# I Gambled Until I Couldn't Feel Anything | Conor's Story Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/odaat-gambling-awareness-7028015/i-gambled-until-i-couldn-t-feel-anything-conor-s-story Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/odaat-gambling-awareness-7028015/i-gambled-until-i-couldn-t-feel-anything-conor-s-story.md Podcast: [ODAAT Gambling Awareness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/odaat-gambling-awareness-7028015) Published: 2026-05-14T20:38:41+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/odaatrecovery/2825774 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/291123/2825774/odaatrecovery/2026_05_14_20_38_21_7336514d-a09e-447f-bb55-7cfa60a74ec2.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/odaat-gambling-awareness-7028015/episodes/i-gambled-until-i-couldn-t-feel-anything-conor-s-story Duration seconds: 3182 ## Resource Conor shares his gambling addiction story šŸ¤ How I Quit Gambling: https://youtu.be/NurCWVRYVEY?si=zzmegEOfNIxqmomg šŸ™Œ Thanks to Gamban for sponsoring today's video. If you want to block gambling sites and apps on your devices check out https://gamban.com About Conor: My name is Conor Laffey, 32, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I struggled with gambling addiction from the age of 18 to 31, and over those years I experienced firsthand how deeply it can impact your mental health, finances, relationships, and sense of identity. What began as entertainment slowly turned into something that controlled every waking moment of my life, and I understand what true suffering from gambling disorder can look and feel like behind closed doors. After years of living through that cycle, and struggling immensely - I decided to create a harm-reduction focused, free-to-play, sports prediction platform - designed to encourage a healthier and more sustainable relationship with competition and sports engagement. Connect at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conor-laffey/ Conor started gambling as a teenager in Toronto through sports betting slips at convenience stores. What began as small bets turned into online poker, sports betting, and eventually slots ā€” the form of gambling that completely took over his life. In this episode, Conor opens up about chasing losses, gambling through university, working multiple jobs to fund bets, hiding the addiction from loved ones, and the emotional crash that came after losing a massive $37,000 slot win. His story shows how gambling addiction is not just about money ā€” it affects your brain, your relationships, your motivation, your work, your sleep, and your ability to feel present in life. This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt trapped in the cycle of gā€¦ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/odaat-gambling-awareness-7028015/episodes/i-gambled-until-i-couldn-t-feel-anything-conor-s-story/transcription-requests` ā€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/odaat-gambling-awareness-7028015/i-gambled-until-i-couldn-t-feel-anything-conor-s-story.md` ā€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.