Man who took betting shop job to pay for gambling addiction warns others
A betting shop worker who spent £60,000 on gambling in the space of two years now works to help others find support and shares the message that “gambling should be seen as a health issue”.
Sam Perry, 33, from Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, began betting in 2018 after a friend introduced him to betting shops and casinos – after his first win, it “sparked something in (him)” and he slowly became fixated on it.
Sam soon got a job in a betting shop, which he does not wish to identify, and started to learn more and more about horse racing – often receiving tips from customers, and began gambling for four or five hours per day.
Over two years, Sam spent around £60,000 on gambling alone – he divided his monthly income into pots for rent, bills, food,
