Phil Mickelson says he will steer clear of sports betting sites this NFL season, a public pledge that comes in the wake of a book alleging the golf great wagered more than $1 billion over the past three decades.
The remarks from Mickelson come about a month after the release of famous gambler Billy Walters’ autobiography, in which Walters alleged Mickelson wagered hundreds of millions of dollars on sports.Phil Mickelson says he will steer clear ofthis NFL season, a public pledge that comes in the wake of a book alleging the golf great wagered more than $1 billion over the past three decades.
“I won't be betting this year because I crossed the line of moderation and into addiction which isn’t any fun at all,” Mickelson said in a statement on social media. “The money wasn’t ever the issue since our financial security has never been threatened, but I was so distracted I wasn’t able to be present with the ones I love and caused a lot of harm. This lack of presence has been so hurtful. ‘You’re here but you’re not with us,’ is something I’ve been told often throughout my addiction.
“I still have a lot of cleaning up to do with those I love the most but I’m doing it slowly and as best I can,” Mickelson wrote.after the release of famous gambler Billy Walters’ autobiography Walters, who says he formed a betting partnership with Mickelson for a time, is not mentioned in Mickelson’s statement. One section does take aim at “enablers,” although Walters claims in his book that Mickelson approached him. reportedly ended amid an alleged insider-trading investigation
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