By Doug Little
A blow-by-blow account of ecstasy and melancholy, this narrative exposes one man's conflict with compulsive playing. it's the harrowing memoir of Doug Little's two-year binge as a compulsive gambler-a fall from grace that made nationwide headlines, destroyed his existence, and taken him to the very gates of legal, madness, and loss of life. As a group chief, Little guess on a world-class on line casino because the fiscal salvation of his city whereas he himself used to be hopelessly addicted, playing feverishly to win again the millions of bucks he had "borrowed" from the 8 financial institution debts he managed. Little confesses the depression he felt within the car parking zone after his losses, and the life-threatening rides domestic, broke back, one other $10,000 of alternative people's cash long gone. advised within the first individual from the final time Little gambled, it recounts that poor day, hour via hour, when it comes to what occurred and what he was once pondering and feeling.
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The economic spin-off. Sure, that's what I said, but we know which particular spin I had in mind. " Things like lucky numbers (7, 17, Melanies birthday), and certain people you'll play with and others you won't. How about looking around the casino for just the right machine — the one that talks to you? With gambling, unlike the other alcohol and drug addictions I have known, you win, and you win at the strangest of times. In my irreverent faith in luck, I assigned magical meaning to the wins. The night before I was to leave for Sault Ste.
Packet dr Times. As the manager of Downtown Orillia 17 I was quoted as saying "I think it's fantastic. It's going to be a boon for the native community . . but it'll also have a great spin-off for the rest of the community. " No doubt some of the "spin" going around in my head was that of the roulette wheel. I had fallen in love with roulette while on vacation in the Dominican Republic a few years back and the idea that I would soon be able to play any time in my own backyard had me excited. Last among my cosmic catalysts, but not the least: Bingo!
M. session I could be alone in the whole room or, at most, there would be six or seven other players. Unless, that is, the Super Jackpot could be won at 55 or 56 numbers. That would keep those from the first session there and attract players from the other bingo hall after its seven o'clock session. Not this night, though, as the second session would have 50 as the magic number, a long shot at best. " "Bingo," I yelled again so the runner would hurry to the nonsmoking microphone and announce bingo for the caller and the rest of the players to hear out in the smoke-infested main part of 41 the hall.