'I lost £3m on gambling addiction by blowing £30K a night on football matches'

'I lost £3m on gambling addiction by blowing £30K a night on football matches'JJ Glanville lost £3 million over eight years after developing a gambling addiction at 17 years of ageCommentsLifestyleHoward Lloyd Regional content editor09:03, 08 Apr 2026Man blows £3m on gamblingA man who gambled his way through £3 million claims his addiction left him feeling 'possessed' - wagering £30,000 nightly on football fixtures. JJ Glanville, 29, fell into a gambling habit at 17 after turning to internet platforms to punt on matches.‌Following an initial big win, the auctioneer rapidly descended into a severe gambling dependency, withdrawing from others and devoting countless hours daily to online betting platforms. JJ, from Ealing, London, revealed he staked thousands of pounds - collecting and forfeiting substantial amounts over an eight-year period.‌He confessed: "In any given sitting, at the peak, I was losing £30,000 in one night. It feels like you're possessed. You have no control over your brain. I was under 18, I shouldn't have been able to bet."‌Despite being a minor, JJ could enter gambling websites without any age-verification procedures. He explained: "It really became a problem when I was about 17.View 3 ImagesJJ Glanville gambled away £3 million(Image: SWNS)"I had been using a site where you predict 6 football scores and if you get all six correct you win 250k. It was free to enter and had no ID checks. When you submitted your predictions, it says, 'thank you for submitting - if you place £5 you can win this amount.'"‌JJ experienced success remarkably swiftly on the platform, though his fortune proved short-lived. He recalled: "Early on, I won £1,000 from a £30 bet. I was chasing that feeling every week, but it never came."I drained all the money I won. My logic was 'I can either make the money bigger or I lose it and I'm back to where I was before.' Even after losing the winn...