Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Louis Ruggiero, a recovered gambler in NYC.
Louis’s YouTube channel is:
youtube.com/@NothingsOffTheTable?si=07f_WTO9SbDbVBsn
0:00 – Missing My Son's First Year
2:11 – Gambling Addiction Takes Over
5:31 – Suicidal Over Gambling Debt
8:20 – Making Millions, Losing Millions
12:03 – A Family History of Gambling
20:19 – The Call That Changed Everything
24:13 – The Rise of Online Sports Betting
29:40 – Why Gambling Nearly Killed Him
32:44 – Betting While Holding His Newborn Son
38:46 – Recovery Begins
40:04 – Paying Back $900,000
43:24 – Rebuilding Trust
51:40 – Life After Gambling
56:45 – The Emotional Disease of Gambling
1:00:00 – Learning to Like Himself
For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.
Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: softwhiteunderbelly.org
#recovery #swu #gambler #softwhiteunderbelly #marklaita #documentary #nyc
Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Louis Ruggiero, a recovered gambler in NYC.
Louis’s YouTube channel is:
youtube.com/@NothingsOffTheTable?si=07f_WTO9SbDbVBsn
0:00 – Missing My Son's First Year
2:11 – Gambling Addiction Takes Over
5:31 – Suicidal Over Gambling Debt
8:20 – Making Millions, Losing Millions
12:03 – A Family History of Gambling
20:19 – The Call That Changed Everything
24:13 – The Rise of Online Sports Betting
29:40 – Why Gambling Nearly Killed Him
32:44 – Betting While Holding His Newborn Son
38:46 – Recovery Begins
40:04 – Paying Back $900,000
43:24 – Rebuilding Trust
51:40 – Life After Gambling
56:45 – The Emotional Disease of Gambling
1:00:00 – Learning to Like Himself
For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.
Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: softwhiteunderbelly.org
#recovery #swu #gambler #softwhiteunderbelly #marklaita #documentary #nyc
