Premier League clubs' gambling sponsors leave UK after £3m fine
Premier League clubs are under pressure to ditch unlicensed gambling shirt sponsors after the betting regulator levied a £3 million fine on a series of high profile brands.
Bournemouth, Fulham, Newcastle, Wolves and Burnley are all sponsored by betting websites run by TGP Europe.
The firm, which oversees Stake, Fun88 and SportPesa, will leave the UK after it was handed a £3.3 million fine for failing to carry out sufficient checks on business partners and breaching anti-money laundering rules, the second such finding in three years.
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The Gambling Commission has contacted the clubs warning they 'may be liable to prosecution … if they promote unlicensed gambling businesses that transact with consumers in Great Britain'.
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