Football fan took his own life after using illegal ‘predatory’ betting sites, inquest told
Coroner’s court hears how Ollie Long, 36, became ensnared in debt after using offshore operators run by ‘international criminal networks’A football fan took his own life after his love of the sport fuelled a gambling addiction that led him to bet with illegal offshore operators that “prey...
<p>Coroner’s court hears how Ollie Long, 36, became ensnared in debt after using offshore operators run by ‘international criminal networks’</p><p>A football fan took his own life after his love of the sport fuelled a gambling addiction that led him to bet with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/17/offshore-bookies-gamblers-uk-self-exclusion-scheme-gamstop">illegal offshore operators</a> that “prey on” vulnerable people, a coroner has heard.</p><p>Ollie Long, from Wendover in Buckinghamshire, died in February 2024, aged 36, after struggling with his addiction for eight years.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/13/football-fan-took-his-own-life-after-using-predatory-betting-sites-inquest-told">Continue reading...</a>
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