Woman admits ruining her life after she lost her home and family to gambling

Addicted Tara Mooney, spent up to 12-hours every day putting every penny she earned as a bus driver into the gambling machines. Tara, originally from High Wycombe, Bucks., has finally managed to kick her decade-long habit – after already losing her home and three children – when she was sacked for missing shifts. She said: “It was dreadful. I spent all my wages on those machines, and I did it for ten years. “When you add it all up it comes to about £250,000, I think. It’s ridiculous when you think of it, but I was in the grip of a fierce addiction.”