A millennial who grew his net worth to $600,000 explains what it took to dig his way out of debt after overcoming a gambling addiction

• Ambus Hunter, 36, said he almost went broke when he became addicted to gambling over a decade ago.
• His net worth is now about $600,000, and he works part time as a financial coach.
• He said gamblers needed to be very careful and that his path to wealth required a lot of sacrifice. 

In 2011, Ambus Hunter said his only debt was a car lease and he had $2,000 in savings — then he visited Las Vegas for the first time. 

He became entranced by the "highs and lows" of roulette, he told Insider. When he returned home to Ohio, he kept gambling regularly at casinos in Indiana and Pennsylvania.