August 20 – Online betting firms are mopping up last minute club sponsorships as the European season kicks off with French bookmaker Betclic partnering with Poland’s Lechia Gdansk, and VfL Bochum 1848 of the 2. Bundesliga becoming the first German betting partner of Stockholm based operator LeoVegas.
Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdansk is Betclic’s first club sponsorship in Poland and replaces Totolotek (the Polish subsidiary of German betting group Merkur Sportwetten) on the back of Lechia’s shirts.