Footy star Cameron Munster admits he lost $50,000 in a day gambling

Footy star Cameron Munster has revealed how he lost $50,000 in a single day during as and gambling addictions threatened to end his career.

Munster, 27, https://cardonyeltirano.com/ has won two premierships with the Storm and is recognised as one of the best rugby league players in the world. 

But the Queensland five-eighth has also secretly battled addictions which could have cost him his NRL contract and relationship with his pregnant girlfriend.

Munster opened up about his decision to check himself into a rehabilitation clinic in October after being fined $130,000 over a ‘white powder’ scandal.  

‘I’m so embarrassed now to even think about it. I don’t want to be walking down this dark path anymore,’ he told the .

‘I’ve sat down and worked it out. Some years I’ve lost more than six figures from my savings.’

Footy star Cameron Munster revealed he lost $50,000 in a day during lockdown as his alcohol and gambling addictions threatened to end his career

Footy star Cameron Munster revealed he lost $50,000 in a day during lockdown as his alcohol and gambling addictions threatened to end his career

The Queensland star admitted to checking himself in to a Brisbane rehabilitation clinic to seek help for his alcohol and gambling problems which could have cost him his career

The Queensland star admitted to checking himself in to a Brisbane rehabilitation clinic to seek help for his alcohol and gambling problems which could have cost him his career

Munster said he would find himself sitting in front of the TV gambling on racing during Melbourne’s lengthy lockdown.

He said he commonly had losses of $5,000, with one particularly brutal day seeing the 27-year-old ending up down $50,000- which he carried over onto the footy field. 

‘Every Saturday I was in a gambling routine. Some days I’d win and have a really good game. Some days I might lose a lot of money and it was like a roller coaster,’ he said.

‘I’d have this anxiety about a big loss hanging over my head and it showed in the way I played. The days when you do your arse are shocking.’

Munster said he even hid himself in a toilet cubicle to watch a race on his phone before a game, keeping it secret from staff and teammates. 

'She should be relying on me, not having to put up with all this stuff, although it was for the best in the long run,' he said of partner Bianca

‘She should be relying on me, not having to put up with all this stuff, although it was for the best in the long run,’ he said of partner Bianca

The 27-year-old admitted drinking has played a huge part in his gambling addiction, saying he’d wake up with anxiety that he’d thrown away thousands.

‘When you drink you should be celebrating something. I was doing it and writing myself off. Maybe to release a bit of anxiety. 

Munster was heavily fined and disciplined by the Storm following their preliminary final loss to the Panthers last season after he and teammate Brandon Smith were pictured with a white substance during a heavy drinking session.

He was fined $130,000, forced to undergo treatment for alcohol and banned from drinking by the club for 12 months – something he hopes he can continue until the end of his career. 

‘In Melbourne I can get out and have a quiet drink. In Queensland, a fan will come up and buy me a drink. Then 10 people will buy me a drink. It gets messy.’ 

Munster says he is 'at peace' with the decisions he's made and is ready to move forward with his partner Bianca set to give birth to their first child

Munster says he is ‘at peace’ with the decisions he’s made and is ready to move forward with his partner Bianca set to give birth to their first child

‘My partner knew when I lost money. I was snappy. I was always on my phone trying to find the next winner. I need to change. I’ve got a baby on the way.

‘For me to play my best footy I need to be off it.’

He has since checked out of rehab and will participate in appointments via Zoom every week as part of his ongoing treatment.

Munster says he is ‘at peace’ with the decisions he’s made and is ready to move forward with his partner Bianca set to give birth to their first child. 

‘She should be relying on me, not having to put up with all this stuff, although it was for the best in the long run,’ he said.

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