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daib0
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Footballers who bet their life away Aug 28, 2018 13:47:11 GMT

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Post by daib0 on Aug 28, 2018 13:47:11 GMT

‍This is a moving article, worth the entire read:

This footballer lost over £200,000 to gambling. Now he helps others who are struggling - Ex-player Scott Davies explains how the lifestyle of being a professional footballer led him to serious gambling addiction and, in the end, feeling suicidal

www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/a35b72fb-6035-4ccc-90bc-f2a93c4d3671

I had no idea of this lifestyle. And it focusses on a (ex)Reading player ... I imagine that this problem is much more serious than so far has come out amongst pro footballers? Thoughts?

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Footballers who bet their life away Aug 28, 2018 14:50:12 GMT daib0 likes this

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Post by Webster on Aug 28, 2018 14:50:12 GMT

I'm of two very conflicted minds here, daib0: on the one hand, one's heart cannot help but go out to Davies for everything he's gone through, getting to the veritable top of his profession and then falling hard to the bottom....OTOH - and this is where you might end up throttling me here - I can feel any sympathy for him; his case is another reason why - if they don't already - the FA needs to adopt a Rule 23 on sports gambling...

...and make it clear that gambling of any kind will not be tolerated, if not for any reason than it goes straight to the integrity of the game....

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