Loved to see this on the first page in the latest The Grassroots Post 🤝

If you do one great thing this weekend, could you help 'Clean Up Gambling' by lobbying your MP about gambling reforms? This link makes it super easy and quick, it will take you seconds and could save lives. 💙 cleanupgambling.com/lobby

What we’d like to see addressed in the forthcoming Gambling Act Review white paper, summarised in a minute

It's not even 8.30am and I'm sat with happy tears. And it feels so much better than sad one's! 🥰🥰🥰

Really enjoyed your book, Patrick, and hopefully your honest recall of a nightmare period in your life will inspire countless others to avoid falling into the same terrible trap. Glad you found the strength to come out the other side and live to tell the story. Good luck.

Stop lying, the bookies were the big winners. Publish how much profits were made by them? More than a few thousand the charities received after being used for bull💩 promo work.

Gambling has changed beyond recognition in the 17 years since the 2005 Act was passed The new Gambling Act must make dangerous products, such as online slots & casino games, safer, by slowing spin speeds & reducing stake sizes

16 year old Carlos Richards coming on for Derby just now, wearing a shirt which is advertising a product he’s not legally allowed to use.

We need to talk about the causes of mental health conditions too. Hundreds of people die in the UK every year after being deliberately addicted by the gambling industry. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

You’ve done well, Patrick, by setting right example of how to turn things around and showing what can be achieved.

It’s very tough fighting gambling addiction. Just consider simple everyday situations like non-addicts innocently starting conversations with people they don’t know well about winning lottery or sports betting. No-one begins talking openly about taking Class A drugs, do they?

Heartbreakingly tragic and sad. And yet so avoidable.

Well done, keep spreading the word. Youngsters need to be forewarned of the perils…

Public Health England estimates there to be 400 gambling-related suicides a year. Reform to our gambling laws will literally save lives, as well as improving the quality of life for the millions addicted and at-risk. The government must take this opportunity to do the right thing

At the height of his addiction, Michael Chopra was gambling as much as £20,000 a day and being pursued by loan sharks. After seeking professional help, the former Newcastle striker is now turning his life around and looking to help others. In full ⤵️ #BBCFootball

Gambling advertising and sponsorship in football has never been more unpopular, but so many tone-deaf clubs don’t care about that or about the harm they cause 💰💰💰

Commencing in three years’ time, start of the 2026-27 season. But it’s a small step in right direction.