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Article 37 of the Royal Decree of the State of Emergency in Spain is very clear: the advertising of gambling is banned. And since this article, which is part of the country’s response to Covid19 pandemic, runs until June 21, it means that the LaLiga Santander teams who have betting companies as sponsors have to hide or remove sponsor names from their shirts. At least until June 21.
Between now and then, LaLiga Santander teams will play three games each. Leganes, Valencia, Sevilla, Osasuna, Levante, Alaves, Granada and Real Mallorca all have betting companies as their main sponsors, while many others have betting logos elsewhere on their shirts.
With many of its clubs reliant on income from betting sponsors, LaLiga is working on resolving this issue, but it depends on the government’s Minister of Consumer Affairs.
Sources close to the Minister of Consumer Affairs said: “The government approved the banning of gambling advertising in March in order to protect the most vulnerable people during lockdown. The overexposure to this sort of advertisement threatened to generate a public health problem. As the risk decreases and always considering the maximum criteria of public health, the necessary measures to advance into the new normal will be taken”.
No betting logos are allowed to be shown at all until June 21. This applies to TV broadcasts and pitchside advertising in stadiums.
