PROBLEM: Palace’s Andros Townsend

ANDROS Townsend has spoken of his gambling addiction this week, saying he once lost £46,000 in a single night.
In terms of gambling, the government and football in general make so much money out of the industry that I don’t really think there’s a great desire to address the addiction problem.
When you see a halftime advert on the telly saying ‘Bet now on the next goal’, that’s tantamount to ramming it down people’s throats.
It’s on shirts, stadiums – there’s a lack of con...