Gambling is a big problem in the UK and it has been for me. I got sucked in with how easy it is to register and play online betting and drawn in by the adverts all over social media and in between online videos.

That’s why I’m calling for gambling ads to be banned on social media.

It may seem like a simple “just stop then” but when you get pulled in you start to bet to win back your money or bet because you’re on a ‘winning streak’ and the e-mails with the latest offers and free bets entice you further. 

For me it became an addiction, I’ve got myself into debt with multiple credit cards and an overdraft and a loan to the sum of over 20k! I'm embarrassed and ashamed of myself and I battling with the mental health effects this has brought on, I tried to fix it myself but I couldn’t.

In the end it was affecting me all day, every day and affecting my social and personal relationships, luckily my wife, friends and family were there to talk some sense into me and help me to help myself - but not everyone has that kind of support.

I'm now classed as clinically depressed and under huge strain to try and pay the debt and fighting the interest payments which have turned into a vicious circle, which is a constant struggle with no foreseeable end.

Facebook, Google and others like them are already among the richest companies in the world - they don’t need to take money from gambling sites that are preying on vulnerable people.

In my eyes it’s too easy to gamble and the constant online adverts on social media and in between online videos is too much. 

Please sign my petition to help me try to make a difference to help others before they get sucked in like I did. 

Thank you