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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sarah Ping

Removal of betting ads from Premier League shirts ‘a start’ – bereaved father

PA Wire

A former gambling addict and a bereaved father have said the Premier League’s decision to remove betting sponsorship from the front of matchday shirts is “a start” and an “acceptance of the harm caused” by such adverts in football.

John Myers, whose son Ryan took his own life in 2014 when he was 27 after becoming addicted to gambling, described the move as a “small victory”.

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