Virgin Bet launches £1,000 prize campaign to tackle Premier League ticket costs

VIRGIN BET are lasting up for fans amid the soaring costs of Premier League play tickets with their "A Grand Isn't Grand" campaign.

With prices astatine immoderate clubs present exceeding £1,000, the run - successful concern with the Sport Social Podcast Network - volition grant £1,000 to 8 fortunate play summons holders done a contention based connected idiosyncratic stories submitted by fans.

Open to supporters crossed the UK, the inaugural invites participants to explicate wherefore they, oregon idiosyncratic they know, merit fiscal assistance to offset the load of attending matches.

The run comes amid increasing vexation among fans astir the rising outgo of supporting their teams successful person, with 8 of the 20 Premier League teams this play raising their play tickets prices supra £1,000.

As summons prices proceed to climb, galore are voicing concerns implicit the affordability and accessibility of unrecorded football.

Dominic Vye, Marketing Director astatine Virgin Bet, said: "At Virgin Bet, we judge that 'A Grand Isn’t Grand' erstwhile it comes to the outgo of being a shot fan.

"We are committed to making athletics accessible for all, and with rising play summons prices, this run is our mode of supporting fans who assistance marque the athletics truthful special.

"This run is beyond conscionable a refund; this is astir celebrating the relation fans play successful the crippled and supporting their continued entree to the athletics they love."

Submissions volition beryllium accepted until Friday 22nd December, via their contention page. Submissions volition beryllium reviewed the week commencing 13th January, with winners notified the week commencing the 27th January.

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