LukesLaw
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Thank you. You are all amazing.
I'm so sorry to hear this, and my thoughts are with you and your family. Gambling is an awful addiction and has negatively affected some of my close family and friends. Free bets are a menace to draw people into the horrible world of gambling, both the government and betting companies need to take more responsibility and place more heavy restrictions on how betting is advertised and cut these 'free' promotions that ultimately lead to people getting hooked.My husband loved football, I am a Manc but he was an avid LCFC suporter but this is about more than the colour of the shirt. He went all over the place to watch them and started many of chants when he was watching the games. He would often come home with destroyed vocal chords. City was everything to him but he also had a soft spot for my team too
However, I recently lost my husband through a gambling addiction. He was a happy man but was sucked into a hole after being given 'free bets' which ultimately cost him his life. I have made a video to explain more about what has happened.
I have set up a petition asking the government to ban 'free bets'. This is where I am asking for your support. Could you sign and possibly share it.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/587806
Sorry for asking but I am trying to gain as much support for this as possible and as he put his all into being a huge supporter, I thought I would give this a go. Signing will take 1 minute and sharing will take even less time. Hope you do not mind me posting
Its got out of control they sponsor many EPL teams and as you said every live game is sandwiched between betting ads.Wish I could sign up and help, but non UK. The amount of betting ads on during games is crazy. Betting is a worse affliction than many others when it becomes an addiction. Bookie always wins. Punters lose.
Yeah she swerved that really nicely and refocused the attention on the actual issue. The specific amount isn't important.I like how she handled the question on "how much money had he lost". Didn't lose focus on the real issue
I hate the tactics these gambling firms use. It really shouldn't have any place in football. Don't know how people like Peter Coates can sleep at night.
Fair enough, could you instead keep your mouth shut and not comment you idiot?I couldn’t sign a petition based on one persons inability to control their gambling addiction. Throwing a blanket over all gamblers who may generally enjoy the odd free bet if offered.
Thatcher's Britain right here.I couldn’t sign a petition based on one persons inability to control their gambling addiction. Throwing a blanket over all gamblers who may generally enjoy the odd free bet if offered.
There is no need to voice that opinion here, given the circumstances. Why don't you read, disagree and move on without comment. Utter bellend.I couldn’t sign a petition based on one persons inability to control their gambling addiction. Throwing a blanket over all gamblers who may generally enjoy the odd free bet if offered.
Yeah this has attracted a couple of shitheads today. It's not even that they disagree, it's that they have a total lack of compassion for this issue or the people involved.There was another one earlier that was even worse.
Honestly some people just want to watch the world burn. This is a sensitive issue. If you don't agree there's no need to make insensitive comments. Remove yourself from the thread and move on.I couldn’t sign a petition based on one persons inability to control their gambling addiction. Throwing a blanket over all gamblers who may generally enjoy the odd free bet if offered.
^^^ attention seeker found.I couldn’t sign a petition based on one persons inability to control their gambling addiction. Throwing a blanket over all gamblers who may generally enjoy the odd free bet if offered.
And kicked out (by a mod). No need to engage further with this one now.^^^ attention seeker found.
Signed. I’m so sorry to hear of your loss. May he rest in peace.Thank you. You are all amazing.