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Hold or Fold

National Prison Radio

A podcast for anyone who has suffered from gambling related harm. "Hold or Fold" explores the "hidden addiction" that is gambling with a keen eye on how this affects those with experience of the Criminal Justice System.Your hosts Ben & Steve both spent time in prison as a direct result of their gambling addiction - On Hold or Fold they share the stories of people who, like them, have been taken to the brink by gambling. You"ll hear how gambling took a hold of people"s lives, the dark places this led

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6. Worldwide: Patrick Chester

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2024/09/17

On this episode of Hold or Fold: Worldwide, Ben has a chat with Patrick Chester from the USA Ben quickly realises that he and Patrick have many similarities in their stories. From knee injuries ending their sporting careers and leading to gambling to their partners suspecting infidelity due to their secretive behaviour. What follows is a fascinating conversation between two people, who live thousands of miles apart in countries with entirely different gambling cultures, and find so much common

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5. Loot Boxes with Dave & Pavlos

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2024/09/10

The gaming industry has exploded in recent years and is now worth over $270 billion worldwide. However, the improvement in graphics, depth, playability and connectivity has also seen a shift in the way we consume games but also how we pay for them and the content within them. Some games are now ‘Freemium’ (Cost nothing to download) and offer ‘In-game purchases’ while others employ a mechanic known as ‘loot boxes’ - A chance based gameplay element which typically cost you money. Could these loot

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4. Road to Recovery: Professor David Best

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2024/09/03

In our inaugural Recovery special we’ll be hearing from the world’s first professor of addiction recovery, David Best David has a degree in psychology with philosophy, a masters in Criminology and a PhD in the psychology of addictions. He has also authored 3 books on addiction recovery and has written more than 170 peer-reviewed publications so it was a great honour to have him on the show. He tells us what Recovery means, how to give yourself the best chance of a successful recovery and how this

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3. Spotlight on: Gordon Moody

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2024/08/27

Gordon Moody is an organisation that provides advice, counselling, online support and a structured residential treatment course to help you overcome problems caused by gambling. Having heard the name ‘Gordon Moody’ crop up in many of the conversations we’ve had around gambling addiction in the past, we decided to pay them a visit. Co-Host Ben travelled to both the Women’s and the Men’s residential treatment centres in the Midlands where he met with Jemma, Lisa and Andy. All of whom have had their

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2. My Story: Steven Caulker

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2024/08/20

Professional footballer Steven Caulker has had quite the career. Since signing his first professional contract at Tottenham Hotspur he has played for the likes of Liverpool, Southampton, Cardiff City, Swansea City, Wigan Athletic & Malaga City. A promising start to his career led to him being selected for the England national side as well as the Great Britain Olympic team. Steven’s competitive edge and addictive personality eventually led him down some dark paths and before long gambling, alcohol

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1. Introducing Ben & Steve

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2024/08/13

After two successful series broadcast exclusively on National Prison Radio - ‘Hold or Fold’ is now available to everyone 'Hold or Fold' explores gambling harm with an emphasis on the criminal justice system, your hosts Ben & Steve have both served time in prison as a direct result of their gambling. In this first episode they are introducing themselves to you, a brand new audience. They candidly share what got them into gambling, how it escalated and why this led to a prison sentence. What was

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Introducing Hold or Fold

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2024/08/01

A podcast for anyone who has suffered from gambling related harm. 'Hold or Fold' explores the 'hidden addiction' that is gambling with a keen eye on how this affects those with experience of the Criminal Justice System. Your hosts Ben & Steve both spent time in prison as a direct result of their gambling addiction - On Hold or Fold they share the stories of people who, like them, have been taken to the brink by gambling. You'll hear how gambling took a hold of people's lives, the dark places this

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