After losing that money too, he found himself in massive debt, and contemplated taking his own life.
I don't know why they are caught up in this moment but I think people know the risks yet they still try. Was it appropriate for him to call the gambling firm wrong or he was right? (See the last part of the article or better read the 3 mins. article instead)
This is the lowest that you can get if you become addicted and lose control of your life, you can lose everything in one sitting, you are just deceiving yourself if you think you can all get back in just one roll, obviously, he was chasing all he lost, glad he got his feet back again with a help of friends and organizations, but this is a very hard phase of any gambler's life to go through, but he can inspire others about his story and can help stop people from becoming addicted to gambling.