Grim discovery sees EFL clubs MAKING MONEY from their own fans' gambling losses

Some EFL clubs are profiting from their own fans' gambling losses on Sky Bet. The affiliate scheme was set up in 2013 and renewed in 2017. Some of the bigger Championship sides made around £10,000 annually from the deal. Iain Duncan Smith wants to keep the white paper on gambling laws alive. There are concerns new Prime Minister Liz Truss could drop it. It remains to be seen whether Premier League or non league clubs who have or had sponsorship deals with bookmakers were subject to similar incentives.

Football clubs are exploiting their own fans by taking a cut of every penny they lose to greedy bookmakers, according to Carolyn Harris, who co-chairs a cross-party parliamentary group examining gambling-related harm.

The EFL and Sky Bet renewed their long-standing partnership for the 2019/20 season. The previous affiliate scheme was discontinued. Accrington Stanley chairman Andy Holt tweeted his club's digital contract with the Efl on Tuesday night to highlight his team's income through broadcasting matches online. League One side didn't receive any income from the affiliate. Scheme is referred to in the contract as 'the E FL digital share of losses' even though the league has a multi-million-pound deal with gambling firm.

Grim discovery sees EFL clubs profiting from their own fans' gambling losses. Big Step founder James Grimes is against this. Twitter reaction to the grim discovery.

EFL clubs are profiting from their own fans' gambling losses.

EFL clubs profit from their own fans' gambling losses.

Doncaster Rovers are profiting from their own fans' gambling losses.

Lincoln City FC is not happy about their club profiting from gambling losses.

@goalkeeperdoyle is disgusted by the scandal involving football clubs.

EFL clubs are making money from their own fans' gambling losses.

EFL clubs are making money from their own fans' gambling losses. EA will give clubs a cut of their fans FIFA pack purchases.

DickoPFC wants the new Milton End to be named after him.

EFL clubs are making money from their own fans' gambling losses. Scouse Council want to get gambling clubs out of football.

Betting companies sponsor football. It's bad enough that betting companies are sponsoring football, but for clubs to profit from their fans' misery and losses is appalling.

Danny Tracey thinks gambling companies are going to be like tobacco companies in terms of sports advertising.

There are too many betting companies profiting from sponsorships in football.

GTFC are profiting from their own fans' gambling losses.

Stevenage FC profit from their own fans' gambling losses.

@PompeyViking62 is shocked by the behaviour of the person involved.

Clubs can profit from people losing money on bets.

Gambling should never sponsor football clubs in any guise.

EFL clubs earn money from their own fans' gambling losses.