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Ex-wife on Gary Triano's massive gambling debts, fear

October 12, 2014 / 04:39

This episode discusses the tumultuous marriage of Gary Triano and his wife, focusing on his financial troubles, gambling addiction, and violent behavior.

The guest recounts how Gary presented himself as successful, but in reality, he was deeply in debt, owing millions to casinos due to his gambling habits. She reveals that she kept markers, which were essentially IOUs, in her bag.

As Gary's financial situation worsened, his emotional stability deteriorated, leading to anger, paranoia, and violence. The guest shares her experiences of fear and physical abuse, including instances where she was choked and threatened.

She describes a specific incident where Gary held a gun to her head, highlighting the severity of his instability. This episode reveals the dark side of their relationship and the impact of Gary's actions on her and their children.

TLDR

Gary Triano's gambling addiction led to financial ruin and violent behavior towards his wife.

Episode

4:39
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what was going on with Gary financially um what happened you married a guy that you thought was very
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successful and had told you he was very successful but what had happened what was really going on he owed a lot of
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people money we would go to Las Vegas he was gambling a lot big sums too big sums
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and was he losing a lot yeah he would gamble like you know $30,000 a hand type of a thing Blackjack and then they give
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you a little piece of paper that's a marker which is like an IOU and he'd sign it you know and I would keep those
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uh keep those like in my cocktail bag or something and at one point This was later in the marriage one point it was
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about maybe2 to3 million wor the markers I had that Gary owed the casino yeah yeah
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yeah so you're telling me you fell in love with one man Gary Triano who then once you were married turned out to be
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another man um pretty much but I was in love and I made the decision this is this I'm going to
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create a family I've gotten married this is uh um I'm fine myself I can work um I
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can provide stability um I can make him the best person he can be and you know that's
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what happened when Gary fell into this debt how did his relationship with you change
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um there was things happening with him that I couldn't understand I mean that I didn't understand there was things
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happening with him in terms of uh his uh um not being very stable um being uh um emotionally
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emotionally not unstable um give me more what do you mean by unstable angry um paranoid what was paranoid
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jealous uh even violent in some situations you know violent this is important what did he do
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um there was a time where uh where I had uh um some friends come in from uh out of the country and I was spending some
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time with my girlfriend and he uh I came back and he was uh absolutely violent I
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mean he threw me where were you what you you know just just crazy and I had bruises all over my neck and my you know
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I mean it was just crazy like that you know so you know I don't know what was happening
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P I know this is really hard for you to talk about this is really hard to talk about but I think the details here are
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important you said you had bruises on your neck what did he do he just lost it I mean he just lost
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it you know when I had my girlfriend saw them I mean it was something that was you know did he choke you yeah yeah yeah
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yeah yeah yeah so that was when he was making a ton of money uh who knows did he ever hit you yeah I don't know
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how much I want to get into this but yeah there was some defin I eventually ended up getting in a restraining order
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at one point you know so I had to be you know had to be careful um to protect myself my kids my you know yeah from
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Gary's violence he was off the wall Off the Wall Off the Wall was he threatening
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you verbally um he threatened me verbally yeah there is a quote from Gary that you told police years ago that
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he said to you I'm thinking about killing you and then turning the gun on myself do you remember him saying
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that that was part of a um that was yeah that was part of a that was part of a a restraining order
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thing that they gave me yeah he he he was he was very very unstable and he had had uh um one night I woke up um
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and he had a well one point he had a gun at my head then he was sitting on a on uh on a chair and he had a gun um just
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playing with a gun he was just off the wall I talk the gun out of his hand I said what are you doing you know we
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started talking and I got talk the gun out of his hand I don't even know how to uncock a gun you know did you fear Gary
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oh yeah oh yeah Gary feared himself I think Gary feared himself Gary feared everything Gary was totally uh um in
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fear

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This episode stands out for the following:

  • 90
    Most intense
  • 85
    Most shocking
  • 80
    Most heartbreaking
  • 75
    Most dramatic

Episode Highlights

  • The Illusion of Success
    She fell in love with Gary, who seemed successful but was deeply in debt.
    “You fell in love with one man who turned out to be another man.”
    @ 00m 55s
    October 12, 2014
  • A Dangerous Relationship
    Gary's instability led to violence and threats against her.
    “He threw me... I had bruises all over my neck.”
    @ 02m 24s
    October 12, 2014
  • Moments of Fear
    She describes the fear she felt during Gary's violent episodes.
    “Gary feared himself. Gary feared everything.”
    @ 04m 33s
    October 12, 2014

Episode Quotes

  • He owed a lot of people money.
    Ex-wife on Gary Triano's massive gambling debts, fear
  • I was in love and I made the decision.
    Ex-wife on Gary Triano's massive gambling debts, fear
  • I had bruises all over my neck.
    Ex-wife on Gary Triano's massive gambling debts, fear
  • He threatened me verbally.
    Ex-wife on Gary Triano's massive gambling debts, fear
  • He was very, very unstable.
    Ex-wife on Gary Triano's massive gambling debts, fear

Key Moments

  • Financial Trouble00:12
  • Love and Deception00:55
  • Emotional Instability01:46
  • Violence02:00
  • Threats03:29
  • Fear04:26

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