Lewis was caught on camera telling his cell mate, it was all for a 'little bit of coin'. Sounds like Lewis himself was a gambler. How big a gambler we don't know. But alot of rational thought can go out of your head when you are in that world.
Paul Ifill talked about betting £500 on flies walking down a window!
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/133330456/former-phoenix-star-paul-ifill-says-he-lost-4m-due-to-gambling-addiction
He also gambled at the Phoenix – “I was betting on myself to score first in games, which is definitely highly illegal” – but by the time he had moved to New Zealand, his addiction was already deeply embedded.
Paul Ifill talked about betting £500 on flies walking down a window!
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/133330456/former-phoenix-star-paul-ifill-says-he-lost-4m-due-to-gambling-addiction
He also gambled at the Phoenix – “I was betting on myself to score first in games, which is definitely highly illegal” – but by the time he had moved to New Zealand, his addiction was already deeply embedded.