People seem to wonder why the premier League is the wealthiest in the world and how even relegation clubs get more revenue than other leagues winners. It’s mostly broadcasting revenue.
Where does broadcasting revenue come from? Broadcasters. Where do broadcasters make their money from? Ads. I don’t live in the UK but sail the high seas and I’m shocked at the number of ads before, during and after the matches on Sky. Not even counting all the side frames during the halftime talk and during the games showing me a plethora of odds. It’s abnormal and unheard of in Asia and the middle east (starsports India or BEIN middle east channels).
Sky, who own Skybet and get money from bet365 and other betting sides are the lifeblood of the premier League. They control a chunk of the media. If you attempt to stop gambling sites from promoting themselves the way they are doing so now, things crash very quickly and the premier League no longer can afford all the players and salaries they can now. And it’s a rigged process. It’s obvious they don’t want these persons on their shows.
For the record Broadcasters who have premier league rights get the vast majority of their revenues from subscriptions, not from ads. It’s a significant amount of money from the gambling companies but it is not their main source of income.
Paul Merson is still employed by Sky despite all their PL being sponsored by Bet365
Tremendously thick from Bet365. The Streisand effect in plain view.
Soccer Saturday being a six hour advert for skybet whilst Merson works on there turns me off as well.
Checks out. Assholes
gambling addition is nothing compared to gambling multiplication. Don’t even get me started on gambling exponentiation.
Ah our corporate overlord shows its blinking arsheole again
Utter bastards.
This is shameful of both bet365 and the TV company in question for bending to them.
Moments like this really show betting companies really don’t give 2 shits about the responsible gambling campaigns and only about £
Fuck this, his analysis is great too - seen him on inside spurs and he talks really well, would make a great pundit
May be unpopular opinion but i dont mind sin companies from advertising, as long as they concede that people are able to talk about them in a healthy way.
Steven Caulker should absolutely be able to talk about gambling addiction while Bet365 is a sponsor, just like an alcoholic or religious person can say they dont drink with Heineken as a sponsor.
Rejecting something that exists in the world completely is unhealthy. You need to be able to talk about it. So if the rules of the game prevented any right for sin companies to react if somebody says something against them, im all for it.
It’s abhorrent that gambling companies have their clutches deeply embedded in the sport. Youngsters are growing up with the perception that gambling is a normalised activity. This sets a perilous precedent.
I’ve personally grappled with a gambling addiction. Believing that one can simply “stop” is akin to telling a heroin addict to abruptly cease using the needle. It’s an illness, and certain personality types are more susceptible to it.
I popped a bottle of champagne the day the maximum bet for Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) was capped at £2 per spin. By then, I had overcome my addiction, but I knew many who frequented these machines and lost substantial sums. The government’s sluggishness in updating regulations underscores the deep entanglement of gambling firms in politics. The decision to limit bets was straightforward, yet these bookmakers contended, “But the average person only loses £20 an hour,” which is complete nonsense. A mere visit to a betting shop at that time revealed the rampant nature of gambling addiction. I’ve seen numerous instances where individuals, in frustration, smashed FOBT machines, and the staff hardly reacted, seldom even calling the police.
Nevertheless, online gambling remains largely unregulated. Individuals can still easily wager up to £1,000 per spin on roulette from their own homes. It’s alarming how many might be struggling with addiction in private.
Gambling should be drastically curtailed in terms of its advertising, particularly in relation to sports, and online gambling needs to be either banned or stringently regulated to prevent people from falling into this trap. Football, in particular, should sever its extensive ties with gambling. Even if this leads to financial losses for the sport, it would be a sacrifice for a commendable cause. Perhaps then footballers won’t receive such exorbitant salaries.
What did he add to gambling?
Absolute fucking scum, I really hate the grip gambling has on football, and sports in general.
Betting has ruined this sport. Change my mind.