Sad, but also inevitable.
Football always been linked to gambling but, since the money-bags Premier clubs got into bed with the global gambling 'industry, it has been taken to a new level. Of course those who suffer will be individual players and fans of the clubs, not the gambling corporations who will give odds on anything these days, from corners, fouls, to yellow cards, just to extract that extra bit of moolah from suckers.
Interesting article below:
Football Sponsorship & Sports Betting Industry Budding Relationships : CalvinAyre.com