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“I’ll never forget that was the day where I was sitting next to somebody who was playing, and she was also losing, losing, losing, and I did not know this woman,” Bellatti said, “and at one point she turned to me and she goes…‘Are you also addicted?’ That totally stuck with me because the answer was: ‘Yes, and I’m miserable.’”
Before visiting Las Vegas in 2007, Bellatti had never been interested in gambling. But the first time he tried it, he was “instantly hooked,” mainly with slot machines. They were a way for him to escape and numb. Soon, he was planning at least one trip a year to Sin City to get his fix. Eventually, those trips weren’t enough, and Bellatti moved to Las Vegas permanently – but his life on the strip was far from perfect.
“I’ll never forget that was the day where I was sitting next to somebody who was playing, and she was also losing, losing, losing, and I did not know this woman,” Bellatti said, “and at one point she turned to me and she goes…‘Are you also addicted?’ That totally stuck with me because the answer was: ‘Yes, and I’m miserable.’”
Before visiting Las Vegas in 2007, Bellatti had never been interested in gambling. But the first time he tried it, he was “instantly hooked,” mainly with slot machines. They were a way for him to escape and numb. Soon, he was planning at least one trip a year to Sin City to get his fix. Eventually, those trips weren’t enough, and Bellatti moved to Las Vegas permanently – but his life on the strip was far from perfect.
While the pandemic closed many casinos last year, the rise of legal online betting gave gamblers easy outlets to pursue this addictive activity during lockdowns. And the stress and anxiety of the pandemic drove many problem gamblers even deeper into addiction. NBCLX storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo explores why the “hidden addiction” has become an even bigger problem during the isolation of. LX 6 hours ago
Before visiting Las Vegas in 2007, Andy Bellatti had never been interested in gambling. But the first time he tried it, he was “instantly hooked,” mainly with slot machines. They were a way for him to escape and numb. Soon, he was planning at least one trip a year to Sin City to get his fix. Eventually, those trips weren’t.
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