from it! Have a wonderful new year.
Get help before you make any decision. They will give advice and support even before you tell your family and then include your family in your recovery. All the best for your future
I realize why I always played casino after I lost at sports. Because i
Need instant win. I couldn’t wait till Tomorow to wait for a handicap sports match. I needed it
Right away and now my life is completely in pieces.
I feel your pain bro. I know this year i will finally leave it all behind, theres way more to life
Double down you'll win eventually!
Great job on highlighting a major problem in our society. The film is very professional and should send it to the tv networks to get the message out there. Well done!!!
Thank you!
"If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging"
Good way to put it
Absolutely. That's exactly what I did. God bless the gambler that is overcoming those compulsions and may God give that moment of clarity to those struggling.
Wise’ist words I’ve actually heard.. Nice 1 mate!
Well for many including myself was very anxious and depressing to be at bottom in hole, so better to keep falling to deeper one :D just sickness just an evil mindset that transforms a person into something no one wants to be.
Not that easy
Currently 3 weeks into a gambling recovery it’s a struggle but the change in my life (and bank balance) has been eye opening in terms of how badly this addiction has truly affected me. My gut ached watching this movie, I felt every scene intensely, like watching my own story unfold on screen.
I pick you up right now, Lets hit a casino
how about now did u lose it all again
@@toblerone9047 I think a comment of inspiration and support would have been better than that question.
I think there’s a small part of a gambler’s mindset that gets a buzz from losing as well as the high from winning. It seems like they feel they deserve to feel bad and tortured because of the guilt from gambling all their money away. The feeling of winning only lasts temporarily but they can’t savour the moment. It’s a very dangerous addiction to have and the ending was really sad but so real for too many people 😢
The buzz is the action.
One of the best University short films i watched, very talented students. Well done
Thank you!
Everyone behind this production did such a great job. The camera work is highly professional and my attention was always kept. You've got a new subscriber!
Thank you so much!
Lived in a tent for 2 years because of gambling 🙂
Sorry to hear that, How are you doing now?
His third year in a tent this year. lmao jk
@@dms9687 😂😂😂😂
@@dms9687 bruh 😆
I hope you are doing well. God bless you.
Thank you for all the support
I give this production two thumbs up! It's interesting to see this young man's last 30 days struggling with the gambling addiction. I hope the message gets through to those caught up with the same issue.
Shit, I just started taking up some bonus offers on websites and went up about $250. I then had to look at myself in the mirror and yell to say stop because the itch is non-stop to keep going. Coming from a family of addiction, this video and countless of others need more broadcast time than any of the ads that play non stop on TV. I am a lucky one to see it. If anyone needs help, look yourself in the mirror each day and smile. It may be hard, but a smile goes a long dang way. Heads high, sun will always shine. Amazing work, truly amazing
A colleague told me that the lesson he received from his father on gambling was to flush a one hundred dollar bill down the toilet. Otherwise for those who still partake in gambling, the best advice comes from the late country singer Kenny Rogers.
Loosing £250 was the best thing that ever happened to me, it caused me to quit gambling.
I wish you could have lost £500
How much is that? I live in Detroit... is that like $500?
@@matthewwarner2091750
Really powerful stuff. As someone who's suffered from a gambling addiction myself I could definitely relate to Brady and how his life spiraled down as he tried to dig himself out of the hole he was in. Felt the emotions of despair and panic through his story. Great production.
Thank you for watching!
I can too. Been clean for 10 years. Only debt i had was £3,000 over draft max from bank. This has scared me not to go there again. Not just the addiction. But its the owing money part. U realise a lot more that the whole gambling industry is a con.
As an addict of many things and gambling being number 2. This brought tears to my eyes. Woke me up some more. This was a masterpiece and you didn't even have to include any real detail. Amazing.. tears man tears. Keep it up
Thank you!
I wasn’t expecting that!! 😢 it’s true guys! If you’re struggling, Ask for help, don’t hide behind stuff, Be proud of who you are!
Debit cards, gambling sites, loan sharks, that's all it takes in that order and you don't even have to leave the house.
That is so true
@Colonel Gibbs loan sharks give anyone money so long as you have a card they’ll give you something knowing you can’t afford because they know they’ll get there money back with high interest one way or another
I know right , its great
Never pay anyone else's debt or loan them money. No matter who they are. If your going to help them at all put them into a program that deals with whatever their addiction they are having issues with. I have watched so many people win a little and put even more right back into the machines just like the guy in this film. Sad!
“Never” is a strong word. You are watching a short on gambling addiction. Some people might need help every now and then, doesn’t mean they are all like this lol
Can you Loan me €20 i want to play roulette, put it alllll in black
I feel like the only people that will see this video are the ones that are recovering, not the ones suffering.
That's the problem.
Leaflets hidden away in casinos don't help anyone.
The first step is to realise you have a problem.
Thoughts and prayers from germany
A well known phrase people all too well forget. Only bet what you can afford to lose.
I used to think gambling was a joke until I saw this one stat. 1 out 4 seriously addicted gamblers will commit suicide. Another thing I witnessed is a surgeon blow 30k in 2 hrs, he signs a paper and gets another 30k!! The dealer told me he’s there every weekend blowing thousands. I realized how serious gambling is and how rich people go broke!
I'm currently in this situation right now. Maybe even worse. Thankyou for this. I hope I can get through this.
Thank you, you can do it!
just delete your all accounts and be busy in your life
There a ton of videos on why you shouldn't go. Watch "The Addiction Machine". It's sick how little the casino industry thinks about you. You are not a person to them, just an open wallet.
Loved the short film. People should never gamble, or if should seek help. Gambling destroyer of people
Hitting rock bottom isn't even a solution sometimes. Hate this gambling addiction.
I’m thankful that my father is a gambling addict! It’s always in the back of my mind when it comes to gambling. His struggle saves me everyday!
My father is addicted to gambling. He's was gone for days, my mom trying really hard to not showing her feeling but i know she was hurt. After a couple days without a single massage my dad was coming home in the middle of the night. He lost our car, and took our motor bike. He left before sunrise, his going to meet my cousin to borrow some money to get our car back. After a couple days his back with our car and motor bike. His home, i try to avoid him bcuz I was afraid If have a conversation with him I will open everyone's wound.
After that he was home for a couple days. But he left, he said that he will stay at my grandparents house. But he wasn't there, we try to locate him. But he lost his phone. Now we find out that my dad was in the gambling house. I hate this feeling, i don't want to hate my dad. But the situation made me. I just want to have normal life. I want to leave this house but i can't leave my mom suffered.
bro im in the same situation we just realised my dad spends 200$ a day gambling and he spent his whole stimulus check gambling 670$ gone and now he has been gone since 10pm and its 1 pm
@@bendaaa69 my parents might divorce for real this time. I don't even want to stop it if this is really happening. But i might have to drop out cuz no one gonna pay for my school.
@@agnestarliaputri8615 damn bro prayers for you and your family.
At this point, we all hurts. Not just bcuz my dad but we literally hurt each other. I don't want to blame anyone, bcuz this is what the situation made us.
@@agnestarliaputri8615 i feel that
Most relatable short movie ! Showing me the mirror!
Wow, just wow. Can relate to this guy so much. Just a young guy whose addicted to gambling. Instead of slots, im addicted to sports betting and virtual games online.
Gambling is the worst of all addictions, i mean since theres no real physical effects, you'll only realise the damage after you've lost home, family etc.
As for the creators of this video, cant emphasize enough on as to how accurate and well it was put together. World needs more of you guys💯
Thank you for the support! Remember there's always help available if you need it, never let the addiction take over. Stay safe
What type of virtual games if i can ask
@@connorm4274 online casinos such as poker games, virtual football and horse racing, roulette, lucky numbers etc. All are disastrous
@@shvm7489 ahh i understand, i also have been using the online virtuals since the lockdowns and i feel like it keeps dragging me back towards them, I've never been a fan of casinos of any kind especially online, however with the football virtuals it seems like there could be a winner, i use bet365 and betfred, what was your experience with the virtual football
@@connorm4274 yeah me neither. Was never a fan of casinos etc. On Betway theres virtual soccer, so I've gotten addicted to that. I'd make good amounts of money only to eventually lose it, then chase it, then lose everything lol
The biggest problem i feel is that there's a new set of games every like 3 minutes, so its more instantaneous. Whenever i play, its as if something had take over me, all logic is flushed and its only when my bank account is at its brink, i then realize what I had done and how much I've lost.
Not to mention the hangover of lost money the next day you wake up lol
Gambled on all and everything for years. Stopped and started over and over again. The worst is when you're single with only yourself to look after. The best advice is get help, face your demons and live a better life. Restrict your urges by handing over control to someone else until you recognise the demon and slay it with honour, truth and courage. It's a long life, full of different lifetimes. Believe me I have lived multiple different versions until this one. All the best to you and your fight. A massive congratulations to everyone involved with this short film, well done.
Thank you!
I used to be deep into gambling myself
@@thomasmcglone754 It's a lonely existence, I've found, I remember all of those fake friends at the casino. Who never want to do anything that doesn't involve gambling. I've met women, attractive ones, you take them to dinner. Shortly fterward, "lets stop by the MGM," or whatever the biggest venue happens to be in your town. It's a medication, a way of distracting yourself from reality, the reality you aren't willing to face. I've known well off women, nice houses in gated communities, gamblers of course, always single in their 40s and 50s. The fridge has only the minimum, the basics. Isn't that a truism. Big house not too much furniture. Last house of course was the one repossessed, or the one the game was up at. Lost to the lawyers, who like the Don Henley song, sorted out all the details. Where's your furniture? You guessed the response, "oh it's in storage at the moment. I haven't had time to retrieve it." Meaning she's behind on the payments. The doorbell that doesn't work mysteriously. "Oh Helena had the Sheriff after her for her Mercedes, she was a few months behind with the leasing company, she disconnected it." She's gone now, of course. "She lost 200K, and the loan sharks were after her." She'd gambled her company payroll over a few days, lost it all and the police had taken an interest. This is advanced gambling, high limit play, attractive women with complicated debts. Access to cash via family assets, property, investments, payroll. You see them in high limit rooms with diamond rings and bracelets. It doesn't matter though, the casino will eventually take it. I've had women offer me rings in the past for cash. As Robert de Niro says in the film, Casino, "in the end - we get it all." I could write a book, at this point. I remember one woman who had worked within the music industry on the Pacific Coast ten years ago. Guitars on display stand, she couldn't play a note. I picked one up and she told me it was a replica left with her at a hotel. I played it, it was no replica, it had been professionally set-up, slight damage to the base near the strap knob. "Oh that's Keith's." I assumed a former tenant or friend. "Keith who?" "You know - Keith Richards." I did a double-take. "Steel Wheels tour, a lifetime ago. Left it in my hotel room, I was running the merchandising for the tour." "Do you have anymore?" "Maybe in storage, I have a lot of stuff. Not any use after the tour ended." This is the level. Imagine it. Unbelievable. Was she telling the truth? You never know with this demographic.
This really hit me. I am a big Big gambler and been gambling since age 17 and I'm 32 on Tuesday. I have been through hell and still living in hell. Gambling has ruined my life and I have lost everything and everyone. I am getting help but it's not helping me. I'm struggling big time and soon or later I will be homeless too.
can we talk thought we have the same situation right now and i dont know wat to do
@@rickbarredo2486 yes sure. How long u been gambling?
Trust me your story is no different than any compulsive gamblers bro. I’m in same position. Gambling since 18. 31 now. Won and lost everything 100 times. I quit for 2 year’s and decided to place a bet on the super bowl. I won- worst thing that could have happened to me. Since February I have wagered around 300k of profit and savings. I cleared my debt 3 weeks ago. I won 65k at sports and I was on cloud nine. I thought I wouldn’t gamble again. I went on a bender drunk, I lost 82k in 19 days. I lost my gf. My job is at risk, my family is torn apart. Worst than the money, I lost myself. I haven’t eaten a proper
Meal In 3 weeks. I don’t care about my relationship ajd that’s why my
Gf left. I was a fitness freak and I don’t workout anymore. I don’t sleep. I don’t care, I don’t care if I died
Tomorrow. Best of luck, this is a monster. No one understands.
@@stephenmurray9890 sorry to hear that bro is sports gambling bad to then
@@kingofball8967 pls just stop and pray to Almighty God for help
Thanks for the upload, I did a lot of research into gambling addiction when creating my UA-cam video and it’s definitely a topic that should have more awareness 👍
I do not know if this is going to be useful, but these are the titles of American movies on gambling: "Playing to Win" with Delta Burke and Ellen Page, "Playing to Win" and "Lucky Girl" with Elisha Cutherbert. There is also a BBC series called, "Moving On" and there is one episode about gamlbing.
I hope this assists.
4 years I worked free 25% for life and 75% for gambling now I stopped gambling 1 years I'm very happy I think I'm now human I work and I have more money I can't believe I return to gambling when I now win my health and my wallet
Please don't work free for casino or any gambling my last advice if you want play gambling for example 1000 dollar search poor men and get 100 dollar and see what happens the feel
Gambling addiction is brutal. Emotionally and financially by far the worst addiction. There are no limits. I ended up choosing heroin addiction as a means to try stop the gambling and manage the emotional pain of the fall out. There was a physical price to pay if I gambled. It is such a deep rooted addiction, your money represents a lot of your opportunities in this World, it hurts to know you’ve thrown it away. The longer you go the harder it gets. It also hurts everyone that cares for you.
Waw, this video actually hit hard. I've been gambling for 3 years but never felt like I was addicted since there were periods where I didn't gamble. But now I'm starting to realize that I keep coming back eventually. Overall I've won more than I've lost but it's really not worth the time/stress and I'm sure I'm one of the few who actually has a positive balance from it. I know that in the end I'll lose more than win because the house always wins. I just closed all my betting accounts. Just don't gamble guys, not worth it.
Don't mean to pry but how is that going an update would be nice hope you didn't go back
Theres no way you've won more than you've lost if you've been doing it for 3 years. Not a chance, unless you got extremely lucky and hit one mega bet, then never did another. Of course you'll say you're telling the truth, but only you know if its the case. Most gamblers don't win. Only the pros win 5% more than they lose.
I don't keep with losses but I have won to pay off a couple of old debts and payment plan.... My family knows and supports me through this time now, yes working double shift to pay back debts but it feels good....
@Nice2347 I bet for just under a year near enough every other week, I won more than I've loss, because I keep track of my earnings n bet big with minimum risk, I saw it as a business not a senseless addict like half of you, gambling is the same as business or stocks. Strategy inovled
@@jamaldee5414 would you like to share this strategy for millions of us meer muggles? The only strategy involved is the one in the algorithm that the casinos put out in their games so that they take in more thanks paid out. But good luck with your strategy 👍 hope you don’t lose out in the end
Gambling is fun and all but know your limits don't dig that hole cause once you do it's near impossible to dig yourself out
21 struggle w addiction as we speak lose thousands a month always broke and fine ways to get money just to blow it gambling. Need help but so hard to reach out for help. Gambling is so accessible this day in age it’s crazy.
It’s december 31st, 2020 it’s about 12:51am. On December 30,2020 I lost $2,000 playing blackjack. Every time I go I’ll play every penny, I would say I’ll quit and get a job for a month and decide to go again lose it all. It doesn’t help when I don’t have a lot of backing or support and that’ll be my hard reality if I continue like this. I’ve even had “thoughts” of suicide but never of course attempted because that’s what “cowards” do. I just feel so lost sometime and it’s not the casinos fault it’s entirely me and I don’t know how to avoid these urges
Everytime u try to gamble, take the same amount of money and put it in ur savings and count it as it was lost money. Check your saving account at the end of the year. You won’t be disappointed
@@neymatneymar936 I am doing this now, but instead of the savings I am over paying on my debt payment plans. I still gamble but I’ve dropped my stakes down and limit myself to only poker not blackjack which I lost ridiculous money on and ruined my life for many years
@@jdmvisuals9716 all these channels on UA-cam promoting gambling videos are fake. They get paid to do that. Blackjack is a dangerous game so is all the games. We here to help each other!
Incredible stuff. Glad it showed the full cycle. How many of us have gotten our heads back above water and then some only to convince ourselves we could do it long term.
Exactly the story of every gambler. I am no exception. After losing it all, i search UA-cam for help. Again after part recovery, i then start to gamble and lose again. I am sure my story will end the same way.
Stop bro, find an hobby / something that u like , and even if it’s hard push for it. Suicide isn’t the way
Every day is a new chance for the end, but also a chance for a new beginning.
gambling and other addictions are symptoms of bigger underlying cause.
@@metsrus I started to gamble after I lost my love... so I was trying to fill that emptiness
@@skillZ141 with me it was depression, loneliness and boredom
I have experienced Gambling Addiction and lived it for the last 20 years it will take so much money of you and make you feel extremely depressed my advice is if you do lose don’t go back and chase your loses your then using Good money to chase bad money
It will create a vicious cycle where you are constantly chasing loses and then it gets to a stage where you have lost so much that it really doesn’t matter anymore and that is where it will take you my advice is if you have a bad session and lose badly just walk away don’t go back
And accept that the moneys gone its only going to get worse the further you go ahead.
some are commenting on the film and the mistakes, come on its a uni film and tbh its one of the best i seen not only the way its filmed but what it raises awareness for, i subbed!
Gambling is as bad as a meth addiction
Do you still have gambling addiction
Very powerful film. Very well done. Gambling is that silent addiction. I’ve been on both sides of the table (as a dealer and a player). I’ve seen it all. Or a lot anyway. This addiction can tear you apart. Family, friends, and loved ones. Get help. Seek counseling. God Bless.
this was amazing its really well done and shows the truth, id love to see more things/mini movies on gambling!
Thank you carl!
Fobts ruined my life for a decade, 1 month clean now, 1 day at a time.
Your only clean cos there shut with lockdown hahahaha you'll be straight back in the day they open
@@bradleystacks7918 you div. Bet you have just thought you were a big time Charlie after that comment.
@@fitfoodjuice9861 you just look forward to feeding your habit ya daft mug
@@bradleystacks7918 you keep trolling people behind a screen thinking your tough you sad case.
@@fitfoodjuice9861 your a gambling addict haha and your calling me sad pmsl
Life boring that why we gamble and we dont care about money most gambler hate money but love the winning kick
Lockdown has got me stressed with life problems that now I play poker online without using real money.
When I was gambling everytime I became skint I would slump into misery and self hate and swear I would not do this again
A few days before monthly payday (after being skint for 2-3weeks) the same excitement and delusions would begin to re emerge, this time I will only spend 10/20% of my wages on gambling no matter what..this time I will be more patient and have a new strategy based on limits and patience..this time if I get a big win I will spend the money on something like a holiday or item of worth and just retain a small “float” for gambling
Ov course this never happened and the misery continued until I broke free of the madness completely
Can I just ask John, did you ever use the gambling block on your card?
No I didn’t..I did self exclude myself from local bookies at the height of my problems tho
@@johnatkinson7479 I wished I had found out about the gambling bank card management block two years ago...I have resorted to just a £40 bet and then I can block from all sites to do with gambling...if you turn it back on you have to wait 48 hours or more before it allows you again to have a bet on those sites...it might not be stopping altogether but it s a control mechanism and that's what a lot of gamblers including myself needed. I only bet on football matches...never roulette etc
Bookies roulette was the real killer for me when I was at the height of my addiction, I can’t understate the hold they had over me at the time, my whole mood was dependant on the outcome of the session, from elation and confidence (winning) to outright despair and self misery (losing) they really did set the tone of the kind of person i would be that day both to myself internally and to others
Ive always thought for years i dont have a problem with gamblibg its just money it comes and it goes until this afternoon andi wasted 2 grand in a matter of 4 hours, watching this has woken me up , the bit that got me was the pay day loans, im in thousands of pounds of debt because of pay day loans and every penny was to get my fix of gamblibg it was actually nice to let go and sob and let it out , i will beat this horrible disease, great work stay strong everyone x
I bet you wont, im kidding, BUT Lets make a bet, flip a coin, rock paper sissor, something come on
@@marcelkush your on ! 🤣 in all seriousness I havent even done the lottery since that day! Far from over long way to go
Awesome film!! Loved it. I recently started playing the lottery (very little) but already can feel the addiction urges to play more and more, so I wanted to watch something to remind me on the dangers of reckless gambling. I will now be more careful and have healthy limits. Everybody needs to watch this film to be reminded of the dangers of gambling addiction.
Thank you!
Just don't start please. The more you play the more your stakes increase
There are no healthy limits with gambling my friend, just forget it and find another indulgence apart from alcohol or the stock market.
Can relate to this. I’m not in debt but lost a good chunk of savings.. roughly £8-10,000. Had £3,500 in betting account. Lost all that and another £1000 deposited straight after.
I’m trying to stop now before all my savings go...
Self exclude yourself from the sites. Don't try to chase the losses, you'd be throwing good money after bad. Draw a line under it and move on
Use a free siteblocker.
Man, this was good to see. Great work. Alot of effort was put into making this realistic about gambling addiction. New sub!
This has hit me hard. I lost everything because of gambling. I lost my kids, my partner, job, absolutely everything. By the grace Yahusha I have been clean 2 years. I now see my children. It can be done with hard work and blocks in place.
Very good short film thank you, will share many places.
I have been addicted, and no one even knew but all due to marrying someone who wanted money, and I was a wife and husband to this guy who married for visa.
It only stopped, when i joined gamstop, and now been 5 years without serious addiction, only lottery here and there during winter holidays. The strength to get to this point was a real struggle though but thank God.
Powerful video. I can say I have a problem gambling, but I'm glad I don't have any debts as it would destroy me.. I have lied, cheated and stole to have a bet before. But I'm 35 now and getting in moderation. I get as much enjoyment having a £2 bet on every Saturday for the football as I did when I was banging £100 spins on fobt years back.
I can seriously relate this, took loan from company, used it for gambling and lost all debt total 4k$ was on the edge of killing myself, family supported me, got the job and now paying all to my family and living more happily
Dude I’m proud of you and all but 4K debt ain’t shit.
where are you from bro?
Bhai same happened to me lost 6k in gambling now 2.5k$ debt i hope my family pay it i will pay them back
This was truly fantastic and 100% relatable. Hopefully this will help me stop before things get as bad as in this video.
Get help if you need it never chase your loses or debt
So very very accurate. Great work. Awful awful addiction.
What is it about British films that make them so good?
The characters are excellent, the storyline is plausible and I can feel the main character's anxiety.
Deep dark truth of gambling this is very well done film I managed to quit but this is well done man
Gambling has the highest suicide rate of any addiction. Its horrendous. But its similar biochemistry to video games. I transferred my addiction that way. Also went to GA. Might work for anyone with a problem. Hope so.
I've done the same thing and I believe that's the only way how to stop gambling.
I play games on ps4 or ps5 and not gambling at all
I was getting heart palpitations and anxious watching this I been suffering for the last 10 years
I hope you're doing better now ❤
The worst thing that always kills me within is when I lose a lot of money and then return like 80% of it, I keep playing and usually lose everything than I want to fukin kill myself, I had so many lucky moments like winning back and then thinking I can make more, damn greed is the worst part of gambling...
Gambling addiction is a demon and is destroying lives 😢
JESUS saves!!!!
Thoughts and prayers from germany
great work guys very touching
Wise man once said,,you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play it or not
15:17 This is the "I wonder how much quid I'll get for a kidney?" face
I don’t know why people get so upset at the bailiffs. They’re just doing their job.
Yes, it’s not nice that they come to the door but you’ve entered a financial agreement/contract with the people or company you borrowed money from.
What did you think was going to happen if you don’t pay it back? It won’t go away. If you can’t afford to pay it back, don’t borrow it.
Thank you for the insight into a life of a gambler. You have feel for him and the family. Thank you
I think they should introduce some type of education to kids before they leave school on online gambling, some gamblers are stronger than others. And I think it’s sad that gambling can destroy a life. And also educate people on loans, and there purposes.
an addiction far worse than any drug
The one guy gives off captain price vibes not gonnna lie
Moving film , I am there living with this addiction, lieing to loved 1s wasting hard wasn’t money keeping gambling secrets from others it’s such a weight I don’t see a way out either tbh
Thank you for watching!
Reach out. You're drowning and you don't know it...reach out
Follow the signs WAY OUT. .Not easy..no that hard either. .I wish you the best of effort. .
This time never ever come.
Do you gamble
the ending hit me
Life’s a gamble
Gambling addiction is a demon and is destroying lives 😢
Thoughts and prayers from germany 😊
Ban online gambling now..Fact..its a good start at least.Needs to be shown on television this clip..SUPERB.
As a young person this is a good lesson.
This is so true in life
Gambling is for entertainment only.
Never bring more than you're willing to lose, set a play budget, and stick to it. It's not getting rich quickly. It's a fun night out with some friends. And if on the rare occasion you do walk out with more money than you come in with. That is the exception. Not the rule.
Brilliantly (and sympathetically) written and executed. Perfectly captures the emotions involved in this addiction. Am I able to use your video in a video of my own? I'd love to give my own personal commentary/views/reaction on it. My channel is dedicated to addiction and recovery and, whilst I've tried emulating/dramatising my experiences in the past, I could never recreate what you have done here. Thanks for making this - Phil
Thank you, sure you can use the video!
definitely Phil
demonstrates everything we go through in this addiction and especially prevention
@@MoreelFilms Really appreciate this. Have a great week - Phil
On line gambling is worse than going to a casino
The unlocking from Great Britain Parliament of gambling on every media will take its toll. It's tragic & they seem to think they are the 4th Emergency Service! Ye Gods - take a break, set limits. What! Gambling doesn't work like that. You lose, you gamble more to get it back. You win (rarely) let's bet more I'm on a run. The monster is out - but you can put it back in by legislation.
The other thing is, after a decade of doing it, your family eventually finds out, your friends find out. I won a significant amount one year, and bought a new car. Eyebrows were raised immediately. You are a subject of interest as gambling is an interesting topic to talk about, especially by those who don't do it. Most players talk about their wins to one another, their losses elsewhere such as sites like these. Winning, however, is quite a strange experience also. At the cage the girl will ask if you want cash, no matter how big the win, she is trained to give you as much cash as possible and reduce the printed cheque size. Like a car dealer, she will negotiate with you. Imagine 80,000 in 100 notes, no matter if its pounds or dollars, that's not going to fit in your inside coat pocket. You need the pay-out page you signed, but these days they won't copy it for you. The bank will be your next problem if you make it to your car and home without being followed. You need paperwork for a significant (out of the ordinary) cash deposit. You don't want it under your bed or in a shoebox. Once you deposit the amount (60-200,000) then the calls from the bank and the messages. Suddenly you have friends there who want to chat with you about investing it. At car dealerships, the price on the vehicle hardens the second you mention cash-purchase. You never say that during the process. Car dealers want to give you a loan, it's more profitable for them. You thought that arriving at a dealership with cash available - that the sticker price on the BMW or whatever - is the price you pay. Not so, my innocent friend. It's much higher. Taxes, dealer fees, you name it. Anyway - gambling is an experience you won't soon forget. It's like the lyrics to Hotel California, suddenly they make sense. That long drive to the brightly lit casino in the desert, cool wind in your hair, the doorman, the attractive women with their Mercedes - valet parked of course - surrounded by the manicured lawns and shrubs. It's a lifetime of experience - you can check out anytime you like - but you can never really leave. Even if you've kept your secret with James Bond precision, it only takes an observant girlfriend or wife to find that players card from a major casino in the glove box, or for it to slide out from under a seat at a stop light. "What's this?" Similar to her finding a long blonde hair, when she's a brunette. That innocent question, "what's this honey?" Or the lipstick that rolls out from under the passenger seat, that's not hers. Better have your answer ready. Why would your friend have left his players card in the glove box? The questions, the endless ferreting out of information. Even if you win money, you have to keep it low-key. You have to have a false-narrative. But the truth my friend, the truth has this way of slipping out from behind the most cleverly constructed facades. The long shadow of the casino - it can extend as far as the grave.
I am going to make a gambling addiction film next year
Incredible and very moving! ❤️
Powerful acting and the videography and storyline was good too.
Gambling addiction is worse than drugs or booze.
Just like an alcoholic where 1 drink is too many and 10 drinks isn't enough. 1 bet is too many and 10 isn't enough.
All I can say is. Real life sh** but most wouldn’t understand unless you’ve been through it
sincerely
you think you are in control at the beginning, when you are winning, everything is great... but when the bad streak comes, it completely ruins you... forget about compulsive gambling high stakes, it's the worst
amazing work. i struggle with this too
19:28 I thought the movie was gonna take a turn here lol
As a current addict, this is sad. I am losing my house and don't have a single penny to my name. I'm scared to dearth of being homeless but I have nobody to blame but myself. I wishi never started gambling. It's ruined my life and my future. In all honesty, once the bank sends a foreclosure and takes my house , that I'm just gonna end it all. It seems it's the only way out.
Hope all is ok, my friend.