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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Christopher Megrath

Richard Madeley's sign off to ex footballer leaves GMB viewers in shock after gambling conversation

Good Morning Britain viewers were left wondering if they heard correctly after Richard Madeley's goodbye to a guest.

Ex-footballer Peter Shilton joined Richard and Kate Garraway on GMB to talk about the rise of gambling in football. A petition has been launched asking Downing Street to end excessive gambling ads that entice fans to spend their money on games.

The 72-year-old said that he wasn't against gambling as a whole but he did feel like it has taken too much of a stronghold on football. He said: "I'm not against gambling as a product, what I'm against is that it's been carte blanche since 2005 and I think football has got caught up in that.

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