Betting, forex trading, and fantasy gaming sponsorships — a responsible marketing inquiry into the 'gamblification' of English football

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Lopez-Gonzalez, H. ORCID: 0000-0003-1249-2623 and Griffiths, M.D. ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524, 2018. Betting, forex trading, and fantasy gaming sponsorships — a responsible marketing inquiry into the 'gamblification' of English football. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 16 (2), pp. 404-419. ISSN 1557-1874

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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-017-9788-1

Abstract

Environmental stimuli in the form of marketing inducements to gamble money on sports have increased in recent years. The purpose of the present paper is to tackle the extended definition of the gamblification of sport using sponsorship and partnership deals of gambling, forex trading, and fantasy gaming as a proxy for assessing its environmental impact. Using data about sponsorship deals from English Football Premier League, the paper builds on the evidence of English football’s gamblification process to discuss the impact that the volume, penetration, and marketing strategies of sports betting might have on public health and well-being. Findings demonstrate that gambling marketing has become firmly embedded in the financial practices of many Premiership football clubs. It is argued that such associations are not trivial, and that the symbolic linkage of sport and newer gambling forms can become an issue of public health, especially affecting vulnerable groups such as minors and problem gamblers. The present study is the first to explore in-depth the relationship and potential consequences and psychosocial impacts of sports-related marketing, particularly in relation to football.

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Journal article

Publication Title:

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Creators:

Lopez-Gonzalez, H. and Griffiths, M.D.

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Springer

Date:

April 2018

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