Gambling Addiction PODCAST #18: 'Pay Day Loans & Bookies' - Danny Cheetham

The Invisible Addiction

In this episode of The Invisible Addiction Podcast, former Radio Presenter and pay day loans campaigner, Danny Cheetham, shares his gambling addiction story and views on the current gambling situation in the UK.

I wanted to find out how Danny ended up campaigning against pay day loans?

What was Danny’s experience of playing on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals in the bookies?

How would he make gambling safer in the future…?

It’s a back-and-forth type conversation, full of opinions and insight from Danny.

We cover a wide range of topics, from the use of pay day loans, online slots, gambling sport sponsorships, the current Gambling Act Review in the UK, and his time co-presenting alongside Rowetta from Happy Mondays.

I’m super grateful to Danny for appearing on The Invisible Addiction Podcast and I’m hugely excited to share the conversation with you!

Here's a rough breakdown of the conversation:

00:00 Introductions and hearing about Danny’s Radio Presenting background

5:19 How did he get into pay day loan campaigning?

18:17 Lunch break gambling at the bookies

27:15 How did he start betting?

38:20 Gambling logos on football shirts

43:58 How would he make gambling safer in the future?

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Danny has also appeared on BBC Radio 1’s Life Hacks Podcast – which you can listen to here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07gycrq

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This Podcast is proudly sponsored by TalkBanStop which is a partnership between GamCare, Gamban and GAMSTOP to help anyone experiencing gambling harms to start their recovery journey:

https://www.gamcare.org.uk/talk/