This is a good point. It’s the betting companies who have most to lose if there is suspicion over players behaviours
Or go to a casino?..play poker??
They do, where the decision has been made the FA publish the number of bets, the amount placed and the amount won detailing whether a profit or loss has been made.
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Perhaps he doesn’t want to read all the comments that would be put on his account.
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Not the first Walsall case…anyone remember Ron Howells match fixing.
https://www.macearchive.org/films/midlands-news-20041964-footballer-ron-howells-and-bribery-allegations
Mildly interesting video of FP
All betting accounts are verified these days if your a footballer chucking bets on you really aren’t getting away with it in the long run. Especially not a few thousand bets. In an ideal world they would notice and close the accounts but they will have been watching for a while, gotta take enough money first as usual.
Hope you are doing well?
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They may have a “duty”, if that’s the case, why did it take them 4 years to do it
Happy to take his money for that length of time, then all of a sudden grass him up?
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This is my only experience with gambling - one of my best mates tried to kill himself 2x due to the addiction. Thanksfully he’s had a lot of help and support for it and moved on.
But i guess similar to issues like sex/ porn addictions, it lives in the darkest recesses of your mind. Its a silent battle that impacts your whole life.
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Is this something that just springs up or will JJ and the club have at least been aware/participant in the investigation for some time prior to the charge being made? Might this even have effected his chances of a move?
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I would say so. In the first case I put up on this thread involving the player from Torquay the BBC published a story on 1st August 2024, the same day Torquay put out a statement.
The written reason show that the player was interviewed on 4th July 2024, with the FA making a decision on 22nd August.
We may understand the outcome quicker than we expected.
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Bookmakers are happy to take money. I came across something online not long ago where a 16-year-old had managed to set up an online account and spent around £ 2500 on bets. They then had a big win. It was at this point that the bookmaker realised the 16-year-old’s age and suspended and closed down his account, with no winnings paid out or losses repaid. It’s an unfair industry that capitalises on the vulnerable.
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It’s nothing to do with sport but this is certainly gambling although not with bookies.
These guys gain millions and now they have got away with it:
Still bet, but have small limits on the accounts I have and for me that’s the best way with my addictive personality.
Wish I’d never stayed though and it all stems from my Grandma taking me to the arcades when I was young in Blackpool during school holidays.
And how are you getting on yourself?
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Given that the alleged offences were a few years ago, is it safe to assume he is now over his addiction and doesn’t need any help in that regard?
Probably grassed him up when he stopped placing bets. The betting industry is one of the most insidious that there is. You can’t watch Sky Sports or listen to Talksport without being bombarded by betting adds, in fact I’d go as far as to say that those promoting gambling in such an aggressive manner need to be reined in by the regulators.
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Sad thing is he will most likely be punished more than Kurt zouma or manny monthe
Feel sorry for him. Obviously a vulnerable young kid who has been horribly exploited. He’s, he’s got to take his share of the blame, but when it’s so easy for betting companies to take money off you and do what they like with no consequence you wonder where the blame lies.
If Jamie has an issue, it’s hardly helped by someone who has accepted every bet they made for ages before snitching on them. That’s exploiting the vulnerable, and cynically with it.
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1, you are never over a gambling addiction. it’s a day to day battle. You cannot just stop or get over an addiction when you’ve placed so many bets, the void needs to be filled.
2, there are other sports/events he could bet on.
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Very much the same story as yours.
The bright lights of Blackpool with mum and Dad. The fruit machine at the cricket club while dads talking to his mates etc etc
I allow myself a £10 treble every Sat on the footy.
Sports betting was never a big deal for me, the gamblers was the main addiction. Now I can go in my local bookies and walk straight past them without even looking.
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