‘It’s David v Goliath’: a recovering addict takes on TikTok’s gambling influencers

Rob Minnick uses the platform to detail the dangers of gambling in an effort to tackle content that normalizes it

Rob Minnick was in a bathroom in Paris when it dawned on him that he might need some help. Having flown 3,700 miles to explore the French capital, he kept disappearing for 10 or 15 minutes at a time.

“People must have thought I had the worst stomach problems in the world,” he said of his trip, in February 2022. While his stomach was fine, he was not. Minnick had developed an addiction to gambling.