Ep 125: A Tale of Two Bans - what Tonali’s bets tell us about the Italian market
In the light of revelations by controversial Italian journalist Fabrizio Corona that exposed a betting scandal in Italian football, iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Latinoamerica, are once again examining the relationship between professional football and the betting industry after it was revealed that Italy internationals Nicolò Fagioli and Sandro Tonali had bet on matches via illegal websites.
With rumours swirling that more Serie A stars are soon to be drawn into the scandal, and Juve's Fagioli already hit with a ban, it emerged that footballers using black market sites are just the tip of a very large iceberg when Gazzetta dello Sport claimed that Italian gamblers stake €25bn a year with illegal operators.
Almost immediately, representatives of the regulated industry suggested that the scale of the black market was the inevitable outcome of Italy’s ban on gambling advertising.
Martyn Elliott steps into the hosts chair to discuss this fast-moving topic, joined by Insider Sport's Callum Williams and SBC Sponsorship Director George Harborne, with the panel discussing how a tale of two bans, Italy's on industry advertising and Fagioli's from the game itself, could be inextricably related.
Host: Martyn Elliott
Guests: Callum Williams, George Harborne
Producer: James Ross
Editor: James Ross
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