January 12 — While
betting company sponsorship of clubs and gambling advertising targeted at football fans on mainstream media in England has come under increasing regulatory focus in England, in Scotland there appear to be fewer concerns.
Not exact matches
The decision of the Football Association to terminate a four - year, # 4 million
sponsorship agreement with
betting giant Ladbrokes followed the FA's board decision in May to sever relations with gambling
companies.
The sponsor's logo was deemed by the club as a potential breach of FA regulations and comes after growing pressure on the UK government to look harder at the gambling advertising from
betting companies in broadcast media and club
sponsorships.
The club, which has informed the relevant authorities, believe accepting
sponsorship from
betting companies is incompatible with taking a strong stance against match fixing and gambling addiction.