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Teenage gambling addict who blew £100k opens up about his secret habit

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gambling addict, who blew £100,000 in four years, is on a mission to stop other young Scots from falling into the same trap.Paul Pettigrew's world spiralled out of control after a fruitful first trip to the casino, aged 18.The shop worker, from Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, got hooked on covert trips to the bookmakers and online betting - telling family he was walking his dog or seeing friends.And within a few years the 24-year-old racked up debts to betting sites, pay-day loan firms and loved ones - with the most owed at one time being £28,000.Now in recovery, Paul has broken his silence and launched a campaign to stop more teens going down the same destructive path.He told the Record: "I was going to the bookies twice a day, seven days a week.

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