AstroPay has entered into its third sponsorship arrangement with a Premier League football club, signing a deal with Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. As the principal partner of the West Midlands club for the 2022/223 Premier League season, AstroPay’s branding will feature on the front of Wolves men’s and women’s first team and under 23 team shirts, as well as on all …
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Crystal Palace FC has replaced online gambling company W88 in announcing cinch as its new official front of shirt sponsor for the 2022/23 season. The news follows continuing discussions of a betting sponsorship ban throughout football, and this month the UK government cooperated with the Premier League in a bid to put forward an early end to clubs’ gambling/betting sponsorships. …
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Detailing a business plan to refocus on its casino operations, Mansion Group has announced the closure of its MansionBet sportsbook division. MansionBet will cease operations as of 31 March 2022, with the group undertaking the decision after conducting a review of competitive market conditions and the regulatory environment within the British sports betting space. Upon closure of its sports betting …
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Online payment solution, AstroPay, has agreed a new sponsorship deal with Premier League side Crystal Palace Football Club. As a part of the deal, the firm will gain brand visibility on the team’s training kit, whilst LED lighting and visibility all around Selhurst Park will also feature AstroPays logo as well as on PalaceTV series ‘Copers Cope TV’. Mikael Lijtenstein, …
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MansionBet has strengthened its sports branding and marketing by becoming the new principal partners of Bristol City FC. The Gibraltar-based operator’s logo will appear on the EFL Championship club’s home, away and third kits for a second consecutive year – although no branding will appear on youth kits in line with responsible gambling policies. Furthermore, the agreement builds on MansionBet’s …
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Premier League football clubs will examine and discuss the future of betting sponsorships at a meeting scheduled for this Thursday. Sky News has this morning reported that EPL leaders will receive an ‘update on findings around shirt sponsorships and gambling addiction’. Football’s relationship with betting operators has become a prominent concern of the government’s ongoing review of the 2005 Gambling …
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Over the next few months, Form Labs – a division of Bettorlogic – will be looking at the best of the weekend’s sporting activity. This time, it takes more of a ‘lessons learned’ approach now that the ‘Big Five’ football leagues are all back in action. Can the goalfest really continue? Why are we seeing no draws? And are the …
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MansionBet continues to expand its portfolio of football partnerships after confirming that it has become the ‘principal shirt sponsor’ of Championship football team Bristol City. Bristol City joins the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace and AFC Bournemouth who have all been sponsored by MansionBet previously. Dana Bocker, Head of Integrated Marketing at MansionBet, commented: “Sponsorship of a Championship team …
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Online gambling operator MansionBet has continued its support of English football by confirming that it will become the official UK betting partner of Newcastle United as part of a new two year deal. The agreement, facilitated by SEM Global, will see MansionBet benefit from a presence across the betting terminals in St James’ Park. The operator will also seek to …
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In the first of an irregular series road-testing new sports betting innovations, SBC News’ Luke Massey unearths a second-screen gem in Perform’s Opta Fast Player Statistics feed… The first quarter of 2019 saw Sky Bet, bet365, Ladbrokes and Coral launch new player betting experiences. The offerings combine pre-match and in-play markets like player passes and shots with new, real-time display …
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