Brighton and Hove Albion FC: Kick gambling ads out of football!

My name is Simon and I have suffered with a gambling addiction for 11 years. I am now in recovery but it has not been easy and started with a bet on football with the lads in the pub. This escalated quickly and have lost close friends and family from this addiction. I would never want this to happen to anyone else and so easy to get addicted.

There are 409 deaths related to gambling every year in England alone and a YouGov study from this year shows that 2.9 million people are either already addicted or at risk of being so, with a further 3.3 million classified as “affected others”. These stark figures show what we already know: gambling harm is not an issue affecting just a small minority, it is severely harming – sometimes killing – many.

To prevent any young fan from experiencing what I and so many others did, I'm urging Brighton and Hove Albion FC to cancel all gambling partnerships, say no to any new offers, and back The Big Step campaign.