Three of English football’s professional leagues have joined forces to agree a new voluntary code of conduct that governs gambling sponsorships in the beautiful game. The Premier League, the English Football League (EFL) and the Women’s Super League (WSL), in conjunction with the Football Association, have agreed four central pillars that any sponsorship deal penned […]
Former Playtech Chief Sues ITG Boss After Claiming He Was ‘Tricked’ Into Takeover Bid
The founder of Playtech is suing the former bosses of Intouch Games (ITG) over claims that they duped him into acquiring the development company using fraudulent means. Teddy Sagi, the billionaire business mogul, has launched a writ alleging that Simon Wilson and his now estranged wife Yu-Lin forged documents to ensure that the firm passed […]
Number of Premier League Clubs with Gambling Sponsors Reaches Double Figures with Southampton Deal
The 2024/25 football season is almost upon us, with the 92 teams that make up the top four tiers of English football gearing up for the new campaign. All of them will walk out for their first game wearing a new kit. And in the Premier League, that will see the number of clubs with […]
Ipswich Town Kitman Farmed Out After Placing 126 Bets on the Tractor Boys
We’ve heard of players and managers being banned by the Football Association for betting on the outcome of games, but a kitman? It sounds too surreal to be true, but Ipswich Town kitman James Pullen has been suspended by the FA after placing a whopping 867 bets on football games – 126 of them involving […]
England Win in 2024 Euros Final Would Cost Bookies ‘Tens of Millions’
Although they’ve been installed as a narrow underdog for the game, if England were to win the 2024 European Championships final in Berlin on Sunday it would be a dog day evening for the bookies. Gareth Southgate’s men had been the outright favourites to lift the trophy before a ball had been kicked and throughout […]