Chelsea, Liverpool End Their Deals With Betting Partner 1xBET

Chelsea and Liverpool were "forced to suspend all advertising" with controversial global betting partner 1xBET just a week after Tottenham announced it had terminated its agreement with the gambling firm. Chelsea and Liverpool have been contacted by the U.K. Gambling Commission to advise that they "risked being prosecuted" under the Gambling Act for unlawful advertising if they "continued to use 1xBET logos and promotions" because the firm's license was suspended in the U.K. The clubs' suspension of their deals with 1xBET will "increase the pressure" for government legislation to limit the amount that clubs and players "can be used to encourage gambling" (London DAILY MAIL, 9/7).