Kimberly Wadsworth was just 32 when she committed suicide in 2018 after becoming addicted to gambling
Kay said: “My beautiful girl was killed by this shameless industry. It must stop – we cannot keep losing our children to these predators. I am proud to walk in Kimberly’s memory with people who have suffered the harm and devastation that gambling addiction brings.
"These harmful gambling products are designed to hook people in, regardless of their background, so we are calling on football to stop promoting them to millions of young fans. We’ll be ending the walk atKimberly Wadsworth was just 32 when she committed suicide in 2018. Kimberly’s addiction started on fixed-odd betting terminals before she began playing online casino games. It was while she was playing these online games that she was made a ‘VIP’ and plied with free bets. The walk will include visits to the stadiums of Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham United and Barnsley on October 14 before it ends at Elland Road on October 15.
The walk has been organised by The Big Step, a campaign that is part of charity Gambling with Lives and aims to end gambling advertising in football sponsorship. All walkers are either in recovery from
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