she hated gambling — but she had a caravan and we were always in the arcade, and at the time you could play on the slot machines, it didn't matter your age, like 5p a spin it was. and she would give me pocket money every night, and i was putting it in them, like, i must have been nine years old. i won £35, and i would give it to my mum to look after. and then i kept dipping into it. and can you describe when your gambling addiction was at its worst, what it was like day—to—day? so i have always, like, had a bit... well, a massive problem with drink, so i was always in the pub, playing fruit machines, in the bookies. it wasn't until i was about 30 and i started doing it online, online slots, and itjust got out