Gambling: 'A banking app helped me beat my addiction'

From bbc.com

Tens of thousands of people have signed up to a new service from two mobile-only banks designed to help problem gamblers. One former addict says this "gambling block", available on the banks' apps, helped him beat his addiction. "I'd be setting my alarm to wake up at 4am to do a first bet," says Danny Cheetham, who began placing bets in his early 20s. "I'd plan my route to work so I could call in to a bookies which opened early for commuters." Danny, who is now 29, found himself betting in bookies, on slot machines and online. He gambled a lot on football, which he doesn't even like. He began relying on overtime from ... (full story)