Gambling addiction doesn’t always look the same. Sports betting. Online casinos. Scratch tickets. Casino gambling. The games may be different, but the experiences underneath them can be remarkably similar.

In this special Recovery Month episode, Adam is joined by Rachel M., Stephen B., Jonathan M., and Mandy S., four people whose gambling took very different forms. In Part 1 of Different Games, Shared Experiences, they talk about how gambling entered their lives, how it progressed, and what life looked like when it was at its worst. The conversation explores chasing losses, secrecy, financial consequences, lying and manipulation, isolation, the accessibility of online gambling, and the mental obsession that can make stopping feel impossible.

From sports betting and online casinos to scratch tickets and traditional casino gambling, their stories show just how differently gambling addiction can develop while revealing the experiences that can connect people across every form of gambling.

If you’re struggling right now, you’re not alone.
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The experiences, opinions, and language shared by guests are their own. The Vermont Council on Gaming & Health supports person-centered, non-stigmatizing approaches to gambling-related harm and does not endorse language that stigmatizes individuals experiencing gambling problems or gambling disorder.

RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE

The Vermont Council on Gaming & Health is recruiting people in Vermont with lived experience for a special Lived Experience Advisory Panel.

Interested in getting involved? Email hello@thevtcouncil.org.

This special Recovery Month episode of The Modern Meeting is supported by the Vermont Council on Gaming & Health.

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