Championship

You can bet it won’t end gambling urge

by
The LeaguePaper Team
30 April 2017

Adam Virgo

WILL players have a bet this weekend?
Of course they will. The 18-month ban handed out to Joey Barton won’t make a blind bit of difference.
They might think ‘Right, I’ll have to be bloody careful now’.
But I guarantee they won’t say ‘I need to pack it in’. Gambling among players is too widespread and too entrenched.
For the vast majority, it’s a bit of fun – a £10 accumulator that will pay for a night out or knock a chunk out of the mortgage.
It’s not malicious. They’re just in a unique position. On a Frid...

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