By Tom Blackett

EFL clubs are still receiving a direct cut of gamblers’ losses as part of a now discontinued scheme with their betting partner. Since 2013, clubs have received a share of those losses if a customer signed up to Sky Bet via the club’s website. The EFL says the deal was phased out during the 2019-20 season to focus more on safer gambling. But clubs are still receiving money from customer losses as a legacy of the agreement. That part will continue until at least 2023-24 when S kyBet’s contract expires, but the EFL said “all sign-up l...