ALL IN: The Addicted Gambler's Podcast | The Original Gambling Addiction Podcast

Brian Hatch

Before anyone else was talking about it, Brian Hatch hit record. Founded in January 2015, ALL IN: The Addicted Gambler's Podcast is the world's first podcast dedicated to gambling addiction created by a compulsive gambler in recovery who needed to talk, and hoped someone out there needed to listen. What started as an honest conversation between Brian and his best friend Chris about Brian's addiction has grown into a place for all to share their gambling harm experience and hope. With his co-host Jeff Wasserman they have brought addicted gamblers from all over the world and from all walks of life to tell their stories. With over 380 episodes, the show has featured- researchers, clinicians, journalists, advocates, couples, and MOST IMPORTANTLY- people sharing their personal stories of recovery from gambling harm. ALL IN is raw, real, and built entirely on lived experience because Brian knows that the person searching for help at 2am doesn't need a lecture. They need to hear from someone who has been exactly where they are. ALL IN covers: -Personal stories of gambling addiction and recovery from around the world -The psychological, financial, and emotional toll of compulsive gambling -Gamblers Anonymous, therapy, harm reduction tools, and what recovery actually looks like -The gambling industry's impact on individuals, families, and society -Emerging addiction spaces- sports betting trading card collecting, daytrading & cryptocurrency If you've ever hidden a bet, chased a loss, or wondered if your gambling has become a problem you found the right place.

  1. 13-06-2025

    376 Tony V: Mob Bookies, Taking the Road to Recovery, & Becoming a Peer in Gambling Addiction Treatment

    Before online sportsbooks and casino apps, there was a different kind of gambling world — one run by bookies, back rooms, and the kind of debt you couldn't just close a browser tab to escape. In this episode, host Brian sits down with Tony V, a man with a truly old school gambling story, whose journey from compulsive bettor to person in long-term recovery is as gripping as it gets. Tony opens up about what it was like gambling in an era before the internet changed everything — placing bets through mob-connected bookmakers, the thrill and the terror that came with it, and the slow unraveling that addiction brings to every area of life. But this isn't just a war story. Tony found recovery, and he shares what that path actually looked like. Perhaps the most powerful moment in this conversation: what happened when Tony ran into his old bookie well into his recovery AND what the Bookie SAID In this episode, you'll learn: What old school gambling culture really looked like — bookies, debts, and all How compulsive gambling escalates no matter the era or the format The role of Recovery Chat in Tony's journey and how peer connection supports sobriety What it feels like to unexpectedly cross paths with your past while in recovery How long-term recovery is built and protected over time leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us!

    53 min.
  2. 17-03-2025

    371 How to Cope with Cravings to Gamble: Dr. Rory Reid of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program

    You don't lose a bet the moment you place it. You lose it the moment you give in to the craving. So what actually happens in that window and how do you survive it? In this episode, Brian sits down with DIn this episoder. Rory Reid, Research Psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, one of the most respected gambling addiction researchers in the world. Dr. Reid holds a master's degree in social work and a doctorate in clinical psychology with a dual emphasis in neuropsychology and marriage and family therapy, completed his post-doctoral fellowship at UCLA, and has conducted additional research training at Harvard Medical School. His work has been featured in the New York Times, TIME magazine, and on ABC, CBS, and Fox News and today he's here to talk about cravings. This wide-ranging conversation goes far beyond gambling, touching on the surprising overlap between gambling and sex addiction, a cutting-edge treatment using magnets to rewire the brain, and what it's really like being a Canadian navigating the world's gambling capital of Las Vegas. The critical difference between a craving and an urge and why it matters for recovery Practical, research-backed strategies for coping with gambling cravings in the moment How environmental triggers set off compulsive gambling behavior and how to disarm them The surprising overlap between gambling addiction and sex addiction TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation How magnets are being used to treat gambling disorder What one of the world's leading gambling researchers has learned from working with hundreds of patients leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us!

    56 min.
  3. 05-03-2025

    370 A US Senator on the Podcast: Senator Richard Blumenthal on the Gambling Addiction Crisis in America

    When a sitting United States Senator agrees to sit down with a gambling addiction podcast, you know the issue has reached a critical moment. In this landmark episode, Brian and Jeff are joined by US Senator Richard Blumenthal, one of the most outspoken advocates in the United States Congress for gambling addiction reform, for a conversation that goes straight to the top of the political fight to protect problem gamblers in America. Senator Blumenthal has been sounding the alarm on the sports betting explosion for years. He is the author of two landmark pieces of legislation: the SAFE Bet Act, which would require sports betting companies to meet federal standards on marketing, affordability, and AI-driven targeting, and the GRIT Act, the first-ever federal funding stream dedicated to helping prevent, treat, and study gambling addiction in the United States. This is the Senator who has publicly called out FanDuel, DraftKings, MGM, Caesars, and ESPN Bet by name for exploiting problem gamblers. In this episode Why Senator Blumenthal calls sports betting one of the most severe public health problems in America today How sportsbooks use real-time data and AI to specifically target people losing money and drive them deeper into addiction What the SAFE Bet Act would do to crack down on predatory gambling marketing and advertising How the GRIT Act would create the first ever federal funding for gambling addiction treatment and research Why drugs, alcohol, & tobacco has federal funding, but gambling addiction does not and what Senator Blumenthal is doing to change that What it will take to get meaningful gambling protection legislation passed in Congress Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us!

    28 min.

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Before anyone else was talking about it, Brian Hatch hit record. Founded in January 2015, ALL IN: The Addicted Gambler's Podcast is the world's first podcast dedicated to gambling addiction created by a compulsive gambler in recovery who needed to talk, and hoped someone out there needed to listen. What started as an honest conversation between Brian and his best friend Chris about Brian's addiction has grown into a place for all to share their gambling harm experience and hope. With his co-host Jeff Wasserman they have brought addicted gamblers from all over the world and from all walks of life to tell their stories. With over 380 episodes, the show has featured- researchers, clinicians, journalists, advocates, couples, and MOST IMPORTANTLY- people sharing their personal stories of recovery from gambling harm. ALL IN is raw, real, and built entirely on lived experience because Brian knows that the person searching for help at 2am doesn't need a lecture. They need to hear from someone who has been exactly where they are. ALL IN covers: -Personal stories of gambling addiction and recovery from around the world -The psychological, financial, and emotional toll of compulsive gambling -Gamblers Anonymous, therapy, harm reduction tools, and what recovery actually looks like -The gambling industry's impact on individuals, families, and society -Emerging addiction spaces- sports betting trading card collecting, daytrading & cryptocurrency If you've ever hidden a bet, chased a loss, or wondered if your gambling has become a problem you found the right place.

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