alyssa used to gamble regularly in pubs, on fruit machines and down at the bookies. but she has got out of hand when she started doing it online in her 30s. started doing it online in her 305. i started doing it online in her 30s. ~ . . 30s. i think it started when i was quite 30s. i think it started when i was quite young, 30s. i think it started when i was quite young, so - 30s. i think it started when i was quite young, so about i 30s. i think it started when i i was quite young, so about nine years old or something like that. my mum had, i m not blaming my mum, she hated gambling, but she had a caravan that we were always in the arcade, and at the time you could play on the slot machines, it didn t matter if you are aged, like a 5p spin it was. and she would give me pocket money every night, and i was putting it in their, and i won £35, and i would give it to my mum to look after. and then i kept dipping into it. find my mum to look after. and then i kept dipping in
i said i was going to a mental health facility, because people knew i had mental health episodes that were bad, but nobody knew i was an addict. i kept my gambling a secret for years, and obviously it did eventually all come out. these british women fought to keep their gambling addiction a secret, until they were offered a lifeline a place in a residential centre, and a chance to confront their addiction. i can t remember the exact amount, but it shocked my parents, it shocked my partner at the time, because i think it worked out to be about £30,000 in the space of three months. recent studies indicate that around the world, the number of women gambling is growing. and for those with addiction, is often done in secret. we seem to be sleepwalking, it feels like, towards a problem. elissa used to gamble regularly in pubs, on fruit machines and down at the bookies. but she has got out of hand when she started doing it online in her 30s. i think it started when i was quite yo
also tonight. the government s review of gambling is expected later this week. we ve been speaking to a gambling addict whose online addiction all but destroyed his life. and we speak to people who say they have been blacklisted by the government. the government s review of gambling is expected later this week. we ve been speaking to a gambling addict whose online addiction all but destroyed his life. it s hard, because i kind of grieve that person. i grieve for him even though it is me, i grieve that person that is wasting their life without knowing it, really. and the film director wes anderson is having a big moment on tiktok, as would be auteurs pay homage to his very particular vision. now it s newsnight s turn. good evening. it seems that the fragile ceasefire in sudan is holding. one flight carrying uk nationals has reached cyprus, and two more will arrive overnight. and the prime minister said today there will be many more tomorrow. it remains uncertain whether all wh
now, for the business news, i m victoria valentine. we start in the us where there is more evidence that, after tens of thousands ofjob cuts, big tech is pulling out of its post pandemic slump. amazon is the latest to reveal it s making much more money than wall street was expecting. sales hit more than $127 billion in the first three months of the year, and the online retail giant says that figure will be higher in the current quarter. it comes after alphabet, the owner of google and youtube, and meta, which owns facebook and instagram, both surprised investors with better than expected results. samira hussain reports from new york. this over the last year and is on has been aggressively cutting costs to help with profitability. it has already laid off 18,000 people and is currently about to eliminate another 9000 jobs. currently about to eliminate another 9000jobs. it currently about to eliminate another 9000 jobs. it would appear that some of those measures are already pay
it taken so long? i that long to bring this in. why has it taken so long? it taken so long? i think you hit the nail on it taken so long? i think you hit the nail on the it taken so long? i think you hit the nail on the head it taken so long? i think you hit the nail on the head there, - it taken so long? i think you hit the nail on the head there, andi it taken so long? i think you hit. the nail on the head there, and we could apply this notjust the nail on the head there, and we could apply this not just the gambling but to many aspects of government legislation and government legislation and government attention. you may have noticed that there is quite a lot of turmoil of late in terms of a rapid succession in prime ministers, constant reshuffles of government ministers. it was 2020 when 0liver dowden, who was culture secretary who is now deputy prime minister. we are going tojump who is now deputy prime minister. we are going to jump across you, sorry to interrupt