Ghanaian church elder Jonathan described how his gambling addiction caused him to lose GHC 800,000. He also described how this debt has followed him throughout his life.
The young guy described how his addiction to sports betting caused him to go from owning three homes and a fleet of vehicles to losing everything, including his wife’s savings, and owing more than Ghc100,000.
Jonathan claimed that he was a beginner who struck it fortunate the first time and won. But the anticipation of making easy money led him into a deep pit from which he is now fighting to emerge.
“A friend introduced me to betting, and my first stake was Ghc5000. I was a novice, but the guy who introduced me was good at sports analysis, so I had a profit of Ghc3900,” he said.
“The second time, I placed a bet of Ghc3000 and won Ghc5000. On the third time, I staked Ghc20,000 and won Ghc80,000. I asked God, where has this been all this while and I have been suffering. I didn’t know there was such an avenue to make me rich, and that day the betting spirit sank deep into my spirit and blood,” Jonathan said.
Jonathan claimed that his problems started when he decided to try and get what he had made on the third day, only to lose it all.
That was just the start, as he continued by borrowing money. He also borrowed from his life savings and his business. He totally lost it!
He now preaches against gambling addiction as an advocate.
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