The Rev. Greg Hogan flew from Ohio to Maryland to tell the story of Greg Hogan Jr., his 19-year-old son, who had won an international piano competition and was president of his sophomore class at Lehigh. One night a student came into his room and claimed he won $120,000 by Internet gambling.
Within minutes, he posted a link on Gregs computer. That began Gregs gambling through the $8,000 he came to college with. He began borrowing from friends, but could never pay them back. As he told Good Morning America, I felt pressure to come up with the funds.
So he robbed a bank! I thought if I could pay off my debts, I would stop gambling forever. However, if I had more money, my addiction would probably not have let me stop, he confessed to a national TV audience.
Greg was asked, Why didnt you ask your parents for help? His father answered, We learned he had a gambling addiction the summer before, and got him help. He went to Gamblers Anonymous. I didnt realize how firm a grip addiction had on my son.
Within hours of the robbery, he was arrested as he arrived to play cello in an orchestra. He served 22 months in prison, and is out now but with a ruined life.

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