Online gambling operator Fun88‘s sponsorship of Newcastle United FC has resulted in charges being filed against the club by the English Football Association.

Back in January, the UK-licensed, Asian-facing Fun88 was one of several online betting operators singled out for scorn in what was at the time just the latest Sunday Times exposé of gambling companies undermining the very pillars on which society rests.

The Times claimed companies like Betway, Letou and Fun88, which had shirt sponsorships with various Premier League football clubs, were also allowing their gambling logos to appear on the jerseys of these clubs’ under-18 teams.

Fun88, which is part of the Isle of Man-based TGP Europe family of online gambling sites, currently has its logo adorning the jerseys of Newcastle United FC, inking the biggest sponsorship deal in the club’s history in January 2017.