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REVEALED: No more betting firms to sponsor front of football shirts after government's review of gambling laws - with wider ban on advertising on TV commercials and pitchside hoardings under consideration

The Government is set to ban betting firms from sponsoring football shirts following its review of gambling laws.

Sportsmail understands that outlawing front-of-shirt logos of gambling companies is almost certain to be one of the proposals included on a white paper to be published this winter.

A wider ban on betting advertising in sport — including pitchside hoardings and TV commercials — is under consideration but is less likely at this stage.

The Government is set to ban betting firms from sponsoring football shirts (pictured: West Ham sponsored by betway)
Sportsmail understands that outlawing front-of-shirt logos of gambling companies is almost certain to be one of the proposals included on a white paper (pictured:u00a0Wolves sponsored by ManBetX)
Newcastle (Fun88)u00a0are another Premier League club with a front-of-shirt gambling sponsor
Southampton (Sportsbet.io) are also one of the nine top-flight clubs with front-of-shirt betting sponsors this season

Newcastle (Fun88, left) and Southampton (Sportsbet.io, right) are two more Premier League clubs with front-of-shirt gambling sponsors

This season, nine of the 20 Premier League clubs have gambling companies as their front-of-shirt sponsor, as well as another six teams in the Championship.