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Gambling advertising should 'be slowly weaned out of the game' - Footballer David Wheeler

The seemingly inextricable link between sports and the gambling industry has been an increasingly prominent issue in recent years - but what about the athletes caught in the middles of these commercial links? David Wheeler, an English professional footballer who currently plays for Wycombe Wanderers, has recently written about his own misgivings around the prominence of gambling advertising in the sporting sphere. He joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss…

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17.31 20 Feb 2023


Gambling advertising should 'be slowly weaned out of the game' - Footballer David Wheeler


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The seemingly inextricable link between sports and the gambling industry has been an increasingly prominent issue in recent years - but what about the athletes caught in the middles of these commercial links?

David Wheeler, an English professional footballer who currently plays for Wycombe Wanderers, has recently written about his own misgivings around the prominence of gambling advertising in the sporting sphere. He joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss…


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