UK targets unlicensed gambling sponsors in major sports crackdown

The UK government is preparing to tighten the rules on who can sponsor the country’s biggest sports teams, with ministers setting out plans to stop unlicensed gambling companies from striking sponsorship deals with clubs, including those in the Premier League.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy confirmed that a formal consultation will launch this spring. The proposal would prevent gambling operators that do not hold a UK licence from partnering with British sports organisations. Officials...