Premier League clubs agree to ban gambling sponsors on the front of their shirts | WION Sports

Over to sports now. The English Premier League has made a collective decision to withdraw gambling sponsors from the match day kits of the 20 teams. This decision comes as the United Kingdom aims to tighten its laws on betting. Eight of the 20 clubs in the league currently have betting companies as short sponsors. The list includes Newcastle United, West Ham United, Everton, Aston Villa had recently inked a deal for the next three seasons with a gambling firm. This does not mean that gambling will disappear completely. Sleeve sponsorships still appear to be on the table as well as advertisements on the pitch side sponsorship boats. Shirts carrying prominent logos of betting or gambling companies have already been outlawed in Italy and Spain. The Premier League released a statement and I'm quoting here, the clubs have collectively agreed to withdraw gambling sponsorship from the front of clubs match day shirts becoming the first sports league in the UK to take such a measure voluntarily in order to reduce gambling advertising. The Premier League is also working with other sports on the development of a new code for responsible gambling sponsorship.