ODAAT Gambling Awareness

ODAAT Gambling Awareness
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Interviews with people who have battled gambling addiction directly or indirectly throughout their lives. For too long, people impacted by problem gambling have been suffering in silence. This podcast aims to help change that while helping viewers learn from the past experiences of others.

  1. Jul 21

    How Casinos Engineer Gambling Addiction | Dr. Natasha Dow Schüll

    How casinos engineer addiction through data, rewards, and psychological manipulation. 🤝 How I Quit Gambling: https://youtu.be/NurCWVRYVEY?si=zzmegEOfNIxqmomg 🙌 Gamban is a gambling-blocking app designed to create real friction between you and online gambling. Gamban blocks access to thousands of gambling websites and apps across your devices, helping remove the instant access that can make urges so dangerous in early recovery. Recovery is about building barriers before the urge hits, and Gamban can help make gambling harder to reach when you need that protection most. You can learn more at https://gamban.com Learn More About Dr. Schüll: https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/people/natasha-schull Addiction By Design: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691278285/addiction-by-design?srsltid=AfmBOortfNXxeyIZ5f-HZfzgTwiV67dDmoPS2Eie8pR4yD4DT5lHdWor Dr. Natasha Dow Schüll, author of Addiction by Design, explains how slot machines, online casinos, and sports-betting apps are engineered to keep people gambling. We explore the “machine zone,” false wins, variable rewards, event frequency, personalized algorithms, online casino funnels, and the gradual progression from casual gambling into addiction. Natasha also explains why blaming gambling addiction entirely on willpower ignores the products and systems intentionally designed to hold a gambler’s attention. This channel is dedicated to spreading awareness about gambling addiction and helping individuals better understand the risks of excessive gambling. Through powerful storytelling, educational content, and real-life experiences, we aim to shine a light on the dangers of gambling and provide tools for recovery. Whether you're seeking help, supporting a loved one, or simply looking to learn more, our mission is to create a safe space for open conversations about gambling addiction. 🙏🏻 Recovery Resources: https://odaatgamblingawareness.com/resources 👀 Do you have a gambling addiction? Watch this to find out: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPmaejpuzCcnfWaFOaPt2mSu&si=_pg9d3S7ddsnX-xb 1️⃣ First day trying to stop gambling? Start here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPneNZshy-heKIhm9ftfqpwm&si=RgIHxiIJjC0Wi7yr 🧐 Recently Relapse? Watch This: https://youtu.be/QB2eJmU86Bk?si=vsTdyeXYhO4Kj1qz 😅 Subscribe To Avoid Making The Same Mistakes I Did: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH8s1lNHQbXzltQg_aXMAQA?sub_confirmation=1

    How Casinos Engineer Gambling Addiction | Dr. Natasha Dow Schüll

  2. Jul 18

    I Turned $50 Into $150,000...Then Lost It All | Trevor's Gambling Addiction

    Trevor turned $50 into over $150,000, lost it all, and finally chose recovery. 🤝 How I Quit Gambling: https://youtu.be/NurCWVRYVEY?si=zzmegEOfNIxqmomg 🙌 Gamban is a gambling-blocking app designed to create real friction between you and online gambling. Gamban blocks access to thousands of gambling websites and apps across your devices, helping remove the instant access that can make urges so dangerous in early recovery. Recovery is about building barriers before the urge hits, and Gamban can help make gambling harder to reach when you need that protection most. You can learn more at https://gamban.com 🙌 Deuce Recovery is a gambling recovery accountability tool built to help individuals and families rebuild honesty, trust, and support in recovery. Deuce monitors for gambling-related transactions and can alert trusted contacts when gambling activity is detected, creating a practical layer of accountability for people who know that willpower alone is not always enough. You can learn more about Deuce Recovery at https://deucerecovery.com Trevor’s gambling addiction began with sports betting but escalated after he discovered online casino games and slots. One night, after overdrawing his bank account to make a small deposit, he won more than $100,000. Instead of walking away, the massive win convinced him that he could always win his losses back. This channel is dedicated to spreading awareness about gambling addiction and helping individuals better understand the risks of excessive gambling. Through powerful storytelling, educational content, and real-life experiences, we aim to shine a light on the dangers of gambling and provide tools for recovery. Whether you're seeking help, supporting a loved one, or simply looking to learn more, our mission is to create a safe space for open conversations about gambling addiction. 🙏🏻 Recovery Resources: https://odaatgamblingawareness.com/resources 👀 Do you have a gambling addiction? Watch this to find out: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPmaejpuzCcnfWaFOaPt2mSu&si=_pg9d3S7ddsnX-xb 1️⃣ First day trying to stop gambling? Start here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPneNZshy-heKIhm9ftfqpwm&si=RgIHxiIJjC0Wi7yr 🧐 Recently Relapse? Watch This: https://youtu.be/QB2eJmU86Bk?si=vsTdyeXYhO4Kj1qz 😅 Subscribe To Avoid Making The Same Mistakes I Did: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH8s1lNHQbXzltQg_aXMAQA?sub_confirmation=1

    I Turned $50 Into $150,000...Then Lost It All | Trevor's Gambling Addiction

  3. Jul 12

    DraftKings Poster Boy Lost MILLIONS To Gambling Addiction | Blaise's Story

    Blaise won $117,000 gambling, lost it in a week, and nearly lost his life. 🤝 How I Quit Gambling: https://youtu.be/NurCWVRYVEY?si=zzmegEOfNIxqmomg 🙌 Gamban is a gambling-blocking app designed to create real friction between you and online gambling. Gamban blocks access to thousands of gambling websites and apps across your devices, helping remove the instant access that can make urges so dangerous in early recovery. Recovery is about building barriers before the urge hits, and Gamban can help make gambling harder to reach when you need that protection most. You can learn more at https://gamban.com Blaise's Socials: Instagram : @blaise_4 X : @tipsfromthebook Blaise began gambling as a child and eventually spent as much as 18 hours a day betting through DraftKings, FanDuel, offshore bookies, and online casinos. After winning $117,000 from a first-touchdown parlay, the money disappeared within one week. In this gambling addiction recovery story, Blaise explains how sportsbook VIP programs, massive parlay wins, chasing losses, credit-card debt, online casino gambling, and the fear of missing the next big win pushed his addiction to a devastating breaking point. This channel is dedicated to spreading awareness about gambling addiction and helping individuals better understand the risks of excessive gambling. Through powerful storytelling, educational content, and real-life experiences, we aim to shine a light on the dangers of gambling and provide tools for recovery. Whether you're seeking help, supporting a loved one, or simply looking to learn more, our mission is to create a safe space for open conversations about gambling addiction. 🙏🏻 Recovery Resources: https://odaatgamblingawareness.com/resources 👀 Do you have a gambling addiction? Watch this to find out: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPmaejpuzCcnfWaFOaPt2mSu&si=_pg9d3S7ddsnX-xb 1️⃣ First day trying to stop gambling? Start here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPneNZshy-heKIhm9ftfqpwm&si=RgIHxiIJjC0Wi7yr 🧐 Recently Relapse? Watch This: https://youtu.be/QB2eJmU86Bk?si=vsTdyeXYhO4Kj1qz 😅 Subscribe To Avoid Making The Same Mistakes I Did: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH8s1lNHQbXzltQg_aXMAQA?sub_confirmation=1

    DraftKings Poster Boy Lost MILLIONS To Gambling Addiction | Blaise's Story

  4. Jul 8

    Gambling Cost Me My Marriage And Almost My Life | Will's Gambling Addiction

    Will's gambling addiction story about debt, divorce, and recovery. 🤝 How I Quit Gambling: https://youtu.be/NurCWVRYVEY?si=zzmegEOfNIxqmomg 1-800-GAMBLER is the national helpline if you're struggling with a gambling problem. 🙌 Gamban is a gambling-blocking app designed to create real friction between you and online gambling. Gamban blocks access to thousands of gambling websites and apps across your devices, helping remove the instant access that can make urges so dangerous in early recovery. Recovery is about building barriers before the urge hits, and Gamban can help make gambling harder to reach when you need that protection most. You can learn more at https://gamban.com William Hinman, CPRS, RPS Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, Peer Supervisor, Outreach Coordinator Will Hinman is a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (CPRS) and Registered Peer Supervisor (RPS) with the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling. As a Peer for the Center, Will assists individuals seeking to limit, control, or stop their gambling activity all together and helps to remove any barriers to recovery by sharing his own lived experience with gambling addiction and navigating them to treatment and any other resources within the state of MD that may be helpful to them. Will comes from a background of over 25 years managerial, sales, and customer service experience. Now, he utilizes those skills in the Recovery Community spreading awareness across the state of MD on the risks of gambling/problem gambling by providing numerous awareness presentations and attendance at community events. Will Hinman shares his gambling addiction recovery story, from early sports betting and casino gambling to online blackjack, poker, debt, divorce, alcoholism, and the night he hit rock bottom. What started as entertainment slowly became a way to escape stress, grief, and financial fear. After draining his accounts, taking cash advances, and chasing losses at the casino, Will finally found recovery through treatment, Gamblers Anonymous, Alcoholics Anonymous, and the support of people who understood what he was going through. 🙏🏻 Recovery Resources: https://odaatgamblingawareness.com/resources 👀 Do you have a gambling addiction? Watch this to find out: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPmaejpuzCcnfWaFOaPt2mSu&si=_pg9d3S7ddsnX-xb 1️⃣ First day trying to stop gambling? Start here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPneNZshy-heKIhm9ftfqpwm&si=RgIHxiIJjC0Wi7yr 🧐 Recently Relapse? Watch This: https://youtu.be/QB2eJmU86Bk?si=vsTdyeXYhO4Kj1qz 😅 Subscribe To Avoid Making The Same Mistakes I Did: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH8s1lNHQbXzltQg_aXMAQA?sub_confirmation=1

    Gambling Cost Me My Marriage And Almost My Life | Will's Gambling Addiction

  5. Jun 30

    I Gambled For 35 Years Until It Almost Killed Me | Malik's Gambling Story

    Malik’s gambling addiction led to casinos, DUIs, rehab, and recovery. 🤝 How I Quit Gambling: https://youtu.be/NurCWVRYVEY?si=zzmegEOfNIxqmomg 🙌 Gamban is a gambling-blocking app designed to create real friction between you and online gambling. Gamban blocks access to thousands of gambling websites and apps across your devices, helping remove the instant access that can make urges so dangerous in early recovery. Recovery is about building barriers before the urge hits, and Gamban can help make gambling harder to reach when you need that protection most. You can learn more at https://gamban.com Malik's Links: ➡️Special Offer for the first 20 people that join my SKOOL Community https://www.skool.com/freedom-from-addiction-5333/about ➡️Book a Free Strategy Call with Coach Malik calendly.com/malik-malikkeene/45-minute-strategy-call ➡️Get my book “Overcoming Addiction Through G.R.A.C.E” here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVQ6M2TR 🙌 The Gambling Truth Project is a new, industry-independent organization built to put honest information back at the center of America's gambling conversation. Our goal is to counterbalance industry influence with facts, lived experience, sensible guardrails, and clear pathways to recovery. Website: https://gamblingtruth.org Malik shares his powerful story of gambling addiction, alcohol addiction, casino losses, DUIs, and recovery. What started with card games, dice, and early wins turned into decades of chasing losses, blackouts, dangerous decisions, and nearly losing everything. 🙏🏻 Recovery Resources: https://odaatgamblingawareness.com/resources 👀 Do you have a gambling addiction? Watch this to find out: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPmaejpuzCcnfWaFOaPt2mSu&si=_pg9d3S7ddsnX-xb 1️⃣ First day trying to stop gambling? Start here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPneNZshy-heKIhm9ftfqpwm&si=RgIHxiIJjC0Wi7yr 🧐 Recently Relapse? Watch This: https://youtu.be/QB2eJmU86Bk?si=vsTdyeXYhO4Kj1qz 😅 Subscribe To Avoid Making The Same Mistakes I Did: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH8s1lNHQbXzltQg_aXMAQA?sub_confirmation=1

    I Gambled For 35 Years Until It Almost Killed Me | Malik's Gambling Story

  6. Jun 26

    I Lost $20,000 in 3 Minutes Gambling | Gambling Addiction Stories

    A man shares how blackjack, cash advances, and debt nearly destroyed his life. 🤝 How I Quit Gambling: https://youtu.be/NurCWVRYVEY?si=zzmegEOfNIxqmomg 🙌 Gamban has just launched a new Discord platform for those looking to chat about gambling addiction and recovery in partnership with the CSGO team Ecstatic! Sign up here: https://discord.gg/mYJYCEN2ch His gambling addiction started with slot machines after a painful breakup, but quickly escalated into high-stakes blackjack, cash advances, massive debt, and chasing losses he could never get back. In this gambling addiction recovery podcast, he shares how an early big win made him believe gambling could become a way to make money. After turning a $2,000 loan into over $60,000, he began betting thousands of dollars per hand, quit his job, and eventually lost $20,000 in just a few minutes playing blackjack. This channel is dedicated to spreading awareness about gambling addiction and helping individuals better understand the risks of excessive gambling. Through powerful storytelling, educational content, and real-life experiences, we aim to shine a light on the dangers of gambling and provide tools for recovery. Whether you're seeking help, supporting a loved one, or simply looking to learn more, our mission is to create a safe space for open conversations about gambling addiction. 🙏🏻 Recovery Resources: https://odaatgamblingawareness.com/resources 👀 Do you have a gambling addiction? Watch this to find out: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPmaejpuzCcnfWaFOaPt2mSu&si=_pg9d3S7ddsnX-xb 1️⃣ First day trying to stop gambling? Start here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPneNZshy-heKIhm9ftfqpwm&si=RgIHxiIJjC0Wi7yr 🧐 Recently Relapse? Watch This: https://youtu.be/QB2eJmU86Bk?si=vsTdyeXYhO4Kj1qz 😅 Subscribe To Avoid Making The Same Mistakes I Did: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH8s1lNHQbXzltQg_aXMAQA?sub_confirmation=1

    I Lost $20,000 in 3 Minutes Gambling | Gambling Addiction Stories

  7. Jun 20

    I Lost Everything To Gambling Before Turning 21 | Josiah's Addiction

    A 21-year-old shares how online gambling took his business, car, apartment, and friends. 🤝 How I Quit Gambling: https://youtu.be/NurCWVRYVEY?si=zzmegEOfNIxqmomg 🙌 Gamban has just launched a new Discord platform for those looking to chat about gambling addiction and recovery in partnership with the CS2 team Ecstatic! Sign up here: https://discord.gg/mYJYCEN2ch Josiah was only 19 when he first got pulled into online gambling after watching slot streamers and gambling clips online. What started as small bets quickly turned into a serious gambling addiction that cost him his business, car, apartment, friendships, rent money, and nearly his life before he turned 21. In this gambling addiction recovery podcast, Josiah shares how online slots, blackjack, drinking, chasing losses, and gambling with rent money led him into a destructive cycle. He opens up about losing thousands of dollars, isolating from friends, stealing rent money, hitting rock bottom, and finally deciding to quit gambling. This channel is dedicated to spreading awareness about gambling addiction and helping individuals better understand the risks of excessive gambling. Through powerful storytelling, educational content, and real-life experiences, we aim to shine a light on the dangers of gambling and provide tools for recovery. Whether you're seeking help, supporting a loved one, or simply looking to learn more, our mission is to create a safe space for open conversations about gambling addiction. 🙏🏻 Recovery Resources: https://odaatgamblingawareness.com/resources 👀 Do you have a gambling addiction? Watch this to find out: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPmaejpuzCcnfWaFOaPt2mSu&si=_pg9d3S7ddsnX-xb 1️⃣ First day trying to stop gambling? Start here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPneNZshy-heKIhm9ftfqpwm&si=RgIHxiIJjC0Wi7yr 🧐 Recently Relapse? Watch This: https://youtu.be/QB2eJmU86Bk?si=vsTdyeXYhO4Kj1qz 😅 Subscribe To Avoid Making The Same Mistakes I Did: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH8s1lNHQbXzltQg_aXMAQA?sub_confirmation=1

    I Lost Everything To Gambling Before Turning 21 | Josiah's Addiction

  8. Jun 14

    Their Son’s Secret Gambling Addiction Tore Their Family Apart

    Parents share how their son’s gambling addiction nearly destroyed their family. 🤝 How I Quit Gambling: https://youtu.be/NurCWVRYVEY?si=zzmegEOfNIxqmomg 🙌 Gamban has just launched a new Discord platform for those looking to chat about gambling addiction and recovery in partnership with the CSGO team Ecstatic! Sign up here: https://discord.gg/mYJYCEN2ch Link to Ranjana and Vasker's nonprofit they work with to help parents: https://parentsstandingtogether.org/ In this episode, Rob is joined by Ranjana and Vasker, two parents who share the painful story of how their son’s gambling addiction began in college with poker and eventually escalated into sports betting, casinos, financial secrecy, lying, and a family crisis. This channel is dedicated to spreading awareness about gambling addiction and helping individuals better understand the risks of excessive gambling. Through powerful storytelling, educational content, and real-life experiences, we aim to shine a light on the dangers of gambling and provide tools for recovery. Whether you're seeking help, supporting a loved one, or simply looking to learn more, our mission is to create a safe space for open conversations about gambling addiction. 🙏🏻 Recovery Resources: https://odaatgamblingawareness.com/resources 👀 Do you have a gambling addiction? Watch this to find out: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPmaejpuzCcnfWaFOaPt2mSu&si=_pg9d3S7ddsnX-xb 1️⃣ First day trying to stop gambling? Start here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQirxbLdrgPneNZshy-heKIhm9ftfqpwm&si=RgIHxiIJjC0Wi7yr 🧐 Recently Relapse? Watch This: https://youtu.be/QB2eJmU86Bk?si=vsTdyeXYhO4Kj1qz 😅 Subscribe To Avoid Making The Same Mistakes I Did: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH8s1lNHQbXzltQg_aXMAQA?sub_confirmation=1

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Interviews with people who have battled gambling addiction directly or indirectly throughout their lives. For too long, people impacted by problem gambling have been suffering in silence. This podcast aims to help change that while helping viewers learn from the past experiences of others.

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