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He would bet on his laptop while we were in bed

27 Feb 05:55am

Filed under: Ben Barba, Gambling, Nrl, Sport

In light of the latest developments coming out from the NRL regarding Ben Barba, rumours are now running rife that on top his well now well documented relationship breakdown with the mother of his children, he could also be suffering from a gambling problem.

At least this guy's out of bed

This hits home for me because I despise sports gambling, it sickens me.

I personally have spent the darkest of hours with a sports gambling addict. Without delving into too much personal detail out of respect to this person, I can however say that for a number of years I battled with my live in boyfriend’s gambling addiction.

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turbodewd says:

05:58pm | 27/02/13

Hayley, I think you are being too kind to Mr Barba with this line: “he could also be suffering from a gambling problem” Ben Barba is a father of 2 and earns his own income. If he has indeed gambled and grogged away his previous marriage then he has shown… Read more »
stephen says:

05:40pm | 27/02/13

That photo up there appears like the author who caught her ex. looking up something else, (naughty) on the internet. Me ? ... I like seeing the You-tube Tennesseean who shoots up his lawnmower with a 9mm, then a 12 gauge, then a 308. And then there’s the one about… Read more »

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