Florida gambling helpline director jailed over his own $1.4M habit

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dickblow — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 01:05:19 GMT

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JustMaybe — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 22:06:49 GMT

If he did not win any major life changing jackpot, then that really helps me to stay grounded with my small $2 to $5 tickets.

It is indeed luck and not how much one spends.

I need to remind myself that all the time, now that Mr. or Ms. Powerball is getting closer to 1 Billion and I get tempted to spend more

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JADELottery — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:13:02 GMT

If your bets go from $25 to $50,000 a bet, you might be a gambling addict.

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sully16 — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:28:16 GMT

A Sullivan with a gambling addiction...noooooooooooooooooooooooo say it ain't so.

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Brock Lee — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:23:52 GMT

While his criminal case was still pending, Sullivan was named director of the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling's (FCCG) 888-ADMIT-IT helpline

what in the hell? were all the other applicants for this job rocks with googly eyes? even a rock with googly eyes might have been a better fit for the role.

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mypiemaster — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:54:46 GMT

Sorry man, you just ruined your life.

Florida gambling helpline director jailed over his own $1.4M habit

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By Kate Northrop

The Florida man who ran a gambling addiction helpline for the past year and a half has been sentenced to nearly ten years in prison for embezzling $1.4 million to fund his own gambling activities.

A gambling addiction helpline director has been handed almost a decade-long sentence for stealing $1.4 million from his former employer to fund the gambling habit he was later paid to help others overcome.

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