Under Review: Football’s Relationship with Gambling

<p>In the 2002-2003 season, Fulham became the first team to be sponsored by a betting company (Betfair). Last season, half the Premier League had betting sponsors on the front of their shirts.</p> <p>Gambling and football's relationship is as strong as ever. </p> <p>However, change is on the horizon. Last week, the UK government's Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport began collecting evidence for its review on gambling laws. </p> <div>Today we ask, what’s is football's relationship with gambling and what reform is necessary?</div> <div> </div> <div> <div><strong>Guest:</strong></div> <div> </div> <div>Rob Davies (<a href= "https://twitter.com/ByRobDavies"><span class= "css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">@ByRobDavies</span></a><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">)</span> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> is a Business Reporter for the Guardian where he covers gambling, alcohol, tobacco and secondary ticketing.</span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Dr. Steve Sharman (<a href= "https://twitter.com/stevesharman81">@stevesharman81</a>) is a</span></span> <span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Research Fellow for the National Addiction Centre and King's College London.</span></div> <div> <p><strong>S