Put your shirt on it: Gambling’s shifting relationship with professional sports
The relationship between the gambling and sport industries continues to come under scrutiny, both in England and overseas – but the results are contrary. While English football has taken a tentative step towards reducing its commercial reliance on gambling companies[1], at the international level and in the U.S.A, the direction of travel is quite the opposite.
Using examples from English football, cricket and the USA, this article explores the evolving approach to the relationship between gambling and sport. The authors highlight some of the difficulties and challenges sports bodies have faced trying to enforce regulated measures in this area as the landscape has evolved.
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Written by
Danielle Sharkey
Danielle is an Associate in the Sports Team at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP. Previously she spent eight years as legal advisor to the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) where her focus was on regulatory, governance, data protection and disciplinary matters. Danielle prosecuted a number of British horseracing’s high profile corruption and doping cases during her time with the BHA.
Daniel McDonagh
Daniel is a trainee at Charles Russell Speechlys based in London.
