Tag Archives: The Telegraph

Betano has been named the new shirt sponsor of Aston Villa FC, according to The Telegraph.  Starting next season, the Greek online sports betting platform is reportedly paying £20m a year for two years, which coincides with the Premier League club’s latest Adidas kit launch. As the top flight side pushes for a Champions League place under manager Unai Emery, …

BK8 has been named a new partner of Aston Villa, although the betting company has been criticised for producing ‘sexually provocative adverts’. This controversial sponsorship, first reported by The Telegraph, is likely to see the operator’s branding placed on the shirts of the Premier League team. James Grimes, Founder of the Big Step campaign against gambling sponsorship, told The Telegraph: …

With the White Paper and subsequent outcomes of the 2005 Gambling Act review due to be revealed this year, the legislative overhaul could have substantial political impacts.  This is according to Michael Dugher, Chief Executive of the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), in a comment piece published in The Telegraph this morning. As argued by the BGC Chief, the outcomes …

Former Arsenal Captain and Sporting Chance founder Tony Adams has identified problem gambling as the biggest addiction concern for the current and next generations of football players. Speaking on Bryony Gordon’s Mad World podcast for the The Telegraph, the ex-player outlined his view that gambling poses a bigger addiction threat to football players than drugs and alcohol. Based on his …

Highly experienced executive Denise Parkinson will join digital sports media company OneFootball in the newly established position of Global Entertainment Director. Parkinson has had a distinguished 25 year career in media and will bring great expertise to the company, having held positions as Head of Entertainment at TI Media from September 2019 to December 2020, Entertainment Director at The Telegraph …