Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom offers his view on the issue of gambling in football after Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali was banned for 10 months
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00:00 the wider issue of betting in football off the back of the Sandra Itanali case and then
00:05 Ivan Toni a few months ago. As someone in the game, what's your feeling on the issue
00:11 of betting within football? Are you worried about how it's manifesting itself?
00:15 No, I think I'm lucky because it's something I've never really been involved in. So, I'm
00:20 probably less aware of it than others because it's not at the forefront of my mind. Does
00:23 that make sense? I've never really been in and around it and I'd consider that fortunate
00:28 because if you do become an addict with anything, it's an illness, it's a problem. So, I've
00:35 considered myself fortunate in that respect but I also think I'm a little bit oblivious
00:40 to it. Whether there is an issue or not, I think individuals certainly have issues. So,
00:47 yeah I think that's why the rules are there to enforce a no tolerance policy on any sort
00:54 of betting in your sport. That's why they're there, to make sure we try and keep it as
00:59 fair as possible and also with the education from players because it does start when they're
01:03 young to try and help players not get into themselves in those situations.