Patrick Foster

And I think the situation that a lot of people get in is when they think that they can actually outdo the maths

and the system, which you're never going to do.

Yeah, and they definitely, I mean, online casino, ultimately they're in control of the outcome.

They're not stupid.

They pay out because they know that that's what's going to keep people coming back.

And that was the thing is because a number would come in and have 13 quid on it or whatever and win 500 quid.

As soon as that happened, they'd just take, take, take, and I'd just keep going because I convinced myself that...

Yeah, so after about six months, I mean, by that point, I'd won and lost all that money very quickly.

Lifestyle was getting worse.

I'd taken out a few bank loans, huge bank loans.

I'd maxed out a load of credit cards.

I started to miss payments on my rent.

I put on a lot of weight, I wasn't sleeping and I thought, you know what, I've got to do something about this.

Because I look myself in the mirror and I thought a few years ago, you're a professional athlete, you had everything, look at the state you're now.

So I decided to make a change because I honestly thought at that point, if I change my environment and lifestyle drastically, it would get rid of the problem.

I now realized I needed to change me.

But I basically said to my parents at the time, they didn't know the extent of what was going on, but I basically lied and said, I hate my job.

I hate living in London.

I want to do something more rewarding.

They're amazing people.