{"id":296178,"date":"2023-10-18T19:54:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T19:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296178"},"modified":"2023-10-18T19:54:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T19:54:03","slug":"newcastle-urged-to-remove-betting-advertising-to-support-tonali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/newcastle-urged-to-remove-betting-advertising-to-support-tonali\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle urged to remove betting advertising to support Tonali"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>EXCLUSIVE:\u00a0Newcastle urged to stand by &#8216;gambling addict&#8217;\u00a0Sandro Tonali by removing betting advertising from St James&#8217; Park&#8230; with the star at risk of a one-year ban for betting on matches<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tonali&#8217;s agent has admitted the Newcastle midfielder is fighting an addiction\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Campaigners called for the club to review their relationship with gambling firms\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Newcastle have been urged to \u2018stand in solidarity\u2019 with \u2018gambling addict\u2019 Sandro Tonali by removing betting advertising from St James\u2019 Park.<\/p>\n<p>The Toon\u2019s \u00a352million summer signing faces a year-long ban after reportedly admitting to betting on matches involving his former club AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Tonali, 23, will still be available for selection by Newcastle until his suspension is confirmed. That means he faces the prospect of playing Crystal Palace on Saturday in front of pitchside hoardings advertising gambling, even though his agent has said he is fighting an addiction.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle currently have partnerships with three online betting firms \u2013 Fun88, Sportsbet.io and BetMGM.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa loanee Nicolo Zaniolo, 24, is also embroiled in the investigation into illegal betting being carried out by Italian authorities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/12\/76702355-12644403-image-a-46_1697626892984.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sandro Tonali\u00a0faces a year-long ban after reportedly admitting to betting on matches, with the midfielder&#8217;s agent admitting the Italian is fighting a gambling addiction<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/12\/76702663-12644403-image-a-47_1697627332326.jpg\" height=\"343\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle have been urged by campaigners to remove\u00a0betting advertising from St James\u2019 Park<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/12\/76702717-12644403-image-a-48_1697627466390.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nicolo Zaniolo is also under investigation by Italian authorities and the Aston Villa star could play on the weekend with a shirt featuring the logo of\u00a0gambling firm BK8<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The winger, whose lawyer said may have \u2018played poker and blackjack on illegal online platforms\u2019, is forced to wear the logo of gambling firm BK8 on the front of his club\u2019s shirt. Villa have a further partnership with betting brand Duelbits.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Newcastle United and Aston Villa should stand in solidarity with their players and review their relationship with gambling firms,\u2019 said The Big Step, part of charity Gambling with Lives. \u2018We wouldn\u2019t force someone with a drug addiction to work somewhere with wall-to-wall advertising of the dealer&#8217;s number &#8211; why isn\u2019t it the same for gambling?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Brentford striker Ivan Toney was banned for eight months in May for breaching the FA\u2019s betting rules and was diagnosed with a gambling addiction. Yet the England international will wear the Bees\u2019 sponsor Hollywood Bets on his shirt when he returns in January.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Football shirts, stadiums, and broadcasts have become saturated with advertising for highly addictive gambling products,\u2019 added The Big Step in a statement to <span>Mail Sport<\/span>. \u2018If clubs and leagues continue to force young footballers to endorse these products, do not be surprised if they become addicted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Newcastle&#8217;s partnerships with three online casinos mean that when Tonali next plays he&#8217;ll be surrounded by thousands of adverts for the thing that is destroying his life. It is arguably even worse for Zaniolo, who will be forced to be a walking billboard for gambling. That&#8217;s not fair on them or the next fan or player who will inevitably become addicted.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League have banned gambling advertising from front of shirts from the end of the 2025\/2026 season following Government pressure. However, advertising will still be allowed in stadiums and on TV broadcasts.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a Sky Bet tweet featuring Gary Neville has been banned for breaking rules on gambling adverts. The UK&#8217;s Advertising Standards Authority ruled the former Manchester United defender was \u2018likely to be of strong appeal to under-18s\u2019.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12644403\/Newcastle-gambling-Sandro-Tonali-remove-betting-advertising-St-James-Park.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE:\u00a0Newcastle urged to stand by &#8216;gambling addict&#8217;\u00a0Sandro Tonali by removing betting advertising from St James&#8217; Park&#8230; with the star at <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296177,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Newcastle urged to remove betting advertising to support Tonali - Sportstons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/newcastle-urged-to-remove-betting-advertising-to-support-tonali\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Newcastle urged to remove betting advertising to support Tonali - Sportstons\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"EXCLUSIVE:\u00a0Newcastle urged to stand by &#8216;gambling addict&#8217;\u00a0Sandro Tonali by removing betting advertising from St James&#8217; 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