A Hundred to One: 100 convictions. 1 Million Euro. The devastating true story of a compulsive gambler

Aged just 12, Patrick Sheedy placed his first bet for 10p and devised his first scam, marking the beginning of his life as a compulsive gambler and one of Ireland’s most notorious con artists. Nearly 40 years on, after accumulating almost 100 criminal convictions, gambling away over a million euro and serving time in some of Ireland’s toughest prisons, his life is back on track and he has taken control of his addiction.

Sheedy’s is a tale of compulsive gambling and one man’s decades—long bat...