Chris was 25 when he took his own life in 2017 after losing £120,000 in savings in just five days in an online gambling binge.
His addiction began three years earlier, during the 2014 World Cup. Despite trying to stop many times, gambling companies hounded him with free bets and tickets to matches.
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Secrets and lies!
Toni O'Rourke and Colin Morgan star as grieving parents driven to desperate measures...
Burned at the stake
The horror behind some of history's most infamous witch trials...
Tragic loss
How child-star singer Lena Zavaroni took the world by storm but sadly died in her 30s...
Ruined by a kiss
Spain's women won the World Cup but then an outrageous moment provoked global outcry...
I love You!
When Liam tells Chas how he feels, where does it leave Ella?
Passion strikes!
After Cassie's let down, Steve picks up the pieces and makes his move...
Halloween HORROR!
Furious Nish finds out the truth about what happened on Christmas Day...
Boss of The Beatles
Jacob Fortune-Lloyd on playing Beatles manager Brian Epstein in a rollercoaster biopic...
Appetite for destruction!
Sue Johnston and Anita Dobson star as flesh-eating pensioners infected by a mystery substance...
Decade of dishes!
Marcus Wareing celebrates 10 years of judging MasterChef: The Professionals...
