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Premier League shirt sponsors: Who are they and why are so many gambling companies involved?

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11 Premier League teams feature a gambling sponsor on the front of their shirts, an increase of three from last season .

The combined value of shirt sponsorship deals involving Premier League clubs and gambling companies in the 2024-25 season is $ 135.43 m (Â101.1m) The other nine clubs are sponsored by companies from four industries - air travel, entertainment, financial services and technology.

None of the Premier League's six wealthiest clubs - Arsenal, Chelsea , Liverpool , Manchester City , Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur - feature a gambling firm on the front of their shirts.

UK customers are not even able to bet with some of the gambling companies which feature on the fronts of shirts.

Some gambling sponsors are based in tax havens such as Curacao and Malta .

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