English top-flight soccer clubs Chelsea and Liverpool have ended their partnerships with 1xBet, a week after fellow Premier League side ♣ Tottenham Hotspur chose to cut ties with the online betting company.

The two clubs had only signed deals with 1xBet in ♣ July but have now ended their respective deals with immediate effect after string of allegations against the gambling brand. These ♣ included taking bets on children’s sports, advertising on illegal websites, cockfighting live streams and promoting a casino featuring topless croupiers. ♣ It subsequently suspended its advertising activity in the UK.

Both Liverpool and Chelsea had been contacted by the Gambling Commission, the ♣ UK’s betting regulator, warning them any promotion of 1xBet in the country could be considered unlawful, leading to heavy fines ♣ and imprisonment.

Official global betting partner is a significant sponsorship category for Premier League clubs and 1xBet held that designation with ♣ Liverpool. Although no figures were reported around the Reds’ now-terminated contract, the club’s previous deal with BetVictor paid in the ♣ region of UK£8 million annually, although that did include sponsorship of the club’s training kit.

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