A woman lost over £100k to gambling when she became addicted after a £30 win - before risking 'every penny she'd ever owned' as the buzz spiralled into an eight-year addiction.
Stacey Goodwin, 30, landed a part time job in a bookmaker when she was 18.
She decided to place her own wager when she visited another betting shop to get change - putting £1 in a fixed odds betting terminal (FOBT) and won £30.
Stacey quickly found herself trying to do it again and was spending more than she could afford trying to cover her losses - gambling in secrecy online.
She claims she lost relationships and homes but maintained her full-time job at a call centre as she battled her addiction.
Things hit rock bottom when she gambled her ex-partner's mortgage payment - winning and immediately losing a £50k jackpot.
She entered a rehab programme to overcome her addiction and learn how to channel her triggers into other things- such as cleaning.
She now is mentoring other women with gambling addictions to break the stigma and shame.
