Tyler Todt was faced with some of his biggest temptations when he moved across the country to Las Vegas four years ago.
It would be seven weeks before his wife and daughter would join him in their new home, and he was ruminating about the last time he was in Vegas, when he drank and gambled a lot. Plus the 39-year-old was feeling demoralized about a new banking job, a pay cut and demotion after his former position as a branch manager.
For weeks leading up to the move, Todt was convinced he would be caving into his addictive nature and jumping back into former habits. Before marriage, he had won more than $1 million as a professional poker player, and he envisioned winning big money again, quitting his job, drinking, and accumulating wealth….