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‘It took hold of me’ – Carey opens up on gambling dangers

THERE were points of Lewis Carey’s gambling addiction where he would leave Bristol City’s training ground at 1pm and head straight to a casino.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
31 October 2021

Carey warns of gambling dangers
By Matt Badcock

THERE were points of Lewis Carey’s gambling addiction where he would leave Bristol City’s training ground at 1pm and head straight to a casino.
He’d spend all day there. And all night. Before heading back to training the next morning.
“As soon as I turned 18 I started going into bookies and casinos,” Carey tells The NLP. “Just as a bit of fun, to pass the time. When you’re pro, some days there’s not a lot to do. Where I wasn’t living at home there wasn’t a massive amount to do so I’d be in there with mates.
“Then it took hold of me. I was goin...

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