Premier League clubs pressured to cut gambling ties

Going into the second year of their latest Premier League stint, English club Nottingham Forest has announced Asian sports betting firm Kaiyun Sports as their new front-of-shirt sponsor. Forest announced the two-year deal on Wednesday, August 30, with the company's logo appearing on the club's shirts for the first time that evening in a Carabao Cup…

Recent announcements by three Premier League clubs that they have signed shirt sponsorship deals with betting companies have been met with concerns. These concerns have been raised by groups and individuals that are worried about the mental health effects of gambling. The sponsorship deals signed by Burnley with W88, Fulham with SBOTOP, and Aston…

After talking about it for almost a year, England's Premier League officially announced on Thursday that the logos of sports gambling firms would no longer appear as sponsors on the front of its clubs' matchday shirts. This makes the Premier League the first sports league in the United Kingdom to voluntarily impose such a ban on gambling firms as…

Premier League clubs have voted to ban betting sponsors on the fronts of kits. Top flight teams will, however, allow these betting company logos on shirt sleeves and inside stadiums. This ban will go into effect at the start of the 2026/27 season. "The announcement follows an extensive consultation involving the league, its clubs and the Department…

Premier League clubs have collectively agreed to stop featuring gambling sponsorships on the front of football kits from the 2026-27 season, the English top-flight league said on Thursday. Eight of the 20 clubs in the league currently have betting companies as shirt sponsors, including Newcastle United (Fun88), West Ham United (Betway) and Everton…

English Premier League clubs have agreed to a voluntary BAN gambling sponsorship from the front of their jerseys on matchdays after government talks - in a move that will be watched closely by SPFL sides. Top flight clubs voted on the move despite eight of the 20 teams south of the border enjoying lucrative deals with betting firms. The new move…

A substantial number of Premier League clubs use gambling companies as shirt sponsors, but they will not feature on jerseys from the end of the 2025/2026 season Premier League clubs have decided to stop using gambling companies as shirt sponsors Premier League clubs have agreed to withdraw gambling companies as front-of-shirt sponsors after talks…

Sleeves sponsorship will still be allowed, according to reports, as well as digital advertising boards around the field. Premier League clubs have collectively agreed to withdraw gambling sponsorship from the front of match-day shirts, but the move will only come into effect at the end of the 2025-26 season. Eight of the 20 clubs in the league…

Premier League clubs have collectively agreed to withdraw gambling sponsorship from the front of their matchday shirts by the end of the 2025-26 season. However, after the deadline, clubs will still be able to continue featuring gambling brands in areas such as shirt sleeves and LED advertising. And clubs will be allowed to secure new shirt-front…

Premier League clubs will vote on Thursday on a voluntary ban on front-of-shirt gambling sponsors, which are currently worth a combined £52million. Eight top-flight clubs have betting firms as their main shirt sponsor, with Everton (Stake) and West Ham (Betway) having the most lucrative deals at £10m per season. It is expected that the proposal…

Looking to avoid government intervention, Premier League teams are expected to agree to a proposal that would ban sportsbooks from acquiring sponsorship space on the front of jerseys. The actual vote by teams is not expected to come until June, but it is widely considered a preemptive move ahead of the release of the long-awaited "White Paper" on…

The Premier League is preparing to vote on the ban on betting sponsorships, which will put an end to the promotion of gambling companies on the front of the shirts of football players. The Government agreed to include only shirt-front sponsorships in the White Paper on gambling, meaning'other inventory" such as shirt-sleeve brand promotions will…

Clubs in England's Premier League are reportedly ready to voluntary ban sports betting firms as front-of-shirt sponsors rather than be forced into the move by the United Kingdom government. According to The Times, the voluntary ban was high on the agenda at a meeting of Premier League shareholders held on Thursday. The move would ban betting firms…

Clubs with existing shirt sponsorship agreements with betting companies will be allowed to see out their deals even if the Premier League introduce a ban, talkSPORT understands. The 20 Premier League clubs debated banning gambling firms from appearing on the front of shirts at a shareholders' meeting today and are set to vote imminently. It is a…

The majority of Premier League clubs are planning to vote in favour of a ban on gambling companies operating as the main front-of-shirt sponsor on kits moving forward Fulham's main shirt sponsor is a betting company Premier League clubs are on the verge of reaching an agreement that will see gambling companies banned from advertising on the front…

Brentford are considering ending their shirt sponsorship with Hollywoodbets ahead of a government clampdown on the Premier League's financial links to the gambling industry. The club have no plans to terminate their contract with the South African firm that runs beyond the end of this season, but are actively looking for a non-betting company to…

Aston Villa have refused to abandon their new shirt sponsorship deal with a controversial gambling firm despite holding a crisis meeting with their own fans. The Premier League outfit are understood to have agreed a three-year partnership with online casino BK8, who were axed by Norwich in 2021 over sexually provocative adverts. After the news…

Aston Villa have dismissed a campaign from their own supporters to abandon a shirt sponsorship deal with controversial online casino BK8. Christian Purslow, the club's chief executive, met with fan groups protesting after Telegraph Sport revealed details of the new three-year arrangement. But the club is refusing to budge despite outrage over the…

Aston Villa have signed a three-year deal with a controversial gambling sponsor axed by Norwich City over sexually provocative adverts. Logos for online casino BK8 appear likely to feature on club jerseys, despite ongoing Premier League discussions around a voluntary betting ban on shirt fronts. Precise details of the sponsorship deal have yet to…

Ivan Toney's charge for breaching the Football Association's betting rules has raised fresh questions about the English game's close links with gambling. But what are the FA's rules and are its attempts to enforce them being seriously undermined by clubs' being allowed to maintain their own relationships with bookmakers? Quite simply that betting…

All eyes have been on the English Premier League in recent weeks, as anti-gambling groups have been protesting the amount of exposure gambling companies get in the league. With the government considering a ban on shirt sponsorship by betting organisations, football clubs are scrambling to assess the financial impact. Leeds United won't be too…

Fulham have confirmed their shirt sponsor for the 2022-23 season will be the gambling firm W88 after a "record" agreement for the club. The betting firm will be Fulham's front of shirt sponsor for their men's and women's teams and will replace blockchain telecommunications network World Mobile, who have moved to the club's shirt sleeves and…

The Premier League is asking clubs to support phasing out shirt sponsorship by gambling companies in a last-ditch effort to avert a government-imposed ban. Sky News has learnt that the Premier League contacted clubs on Monday to propose a resolution that would see betting companies disappear from teams' shirts within the next three years. Under the…

London, Jun 3 (EFE).- Premier League clubs may soon have to ditch gambling sponsorships on their shirts as part of government plans to tackle the harmful side effects of the multimillion pound industry. The sector, valued at 14.2 billion pounds (roughly $17.8bn) in the United Kingdom, has become deeply rooted in the English league with nearly half…

According to reports, the English Premier League and its members clubs are ready to agree to a ban on all front-of-shirt gambling sponsorships. The Times reported that the potential ban will be discussed at today's Premier League shareholder meeting. The proposed ban will prohibit gambling companies from being the main sponsor of Premier League…