Gambling firm 'Leo Vegas' sponsoring the new shirt...

I’ve got no problem at all with the sponsor, I just feel the shirt is a little boring especially as it’s the 100th year in tangerine.
 
So could the club offer a 100th Anniversary retro shirt with a modern take and no advertising? I must admit I didn't realize it was such a landmark moment in the club's history.
 
Bamberholic said:
Thank god we didn't have the internet when Rebecca's Jewellers was announced!!!
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we didn't have the internet but it definitely didn't help me at school as about the only blackpool fan (I went to school in Poulton by the way too, still blows me away to this day that I can only think of 1-2 other Blackpool fans in the whole year, bet that changed in 2010).
 
Northstandsinger said:
So you personally don’t think gambling should be advertised so that means the government should ban it. Chill out hitler.
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I don’t think gambling was high on Hitlers hit list .
Not sure Hitler was very concerned about the wellbeing of communities like ours .
Not really sure how you can draw any comparison to Hitler .
No one needs to be subjected to this ridiculous level of gambling promotion. So much damage is being caused . We are all capable of making a decision on having a flutter without their help .
 
Fantastic shirt ruined by a hideous sponsor. I thought Simon Sadler said when he bought the club that the town mattered to him so how can he allow a sponsor from an industry that has ruined so many lives in Blackpool. I love all Simon has done for the club and the town but think he's massively dropped the ball on this one
 
Definitely don't remember this outcry when we had Pointbet Games.com on our shirts in 2007/08. Can't remember people crying when we had Bass and Vaux either.

Having this sponsor hasn't made me think I need to gamble. As I said earlier, if people want to gamble they will and Google will point people in the right direction. Maybe Google should change their ways first?
 
firstly I think this is connected to sadlers hedge fund contacts, secondly it will probably pay double even treble from previous sponsors, which you can’t blame him as everything has basically come out of his own pocket.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion and we don’t have to agree with each other. If it’s not to your liking then don’t buy a shirt buy something else to support the club. Taking the morale high ground and shouting about it helps nobody. As a fan base we should be United and support Simon to the best of our ability because I believe he’s trying to do the same thing by supporting the club financially as well.
 
While people compare with previous sponsors, bear this in mind.
Access to alcohol hasn’t really changed in the past twenty-plus years. Alcohol sponsorship is banned. Access to payday loans is now restricted and more limited.
But gambling is far more accessible than it was. Anyone can gamble any time in their phones. Years ago you had to go to a betting shop or casino. There is a gambling epidemic that wasn’t previously available. That’s why gambling sponsorship is at best distasteful. Just because you personally might not be affected doesn’t mean that others aren’t. People get tempted. Seeing a booze ad doesn’t make you rush to the off license or pub. But seeing a gambling website advertising free stuff that is already in the palm of your hand is temptation. And when people are desperately short of cash, sometimes gambling seems like a possible solution worth the risk.
 
I buy the shirt in spite of the sponsor, I buy it to to support the club because of the badge on the front. We've had some pretty awful sponsors in the past, so I don't see getting an international, established, company as shirt sponsor as such a big deal. Ultimately to compete and be where we want to be it takes money, how many would prefer we uturned on the sponsorship and sent Norburn back?
 
I bleed Tangerine said:
Here's a problem, if you're under 18 you can't buy the shirt. So the 16/17 year old lads that don't fit into the junior kit, how are they meant to buy it? One of them on twitter has just tried to get it online and been denied.
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Get an adult to buy it for them, it really wouldn't be that tricky and is hardly going to be heavily policed either in store or online.
 
NewburyOne said:
Get an adult to buy it for them, it really wouldn't be that tricky and is hardly going to be heavily policed either in store or online.
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You have to have an over 18 account online or else you can't buy it. Like is said one of the lads on twitter has just tried to get it and can't.
 
The players had sky bet logos on their shirts last year so what’s the big thing about us having it on front now. The LeoVegas logo is that terrible that I reckon it would put me off betting with them anyway. The club has to get as much money as it can to compete and while
SkyBet sponsor the league I don’t see it as a problem.
 
I’m not overly keen. It’s a cheap looking logo as well. Not quite in Wonga territory, but not far off.
I’ll be on the look out for a retro version instead.
At least it’s not replicating the bad luck of copying a previous relegation shirt. 😁
 
NewburyOne said:
Does he not have a mum, dad, Guardian, over 18s friend?
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I thought you explained the obvious and easy solution to him in your first post. Sounds like it's not getting through. If he gets one, next week there will be a post on here from him complaining there were no instructions showing which way to put it on....
 
I bought the wonga one and will buy this one probably to support club coffers.

I’d much rather the club didn’t take money from companies that facilitate misery, however. And as this board served up such misery last year with stupid decision after stupid decision it is unsurprising to me that they are completely tone deaf to such sponsorship deals in a town full of poverty like Blackpool. But it has to be for the club to listen to feedback and do better next time IMO.
 
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clappers said:
I bought the wonga one and will buy this one probably to support club coffers.

I’d much rather the club didn’t take money from companies that facilitate misery, however. And as this board severed up such misery last year with stupid decision after stupid decision it is unsurprising to me that they are completely tone deaf to such sponsorship deals in a town full of poverty like Blackpool. But it has to be for the club to listen to feedback and do better next time IMO.
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I'd be interested to know how many of our fans had a Leo Vegas account before this announcement, and how many have one by the end of the season.

I'd guess very few.

I'd also add I'm surprised by the choice.
 
Wizaard said:
I'd be interested to know how many of our fans had a Leo Vegas account before this announcement, and how many have one by the end of the season.

I'd guess very few.

I'd also add I'm surprised by the choice.
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Yes fair comment really. Never heard of them! I suppose they may start giving Blackpool fans some free money in a newly opened account and the club we will be sending out emails/tweets/posts about it generally
 
The bottom line is that it's very likely that this company offered a considerable amount more than any other sponsor would, otherwise we wouldn't have gone with them. The reality of the situation is that we can't afford to be turning our noses up at large sums of money if we want to watch a successful team. People may say there's a morality issue, but I think back to last season and watching Stoke fans at their stadium celebrate their goals, and I'm pretty sure in those moments they weren't thinking about the fact they're funded by a gambling platform.

Gambling advertising, if such a problem (and I'm not suggesting it isn't, I don't know), requires legislation and isn't going to be solved by a one club morality crusade. I'd rather we didn't take it upon ourselves to hold such positions while struggling to compete with other clubs on the pitch, all of whom would have no problems in doing what we've just done.
 
Wizaard said:
As its celebrating 100 years, surely it has to be plain, celebrating the colour.
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Good point but I still personally would have liked to have seen a white trim (Only team in football in tangerine and white) or even a blue trim to commemorate one of our previous colours. I can’t see it selling well so I hope the sponsor paid top 💰
Shorts compliment it well though.
 
Tangerine Tractor said:
While people compare with previous sponsors, bear this in mind.
Access to alcohol hasn’t really changed in the past twenty-plus years. Alcohol sponsorship is banned. Access to payday loans is now restricted and more limited.
But gambling is far more accessible than it was. Anyone can gamble any time in their phones. Years ago you had to go to a betting shop or casino. There is a gambling epidemic that wasn’t previously available. That’s why gambling sponsorship is at best distasteful. Just because you personally might not be affected doesn’t mean that others aren’t. People get tempted. Seeing a booze ad doesn’t make you rush to the off license or pub. But seeing a gambling website advertising free stuff that is already in the palm of your hand is temptation. And when people are desperately short of cash, sometimes gambling seems like a possible solution worth the risk.
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Yep. Now it's much easier for those tempted to gamble, particularly anyone chasing their losses, to bet again, lose more money and sometimes get deeply in debt.
And that's where the likes of lotteries like the BST one are different. Yes, it's a form of gambling, but you have to go through the process of setting up a standing order. It's not attractive to the impulsive gambler, who's far more likely to opt for the more immediate options like hitting their smartphone to bet or buying scratchcards on a whim.

And the timing is unfortunate.
The kit launch was only three days after the NHS announced seven new gambling addiction clinics - including one here in Blackpool.
 
SwannDangerous said:
Another gripe is the fact that instead of a stitched club badge, this season we have a heat transfered one...

Reeks of quality 👌
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Yep, that's always a pet peeve of mine so I've always been proud that Blackpool, by and large, always stick to embroidered so it's a shame that we've gone for the printed badge this time
 
Wizaard said:
I'd be interested to know how many of our fans had a Leo Vegas account before this announcement, and how many have one by the end of the season.

I'd guess very few.

I'd also add I'm surprised by the choice.
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I have had an account with BetUK for some years, which is part of the same parent-company. The layout of their site regarding football is not the best and that goes for Leo Vegas too.
 
Tangerine Tractor said:
While people compare with previous sponsors, bear this in mind.
Access to alcohol hasn’t really changed in the past twenty-plus years. Alcohol sponsorship is banned. Access to payday loans is now restricted and more limited.
But gambling is far more accessible than it was. Anyone can gamble any time in their phones. Years ago you had to go to a betting shop or casino. There is a gambling epidemic that wasn’t previously available. That’s why gambling sponsorship is at best distasteful. Just because you personally might not be affected doesn’t mean that others aren’t. People get tempted. Seeing a booze ad doesn’t make you rush to the off license or pub. But seeing a gambling website advertising free stuff that is already in the palm of your hand is temptation. And when people are desperately short of cash, sometimes gambling seems like a possible solution worth the risk.
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You can buy National Lottery tickets on-line so would you ban the lottery? Sky Sports and ITV have massive on-line betting campaigns whenever football is on TV. Plenty of people out there who have addiction problems and if they want to gamble they will find a way to do it. I thought the Wonga sponsorship was much worse than this and if you want bad taste then how about PRICEBUSTERS.
 
Tangerine Tractor said:
While people compare with previous sponsors, bear this in mind.
Access to alcohol hasn’t really changed in the past twenty-plus years. Alcohol sponsorship is banned. Access to payday loans is now restricted and more limited.
But gambling is far more accessible than it was. Anyone can gamble any time in their phones. Years ago you had to go to a betting shop or casino. There is a gambling epidemic that wasn’t previously available. That’s why gambling sponsorship is at best distasteful. Just because you personally might not be affected doesn’t mean that others aren’t. People get tempted. Seeing a booze ad doesn’t make you rush to the off license or pub. But seeing a gambling website advertising free stuff that is already in the palm of your hand is temptation. And when people are desperately short of cash, sometimes gambling seems like a possible solution worth the risk.
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Yep when I am down to my last tenner it always goes on Lucky Lad in the 3.30.
 
BFC_53 said:
The bottom line is that it's very likely that this company offered a considerable amount more than any other sponsor would, otherwise we wouldn't have gone with them. The reality of the situation is that we can't afford to be turning our noses up at large sums of money if we want to watch a successful team. People may say there's a morality issue, but I think back to last season and watching Stoke fans at their stadium celebrate their goals, and I'm pretty sure in those moments they weren't thinking about the fact they're funded by a gambling platform.

Gambling advertising, if such a problem (and I'm not suggesting it isn't, I don't know), requires legislation and isn't going to be solved by a one club morality crusade. I'd rather we didn't take it upon ourselves to hold such positions while struggling to compete with other clubs on the pitch, all of whom would have no problems in doing what we've just done.
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This. 🎯

Utilita signed on last year until 2024 to be our principal shirt sponsor so the fact that we've made LeoVegas the main sponsor all of a sudden shows that there was a decent amount of money involved, which the club should not turn their noses at.

Gambling is obviously bad and it's an awful look, BUT we are trying to get out of this division as quickly as possible and if this helps then so be it.

The positives of promotion will more than outweigh the negatives brought by this sponsorship.
 
In response to the many queries I've had about getting the new adult shirt without the sponsor's logo on, I've checked with the Club and the answer is no, this is not possible.
 
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