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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Ricky Charlesworth

EFL and non-league clubs call on government to ban gambling advertising in football

A clutch of clubs in both the English Football League ( EFL ) and non-league are calling on the Government to ban all gambling advertising within football.

Twenty clubs, including the likes of Luton Town, Tranmere Rovers and Forest Green Rovers, have sent a letter to Government calling for an end to gambling sponsorship to try and "challenge the notion that football is dependent on gambling advertising revenues".

The letter, coordinated by the Gambling With Lives campaign group, says: "As owners, directors, and executives responsible for our clubs, we have witnessed the harmful growth of gambling sponsorship and advertising in football, including the negative impact on our fans.

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