Gambling

@toybulldog wrote:

I can see the attraction of legal action for him, after all it is also a form of gambling, with financial implications depending on whether he wins or loses.

hardly the best way of treating that particular addiction

Exactly right. I understand that this guy asked William Hill to close his account but then allowed him to open another one…irresponsible of them yes, BUT, this is where we go round in circles because it still comes back to the fact that HE went in there and opened another one. YES they allowed him too, but he still didn,t have to do it did he? At some stage this man has got to start taking responsibility for his own actions and STOP going in betting shops. Has he stopped? Or is he actually getting professional help now? Like you said, this is another form of gambling isn,t it? Supposing he looses, is he going to take another gamble and appeal? If he wins, and he decides it,s not enough, is he going to fight for more? He,s got to start helping himself and stop passing the buck. It,s too easy these days to blame someone else for everything that goes wrong in your life, but ultimately, YOU make the choice, just like he did when he walked into that betting shop. Next thing you know he,ll be in the news moaning about the National Lottery because he,s got addicted to scratch cards. :roll: I still hope he looses, and I,m NOT betting on it. :lol: