Almost half of Fulham supporters uncomfortable with gambling sponsor

The Fulham Supporters’ Trust annual survey has found that 46% of fans are uncomfortable with BetVictor as the club’s main sponsor, with 22% refusing to buy the club’s shirt as a result of the partnership with the betting firm

The Fulham Supporters’ Trust yearly survey has found that 46% of fans are uncomfortable with BetVictor as the club’s briny sponsor, with 22% refusing to buy the club’s shirt as a resultant of the partnership with the betting firm.

A number of 1398 fans took piece in the survey, which also found that 47% of respondents would supporting the banning of play sponsorship inwards football altogether, with 36% locution they would same play sponsorship to remain inwards the sport.

The results come in amid the UK Government’s on-going limited review of the 2005 Gambling Act, in which play shirt sponsorships in sportsman is a major number of contention. The time to come of betting sponsorship in the English people Premier League is circle to be discussed at a shareholders meeting on Thursday, amid concerns that a blanket forbiddance on such sponsorships could be introduced.

Fulham proclaimed a two-year partnership with BetVictor inward Sept 2020, with the company’s logotype at present featuring on the men’s and women’s first of all team shirts. The British capital turnout is ace of VIII top-hole clubs with play firms on their shirts.

The review’s phone for grounds will amount to an death on 31 March, with reports suggesting that a mantle banning on play shirt sponsorship could come in to fruition.