A former Northamptonshire cricketer is warning others about the impact of addiction after racking up hundreds of thousands of pounds of gambling debts.
Just a few months ago Patrick Foster was thinking about ending his life, but now he’s speaking out about his recovery to raise awareness of compulsive gambling.
Click below for Sarah Byrd’s report
Patrick Foster played for Northamptonshire before heading off to University.
And that’s where he started gambling.
Patrick said: “It was fun, it was a hobby, it was very much amongst my peers and mates, it was something that we did on a Saturday, a football accumulator, a bet on the horses, whatever it might be and that was definitely the beginning of the end, as it we…
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