'I was betting as my mum lay dying': Harrowing confessions from Manchester's gambling addicts

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“My lowest memory will always be watching a match online through a live feed whilst sat with my mum as she lay in hospital,” says Danny Cheetham, a 30-year-old former gambling addict.

His mum was terminally ill with cancer, but all Danny, from Stockport, could do was place bets on his phone as he sat next to her. “I thought, what am I doing?

I should be talking to my mum.” The death of his mum, Christine, in 2015 was the turning point that changed Danny's life for the better.

Up until then, Danny’s entire daily routine revolved around gambling. He would set his alarm at 4am to place his first bet, and would plan his route to work so he could call into a bookie which opened early for commuters.