BETTING WORLD NEWS End gambling advertising and sponsorship in football 2 years ago Iwo Bulski Post Views: 748 Gambling adverts and sponsorship in football are everywhere. Betting brands are on shirts, around the pitch, on video games and even in sticker books… Unfortunately this means children are being exposed to gambling through football and that has consequences. I was one of many young football fans exposed to this advertising and this proved to be my introduction to a twelve year gambling addiction that destroyed my life. I’m now over two years without gambling but sadly, many don’t recover from this cruel addiction. There are an estimated 250-650 gambling related suicides in the UK every year. There are an estimated 5 million people affected by gambling related harm in the UK according to YouGov. There are 55,000 children addicted to gambling in the UK. I’m proud to represent Gambling with Lives, a charity set up by bereaved families of young people who took their own life as a direct result of their gambling addiction. Together, we founded The Big Step and we are tackling football’s relationship with gambling by walking and talking to football clubs to show the harm caused to millions of young people. But football isn’t listening… 17 Premier League football clubs (85%) have a gambling sponsor or partner. 17 Sky Bet Championship football clubs (70%) have a gambling sponsor or partner. Research from Deakin University indicates that children as young as 8 think betting is a normal part of sport. So we need your help… The rules of gambling in the UK are currently being reviewed, so adding your voice to this petition is really important. We need to make as much noise as possible and show the UK Government that we want to end the harmful amount of gambling adverts and sponsorship in football. To prevent gambling harm and save lives, we have to stop exposing children to gambling through our beautiful game. Source: change.org About Post Author Iwo Bulski Issues related to the gambling business is engaged in more than 30 years. My empirical experience gives me the opportunity to present events and companies from this business with full knowledge and industry knowledge. See author's posts Iwo BulskiIssues related to the gambling business is engaged in more than 30 years. My empirical experience gives me the opportunity to present events and companies from this business with full knowledge and industry knowledge. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Tags: advertisement, gambling sponsor, sponsoring Continue Reading Previous TVBET forms new partnership with Pronet GamingNext Fantasyexpo unveils details for BLAST Premier Spring Showdown qualifier More Stories BETTING KENYA Ndungú’s stake in Sportpesa firm risks seizure without pay 12 hours ago Szarlot BETTING NIGERIA Parimatch Tech evolves into GR8 Tech 12 hours ago Szarlot ONLINE WORLD NEWS BtoBet showcases full retail solution at ICE London 18 hours ago Iwo Bulski BETTING SOUTH AFRICA SIS, Kiron Interactive in Africa partnership 4 days ago Szarlot BETTING UGANDA Melbet online betting is a stable source of income 4 days ago Szarlot BETTING WORLD NEWS Bookmaker 1xBet denies problems with license and connection with Russia 4 days ago Samuel ONLINE WORLD NEWS TVBET enhances its iGaming footprint through St8 partnership 5 days ago Iwo Bulski CASINO WORLD NEWS Black Edition is back for Novomatic 6 days ago Iwo Bulski ONLINE WORLD NEWS Playtech to deliver €400m EBITDA for 2022 7 days ago Iwo Bulski ONLINE WORLD NEWS Technamin appoints Hmayak Manukyan 7 days ago Samuel BETTING TANZANIA Betting firm employs 142 Tanzanian youths 1 week ago Szarlot BETTING SOUTH AFRICA Betfred SA denies it owes Joburg City Power over R3m in unpaid lights bill 1 week ago Szarlot Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.