In the article it is stated that he lost a total of £40k pounds of which £10k came from borrowing from friends, family and banks, the rest came from a property that he had sold, so fortunately for him he's not so heavily indebted and even if he has an average job he should be able to bounce back as long as he doesn't make another mistake, however losing so much money in one single night even for a reasonably wealthy person is is still incredibly painful.
This may sound harsh, but sometimes heavy financial losses are necessary to wean off gambling addicts from this habit. Hopefully he has learnt the lesson, and will never again involve himself with such behavior. And as you mentioned, it is not a life-threatening amount. The article also states that he has managed to kick the habit, after getting himself treated Cardiff-based at the Footsteps to Recovery institution. So eventually, this loss did something good to him. If he hasn't lost this amount, would he agree to the treatment?
In the article it is stated that he lost a total of £40k pounds of which £10k came from borrowing from friends, family and banks, the rest came from a property that he had sold, so fortunately for him he's not so heavily indebted and even if he has an average job he should be able to bounce back as long as he doesn't make another mistake, however losing so much money in one single night even for a reasonably wealthy person is is still incredibly painful.
This may sound harsh, but sometimes heavy financial losses are necessary to wean off gambling addicts from this habit. Hopefully he has learnt the lesson, and will never again involve himself with such behavior. And as you mentioned, it is not a life-threatening amount. The article also states that he has managed to kick the habit, after getting himself treated Cardiff-based at the Footsteps to Recovery institution. So eventually, this loss did something good to him. If he hasn't lost this amount, would he agree to the treatment?
To me it doesn't sound harsh at all, that is just life, I have always preferred to learn from the mistakes of others as it is easier and let's be honest it is cheaper as well, however sometimes we need to make our own mistakes and unfortunately those mistakes can be very costly, not only in terms of money but in terms of the time, energy and even the relationships that we lose, however those are the lessons that we learn by heart because the next time that something like that happens to us we are going to remember all of what we lost and we're going to do everything in our power to stay away from that situation.