Hundreds walk to call for end to ‘life-destroying’ betting promotion in football
Edd Dracott, PA
7 March 2021, 2:46 pm
Hundreds of people whose lives were “destroyed” by online betting are walking thousands of miles this weekend to call for an end to gambling promotion in football.
The Big Step set a cumulative walking target of 1,137 miles over Saturday and Sunday – the total distance between every Premier League, Championship and Scottish Premiership football club associated with a betting company – but surpassed that in the first day thanks to four million steps from more than 300 people.
Organised by the charity Gambling With Lives, former gambling addicts, their relatives and MPs have joined the walk, with many travelling to football grounds on their route.