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Bet365 blocks Steven Caulker from a broadcasting job due to his history talking about gambling addition (www.linkedin.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Gambling companies are parasites. They have a long history of trying to enticing people into betting, even giving them incentives with physical goods and extra free bets despite being fully aware they're an addict.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Back during covid with nothing to do, I was betting more than usual, nothing crazy but far more active than I'd been in years. 365 sent me a message in site about my activity basically a check in to make sure I know the warning signs of addiction as I was on the site quite a bit.

Less than 30 seconds after that message they gave me a £5 free bet so I could continue gambling....

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