This is ‘offside’: Gambling advertising during Czech football broadcasts

The findings reveal extensive exposure to gambling advertising during Czech football broadcasts, substantially exceeding the levels documented in prior studies. The predominance of sports betting content and sophisticated promotional techniques, including celebrity endorsements and contextual adaptation to the approaching parliamentary elections, demonstrates comprehensive marketing strategies targeting broader audiences. These results highlight the need for regulatory consideration of gambling advertising exposure in sports broadcasting within the Czech Republic.

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Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Published
2026-03-09
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2025.00564
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Gambling Behavior and Treatments
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This is ‘offside’: Gambling advertising during Czech football broadcasts

Filip Kovářík, David Fiedor, Steve Sharman
Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Gambling Behavior and Treatments
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This is ‘offside’: Gambling advertising during Czech football broadcasts

Filip Kovářík, David Fiedor, Steve Sharman
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Abstract

The findings reveal extensive exposure to gambling advertising during Czech football broadcasts, substantially exceeding the levels documented in prior studies. The predominance of sports betting content and sophisticated promotional techniques, including celebrity endorsements and contextual adaptation to the approaching parliamentary elections, demonstrates comprehensive marketing strategies targeting broader audiences. These results highlight the need for regulatory consideration of gambling advertising exposure in sports broadcasting within the Czech Republic.

Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Loughborough University (GB), Palacký University Olomouc (CZ)
Openalex Percentile: Top 34%
Gambling Behavior and Treatments
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