As has been said, you don't need to worry about that. Randy is no fan of gambling companies.
I suspect one of our other partners might step into the breach. Seat? Cisco Systems was a popular one a while back, do we still have ties with them?
Randy is no fan of gambling companies?
So why have we had two different "official betting partners" in the last two years?
Watch this space, you might be surprised.
ITK?
I'm a director of an online gambling company.
Last month one of my business partners was in Hong Kong at a conference dealing with, amongst other things, sports sponsorship.
He was told by a couple of people who work in precisely that area that Villa's shirt sponsorship was being actively touted around online gambling companies - complete with price tag.
To suggest Randy has some ethical objection to gambling companies just doesn't stack up. For a start, his fortune came from the credit card industry upon which the entire online gambling industry relies. He's not going to be a stranger to that field.
Furthermore, as I said, we have had three official gambling partners since Randy has been here - 32 Red, Boylesports, and now 188 Bet. Boylesports had an AVFC branded portal to their sportsbook.
If there were an ethical objection, I am sure Randy would not have done either of the Boyles or 188 deals.
do you know how much Villa would get from a shirt sponsorship then? As an approximate figure?