Bonus Episode: Rob Davies - Gambling And Football

The Extra Inch (Spurs Podcast)

The Extra Inch

Soccer, Football, Sports

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🗓️ 30 November 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Trigger Warning: addiction is a difficult subject matter and we also reference suicide. Windy speaks to author, Guardian business reporter and Spurs fan, Rob Davies about his new book "Jackpot: How Gambling Conquered Britain", published by Guardian Faber. Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3cq9BvG. If you are struggling with an addiction to gambling please consider calling the National Gambling Helpline (0808 8020 133). You've been listening to The Extra Inch, a Spurs podcast. Production by Nathan A Clark (Twitter @NathanAClark). Intro music by David Lindmer (https://soundcloud.com/dlindmer). Artwork by Adam Gardner. Go get your merch at https://www.theextrainch.co.uk Email us at podcast@theextrainch.co.uk Become an xSub: https://www.patreon.com/theextrainch Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheExtraInch Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheExtraInch/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theextrainch #Spurs #COYS #THFC The Extra Inch is a Tottenham podcast brought to you by Windy, Bardi and Nathan A Clark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Spurgeon full cry here.
0:03.5	Llam!
0:04.3	Latter! Welcome, listeners to the extra inch.
0:31.6	My name's Wendy, and I'm joined by Guardian Business Reporter and author Rob Davis.
0:38.1	Rob, you are the author of a new book, Jack Pot, How Gambling Conquered Britain.
0:42.5	And I'm looking forward to talking to you about the chapter on gambling in football.
0:48.1	But if you wouldn't mind first outlining your credentials as a writer and, more importantly, as a spurs fan. Yeah, well, I guess I'll start with more importantly as a spurs fan yeah well i guess i'll
0:56.3	start with my credentials as a spurs fan because i can always speak from the heart on that um i started
1:01.9	sporting spurs in about 1990 because my best friends did um the year after that we won the f a cup obviously
1:08.0	the team of gas coin and linneker um And I thought, oh, this is great.
1:11.6	It's only upside from here, really.
1:14.3	And then we all know what followed, pretty much the worst period in the history of the club to be a Spurs fan.
1:19.2	Somehow I'm still here.
1:20.7	Got a season ticket about 10 years ago.
1:24.3	I've been through that roller coaster ride, really.
1:28.5	As a writer and a reporter, I've been through that roller coaster ride, really. As a writer and a reporter, I've been a news reporter for about 10, 11 years focusing on business.
1:35.4	About five years ago, I wasn't on permanent staff at The Guardian.
1:38.7	I was on a part-time gig, and this job came up to be full-time energy correspondent,
1:43.3	which I applied for, and got turned down.
1:46.9	And my boss at the time said, well, you know, consolation prize, you can do the sins.
1:51.9	So tobacco, booze and gambling.
1:55.4	And with gambling, it was just like the moment I opened the lid of the can of worms, if you like,
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