Guy gambles away £164,000 Lottery win!

[55palfers]

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/dud...

All I can say is; Blimey! That's some going.

What a waste.

Perhaps one for the Council thread?

[poo at Paul's]

Amazing that such planks exist. Gambling is well overdue what action I am sure is coming it’s way, online especially. Ruins peoples lives and makes billions for the guys running it.
Victims here are planks too though, imo.
One woman upset she’s lost her inheritance off her mum……but if it had not been a scam, she’d have spent it on crap from Flannels, ffs!

[Previous]

It never ceases to amaze me how eagerly people will send money to others who they don't even know, based on flimsy promises of discounted cheap tat.

Also. Harm caused by gambling.

[gregs656]

Isn’t it fairly common for winners to burn through the cash? And also feel a bit relieved once they’ve done it?

[Richard-390a0]

Can't take it with you!!

[av185]

His previous company was called Fleeces.

Wonder why.

Edited by av185 on Friday 25th November 16:46

[Dave Hedgehog]

164k is nothing

after watching trainwrecks piss 10s of millions up the wall on slots playing 1000$-1500$ a spin on two machines at a time (fast play, auto play), its easy to see how gambling addiction totally consumes some people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPlIKpn811g

[pequod]

A fool and his money are soon parted...

Proverbs 21:20

True now as it was then!

[ro250]

Sounds like this guy could have done with some help for his addiction which would have improved his life and those he messed up along the way.

[CT05 Nose Cone]

Dave Hedgehog said:

164k is nothing

after watching trainwrecks piss 10s of millions up the wall on slots playing 1000$-1500$ a spin on two machines at a time (fast play, auto play), its easy to see how gambling addiction totally consumes some people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPlIKpn811g

Even worse are loot boxes and gatcha games. Since you cannot win any money or actual prizes they're not technically gambling so in most countries they're unregulated. I know of one person who's spent about £100,000 on a mobile game, literally for some jpegs that will vanish forever the moment the company terns the servers off.