These days volunteering to teach art classes at Bethlehem House keeps Robert Kreshl busy.
But for 13 years Mr Kreshl was ruled by an addiction to poker machines.
“It was a place for me to hide and hope to win enough money to get me out of trouble this vain, delusional hope,” he said.
It only took one flutter on the pokies for the addiction to take hold.
He was working on an art project and was short on cash. He saw a gaming room, walked in with $7 and won $35.
“The hook was in and slowly but surely I got sucked into being addicted to poker machines,” he said.
What followed was a downward spiral of addiction and debt.
“As I played I became more a…
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