With talks escalating of a ban on sports betting and gambling firms from Premier League football shirts, operators are becoming increasingly aware of the repercussions that look to follow the current 2005 Gambling Act review.
As speculation shifts to inevitability, experts claim that stakeholders should be prepared for a ‘probable change’ when it comes to gambling sponsorships, whilst it has been reported that pitchside and television advertising is also under consideration.
Speaking to SBC Leaders, Dean Akinjobi, CEO of Football Media, and Imogen Moss, a Solicitor and gambling regulation expert at Poppleston Allen, shared their views on the implications surrounding the upcoming changes of the future of these companies.