| Football and gambling on 14:22 - Jan 10 with 1454 views | sainthelens |
Leigh Griffiths ( Celtic) recently documented with gambling issues, given time off by Brenda to get help etc. Was then pictured a Newcastle races! Sad and seemingly beyond help. |  | |  |
| Football and gambling on 14:53 - Jan 10 with 1424 views | Landore_Jack |
Luton have refused more than £500,000 from gambling companies as they "do not feel comfortable" being sponsored by them, says chief executive Gary Sweet.
Nearly 60 per cent of clubs in England's top two divisions promote gambling firms on their shirts.
But the board at League One side Luton have repeatedly turned down similar shirt and stadium sponsorship offers.
"We don't want to promote excessive gambling behaviour through our support base and our players," Sweet said.
"I don't think I'm going to be fired because I'm turning down that kind of income from our board, because together we all think and believe the same things as part of our principles."
We don't feel comfortable with advertising or carrying a sponsorship of a gambling brand unless we are forced to do so obviously," Sweet told BBC Look East.
"Over the years we probably get an offer every year from at least one gambling firm.
"I would put it - certainly over the years of our custodianship - of well in excess of half a million pounds lost probably, at a guess, but we're very comfortable with that."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46303940 |  |
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| Football and gambling on 15:31 - Jan 10 with 1382 views | Lohengrin |
| Football and gambling on 14:53 - Jan 10 by Landore_Jack |
Luton have refused more than £500,000 from gambling companies as they "do not feel comfortable" being sponsored by them, says chief executive Gary Sweet.
Nearly 60 per cent of clubs in England's top two divisions promote gambling firms on their shirts.
But the board at League One side Luton have repeatedly turned down similar shirt and stadium sponsorship offers.
"We don't want to promote excessive gambling behaviour through our support base and our players," Sweet said.
"I don't think I'm going to be fired because I'm turning down that kind of income from our board, because together we all think and believe the same things as part of our principles."
We don't feel comfortable with advertising or carrying a sponsorship of a gambling brand unless we are forced to do so obviously," Sweet told BBC Look East.
"Over the years we probably get an offer every year from at least one gambling firm.
"I would put it - certainly over the years of our custodianship - of well in excess of half a million pounds lost probably, at a guess, but we're very comfortable with that."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46303940 |
If they think people need to be nannied perhaps Luton ought to put Mary Poppins on their shirt? |  |
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| Football and gambling on 15:53 - Jan 10 with 1355 views | jasper_T |
| Football and gambling on 15:31 - Jan 10 by Lohengrin |
If they think people need to be nannied perhaps Luton ought to put Mary Poppins on their shirt? |
Society in general absolutely does need to be nannied because vulnerable people within it will always be exploited and have their lives ruined by gambling/drugs/alcohol etc.
Betting companies should be banned from advertising on TV. It's a trigger, and it's very effective on addicts (otherwise they wouldn't spend so much money doing it). |  | | |
| Football and gambling on 16:43 - Jan 10 with 1311 views | Glyn1 |
| Football and gambling on 15:31 - Jan 10 by Lohengrin |
If they think people need to be nannied perhaps Luton ought to put Mary Poppins on their shirt? |
Being nannied - like forcing motorists to drive on one side of the road instead of whichever side they like?
It's usually better to read an article before commenting on it, and the Guardian article is well worth reading. [Post edited 10 Jan 2019 16:44]
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| Football and gambling on 19:42 - Jan 10 with 1237 views | Lohengrin |
| Football and gambling on 16:43 - Jan 10 by Glyn1 |
Being nannied - like forcing motorists to drive on one side of the road instead of whichever side they like?
It's usually better to read an article before commenting on it, and the Guardian article is well worth reading. [Post edited 10 Jan 2019 16:44]
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That’s right, because picking a few horses and doing a Lucky 15 on a Saturday morning is exactly like driving on the wrong side of the road. | |
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| Football and gambling on 21:57 - Jan 10 with 1155 views | jasper_T |
| Football and gambling on 19:42 - Jan 10 by Lohengrin |
That’s right, because picking a few horses and doing a Lucky 15 on a Saturday morning is exactly like driving on the wrong side of the road. |
You don't need to be bombarded with advertisements to do those things.
Constant advertising ensures that the people with addiction issues cannot stop at just those things.
The rules of the road are written to protect everyone who drives upon it, not just the capable majority of drivers. | | | |
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