The visibility of gambling sponsorship in football related products marketed directly to children

Authors: Djohari, N., Weston, G., Cassidy, R. and Kulas-Reid, I.

Journal: Soccer and Society

Volume: 22

Issue: 7

Pages: 769-777

eISSN: 1743-9590

ISSN: 1466-0970

DOI: 10.1080/14660970.2020.1860028

Abstract:

UK law prohibits direct marketing of gambling to children. However, our data, gathered between 2018 and 2020, demonstrate that gambling logos occur frequently in football-related products and media consumed by children. This is a pressing issue for policymakers because research suggests that although children engage with football as spectators, they engage more often through readily available material culture. Discussions in the media about sponsorship of football teams by gambling companies have focused on the exposure of children to advertisements during live broadcasts. Analysing visible gambling sponsorship in children’s media, this paper shows how a single gambling logo on a player’s shirt is refracted many times through collectable cards, football magazines and the mediatized ‘play’ of a child fan’s world. It concludes that discussions around gambling advertising and its impact on children should be informed by an awareness of how children, as opposed to adults, engage with football.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37472/

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The visibility of gambling sponsorship in football related products marketed directly to children.

Authors: Djohari, N., Weston, G., Cassidy, R. and Kulas-Reid, I.

Journal: SOCCER & SOCIETY

Volume: 22

Issue: 7

Pages: 769-777

eISSN: 1743-9590

ISSN: 1466-0970

DOI: 10.1080/14660970.2020.1860028

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37472/

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The visibility of gambling sponsorship in football related products marketed directly to children

Authors: Weston, G., Djohari, N., Cassidy, R. and Kulas-Reid, I.

Journal: Soccer and Society

Volume: 22

Issue: 7

Pages: 769-777

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

ISSN: 1466-0970

DOI: 10.1080/14660970.2020.1860028

Abstract:

UK law prohibits direct marketing of gambling to children. However, our data, gathered between 2018 and 2020, demonstrate that gambling logos occur frequently in football-related products and media consumed by children. This is a pressing issue for policymakers because research suggests that although children engage with football as spectators, they engage more often through readily available material culture. Discussions in the media about sponsorship of football teams by gambling companies have focused on the exposure of children to advertisements during live broadcasts. Analysing visible gambling sponsorship in children’s media, this paper shows how a single gambling logo on a player’s shirt is refracted many times through collectable cards, football magazines and the mediatized ‘play’ of a child fan’s world. It concludes that discussions around gambling advertising and its impact on children should be informed by an awareness of how children, as opposed to adults, engage with football.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37472/

Source: Manual

The visibility of gambling sponsorship in football related products marketed directly to children

Authors: Djohari, N., Weston, G., Cassidy, R. and Kulas-Reid, I.

Journal: Soccer and Society

Volume: 22

Issue: 7

Pages: 769-777

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

ISSN: 1466-0970

Abstract:

UK law prohibits direct marketing of gambling to children. However, our data, gathered between 2018 and 2020, demonstrate that gambling logos occur frequently in football-related products and media consumed by children. This is a pressing issue for policymakers because research suggests that although children engage with football as spectators, they engage more often through readily available material culture. Discussions in the media about sponsorship of football teams by gambling companies have focused on the exposure of children to advertisements during live broadcasts. Analysing visible gambling sponsorship in children’s media, this paper shows how a single gambling logo on a player’s shirt is refracted many times through collectable cards, football magazines and the mediatized ‘play’ of a child fan’s world. It concludes that discussions around gambling advertising and its impact on children should be informed by an awareness of how children, as opposed to adults, engage with football.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/37472/

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