grifty Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 45 minutes ago, TBW said: Why is alcohol fine but betting not then? I mean you could look at the point that personal issues caused by betting on sport is a lot higher than personal issues caused by alcohol in sport. I doubt there's many people who turn to severe drink over their team losing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 11 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Or EFL negotiating their own tv deal??? Perhaps, i don't know Dave, I just think losing another income stream post COVID Might not be the smartest move at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 17 minutes ago, B1ackbird said: Perhaps, i don't know Dave, I just think losing another income stream post COVID Might not be the smartest move at the moment. Yes, whatever anyone’s views on betting, alcohol, etc, the loss of a revenue stream and expectation of replacing like for like (£s wise) is gonna be tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1ackbird Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 I suppose the president was set when they banned Tobacco advertising which along with big tax increases steamed to have the desired effect on people smoking. The biggest trigger for gambling addiction was fixed odds betting terminals in bookies, which was delt with by a cap on the amount gambled per go. But you can still open an account with a bookmaker on line and lose thousands in minutes, that ain't changing any time soon So, I don't know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 2 hours ago, SecretSam said: Nope, I'd like the industry gone, too. But that's unrealistic, so certainly much more heavily regulated. And taxed. Trade in human misery. Just to say, I currently live in a country where gambling is illegal. The whole thing. There are no bookies, no lottery, no casinos. The closest you can legally get to gambling is a raffle at the local fete or charity dinner. However, I can ask the right person and quickly get on the phone to "a man" who will enter my name into an underground lottery. There are a few places that run cock fights and the like that will take bets. Alternatively in the modern age I can also access any UK or US website or app via a VPN and gamble on there, using my UK bank account that I can freely transfer cash to/from if I want to. Gambling still goes on, quite widely as well, it's just totally unregulated and unobserved by any local government. My point is that it is human to speculate, gamble, and bet. It's a vice, and has the capacity to destroy a life, but it will always happen. In my opinion it is better to have it regulated, taxed, and monitored, and for there to be support available (paid for by those who profit from it) for those affected by it rather than to outright ban it and drive it underground where it can be exploited by unregulated people. Simultaneously I'd say that you can have all of that and yet still ban the active promotion of it, and without making it seem like it is a natural part of sport. I would ban it from being advertised, I'd probably do the same with alcohol. These businesses just don't really need advertising IMO, humans will seek them out regardless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dredd Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 Weird how you don’t see any of the big betting companies on football shirts- Ladbrokes, Will Hill, Coral, Sky Bet (though obviously they do sponsor the entire league). Even when Paddy Power started sponsoring teams they did it by putting no sponsor logo on the front of kits and making them old style. How much business does a kit sponsor drum up? I’ve no desire to put my weekly £5 acca on Mansion Bet over SkyBet just because they sponsor City. Does this sway other people? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 Interesting move by Bolton here. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-58672469 Bolton Wanderers Football Club has said it will no longer provide facilities for online betting at its stadium. The League One club also said it would not sign any new sponsorship deals with gambling firms, but it would respect existing commercial partnerships. It said the move followed concerns over growing levels of gambling addiction. Club chairman Sharon Brittan said "problem gambling ruins lives" and the move was aimed at showing support to those affected. The club said it would not enter into any new partnerships with firms representing the gambling industry and instead "look at supporting charities and organisations that seek to provide help for those suffering from betting addiction". Chairman Sharon Brittan said: "Latest research shows that there are between 340,000 and 1.4m adult gambling addicts in the UK and over 60,000 young people aged between 11 and 16 are addicted. "We as an industry must do more and, through our work with Bolton Wanderers in the Community, Bolton Wanderers Football Club will support outreach programmes for those who experience gambling problems." The club's chief executive Neil Hart said: "We will not take part in any activity to promote gambling outside the existing EFL [English Football League] contractual requirements." "This means we will not provide match day betting kiosks or enter into any new agreements with gambling companies." He added it would continue with its club lottery as the fundraising income supported "good causes and supporter engagement projects". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusX Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 I'll try not to get too involved in this as it's a personal subject for me, I've seen gambling and alcholism ruin my family - the combined were the symptoms of underlying mental health/depression issues but anyway... The way I see it is gambling is actively pushed at us far too much, many adverts before during and after the game and it does influence people I don't think alchohol sponsor has quite the same affect because if you didn't have it in the house you'd still have to go the shop and buy it - a small thing I know but it's very different to reminding you or encouraging you to place that bet just before kickoff from the device that's probably already in your hand Also, all the free bets and promos are further encouragement. Of course, you get deals on alchohol at the shops and pub but that is outside of the scope of footballs controls. Do I think a betting company on a t shirt will encourage anyone to gamble? Probably not, but it's part of a culture within the game that there is far too much encouragement to place a bet Lastly, the increase of betting shops and/or access at stadiums has increased and made gambing easier. You could argue the over inflated prices of alchohol at football have done the opposite for drinking. And that, probably badly explained, is why I have more of a problem with gambling sponsorship in football over alchohol. The only benefit I'd give to Thatcher's is at least they are a local company over say Mansion Bet but personally would prefer neither 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire robin Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 5 hours ago, Port Said Red said: Does it? I have never seen comparative figures. From my own experience I spent 15 years in the casino, and latterly casino and bingo industries and I left in great part because I became less enamoured of it as I moved up the ladder. The idea that gambling was potentially dangerous to people's lives was not new to me, but on reaching upper management level I grew angry at the cynical way they tried to encourage "spend" especially in bingo which tends to cater for the less financially secure areas of society. The way they are able to advertise these days is a complete anathema to what was legal when I was involved, and that is a big worry. I have had some bad experiences of alcohol as well, losing a brother to it's effects was devastating, I've lost count of the number of times I sat at a hospital bed over his life. Having said that I am well aware that the vast majority of people can have a flutter and a drink and carry on their lives, so I agree with control rather than outright bans. Yeh agreed both can be done with a lot of fun if your not an addictive person . I personally don’t see why they should ban either alcohol or gambling sponsers but can see why people have issues with them . very sorry to hear about your brother and what it must of put you through, can’t believe that in the 21st century there’s still very little help for addictions and mental health issues(which normally lead to addiction) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire robin Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Dredd said: Weird how you don’t see any of the big betting companies on football shirts- Ladbrokes, Will Hill, Coral, Sky Bet (though obviously they do sponsor the entire league). Even when Paddy Power started sponsoring teams they did it by putting no sponsor logo on the front of kits and making them old style. How much business does a kit sponsor drum up? I’ve no desire to put my weekly £5 acca on Mansion Bet over SkyBet just because they sponsor City. Does this sway other people? To be honest when mansion bet and dunder first sponsered us it made me have a look on there sites but the odds on mansion bet weren’t as good as others and the slots on dunder had lower bonus percentages than the bigger casino company’s so I didn’t bother . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Dredd said: Weird how you don’t see any of the big betting companies on football shirts- Ladbrokes, Will Hill, Coral, Sky Bet (though obviously they do sponsor the entire league). Even when Paddy Power started sponsoring teams they did it by putting no sponsor logo on the front of kits and making them old style. How much business does a kit sponsor drum up? I’ve no desire to put my weekly £5 acca on Mansion Bet over SkyBet just because they sponsor City. Does this sway other people? Historically, Ladbrooks, William Hill , Coral etc, have been big names and seen on the high street. While they have been involved I guess their need for high profile sponsorship is way less. Dunder, Masion and all the Bet365, 32Red and other unknown Names need a high profile kickstart and with football you have a head start as obviously the fan base are already interested in sport. It's bound to get traffic onto their sites purely from curiosity . I'm not sure what difference it makes, I have a close relationship with an alcoholic and adverts played little or no part. Same with betting, if you get into it and are you have that sort of personality, then I'm not sure a missing advert will make things better, I really don't know. I bet every week, but have never been the sort of person to bet for any reason but fun. I've never taken any action because of an advert, whether it was on City's shirt or not. I might have avoided anyone that sponsored R*vers though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheddarReds Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) I've just seen Southampton have a Cryptocurrency education website as their new training kit partner. Feels like they've gone from one type of gambling to another! Edited September 24, 2021 by CheddarReds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 I get pissed off with all the blinking adverts for it , non bloody stop !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticks 1969 Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 8 hours ago, ExiledAjax said: Just to say, I currently live in a country where gambling is illegal. The whole thing. There are no bookies, no lottery, no casinos. The closest you can legally get to gambling is a raffle at the local fete or charity dinner. However, I can ask the right person and quickly get on the phone to "a man" who will enter my name into an underground lottery. There are a few places that run cock fights and the like that will take bets. Alternatively in the modern age I can also access any UK or US website or app via a VPN and gamble on there, using my UK bank account that I can freely transfer cash to/from if I want to. Gambling still goes on, quite widely as well, it's just totally unregulated and unobserved by any local government. My point is that it is human to speculate, gamble, and bet. It's a vice, and has the capacity to destroy a life, but it will always happen. In my opinion it is better to have it regulated, taxed, and monitored, and for there to be support available (paid for by those who profit from it) for those affected by it rather than to outright ban it and drive it underground where it can be exploited by unregulated people. Simultaneously I'd say that you can have all of that and yet still ban the active promotion of it, and without making it seem like it is a natural part of sport. I would ban it from being advertised, I'd probably do the same with alcohol. These businesses just don't really need advertising IMO, humans will seek them out regardless. Where do you live out of interest if you don’t mind me asking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 So, no tobacco, alcohol or gambling. Who or what would you like to see on our shirts? Are Park Furnishers or Hirerite still going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, ralphindevon said: So, no tobacco, alcohol or gambling. Who or what would you like to see on our shirts? Are Park Furnishers or Hirerite still going? The problem is, the companies with money to spend naturally have to be companies that can , for want of a better expression, trend. Tobacco is addictive , alcohol can be addictive , gambling can be addictive . All of those have A. been linked with ruining lives , and B. are very, very lucrative . Sports companies must be rubbing their hands as competition drops away. You can almost guarantee the next rush of firms will be something else deemed dubious, eventually. It's difficult to see where Clubs might get anywhere near the figures they have been getting. It's probably harder at out level too, Prem clubs are high profile and get the cream, that's why we got the equivalent of start ups with Dunder , bags of money (potential) but little clout. Really don't see companies queueing unlike before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 8 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: The problem is, the companies with money to spend naturally have to be companies that can , for want of a better expression, trend. Tobacco is addictive , alcohol can be addictive , gambling can be addictive . All of those have A. been linked with ruining lives , and B. are very, very lucrative . Sports companies must be rubbing their hands as competition drops away. You can almost guarantee the next rush of firms will be something else deemed dubious, eventually. It's difficult to see where Clubs might get anywhere near the figures they have been getting. It's probably harder at out level too, Prem clubs are high profile and get the cream, that's why we got the equivalent of start ups with Dunder , bags of money (potential) but little clout. Really don't see companies queueing unlike before. Yes, maybe this and the number of clubs really struggling financially is the start of the footballers salaries shrinking, let’s face it there’s plenty of room for shrinkage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 20 minutes ago, ralphindevon said: Yes, maybe this and the number of clubs really struggling financially is the start of the footballers salaries shrinking, let’s face it there’s plenty of room for shrinkage. Possibly, I think that at our level that has already started, The problem is the Prem is hardly affected, at least until new TV deals are due and then things may change. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 13 hours ago, Robbored said: There would be a significant loss of income to professional football clubs if that ever happened and to recoup that loss ticket prices would have to go even higher and it would us fans that pay up. Banning betting and alcohol advertising throughout the industry makes perfect sense tho. How about a return to more sensible wages instead of selling our football club's souls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) Anyone ever closely associated with an addictive gambler will recognise that football clubs with gambling companies as sponsors on their shirts is obscene Edited September 24, 2021 by NickJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, cidered abroad said: How about a return to more sensible wages instead of selling our football club's souls? Dream on CA…… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, NickJ said: Anyone ever closely associated with an addictive gambler will recognise that football clubs with gambling companies as sponsors on their shirts is obscene Obscene enough to stop supporting them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 18 minutes ago, NickJ said: Anyone ever closely associated with an addictive gambler will recognise that football clubs with gambling companies as sponsors on their shirts is obscene Same with a practicing alcoholic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted September 24, 2021 Report Share Posted September 24, 2021 Just to note its the front of shirts isn't it? So back, shorts and sleeves still okay just less prominent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted September 25, 2021 Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 9 hours ago, Maltshoveller said: Obscene enough to stop supporting them? Yes to the extent that my financial support is restricted to tickets with hardly any expenditure on merchandise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk Red Posted September 25, 2021 Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 Won't be buying another City shirt with a betting logo. Last one I bought was Dunder but many people I know still have no idea what that is. Certainly won't be buying the more obvious Mansion Bet. Not paying £50 to advertise for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted September 25, 2021 Admin Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 21 hours ago, grifty said: I doubt there's many people who turn to severe drink over their team losing. Are you sure you know many City fans…… especially as we have more to commiserate ourselves on, than celebtrate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YGBjammy Posted September 25, 2021 Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 Should ban both gambling and alcohol sponsors on shirts IMO. (However partial I am to having Thatcher's on the shirt!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted September 25, 2021 Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 23 hours ago, Marcus Aurelius said: Without getting too scientific/philosophical, where do you stop? Dopamine = want more of said thing. Sugar = high dopamine Sex = high dopamine Games = high dopamine Alcohol = high dopamine Gambling = high dopamine Heck, a goal for BCFC = high dopamine Home win for Bristol City = high dopamine of Mount Everest proportions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhurst Red Posted September 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2021 23 hours ago, TBW said: Why is alcohol fine but betting not then? TBH - my emotion of wanting something that is synonymous with the club and area got the better of me. I didn't even to stop and think that it was alcohol. Poor choice perhaps in retrospect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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