My name is Perry Telios. My experience with gambling began at just 16 years old. What seemed harmless at the time eventually became an addiction that affected virtually every part of my life.
Today, I speak openly about that journey. Not to be judged. Not for sympathy. But because I believe there is enormous power in hearing the reality of gambling harm from someone who has actually lived it.
I speak to schools, students, sporting clubs, workplaces, community organisations and families, sharing an honest account of how gambling can take hold, the warning signs people often miss, the consequences that extend far beyond money and what it takes to rebuild.
I don't speak about gambling harm because I studied it. I speak about it because I lived it.
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