• Some young men cannot watch games without multiple bets The relentless involvement of betting companies in football has drawn a generation of young men into strongly associating their support for the game with gambling, leading to “dire consequences” for many, a major new study has found. The explosion in marketing and sponsorship since the last Labour government deregulated gambling in 2005, combined with the ease of online betting via smartphones, has resulted in the “gamblification” of watching football, according to the research conducted by Dr Darragh McGee of the University of Bath. Related: Best bet to combat gambling? Teach children bookies’ odds don’t add up | Greg Wood Gambling promises a route to wealth, social capital and masculine affirmation yet most end up in a cycle of indebtedness Continue reading… via Tumblr Revealed: the ‘dire consequences’ of football’s relationship with gambling
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