In brief
🤝#SaintsFC is pleased to extend its deal with @Coingamingio as its Main Club Partner, which will see @Sportsbetio continue as the club’s front-of-shirt sponsor:
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) April 8, 2021
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English Premier League soccer club Southampton FC has secured a new deal with Bitcoin sports betting firm Sportsbet.io as their main club partner, which includes the option for the club to be paid performance-based bonuses in Bitcoin.
The deal will see the crypto-friendly betting platform continue as the club’s shirt sponsor for the next three years. While the financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed, Southampton FC confirmed that if the club feels that Bitcoin as a “new, high-growth currency” will deliver “significant future benefits,” certain performance-based bonuses can be paid in the cryptocurrency.
🤝#SaintsFC is pleased to extend its deal with @Coingamingio as its Main Club Partner, which will see @Sportsbetio continue as the club’s front-of-shirt sponsor:
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) April 8, 2021
The initial sponsorship deal between the Saints and Sportsbet.io, which is part of the Coingaming Group, was announced last August at the start of the 2020/2021 campaign and was due to expire at the end of the current season.
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