\u00a0<\/strong>stated it would support a ban on jersey sponsorship if all companies comply. The company has voluntarily committed to restricting television ads even if the government doesn’t require the same standard from other companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLast year, Entain announced that it would no longer sponsor the jerseys of professional sports teams in Australia, citing community concern. Entain runs the Ladbrokes and Neds brands, which were previously featured on jerseys worn by the Brisbane Broncos and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, not everyone in the industry agrees with the proposed ban.\u00a0Mitch Reid<\/strong>, the head of regulation and compliance at Palmerbet, which sponsors the Newcastle Knights jersey, said the gambling industry was being unfairly criticised and that it provides a significant source of revenue to sporting teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\nReid said: \u201cI don\u2019t believe that other industries who offer products that have the potential to cause harm, notably fast food and alcohol, receive the same level of condemnation when they have engaged in sponsorship of sporting teams and leagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt would be remiss if it was not noted the amount of revenue the commonwealth and state governments in Australia are raising from the gambling industry and its importance to the funding of government infrastructure, grants and other initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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