ANN ARBOR, MI — Local sports fan Adam Cartwright was finally forced to admit to himself that he had a gambling problem after he finished placing a bet on the outcome of a women’s basketball game.
“Ok, maybe I really do have an issue,” Cartwright said to himself. “I thought I was in control, that it was just a way of making the sports I love more fun. But I just bet on a 10-point spread for a women’s basketball game. Women’s basketball! How did I let it get this far? I think I might actually have a problem.”
After seeing his own reflection in his cellphone screen and becoming horrified at who he had become, Cartwright called a close friend whom he hoped could help him find a Gamblers’ Anonymous meeting. “I need real help. I… I bet on women’s basketball,” he said, his voice raspy and desperate over the phone line.
Cartwright is just one of many individuals who’ve learned to accept that they have a gambling problem after spending their life savings betting on every sport imaginable. “I knew it was getting bad when I bet on the outcome of a WWE match,” Cartwright said. “But women’s basketball? That’s a new low. I think I’ve discovered what it feels like to hit rock bottom.”
At publishing time, Cartwright was unable to find a Gamblers’ Anonymous meeting in the area and resorted to instead attending a WNBA Anonymous meeting for people who have come to grips with the fact that they watch women’s basketball.
Do you think you can guess which one is the terrorist?
