His findings, shared exclusively with the Guardian, include some of the young men telling him they can no longer watch a football match unless they have multiple bets commonly they have up to 25 accounts with online gambling companies, and their football conversations with mates are all about betting, rather than the game.
McGee spent two years working closely with two groups of football supporters aged 18-35 in Bristol and Derry, recording their gambling habits in depth, in a research project funded by the British Academy.
