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New Partner Betway
- Thread starter cookster
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Everyone has a betting partner.
City have always had one, Marathon Bet or Leo Vegas been recent examples.
Betway are as legit as you can possibly find, part of the super group listed on the NY stock exchange. I used to work for them, generally a great company from a reputation point of view.
4m a year too, nice money!
Given everything thrown at the club and the above information I do find it funny some fans find offence in this partnership!
City have always had one, Marathon Bet or Leo Vegas been recent examples.
Betway are as legit as you can possibly find, part of the super group listed on the NY stock exchange. I used to work for them, generally a great company from a reputation point of view.
4m a year too, nice money!
Given everything thrown at the club and the above information I do find it funny some fans find offence in this partnership!
bigf42
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If City fans can whinge about Haaland not being the right fit then they can fucking whinge about anything!Everyone has a betting partner.
City have always had one, Marathon Bet or Leo Vegas been recent examples.
Betway are as legit as you can possibly find, part of the super group listed on the NY stock exchange. I used to work for them, generally a great company from a reputation point of view.
4m a year too, nice money!
Given everything thrown at the club and the above information I do find it funny some fans find offence in this partnership!
Very true!If City fans can whinge about Haaland not being the right fit then they can fucking whinge about anything!
Tim of the Oak
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I think it’s important to generate as much income as possible atm with the Court cases etc.!we can’t be far away from our first porn sponsor!
COAT_OF_ARMS
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You're *half* right there, obviously those men needed to exercise self-control and there was something else wrong with them, that however inebriated or not, they would do that to their wife or to anyone. But it is a well known fact that alcohol makes certain people more violent, and it does unquestionably alter the judgement of it's consumers.Exactly. A decent man, no matter how drunk, will never lay a hand on a woman.
The problem in such a situation is the man, not the alcohol.
Now, I would never punish responsible drinkers for the actions of irresponsible drinkers by banning alcohol. Likewise, I would never punish responsible gamblers for the actions of irresponsible gamblers by banning gambling.
Anyone can have a drinking problem or a gambling problem, but plenty of people don't and can do these things responsibly. So, if we aren't going to outlaw these things, or demonize them, then what's the problem in taking their sponsorship?
bluetonium
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According to research done by the University of Bristol, there were over 29,000 gambling adverts shown on the opening day of this premier league season, a 165% increase on last season.
Whilst this demonstrates perfectly why clubs want in on it, given the potential for harm and distress it's also inevitable that a rise in betting activity will mean more people suffer because of it. It is only a matter of time before a club is referenced directly to a terrible incident.
I'm not against betting at all, but I find the explosion of gambling ads and sponsorship troublesome.i know some things are being out in place to reduce exposure, but I think this is still a time bomb ticking away under our feet. I do hope I'm wrong. Whilst I've never had a problem stepping away, I'm mostly frugal with my finances and fairly conservative on spend, but I know people who aren't like that, just can't be like that. If the temptation is there then they'll do it , whether they actually want to or not is almost irrelevant.
Football may not want to, but it's about time the industry admitted it has a gambling problem. Specifically, they're addicted to the money it generates and are putting it ahead of public welfare.
Whilst this demonstrates perfectly why clubs want in on it, given the potential for harm and distress it's also inevitable that a rise in betting activity will mean more people suffer because of it. It is only a matter of time before a club is referenced directly to a terrible incident.
I'm not against betting at all, but I find the explosion of gambling ads and sponsorship troublesome.i know some things are being out in place to reduce exposure, but I think this is still a time bomb ticking away under our feet. I do hope I'm wrong. Whilst I've never had a problem stepping away, I'm mostly frugal with my finances and fairly conservative on spend, but I know people who aren't like that, just can't be like that. If the temptation is there then they'll do it , whether they actually want to or not is almost irrelevant.
Football may not want to, but it's about time the industry admitted it has a gambling problem. Specifically, they're addicted to the money it generates and are putting it ahead of public welfare.
Bellamy's Caddy
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According to research done by the University of Bristol, there were over 29,000 gambling adverts shown on the opening day of this premier league season, a 165% increase on last season.
Whilst this demonstrates perfectly why clubs want in on it, given the potential for harm and distress it's also inevitable that a rise in betting activity will mean more people suffer because of it. It is only a matter of time before a club is referenced directly to a terrible incident.
I'm not against betting at all, but I find the explosion of gambling ads and sponsorship troublesome.i know some things are being out in place to reduce exposure, but I think this is still a time bomb ticking away under our feet. I do hope I'm wrong. Whilst I've never had a problem stepping away, I'm mostly frugal with my finances and fairly conservative on spend, but I know people who aren't like that, just can't be like that. If the temptation is there then they'll do it , whether they actually want to or not is almost irrelevant.
Football may not want to, but it's about time the industry admitted it has a gambling problem. Specifically, they're addicted to the money it generates and are putting it ahead of public welfare.
I agree. The damage gambling does is well known and yet, because of the money it generates for big companies and in turn taxes, plenty are prepared to turn a blind eye.
Societal standards change, and in ten to fifteen years I think gambling could well be the one we look back on and think 'how did we allow that to be as widespread as it was?'.
We've seen a number of very high profile footballers up on charges relating to gambling in recent years (nothing new on in that of itself), but then you see them return to training and wearing the names of betting companies that sponsor the club. That can't be a great environment for someone with a serious problem to have to face, the temptation must be huge. That's just the players. For fans, its practically impossible to watch a match live, or on tv and not see some form of gambling advert. I imagine anyone who does have a gambling addiction and wants to watch football for some escapism would find that incredibly difficult.
How does an alcoholic go to a game knowing they sell beer, walk down the street into town past 20 boozers, do his weekly shop with an aisle full of temptation?I agree. The damage gambling does is well known and yet, because of the money it generates for big companies and in turn taxes, plenty are prepared to turn a blind eye.
I imagine anyone who does have a gambling addiction and wants to watch football for some escapism would find that incredibly difficult.
I'm sure I saw an advert for beer go past on the advertising hoardings at City.