Sat. Nov 23rd, 2024

English Premier League are expected to vote to end gambling sponsorship on the front of jerseys

Seamus Coleman’s club Everton is one of many in the English Premier League who are sponsored by a gmbling firm. Picture: Getty Images

A Labour senator who has called for a total ban on gambling advertising in Ireland has said that efforts are needed to break the ‘“normalisation” of gambling while watching sport.

Mark Wall, the Labour senator and party spokesman on sports, said that he welcomed reports that English Premier League clubs were considering banning gambling sponsors on the front of jerseys from the end of this season given how popular the league is in Ireland.

By Xplayer