Starlee Speers, Standard Radio News
A Vernon woman is hoping sharing her story of gambling addiction will help others who are too ashamed to talk about it.Diane Coffield says, she hasn't gambled in 2.5 years but just thinking and talking about how it ruined her life brings her to tears."I wished I'd never seen a casino. I think if I walked in today I would be sick all over, it's just a horrible disease." Coffield's book is titled "Life Sentence" and can be found at Bookland.She estimates there are at least 200 people living in Vernon with gambling addictions and says, if the casino expansion is allowed, the problems will escalate.
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