{"id":25969,"date":"2019-09-13T12:59:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T11:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/?p=25969"},"modified":"2019-11-13T17:29:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T17:29:24","slug":"fsa-and-gambleaware-team-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/fsa-and-gambleaware-team-up\/","title":{"rendered":"FSA and Gambleaware team up to promote safer gambling in football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new survey carried out by the Football Supporters\u2019 Association (FSA) in conjunction with GambleAware\u2019s safer gambling \u2018Bet Regret\u2019 campaign has found that football clubs have to do much<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FSA-x-GambleAware-Infographic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-25979\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FSA-x-GambleAware-Infographic-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FSA-x-GambleAware-Infographic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FSA-x-GambleAware-Infographic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FSA-x-GambleAware-Infographic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FSA-x-GambleAware-Infographic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FSA-x-GambleAware-Infographic-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.colossusbets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/FSA-x-GambleAware-Infographic.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> more to educate their fans about the risks of gambling. With commercial partnerships between clubs and bookmakers increasingly common, supporters were asked if they felt their club was doing enough to warn of the risks of gambling \u2013 and<span class=\"m_-6902558801558791845Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><b>only 10% of fans<span class=\"m_-6902558801558791845Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b>felt that they were.<br \/>\nAdditionally, only 13% of respondents agree that they are (or would be) happy for their club to be sponsored by a gambling company. Supporters were also particularly critical of betting companies sponsoring individual players, such as 32Red\u2019s sponsorship of Wayne Rooney wearing the number 32 shirt at Derby County \u2013 84% of respondents felt that this goes too far and they should think twice about such partnerships.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were asked a range of questions about the role of gambling at the match and many were concerned that young supporters are being unnecessarily exposed to gambling messages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Kevin Miles, chief executive for The Football Supporters\u2019 Association, said<\/b>: \u201cFootball clubs are not like any other business \u2013 they are an integral part of many match-going supporters\u2019 lives and have a duty of care. It\u2019s clear fans want their clubs to do more on educating their supporters about the risks of gambling and alongside GambleAware we\u2019ll be pushing clubs, particularly those with prominent gambling sponsors, to do better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The survey is the first piece of joint work undertaken by GambleAware and the FSA, forming the latest part of the \u2018Bet Regret\u2019 campaign, a high-profile campaign educating the public about the potential impact of impulsive gambling. \u2018Bet Regret\u2019 is the sinking feeling gamblers often get when they make an impulsive bet they know they shouldn\u2019t have.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership will see a number of initiatives launched throughout the 2019-20 season to encourage moderation of betting behaviours, particularly when drunk, bored or chasing losses. These will tap into football fans\u2019 passions, including a nationwide 5-a-side football tournament and a live tour with ex-pros educating supporters about safer gambling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Marc Etches, Chief Executive Officer for GambleAware, said:<\/b><span class=\"m_-6902558801558791845Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThe results of the survey highlight fans\u2019 concerns that football clubs and gambling companies could do more to encourage safe betting and make people, especially young people, aware of the risks.<br \/>\n\u201cOur new partnership with the Football Supporters\u2019 Association is based on a shared agenda to help create a safe betting environment in football. It means the voice of the fans will be heard and allows us to engage directly with them in communities to encourage moderate betting behaviour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><u><\/u><br \/>\n<b>Alex Hurst from Newcastle United Supporters\u2019 Trust said:<span class=\"m_-6902558801558791845Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u201cThis is an important piece of work that reflects what we\u2019ve heard from many of our members and the wider fan base \u2013 gambling companies have a huge presence at football now and a lot of people can get drawn into addictive betting behaviours.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving said that we\u2019re not the fun police, we know lots of fans enjoy a wager as part of their match-day routine, but we\u2019d urge clubs to step up and do more to warn their customers about the risks.\u201d<br \/>\nDetails of the FSA and GambleAware initiatives will be released throughout the season.\u00a0 For more information about the partnership, visit<span class=\"m_-6902558801558791845Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fsf.org.uk\/campaigns\/gambleaware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.fsf.org.uk\/campaigns\/gambleaware&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1568456426705000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF79wtAhAJE8h6GVFVQvujO5B-gQQ\">www.fsf.org.uk\/<wbr \/>campaigns\/gambleaware<\/a><br \/>\nFor tips on how to keep betting in check, visit<span class=\"m_-6902558801558791845Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/begambleaware.org\/BetRegret\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/begambleaware.org\/BetRegret&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1568456426705000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFcbzWmSjXoQzNfLnr-yNRmTUWz3A\">BeGambleAware.org\/<wbr \/>BetRegret<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new survey carried out by the Football Supporters\u2019 Association (FSA) in conjunction with GambleAware\u2019s safer gambling \u2018Bet Regret\u2019 campaign has found that football clubs have to do much more to educate their fans about the risks of gambling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[768],"tags":[849],"class_list":["post-25969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responsible-gambling","tag-betregret"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.7 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - 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