X Factor winner Myles Stephenson, a member from R&B organization Rak-Su, has unfolded approximately his playing problems and has now teamed up with charity GamCare.
According to the BBC, Stephenson stated he went to a “in reality darkish vicinity” after beginning to lose “loads of pounds” playing.
Stephenson stated his dependancy began out earlier than he turned into in Rak-Su. The 32-year-antique stated the addiction began out small through gambling with buddies however then grew. The singer stated he had troubles among the a long time of 18 and 21 and could go to making a bet stores at 7am on his manner to paintings.
Stephenson has now teamed up with charity GamCare and stated nobody need to ought to go through alone.
Speaking to BBC presenter Angelle Joseph, he said how his dependancy took place and why it ended up spiralling: “When I began out operating it’d be at the manner to paintings on my telecellsmartphone and on-line slots and that is whilst it began out to turn out to be an difficulty and it stepped forward extra into an dependancy. You can do it everywhere, on a bus or a toilet, you could do it everywhere withinside the world.”
The singer says he turned into capin a position to show his lifestyles lower back round through blocking off playing web sites from his telecellsmartphone and having the excuse of losing a piece colleague off at their domestic to save you himself from going into making a bet stores.
He added: “They’re the matters I installed vicinity to get my dependancy off playing and till this day, I have not been lower back interior a bookmaker, and I am nevertheless blocked on all playing web sites.”
Speaking on his partnership with GamCare, Stephenson said: “When they approached me and my control and proposed this marketing campaign it were given me asking questions of what I can do.
“They gave me a platform to talk on and deliver human beings with playing problems a manner to are looking for help.”