REVEALED: The secret life of a pokie addict A former pokie addict who stole money from her boss to fund her habit has a serious warning for people chasing the buzz .
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Subscriber only FORMER pokie addict Sarah went from a weekly flutter with girlfriends while her kids were at school to stealing money from her workplace and lying to family to feed her gambling addiction. Once I started I could not stop, she says. I was a phony and a manipulator and would do or say anything including taking money from my employer. I always had an answer for why it was missing to the point where I became incredibly cunning. I got away with it for years.