Confessions Of A Bingo Addict

How does a respectable 42 year old woman with no previous criminal convictions unexpectedly turn into a serial thief who spends tens of thousands of pounds of stolen money playing online bingo?
This is the remarkable true story of a 42 year old woman, who abused her position of trust as the manageress of a petrol station to embezzle huge amounts of cash to play bingo online.
It's presumed that the woman in question would have continued to embezzle money had her larceny not been discovered. The true extent of the theft was exposed when the owner of the petrol station decided to sell his business and noticed serious discrepancies within the companies' accounts and statements. The most shocking aspect of this story is that all the money which is estimated to be I the region of £60,000 was spent solely on playing online bingo, which, the woman claims, had become a severe addiction.
Addiction to the many forms of gambling is well documented and there is no doubt that while the majority of online bingo players are playing for thrill and entertainment of the game, there are undoubtedly going to be a few players out there who have addictive personalities which is bound to affect their ability to play a game of bingo without the necessity to play another.
There is a major difference between playing bingo regularly because you love the thrill and excitement of the game as well as the competitive and social aspect, and playing bingo simply because you are compelled to do so even if it means going racking up crippling debts to fund your bingo playing addiction.
Real gambling addiction is a disease that needs to be treated and falls into the same category as alcohol and drug addiction. While some people possess the will power to stop after one or two drinks, or a line or two, there are others who simply cannot. Similarly, while most people can stop gambling or playing online bingo without spending beyond their means, there are those who cannot stop themselves and spiral into arrears.
From the article which appeared in the Driffield Times in early September, it would seem that the woman in question had been introduced to online bingo via her friend's mother. She had, had no previous interest in online bingo and had recently gone through a messy divorce and as a result was suffering from depression.
Initially the woman funded her online bingo habit herself; however she quickly spiraled into credit card debt. Subsequently she turned to stealing a staggering £1,000 a day to satisfy her online bingo cravings.
The poor woman's life is now in ruins due to her gambling addiction. The likelihood is that if she had been introduced to another form of gambling other than online bingo, that her problem would have still occurred as in her depressed state, she was vulnerable to the throes of gambling addiction.
As a result of the online bingo addiction and the embezzlement of all the cash she has lost her house, is in terrible debt and now faces a jail sentence. This story is just a warning to those players out there, who do not set a limit or budget when playing online bingo and spiral into debt.
Online bingo is an entertaining game loved by millions all around the world, and at some point it was clear that someone would fall into addiction when playing it. There are plenty of ways to avoid this kind of incident occurring again, and one is to only play free bingo. Where can I play free bingo for real money I here you ask? Check out www.expertbingo.co.uk and consult their free bingo diary which lists all the times at which all the major online bingo halls host free bingo games, BOGOF bingo games and penny bingo games.

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