Footballer 'comfortable' around gambling after avoiding bankruptcy
Footballer 'comfortable' around gambling after avoiding bankruptcy
Wednesday 17th September 2008
However, the self-confessed gambling addict and father-of-five admitted that he was "comfortable" at gambling shops now.
At the height of his obsession, Merson ran up heavy gambling debts before checking himself into a US clinic in a bid to kick his habit four years ago.
Merson has since resolved to pay off his debts, claiming to prefer the option of an Individual Voluntary Agreement (IVA) to bankruptcy in an interview with the Sunday Mercury in 2007.
Commenting at the opening of a new Better's shop earlier this week, the ex-England midfielder told the newspaper: "I am 40 and I am out of the game now.
"I am not earning £35,000-a-week any more, if I want to have a bet I will have a bet. I am comfortable being here."
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