Sponsoring Goes to the Land
Betfair is one of the most prominent of the land and internet betting companies
in the market. The gambling group has a strong reputation for excellence and is
well regarded within all groups – gamblers love the site and the company
operates with many socially responsible policies. According to the latest
information the Betfair online gambling group has just signed a deal with the
British Athletes Commission for sponsorship deal that will last three full
years. There has been a lot of controversy over sports sponsorship in the market
but the Betfair deal goes beyond just having a logo on team jerseys and marks
the first time that an online casino gambling group has secured such a major
sponsorship deal and will actively take part in the shaping of the coming
events.
As a part of the BAC now through sponsorship, Betfiar will work with the
Commission on specific projects intended to support and augment the existing
programs and provide more education within the marketplace. In fact, the first
of the new projects is an awareness campaign designed by Betfair and the
Commission that is aimed at young athletes in particular and educating these
athletes at an early age about the importance of integrity in the games. The
fast development of such a large and global online casino gambling and betting
industry has spurred a lot of fears in the market that internet gambling can get
out of hand and that corruption is a lot more likely and easy now than ever
before.
The Betfair online casino gambling group will work with the company on education
through all of the major upcoming events including the Paralympic and Olympic
sports as they ramp up to the 2012 games in London. |