So you’re a degenerate gambler who can’t control his urges & it’s somebody else’s fault?
Interesting.
LFC, I agree with you on this ... in general that's his case ... if he wants to try getting back something it's only going to be through legal channels. Graham Calvert in the UK tried it and failed but there were precedents of other cases where the gamblers won ... I just hope the OP would realize he won't get lots of sympathy for this case and he really shouldn't, he should compose himself and do the right thing for himself here.
Addictions are tough, many people suffer with some form of bad habit or addiction. I feel a bit sorry for him, if he has a family & stuff he needs to sort his shit out for them & fast.
I’d suggest he seeks professional help for gambling rather than pursuing anything else. If he was using a VPN or Tor or something how the hell is anybody supposed to know he’s self excluded? I don’t know the legalities of it but surely if you self exclude an account to try & stop gambling but start a load of others then the only entity liable for it is yourself.
Like I said I don’t know the legalities of it but it’s fucking moronic either way, fix up OP.