In a hefty push for brand recognition, Bet365 this past week signed deals to be the sponsor of 10 different teams in Spain's La Liga (The League). The British online gambling company will now have its name prominently featured at virtually every major soccer event in the country, as it is now the brand carried on half of the Spanish top-tier teams. No details on the amount of money that was needed to complete the deals were released.
Bet365 signs sponsorship deals with 10 La Liga soccer clubsReal Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid were not included in the sponsorships deals. However, Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol, Real Betis, Real Valladolid, Rayo Vallecano, Celta Vigo, Getafe, SD Eibar and SD Huesca were. The online casino's logo won't be seen on the players' shirts, only on websites, facilities such as stadiums and buses and in social media.
Bet365 is behind the Stoke City soccer team in England and the team's stadium is even named for the company. Last year, Stoke City was bumped out of the English Premier League (EPL) after a 10-year run, creating a problem for Bet365. Since Stoke is no longer in the EPL, Bet365 can't see its name prominently displayed as it was in the past, and the company needed to find new places where it could increase its branding presence.
Since La Liga has almost the same global reach as the EPL, it was a logical move for Bet365. Several bookmakers have already established themselves as sponsors for other teams, including Betway which has sponsorship contracts with Legabes, Alaves and Levante. Bwin is also onboard, sponsoring Atletico Madrid and Valencia. Finally, Betfair and Barcelona are teamed up, as are Codere and Real Madrid.
The move comes at a time that other European countries are trying to limit relationships between sports and gambling. Italy recently passed a law that prohibits all forms of gambling advertising and the UK is also working on putting in controls on gambling advertising. The latter comes after the revelation that 60% of all teams in the UK's top two divisions will be wearing shirts branded with sports betting company logos. Nine of the 20 teams in the EPL have betting company sponsorship deals, while 17 out of 24 in the Champions League-over 70%-have agreed to some type of sponsorship arrangement with gambling-related businesses.
Internet betting behemoth has announced that they've signed sponsorship deals with 10 different clubs in Spain's La Liga, giving itself a boost within the country in terms of visibility.
La Liga is Spain's top-tier of football, with a prominent position in terms of international popularity. Bet365's deal will give the company branding on the clubs' websites, social media pages, and in stadium signage. No logos will be present on any of the clubs' shirts. The teams involved in the deal include Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol, Real Betis, Real Valladolid, Rayo Vallecano, Celta Vigo, Getafe, SD Eibar and SD Huesca, while giant clubs Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid were left off.
The deal makes bet365 the latest to join La Liga sponsorship, as Betway, Betfair, and Codere already have deals in place. No information related to the consideration paid by bet365 or comments from any parties involved in the deal was available as of press time.
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Definitely as the top brand in the industry Bet365 can afford that, obviously those 10 teams that they will be sponsoring in La Liga would cost them less than any of top grands in the league but in the same time giving a decent exposure.
For sure they can't afford the to do the same thing in the PL.
Maybe it's because the strict regulations imposed by the UK government that make bet365 unable to advertise freely, but I agree with that.
Yeah that could be one of the reasons too, didn't though in that aspect but I don't think Bet365 haven't been ever be too interested to sponsor one of the biggest clubs in the PL or Europe which would drag a lot more attention to them I think.
But obviously they know what they're doing if they are for years the main brand out there, but that's maybe not because of their great marketing strategies, they just own by far the top live betting platform -so that's the mainreson, at least for me.