Dutch football clubs expect financial hit due to ban on gambling sponsorships

Many Dutch professional football clubs are set to take a significant financial hit this year due to the ban on gambling commercials and sponsorships which will come into effect from July 1. According to the AD, 33 out of the 34 professional clubs in the country used gambling sponsorships in the last four years.

Bas Raemakers of Eredivisie CV, the organization that represents the interests of the clubs at the highest level in the Netherlands, has said that they have calculated that clubs will lose an average of 40 million euros directly due to the sponsorships being dropped and 30 million euros in indirect damage due to the loss of advertising from media partners.