Carolyn Crawford says:

 

"I am living proof that a gambling addiction can happen to anyone.

 

Aged 64 I went to prison after being found guilty of stealing from my employer to gamble on poker machines.

 

Today after paying all the money back to my employer, I can now speak out about gambling harm and advocate for gambling reform. I perform my story with the Three Sides of the Coin theatre group and a speaker through Respin speakers bureau. 

 

I have extensive experience in working to change the media narrative around gambling harm and its impacts. My goal is that others are protected from the harm I experienced, especially young people, which is why I have joined GLEE.  The support of other lived experience people is important to my continuing recovery as well as encouraging me to continue pushing for gambling reform."