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My husband lost his life. Could I ask for your help?

258 replies

LukesLaw · 05/08/2021 15:32

My husband loved football, I am a Manc and love Man City but he was an avid LCFC suporter. He went all over the place to watch them and started many of chants when he was watching the games. He would often come home with destroyed vocal chords. City was everything to him but he also had a soft spot for my team too 💙

However, I recently lost my husband through a gambling addiction. He was a happy man but was sucked into a hole after being given 'free bets' which ultimately cost him his life. I have made a video that explains more here.

m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10159682032749728&id=572159727

I have set up a petition asking the government to ban 'free bets'. This is where I am asking for your support. Could you sign and possibly share it.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/587806

Sorry for asking but I am trying to gain as much support for this as possible and as he put his all into being a huge supporter, I thought I would give this a go. Signing will take 1 minute and sharing will take even less time. Hope you do not mind me posting

OP posts:
MarianneUnfaithful · 06/08/2021 18:23

@TrifleCat

MarianneUnfaithful

Are these free bets the basis of the ‘matched betting’ that is often recommended on MN as a way to make money?

Yes. And I was foolish enough to go down a rabbit hole of gambling because of this.

Would like to see any recommendations for matched betting deleted to be honest.

Do MNHQ put a warning or disclaimer on the threads? There was a time when it seemed like half MN was at it. I couldn’t make head nor tail of how it worked, and wouldn’t have engaged anyway because I won’t have anything to do with the gambling industry.

But it does seem very heavily recommended by so many posters.

dane8 · 06/08/2021 18:48

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2lipsinamsterdam · 06/08/2021 18:55

Signed, I am very sorry for your loss Flowers

Howmanyusernamesonmn · 06/08/2021 19:20

Bumping

eyeoresancerre · 06/08/2021 19:27

I've signed and I'm so sorry for your heartbreak.

JustHereWithPopcorn · 06/08/2021 19:44

Signed! Now at 7648.

NightOwl19 · 06/08/2021 19:53

Bumping

Cherry321 · 06/08/2021 19:56

Signed. Sorry for your loss and good luck for the future.

onedream · 06/08/2021 20:00

Signed.
I'm sorry for your loss.

Justme10 · 06/08/2021 20:04

Signed
So sorry for your loss Thanks

Ghosttile · 06/08/2021 20:05

Signed.

10Minutestobedtime · 06/08/2021 20:27

Sorry for your loss OP, I've signed.Flowers

LukesLaw · 06/08/2021 20:36

@PabloSlow

How many more signatures are needed *@LukesLaw*?
2330 ish now to get a response from parliament but way off the 100,000 to get it debated.
OP posts:
LukesLaw · 06/08/2021 20:37

Thank you all. Again, I am overwhelmed by all the support. 💙

OP posts:
LukesLaw · 06/08/2021 22:34

Bump. Please add your signature. Would really appreciate getting to 10,000 🙏💙✍

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FatAnkles · 06/08/2021 23:10

Signed and shared on Twitter.

Sorry for your loss Flowers

douliket · 06/08/2021 23:29

Just signed..it's at 7,714 now..good luck with this and am so so sorry you are going through this hell 💐

LukesLaw · 07/08/2021 07:27

I need just over 2000 more signatures to get to 10,000 🙏💙✍

OP posts:
LukesLaw · 07/08/2021 08:22

Please sign if you see this thread

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andynarwhal · 07/08/2021 08:28

Signed it. So sorry for your loss Thanks

TheBrokenMothership · 07/08/2021 08:37

I've just signed this for you. I'm so sorry 💐❤️

Givemeasign · 07/08/2021 08:51

Signed ❤️

jackstini · 07/08/2021 09:34

Signed 7787

NightOwl19 · 07/08/2021 10:13

Bumping

Howmanyusernamesonmn · 07/08/2021 10:20

Bumping