Children are being \u201cgroomed into gambling\u201d by football and betting companies must be banned from sponsoring clubs\u2019 shirts, a bishop has said.<\/p>\n
It is the first time a Church of England leader has called for an outright ban, pointing out that nine out of 20 Premier League teams and 17 out of 24 Championship teams have a gambling company as their main shirt sponsor.<\/p>\n
Today the church unveiled a set of proposals to be put to its General Synod calling on the government to \u201creduce the quantity and pervasiveness of gambling advertising\u201d and to force betting companies to pay a levy to fund education and addiction treatment.<\/p>\n
The Bishop of St Albans, who sits in the House of Lords, led the church\u2019s successful campaign to limit how much can be wagered on fixed-odds betting terminals. He said that 55,000 teenagers in Britain were classed as problem gamblers and not enough had been done to shield children from gambling advertising since laws were liberalised in 2005.<\/p>\n
(subscription required).<\/a><\/p>\n Children are being \u201cgroomed into gambling\u201d by football and betting companies must be banned from sponsoring clubs\u2019 shirts, a bishop has said https:\/\/t.co\/dHddC3qsE6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Times Scotland (@thetimesscot) February 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n