When I gave my evidence at Peta Murphy’s inquiry, I was so hopeful that I was about to be involved in real change for all Australians. I put together a four-page letter that outlined how predatory the gambling industry is, and how their actions caused my gambling to spiral into an addiction. I wrote in this letter about how in the last year of my addiction, I used one gambling company’s “take a break function” 17 times in 10 months to try and stop myself from gambling for short periods, thinking this would fix me. I then explained how each time I was allowed back on their platform I was sent bonus bets and other inducements to lure me back into gambling again. I was at most vulnerable and this company smelt blood in the water.