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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rob Davies

Premier League’s plan to scrap betting ads on shirts will have ‘minimal effect’

Fulham’s Antonee Robinson, right, is challenged by Wolves’ Nelson Semedo during the Premier League match at Craven Cottage on 27 November 2023 in London,
Fulham are among the Premier League football teams to have the name of a bookmaker on the front of their shirts as part of a sponsorship deal. Photograph: Jack Thomas/WWFC/Wolves/Getty Images

The Premier League’s pledge to scrap betting adverts on football shirts will not protect children from a “bombardment” of gambling advertising, according to a report by MPs that also raises concerns about the pace of reform to the industry.

MPs on the select committee for culture, media and sport criticised the government for failing to take a more “precautionary approach” to gambling promotion, setting out their concerns in a 76-page report published on Thursday.

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