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It should have been the end to a perfect day. Elissa Hubbard had just got married in Cyprus.

With her new wife, Elissa could have been looking forward to a lifetime of happiness. But the reality didn't match up to that.

Instead, the newlywed was sat alone in a hotel lobby, glued to her mobile phone. She couldn't pull herself away from casino games on the device, Wales Online reports .

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Something that could have been a bit of fun and a harmless flutter, had become something far more serious. Elissa was gambling all the money she and her wife had been gifted on their special day, losing it all in quick fashion.

This wasn't a first time occurrence for the now 39-year-old. That moment was at the height of a ga

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