A dad who lost about £1 million and is estranged from his son after a 30-year gambling addiction is warning others about the dangers of fixed odds betting terminals.
Tony Franklin, who lives in Aylesbury, says that years of highs and lows playing fruit machines, and later high-stakes machines in betting shops have taken a toll on his health, destroyed his marriage and left him in thousands of pounds worth of debt.
And since we first reported on his story last year, Tony has started a petition to get the Government to ban these high-stakes machines, which has gained over 100.000 signatures.
He said: Our high streets are being taken over by betting companies whose business model is to create and exploit gambling addictions…
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