English and Scottish clubs brace for £100m+ hit on betting sponsorships

September 24 – The UK government has plans to ban betting sponsors from football shirts as part of its gambling law reform. Ministers will finalise the proposals in the coming weeks, closing a loophole that allows foreign betting firms to advertise on English and Scottish football teams’ shirts and pitch-side hoardings. With the reform, the authorities want to clamp down on the industry’s hold on the game...