Bolton Wanderers FC has backed the ‘Against the Odds’ campaign in the hopes to stop gambling sponsorships and advertising across sport. Aiming to ‘spark a nationwide movement’, the operation is reportedly in talks with several football clubs. The campaign prominently looks to demonstrate the prevalence of the betting marketing in sport. “The gambling industry often talks about ‘gambling responsibly’ but …
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The EFL has announced that following a deal with Sky Sports it will implement a flexible framework to ensure that fans of all the body’s divisions are able to broadcast or stream every fixture whilst football remains without crowds. Along with Sky Sports showing 130 live EFL league matches throughout the 2020/21 season, all fixtures not aired live by the …
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English Football League (EFL) chairman Rick Parry has emphasised in an open letter that plans are put in place to continue its Championship, League 1 and League 2 campaigns behind closed doors, with all remaining matches set to be aired either online or on TV. The plans will commence providing the government issues it is safe to do so, as the …
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League 1 football club, Bristol Rovers has revealed a record deal for the club, unveiling Football INDEX as its new front of shirt sponsor for the 18/19 season. The world’s first football stockmarket provides users with an exciting alternative to traditional betting markets where traders can buy and sell shares in professional footballers with real money. Football INDEX Founder and …
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Betfred has strengthened its Rugby League relationship, with an extension of its sponsorship deal with the sports governing body. Fresh off the back of it’s 2017 debut season as title partner of the Super League, including the spectacle of the Old Trafford hosted Grand Final, won by the Leeds Rhinos, the UK based bookmaker has increased its involvement in the …
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