{"id":31067,"date":"2016-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/eddie-betts-opens-up-to-mark-robinson-about-gambling-problem\/"},"modified":"2016-05-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T00:00:00","slug":"eddie-betts-opens-up-to-mark-robinson-about-gambling-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/eddie-betts-opens-up-to-mark-robinson-about-gambling-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Betts opens up to Mark Robinson about gambling problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Herald Sun\u2019s Mark Robinson says Eddie Betts decided to speak about his gambling addiction for the first time because the Adelaide small forward wants others to follow his example and get help.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/sport\/afl\/teams\/adelaide\/eddie-betts-reveals-the-day-he-almost-quit-footy\/news-story\/11f60bfdaf121e14a34f08fbc624a56c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last week Robinson reported<\/a> that Eddie Betts had a gambling problem when he was recruited by Carlton and nearly quit football at the age of 22.<\/p>\n<p>Betts spoke about hitting rock bottom when he got in his car and started driving towards Sydney, before contacting Carlton official Shane O\u2019Sullivan who helped get Betts back on track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Betts] said to me he spoke about it for the first time because he wants people out there who have got issues to try and follow his path and have the courage to put your hand up and say I\u2019ve got a problem,\u201d Robbo said on FIVEAA on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie\u2019s revelation came after former teammate Chris Yarran took leave from Richmond to battle mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a major issue that doesn\u2019t get the kind of coverage that it should because people still hide their stresses and their anxieties,\u201d Robbo said.<\/p>\n<h3>LISTEN TO MARK ROBINSON HERE:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/266160148&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/nerves-build-over-josh-jenkins-future-at-adelaide-crows\">NERVES BUILD OVER JENKINS\u2019 FUTURE AT THE CROWS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/david-and-will\/fears-rezoning-wil-%20transform-victor-harbor-into-the-next-gold-coast\">FEARS SA HOLIDAY TOWN WILL BECOME THE NEXT GOLD COAST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Herald Sun\u2019s Mark Robinson says Eddie Betts decided to speak about his gambling addiction for the first time because the Adelaide small forward wants others to follow his example and get help. 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