Sligo Rovers have confirmed they will not take any revenue from Gambling companies, despite having two large sponsorship offers from betting firms over the last couple of months.
In a statement issued following a response to a query at their AGM last night, Rovers state that accepting such revenues would be ‘irresponsible’ as a ‘community-funded club’.
“Sligo Rovers have taken the decision not to accept sponsorship from gambling companies,” the statement read.
“The Bit O’ Red have turned down two large sponsorship offers from gambling companies in the last number of months as we move to formalise this policy.
“As a community-funded club, we believe it would be irresponsible to accept these proposals.
“Sponsorship is a critical aspect in the running of Sligo Rovers and turning down five-figure sponsorship offers is not a straight-forward decision, particularly given the club is self-funded with no individual benefactor like many others in the League of Ireland.
“The ethos of our club is to be inclusive and open to welcome all ages and demographics. We feel such advertising, directly aimed at our supporters and particularly to our young fans, could have a detrimental outcome going forward and is not in the spirit of the football club.”
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