The Dark Side of Football: How Betting Destroys Lives

[00:03] something that only happens once every 100 years, something like something out of a science fiction movie: a miracle called Leicester City. This team turned the tables on all the big clubs and won the league title before the season even began. No one had even considered Leicester; they were just an ordinary team whose greatest ambition was simply to stay

[00:16] in the Premier League and avoid relegation. If the fans had seen their team secure from relegation before the final matchday, they would have taken to the streets in celebration. They didn't have the budget of the big clubs, they didn't have a superstar player, and they didn't even have any logical reason to

[00:30] compete. But they had something more important than all of that: a manager with vision and players with heart. Claudio Ranieri, the man the press considered finished and past his prime, assembled a team full of unknown names, no multi-million dollar signings, no advertising stars. But they had

[00:44] something no money could buy. Jamie Vardy, the striker who, until last year, was still waking up at dawn to put on his overalls and go work in a factory, suddenly became a terror to the most dangerous defenders in England. Wes Morgan, who looked like a

[00:58] 40-year-old government employee, suddenly became a defensive rock that no one could get past. Riyad Mahrez, the Algerian who was playing in the French second division, suddenly entered the Premier League and said, " Peace be upon you, has anyone seen anything?" Dribbling from another world, precise passes, and

[01:12] historic goals. And of course, N'Golo Kanté, the respectable man who eats grass, and no one understood how this man was everywhere on the field. At the same moment, people woke up to find Leicester leading and winning one match after another, and all the giants of the league looked very bad. Wenger's Arsenal was

[01:26] still saying that we don't have enough budget to spend. So how did Leicester do it, Mr. Wenger? Chelsea were still struggling, United were still lost, and City were preoccupied with calculating who they would spend 100 million on in the next transfer window. Suddenly, Leicester

[01:38] was at the top of the league, and every week people were asking the question no one ever imagined they'd hear: Could Leicester really pull off a miracle? Amidst all this, there was a guy sitting at home, living his life normally, waiting for Friday to go shopping with his family. Little did he know

[01:52] that a random decision of his would make him the most famous Leicester City fan in the world. Leigh Hertz is a simple man who has loved Leicester City for a long time, his favorite team, which he supports through thick and thin. Before that, there was nothing good about it at all, not even that "we will always be loyal" thing you know. One day, while out with

[02:06] his family, a crazy idea came to him. Maybe it was a momentary burst of ambition, or maybe he was just bored and wanted to try something new. "Well, I'll bet Leicester City will win the Premier League. I'm sure of it anyway." He loses his weekly bet, so this isn't a big deal. Besides, I'll just place a small bet of 5 pounds,

[02:20] something like that, for fun. He wasn't expecting anything, he didn't have any high expectations. He put the money in and went on with his life as usual. After placing the bet, he completely forgot about it. But months later, the whole world turned upside down, and all the newspapers were talking about him. The man who bet 5 pounds won

[02:34] 20,000 pounds! Of course, the media was buzzing, his picture was all over the place, and his phone wouldn't stop ringing. Everyone wanted to know what it felt like to bet on a miracle and have it actually come true. The irony is that Leg Herbert himself wasn't happy. Every time he looked at the money, his mind was playing tricks on him: "Why didn't you

[02:49] bet 100 pounds? I could have won half a million pounds. And if I'd increased the stake, I could have been a millionaire." So instead of celebrating the win, he was thinking about the money he could have had in his pocket. And this is the beginning of one of the most dangerous psychological traps that any gambler can fall into. The trap of hunger and regret

[03:04] at the same time. Gambling isn't just a financial gamble; it's a deadly psychological spiral. Even if you win, your mind doesn't see the money you have; it sees the money you lost. This is exactly where Leg Herbert fell into the trap. Instead of being happy, he became obsessed with the amount he didn't win. He felt he had to

[03:18] be bolder and smarter, to gamble the biggest chance of his life. He started convincing himself, "Why don't I try again? Maybe luck will be on my side again, and I'll make up for what I missed." And this is where the path began, a path from which many people can't return: the path of gambling addiction. Leg is n't the first to enter this spiral, nor will he be the

[03:32] last. Gambling has become a global trap that starts with a simple bet and ends with a life destroyed. Herbert is just one example of millions of others who lost everything because of this moment. Homes were sold, families were torn apart, and lives were ruined. Some fell prey to organized crime and the mafia, while others couldn't bear it and

[03:48] ended their lives. This episode isn't just about the Leicester miracle or about Leg. Herbert, who could have been a millionaire. This episode is about the phenomenon that we used to only see far away among Westerners, like Americans, but we're now discovering it's become part of our lives and has entered our Arab homes. This episode is about

[04:02] everyone who has fallen into the trap of women and doesn't know how to get out. How did it start? How did it unfold? Why? And how intro. [ Applause]

[04:29] Dear viewers, welcome to May 2022. England was in an uproar, not because of a goal in the 90th minute or a VAR problem. The English FA announced an official investigation against Ivan Toni, a Brentford player, because of 232 illegal bets, 126 of which were on

[04:45] tournaments his own team was participating in. He bet 16 times that his team would win. Okay, we could call that overconfidence or excessive optimism and love for his team, but when he bets 13 times that his team will lose, that's official treason. The English FA has suspended him for eight months. His

[05:00] footballing future hung in the balance. The whole affair was shocking. How could a professional player with millions in the bank, fame, and a promising footballing future risk all that for betting? Just a minute, please, feel like something's missing. Yes, that's it! No more

[05:14] deception. Do you know who the official sponsor of Branford FC is on that shirt? It's Hollywood Betts, one of the biggest betting companies in the world. So, the player whose future was almost ruined because of betting was playing for a team that was taking money

[05:26] from the same companies that trapped him. And here's where the irony lies: the English Premier League gives betting companies the green light to control clubs, but if a player falls into the trap and starts playing and betting too, he's considered a criminal. In just one season, there were 10 Premier League clubs whose

[05:39] main sponsors were betting companies. Names like Aston Villa, Bournemouth, West Ham, and Tottenham. How can these institutions talk about... Integrity and fairness are paramount, yet these are the very people who earn billions from logos are plastered everywhere? Gambling is

[05:54] unethical and shameful, but if there's a lot of money involved, we overlook it, and people help each other. This contradiction has put the English Premier League in a very difficult position, leading them, after fierce debates and conflicts, to decide to ban betting companies from sponsoring the league starting in the 2026-2027 season. That

[06:09] means we still have two years before we can address the scandals. Just wait, there are more scandals besides Toni. This is a never-ending saga of scandals. Andrew Stonesend, the Tottenham player, was suspended for four months in 2013 due to betting. Joey Barton, the

[06:23] Burnley player, was suspended for 18 months in 2017 after they admitted he bet 1260 times on matches, falling one after another, like the Brazilian player Lucas Paquetá. The English FA accused him of a very classic move in the world of sports betting. The guy deliberately

[06:39] got four yellow cards in four different matches because some people were placing huge bets on the number of yellow cards he'd receive. This is a very well-known method of manipulating results. Just look at how he got the yellow cards in those four matches, and you'll either say Paquetá was playing dumb or he

[06:51] really was. And then there's Arsenal captain Granit Xhaka, who kept trying to get a yellow card in one of the matches after pressure from the Albanian mafia, especially since bets on him getting a yellow card reached around £52,000. Or Sandro Tonali, the

[07:05] Newcastle player, a big star and promising Italian talent, but in 2024 he found himself in a major case that turned his career upside down. The English FA brought 50 charges against him. By betting on matches within one year only, the man admitted that he was indeed addicted and actually started the treatment journey with

[07:20] specialized doctors and stopped for 10 months. Here someone might ask, the man admitted and was punished, so what is the problem? The problem is that the English FA said something very serious: that if Tala had kept quiet, no one would have discovered anything. This reveals the extent of the problem

[07:34] in dealing with betting addiction, and that despite all the scandals, we can't control them. But the most important question is, how did these stories suddenly become so widespread? We never used to hear about these scandals; why is it now a daily occurrence? And it's not just the players

[07:47] involved; referees are too. In 2005, a German referee named Robert Heiser made history as one of the biggest corrupt figures in football. He was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. Heiser was refereeing a German Cup match between Paderborn and

[08:01] Hamburg, and he awarded Paderborn two penalties – a clear-cut case of a penalty shootout – and the team won the match. The fans thought it was just a refereeing error, but after the investigation, it turned out he had conspired with someone working in betting. His name is Anti Spena, and he manipulated the results of nine matches for €67,000.

[08:15] Years later, in November 2016, another disaster occurred in a match between South Africa and Senegal in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. The match was normal until the Ghanaian referee, Joseph Lamptey, made a controversial decision based on a phantom handball by Kalidou Koulibaly inside the penalty area. Because of this,

[08:30] South Africa won the match 2-0. At first, people said it was a normal refereeing mistake like any other, but exactly two days later, three major betting companies submitted reports stating that the betting market had witnessed unusual activity, indicating that some bettors knew the result of

[08:43] the match beforehand. After investigation, it was proven that the referee had indeed made an agreement with betting companies, and he was banned for life. In Austria, 15 people were arrested in 2022, including players, officials, and bettors, on charges of manipulating the results of at least 19 matches between In 2019 and 2021, the

[08:59] deeper we delve into the world of betting, the more we discover that the story is far bigger than just a player betraying his team or a corrupt referee. It's a massive global network of companies, platforms, and entire financial systems working for a single game: how to manipulate match results without anyone noticing.

[09:13] SportsRadar, a company specializing in sports data analysis, published its 2024 report, stating that it detected approximately 721 suspicious matches between January and November. Can you imagine? 721

[09:25] matches only detected, not counting the ones that actually took place. So, what's this about?

[09:37] situation isn't as clear-cut as it used to be. No referee goes into a match with "corrupt" written all over his face anymore. Now, referees... The players play it cleverly, controlling small events and details that no one notices. For example, a player might let himself dance in a

[09:51] strange way, a striker might miss a one-on-one opportunity five minutes before the end, a referee might give a strange yellow card in a play that doesn't warrant it, or a defender might commit a foul in a ridiculous position, giving the other team a chance. All these things, when they accumulate, change the outcome of the match without anyone noticing and without any obvious

[10:04] suspicion of manipulation. The matter has also evolved from women's companies simply trying to fix match results or sponsor clubs because they already own these clubs. One of the smartest and most dangerous figures in the world of betting is Mathieu Benna, the man who amassed a huge fortune from

[10:18] manipulating match results. With all this money, he decided to do something no one had done before: he bought Brentford FC after founding a data analysis company for bettors called Smart. Ed worked with platforms like Skybat and Payt365, used his knowledge of women, and decided to

[10:32] invest it in an entire football club so he could be the one in charge, the protector and the thief. The football system in England is beautiful, I swear. Look, Ivan, Tony, my son, we'll suspend you because you were caught betting, but we'll allow the club owner to be a betting giant. So what's the

[10:45] point of all this, Kooora? The point is that betting has truly become part of the game's economy, and what controls the game isn't fairness or sportsmanship; the real controller is money. And the more money controls, the more betting finds new ways to expand its profits.

[10:58] What was impossible before is now just a matter of time, from sponsorships on club jerseys to advertisements in analysis studios, to the apps that pop up every time you open a football website. The idea is very simple: we won't let you think; we'll make you bet all the time.

[11:12] Let's think. So, if women really make people money, why are gambling companies among the richest in the world? Simply put, this game isn't designed for winning; it's designed to keep you trying to win. Betting isn't just a means of commodification; it's the biggest money-making machine in history, generating

[11:26] billions of dollars every year without any effort on your part. In 2024 alone, the gambling industry in America achieved record revenues, reaching approximately $72 billion, and this number increases every day because the dream is always tempting, and the money always flows in one direction only: from

[11:41] your pocket to theirs. The surprising thing is that most of those who enter this game end up losing. Statistics say that 90 to 95% of gamblers lose their money in the long run because these companies don't operate on the principle of luck playing with you; they operate on the principle that

[11:54] luck works for them. This whole world is theirs, whether through the commission they take on every bet or by designing the odds to always be in their favor. In all likelihood, and perhaps the most likely figure, this industry is global, especially with companies like Flutter Entertainment and Las Vega Sons

[12:08] dominating the market. These companies control $500 billion annually, literally more than the budgets of entire countries. But how did we get to this point? Let me tell you. In the Caribbean, on a small island called Antigua, something began that no one could have imagined would become a

[12:22] multi-billion dollar industry: the spark of online betting. In 1996, the first online betting company in the world, Intertops, appeared. This was the true beginning of transforming gambling from something done in a shield to something wide open to anyone with internet access and a credit card.

[12:37] But the moment that truly changed everything was in 2000. In that year, Intertops said, "Why not make it easier?" and launched the first mobile betting application. The numbers after that... The online betting market ballooned in 2001, reaching $2 billion. Betting was no

[12:51] longer just a hobby; it had become a global business. By 2012, the number of online bettors had surpassed 40 million worldwide. In 2023, the sports betting industry in the US alone set a record of approximately $1 billion. By 2024, the entire betting market had recorded profits of

[13:07] $50 billion, and it was projected to reach $67 billion by 2028. We're talking about massive amounts of money, billions circulating, and this market grows bigger and bigger every year. Naturally, when there's a sea of ​​money this large, players and clubs will be the first to be affected, as they are at the

[13:23] heart of the game. Chelsea and Liverpool, for example, both signed sponsorship deals with NX, a betting company that was trying to become a major player in the market. However, after a while, in 2019, the clubs decided that... The contract with the company will be terminated because, simply put, the company was found to be involved in illegal activities.

[13:36] The company appeared in 2007 and obtained its license from the island of Curaçao in the Caribbean. Well, the Caribbean is mostly about beautiful beaches and coral reefs, and any money that smells shady. Initially, the company targeted the Russian market, casinos, and

[13:50] anything that offered quick money. But over time, it expanded its operations, entering Malta, Ukraine, and Nigeria, and became a major player in the world of online betting. Its user base reached approximately 40 million people in 2012. Its annual revenue—how much, I wonder? 100 million, 200 million, 300 million? No, no, no,

[14:05] 2.5 billion dollars. But as I told you, in 2019, the British government decided to issue a warning due to illegal activities. Despite this, the company is still standing strong and growing even more. In short... The money keeps increasing, the number of women increases, and people who fall into the trap don't get out as

[14:20] easily as they used to. The casino used to have a certain aura, dim lighting, and cigarette smoke. You had time to think and catch your breath, feeling like you were embarking on a calculated adventure. But now the casino is in your pocket; your mobile phone is the casino, and bets are faster than your reaction time when you see

[14:34] money disappearing from your account. You don't just bet on who wins and who loses; you can bet on who scores the first goal or who gets the first yellow card. Even the smallest things, like the number of corner kicks or whether a certain player will nutmeg their opponent, are now bets.

[14:47] Every detail of the match has become a game of chance. The important thing is to keep betting and clinging to the dream. Back then, casinos used visual tricks and psychological manipulation to keep you going, even if you were losing. But now, betting apps don't just play you; they

[15:00] literally put you under the thumb of the betting app. The microscope monitors your every move and designs a tailor-made experience to keep you betting forever. Everything is designed with meticulous psychological precision to ensure you feel like you're very close to winning, but you'll never actually achieve it. Let's see how these companies trap you. Take a pen

[15:16] and paper and write this down, man. A tactic called "The Edge of Victory" always makes you feel like you're about to win, but in reality, you're chasing a mirage. Another tactic is "Accumulation Bet." Every time you lose, you feel the only solution is to bet more to compensate for your loss, so you lose more and bet again, and so on

[15:31] until you discover your account is overflowing, while you convince yourself that luck is still loading. A third technique is the illusion of control. You think you're betting based on analysis and intelligence, telling yourself you've studied the difference and know the statistics, but in reality, luck is what

[15:45] rules, and the company always wins, no matter what your decision is. And of course, if you think it's just a coincidence, then... You need to understand that women's companies are n't just leaving you to chance. They have an army of algorithms working against you 24/7. If you open a sports website, you'll find ads telling you to

[15:59] bet now and win $100 for free. If you search for your favorite team, you'll find special offers on the next match. And if you try betting once, the notifications won't leave you alone. Every day a new offer, every hour an unmissable opportunity. In short, the game isn't random; it's an electronic trap

[16:14] expertly designed to make you addicted to betting without you even realizing it. But the biggest problem lies in the woman's own mind. The effect of women on the brain is similar to the effect of drugs. In a study conducted by the University of California, Dr. Timmy V. Fung, a psychiatrist, says that women activate the

[16:28] same areas of the brain as cocaine. Every time you win, the adrenaline surges, and you feel powerful and in control. But the problem is that this feeling disappears faster than the last ten pounds in your wallet, so you go back to betting again. And a third and a tenth, but the dangerous difference remains that the average addict needs to go around in circles

[16:43] to get to drugs, while the gambler has access to gambling on their phone, in their pocket, every moment of the day. They're just waiting for one swipe, and in the end, it's debt, depression, and ruin. And yet, you remain convinced that next time will change

[16:56] your life. And women don't just harm women; they destroy other people's lives too. Let me introduce you to the mother of the girl, Kimberly. She describes her as the most cheerful, energetic, and life-loving person. Kimberly Kay is a girl from Leeds who grew up loving the city's football club, cheering them on at

[17:11] every match and proud of her team. One day, Kimberly was introduced to the world of betting and casinos and started gently before reaching the highest stage, which is addiction. Unfortunately, she couldn't get out of it. Kimberly, the person, suffers from depression every other day. She

[17:23] takes any painkillers that make her escape from her addicted reality before deciding in 2018 to end her life. Kimberly's story made her mother dedicate her life afterward to fighting gambling addiction and join The Big Star campaign in Britain, which carries out awareness campaigns for people

[17:38] against gambling and consists of a group of people who were addicted or saw people close to them living in this dark world, like William Halsted, a Liverpool fan, who describes his experience with women on football as an experience that turned the best thing in his life, which is

[17:50] following football, into a prisoner of the world of women and casinos. It makes anyone who is gentle, peaceful and kind bring out from inside a personality full of anger and hatred against people who have no fault. How many times have you seen a player or coach being insulted and causing the worst words on social media after a

[18:05] match? A lot, right? But the question here is, is this just the emotion of an angry fan, or something much deeper? In an article on Vice, the American Collegiate Athletic Association decided to understand the problem better and conducted a massive study of posts directed at 3,000 college athletes, 500

[18:20] coaches, 200 officials, and 165 team accounts. Imagine, they found 747 posts of insults and direct abuse, one in four of which was primarily caused by a bet loss. Literally, people are going around insulting, threatening to kill, and using the most vile language simply because they lost money on a bet. But the impact of what they're doing is

[18:36] bigger and more dangerous. David Montgomery, a player for the Detroit Lions in the NFL, told Sports Illustrated that after one season with the team, he started receiving daily threats against his life and the lives of his family. Over time, he began to feel

[18:50] afraid of everyone, became suspicious of everyone he saw, and started suffering from intrusive thoughts. A professional athlete with talent, a promising future, and boundless ambition, but a few gamblers decided their failure had to ruin someone else's life. The American Gaming Association conducted a study,

[19:04] and estimates suggest that around 100 million Americans are either current or potential gamblers. So, if you were walking down the street in America and met four people, at least one of them would have tried their luck at betting. The result is that in 2023, the sports betting industry

[19:16] in America alone set a record, as I mentioned, around $11 billion. Someone might say, " But these are all First World problems; Antigua, Curaçao, Russia, and the Maldives deal in dollars and euros. What does this have to do with us?" Well, my friend, this issue has reached

[19:30] us and entered our homes. Let me give you a simple example: OneXBet itself, the company I was just about to tell you about, the one that was warned by Britain a few years ago about legal violations, has now spread massively in Egypt and the Arab world, to the point that even the club A major club in the Arab world, Raja Casablanca of

[19:43] Morocco, signed a contract with this company as an official sponsor before a court ruling declared the contract illegal because the company's activities were not permitted in Morocco. Unfortunately, news reports confirmed that the cancellation was due to another company holding exclusive rights to

[19:56] betting activities in Morocco. The company then expanded its reach further, reaching the offices of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), with whom it made an agreement to become an official sponsor of their tournaments, including, of course, the number one tournament, the Africa Cup of Nations. In Egypt, before the 2022 World Cup, TGM Research conducted an

[20:10] independent survey to assess the impact of betting in the country. 63% of the survey participants said they intended to bet on specific World Cup matches, such as those involving Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Morocco, and all the teams that Arab fans are interested in.

[20:22] that Arab fans are interested in. lower levels, reaching even the third division in Egypt in November 2022. Tamia Youth Center filed an official complaint against one of its players because this player had conspired with an intermediary to facilitate his

[20:36] team's 3-0 loss against Al-Aluminium Club. Of course, this man wasn't alone; he was involved with three other players, each receiving a pound. The case took an official form, and the club filed a report. Technical Director Fouad Salama confirmed that he had audio recordings proving the manipulation. But

[20:50] suddenly, the story disappeared—no news, no investigations, nothing. Just two months later, Ahmed Mohsen, a player for Ismaily Club, posted on Facebook promoting a "Loan Expat" promotion, which caused a stir. He deleted the post, claiming, "Guys, someone sent me the link, and I shared it by mistake. Come on,

[21:03] Mr. Bayoumi, Mido did it before you!" And again, the story disappeared like the previous one. But the story that went viral and put another player at the center of the storm happened in January 2025 when the president of Damietta Club stated that 13 players from his team had manipulated the results. They gambled on

[21:17] the matches, and that was the main reason the club was relegated from the second division to the third. So what's the proof, sir? Who's behind this? Is there really a whole network told you that the team is doing great at the beginning of the match, and then suddenly, in the last five minutes, everything goes

[21:30] wrong in an unnatural way. A goal comes from a silly mistake that results in a comical penalty kick against us, or the opposing striker enters the penalty area without anyone even feigning a foul to make it look more like a foul. Then, when a player's financial situation is very bad, and he can barely afford to eat, suddenly you find him

[21:44] holding a mobile phone worth over 50,000 pounds, then there's definitely something fishy going on. The goals and won 1,200,000 pounds in one transfer. And to make the transfer go through, he let the opposing striker

[21:56] score the third goal while he just stood there watching. The former technical director of the club The guy who took over the team at the beginning of the season is making some very serious claims. He says that almost all the players gamble, and that it's not just us; most players in the league play, bet, and live

[22:09] carefree lives. But let's just say that all these accusations are baseless, people accusing each other without any evidence. So let me tell you about a story that also concerns us, unfortunately, and that we got ourselves into because of complacency and a lack of professionalism. It's the story of the biggest conman in the world, Wilson Raj Bruman. In

[22:24] 2014, a book called "Killon Kings" was published telling the true story of this man, who was literally the most dangerous and influential person in the world of betting and ran a global corruption network. Bruman controlled entire matches to the point that he literally said, "I used to direct the players and the coach while sitting on the

[22:38] bench." This man was arrested in 2011 on charges of running an international gang specializing in match-fixing. He manipulated matches and rigged more than 100 games worldwide, but the biggest shock was that he used Egypt as a testing ground, confident that no one would expose him.

[22:52] Perumal understood something very simple: football in Egypt receives extensive television coverage, but friendly matches, in particular, are not subject to any real oversight from either FIFA or other governing bodies. So, he decided to exploit this weakness and began his plan. Initially, he presented an enticing offer to the

[23:05] Egyptian Football Association: to organize friendly tournaments in Egypt. Travel, accommodation, and stadium costs would all be covered by the company, and the Egyptian FA wouldn't pay a penny—a complete steal! Naturally, the FA immediately accepted the offer. As a result, two friendly tournaments were organized entirely under

[23:20] Perumal's control. The first was an under-23 friendly tournament featuring the national teams of Egypt, Ghana, Guatemala, Nigeria, and Kenya, the fifth team in the tournament, which was completely controlled by Perumal. The bet was that Kenya had to lose by a large margin

[23:34] to have the worst defense in the tournament. And indeed, Kenya lost to Egypt 7-0 and to Nigeria 11-0. Even if these teams were playing amongst themselves, they wouldn't score that many goals. But of course, everything was planned, and every bet was calculated. As for the second tournament, that's a whole other

[23:49] Egyptian Football Association to organize a friendly match for the national team against Australia, but on the condition that he appoint a specific referee, whom he would bring in, to officiate the match. The bet was that the match would end with a three-goal difference for either team. And indeed, the match was going 2-0 in favor of Egypt, and

[24:02] minutes before the end, the referee awarded a penalty kick – a complete farce! – so we could score and the match would end 3-0. The Egyptians were overjoyed; Zidane took off his shirt and ran to celebrate, and Grumal won $200,000 from just one bet. And of course, our officials were fast asleep. And we don't know anything.

[24:17] The truth is that many governments have actually started to intervene to stop betting, and this is something that is late in our Arab world. In many countries, governments have finally started to take real steps against the spread of betting, not because they are good, but because the numbers have become terrifying. In 2021, the

[24:31] Spanish government imposed a law that prohibits advertisements for betting on teams and bans their appearance on television except after 7:00 AM and until 5:00 AM. In 2023, the Dutch government decided to completely ban betting advertisements, and Belgium made a new law that prohibits

[24:45] any betting advertisements on television, radio, or even the internet. In 2026, the English Premier League will prevent betting companies from being the main sponsor of any team after great public pressure. Betting is no longer just a game of chance or even a means of entertainment; it has become a

[24:59] huge industry that exploits people and turns fans from lovers of the game into gambling addicts. So how do you get out of this trap? First, you need to understand the truth: betting isn't just a game; it's a business specifically designed to work against you. These companies don't profit from your wins; they profit from your losses. Monitor yourself, and if you

[25:14] find yourself starting to think of betting as a quick way to money, know that you're entering a vicious cycle. Stop yourself before it's too late. There are websites and apps that help you talk about betting, like JamTop. Use them if you feel you can't stop. Think about the losses

[25:27] before the wins. Think before you bet and ask yourself if you can handle losing. If the answer is no, don't get involved at all. Don't let your adventurous spirit and curiosity drive you. Betting always starts with the phrase, "Just try it, you have nothing to lose." But the truth is, everyone who loses starts with that same phrase.

[25:42] Betting doesn't make anyone rich, but it destroys lives every day. Look at how many players have ruined their futures because of it, how many have lost their homes and families, how many fans have gone from being football lovers to something they've never known. Someone is cursing and threatening to kill players because they lost money on them. Betting has never been a path to

[25:57] profit; it's a path to ruin. I'm sure many people have tried betting and regretted it, or fallen into the trap and barely escaped. If you have a story or know someone who fell into this trap, tell us in the comments because your words might save someone before they inherit it. In the end,

[26:10] we can't stop the spread of betting, but we can protect each other before we fall into it. And don't forget to like and subscribe to the channel after you leave your comment so you can see all our see all our past and upcoming episodes, God willing. Peace.