Michelle Singlehurst Gambled £550,000 in 3 Years

 

Michelle Singlehurst had a cozy life. She was chipping away at a job that gave her £25,000 steady annual income, and her house was worth £440,000, more than many people make in decades. Yet, Michelle also loved to escape in games.

Nintendo and GameCube gaming became online slots, and between taking care of her husband, daughter, and elderly mother who nearly passed away in a nursery home due to maltreatment, something inside Michelle snapped.

Suddenly, online gaming didn’t seem such a bad idea. She would escape her worries playing away for hours, waking up at night, and logging back in. At one point, she had no idea if she had any money left.

She felt embarrassed as well as drawn to gambling. Before long, she had incurred thousands in debt from friends, and this would only be the beginning of what is one of the worst gambling addiction stories we have read.

Michelle decided to take care of her mother, and so the family wanted to move into a new house that would have enough room to look after Michelle’s mom. The family’s original home was sold, but Michelle didn’t quite intend to hold on to the money. Before long, she had gambled through the entire £440,000.

Her husband, a good-natured man who had no tech-savvy and was with Michelle for 30 years, eventually found out and it got ugly. He blamed Michelle for her imprudence and lack of self-restraint, and took their daughter and left.