Show notes: Podcast 398

Sound of Football Podcast 398 - Double or quits

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The controversy surrounding betting companies having exclusive streaming rights for certain FA Cup fixtures has shone the spotlight back on to the relationship between football and gambling. With half of the clubs in the Premier League and Championship, and the EFL itself being sponsored by bookmakers and online casinos, is football relying too much on gambling for income?

With Graham Sibley, Jan Bilton and Terry Duffelen.

Duration: 35.59 | Filesize: 41.3MB (MP3)

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Links

• Guardian: Revealed: seven UK betting companies are live-streaming FA Cup games
• BBC: FA Cup: Culture secretary calls for FA to reconsider betting deal
• Guardian: ‘Gamblification’ of football must be dealt with properly in next betting Act
• Independent: Wayne Rooney opens up on his gambling addiction during England and Manchester United career
• Gamblers Anonymous: Official website

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