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Addiction

When Gambling Goes Too Far

BY WE CARE COMMUNITY SERVICES

22 March 2021 | 5 min read

In the 1990s, local actor Mark Lee was riding a winning streak like
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he had never seen. Not only did his role in the popular television
gambling addiction?
show Comedy Nite catapult him into the limelight as Singapore's

lconic funnyman, he also ran successful side businesses that fetched

tidy profits.
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horse races. His

the thrill from

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than winning did. Even when the

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losses stacked up, he kept coming back, determined to recoup his

losses.

When Mark's businesses floundered from neglect and his secretive

IM DESPERATE STAGE 3 gambling strained family relationships, gambling provided him
temporary relief and an escape from reality.

Every day Mark would ride a rollercoaster of emotions depending

I'M LOST bet. The more he lost, the guiltier
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